"Actually, it's kind of interesting. I think men and women in general as... rather than saying tease, say they enjoy each other. They use their attributes; Fujiko uses her beautiful body and her sex appeal as a weapon and Lupin uses his cunning and his wit as a weapon and they like going at it with each other in a fun sense. Not necessarily lovers, not necessarily husband and wife, but more just having fun as man and woman with each other and using their weapons against each other, but in an enjoyable way. That's how I think of that."

"When I started drawing Lupin thirty-six years ago, I was really only supposed to draw him for 3 months. It was more of only a contract project. At the end of that 3 months, it became popular and I continued drawing it for 10 years. And over that time, I never expected that I'd be invited to America multiple times, to attend these conventions, have so many fans and people that have read my works and have come to talk to me and express their gratitude. It's really an amazing feeling and at the same time it's bizarre in a way. I don't understand the popularity. I'm happy for it, but I don't understand it."

"Lupin the Third is James Bond meets Charlie's Angels with Scooby-Doo sensibilities."

"Thieves are in the shadows, all's right with the world."

"Lupin He's a nice man But he's cool You know, he uses Walther Yeah The machine cries, "Bang bang." Yeah, he's the Lupin the Third. Nice man Yeah, he smiles And he gets angry... sometimes. But... he's a groovy guy."

"Interviewer: Lupin’s charming isn’t he…"

"[A] fascinating homage to Mad magazine and a four star example of comics as pure comedy."

"The world's richest man isn't a Rothchild or a Rockefeller. It's Lupin!"

"[A] crazy, groovy 1960s world of dynamite and backstabbing, hippies and gangsters."

"I would probably have to say as far as inspirations are concerned, maybe some of the more famous mystery works, just worldly mystery works. I think they probably helped me out creating my stories quite a bit. Even things like, you know, Treasure Island or Monte Crisco, I think even those works influenced me quite a bit. I even enjoyed reading about D'Artagnan from the Three Musketeers. It might be my own analysis, but I even feel that Lupin might be very similar to D'Artagnan. M'lady the character that comes out from the D'Artagnan stories, I think that person might even be similar to Fujiko. So, those kinds of works I really think they did affect me at an early age."

"Even with villains, I'm unable to write a character that I truly hate. When I'm writing evil characters, I think a lot about why they became evil, and what sort of background and motivation they have. I couldn't write them any other way."

"Writing characters to have happy endings is so I can feel good about the story once I've finished it. Even when I'm writing stories with a lot of sadness and hardship, I like stories where it's all redeemed somewhere."

"The biggest issue was whether to have the heroine Kagome remain in the past or the present at the end, and since the anime's completion in 2004, I'd been constantly torn about it. As a result, that was the time I had the feeling I should be storyboarding the final chapter. Regardless of which world she chose, "separation" was unavoidable, so in the end, I decided I wanted to go in a direction where Kagome was happy, and people would still be pleased when they finished reading."

"There is none based on the seventh season, titled The Final Act."

"An alternate title is Swords of Supreme Conquest"

"I figured that "collecting" of items and companions was the basis of storytelling."

"This two-part Season 6 finale is immediately followed by the seventh season, which is titled InuYasha: The Final Act."

"The all-powerful Sacred Jewel of Four Souls is accidentally shattered into hundreds of fragments, which fall all across the feudal era of Japan."

"Kagome Higurashi learns she is the modern-day reincarnation of Kaede's late elder sister Kikyo; the renowned high priestess who had purified and guarded the sacred Shikon Jewel until her premature demise."

"The title is a reference to the Alice in Wonderland novels."

"Sesshomaru, older half-brother to Inuyasha, makes his debut."

"Jaken makes his debut."

"An alternate title is Castle in the Phantom Mirror"

"The myth of the vengeful celestial maiden and her stolen celestial robe is the main focus of the anime Ceres Celestial Legend."

"Inuyasha's first love and girlfriend, the resurrected priestess Kikyo, does not appear, neither is she mentioned."

"An alternate title is Fire on the Mystic Island"

"An alternate title is The Love that Transcends Time"

"Rather than say I want to write a lot of characters, when it's a long-running serialization, the number of characters just multiplies. But, having a lot of characters helps me write a lot of stories without it getting boring."

"McCoy Henchman1: The Ctarl Ctarl empire!"

"Ctarl Ctarl2: If you don't clear the we're gonna whip your butt."

"McCoy Henchman2: What should we do?"

"Horis: Further evasion is dangerous. Now leaving guide path."

"Melfina: Grappler ship closing in from above!"

"McCoy Henchman1: Okay, lady, gotcha this time."

"McCoy: Like we really have a choice? These guys are even worse than the pirates!"

"Jim: Uhh... Hilda, what are we gonna do?"

"Horis: Enemy craft have anti-laser defenses."

"Hilda: Keep firing, it'll keep them on their toes at least."