Mangaka Musings 9/12/2021

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

By VIZ Media September 12, 2021

Undead Unluck
Yoshifumi Tozuka

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Lead color pages! Thank you so much! It was so fun drawing all the Under characters.

Black Clover
Yūki Tabata

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Congratulations to One Piece for 100 volumes! The joy of being able to celebrate this milestone when I’ve been reading it since seventh grade is great!

WITCH WATCH
Kenta Shinohara

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My kids were drawing on the back of copies of my manga pages and then said, “Your manga’s really good, Papa.”

High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku
Ryo Nakama

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We’ve been serialized for a year now. I’d like to thank everyone who supports me from the bottom of my heart.

Dr. Stone
Riichiro Inagaki

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Seeing my kids get excited over this week’s Dr. Stone chapter makes me happy that I’m in a shonen magazine!

One Piece
Eiichiro Oda

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Thank you so much for Vivi’s Adventure, Komi-san! The girls were so cute! I was overwhelmed.

Me & Roboco
Shuhei Miyazaki

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Congratulations to One Piece for 100 volumes! I’ve been a huge fan since I was a kid!

Sakamoto Days
Yuto Suzuki

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I worked at a restaurant for three years, so I can break down a fish. I can even prep a sardine with my bare hands.

The Elusive Samurai
Yusei Matsui

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I bought six liters of cheap whiskey for emergency use. The plan is to use a whiskey aging stick and then enjoy it if the worst happens.

Blue Box
Kouji Miura

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Lately I’ve been watching Hero and Shomuni. I like drama shows from that era.

Magu-chan: God of Destruction
Kei Kamiki

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I got a very talkative washing machine. It talks a lot while it washes. It dries too.

Jujutsu Kaisen
Gege Akutami

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I’m from the Sam Raimi generation, so I went “Whoa!” when Doctor Octopus showed up.

Mashle: Magic and Muscles
Hajime Komoto

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I would do all of my summer-vacation homework on the last day while crying!!!!!!

Mission: Yozakura Family
Hitsuji Gondaira

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I was finally able to defeat the sounds from my window AC unit with noise-canceling AirPods.

Ayakashi Triangle
Kentaro Yabuki

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My wife is studying up on Gundam. Now we can even talk about Cucuruz Doan.

Neru: Way of the Martial Artists
Minya Hiraga

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The number of my recorded TV shows has reached its capacity. The Dash Mura special got cut off. Dash Mu—

Candy Flurry
Ippon Takegushi

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It’s the final chapter! I don’t have enough space to express all my feelings of appreciation to you here in this sectio—

The Hunters Guild: Red Hood
Yuki Kawaguchi

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Boichi Sensei?! Thank you! I’m overjoyed! Seriously… I’ll keep working hard to improve!