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The Kuroda Iou “shaking like a puppy” incident of 2003
The received wisdom among many of Kuroda Iou’s fans has been that his output has been slowed because of health issues. In 2008, a couple of posts on…
About Blue Period’s creator Yamaguchi Tsubasa
Blue Period fans will not be surprised to learn that its creator Yamaguchi Tsubasa went to art school, for both high school (the now-defunct Metropolitan Art High School)…
Some nuggets from Fujimoto Tatsuki, enthusiast creator
A lot of manga artists say they themselves don’t read much manga, but Chainsaw Man and Fire Punch artist Fujimoto Tatsuki is a manga buff who wears his…
Bong Joon-ho, manga fan
When Bong Joon-ho talks to interviewers in Japan, he likes to bring up manga. It stands to reason that he would be a fan of the medium: the…
A little background on Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō
It never really caught on among its (admittedly small) English-speaking cult following, but there is a term used by Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō fans — and even by the…
The Furuya Minoru reinvention
Some artists are almost predestined to have a career in manga, whereas others seem to just stumble into it. Furuya Minoru originally trained to become a barber after…