December 21, 2004
Interesting meetings
I had the opportunity to join Masuyama for an interview with a writer and take a look around the Shonen Magazine office recently (Shonen Magazine is a famous manga magazine for young men).
The 39 year old Hiro Nakajima, the writer of the book “Secrets of a happy millionaire from Hawaii – less work more money – 42 rules to become a successful entrepreneur” looked just like you would picture a professional kite surfer living in Hawaii. He had long hair, wearing a Hawaii shirt and was very suntanned. The interview lasted for 1,5 hour and was filled with laughter, that I could tell even though my Japanese is very limited.
We continued in a taxi to Gokokuji to see the Shonen Magazine office (my first car ride in Tokyo!). The office itself looked more or less like other Japanese offices I’ve visited except for all the colorful manga posters covering the walls. I was introduced to both editors and manga artists and I got an idea of what it was like working there. Most of the employees were male... I wonder if it’s the other way around in a “girls magazine’s office”?
