More Pictures

Well this is the last day at Japan I am going to miss tokyo alot. So today we will be sight seeing and buying toys. I had such a fun time here are some pictures. From Julian.

 

 

Shonen Jump

Wow!!!!!!! Shonen Jump is an amazing comic with  all sorts of adventures and fun. You would not believe how many comic books they have in the building we were in over 1 million. There were posters everywhere either show Naruto, Dragon ball Z or Yugiho GX. Well we had like 10 minutes to look around and look at the comics and posters. Ms.Naito showed us around in the Editors office who we were going to see, you would not believe how many people were working on 1 comic, over 20 people. Everyone was really hard working since there comic deadline was Tuesday. Finally we met the editor  Sasaki. So we walked out of his office and sat at a table and started asking him questions. I learned that what he puts at top priorty which is his family. As a kid he was afraid of snakes and his dream was to become a writer. Unfourtunatley he decided that he probably was not good enough so he dedcided to be a editor. What makes him really happy is when he sees people buying his comic. What he really wants people to understand is that Shonen  Jump is a Manga. A Manga is a special type of comic. He likes the basketball team North Carolina, and is a really nice happy man. I think everyone in Japan should follow Sasaki’s example. While we were talking unexpectdedly the person who created the game Yugiho was walking down the hall Sasaki told us that he created yugiho and his name was Yamada. Finally it was time to go we thanked him for  his time and I gave him my business card. Shonen Jump comics are awesome!!!!!

Shonen Jump

Created in 1968, Shonen Jump is a weekly manga (Japanese comic) magazine published in Japan. Today, we were lucky enough to interview Mr. Sasaki, the editor in chief of Shonen Jump.

When we first entered the Shonen Jump building, we first headed off to the tiny museum corner. It was filled with figurines, pins, towels, mouse pads, and many other things all with manga characters emblazonedon them. Afterwards, Ms. Naito came to pick us up for our interview. We ascended by elevator, and were deeply surprised when the door opened; the walls were filled with posters of manga characters.

Then, we entered the main office of Shonen Jump. It is jam-packed with desks, manga tankobons (manga books), papers, and Shonen Jumps. After greeting Mr. Sasaki, we all walked about of the office and to the interview area, and starting interviewing Mr. Sasaki. We found out that when he was a small boy, he wanted to become a writer. However, he decided to become an editor for Shonen Jump later in life. His strongest leadership quality is to take responsibility for all of his actions. He strongly emphasized this quality; he said that was what enabled him to overcome many challenges. We also learned many facts about the Shonen Jump magazine. Did you know that Shonen Jump also has sister magazines? (Shonen SQ and Young Shonen.) Also, Shonen Jump is available in many countries such as the United States, so you can purchase ShonenJump at your nearest bookstore. One interesting fact we learned is that ShonenJump is printed on special paper that is thick, crisp, and only available in Japan. Mr. Sasaki was very detailed in all his answers, so we were able to learn a lot from him. After we asked all our questions, we closed up the interview. After a few pictures, we bade each other good-bye and descended down to the first floor.

Julian, Elena, and I exclaimed, “That was so cool!”

~Christina