SHONEN JUMP INTERVIEW: Kishimoto VS Samura (translated parts)

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Source =>
Translation thx to OrganicDinosaur on reddit

The interview is rather long, so I don’t know if I will translate it all.
But the gists are:

Day 1: Inspirations and influences upon eachother and from different manga, drawing intricate details of hands (thumbs, tendons, fleshy bits), depicting distinguishing features of female characters and bust-size (Kishi confesses that he likes…bigger chests).

Day 2: They chat about laying out action in panels, using artistic perspectives (3-point perspective vanishing points). Kishi thought it was difficult to capture the camera angles, especially during scenes when showing there are bigger monsters-sized things and normal sized people (like showing angles of attacks with facial expressions). Kishi talking about how flashbacks to show personal history makes things longer.

Day 3: Kishi talks about themes (chain of hatred across generations, etc), from Naruto, says that he wants his next series (after Bolt) to conclude in about 10 volumes on a monthly release schedule (~2 year serialization period), and his children (ages 10 and almost 6 years old). His next series he wants to avoid the concept being Naruto-ish, even though fans surely want it to be similar to Naruto.

Don't know if I will sit down and direct translate it all because it's massive, and also since it gets technical.
Maybe if there is a request for a small section.
Concluding their three-day interview series, the mangaka decided to draw eachother’s characters in his own unique style.

Masashi Kishimoto draws the characters from [Blade of the Immortal]

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(Warning: below image is mildly NSFW because Jiraiya gets a little icha-icha with Tsunade’s bust, and nip-slip...)

While Hiroaki Samura does his [version] of Naruto, Sakura, Tsunade, and Jiraiya (with Kaguya sneaking in the back painting :p)
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Kishimoto also said this about his future work and his personal life =>

Quote:
沙村 たぶんなかなかジャンプはそうさせてくれないでしょうけど(笑)。でも、10冊くらいでまとまったも のは一度読んでみたいですね。内容のイメージはあったりしますか?
Samura asks about the image of the contents

Quote:
岸本 うーん……『NARUTO』っぽいものはちょっと避けて……でも、読者に望まれてるのはやっぱり『NARU TO』みたいな話なんですよね。前にちょっとマフィアものみたいな短編を描いたんですけど、「いつ超能力が出てくるんだろうとワクワクして たら出てこないまま終わった」とかって感想をもらったりしたので。
Kishi says he's going to avoid Naruto-ish (Naruto-like) concepts a little bit.
But he says that to readers, of course they want something similar to Naruto. Beforehand he did Mafia.
He then talks about the exciting idea of ESP (I'm not familiar if Mafia, so I'm not sure if this is him talking about ESP in Mafia?)

Quote:
前にちょっとマフィアものみたいな短編を描いたんですけど
"Before, depicting a story a bit similar to Mafia, but..."
Quote:
「いつ超能力が出てくるんだろうとワクワクしてたら出てこないまま終わった」
This I had trouble translating and understanding this bit regarding ESP.
I was hoping another translator would jump in the thread to help me out OTL.

But honestly, his answer really told me nothing conclusive, aside from he wants to do something different than Naruto, even knowing that people want another Naruto type thing.

Quote:
沙村 お子さん、おいくつなんですか?
Samura: About how old are your kids?

Quote:
岸本 上の子が10歳で、下の子がもうすぐ6歳になります。
Kishi: Older one is 10 yrs old, younger child very soon to be 6 yrs old

沙村 ちなみに岸本さん、次はどんなものを描きたいとかあるんですか?

岸本 とりあえず、もうあまり長くはしたくないです(笑)。10巻とかそれくらいで完結するものをやりたいなって。

I'm assuming Kishi means the series after Bolt.
But he says he doesn't want to do another long series.
Kishi wants to conclude in less than 10 volumes.


岸本 確かにちょっと変わったのもやってみたいんですよね。あと、週刊連載は本当にもうキツくなってきたの で、月刊とかでやりたいですね。

He says he wants to do a monthly series rather than weekly serialization.
 
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In other words:

1.Kishimoto is a boobman.

2.Kishimoto wants to draw something that is not like Naruto.

3.Kishimoto wants to draw monthly mangas.

Could it be that his next work will be..... Ring X Mama 2? XD XD XD XD XD
 

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He talks so much without revealing anything significant.... how does kishi do that? Ty for sharing
 
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How many of you noticed Kaguya in the second picture on the wall...XD
 

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yep Kishiboobies want more time with his family i think, a monthly serie is better when you are older and you have children so i understand and agree :mew:

i saw Kaguya and Tsunade's nipple too Lol
 

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Monthly?!?!? Noooooooo plzzzzzz weekly way better
 

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Kishis art seems more kid friendly. Samuras however... oho. autoplay
 
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