2008:

18. None.

19. Q: What is the best movie of the last two or three years?
A: "Nasu: Summer in Andalusia"! (Nasu: Andarushia no Natsu)
 
         Info on Nasu, a bicycling anime by one of the
         Ghibli folks. Wiki Article

20. Q: Sensei, what is one of your "small pleasures"?
A: The police drama "Aibou" (Partner), as well as the anime "Kaiji". (laughs)
        
         Here's some info on "Kaiji" in English.
         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiji_%28manga%29
         And info on Aibou.
         http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Aibou
 
21-22. Q: Please tell us what has inspired you recently?
A: "Galileo". (laughs)
 
         Galileo is a current TV drama.
         http://www.fujitv.co.jp/galileo/index2.html

23. Q: If a museum had an exhibition on any subject, what would you want it to be about?
A: Successive generations of swordsmasters and generals armor and katanas. (laughs)
 
24. Q: If you could make one law, what would it be?
A: I've often said I would make it so there were eight days in a week! (laughs)
 
25. Q: Could you tell us what is a book that has made you cry?
A: "Natsu no Sorairo" by Riyouko Takahashi!
Amazon JP listing
 
27. Q: What would you like most right now?
A: Well, more of hours of sleep! (laughs)
 
28. Q: Of all the presents you've gotten up until now, what is the most memorable?
A: The Minami Asakura shikashi that Adachi-sensei gave me (laughs).
Note: Minami Asakura is the love interest in Mitsuru Adachi's mega-popular series "Touch" (1981-1986). A "shikashi" is often described as an art board. Its a piece of paper attached to a sturdy backing. They are often used for autographs or small, quick sketches with are signed by a mangaka and given away.
 
29. Q: Tell us about a good store that is near your home.
A: The bookstore and the video rental store (laughs).
 
30. Q: Please tell us a tune that when you hear it, it makes you feel tense?
A: Furuhata Ninzaburou's theme song (laughs).
Furuhata Ninzaburou (a Japanese police drama) A remixed version of the song also appears in Dance Dance Revolution.
 
31. Q: Please tell us what your favorite fairytale is?
A: "Saiyuki!" I really like Goku... but is this really a fairytale...? (laughs)
 
32. Q: If you had the opportunity to work together with someone else of your choosing, who would it be?
A:"Furuhata Ninzaburo's" Koki Mitani-san, "Aibou's" Yasuhiro Koshimizu-san and "SP's" Kazuki Kaneshiro-san (laughs).
Aoyama mentioned Furuhata Ninzaburo last week. Koki Mitani is the series' creator and a playwrite.
Aibou (Partners) is a drama. Yasuhiro Koshimizu is one of the writers on the show.
Kazuki Kaneshiro is a novelist who wrote the popular book "Go".
 
33. Q: Please tell us a meal that you can cook and are proud of?
A: Well, I haven't made it in quite awhile, but... curry (laughs).
 
34. Q: When you're reading your current series, what sort of music do you like to have on in the background?
A: I like to listen to some of the background music and theme songs from the Conan anime... (laughs)
 
35. Q: Please tell us your favorite proverb and why?
A: Become quick, like the wind, and slow like the forest, aggressive like fire, and be unmoving like a mountain. (laughs)
 
36-37. Q: Are there any TV commercials that have made an impression on you lately?
A: Most commercials are pretty forgettable… Nagashio-san’s “Pressure has to be fun” one is good. (laughs)
 
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