A collection of famous quotes by manga characters that color our works and illuminate our lives!

It’s tough when you end up becoming the very thing you used to look down on.Yuri Tsuchiya (We Married as a Job!)

Tsunami Umino’s manga “We Married as a Job!” (Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu) and the drama starring Yui Aragaki and Gen Hoshino drew a lot of attention, didn’t they? This is a line from a scene where Yuri Tsuchiya, the aunt of the protagonist Mikuri Moriyama, talks about the “curse” she casts on herself.

It speaks to the regrets that become visible with age and conveys the idea that speaking ill of others can come back to you.

It feels like advice born from her own missteps—suggesting what to do if you want to grow older joyfully and beautifully.

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A bright future will not come to a society that lacks vitality and humor.Sir Nighteye (My Hero Academia)

Kohei Horikoshi’s manga My Hero Academia, with its hero theme and uniquely appealing characters that even carry an American-comic vibe, is really captivating.

Among those characters, there’s an important figure: Sir Nighteye, who appeared as All Might’s former partner.

These are his words.

You can feel the resolve that if society has energy and humor, it will lead to a brighter future—and that we must steadfastly protect that.

From the way he trusts All Might, who’s practically the embodiment of energy and humor, it’s clear he truly believes these words.

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There’s no such ridiculous idea as saying life is meaningless unless you leave something behind. I just want you to live, I just want us to be together—honestly, that’s enough for me now.Shinobu Morita

Words to read when you're struggling in life: 'Honey and Clover'

This is one of the most iconic scenes from a manga set at an art university.

addressing Hagumi Hanamoto, who has injured her most precious right hand—the one she needs above all to create—Shinobu Morita, a genius often called an eccentric, delivers one of his famous lines about her future.

For someone who loves making art more than anything and lives her life entirely through it, the weight of those words lingers deeply in the heart.

I don’t want you to be killed by demons. If possible, I want you to live a long life. I truly mean that.

This line is from the Hashira Training Arc of the anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and is something Muichiro Tokito says to Demon Slayer Corps members at the training grounds.

Tokito’s attitude toward the members is strict, and to them he was someone to be feared.

However, in this scene one of the members discovers that while Tokito is training them, he is also rigorously training himself behind the scenes.

The member declares that they’ll push themselves harder, and upon hearing this, Tokito opens up about his true feelings.

He’s strict so that none of the Corps members will die… In this single scene, Tokito and the members truly connect.

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Having experienced defeat will someday become a great asset.Goro Domoto (SLAM DUNK)

Among works themed around basketball, SLAM DUNK is especially popular, drawing attention not only in Japan but around the world.

These words come from Goro Domoto, the coach of Sannoh High School, who was depicted as a formidable obstacle in the story, spoken after the game.

At a moment when their continuous winning had been lost, he proposes a new value and points firmly toward the road ahead.

It’s a message that conveys the wish for the players not to end with defeat, but to learn something from it and turn it into strength for what comes next—gentle yet encouraging words that both empathize and give a push forward.

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