There is debate over whether Akira Toriyama originated the now famous chibi style. So where did "chibi" get its start?

This is a drawing I did (dedicated to my friend, Alice) of Harry Potter as a chibi. It's kinda like manga, but it isn't...xD ...

The popularity of the chibi-style is in part thanks to Toriyama's early work, but it was influenced by many others before and after him. Chibi refers to small, cute figures; Toriyama's chibi-like ...