Mangaka Musings 2/20/2022

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

By VIZ Media February 20, 2022

Earthchild
Hideo Shinkai

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My name is Hideo Shinkai, and I’ll work super hard to create a manga that will give you a smile.

Akane-banashi
Yuki Suenaga

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I watched The Tinder Swindler. It was great!

Mission: Yozakura Family
Hitsuji Gondaira

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There are so many things to talk about with Olympic figure skating, but I recommend seeing Aymoz in the kiss and cry area.

Mashle: Magic and Muscles
Hajime Komoto

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Puré Gummy powder is delicious! I wish they sold it separately.

Jujutsu Kaisen
Gege Akutami

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First I have to draw cockroaches, and now I’m only given wafers. This is abuse, I tell ya!

My Hero Academia
Kohei Horikoshi

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Monoma’s character design is based on Dane DeHaan from Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Sakamoto Days
Yuto Suzuki

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My wife gave me raw oysters for Valentine’s Day! I ate them with Tabasco sauce!

Black Clover
Yūki Tabata

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My staff has been playing games remotely together and also showing great teamwork with the manga. They are amazing!

Dr. STONE
Riichiro Inagaki

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Will humans be going to the moon for fun and taking selfies soon? That’d be amazing.

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Mapollo 3

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I bought a coffee grinder. It's small and cute, but it spills the grinds.

Blue Box
Kouji Miura

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I introduced tacica at ROCK THE JUMP and received their CD! You should always express what you like.

WITCH WATCH
Kenta Shinohara

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My six-year-old daughter gave me 1,000 yen and said, “Now you don’t have to work so hard.”

Ayakashi Triangle
Kentaro Yabuki

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The Yabuki name supposedly goes back a long way in my homeland of Okayama. I’d be interested in learning more about my roots.

Me & Roboco
Shuhei Miyazaki

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I received a really good coffee maker, so I’ve been enjoying coffee every day. I can’t tell the difference!

Doron Dororon
Gen Oosuka

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I had hot chocolate and dorayaki. This combo was sweet, sweet happiness.

Undead Unluck
Yoshifumi Tozuka

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This is chapter 99, so 100 is next! I'm happy with 100 because I like the Hyaku Shiki type 100! What?

High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku
Ryo Nakama

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My current daily activity is re-creating my deck in Master Duel.

Elusive Samurai
Yusei Matsui

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The duo that created this week’s Short Frontier one-shot were taught by me. Just kidding. They worked so hard for their success.

Protect Me, Shugomaru!
Daiki Ihara

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I can’t get used to doing the self regi (self-checkout). Regiself is a Pokémon, right?