I think that nationality has no relation to that which gives rise to manga. Even among the Japanese, manga creators are making their creations everyday reflecting their own individuality, with none being the same. What is important isn't the differences between the creators but their love for manga.
Natsuki Takaya
Related I've always loved Japanese legend, anime and manga. LAUREN BEUKES It would be so great if it were possible to go through life without making a single mistake but ther... NATSUKI TAKAYA As a child, because manga was always around and I was reading it, I naturally thought, 'Hey, I... NATSUKI TAKAYA I'm really interested in independent publishers and memes and mini comics. But even before that,... TOYIN ODUTOLA Before and after my debut, I've helped out other manga artists from time to time, but I have no ... NATSUKI TAKAYA Its the fate of all creators: They fall in love with their creations. MICHAEL GRANT We have just witnessed a classic example of what I like to call 'misdirected rage'. I believe the te... NATSUKI TAKAYA Simply put, I'm glad that manga as an expressive form is expanding. NATSUKI TAKAYA I'm a huge anime and manga fan. RYAN POTTER Yuki: "What can I learn from a stupid cat like you? You didn’t even know that Jason isn’t really... NATSUKI TAKAYA Ayame: "Yuki, let's deepen the bond between us brothers!" Yuki: "Before you can do that I'll dr... NATSUKI TAKAYA Shigure: "Lemme guess; you lost your temper and yelled at her again, right? You know, you shouldn't ... NATSUKI TAKAYA In a way, 'Sin City's designed to be paced somewhere between an American comic book and Japa... FRANK MILLER In this world, not everything will be won by justice. If you want to win, you have to learn how to c... AI YAZAWA I'll make you so in love with me, that everytime our lips touch, you'll die a little death. AI YAZAWA It's frankly something of a mystery to a lot of people, even in the comic-book industry. Manga has b... ERIC REYNOLDS Truth is stranger than fiction," as the old saying goes. When I watch a documentary, I can't help cr... HIROMU ARAKAWA Shigure: "That's lovely. She’s so... how shall I say it? By putting it into words I'm afraid the n... NATSUKI TAKAYA Tohru: "Call a doctor, or a vet, or something! Mr. Postman! It's terrible! You see?! They're animals... NATSUKI TAKAYA The first Nintendo game I ever got was 'Clash at Demonhead.' I got into anime and manga than... BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY The first Nintendo game I ever got was 'Clash at Demonhead.' I got into anime and manga than... BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY People keep asking astrologers for their destinies. Ironically, it is the people themselves who are ... AVIJEET DAS Those who get in the way of love's path will be kicked by horses. ~Kyoya BISCO HATORI To forgive or not to forgive... are those my only choices? NATSUKI TAKAYA I'm perfectly fine with the fact that lots of young folks are wanting to watch anime and read ma... JOHN SCALZI If you want to stop me you're going to have to came at me like your going to kill me." -Hatsuharu NATSUKI TAKAYA It's really important that the content creators have a say in how their material is used on-line. DAVID MANDELBROT I believe in nurturing creativity and offering a haven for creators, enabling them to develop their ... GUY LALIBERTE Even gods are following trends. They are afraid to be forgotten by their creators BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA Software and digital devices are imbued with the values of their creators. ELLEN ULLMAN In my crazy world, above all others...you were the only one who was the ugliest. And you were the on... KAORI YUKI You started likning me and I started liking you... and showing everything about myself.. and how it ... KANAE HAZUKI Those who hurt others will also hurt themselves. NATSUKI TAKAYA Tomo: You see, it's only the boobcage that I'm lacking. My only flaw. That's why I harp on you. KIYOHIKO AZUMA Ritsu: "I’m a complete failure. At everything I do, I’m absolutely worthless. I know this, and y... NATSUKI TAKAYA I think many people are terribly afraid of being demoted by the Darwinian scheme from the role of au... DANIEL DENNETT I believe that there's nothing called enemy ,just devil play with the people but emotionally as a pe... JWELL MANGA No one can tell what is righteous and what is wrong, what is good and what is evil. TSUGUMI OHBA Hey Nana, If Cinderella's glass slipper fits so perfectly, I wonder why it fell off along the w... AI YAZAWA Whose fault is it that things ended up like this? Coincidence? An accident? Fate? There's no such th... SUI ISHIDA In the old days in France, they had beheadings of people who commit heinous crimes, ... Nevada Newsm... OSCAR GOODMAN 32. Before you criticize your parents for their failures and mistakes, ask yourself: “Will I reall... JAMES C. DOBSON I do enjoy manga but would not consider myself a 'super-fan,' only really connecting with ce... GERARD WAY Food Allergies Are Not Due to Food, Rather Are Due to the Constant Contamination of That Food That Y... THEHEALTHFOODGURU The Japanese have a strong tendency to suppress their own feelings. That's the Japanese characte... ICHIRO SUZUKI The Dreaming has turned out to be one amazing book. The atmosphere Queenie Chan creates, through bot... CAROL FOX Governments spend all their time trying to get big companies to relocate their headquarters, and the... BRAD FELD Jews believe that people are creators, not consumers. The role of humans is to improve and perfect G... H.W. CHARLES We believe that God is big enough to give every nationality their own religion, as he's given th... DUANE CHAPMAN Oh this? It's a 'bookworm.' They live in books, and they love to eat important or valuabl... CLAMP I know that. What's your point? TITE KUBO (Suguri) You had an extra long walk, didn't you...? Let's go home... YUKIYA SAKURAGI In this world of memories, there's no need for strangers. -Kenshin to Kaoru NOBUHIRO WATSUKI make pasta, not war. HETALIA One day you will be the one called Master (Naruto). You'll be the one to treat others to ramen. We c... MASASHI KISHIMOTO What people consider precious is different for everybody. AI YAZAWA Hey, Nana... people's feelings change easily... what you see is a house of cards... n... AI YAZAWA Don't just give up, Hachiko. Life is about getting knocked down over and over, but still getti... AI YAZAWA You can always die. It's living that takes real courage." - Himura Kenshin NOBUHIRO WATSUKI If you keep my secret, this strawberry is yours. TSUGUMI OHBA BE QUIET!!...What do you want...? I was in the middle of saying something nice... TITE KUBO Thatz: "Why'd you have to get him all worked up? He'll drag us into it. Rune: "You're jus... MINEKO OHKAMI Tsuyokini,honki Mutekini,suteki Genki,yuuki! --Kusakabe Maron ARINA TANEMURA Even though it is piracy, scanlation has had positive impact. TONI JOHNSON-WOODS 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' creators Mike DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko have, along with th... GENE LUEN YANG Everybody you work with has their own voice, and if you do your job well enough, even their closest ... MICHAEL ROBOTHAM Open source is a beautiful way of collaborating; but what's happening on the free Internet is mo... DOUGLAS RUSHKOFF The power lies with content creators now, but if you can't reach people, there's no point. DANA BRUNETTI It's easy: if you want to grow the economy, encourage job creation, and increase federal revenue... PAT TIBERI It's always hard to predict what's coming up next. My main guess is that content creators will incre... BRAM COHEN Entrepreneurship isn't for everyone, and not everyone is going to be an entrepreneur, but women ... GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON If the search engines don't respect the creators, there won't be anything to search in the f... PATRICIA SCHROEDER People start panicking because they think it's the end of everything. But the fact is, you know,... JOHN SCALZI Rise of Science Denialism The problem is, in a world where some people (even in the USA, ... CHRISTINA ENGELA Unknown artists, creating what they are told, give their copyrights to the corporations that they wo... MARIA BROPHY Friendship is a double-edged sword one side it can be great and true but the other side it spells be... GARY F EVANS... Great research universities around the world are visible not just through their quality graduates bu... KAPIL SIBAL PEACE IS THE OBJECTIVE TO WAR, BUT THE BLOOD RUNNETH STILL NATALIE URQUIETA Is it just possible that the most vigorous and boldest idealists have been the worst enemies of huma... SINCLAIR LEWIS I think what you have to recognise is everybody has their own deal, and everybody has challenges. Do... BETH BROOKE We are very happy with this decision as it demonstrates that the millions of creators who use creati... PAUL KELLER The hand that gives is among the hand that takes. Money has no fatherland, financiers are without pa... NAPOLéON BONAPARTE Cable had a latitude to move which created less censorship and bestowed upon the artists, the writer... DANIEL GILLIES I think everybody has tragedy in their life. Everybody has hurdles in their life. Everybody has toug... MARIA SHRIVER Resignation is what kills people. Once they've rejected resignation, humans gain the privilege of ma... KOHTA HIRANO It is so gratifying for me the degree to which the Minions have been embraced. It's almost unpre... CHRIS RENAUD I don't play Hollywood maids, the hee-hee kind of people who are so in love with their madam'... ESTHER ROLLE Even the rich are hungry for love, for being cared for, for being wanted, for having someone to call... MOTHER TERESA Even the rich are hungry for love, for being cared for, for being wanted, for having someone to call... MOTHER THERESA Even the rich are hungry for love, for being cared for, for being wanted, for having someone to call... MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA A lot of people are doing something about their weight, but by their own reckoning, it isn't eno... PAUL TAYLOR Don't think that this people are stupid, probably you have caught one, but you didn't finish your wo... DEYTH BANGER It's naive to think there is a woman in the world who isn't brought up to believe that they ... JANET MCTEER She buys "mixed salad greens" for seven dollars a bag, triple-washed with who knows what. And to get... RUDOLPH DELSON Whether right or wrong, it is my belief that Christian colleges place their emphasis not on that whi... JAMES C. DOBSON The reason most people don't express their individuality and actually deny it, is not fear of wh... DAVID ICKE That which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention... GARTH STEIN I look for ghosts; but none will force
Their way to me; 'tis falsely said
That even there was ... WILLIAM WORDSWORTH I don't care if you are religious or not and I think the message is that at the end of the day, ... BORIS KODJOE The love you get, is equal to the love you give. BEN OAK
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