“When I am drawing the face expression of the character, I have the same expression on my face. I never realized myself, but people have told me so.”

—  Takehiko Inoue

Source: How 'Slam Dunk' Manga artist brings characters to life https://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/29/showbiz/takehiko-inoue-human-to-hero/index.html,CNN

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