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ANN: 6 Things You Might Not Know About Masashi Kishimoto
6. Masashi Kishimoto is a twin—and his brother makes manga too Masashi Kishimotowas born November 8, 1974 and is the older twin of
Seishi Kishimoto. The two shared a common interest in anime and manga, both growing up watching
Kinnikuman and
Dragon Ball. Their mutual interest didn't stop there, as both became manga artists with similar art styles. The older brother penned the internationally beloved Naruto, while the younger brother created
O-Parts Hunter and
Sukedachi 09.
5. Akira led Kishimoto to become a mangaka Katsuhiro Otomo's
Akira manga can be credited for introducing many Americans to manga. The anime film is also responsible for reigniting Kishimoto's interest in manga. In high school at the time, Kishimoto had taken a break from drawing in favor of baseball and other sports. However, after seeing a poster for the anime film in the late 80s, he took up the pen again. Kishimoto has since credited Otomo's work as a major influence ever since.
4. Naruto's favorite ramen shop is real It comes as no surprise that Kishimoto's favorite food is ramen. He passed this love onto his main character, who is himself named after a ramen ingredient. How much does Naruto's love of ramen mirror Kishimoto? Well, it so happens that the character's favorite in-series restaurant Ichiraku also exists in real life! Kishimoto frequented a ramen shop with the same name during his years at Kyushu Sangyo University.
3. Kishimoto is a Gundam fan Outside of Kinnikuman, Akira, and
Doraemon, Kishimoto is also a fan of
Yoshiyuki Tomino and
Sunrise's Gundam
mecha franchise. He spent a considerable amount of time in his childhood drawing characters from the shows. His love affair would continue into adulthood and the world of Naruto. The ninja Kakuzu's techniques are named after mecha, for instance his
jiongu attack is taken from the MSN-02 Zeong, the
zukokku attack from Z'Gok, the
gian attack from YMS-15 Gyan, etc.
2. Kissing is embarrassing Plenty of fans were invested in the
romantic lives of Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, so Kishimoto had more than his fair share of fun teasing fans about it. That said, when it gets right down to it, the creator of these characters had trouble pulling the trigger when it came to PDA. Kishimoto admitted that it was due to his own embarrassment when it comes to writing romance. A glance at the epilogue chapter of the manga shows this to be true, with the main official pairings spending very little time together on the page. This was rectified with
The Last -Naruto the Movie-, but Kishimoto stated again that he wasn't sure he'd even be able to watch the film's kissing scene.
1. Kishimoto is worth approximately US$20 million After running for nearly 15 years, spawning a still ongoing television anime, films, video games, and piles of merchandise,Naruto has earned its creator a net worth of approximately US$20 million. He joins the millionaire mangaka ranks alongside
Eiichiro Oda,
Akira Toriyama,
Rumiko Takahashi,
Yoshihiro Togashi,
Naoko Takeuchi and
Takeshi Konomi.
That's interesting and we get to know the author better.
Wonder what would be his next series like, and its release date.
