Full-time cartoonist

The plot of "Slam Dunk" caused a craze.

Due to the heated discussion about Akira Toriyama's comeback, the topic was replaced by "Slam Dunk".

Akira Toriyama was happy with this.

Dongye Xiang was also very moved at this time.

In recent letters from readers, very few people criticized him, and most people were moved by his creations and thanked him.

"They even thanked me." Hibiki pointed at the letter and showed off to Akimiya Akemi.

"Ah, I'm so envious." Akimiya Akemi looked at the readers' letters eagerly.

She wants it too.

After creating a comic, the readers' feelings and gratitude are very precious to cartoonists.

Some people will treasure these letters and set aside a special room for storage.

Akimiya Akemi couldn't help but fantasize about reading the feedback from readers after she serialized the manga in the future.

"Want to read it?" Higashikata handed the letter to her.

"Yeah!" Akimiya Akemi nodded.

As an assistant, she contributed a lot to the creation of "Slam Dunk", and she can also feel the readers' experience.

"It's a pity that Shohoku lost. I hope Sakuragi and the others can win and become national champions! But I can understand that the beauty of regret is also beautiful. I heard that serializing comics is a very hard job, Tori Akino Teacher, please take a rest."

Very considerate reader.

Akimiya Akemi took out the next letter.

"I was very touched by the plot of Takenori Akagi. When the team members were lying flat, they wanted to compete with Xiangyang and Hainan and win. This is the charm of competitive sports! Although I lost this time, I feel I will definitely win next time!”

Another letter, Akimiya Akemi read carefully:

"I have always thought that Kaede Rukawa is too cold, but after watching the recent plot, I feel the passion of Kaede Rukawa, a young basketball player. I like the Hainan game very much."

The readers shared their feelings, Akimiya Akemi watched with a smile on her lips.

She smoothed her long hair, smiled extraordinarily gently, and her usual silly look was no longer visible.

Hibiki Higashikata had rarely seen her look like this, and it was a bit sour.

"Do you like drawing comics that much?" Hibiki Higashikata asked.

"Why did you say that suddenly?" Akimiya Minmei was a little confused, but nodded, "Of course."

She was so happy when she saw the readers' feedback.

"Huh," Dong Yexiang breathed a long sigh of relief and fell silent.

…

If you just think about creating the plot you like, you won't get far.

In the second episode, "COWA!" "Xiao Zheng's score has dropped to fourth place.

"I started serializing "Arale" in 1980, and I have received all kinds of achievements. But now, this is my happiest and most relaxed moment, and I am enjoying the joy of creation."

Toriyama Akira's realm Hibiki Higashino didn't understand, he only thought about making money.

Maybe in the future, I will have such thoughts, but it is impossible now.

Time passed little by little and it was December.

Suddenly, snowflakes fell from the sky, and they fell on Higashikata's shoulders.

"It's winter." He realized later.

Jump organized an event about the single book of "Slam Dunk".

After being busy for a long time, it's finally over.

The organizer was originally going to send him home, but Hibiki suddenly became restless and wanted to walk home, so he declined.

The host location was not far from the dormitory. He looked at the scenery with emotion and became excited for a while.

It wasn't until snowflakes began to fall in the sky that his brain, which had been troubled by the long comic series, woke up.

A couple on the side put on scarves and gloves for each other, laughing together with red noses in the snowflakes.

On the other side was a group of male high school students. They changed their style and played a game of brave men defeating the devil with branches picked up from the ground.

"Look at my holy sword!" A high school student wearing glasses yelled and jumped.

The branches in winter were extremely dry and fell to the ground suddenly, breaking into two pieces.

"My holy sword! My holy sword!"

he cried and cried.

Another male high school student pushed him, "As a swordsman like you, I, Roronoa Zoro, am deeply ashamed."

It's a character in "One Piece".

"I've seen this, I've seen it!" someone shouted.

Hibiki nodded. "One Piece" has been serialized for more than three months, and the influence of Eiichiro Oda's works has become more and more amazing.

As an alternative hot-blooded royal manga, "One Piece" attracts readers' attention at the beginning, and does not feel the fear of being cut in half like other newcomers.

The high school students began to talk about the plot of "One Piece", from Luffy meeting Kirby to saving Zoro.

"He's really handsome! Zoro is eating rice balls!"

"Yeah! It gave me the same feeling as watching "Slam Dunk", and I was also deeply moved."

"Hey, how can "One Piece" compare with "Slam Dunk"?"

They started arguing.

Hibiki Higashino shook his head. It is natural that it would be serialized on the jump platform and would cause controversy.

He didn't care, bypassed several high school students, and walked towards the distance.

With such a snowy scene, it would be bad if it was disturbed.

…

On the Internet, there is a forum for comparing comics.

On this forum, the largest group is the readers of "Dragon Ball", and the most targeted ones are also the readers of "Dragon Ball".

But now, with the completion of "Dragon Ball", "Slam Dunk" has caught up from behind and has become the object of hate for some netizens.

"Stop bragging about "Slam Dunk", your fighting ability is scum, too poor and weak."

"Are you confused? Sports and competitive comics talk about combat effectiveness."

"It's because of your constant boasting that it arouses the resentment of others. You deserve it!"

In 1997, netizens were not as aggressive as they would be in the future, and they just argued over and over again.

A new floor was quickly built.

"I think Jump's new work "One Piece" is very interesting! It will become a big hit in the future!"

"Yes, I think so too. "Slam Dunk" is nothing compared to "One Piece"."

"Hey! How can "One Piece" be compared with "Slam Dunk"? The protagonist looks like a fool."

"Sakura Hanamichi is not smart either!"

With the backlash from several people, the discussion in this building became more and more popular. Before long, there were more than a thousand comments.

However, "Slam Dunk" is competing against "One Piece" because the reader base is different after all.

As time passed, the debate here continued to intensify and even escalated to criticizing Tori Akino's future.

"There is nothing worth discussing about the author who likes middle-aged aunts."

"Yes, he still likes Takeuchi Naoko! I heard he is just a college student."

There is a news media that talks about the impact of the Internet and has screenshots to reflect the negative aspects.

Higashino Hibiki's fans couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to fight back immediately, but in the end they found that the post had been deleted.

We can only open up the battlefield again.

…

Higashino Hibiki doesn't know about this yet, but he will get used to it if he does. He has been in Tieba before and has seen the dark side of human nature. As the center of attention, it is normal to be reviled.

Some people have scolded Liu Cixin, so what does this mean to him?

The time has come to December 24th, Peace Day, which has become a holiday for lovers in later generations.

On this day, Higashino Hibiki used to accompany Akimiya Akemi out to play.

Akimiya Akemi had a clear goal and went directly to a bookstore in Shibuya.

Higashino Hibiki wanted to try a love hotel, but it was a pity.

"Are there any activities?" There was a long queue at the door of the bookstore, and many people had a look of surprise on their faces.

"You'll know in a moment." Akimiya Akemi said mysteriously.

On the street in the cold winter, Hibiki shivered. Akimiya Akemi shook her head after seeing this scene, took off her scarf, and wrapped it around Hibiki's neck.

"Really, I don't wear anything warm when I go out."

Hibiki wanted to refuse, after all, he couldn't handle the pink scarf, but Akimiya Akemi was determined, so he could only say thank you.

Ten minutes passed and it was Higashino Hibiki and Akimiya Akemi's turn.

""Prince Togashi and Princess Naoko's 1998 Social Return Declaration"?" Hibiki's expression became more and more strange, and he suppressed a smile, "What is this!"

The cover is Sailor Moon, and the content is a book jointly created by Yoshihiro Togashi and Naoko Takeuchi. The main content is to tell readers that they are in love.

Hibiki wanted to laugh when he thought of the shy Yoshihiro Togashi. He must be embarrassed to have done such a thing.

Especially at the end of the reading, there are actually two people’s lip prints.

Eh~

Hibiki Higashi had goosebumps.

Is it true that you two middle-aged people are having fun?

"Tori Akino-sensei is so pitiful..."

He seemed to hear something.

"Well, he must be very depressed now that he likes Teacher Naoko Takeuchi but can't get her."

"He's lost in love."

There were two little girls talking, with expressions of pity and excitement. They stamped their feet from time to time, and the ornaments on their heads made a jingling sound.

"Pfft," Akimiya Akemi couldn't help laughing. She looked at Hibiki Hibiki and said playfully, "How pitiful, Mr. Tori Akino."

Higashino Hibiki's face turned dark, and he tugged on the corner of Akimiya Akemi's clothes.

"Come on, come into the house with me!"

Walking towards the love hotel nearby.

Had a great time afterwards.

…

On one forum, the debate about "One Piece" and "Slam Dunk" was particularly heated.

At this time, someone posted Togashi Takeuchi’s declaration of love.

For a moment, the "One Piece" side had the upper hand.

"Pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffcctudeudes so pathetic, Tori Akino Mirai."

…

Hibiki's head was buzzing, and he felt like many people were saying, "How pitiful, Tori Akino."

He was really innocent.

Even in the school, many people looked at him with varying pity.

"It's all Oda's fault!" Hibiki gritted his teeth.

The fermentation of this matter is getting louder and louder, while fans are blessing Togashi Takeuchi.

Comments such as "How pitiful, Tori Akino-sensei." also kept coming.

Inexplicably, Hibiki Higashino became the tragic second male lead.

At exactly this time, the first single volume of "One Piece" was released.

Oda, who was full of confidence, still came to the scene to watch with uneasiness.

He felt relaxed when he found that readers were rushing to buy.

"How pitiful, Tori Akino-sensei."

A reader passed by him with emotion in his tone.

"What happened?" Oda's head was full of questions.

He drew comics in seclusion and turned a deaf ear to what was going on outside the window.

"What happened to Tori Akino-sensei?" He became frightened.

At this moment, Higashikata called him, and he relaxed instantly.

"It's all your fault!" Higashikata angrily yelled.

After some explanation, Oda couldn’t laugh or cry.

His impulsive action caused a lot of twists and turns, and there would be aftershocks long after.

"I will take this responsibility." Oda said, patting his chest.

…

What he meant by taking responsibility was in a program.

Rather than saying it is a propaganda piece, it is better to say that he went to refute rumors.

Opening the stand-alone volume of "Slam Dunk", Oda swore, "I drew Sailor Moon and it has nothing to do with Tori Akino-sensei."

His reckless move made Hibiki Higashi in front of the TV so moved that he covered his eyes.

The host was confused, "Teacher Oda, are you here?"

"Because it has caused trouble to Mr. Tori Akino, I hope it can spread. Mr. Tori Akino is not interested in Mr. Takeuchi." Oda said bluntly.

Naoko Takeuchi clenched her fists in front of the TV, "This guy is so incapable of talking!"

The host probably understood.

"So you are a disciple of Master Tori Akino."

"Yes," Oda nodded, "I participated in the creation of "Soul of the Game" and "Slam Dunk". Mr. Tori Akino taught me a lot, and I admire him very much."

…

Question marks began to appear on the forum.

Only today did I realize that they are all clowns.

Someone jumped out at this time.

"You are not readers of "One Piece" at all. You are just using "One Piece" to belittle "Slam Dunk"!"

He sent a lot of pictures.

"Look, Luffy and the others are in the background of "Slam Dunk"!"

For a time, many people, birds and animals dispersed, not daring to show up again.

And a handful apologized.

Anyone who continued to argue was beaten to death.

"As expected of Tori Akino-sensei, his disciples are also outstanding."

"A bunch of cartoonists showed up at Mr. Nobuhiro Watsuki's studio. I was still wondering why Mr. Tori Akino's assistant didn't become a cartoonist. It turns out he is very low-key."

"There is indeed a shadow of Tori Akino-sensei in "One Piece". Oda is particularly good at writing about the emotions between men, and he must have learned it from Tori Akino-sensei."

…

Oda's words were shocking.

"It turns out that Sailor Moon was drawn by him. Mr. Oda is so naughty hahaha."

"So Tori Akino-sensei doesn't like Takeuchi Naoko?"

Many people have reacted that the gossip they are talking about is wrong.

Oda continued: "In 1994, editor Sasaki contacted me and asked me if I wanted to work as an assistant at Tori Akino Studio. I agreed without hesitation."

"Why?" the host asked.

He was also a little helpless. Oda in front of him was only thinking about his own topic, so he could only dig deeper into this story.

"Because Toriyama-sensei is Toriyama-sensei's assistant." Oda said happily: "Even if you can't become Toriyama-sensei's assistant, it would be great to be his assistant's assistant."

Thanks to Jie He for the reward, and thanks to Al Ah'er for the reward.