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title: "4 Anime Quotes By Takashi Murakami"
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> [Like many other kids, I liked watching anime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/like-many-other-kids-i-liked-watching-anime/)

[Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cc/takashi-murakami-14892_anime_like-many-other-kids-i-liked-watching-an_431600.png)

> [I tried to teach myself to draw anime, but I was so bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/i-tried-to-teach-myself-to-draw-anime-but-i-was-so-bad/)

[Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c32/takashi-murakami-14892_anime_i-tried-to-teach-myself-to-draw-anime-bu_615850.png)

> [For children of my generation, anime was an escape from Japan's loser complex following World War II. Anime wasn't foreign. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/for-children-of-my-generation-anime-was-an-escape-from-japan-s-loser/)

[Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c0/takashi-murakami-14892_anime_for-children-of-my-generation-anime-was_1083444.png)

> [My aesthetic sense was formed at a young age by what surrounded me: the narrow residential spaces of Japan and the mental…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/my-aesthetic-sense-was-formed-at-a-young-age-by-what-surrounded-me/)

[Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a3/takashi-murakami-14892_aesthetic_my-aesthetic-sense-was-formed-at-a-young_3135174.png)

## Other authors on Anime

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## More by Takashi Murakami

> [The concept of minimalism is to relax. Like a Zen monk in training, it is something that brings equilibrium to the heart. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/the-concept-of-minimalism-is-to-relax-like-a-zen-monk-in-training-it/)

[Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/)

> [I'm always very interested in breeding. Raising cacti is breeding. My lotus plant collection is breeding. The insects are breeding.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/i-m-always-very-interested-in-breeding-raising-cacti-is-breeding-my/)

[Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/)

> [Manga uses Japanese traditional structures in how to teach the student and to transmit a very direct message. You learn from the teacher by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/manga-uses-japanese-traditional-structures-in-how-to-teach-the/)

[Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/)

> [I don't think it's an unnatural thing at all for my collaborations or projects to be seen as art but entertainment at the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/i-don-t-think-it-s-an-unnatural-thing-at-all-for-my-collaborations-or/)

[Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/)

> [Every day, I have new ideas. It makes my brain tired, so I spend time taking care of company quality, finding new artists, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/every-day-i-have-new-ideas-it-makes-my-brain-tired-so-i-spend-time/)

[Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/)

> [Like many other kids, I liked watching anime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/like-many-other-kids-i-liked-watching-anime/)

[Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/)

> [I've been immersed in manga since I was a kid. I grew up with this culture. So I started to think about how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/i-ve-been-immersed-in-manga-since-i-was-a-kid-i-grew-up-with-this/)

[Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/)

> [I don't always enjoy curating, but I do believe it's part of my job. It's a good exercise for my brain, like warming up.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/i-don-t-always-enjoy-curating-but-i-do-believe-it-s-part-of-my-job-it/)

[Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/)

> [Japanese people accept that art and commerce will be blended; and, in fact, they are surprised by the rigid and pretentious Western hierarchy of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/japanese-people-accept-that-art-and-commerce-will-be-blended-and-in/)

[Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/)

> [I tried to teach myself to draw anime, but I was so bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/i-tried-to-teach-myself-to-draw-anime-but-i-was-so-bad/)

[Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/)

> [It's true that I pick up many ideas from different Japanese things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/it-s-true-that-i-pick-up-many-ideas-from-different-japanese-things/)

[Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/)

> [I stopped worrying about competition in contemporary art. It feels a little bit more pure. That's where I am, one step back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/i-stopped-worrying-about-competition-in-contemporary-art-it-feels-a/)

[Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/)

> [I would like to live to 120, because conceptually, people can survive to 120. Every 20 years, it changes. So maybe, in the next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/i-would-like-to-live-to-120-because-conceptually-people-can-survive/)

[Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/)

> [I've been immersed in manga since I was a kid. I grew up with this culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/i-ve-been-immersed-in-manga-since-i-was-a-kid-i-grew-up-with-this-2/)

[Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/)

> [As a young artist in New York, I thought about postwar Japan - the consumer culture and the loose, deboned feeling prevalent in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/as-a-young-artist-in-new-york-i-thought-about-postwar-japan-the/)

[Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/)

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