Interviews

In 2000 and 2002, Dr. Brent Wilson of Pennsylvania State University and I, Masami Toku, had a great chance to interview people who belong to the world of visual culture in Japan and other countries. The following are parts of interview records. Many records have been translated from Japanese to English by the editor, Masami Toku.

More than 20 People such as animators, managaka (Japanese cartoonists), manga critics, manga writers, and publishers agreed to do interviews ragardless of thier limited time. (they are incredibly busy people). We really appreciate those who gave us their precious time for our research interviews.

The interviews are ongoing and will be updated in time.

• Irie, Yoshio
  chief editor, and Uruma, Yoshiko, editor of manga school of a monthly girl's manga magazine NAKAYOSHI (6/5/02)
  

• Imai, Suzuto
  associate head of the first editorial department, Shueisha INC (former chief editor of a monthly girl's manga magazine RIBBON) (6/7/02)
  

• Koike, Kazuo [Full Text Interview | Summary ]
  original writer of manga, professor of Oosaka Art University (8/8/00)
  

• Kurokawa, Azusa
  female mangaka (6/8/02)

• Makino, Keiichi [Full Text Interview]

• mangaka (cartoonist) & professor of Kyoto Seika University (8/17/00)
  

• Miura, Takashi
  chief editor, & Hagiwara , Ayano, editor of a monthly girl's manga magazine CHAO (6/7/02)
  

• Miyamoto, Masaru [Full Text Interview]
  Manga critic & researcher (8/15/00)
  

• Miyazaki, Hayao [Full Text Interview | Summary]
  animator & director (8/10/00)
  

• Murakami, Masanao
  editor of a weekly boy's manga magazine SUNDAY (6/6/02)
• Sagawa, Toshihiko
  associate chief, bi-weekly manga magazine JUNE (6/6/02)
  

• Saito, Takao [Full Text Interview | Summary]
  mangaka (8/16/00)
  

• Satonaka, Machiko [Full Text Interview | Summary ]
  female mangaka, professor of Oosaka Art University (8/10/00)
  

• Schodt, Frederik
  

• Takahata, Isao
  director of animation, (6/3/02)
  

• Takemiya, Keiko [ Full Text Interview | Summary ]
  female mangaka, professor of Kyoto Seika University (8/12/00 & 3/19/03)
  

• Torishima, Kazuhiko [Full Text Interview | Summary ]
  chief editor of a boy's weekly magazine JUMP (8/4/00)
  

• Tsuzuki, Shinichiro [Full Text Interview | Summary ]
  chief editor of a boy's weekly magazine Sunday (8/10/00)
• Yamanouchi, Hideki
  deputy editor in chief, a weekly manga magazine, YOUNG MAGAZINE (6/5/02)
  

• Yokota, Kiyoshi
  chief editor and Abe, Ikaru, senior editor of a boy's weekly manga magazine COROCORO COMIC (6/5/02)
  

• Yonezawa, Yoshihiro [Full Text Interview | Summary ]
  representative of Tokyo comic Market (8/17/00 & 9/2/01)