Akira Toriyama Super Interview 2nd Round — The Unpredictable Story. Why did the story of Dragon Ball begin? We grill him on Dragon Ball’s roots, from story ideas to designs. Akira Toriyama Super Interview 6th Round — Origins, and Onward to the Future… Overflowing with a curiosity double that of others, young Akira Toriyama was enthralled by animation and illustrations. And then, that young boy became a cartoonist who would give people excitement, laughter, and emotion. Akira Toriyama Interview: Dragon Ball and Akira Toriyama. This year Dragon Ball hits its 30th anniversary, so we conducted another long interview with Akira Toriyama-sensei. You will know all about Dragon Ball’s birth and development… The answers from Akira Toriyama are here. October 2015, Nagoya. How was this fantastical story made?