Interview Series – Manga #2

~ nicolenogi

Welcome to my Interview Series. If you’re new, read this first. Today’s topic is manga and this is interview #2.

Name: YM

Self-identify as: Japanese

  1. What is/are your favorite manga?

YM: いじわるばあさん, サザエさん, 天才バカボン、おそまつ君

  1. How or why did you start reading manga?

YM: In 60’s and 70’s, weekly manga magazines were very popular and a lot of middle and high school students read them.  I was one of them.

  1. What is most compelling to you when reading manga? In other words, what aspects of the manga encourage you to read beyond volume 1?

YM: Most of manga had a good story line and entertaining just like any fiction.

  1. How do you choose what manga to read next?

YM: Author, pictures, story line

  1. If you were recommending manga to someone who has never read it before, what would you recommend and why?

YM: I recommend what I listed in 1, what are classified as “classic” and reflect the era.  You’d like them because they make you laugh.