Tsuda Masami Interview

Source: Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou Character Book
Translated: Dianne Dimabuyo (DiDi)

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Disclaimer: Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou belongs to Tsuda Masami and Hakusensha. This is a fan
translation and no money is being made off of this.

Note: This translation is loose and must not be taken to mean word-for-word, because that
would just be silly and nonsensical, ne? ^^ Don't hesitate to send comments, criticisms, and
corrections, if it so moves you.

Additional note: I don't know if my Japanese is just getting worse or what, but, yeah, this
is what I got out of it.

[] translator's additional notes..
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"ABOUT TSUDA-SENSEI"

1) Tsuda-sensei, please tell us your basic data.

     Birth year and month / July 9th	Zodiac Sign / Cancer
     Blood type / Type B	Hometown / Kanagawa Prefecture
     Classes I liked in school / Language, History, Biology
     Classes I disliked in school / Math, Chemistry, English

2) About when did you start writing/drawing manga?
   And, the first work you created, what kind of story was it?

     When I was in fifth grade, I made friends with this girl who liked manga 
   and we often played at being artists. One day, she let me see the manga 
   she had been writing, and I just had this "Whoa--- Cool---" feeling, and
   that pushed me.
     The name of the main character of her story was Midorikawa Nagisa. I
   remember that the manga was about Nagisa being tortured by this 
   mean rich girl and what-not; it was pretty well-written. I remember
   Nagisa, but hm...... I don't have any memories about my own.
     Nah, I'll remember this question for the next decade or so now......

[Note: So yeah.. I'm not actually sure if it IS a girl that she made 
 friends with... but I didn't just want to say "kid" and I had to come up
 with a pronoun anyway... so I'm making an assumption.]

3) Please tell us what it was that made you think that you wanted to be a
   mangaka.

     For me, the switch was never on for this thing called "manga," though
   when I was in first year high school, I somehow suddenly realized that
   "manga is fun!!" And in that shock, I realized I wanted to be a pro.

4) From the time you first started drawing manga until the present, have
   there been any full-scale changes in your designs?

     Especially so. It took a lo~ng, lo~ng time, scribbling and getting
   better. But still... It's not even skillful enough to impress some
   people. I guess this is what they call struggling. Hmm.

[Note: Yeah, that middle sentence is awkward. ~_~]

5) 

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