Mangaka Musings 06/16/19

Thoughts from the mangaka about their manga, lives and other random things.

By Jeric Llanes June 16, 2019

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Koyoharu Gotouge

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If you sneeze and hiccup at the same time, it’s something. It’s really something…

Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru
Masashi Kishimoto

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A new Kabuki play of Naruto will be performed at Minamiza in Kyoto. Please check it out!

Chainsaw Man
Tatsuki Fujimoto

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Watermelons are getting cheaper and cheaper as we get into summer. Yes!

ACT-AGE
Shiro Usazaki

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No matter when I leave the house, I always struggle with what to wear, temperature wise. I don’t understand the seasons.

Black Clover
Yūki Tabata

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Congratulations to Food Wars! for an amazing run! You’re a rival I was always chasing. I’ll be awaiting your return!

The Promised Neverland
Kaiu Shirai

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There are so many dishes and characters that I loved. Congratulations to the three creators on six and a half years of amazing manga!

Tokyo Shinobi Squad
Kento Matsuura

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So many awesome-looking anime movies coming out this summer! My ability to schedule things is being tested…

Haikyu!!
Haruichi Furudate

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Ahh… Food Wars! finally concluded. Congratulations! Let’s go drinking again, Tsukuda Sensei!

Jujutsu Kaisen
Gege Akutami

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Last week I drew some of Eso’s shoulder that had already been blown off… Don’t worry about it!

Double Taisei
Kentaro Fukuda

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Atsuhiko Nakata’s YouTube University is entertaining. Actually, it’s amazing! Acchan is so cool!

My Hero Academia
Kohei Horikoshi

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Tsukuda-san, Saeki Sensei, congratulations! It’s gonna be sad without you. I’m looking forward to the final chapter!

Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
Yuto Tsukuda

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I was so happy to be able to walk with Soma and everyone for 315 chapters. Thank you to all who supported us!

Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
Shun Saeki

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Thank you for a fourth season of the anime! And join us in GIGA if you can!

Dr. STONE
Riichiro Inagaki

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I actually made the thing that shows up in the story in my kitchen. It was smelly and gross!

Beast Children
Kento Terasaka

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I really enjoy a radio show called Washizaki Takeshi’s Yorunight x Yorunight. I always draw manga while listening to it.

We Never Learn
Taishi Tsutsui

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Saeki Sensei, Tsukuda Sensei, congratulations for real! Let’s get a meal together again!

The Last Saiyuki
Daijiro Nonoue

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They came out with figures for the bugs from the 16th century medical text Harikikigaki. I want the Yo no Kameshaku one!

Yui Kamio Lets Loose
Hiroshi Shiibashi

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When I’m struggling, I often read the Yudetamago autobiography Namatamago to motivate myself. Congratulations on 40 years!