Mangaka Musings 03/15/2020

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

By Jeric Llanes March 15, 2020

Haikyu!!
Haruichi Furudate

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It’s eight years and 19 days since the series started. Thank you so much! Please stick with me a little longer!

We Never Learn
Taishi Tsutsui

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The parallel arcs start this week. I’ll keep working hard so that I will be able to learn!

Mission: Yozakura Family
Hitsuji Gondaira

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Not that I have any influence, but I’m rooting for the Canadian World Park in Ashibetsu. I hope it can recover.

One Piece
Eiichiro Oda

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I received SixPad foot training gear from my editor for New Year’s, and it’s really effective!

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Koyoharu Gotouge

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I was running around laughing really hard when I ran into one of my assistants. It was so embarrassing. Thank goodness I was wearing a flu mask.

My Hero Academia
Kohei Horikoshi

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I received an insane amount of chocolate and fan mail. I’m so happy. I’ll keep working hard!

The Promised Neverland
Posuka Demizu

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I was walking around yesterday morning and bought lunch at an onigiri shop. The ajitama eggs were freshly made. Still warm!

Guardian of the Witch
Asahi Sakano

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The coronavirus. This is a terrible situation and I pray from the bottom of my heart that it clears up soon.

Dr. STONE
Riichiro Inagaki

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When you’re on an airplane you can see your current location and route on a monitor, but I’m always surprised how often they don’t just go straight.

Mashle: Magic and Muscles
Hajime Komoto

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If you asked me to pick meat pasta or carbonara, I would pick peperoncino.

Chainsaw Man
Tatsuki Fujimoto

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This week was the same as last week. I think I even ate the same things.

Undead Unluck
Yoshifumi Tozuka

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My assistant throws out riddles while we work. If you can’t solve them quickly you lose your human rights.

Jujutsu Kaisen
Gege Akutami

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The stuff on the bonus pages of volume 10 about jujutsu sorcerers being distant is kind of hilarious when you think about what Gojo says.

Black Clover
Yūki Tabata

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Thank you so much to everyone who sent in Valentine’s Day chocolate! I and all the characters will do our best!

ACT-AGE
Tatsuya Matsuki

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I feel so different depending on whether the weather is good or not. I’m already scared for when the rainy season starts.

Agravity Boys
Atsushi Nakamura

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Volume 1 releases in Japan on April 3! Thanks to the help from so many people, it’s turning out really well!

Mitama Security: Spirit Busters
Tsurun Hatomune

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Remembering the Aiseki Shokudo episode with Sugi-chan makes me laugh so much that I can’t keep drawing.

Zipman!!
Yusaku Shibata

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My best-looking assistant is K-kun. When he smiles you can see he’s missing a front tooth. He’s Yamcha!

Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru
Masashi Kishimoto

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I’m going to be washing my hands carefully and gargling. I’ll do whatever I can to avoid catching a cold.