Manga/Tankōbon/Volume 10

==Question #1==
Hiroko Ota (Aichi Prefecture):
Please answer these questions. (1) How long does it take you to create one chapter? (2) How old are Kuririn, Oolong, Pu'er and Yamcha? (3) Please keep up the good work.
Akira Toriyama:
(1) Hmm... it varies depending on the chapter, but when I'm having a hard time, a good plot won't come to me even after two or three days of brainstorming. If I'm on a roll, though, sometimes it only takes about five minutes to think one up. To actually put it on paper only takes about 30 minutes a page. (2) Uhh, how old were they...? I'm pretty sure Kuririn stated his age at the last Tenka'ichi Budōkai, so please calculate it using that as your reference. Oolong and Pu'er are... I don't know. Yamcha is... about 20 right now, I think. (3) Thank you very much.
==Question #2==
A 45-Year-Old Geezer Fan (Iwate Prefecture):
Sometimes when I get tired of work, I take your graphic novels off my children's bookshelf and read them with gusto. It is the best thing for a change of pace. However, recently the story has just been about Goku, and I feel that you aren't making the most of the personality rich supporting characters.
Akira Toriyama:
Thank you very much for your support and your advice. It is always heartening to receive such letters from older folks. I promise I'll strive to draw well, so I hope you'll keep reading it with gusto. You go, dad!
==Question #3==
Anonymous (Ishikawa Prefecture):
Kame-Sen'nin is very fashionable, isn't he? I am always being criticized by my friends as uncool for wearing jeans and a T-shirt.
Akira Toriyama:
On your postcard, you also drew a full-body picture of yourself, but I realized that if I printed it your identity might be revealed. so I didn't (I'm thinking aren't I?). Going by your drawing alone, I'd have to agree, you really aren't fashionable at all, are you? However, to be frank, it suits you well! This is really the only style to wear with a shaved head! Often at the supermarket and so forth, I see brasd youth who think they're being fashionable, but don't you think your way is more refreshing? That's how you should be!
==Question #4==
Kei Mizuno (Aichi Prefecture):
How can I get better at drawing?
Akira Toriyama:
I get tons of questions about drawing, but it's really hard to decide how to answer, so I don't really know what to tell you. In any case, as you can probably guess, I think you just have to keep drawing constantly. Not just people, but landscapes and animals, all sorts of things-observe them closely and try drawing them. To practice inking, again, I feel that you just need to keep drawing until you get better. But if you keep trying and trying and you still can't draw well, then you should probably give up.