Thoughts from the mangaka about their manga, lives, and other random things.
One Piece
Eiichiro Oda
Went to a Summers performance for the first time in forever! I laughed so hard, all my daily stress was blasted away!
Mission: Yozakura Family
Hitsuji Gondaira
I combined all my disparate folders and dumped them into a new folder as the abyss gets even deeper.
Blue Box
Kouji Miura
My editor who went to Anime Expo accidentally sent me video of him watching a baseball game. No fair!
Akane-banashi
Yuki Suenaga
I watched Hikari, Kuuki Kaidan’s seventh solo event. It was so good. Highly recommended!
My Hero Academia
Kohei Horikoshi
The My Hero movie hits theaters on 8/2! Please check it out!
WITCH WATCH
Kenta Shinohara
I was saying how I want my next series to have simpler art, and my daughter said, “Don’t overestimate yourself.”
Kagurabachi
Takeru Hokazono
During my work this week, I had Xylitol in my mouth the whole time, and it’s led to my stomach being a bit off.
Hima-Ten!
Genki Ono
I have YouTube constantly running, so the hours I’ve racked up are crazy. Hyoroku Host Debut cracked me up so much.
Sakamoto Days
Yuto Suzuki
The Sakamoto Days spin-off, Sakamoto Holidays, has started! The art and story are both great, so please check it out!
Me & Roboco
Shuhei Miyazaki
I went to the Jujutsu Kaisen exhibit! I bought so much merch! It was amazing.
Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi
Shoichi Usui
My friend who lives in Germany bought the local Jump! Jump is global!
The Elusive Samurai
Yusei Matsui
This is a total coincidence, but my wife is a descendant of Akiie Kitabatake. Their personalities are opposite, but she is also a full-speed-ahead type.
Nue’s Exorcist
Kota Kawae
Recently I tried working in a different spot. I feel like I’ve been taking fewer breaks.
Undead Unluck
Yoshifumi Tozuka
I got to Master level on arcade Street Fighter 6. I’ve been seeing some new players on the arcade version too! It makes me happy!!!
Astro Royale
Ken Wakui
Once a week I’ve been running while playing Dragon Quest Walk, but I’m covered in sweat after 30 minutes. It’s hot!
Kill Blue
Tadatoshi Fujimaki
I played Rhythm Heaven for the first time in a while and discovered I’ve gotten astonishingly bad at it. It really made me feel my age.
Super Psychic Policeman Chojo
Shun Numa
My editor skips all the side quests in Yakuza 0. I have no choice but to k*ll them.
Kyokuto Necromance
Fusai Naba
When summer comes, I miss winter. When winter comes, I miss summer. Anyway, it’s hot. Too hot!
Psych House
Omusuke Kobayashi
The Sakusaku Panda salt caramel candies are so good that I bought a ton.
Yokai Buster Murakami
Daiki Ihara
The cashier said my cabbage was damaged and swapped it out for me. I almost cried.
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