Question: Why did you name the movie Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods?
Akira Toriyama: Because my idea was that there would be two gods fighting – a god of destruction and a Saiyan god
Could you go into more detail?
Akira Toriyama: There was no specific, concrete reason. Using gods and space aliens was natural for me. I’ve been using these type of characters since Dr. Slump.
That’s true. Why was Bills made to look like a cat?
Akira Toriyama: Actually I created a lot of gods. I thought a god like him was more interesting than a humanoid. The cat god is from ancient Egypt, so I got the idea from those gods.
The god is really divine and relentless at the same time, isn’t it?
Akira Toriyama: Yeah, it’s uncanny and doesn’t look strong at all, but I like it,
and actually the characters I make are really strange. For example, I created characters that look very strong, but in actuality they are not so strong. Like Nappa, for example.
What are you talking about, Nappa was strong enough? By the way, Bills has a friend with him, why did you create that character?
Akira Toriyama: Era (time) made me create it.
Era?
Akira Toriyama: I thought I had to create cool guys under pressure (Saiyan Island: chill and relaxed, but confident), so I created Whis. He’s a cool guy, however, he’s absent-minded, but I like Whiss, and those Gods are my favorite characters now. The tendency in Dragon Ball Z is showing a group of two people or more.
INTERVIEW WITH AKIRA TORIYAMA!