Mangaka Musings 08/23/2020

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

By Jeric Llanes August 23, 2020

Burn the Witch
Tite Kubo

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Kubo, here. It’ll only be for a short time, but thanks for having me. Drawing manga for the first time in a while is fun!

Dr. STONE
Riichiro Inagaki

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Otome-ryu has nothing to do with the word otome that means “young girl.” It’s about martial arts styles that are forbidden to be shown to outsiders.

Mashle: Magic and Muscles
Hajime Komoto

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I recently fell and had to get stitches on my knee! Super owie!! Be more careful! Pon poooon!

Black Clover
Yūki Tabata

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Being in the same magazine as Kubo Sensei again is getting me all hyped! Better do my best!

Jujutsu Kaisen
Gege Akutami

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Suddenly a weird smell from the kitchen! I totally forgot about the fish I grilled two days ago.

One Piece
Eiichiro Oda

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I went to thank people involved with Tokyo One Piece Tower on it's final day. I’m so grateful to Chairman Osato and all the staff of Amuse.

My Hero Academia
Kohei Horikoshi

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My third funeral of the year so far. So sad.

Magu-chan: God of Destruction
Kei Kamiki 

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My favorite Gotcha Borg is Beam Samurai. I love his extreme stats, but I especially like his name!

Hard-Boiled Cop and Dolphin
Ryuhei Tamura

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Welcome home, Kubo Sensei! I’ve always wanted to read the continuation!

Chainsaw Man
Tatsuki Fujimoto

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I made and ate my own parfait. I want to eat a parfait from a shop.

Ayakashi Triangle
Kentaro Yabuki

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I had to use Kaio-ken times 20 to do the heroine poster, but it was really invigorating!

Moriking
Tomohiro Hasegawa

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I love walks in the summer. You know, the expanse of blue sky weighs so heavy on our backs.

Me & Roboco
Shuhei Miyazaki

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The previous issue had a one-shot by my mentors, and I made such a stupid comment on this page. How embarrassing!

Mission: Yozakura Family
Hitsuji Gondaira

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My printer hadn’t been working at all until I turned it on after a long break. An OS issue?

Undead Unluck
Yoshifumi Tozuka

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I finally got the SD Gundam DVD box set I’ve always wanted, and I’m playing it nonstop while I work.

We Never Learn
Taishi Tsutsui

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Congratulations to my first editor, Saito-san, for being promoted to deputy editor in chief.

Agravity Boys
Atsushi Nakamura

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I finally cut my hair! And on the way home, I found a wallet and delivered it to the police. I feel great in multiple ways!

Bone Collection
Jun Kirarazaka

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Frustration and regret! But I’ll level up and return someday. At least I was able to share a short moment in the same magazine as my idol Kubo Sensei.

Time Paradox Ghostwriter
Tsunehiro Date

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Technology allows your childhood dreams to come true. Rakugaki AR is amazing!