WSJ 2019_12
The official ACT-AGE Twitter account has been launched! We've tweeted out some really cute illustrations.
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WSJ 2019_14
With it being Akira's birthday and Valentine's Day, I received so much stuff! Thank you!
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WSJ 2019_15
It's getting really tough to turn down friends who want to hang out, so I really need to learn how to work faster.
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WSJ 2019_17
There's a drawing of my editor in the Weekly Shu-chan segment in the back of Japanese Shonen Jump. I laugh every week because the art really captures his features well.
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WSJ 2019_19
In order to survive the sudden change of temperature attacks I'm experiencing this spring, I've started taking supplements.
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WSJ 2019_21
I'm anxiously excited about Avengers: Endgame. I haven't seen Captain Marvel yet.
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WSJ 2019_24
There was a time when I was agonizing over whether I should buy a yearly pass for the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden. But I haven't gone a single time this past year...
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WSJ 2019_26
I started watching Terrace House. And I'll get to Spider-Man next. I'm blessed to have so much stuff to watch!
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WSJ 2019_28
I'm usually team Yoshinoya when it comes to beef bowls, but sometimes I cheat on them and go to Matsuya. That sauce and free miso soup is hard to beat.
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WSJ 2019_30
Tsukuda Sensei's been helping me since my Story King submission days. Congratulations to both creators!
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WSJ 2019_32
I've started going to the gym and an osteopathic clinic. I'll be getting healthier, hopefully.
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WSJ 2019_34
Starting next year, I'm running off to the Tohoku region when the rainy season starts. Maybe Hokkaido would be good.
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WSJ 2019_3637
Every day, it's either stuff I can't write about here or stuff not worth writing about here.
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WSJ 2019_39
I experienced the convenience of washing machines with attached dryers on them at my friend's house. Can I buy one too...?
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WSJ 2019_41
My friend I hadn't seen in a few years went through a lot of ups and downs and then became a comedian. So free and wonderful!
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WSJ 2019_43
I've now been suffering from tonsillitis and rhinitis for a month. I can't stop coughing, so being at a cafe is awkward.
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WSJ 2019_45
Money no Tora ('Money Tigers,' known as Shark Tank in the U.S.) and Ai no Binbo Dasshutsu Sakusen (Mission of Love: Escape from Poverty)-if they brought these shows back, I'm sure I'd be a couch potato.
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WSJ 2019_47
The Grand Cinema Sunshine in Ikebukuro has the largest IMAX screen in Japan. I'm upset that I missed seeing Dunkirk there.
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WSJ 2019_49
I'm hooked on Terrace House lately. Will they be able to get along, Fukuda Sensei...?
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WSJ 2019_51
I was writing the manga in a net cafe when some tough guy started messing with me. Tokyo is a scary place.
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WSJ 2019_52
I've been walking around the park while I work. My mind and body seek the green scenery. Though I was very surprised to learn that they raised the price of admission to the national garden.
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WSJ 2020_02
My dream in life is to go to the largest sauna in the Kanto region, which is opening in Ikebukuro in December.
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WSJ 2020_0405
I saw the short film Pandane to Tamago Hime at the Ghibli museum and have become a big fan of Pandane.
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WSJ 2020_08
At the end of the year, I spent a week at the hot springs. I want to do my work at a hot springs inn for the whole year.
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WSJ 2020_10
I won a second-generation iPad Pro at the New Year's party. I'm so grateful to get work tools for free.
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WSJ 2020_14
I'm really happy about Parasite winning the Academy Award. I'll try to make this the year of watching movies.
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WSJ 2020_16
I feel so different depending on whether the weather is good or not. I'm already scared for when the rainy season starts.
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WSJ 2020_18
A super-delicious ramen shop that only those in the know knew about closed. This is hard.
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WSJ 2020_20
I'm so grateful to Takahashi who plans the ads, does publicity for ACT-AGE and goes to the sento public bath with me!
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WSJ 2020_23
This is a very tough situation, but I'll keep creating manga, so please read it if you need to get your mind off of things.
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WSJ 2020_25
I just need a bicycle I can socially distance on and all my hobby needs will be met.
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WSJ 2020_27
I'm using Suumo to look for a new place every day. Nowhere in Tokyo gets good sunlight.
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WSJ 2020_29
The weight I've slowly lost by training at the boxing gym vs. The stay-at-home period. Let's go!
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WSJ 2020_31
I'm hooked on the Golden Gold and Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu manga. Takagi-san is great too!
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WSJ 2019_10
Since I visit the Jump editorial offices weekly, I was given the lowest rarity rank among the creators at the New Year's party. I cried.ACT-AGE