Full-time cartoonist

Early October, seven o'clock in the afternoon, Tori Akino Mirai Studio.

Hibiki Higashino, Akimiya Akemi, Yoshii Yamahisa, Tanakai, and Sasaki Nao were sitting in front of the TV, watching TV.

Not long after, the BGM sounded, and "Slam Dunk", which attracted countless people's attention, was finally officially broadcast!

The opening theme of the first season of "Slam Dunk" is "I Want to Say I Love You Loud" by BAAD.

"I ran on the street under the dazzling sunshine,

You tapped me on the shoulder as usual.

…”

This exciting song is really suitable for "Slam Dunk".

As soon as Hibiki heard this song, he recalled the years when he watched "Slam Dunk".

The sun was blazing in the summer, so he gave up playing with his friends and sat in front of the TV, blowing on the electric fan and watching TV with bright eyes.

Even while eating, my eyes would not leave, watching Sakuragi Hanamichi playing tricks and watching the fierce basketball game.

Future audiences will be like him and will never forget this opening song for a long time. Every time the song sounds, they will think of "Slam Dunk" chasing their dreams.

In the TV picture, the Xiangbei basketball team is training, sweatdrops falling heavily, it is a picture of struggle.

Yoshii Sanhisa said in surprise: "The opening song is really nice, and it fits the plot of "Slam Dunk" very well. It feels like it was created for "Slam Dunk"."

"Director Inoue is a very serious person," Sasaki said: "He screened for a long time before finding this song."

He has been following the animation production of "Slam Dunk" for a long time and knows many stories about the team behind it.

"Director Inoue slept in Toei Company for a while because he thought commuting to and from get off work was a waste of time," Sasaki said with admiration: "This animation is all his hard work."

Dong Yexiang nodded silently, he also knew this matter.

He has actually watched the first animated episode of "Slam Dunk". This time he watched it again with others and still found it interesting.

It is well-funded and well-produced, which can be seen in the first episode.

The content in the animation is the same as in the manga, starting with Sakuragi Hanamichi's fiftieth confession being rejected.

Because of the words "I like Oda from the basketball club", Sakuragi began to hate basketball.

Many people would get beaten up by Sakuragi if they said something similar to "basketball". It seemed that he was hit hard.

But then, he, the wolf warrior, fell in love with Haruko Akagi.

Under the guidance of Haruko Akagi, Sakuragi Hanamichi quickly said: "Basketball is my favorite!"

Because of this, Sakuragi Hanamichi's basketball career began!

…

"Bah bang bang."

Several people applauded in unison.

As the ending song played, the first episode of "Slam Dunk" ended.

"Yeah, I want to keep reading." Yoshii said, "I feel like I'm lost."

Everyone was very immersed in the twenty-minute plot, and the animation rhythm was very expressive. Time passed by without even realizing it.

"Well," Sasaki pondered, "after the ratings results of "Slam Dunk" come out, if it can reach more than 8 points, then it is time to consider the first edition of the ninth single volume of "Slam Dunk". Other single volumes will also have to be reprinted. .”

He was thinking about work, stood up and said goodbye, "It's time for me to leave too."

"Mr. Sasaki, I'll see you off."

Hibiki Higashi stood up and sent Sasaki out of the school gate.

As they passed the basketball court, they heard:

"The "Slam Dunk" animation will be aired today."

"It's such a pity that the school doesn't have a TV to watch."

"I heard that third-year senior Saiki opened a hotel with his girlfriend just so he could watch "Slam Dunk."

"Are you too naive?"

Hearing these conversations, Higashino Hibiki and Sasaki looked at each other and smiled.

"Thank you, Toriakino-kun."

Sasaki said suddenly.

Sasaki's sudden thanks caught Hibiki off guard.

He began to think about what he had done?

As if seeing Hibiki Hibiki's confusion, Sasaki explained: "When I first met you, I thought you could become the backbone of Jump and work with me to change this comic magazine."

"Three years later, you have achieved this achievement with "Slam Dunk", which is really amazing. Because of your help, my ambition in Jump has become possible."

It has been several years since he became deputy editor-in-chief. As Hibiki Higashino's influence has expanded, Sasaki's voice in the editorial department has also continued to increase.

However, being suppressed by the most legendary Torishima Kazuhiko, the others have not noticed this yet.

Higashino Hibiki said seriously: "My success is also due to the help of Mr. Sasaki. I have really worked hard for you over the years."

The two were walking on campus, the wind blew through the bushes, and there was a "rustling" sound, and Sasaki began to talk about what was in his heart.

"With the development of Japan, it is inevitable that the status of paper magazines will decline."

Sasaki continued: "However, the previous high-level executives rarely saw this and were lost in the honor of jump."

"Mr. Kazuhiko Toshima has changed a lot. He has begun to develop towards animation and IP, injecting new vitality into the magazine."

"But it won't work if we continue like this. After all, Japan only has 100 million people, and the market is not big. Jump must go out and enter foreign markets."

In the future, the comics of "Weekly Shonen Jump" will have an amazing influence all over the world.

The three comics "One Piece", "Naruto" and "Bleach" are even called migrant comics.

They are comics that all migrant workers know, which shows the influence of these three comics in China.

This is something that jump could not do before.

In Europe and the United States, the influence is even more amazing.

Comics like "Death Note" have been popular on European and American forums for a long time.

"Weekly Shonen Jump" has become a legendary magazine.

Perhaps all of this is due to Nao Sasaki.

Dongye Xiang thought in his heart.

His editor really has a unique vision.

"I very much agree with what Mr. Sasaki said." Hibiki Higashino said.

Sasaki nodded happily.

He suddenly remembered something, "A while ago, there were reports in newspapers about the decline of "Weekly Shōnen Jump". Did you know about it?"

"certainly."

"Because of this report, jump sales have declined, and Shueisha's top management is very unhappy," Sasaki said.

"Do any readers really think so?"

"Of course, after all, no matter which platform it is, there will be differences between new and old readers. It is easy to understand that I miss the old times more."

Hibiki Higashino did not expect that a report would have an impact. Perhaps many readers would have the same view.

The previous jump was very brilliant.