Full-time cartoonist

It took only one day of this busy work for Cang Mulizi to sell out the single volume.

"5,000 single volumes were sold out so quickly." The store manager said with disbelief in his tone.

There are more than 50 channel bookstores in Tokyo alone. If the whole country is added together, the sales volume in one day will be so high.

"Perhaps we can sell 300,000 copies." Riko Cangmu was speechless.

This sales volume is beyond the reach of most authors.

For light novels and romance novels, it would be great if they could sell 10,000 copies.

A comic book is a popular work if it reaches 200,000 copies.

With 300,000 copies, it is a very popular work.

And it exceeded 300,000 copies in one day. Kuraki Riko has never heard of such a person.

"How terrible!"

At the end of the day, she got the book she wanted.

There are nine volumes and 90 chapters in total.

It starts with Hanamichi Sakuragi joining Shohoku and ends with the Battle of Shoyo.

Kuraki Riko clearly saw the growth of Shohoku and Sakuragi Hanamichi.

and……

In the friendly match between Shohoku and Lingnan, Tori Akino painted the scenery of Lingnan in detail.

The background of Enoden is the view of the sea and the sky.

In summer, a boy wearing a basketball uniform has a smile on his face, with the blue sea behind him.

"This angle..." Riko Kuraki murmured to herself, "This is the photo I took!"

Not only that, but Kamakura High School.

Her former alma mater was exactly the same as Lingnan High School.

It's like reality has entered the comics.

"Kamakura is Lingnan."

She watched the Lingnan basketball team defeat Xiangbei, showing off the power of immortality, and she burst into laughter.

"Interesting!"

Riko Kuraki has become a fan of Sendō Akira.

…

"It's terrible!" Sasaki Shang held the sales form and his eyes widened.

"380,000 copies, 380,000 copies sold in one day!"

The first edition of 2 million is already a very astonishing number, but judging from the current data, it is actually too conservative?

"Has it already broken the record?" Ping Jijiu asked in surprise.

In Jump of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, this result has never been achieved.

"Well," Sasaki nodded, ""Dragon Ball", the manga that holds the record for single book subscriptions, has never sold more than 300,000 copies in one day."

In terms of popularity, "Slam Dunk" is certainly not as popular as "Dragon Ball".

However, the average sales volume of single books, "Slam Dunk" is slightly stronger.

…

Ten days later, Sasaki informed Higashino Hibiki that the ninth volume of "Slam Dunk" had sold more than 2 million copies.

Even the reprints of several other volumes have exceeded 3 million copies.

Average sales of nine volumes…

"It's 2.89 million copies." Sasaki said calmly.

"Yeah, I understand."

Hibiki Higashino waited for Sasaki to hang up the phone before taking back the phone.

Lying on the back of the seat, Hibiki Higashikata was not overjoyed, but felt a sense of emptiness in his heart.

"I've reached this point."

It seems that there is nothing to strive for in the comics career.

The "Yu-Gi-Oh!" IP will be very successful, but in terms of Jump's positive ranking and single book sales, it still ranks in the middle.

Although "One Piece" is popular at this stage, it can never challenge the position of "Slam Dunk". It can only be said to be a popular work.

"The Bizarre Detective Agency" has an upper limit. Although its popularity is very good, it cannot reach the popularity of national-level works.

Dongye Xiang thought about it again and again, and came up with an idea.

"Can I relax for a while?"

He has always drawn 100% of the original manuscript of "Slam Dunk".

If any small problems are found, they will be changed over and over again.

Also very attentive to details.

The characters’ sentences and the use of white space were carefully considered over and over again.

"Maybe I don't need to be so strict with myself."

"The national basketball tournament is about to begin."

“I heard that Sapporo’s Snow Festival is amazing.”

“I haven’t skied yet.”

Higashino Hibiki has a series of things he wants to do.

The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

"Life shouldn't be just about the studio."

He thought about it again. After being in love for so long, he had not spent much time with Akimiya Akemi. He should make time to travel with her.

If you are not considerate of your girlfriend, there will be nothing to say if you get kicked.

"that's all!"

Dong Yexiang stood up and decided to give up.

At this moment, his cell phone rang.

The visitor is Eiichiro Oda.

"Um?"

With doubts, Dong Yexiang answered the phone.

"Teacher! Watch TV! TV Asahi!"

Oda shouted extremely excitedly.

Hibiki's eyes flashed with confusion, but he still turned on the TV.

At this moment, it’s news coverage.

"The new work of national-level manga artist Akira Toriyama - "COWA" will be serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" in 12 days. I am looking forward to Mr. Akira Toriyama's work."

In just one sentence, shocking news was revealed.

But Hibiki Higashi already knew it.

Perhaps Toriyama Akira-sensei is distressed now. He just wanted to draw comics, but he was made a fuss all over the city.

"I'm really happy that Mr. Toriyama has released a new work." Oda said loudly.

No matter what the work is, as long as Akira Toriyama continues to serialize it, he will be satisfied.

What's more, now that they can compete together in the jump, he is so happy that he can almost fly.

Hibiki Higashino watched TV about "COWA!" 》Introduction, fists clenched tighter and tighter.

In order to get Xiao Zheng's first place, he violated his own principles and changed the rhythm of "Soul of Chess".

Now, can I use "Slam Dunk" and get first place in front of Mr. Toriyama?

"I have to work harder to draw comics!" He sighed.

"It would be too embarrassing to show off in front of Toriyama-sensei."

…

"Did you know? Toriyama Akira-sensei has released a new work."

"Of course I only have one, it's called "COWA!"!"

The previous era belonged to Akira Toriyama, and not only Jump's current readers, but also those who had abandoned Jump's books, immediately began to look forward to it.

In mid-October, Hibiki Higashino came to the classroom and was immediately surrounded by a group of people.

"Tori Akino-sensei, is Toriyama-sensei really going to publish a new work?"

Finding everyone looking at him expectantly, Higashino felt the influence of Akira Toriyama again.

If I want to achieve the same achievement, I am still far away.

There was news on the TV station, but they still asked cautiously, fearing that their joy would be in vain.

Dong Yexiang nodded.

"Long live!"

"The God of Comics from the Past is Back!"

They are looking forward to another Kakarot and want to experience new adventures!

Now, no matter where or in any corner, as long as people gather together, they will talk about Akira Toriyama.

Thousands of people are waiting patiently!

The 47th issue of "Weekly Shonen Jump" is on sale.

…

Hibiki Higashino got the sample issue early, and on the cover and front page, he saw "COWA!" 》.

The painting style is cartoony and young, and the characters have a "Ding Zhen" beauty.

Her eyes are innocent and she has a big smile.

""Horror ① Bofu's Shopping Notes". "

This is the title of the first episode.

After reading the content, Higashino felt disappointed.

"Toriyama Akira-sensei knows what readers like to read."

The new work is unexpectedly strange in style, just like a fairy tale.

A kid's adventure looks like this.

This is destined to not be liked by the public.

"As long as Mr. Toriyama continues to draw the routine of "Dragon Ball" without getting tired of it, people will like him, but he doesn't."

He really only paints what he wants to paint.

Hibiki Higashino's idea of ​​competing with Komasa for first place disappeared immediately.

…

on Monday.

Eiichiro Oda watched "COWA! ”, with a smile on his lips.

As a loyal fan, he is very satisfied when he can read Toriyama Akixin's comics.

After serializing, he gradually understood.

As an author of passionate comics, you just keep using routines. If this continues, your passion will always be worn away.

The same goes for Toriyama-sensei.

He has been persisting for more than ten years, and now:

"Can't I just enjoy it?"

Oda seemed to hear Toriyama Akira's thoughts.

"That's it."

At this time, someone called him. He was from the Akira Toriyama Association. He had seen him at an exhibition of Akira Toriyama's works.

His name was Masashi Kishimoto, and the two of them were chatting happily.

Later, Masashi Kishimoto also submitted a submission for the Manga Awards.

Hibiki Higashino’s evaluation of his “Robot” was okay.

Call it a mediocre work, but its basic skills are good and it has an academic foundation.

"Hello, Mr. Oda, I'm Masashi Kishimoto."

The other party said politely that when Oda became the serial author, there was a thick barrier between the two people.

"Kishimoto, no contact for a long time." Oda complained.

This friend, who had so much in common, felt distant.

"I was thinking about serialization," Kishimoto explained: "It's just that I haven't accumulated enough, and I'm still working on it."

"Actually, you should start as a cartoonist's assistant," Oda gave serious advice: "I learned a lot from Tori Akino-sensei. Without this experience, I would never be able to serialize now."

"Well, I'm thinking about it," Kishimoto said.

He is in contact with the editor, and he is working in two directions.

The magic comics include "Diablo" and "Swordsman", and the swordsman comics include "Rurouni Kenshin" and "Infinite Dweller".

The two directions he most wanted to draw were blocked.

"I'm not allowed to draw anything!" Kishimoto was very distressed.

The predecessors are too capable, and the readers' threshold is raised. It is difficult for successors to draw new ideas, and it is even less likely to gain recognition.

Kishimoto now doesn’t know what his goal is, let alone which direction to work towards.

With a confused mind, it is easier to walk into a dead end.

So at this moment, he was just vague and did not agree to Oda.

He changed the subject, "I'm on the phone with you because I want to discuss Toriyama-sensei's "COWA!"

"That's really a connection," Oda put down the brush and laughed, "Tori Akino-sensei can breathe a sigh of relief. Toriyama-sensei's works are clearly not here to compete for the first place."

"I think so too," Kishimoto said complicatedly: "I have abandoned my most advantageous side. In my opinion, this comic is a bit boring, but..."

"I can see the happy side of Toriyama-sensei drawing comics again," Oda answered quickly.

"That's right," Kishimoto said: "Perhaps when I reach the stage of Toriyama-sensei and complete a world-class work, I will go back and paint works that I want to paint but dare not paint now."

…

Weekly Shōnen Jump broke a record. In just one day, all 5 million copies of the manga magazine were sold out.

Faced with the urging of distributors across the country, they could only reprint it as soon as possible.

Toriyama Kazuhiko understood that this was just the ripple caused by Akira Toriyama's return.

As more and more people read CIWA! 》, this wave will cease.

Therefore, he did not think about taking this opportunity to increase the circulation of comics.

"Ara Toriyama, Akira Toriyama, with such great popularity, it would be a shame not to draw a manga about the hot-blooded king!"

He sighed.

"However, this issue of "Slam Dunk" is really scary!"

A chapter on the final between Xiangbei and Hainan.

"The quick report is only 35 votes short of "COWA!"."

This was something Torishima Kazuhiko didn’t expect.

…

In the latest issue of "Slam Dunk", unlike Akira Toriyama who "failed", Akino Toriyama will really work hard in the future.

Everyone who has read it has been moved by it.

This is the final moment of the game.

Shohoku trailed by four points and the game ended with four minutes left.

Facing the powerful Hainan, all members of Xiangbei were exhausted and played a hymn of hard work and passion.

"If Hainan narrows the gap to six points, Xiangbei will immediately fight back and chase it back to four points. As soon as Xiangbei chases the gap to four points, Hainan will immediately narrow the gap to six points. The two sides competed with each other in the gap of four points and six points. Don’t give in.”

"But there's not much time left."

Takeru Kanda licked his lips. This four-pointer was Tianqi, and he looked very nervous.

There are only two minutes left.

"Xiangbei, come on!"

After working hard to this point, Takenori Akagi endured his foot injury and competed, while the others barely supported their bodies and did not want to admit defeat.

"We must win!"

He looked at the comics and cheered for Shohoku.

…

This game can be called tragic. The game is coming to an end, but the stadium is quiet.

"Creak, creak, creak."

"Bah bang bang."

In the venue with thousands of people, the only sounds were the friction of basketball soles against the floor and the sound of slapping basketballs.

Everyone watched with rapt attention.

There is only one and a half minutes left.

Hainan scored another goal.

Everyone in Xiangbei was breathing rapidly, with beads of sweat covering their bodies.

Rukawa Kaede fought hard throughout the game, and he was too tired to lift his head. Sweat fell like raindrops, and his eyes felt dark.

In his ears, the cheers and cheers of the players on the bench could be heard, but Coach Anxi had no expression on his face.

"We must try to let them win... we must..."

That's what he thought in his heart.

…

"Must win!"

Haruko Akagi in the audience, Hanamichi Sakuragi under the basketball court, Takenori Akagi, and other Shohoku players all had this sentence in their minds.

"Must win."

Shohoku attacked, Miyagi Ryota dribbled to the outside of Hainan's three-point line, and the defense inside was like an iron wall.

Time passes by second by second, and under such psychological pressure, it is easy to behave irrationally.

"Don't think about shortening the gap with a three-pointer. There is still one and a half minutes, so we should play steadily with two points." Coach Fujioka, who was watching, thought.

"Suffer it."

A friend's book is quite interesting.