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Almost as beloved as their avatars, mangakas often leave a personal note with each new work they produce.

Few, though, are doing it better than Undead Unluck creator Yoshifumi Tozuka.

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“I’m only leveling up strength,” he said.

“Power is everything.”

We’re no strangers to single-minded challenge runs.

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If not for the manga itself, come along for Tozuka’s gaming musings.

That’s only scratching the surface of Tozuka’s gaming credentials, too.

Another of Tozuka’s manga signoffsreads, “I played Street Fighter 6 with Terasaka Sensei!

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My first fighting game friend.

I was all alone in Street Fighter 5.

I’m so happy.”

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“I got smashed by Tozuka Sensei’s Kimberly,” theysay.

All those great techniques … wall splat … rest … oww … Let’s play again, sensei!"

Tozuka isn’t all about crushing his enemies, mind you.

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Here’s hoping he got what they wanted out of it.

Of course, Tozuka doesn’t solely use Undead Unluck’s pages to talk about gaming.

Herecentlypaid respects to Dragon Ball icon Akira Toriyama, who passed away earlier this month.

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If you want more good reads, check out our list of thebest manga of 2023.

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