Dragon Quest changed the RPG landscape and it had the most iconic artist imaginable; Akira Toriyama, responsible of designing its characters and monsters. But even for him, the work wasn’t easy. Toriyama admitted that keeping up with fresh designs became tougher over time. Some characters might even echo earlier creations, but what mattered was the bold risks he took to keep the series alive and evolving.
Toriyama once said:
"A lot of old drawings and designs seem crude in retrospect, but I also made some bold choices when I was younger. It became a situation where we had to use every trick in the book. Hopefully that adds to the fun factor."
Personally: I don’t care what anyone says. I love Toriyama’s Dragon Quest art, especially that classic 90s style.
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Dragon Quest changed the RPG landscape and it had the most iconic artist imaginable; Akira Toriyama, responsible of designing its characters and monsters. But even for him, the work wasn’t easy. Toriyama admitted that keeping up with fresh designs became tougher over time. Some characters might even echo earlier creations, but what mattered was the bold risks he took to keep the series alive and evolving.
Toriyama once said:
"A lot of old drawings and designs seem crude in retrospect, but I also made some bold choices when I was younger. It became a situation where we had to use every trick in the book. Hopefully that adds to the fun factor."
Personally: I don’t care what anyone says. I love Toriyama’s Dragon Quest art, especially that classic 90s style.
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