Mangaka Musings 08/02/2020

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

By Jeric Llanes August 02, 2020

My Hero Academia
Kohei Horikoshi
 

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It’s Tentacole, not Tentacle. Sorry to the readers, Shoji and Yaoyorozu for making this error in the Japanese version.

ACT-AGE
Shiro Usazaki
 

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Congratulations, Furudate Sensei! I was blessed to have grown up alongside Haikyu!!

Chainsaw Man
Tatsuki Fujimoto
 

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Covering potatoes in sauce makes them taste like croquettes. Highly recommended.

Dr. STONE
Riichiro Inagaki
 

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Secret codes are a vital part of our daily lives. You learn a lot of interesting things studying history.

One Piece
Eiichiro Oda
 

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Itaewon Class? As if I’d watch that popular show! Maybe I should get straight-across bangs to match the main character…?

Mashle: Magic and Muscles
Hajime Komoto
 

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I’m so grateful for the orange juice I received! Glug glug glug!

Me & Roboco
Shuhei Miyazaki
 

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Last issue I was supposed to apologize for the art mistake I made, but I forgot the actual apology part.

Magu-chan: God of Destruction
Kei Kamiki 

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My favorite Pokémon is Lickitung. They’re supposed to be on the Isle of Armor, but I haven’t gone there yet.

Undead Unluck
Yoshifumi Tozuka
 

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When I get stressed, I play Clash Royale. I play it in the bath too. It’s part of my daily routine.

Jujutsu Kaisen
Gege Akutami
 

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I paid my taxes! Thank you so much to my accountant. Even though I didn’t want to pay…

Ayakashi Triangle
Kentaro Yabuki
 

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The reason Ninokuru said “I need to talk to you as an exorcist ninja” and said to suit up was of course to avoid seeing Matsuri in a skirt.

Black Clover
Yuki Tabata
 

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I relaxed in the yard and let my wife cut my hair. Now I look like Warsman.

Hard-Boiled Cop and Dolphin
Ryuhei Tamura
 

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I’m excited to get to read a Matsumoto series again. Check out Kaiju No. 8! It’s awesome!

Agravity Boys
Atsushi Nakamura
 

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This summer I’m gonna exercise more and get a body like Cristiano Ronaldo.

Moriking
Tomohiro Hasegawa
 

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We have a lot more food delivery options to the studio now. The popular ones are Yume-an, Gusto and CoCo Ichi.

We Never Learn
Taishi Tsutsui
 

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We finally replaced the old router at my house, and the internet situation is so much better!

Mitama Security: Spirit Busters
Tsurun Hatomune
 

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The Kusuri no Fukutaro dog is called Fuku-chan. Then who’s Fukutaro?!

Mission: Yozakura Family
Hitsuji Gondaira
 

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I drink a ton of Toughman and Ezoace energy drinks. Pretty sure my body is made up of Yakult and Tsuruha.

Bone Collection
Jun Kirarazaka
 

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I like fried rice, and I also like omurice. Basically I’m good as long as I have rice and eggs.

Time Paradox Ghostwriter
Tsunehiro Date
 

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I watched all of Naokiman Show. I was really influenced by it, and I’m obsessed with urban legends now.