Mangaka Musings 07/23/2023

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

By VIZ Media July 23, 2023

One Piece
Eiichiro Oda

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I was so excited to get to eat a giant pizza at Spontini! It was so soft and crunchy! Hope they open more stores!

Blue Box
Kouji Miura

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I tend to get an upset stomach if I eat raw egg whites. I love omurice and oyakodon.

Cipher Academy
Yuji Iwasaki

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I went all out on this week’s color page and added in a ton of stuff that wasn’t planned.

Sakamoto Days
Yuto Suzuki

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Veggies taste better than they used to. And it’s so hot lately that I don’t even want to eat ramen.

WITCH WATCH
Kenta Shinohara

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On Nobuyuki Sakuma’s radio show, he talked about my manga and a video game I was on the development team for years ago.

Martial Master Asumi
Kawada

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Koike-san, who was my first editor, is back at Shonen Jump! I better show off all my improvements!

Me & Roboco
Shuhei Miyazaki

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I want to go to Koma Terrace at Omotesando. I’d also like to go to a shogi dojo as well.

Kill Blue
Tadatoshi Fujimaki

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I don’t like to say “When you get older…” but my tear ducts are messed up lately. I cry nonstop.

Ice-Head Gill
Ikuo Hachiya

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My eyes are sensitive to light, and I need it to be completely dark to sleep. If I sleep during the day, there’s like a 90 percent chance that I’ll suffer from sleep paralysis.

Black Clover
Yūki Tabata

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I may be biased with love, but my four-year-old daughter is such a great artist. I’m so blessed to get to see her improve each day.

Mission: Yozakura Family
Hitsuji Gondaira

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I get a throat cold every year around this time. Is it a summer cold, or am I just worn-out from the heat? My throat hurts.

Undead Unluck
Yoshifumi Tozuka

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I’m late, but The Witch from Mercury was so good. My favorite character is Mama Prospera.

Akane-banashi
Takamasa Moue

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It’s so outrageously hot lately! I love the zoo, and I’m worried about all the animals who are outside.

My Hero Academia
Kohei Horikoshi

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I’m drawing each scene while listening to music that would match it. I feel like music is always helping me.

Nue’s Exorcist
Kota Kawae

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I am continuously failing my mission to eat less sugar to combat sleepiness.

The Elusive Samurai
Yusei Matsui

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Lately I get bored of a game before they release additional content. Maybe I should wait a year before buying a game.

Tenmaku Cinema
Shun Saeki

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I love stuff made of titanium. Aside from the fact that you can’t put it in a microwave, it’s the perfect material.

The Ichinose Family’s Deadly Sins
Taizan5

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It’s hot into the night these days! Please enjoy chapter 34!

Fabricant 100
Daisuke Enoshima

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The restaurant Gyugujo has great meat, and the employees are so interesting to talk to. My editor joins in like it’s a competition.

Do Retry
Jun Kirarazaka

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I don’t leave the AC on while I sleep—I use freezer packs instead. I dream about the North Pole a lot.