Mangaka Musings 09/03/2023

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

By VIZ Media September 03, 2023

One Piece
Eiichiro Oda

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The live-action One Piece show is now available! Please watch it! I’ll do my best with the manga too!

Akane-banashi
Yuki Suenaga

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I read The World of Fumito Ueda. Now I want to play Shadow of the Colossus again.

Mission: Yozakura Family
Hitsuji Gondaira

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The editorial department sent me some beautiful flowers, and I’m currently putting them in vases. Thank you so much!

Martial Master Asumi
Kawada

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My assistants are now working completely remotely, and sometimes I get a little lonely.

Me & Roboco
Shuhei Miyazaki

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Summer break! I went to a sauna and ate a ton of good food and successfully gained 2 kg!

Jujutsu Kaisen
Gege Akutami

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My sleepiness after meals is getting worse and worse. I’m sleepy even if I cut the sugar.

Sakamoto Days
Yuto Suzuki

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Sea turtles breathe with their lungs and then hold their breath underwater. So do they get any flavor when they eat a shrimp?

Blue Box
Kouji Miura

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I’m late, but I just wanted to congratulate Tabata Sensei for a job well done. It was an honor sharing the magazine with you!

Undead Unluck
Yoshifumi Tozuka

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We’ve announced even more cast members, and I’m blown away. So many amazing people…

Kill Blue
Tadatoshi Fujimaki

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I forgot to say that volume 1 was coming out in Japan. It’s out! There’s bonus material!

WITCH WATCH
Kenta Shinohara

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Two family members and three staff members came down with something and are battling fevers. I’m scared that I’m next.

My Hero Academia
Kohei Horikoshi

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Salt and lemon candy is delicious! I want to eat a bunch of them and become a salt and lemon candy!

Nue’s Exorcist
Kota Kawae

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I went to the convenience store and bought chicken salad, natto, and fried salmon. Protein!

The Elusive Samurai
Yusei Matsui

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This era in history is confusing in how the year and people’s ages are counted. So please give me a break if there are any historical errors.

Cipher Academy
Nisioisin

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Did you enjoy the Gradewide Leader arc? I had a blast working on it!

The Ichinose Family’s Deadly Sins
Taizan5

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Thank you so much for the fan mail! Please enjoy chapter 39.

Ice-Head Gill
Ikuo Hachiya

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It’s been 350 million years since I said I wanted to get a cat. I’ve come up with a name already.

Do Retry
Jun Kirarazaka

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It’s so steamy hot that I think you could steam some buns if you placed them outside.

Tenmaku Cinema
Yuto Tsukuda

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I did some day drinking with old office colleagues. Everyone was the same, and I had so much fun. Can’t wait to do it again!

Fabricant 100
Daisuke Enoshima

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Thank you so much! I’m sad it’s over and I won’t be able to read the issue a week early anymore.

Seraph of the End
Takaya Kagami

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It’s a relief to finish writing a challenging story. What did you think? Yamamoto-san’s cover is so cool!

Twin Star Exorcists
Yoshiaki Sukeno

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I was able to enjoy a summer break this year. Spending summer in the countryside is so refreshing.

Blue Exorcist
Kazue Kato

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I beat Zelda… Thank you… It was the best.

Show-ha Shoten!
Takeshi Obata

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I was tricked again by something I bought online. That’s the fourth time.

World Trigger
Daisuke Ashihara

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I spent a week in bed last month with COVID. Even though I’m a shut-in and always stay indoors… I lost some weight, but now I’m back to normal.

Gokurakugai
Yuto Sano

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Nijisanji Koshien was exciting!