In Japan, artists and fans are rather far apart from each other.

The hardest thing about being a manga-ka is that it's a weekly thing.

If I want to draw more in a particular scene that I think is important, because of time I cannot. That's hard for me. But I've always wanted to be a manga-ka, so I'm doing what I love.

I've always wanted to be a manga-ka, so I'm doing what I love.

One of the big things, especially if you're eating out frequently, is either splitting an entree with someone or ordering a protein-heavy appetizer for an entree, like a salmon or steak tartar. If I'm dying for a burger, I'll get the burger but have it with salad instead of fries and a glass of red wine instead of a beer.

To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious. There are far worse things awaiting man than death.

Death is the sanction of everything the story-teller can tell. He has borrowed his authority from death.

Between 'St. Anger' and 'Death Magnetic,' we had, if I'm not mistaken, five kids born. And, of course, that would allow things to take time.