Kagurabachi Manga Creator Takeru Hokazono Shares His Inspirations

and Kagurabachi Panels featuring creators Samurai Kita Not advertised as one of the biggest events of the NYA Anime Agency, you can’t express it by the size of the crowd, as the room is stuffed with one of the most enthusiastic audiences at the conference. The truth is, Kagurabachi‘ From day one, the comic made its debut. The weekly teenager jumps September 2023. In the next few years, 2 million copies In circulation and Take it home The next comic award in the printing category last year.

The story follows Chihiro Rokuhira, the son of a famous blacksmith who made six “magic blades” from rare dateenseki ores. These swords became crucial in ending the war, but the blacksmith’s family was hunted by ruthless wizards who stole charming blades. Chihiro vows to take revenge and obtain the Seventh Blade of the Secret, which will help him destroy his family’s murderer.

The comic’s intense action hook is only half the story after its fame. After its chapter debut, the Internet’s Jokesters initially exaggerated its quality with a meme about the comics. Perhaps even more strange is that from the beginning of the jokes it eventually develops into a true blue fanatic, truly appreciating Hokazono’s storytelling and art. These are fans of the anime New York City, hoping to learn more about it Kagurabachicreator.

Hokazono comes on stage with his editor Taguru-KaiHe briefly talked about their time in New York City, including going to the local shooting range. Hokazono lives the character Samura on the iPad. Hokazono’s preferred drawing tool is his drawing tablet. Hokazono said that despite his current weekly schedule, it took him about six months to complete it Kagurabachi. He also revealed that he looked at the influence of Western and Japanese comics in art. For Japanese comics, he admits that it is katsuhiroōtomothe creator of Akira and has a database of reference materials in his office. As for the influence of Western media, he said Kagurabachi Actually it’s a movie Captain America: Winter Soldierand said that the character Sojo has some bucks.

Hokazono mentioned that when you choose to offer goldfish to the protagonist Chihiro’s sword Enten, he always thinks goldfish might be cool. When he proposed the series, he really wanted to include one. As for the action scenes, he said that by far his favorite battle was the battle between Chihiro and Sojo, and the combination was fun. But whenever he orgasm sword battles between Chihiro and one of the other fascinating blade users, he tends to feel most nervous about his work.

Editor Imamura also briefly discusses his work and how he worked with Hokazono to review his manuscript. He claims that he likes to do the most Kagurabachi When Hokazono’s manuscript eventually became much more complicated than he thought.

We and Samurai Kita Learn more about his work Kagurabachi.

What made you decide to be a mango? Do you have any comics that like to influence you?

Samurai Kita: When I grew up, I liked it very much Naruto. My whole family actually loves it. Around that time, I also first thought of what I wanted to be a mango, but only about three, four or five years ago, I decided to actually give it a try.

What is the inspiration behind the creation Kagurabachi?

Hokasono: This is a big inspiration for the world view of the series Kagurabachi It’s the Hollywood version of Japan*which is always cool. I want to make a story in this environment.

*Hollywood’s portrayal of Japan often emphasizes and exaggerates traditional elements, which is different from reality.

The series features many sword duels and places great emphasis on technology. Before the series, were you familiar with swordsmanship and how much research would you need to do in the end?

Hokasono: In Chapter 1, one of the first scenes is that you can see how a sword is made by a blacksmith. Actually, I went to a blacksmith to see how to make a sword and watched the process myself. But, as for combat, I’m not really focused on realism, I want them to feel more dynamic. Because it’s a comic, you don’t have to be realistic, so you can basically go all out.

Weekly comic serialization can be difficult. What is your usual work schedule? How do you stop yourself from getting burned by your job?

Hokasono: For work schedules, basically, when the finished manuscript was completed last week, we meet immediately for the next meeting. It took me a while to finish the draft, which was actually six days. Then it took me a day to basically complete the whole process and get it done. To take a break or relax, I watch a movie.

patienceonce called Chino a samurai, his moral code of desire to kill with his sword is reminiscent of the protagonists in the classic samurai movie. How did you come up with Chihiro’s character, and did you draw any inspiration from the stories about the samurai?

Hokasono: I don’t think I’m getting much inspiration from the samurai movies, but when I look at all the other characters Shonen Jump Now, I want to make the characters slightly different from all characters. This is basically the way I proposed it with him.

We see some characters struggling with their parents’ legacy, such as revenge in the name of his father patiencetrying to live up to his reputation for family boundaries, or the samurai stays away from his daughter Iori because of past past. What makes you want to talk about this topic?

Hokasono: Apparently, the story centers on Chihiro and his revenge for his father. But to spread it and add more characters, I think if he could also be related to other characters, it would help the story progress, which would make the whole story more dynamic.

Although Chihiro claims that he wants to defend others with his sword, his desire for revenge also turns him into a killer. This is something he struggles with. How do you view his character? Do you think his desires are noble or self-destructive?

Hokasono: At first, Chihiro’s motives were his anger and hatred, but the more he understood other characters, the more he began to change. I think this is one of the most attractive things about Chihiro’s character.

Kagurabachi It has become a very popular comic overseas. How does this affect your work and put additional stress on you?

Hokasono: Overall, the popularity overseas hasn’t really changed things about me, and that hasn’t made me even more nervous. But on the other hand, since foreign audiences also have more readers, I want to work hard to make it bigger for this.

What do you most want readers to stand out from this series?

Hokasono: When I worked in the series, I thought family bonds were a huge theme for the story. As this goes on, I hope it resonates with readers. Love is another important theme.

Thanks to Hokazono-Sensei for answering our questions. Kagurabachi Can be passed in English mediumnew chapters are released digitally every week Shonen Jump Applications and comics.

comics go through Shueisha is an app and global comics platform in nine languages, with the latest chapters added at the same time as the Japanese release. Fans can read Kagurabachi exist comics here.

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