A little Info and Interview with Mashashi Kishimoto-sensei

Masashi Kishimoto

Masashi Kishimoto (岸本斉史 —
Kishimoto Masashi; lahir di Prefektur
Okayama, Jepang, 8 November 1974; umur
35 tahun) adalah seorang mangaka Jepang.
Masashi Kishimoto mulai mengembangkan
bakatnya akan menggambar semenjak usia
SD. Masashi Kishimoto menjadi mangaka
terkenal semenjak karyanya, Naruto sukses
besar baik di Jepang sendiri ataupun di
negara-negara lain. Pada tahun 1999
Naruto pertama kali dipublikasikan di
Shounen jump membuat Kishimoto
menerima penghargaan hop step. Saudara
kembar Masashi Kishimoto, Seishi
Kishimoto juga merupakan seniman manga
dengan karyanya yang terkenal 666 Satan

Masashi Kishimoto lahir 08 november
1974,sejak SD ia sangat hobi menggambar
namun ia sempat melupakan hobinya tapi
bakat nya tidak pernah hilang masashi
teringat kembali oleh hobinya ketika ia
melihat poster akira yang ada di dinding
kamarnya saat itu.saat itulah ia
bersemangat membuat mangaka[sebutan
kartunis jepang],ia sempat di tolak oleh
penerbit,tetapi ia tak putus asa dan selalu
berkarya. salah satu karyanya di terbitkan
di sebuah majalah bernama shonen jump
edisi ke -43 november 1999.setelah sukses
di komik lalu naruto di buat film dan
pertama kalinya di sebuah televisi di jepang
pada 03 oktober 2002,03 tahun sejak
komik pertamanya.

Wawancara dengan Masashi Kishimoto-sensei :D
(tahun 2009)

Interview with Mashashi Kishimoto

NC: If you weren't the creator of Naruto
and were simply a fan of the manga, which
character's poster would be your first
choice to put up in your bedroom?
MK: I'd prefer a female character, so maybe
Tsunade, and maybe one of Naruto
performing the Ninja Centerfold Jutsu. And
Gaara....he's one of my favorite characters.
(I posted a little about that last night but
didn't notice he was talking about posters,
not favorite characters.XD)
NC: If you were a ninja, to which village
would you belong? And what would your
signature jutsu be?
MK: Of course, I would be from Konoha. I'd
master the Art of the Shadow
Doppelganger Jutsu, so I can shorten the
amount of time I spend on drawing.
NC: Would that give you more sleeping
time?
MK: Hopefully, because I'm really sleep
deprived....
NC: If you were to do a spin-off series that
focused on one of the side characters (or a
group of side characters) (were they
hoping for Akatuski?) , who would it be?
MK: I'm thinking about doing one with the
Fourth Hokage as the lead character. He'll
be much younger. I intend to draw the
Fourth as a child.
NC: In America, your manga is sold in
bookstores that don't even carry other
manga or comics. So in a way, it has
actually changed how some bookshops sell
books. How do you feel about that?
MK: I've been in Japan this whole time, so I
don't know much about what's happening
in America. But I'm really glad that Naruto
is getting so much attention. It's a great
honor. I think Americans know what's
good (laughs).
NC: Which member of the Akatsuki is your
favorite to draw?
MK: Hmm, let's see....Tobi. His face is
covered on one side and has a hole on the
other. He's easy to draw (Laughs).
NC: We know a lot about Naruto, Itachi,
Gaara and Kakashi, but does Sakura have
dark secrets we don't know about yet?
MK: She's a normal girl, so I haven't given it
much thought.
NC: How did you change your drawing style
to fit the new characters and storyline of
Naruto Part II?
MK: In Part II, I try not to overdo the typical
manga style. I don't go for too much
deformation and keep the layout of the
panels simple in order to make it easier to
follow. My drawing style has also shifted
from the classic manga look to something
a bit more realistic.
NC: Many of the older Konoha Village ninja
are dying. How do you feel about the
younger ninja taking over the
responsibilities for the safety and welfare
of the village?
MK: It's the same in manga. There are a lot
of great manga artists that I admire,
beginning with Osamu Tezuka, Shotaro
Ishinomori, Fujio Fujiko, etc. I'm not their
blood relative, but they influence me in
ways that seem as though they've been
passed on through genes and are
spreading like a ripple. To inherit a legacy
and pass it on...I think that's wonderful.
Whatever I've inherited from people in the
past or those whom I call my predecessors,
I'd like to put into perspective and depict in
the manga. I think people can identify with
it. At least that's my view.
NC: It makes the story very epic.
MK: For instance, I really love the work of
Toriyama-sensei (Dragon Ball) and Otomo-
sensei (Akira), and Ghost in the Shell, so
you can tell how much they influenced me.
In turn, younger artists will be influenced
by the manga I draw. Such a world, I think,
is really cool. The idea of passing a baton in
a relay, so to speak, is something that I
hope to portray in manga.
NC: Did you map out the entire plot of
Naruto right from the beginning, or do you
find yourself making new choices about
characters and storylines as you go?
MK: I've already decided on the overall plot,
but depending on the flow, I change the
direction in which it's going right in the
middle of things. Sometimes I just make it
up along the way, and other times I do
what I orginally intended to do. It's a
weekly installment, and I have deadlines.
I'm not always able to do everything I
wanted to do. My private life and how my
hours are spent ultimately will have an
influence on the story. That's what it
comes down to. Having a new editor
affects the story too.
NC: What is the most important thing for
you to express in Naruto Part II?
MK: I've always had "bonds" in my mind as
the fundamental theme. And since the
story is about battles and struggles, I'm
inclined to depict the resulting
complications and....difficult relationships.
Still, the emphasis will be on bonds. I'm
going to show each side's perspective. I
won't really divide the cast into friends and
foes, but I want to portray each group's
circumstance in a fair manner. And when
they clash, I want to get inside the mindset
of the characters. It won't be a feel-good
narrative, since the premise is more
complicated than your basic good vs. evil,
but I'll give it a try. (why wasn't any of that
applied in the Hidan arc? If it had been, it
would have been so much better.)
NC: Do you have any message for your fans
in the U.S.?
MK: I have no idea how big Naruto is or
how it's perceived in America, yet it's such
a joy to hear that a lot of people read it.
And I hope you keep on enjoying it. If you
read it until the end, I promise that it's
going to be worthwhile. So please, don't
get bored. Keep going! Thank you very
much.

Source from
naruto-r.blogspot.com/2009/07/masashi-kishimoto-interview-summer-2009.html and Wikipedia