Full-time cartoonist

"I know many people who are working in the field of comics and want to get the opportunity to serialize." Hibiki Higashino said eloquently.

In the art department of Yanyan High School, many students dream of becoming cartoonists. This profession provides a sense of accomplishment, high wages, and good social status. It is indeed an ideal career.

But because of this, the volume was very strong.

"They are very good painters and work very hard, but they just can't serialize it. While working as assistants, they need to do odd jobs, otherwise they can't make up for their living needs in Tokyo."

"Some people give up and start to become professional cartoonist assistants."

"Some people persist, but in the end they achieve nothing. They leave Tokyo and return to their hometown to live."

Higashino Hibiki spoke very seriously, with a serious expression.

He succeeded easily, but that was because he was a bug. It is extremely difficult for ordinary people to become a cartoonist.

After hearing what Hibiki Higashino said, the students who dreamed of becoming cartoonists turned pale, and some had firm eyes.

People with firm eyes are from well-off families.

"Even if you have overcome many obstacles and have the qualifications to be serialized. But as a newcomer, taking Jump as an example, most newcomers will cut off their first work."

"There is such a rule on Jump, that is, based on small positive results, the best will go up and the weak will go down. Every once in a while, Jump will have a serialization meeting and select two or three new serials. But the serialization position There are only twenty works, which means we need to eliminate works with low popularity. It’s so cruel.”

"For example, Mr. Takahashi Kazuki, who recently serialized "Yu-Gi-Oh!". His first work...well, I don't remember the name of that work. Anyway, it was cut in half very quickly."

"There are other teachers who have outstanding works and have become the idols of many people. But in the end, they still cannot be serialized again."

"This is an industry that only depends on ability." Hibiki Higashino took a deep breath. "The winner takes all. Most people who become cartoonists still live a life of no food. This is the reality."

"So there is no difference between someone who dreams of becoming a cartoonist and a gambler."

This is Higashino Hibiki’s emotion.

At last year's Shueisha New Year's Meeting, many cartoonists talked about things around them.

People they knew, or were assistants to, quit the business, and that was the norm.

When I feel emotional, I can only sigh and encourage myself.

"So Tori Akino-sensei, are you asking us to give up!"

The student raised his hands high and asked unwillingly.

Higashino Hibiki replied flatly: "Of course not!"

“Happy are those who have dreams and work hard to achieve them.”

“The results are important, but so is the process.”

"What you experience and learn in the process of pursuing results will be a lifelong treasure."

"And I won't sigh when I am old. Why didn't I work hard when I was young?"

Higashino Hibiki's words were very confusing, and he didn't know what he was talking about, so he expressed all his emotions.

"No one I know regrets their choice! That's enough!"

"Young people have the drive to overcome all difficulties. I'm just telling you how difficult this is. I'm not trying to stop you."

"Inspire you to accumulate more and strive more, that's it."

The audience applauded.

Hibiki Higashino told some anecdotes about the comics industry and his own experiences before ending with cheers.

Before the students were dismissed, Higashino Hibiki said goodbye in a hurry.

…

After returning to the studio, Oda looked at him with dark circles.

He still failed the second serialization meeting and is now working harder to revise it.

This also made him grit his teeth and say that he would make Toshima Kazuhiko admit his mistake.

Perhaps he was in the same state of mind as Akira Toriyama before.

"Fortunately, teacher, you are back. I almost fell asleep just now."

On Friday, work was over before noon, and everyone else returned to their dormitories and homes. Only Oda was reluctant to leave.

"You have to pay attention to rest. Your health is the most important thing." Higashino Hibiki said.

"Yes." Oda nodded, "I'm absolutely fine!"

"Um."

Higashikata's cell phone rang, and the caller was Nao Sasaki.

Friday afternoon was the time to notify Xiao Zheng of his results.

"It's number one." Sasaki said straight to the point.

Higashino Hibiki had already expected it, and he was still very happy inside.

"Slam Dunk" hasn't serialized an official game for a long time, so he may not be able to win Xiaozheng's first place for a long time.

Oda watched this scene. He felt his throat was dry and coughed, so he stood up and wanted to get a glass of water.

…

Hibiki Higashikata was on the phone when he suddenly noticed that Oda's feet softened after he stood up. He fell to the ground and couldn't get up for a long time.

"Oda!"

He immediately ran over and pushed.

Sasaki heard the noise and was very worried.

He tried to be as calm as possible: "What happened?"

Dong Yexiang had already finished the inspection. He couldn't laugh or cry, "This young man really fell asleep."

Oda snored and scratched his belly.

"He has been drawing comics recently, and he is too tired. It is still about "One Piece", and the pressure is also very high. After all, he is just a newcomer." Hibiki Higashino said to Sasaki.

"Yeah." Sasaki said solemnly.

After hanging up the phone, he stood up and walked to Torishima Kazuhiko.

"Editor-in-Chief, I have something to discuss."

…

Hibiki Higashino looked at Oda. This guy also entered the comics industry with a dream. He would never look back until he hit a wall.

He is working very hard now, but he has never said anything about giving up.

Dong Yexiang took a deep breath and felt even more deeply about this line of work.

Then he just left Oda alone and took the time to study the storyboards for the next episode.

At eight o'clock, Oda woke up shaking his strong shoulders.

"Ah, I feel stiff."

Looking at the sunset outside the window, he blurted out.

…

On Monday morning, because summer vacation is here, there are students playing basketball everywhere in parks and street sports fields. This is something that has never been seen before.

Basketball fever in Japan is at an all-time high.

Taketo Fukada looked at this scene with emotion. When he was in high school, basketball was still a niche sport, but now it has become a pastime for students.

"But because of this, more geniuses have appeared." Takeru Kanda said with a serious expression.

Not only Sports University, which was the last national champion, but also Meiji University, which lost in the quarterfinals, has outstanding newcomers in the new semester.

It can be seen that this year's national competition must be more intense.

Under great pressure, he ran to the Tunghai University gymnasium.

When passing by a convenience store, Taketo Kanda touched his pockets. He had just bought new basketball shoes recently. He was short of money and thought that other people on the team would buy jump shoes, so he didn't stop.

Opening the door, the gymnasium was empty except for members of the basketball club.

There was a quarrel inside.

"You didn't buy jump either!"

After asking, he discovered that neither Yagami nor the racecourse had bought jump.

"It's my brother's birthday." Yagami said with a smile.

"The barbecue stall downstairs is so delicious." said the somewhat fat horse.

In short, everyone has no money.

"Ah!" Kanda was distressed, "I think so, I really want to see Jump!"

The most recent plot is the most critical Battle of Hainan, and Sakuragi Hanamichi played very well, but it is the plot that he has been looking forward to for a long time.

The protagonist is finally going to show off the results of three months of hard training!

In previous plots, Sakuragi Hanamichi occasionally performed well, but always fell off the chain and became the team's breaking point.

"Oh." He sighed.

The horse farm advised him, "In fact, there is nothing wrong with watching it later. It is also fun to keep looking forward to it."

Kanda nodded, "That's all I can think about."

At this time, Hua Chao walked in while reading the comics. He closed the book with satisfaction, "I've finished reading it. It's very interesting."

After saying that, he put it aside and went to change clothes.

"Let me go!" Baba yelled, running over happily and picking up "Weekly Shōnen Jump" before everyone else.

"Eh?" Kanda was stunned, watching the other person happily reading the comics.

"I can't believe what I said from the racecourse." Yagami said, patting him on the shoulder.

"I'm too young." Kanda lowered his head.

"Wow, that's amazing! You performed so well!" Ba Chang said loudly while reading the comics.

Sure enough, competing with others for entertainment is the most interesting, especially when you are the first.

"One step too late..." Yagami shook his head, "I'm very interested in "The Bizarre Detective Agency". What is the medicinal ice falling from the sky?"

At this time, Hua Chao came back. He heard Ye Shen's voice, so he said expressionlessly: "It's urine on the plane."

"..." Ye Shen's eyes widened, "Are you deliberately trying to make fun of me! You kid, you bastard, what do you want to do!"

The pain of being spoiled is heartbreaking!

Hua Chao looked at him innocently, "Aren't you curious?"

This move made Yagami want to vomit blood.

I was so angry that I couldn't let it out.

…

Baba looked at the manga.

Hainan's new talent Nobunaga Kiyota showed his strength and successfully scored under Sakuragi Hanamichi's defense. The score finally broke through 0.

On the other side, in the match between Lingnan and Buri, Xiandao's performance became more and more outstanding. He played with a smile, whether it was intercepting the ball or passing the ball, it was very exciting.

In front of him, Wu Li gradually lost his fighting spirit.

Just ten minutes into the game, Buri was already 23 points behind.

They are all top four in Kanagawa, but after a year, the gap between the two sides has become quite large.

Ba Chang nodded, "It seems that Xiangbei's opponent is still Lingnan."

The team that came out really put a lot of pressure on the readers.

Especially Xian Dao, he is simply a hexagonal warrior, outstanding in every aspect.

Height, jumping ability, experience, mentality, organizational skills...it's really scary.

In the current game, there is no player who can surpass Xian Dao.

On the Xiangbei side, in the first four minutes, they were six points behind 0:6.

After the outstanding performance of newcomer Nobunaga Kiyota in Enter the Dragon just now, Hainan's terror was also revealed.

Shohoku's offense was blocked. Mitsui Hisashi who was at the scoring point couldn't find a chance to take action in front of Kamizou Ichiro. Even if he broke through Kamizou Ichiro, there was Mu Shenichi under the basket.

Compared with Hainan, the loopholes in Xiangbei are much larger.

One is Sakuragi Hanamichi, and the other is Miyagi Ryota who is 168 centimeters tall.

That's why they lag behind.

At this time, the person who made a difference was captain Takenori Akagi.

He violently dunked the triumphant Kiyota Nobunaga to the ground.

In the ten minutes of the first half, Xiangbei performed very well. The score with Hainan is closely tied, only four points behind.

Sakuragi Hanamichi also understood his mission and was able to rebound, becoming an indispensable force for the team.

He is now full of fighting spirit and devotes himself to the game, not only rebounding, but also running quickly, using Coach Anzai as a cushion to save the ball that was about to go out of bounds.

Sakuragi Hanamichi has become the most beautiful scenery on the course.

Coach Gao Tou could hear his roar, and the amount of exercise had surpassed that of Mu Shenyi.

He rebounded again.

Whoever can rebound the ball can control the game.

Sakuragi Hanamichi did it.

Even Mu Shenyi was very interested and started to keep an eye on Sakuragi Hanamichi.

"What grade are you in? Are you a high school student?"

Looking at the mature Mu Shinichi, Sakuragi Hanamichi was puzzled.

He believed that Hainan was looking for help from his seniors, which was quite despicable behavior.

The other players were shocked by this outrageous move.

Mu Shenyi approached Sakuragi Hanamichi with great momentum and said:

"Akagi looks older than me!"

…

"Pfft hahahaha!" The horse farm laughed.

Unexpectedly, Mu Shenyi, who is like a big brother in society, is also a very interesting person!

This strong contrast is really unbearable.

"Tch." Looking at this scene, Kanda Taketo was very unhappy.

He also wants to watch "Slam Dunk."

It must be interesting content.

…

Sakuragi Hanamichi is the type who gets stronger when faced with a strong situation. Even if he is defended by Mu Senyi, he can still fight back and forth.

Coupled with Miyagi Ryota's teachings, Sakuragi Hanamichi also learned to fake moves, feinting past Nobunaga Kiyota, and he scored a layup.

Because of Sakuragi Hanamichi's performance, Hainan has never opened up the point difference with Shohoku.

Also due to the disordered rhythm, the gap is getting smaller and smaller.

The momentum in Xiangbei is also getting higher and higher.

"This is Sakuragi Hanamichi at his best!" Baba sighed.

He simply became the centerpiece of the team.

"It's really fun." After closing the jump, the racecourse was extremely comfortable.

After coming out of the comic world, he raised his head and found two people staring closely at him behind him.

"What...what's wrong..." Baba asked weakly.

"Give it to me after you've finished reading it!" Ye Shen raised his hand to snatch it.

"Let me go first!" Kanda refused.

"Then let's watch it together!"

The two of them had already become extremely curious because of the exaggerated laughter at the racecourse.

What exactly is in this issue? So interesting.

Yagami shook his head, "Fortunately, senior Tian Bei and senior Xiao Lin have graduated, otherwise I would have to watch it with them."

The two of them read comics.

The latest issue of "Slam Dunk" is still very interesting even if you watch it with expectations.

It's like the plot of great suffering and deep hatred has entered the exciting point of revenge.

As the protagonist, Sakuragi Hanamichi feels so immersed in the story for the first time.

There is a wonderful performance in the whole episode, and King Hainan becomes his stepping stone.

"Sbarasi!"

Satisfied, very satisfied.

It is also a comic theme, if you are interested, you can read it. The drawing is "Puella Magi Madoka Magica"