Mangaka

"This is the universe! And I'm placing stones one by one on that. Like I'm increasing the number of stars one by one... I'm making the universe. It's like I'm a God. I'm going to become a God! On this Go Board."

"There's only one thing that can heal the heart... Only one... It's love, Gaara."

🇯🇵Osamu Tezuka

Art

1928–1989

"I first followed the comics of Tagawa Suihō and Yokoyama Ryūichi. But suddenly, once I became devoted to Disney, I set out to copy and master that stuffed-animal style, eventually ending up with how I now draw."

🇯🇵Hajime Isayama

Art

b. 1986

"The world is merciless, and it's also very beautiful."

🇯🇵Hayao Miyazaki

Art

b. 1941

"Life is a winking light in the darkness."

"If I were rain, That joins sky and earth that otherwise never touch,Could I join two hearts as well?"

🇯🇵Akira Toriyama

Art

1955–2024

"I was an avid anime watcher until I was about 10, when I moved to manga. I think I am influenced by Osamu Tezuka's and Walt Disney's works which I watched during that time, such as Tetsuwan Atom and 101 Dalmatians."

"In my crazy world, above all others...you were the only one who was the ugliest. And you were the only one...who was the most beautiful.... This is the unspoken truth."

🇯🇵Takehiko Inoue

Sports

b. 1967

"I really drew it in the way I liked,did whatever I wanted."

"Interviewer: Would you say any other manga artists have influenced you?"

"Those who hurt others will also hurt themselves."