1. I came down with a high fever of 40 degrees Celsius. Thinking about it, I've only had two days off this year. (1993, No. 12)
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3. I've lost five kilos without doing anything. I wonder why? (1993, No.21)
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5. In the past two months, my average sleep time has been less than four hours. Now I'll be Mr. Satonaka soon. (No.23, 1993)
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7. Since I moved, my average sleep time has been less than four hours. I'm going to go gammu. (1994, No.16)
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9. I had a day off for the first time in a month and a half, and when I went out, I got heatstroke! (1995, No. 17)
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11. I went to Okinawa for my first big holiday as a manga artist, and spent two and a half days out of four suffering from heatstroke. (1998, No.19)
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13. My first big holiday as a manga artist was to Okinawa. (No.21, 2002)
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15. My days off are half days every two months. I haven't had two days off in a row for four years. I'm getting tired of it. (No.23, 2004)
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17. I collapsed again from overwork. I missed Gwynn's Hundred Great Books. Ugh! (2005, No.9)
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19. It's the first time in my life that I've come down with a cold twice in one month. (2007, No.5)
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21. I'll be 27 years old in July. Looking back, 27 years full of cartoons, is this what you want? (1993, No. 14)
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23. It's the same every year, but I'm working on Christmas and New Year's Day. I want to eat Osechi once in a while. (1994, No.3)
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25. I had a day off for the first time in a month and a half, and when I went out, I got heatstroke! (1995, No.17)
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27. After a movie, I always go to the Loiho next to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building for a review meeting with friends and stay there until the first train leaves. (1996, No.1)
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29. I bought some clothes and shoes for the New Year's party. I only have two pairs of sneakers. (1996, No.2)
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31. I'll be 30 in July, and looking back, I've been drawing comics like Kintaro candy. (1996, No.12)
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33. In a month and a half, I was only able to go out for two hours to have dinner at Jonathan's. A petite recluse? (2001, No.24)
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35. If I don't see people for a long time, my mouth won't work properly. (2002, No. 7)
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37. My thirties are almost over. My life is a mess, with nothing but manga. But I can't take it back now, so I'm going to keep going!
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39. I'm going to stay indoors again this year. (2006, No.3) After all, I'm not going to stay indoors because I'm lonely. (2006, No.4)
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41. I've been too busy to go out for a week, and chocolate has become a precious food for me. Thank you very much. (2006, No.6)
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43. I drew soldiers all the time during my absence. (2007, No. 3)
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45. Two-thirds of my body is made up of calorie mates.
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47. So does that mean that 2/3 of Berserk is provided by Otsuka Pharmaceutical? (2009, No.19)
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49. I couldn't see cherry blossoms with the naked eye even once this year. (2011, No.10)