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Masashi Kishimoto

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Masashi Kishimoto is a Japanese manga artist. His manga series, Naruto, which was in serialization from 1999 to 2014, has sold over 250 million copies worldwide in 46 countries as of May 2019. The series has been adapted into two anime and multiple films, video games, and related media.

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Naruto, December 2022
Paperback / e-Book

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How busy is a manga-ka’s schedule? A day in the life of NARUTO author Masashi Kishimoto!

Becoming a popular manga-ka in Shounen Jump or Shounen Magazine is a dream for many young illustrators.

But aspiring manga-ka should know that writing and drafting up 20 whole pages of manga every week is no small feat! Popular manga-ka will work up to 10 hours a day or more to keep up with their demanding schedules! Authors with children will need to use the time between work to take care of their kids and household chores, and cut down on their precious sleep time even more. As they’re self-employed, the pressure is on to manage and balance their own work/life schedules.

Let’s take a look at what a popular manga-ka’s schedule is like, complete with an example of perhaps one of the most famous and popular manga illustrators of his generation – NARUTO author Masashi Kishimoto!

For a manga-ka, creating storyboards and drawing linework for the upcoming chapter will take up most of their schedule. Along with this main work, they must also always be thinking

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Interview: The man behind ‘Naruto’

At 34, Masashi Kishimoto is one of the most successful manga-ka, or manga artists, in the world. His long-running series about ninja-in-training Naruto Uzumaki has sold tens of millions of books around the world. Kishimoto, born in the rural prefecture of Okayama, lives in Tokyo, where he works with several assistants. Although Naruto can be insufferably cocky at times, Kishimoto seems a bit overwhelmed by the runaway success of his first major creation.

“It’s rather awkward to talk about what makes Naruto appealing to audiences, but I think his being a knucklehead gives him an appeal,” Kishimoto said in an interview conducted via e-mail with help from translator Hiromi Psaila. “Perfect heroes are cool, but no one can really empathize or identify with them. Naruto often makes blunders, and he has weaknesses. Naruto feels inferior to his peers, but he hates to be a loser. Although he doesn’t think about it too much, he knows he hates to lose, and we all know what that feels like. I think readers see themselves in Naruto, and that’s what appeals