One of the artists I most respect – Yaguchi Takao of “Tsurikichi Sanpei” has passed on today. His work was one of my ten most favourite manga. I loved his work so much till I had to visit Yokote-shi Matsuda-machi Manga Museum in his hometown – Akita Prefecture, just to see the original drafts of…
Why did you decide to go into novel-writing? Since my childhood, I had plenty of quirky ideas and thoughts, and I loved to jog them down. When I started reading novels and manga, I began to piece them together to form more systematic stories as my visions were clearer. I always wanted to have them…