Let’s not forget that Toriyama, being a big fan of scale models and all kinds of vehicles, worked in his studio surrounded by scale models and even several real motorcycles.

That change in design doesn’t come from nowhere, however, as one of Akira Toriyama’s early designs for Super Saiyan 3 resembles Vegeta’s Super Saiyan 3 form, meaning Akira Toriyama used ...

Japanese manga artist Toriyama Akira — creator of "Dragon Ball" and ... created by Toriyama and his comprehensive sense of design had a major impact on many manga artists." ...