Don't give the initiative to the customer.

Some people are too concerned about what others think of them. Put others aside for now. Throwing away is indeed different. First, decide what you want to draw. Don’t give the initiative to the customer. Don’t give the initiative to the customers. --- Aki Irie

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Takashi_Shiina A genius cartoonist’s comment, “Don’t give the initiative to the customers. I also like the comment of a genius cartoonist, “Don’t give the initiative to the customers. I try to draw with the resolve of “I can only draw like this, so it can’t be helped, can it? I try to draw with the determination that “I can only draw like this, so it can’t be helped,” but I still lack the madness and the will to kill because I keep glancing at other people’s faces. Takashi_Shiina I don’t think you meant “forget about the reader and do whatever you want”, in my opinion. But well, if it doesn’t ring a bell, you’re irrelevant anyway, so don’t worry about it too much.

• Takashi Shiina “GS Mishin,” “Absolutely Lovely Children,” “Ibiden, Picture Book Soshi: Half Demon Yashahime

masyuuki When in doubt, think of a close friend’s face and say, “At least he’ll be happy! I’ll go with that.

• Masami Yuki (Gutai Choujin Aaru, Mobile Police Patlabor)

Takashi_Shiina I usually target “my junior high school self” or something like that, where I can see their faces. I enjoy the time when I can say, “You like this, don’t you? I enjoy the preparation more when I can say, “I’m going to make this cut here, and I wonder what kind of reaction I’ll get.

I was curious who the “cartoon genius” was.

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LensCulinaris I plan to visit the exhibition at the Setagaya Museum of Literature because I can see the work of that genius cartoonist!

06_1_n_t_s_p_l The “Kaoru Mori and Aki Irie, Manga Artist” exhibition at the Setagaya Museum of Literature is free to photograph, so you can find any number of great manuscripts and illustrations if you search. I’ll leave it to you now, but this comment made me feel so scared that I still wanted to upload it. I wonder if there are any other artists in the same field who are not shaken up after being told such a thing by Mr. Mori.Irie Mori Exhibition

kimiidu I also started shaking and crying when I saw this safely. And for the sake of warning(?) I have taken a good picture of it. Other than that, of course, the live analog original drawings by Mr. Mori and Mr. Irie, but also the writings were just so cool and piercing…it was a wonderful exhibition.

szme9696 The third image, makes me think. I’m worried about it again

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relevance - Pleasing the masses is evil.

initiative.

• everyone

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