I can’t believe that I am here at Harvard addressing all of you. Today marks the 15th anniversary of Naruto. The best way to sum up a manga artists life is “It is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration”. During these 15 years I have been through it all from getting only 8 hours of sleep a week to meet deadlines, working during the weekends to make the editor happy and missing out my son’s birthday party to finish my work, but I have been happy. Before I talk about my work I would like to thank everyone who’s ever read Naruto, because it was your passion and your support and your love that made gave me strength to climb the tallest mountains and swim the deepest oceans. So, once again to my fans THANK YOU!
Everywhere I go I get asked different questions about my work, but my work is the same for everyone, so what causes this difference in understanding? Or why do different people perceive my work in different ways although it’s the same everywhere? This is a question I never gave much thought to, but was always quietly pondering about it. Now I have reached the end of a phase of my career I realize the way I perceive my work is totally different from how other people perceive it and it’s it …show more content…
This is my conclusion, as well as, how I got there. 15 years ago the question “Do people see my work in the same light as I do?” Was irrelevant all that mattered was the fame and money, but with age comes the unquenchable want for wisdom and slowly this question grew from a little ant hill to mount Everest. Today I will give you my answer, but it is not scientifically proved or religiously written it is my thought. Perception of language comes from who we are as person I cannot fully explain it, but in short it’s determined by our gender, where we are from, how we interact and in general what makes us who we are. Everyone perceives the language I use in a different way and that’s what makes me
Everywhere I go I get asked different questions about my work, but my work is the same for everyone, so what causes this difference in understanding? Or why do different people perceive my work in different ways although it’s the same everywhere? This is a question I never gave much thought to, but was always quietly pondering about it. Now I have reached the end of a phase of my career I realize the way I perceive my work is totally different from how other people perceive it and it’s it …show more content…
This is my conclusion, as well as, how I got there. 15 years ago the question “Do people see my work in the same light as I do?” Was irrelevant all that mattered was the fame and money, but with age comes the unquenchable want for wisdom and slowly this question grew from a little ant hill to mount Everest. Today I will give you my answer, but it is not scientifically proved or religiously written it is my thought. Perception of language comes from who we are as person I cannot fully explain it, but in short it’s determined by our gender, where we are from, how we interact and in general what makes us who we are. Everyone perceives the language I use in a different way and that’s what makes me