Wonderful quotes and sayings

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

10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminderkepiko
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.

There used to be lots of stories about parents scolding kids for reading too many manga, but nowadays manga is recognized as a culture Japan can proudly present to the world.

And not only as a cultural product—words born from its profound stories and compelling characters can sometimes light the way in our lives.

So this time, we’re introducing memorable quotes from manga characters!

From lines that color the story to ones you might apply to real life, we’ve compiled a wide-ranging list you won’t want to miss!

Colors our works and illuminates our lives! A collection of famous quotes by manga characters (101–110)

It’s harder to regain trust once you’ve lost it than it is to build it in the first place.Kaoru Ushijima (Yamikin Ushijima-kun)

Ushijima-kun, which depicts the protagonist who runs a black-market lending operation and the people around him, draws viewers in with its portrayals of human relationships and the darker side of society.

Here is a line delivered by the protagonist of that work, Kaoru Ushijima, who runs Cow Cow Finance.

He uses strong words to say that the trust painstakingly built over time can collapse in an instant—and that winning it back is even harder than starting from zero.

It’s a lesson not only for those involved in lending money, but also for anyone in their work.

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It took me a whole year just to shave off 0.1 seconds…!!Yoichi Hiruma

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It took me an entire year just to shave off 0.1 seconds...!! Yoichi Hiruma

This is a quote from Yoichi Hiruma in the youth American football manga Eyeshield 21.

One year after a past in which he was powerless before overwhelming talent, he faces a rematch to test pure speed.

The fruits of effort made for victory are packed into that fleeting span of just 0.1 seconds.

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Even pandas cry.panda

This line from Panda, in contrast to his usual lively and innocent image, is a moment that lets you feel his sensitivity and humanity.

By expressing the weakness and emotions he shows in battles and in his relationships with comrades so directly, it makes the audience’s hearts swell.

It conveys his depth not only as someone strong but as a character with feelings, leaving the impression that he’s more than just a dependable ally—that’s Panda’s appeal.

Even among characters who fight, this single line has the power to convey emotional tremors and kindness, doesn’t it?

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Help me first, Itadori.Megumi Fushiguro

A famous quote from Megumi Fushiguro directed at Yuji Itadori, who is blaming himself for having killed many people because of the Sukuna lurking inside him.

It was a line that helped Yuji, who was on the verge of forgetting his own worth and purpose due to guilt, regain himself.

Jujutsu sorcerers aren’t heroes, and yet they must keep helping others over themselves—this message conveys Fushiguro’s blend of kindness and sternness, reminding Yuji of something essential.

Precisely because these are Fushiguro’s words—delivered with his trademark calm and curt demeanor—the quote pierces the heart.

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Seize your luck with your own ability.Kinjii Hakari

In response to Charles’s line, “If we’d been competing on skill instead of luck, you might have been the one to win,” Kinji Hakari replied with a famous quote.

It’s a line very characteristic of Hakari, whose technique heavily involves elements of luck, yet you can feel his conviction that it isn’t mere coincidence—he draws fortune in through skill.

No miracle will happen if you just sit and wait.

This quote teaches us that only with the effort you’ve accumulated and the strength you’ve honed by that moment can you truly make use of any miracle that occurs.

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Hoshino Takashi

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