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When writing Under the leadership of Ninja,,,,, Kengo Hanazawa Pay special attention to sound effects – especially lacking them. “I couldn’t describe this perfectly in the first place,” he said in his Anime New York 2025 panel, “But it is known that the Ninja is silent.” Where are the other comics going Onomatopoeiaexist Under the leadership of Ninjathe stronger the ninja, the less the sound effect.

Hanazawa claims that he is not the ninja himself, which is “too difficult” for him, but from a group perspective, people may mistake him for one. He arrives at his series lead Kuro Kumogakure (photos not allowed), whose group is the quietest group I have ever participated in this year in a scam. Accept an interview Ed Chavezpresident of comics American publisher Danpathe author describes himself as “deeply introverted” and “honestly not suitable for society”, similar to many of his roles. You can feel his curiosity awkwardness as he answers questions quietly and thoughtfully.

Two editors from Japanese publishers KodanshaYamanaka and Yamada also appear on the panel, but mostly quiet, occasionally detailing some of Hanazawa’s Briefer answers. Chavez points a question to the editors to describe how they describe Hanazawa. Yamanaka replied that Hanazawa was “the right comic artist with a good character” while noting that unlike some other comic artists, Hanazawa would not be able to “if he wanted to hang out in society”. Yamada praised Hanazawa for “thinking a lot of his story” and being “a very talented person.”

What is quiet and weird? Under the leadership of Ninja And other hanazawa comics are unique. inspiration Under the leadership of NinjaHanazer explained that he felt exhausted after completing his previous long comics I’m a heroone of his editors casually mentioned: “Ninja, is this something you are interested in?” The comment inspired, but Hanazawa didn’t write his ninja story like that big action adventure story one would expect. He knew he wanted to set the first scene in “Broken Smooth Apartment” with the focus on “Doloured People [and] Not ambitious. “His main inspiration? Maison Ikkoku.

although Under the leadership of Ninja Compare Lumiko TakahashiHanazawa’s classic romcom claims Under the leadership of Ninja It is considered a “slower comic” or even a “peace”. Under the leadership of Ninja As the action evolved, it has become an action series. Hanazawa explains that this directional shift is one of the advantages of writing his Crossing. Shonen Manga must introduce its premise in Chapter 1 his The comics are free to introduce the story gradually and focus on the characters in the plot.

Hanazawa is a characteristic of a full-time job Kodansha Tired, but “there is the least pressure”. For Hanazawa, it’s a typical day involving waking up at 6 a.m., taking his kids to school, then working from 9:30 AM-5:30 PM, doing more work until midnight after having dinner with his family. When he was exhausted and unable to work, he tried to “find the changes in the scenery” and “do something completely separate from the comics.” The interesting ideas that he thought of during these breaks categorized them, sometimes returning to use them in the comics to prove “realism and deeper meaning.” One of his editors messily predicted that the photos he took in New York City would almost certainly inspire some future comics.

The fan Q&A section of the panel contains several questions asking when Hanazawa raised some spoilers Under the leadership of Ninja. He had a vague idea of ​​the series starting with the other he decided only a long time later, for surprise. Hanazawa’s favorite thing to draw in comics is a “special water technology” (probably water escape technology). When asked about his thoughts on AI, it became obvious that Hanazawa did not use it and only consider using AI if licenses and rights are “ethical”.

Hanazawa his The general type, this Kodansha Always vigorously promoted Anime New York Their first American first freebies Young jumping ((Under the leadership of NinjaIncludes the first chapter of 18 new one-time stories. )his Comics are something that has not been spread overseas yet. We will try to spread further in the future. There are still many comics to discover in Japan. The scope of the comic is so deep. I hope you not only read my work, but also read many other comics. The more you read, the more you will find the depth of comic culture. ”