Did You Read the Kishimoto Interview?

Submitted by John Bae on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 11:33
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If so, let us know what you think! Part 2 comes out next week, and then we'll have other manga creator (Oda, Kubo, Shimabukuro, etc) interviews to follow! 

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Submitted by Jgigmaster@gmail.com on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 14:40

It seemed like a nice general interview, but I'd have liked to see Kishimoto tease things coming up for the series. But I guess since the interview was taken a Jump Fiesta last year(I assume), it wouldn't give us too much new information. Other than that, it was nice though and look forward to Oda's interview!

Submitted by John Bae on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 15:25

Don't forget, part II comes out next week. And he gets more into info about the NARUTO manga then! Also, we'll have exclusive footage of Kishimoto sketching Naruto two weeks from now for ALPHA members!

Submitted by Aaronrules380 on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 15:29

One fun thing about interviews is trying to figure how much is fake PR type stuff and how much of it is them being honest. For example, I don't buy for a second that Kishimoto isn't tired of writing Naruto as I'm pretty sure he's been tired of it for years and continuing on more for the money and due to pressure. The story and art have both declined steadily and severely since the timeskip

Submitted by themistern on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 16:38

Oh, I'm sure you're right on some aspects. It's the artist's job to promote their own series (they gotta eat), but if they're really burned out from it, they could either stop when the contract's about to expire, negotiate with editorial or just force out an ending (like Togashi did with Yu Yu Hakusho back in the 90s). But yeah, exceptions aside *cough*Oda*cough*, artists who do spend a lot of time on a work tend to be a bit complacent and their works suffer this malaise. Kinda like "The Simpsons": it's popular, long-running, and yet for some fans and even writers, exhausted.

Or, Kishimoto-sensei could just actually, you know, be honest and has actually got his stride on making manga.

Submitted by Aaronrules380 on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 16:57

honestly, even if I'm right, I can't really blame Kishimoto even though I hate where Naruto has gone. Its hard to make a hit manga, and there's no guarantee he could do it again if he ended Naruto. Being a mangaka is a hard job, and you can't really fault a guy that much for picking success over doing exactly what they feel like doing under the circumstances