Short, piercing quotes from manga! A collection of one-liners that can change your life
When you read manga or watch anime, don’t you sometimes come across a quote that suddenly pierces your heart? It’s often the shorter lines that resonate more deeply than long speeches.
The resolve to follow your own path, the importance of hard work, a way of living without regrets—short lines spoken by characters are packed with a powerful essence of life.
In this article, we’ll introduce famous quotes from manga and anime that you’ll want to share with someone.
You’re sure to find words that gently give you a push forward.
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Short, piercing quotes from manga! A collection of life-changing one-liners (21–30)
Money is something you earn by working for it yourself.NEW!Dorami-chan
With only a single 100-yen coin of pocket money left, Nobita asks Dorami if she has any tools for a treasure hunt.
Dorami refuses and tells him this: Even if you use an all-purpose gadget to find treasure and increase your money, you won’t understand the true weight of money.
You only grasp that by working hard and earning it.
Her words may have sounded harsh to Nobita, who is always being helped by Doraemon.
But if you misuse money, it can ruin you, so it’s important to teach that value clearly from childhood.
Once words leave your mouth, you can’t take them back.NEW!Edogawa Conan
This is a line Conan says in the Detective Conan movie “Quarter of Silence.” Once words leave your mouth, they can never be erased.
Precisely because we live in an age where words can be hurled with a single tap, we must cherish the words we type with our hands and the words we release from our mouths.
Even if you say, “Forget what I just said,” the words you’ve thrown at someone won’t disappear.
That’s why it’s important to be mindful and take responsibility for the words we send out.
Conan’s words may be a valuable reminder in today’s world where social media is so prevalent.
One of my strengths is that I know when to give up.NEW!Nobi Nobita
This is a forceful line from Nobita that boldly declares a flaw to be a strength—so boldly it can even feel a bit contrived.
Saying “I give up quickly” usually brings a bad image to mind, but if you think of it as being good at switching gears and quickly moving on to the next thing, it starts to sound positive, doesn’t it? The idea of giving up on what won’t work right away, or relying on others for what you can’t do yourself, also conveys an awareness of one’s own capabilities.
It’s a message that conveys a forward-looking attitude—deliberately expressing something negative in a positive way.
Even if you are not the chosen one and even if you lack strength, there are times when a person simply cannot back down.Tanjiro Kamado
These words express a strong will and resolve: that even ordinary people without special talents or powers face situations they must confront.
You can also sense the self-encouragement to overcome fear—the determination to face challenges that even feel reckless to oneself.
By daring to put it into words, it conveys a powerful will and hope to carve out the future no matter what.
Because Tanjiro keeps working hard and moving forward little by little, this line makes you believe he will overcome hardships.
Is losing proof of weakness? If you stay there groveling on the ground, that is what truly proves weakness.Ittetsu Takeda
Haikyu!! is a volleyball manga that ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2012 to 2020.
One of its characters, Ittetsu Takeda, has a memorable quote: “Is losing proof that you’re weak? If you stay there groveling on the ground, that is what proves weakness.” Many people may find courage in these words.
They teach us that true weakness is not getting back up when you fall, or running away before you even try—messages that give us the courage to take a new step forward.
It’s a soul-stirring quote to remember when you feel like your spirit is about to break.
You can’t win if you don’t fight.Eren Yeager
Attack on Titan, a popular manga series that ran from 2009 to 2021 and was also adapted into a live-action film.
The protagonist Eren Yeager’s famous line, “If you don’t fight, you can’t win,” might sound obvious when taken at face value, but because the story is set in an extreme world where losing means death, the words carry real weight.
In the real world, our lives are rarely threatened, but when we want to change our circumstances or our lives, there are moments when we still have to fight.
It’s a powerful message to remember when you feel like running away.
No matter what the reason is, I won’t forgive anyone who hurts my friends!Shanks
Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since 1997, the massively popular manga One Piece has fans all around the world.
Among its characters, the pirate Shanks has stood out since the early days of the series, and one of his famous quotes is: “No matter the reason! I won’t forgive anyone who hurts my friends!” Because Shanks is the kind of person who usually laughs things off no matter what’s done to him, this line really shows how serious he is.
It’s a fiery quote that anyone with close friends can genuinely relate to.