At those times I had to consult reference materials. ( laughs) Because afterwards I had to draw the Tenka’ichi Budōkai grounds countless times. Because of that, it was incredibly difficult. I consulted the photos that they had taken on the trip a lot, and was able to think up the buildings and such. Papaya Island, where the Tenka’ichi Budōkai is held, is completely modeled after Bali. Before serialization had begun, my family and assistants had gone to Bali. At that time, my wife was interested in China, and I drew looking at the books of Chinese photographs that she bought.Īfterwards, with the Tenka’ichi Budōkai grounds as well, I put a lot of effort into drawing it. Slump” had an American West Coast feel to it, this time around I wanted to completely change that and make it Oriental. When serialization began, I wanted to completely change the image from what I had done up until then in “Dr.
Though at first, I looked at Chinese buildings and things like that.
