Kojima keeps the purchase receipt inside nearly every book on his…

“Every time our eyes met, I thought I had to buy something, and that, for me, was a science fiction book.”

Kojima says that going to a bookstore was a daily routine he did not abandon even during the frenetic start of his studio. There he takes books in his hands, buys the ones that call to him, and loses himself reading them; on business trips he is not at ease unless he has several books in his bag, and he considers choosing and reading books to be part of who he is.

“I say meet because books have faces. The cover, the title, the design, the bindings. There are moments when you feel a spark.”

“Every time I went, there were less and less books available. And then I realized it was because I was buying all the books.”

“Of course, the reading part is fun too, but picking out the books, therein lies the fun.”