I saw the SHAMAN KING anime. I was slightly touched seeing "Based on the story by Hiroyuki Takei". I know that person!!

The ending for the anime changed... I heard that the singers are in junior high school. They're so young!

I bought a super-functional chair that just makes me want to laugh, "SHAHAHAHAHA!" A great chair is a must for desk work.

I went to visit the anime recording session. The seiyuus for the Drum arc is just too fun, dammit!

I was just thinking about playing a little of Jump Out, Pirate Fleets! but I was suckered into going further and further...!! They really structured that game really well!!

I went to see a play that Ms. Mayumi Tanaka, the voice behind Luffy, is performing in. Voice actors sure have beautiful voices~!

I moooooooooooooooved!! There's soooooooooooooooooooooo much space!! It's cooooooooooooooooomfortable!! I feel refreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeshed!!

The voice actor for Smoker in the anime, Mr. Ginzo Matsuo, has passed away. May he rest in peace.

When I went to a nearby pet shop, there were all sorts of strange reptiles. I want to raise one, but.... will I actually take care of it?

Adults who kill other people saying it's a jihad, or it's justice. The children who see that. ONE PIECE will keep going for quite a bit more... while hoping for world peace.

When I was out in my favorite mini-garden and reading under the sunlight... I was told that it was bad for my eyes.

Oh.... forgive me for listening to classical music while creating my storyboards. And here's to being such an intellectual self.

But, you know what..? You really have to exercise... if you get muscle cramps just by riding an exercise bike....

I went to the Jump Festa in Fukuoka. It was really fun, as we had a riot even from when we were preparing the short gags right before we went on stage.

I shed one tear after another while watching the Drum Kingtom flashback episodes of the anime. I can only but give thanks to the anime director and all his staff.

Right now, I'm memorizing the names of all the members of "MORNING-MUSUME." -- my staff makes totally mocks me if I don't know who is who.

I always feel like eating the food served at the buffet during parties held by Shueisha after I come home. You know, the time of day that they have those parties are.... well....

I tried adding a bit of coffee into miso soup. Mmm.... The nice scent of miso, and a good amount of bitterness.... (SPUTTER).

Old men's jealousy pierce through the Koizumi cabinet. If they have the time to go against his plans, I think they should lend him a hand. They really are strange people......

I finally bought a coffeemaker for the studio, though I had been reluctant to do so because I heard that I had to wash it after each use. Oh, so this is what people call coffee... This is...

Plans for many games are going on right now. The street date that is furtheset away is two years from now. T-Two years..? It sure is a tough thing to make games, isn't it...

This year... is coming... to an end...... Even though it's the end of the year, it's the New Year's issue of Jump..... Doesn't this seem a little bit strange!?

Yup, Happy New Year. It's the new year... I haqve to state my new year's resolutions, don't I... This year... let's see... I want to draw.... great manga......

The Jump Festa in Makuhari at the end of the year... It turned out to be a blast; it was really amusing! Did you see the One Piece playwrights' stage at the Bandai booth!? They spent 50 million [yen] on it! It's amazing. They should perform it all over Japan.

4 years ago, at the Jump staff new year's party, I received a DVD player. The other day, it broke. Just in time, I got another DVD player at this year's Jump staff new year's party. Thank you!

I interrupted my manuscript to go to Disney Sea for the anime staff new year's party. I had tons of fun, then headed right back to my manuscripts.