Full-time cartoonist

One week before "Death Note" was published.

After Sasaki got up early in the morning and washed up, he sat at the dining table and ate breakfast while listening to news programs. This was his usual habit.

"The protagonist of "The Incident of the Drunkard Rose Saint", Mr. A, was treated very well, so the Kanto Juvenile Reformatory Hospital decided to transfer him to the Northeast Middle Juvenile Hospital. "

After hearing this, Sasaki stood up in a hurry, without even having time to put down his chopsticks, and walked to the TV in two or three steps.

"Suffer it!"

…

As reports abound on the Internet, the "Drunkard Rose Saint Incident", which killed several boys and girls and had evil gods worshiped, has returned to the public eye.

"What an evil man!"

"Are you treated well just because of the minor protection law?"

"Transferred from a reformatory for detention to a juvenile home for education and growth... Doesn't this mean that A is about to be released? A murderer who won't let the public know his identity is around!"

“There’s something wrong with this country!”

"Why not sentence him to death!"

"Come on, many death row inmates in Japan have died in prison before they were executed."

"This is a country where the death penalty is a thing of the past."

The discussion of a caused more discussions among the public.

"Akio Matsumoto, who launched a sarin gas attack on a Tokyo subway line in 1995 that killed 13 people, is still alive and well in prison."

"Miyazaki Tsutomu, who imprisoned and killed four young girls, has not yet been sentenced to death."

80% of the people in Japan support the death penalty, and they are suddenly excited.

The lenient sentencing policy has aroused great dissatisfaction among the people.

…

The biased remarks on the Internet quickly attracted the attention of TV Asahi. They specially found an expert to talk about the impact of the "Drunkard Rose Saint Incident".

"Because of Mr. A, our laws have been revised and the minimum applicable age for criminal punishment has been changed from 16 to 14 years old. This proves that the country's judicial system is functioning normally."

"I have been paying attention to people's speeches on the Internet. Their doubts about the judiciary make me heartbroken."

"Why are death row prisoners not executed immediately but have to go through a cumbersome legal process?"

"Because this is a decision to take away life, you must be cautious. It is also a manifestation of protecting human rights."

"If a misjudgment occurs, it will have serious consequences that can never be undone."

"What happened today just proves that we are a cautious nation."

At the same time, Japan's anti-death penalty parliamentary caucus is also operating, and the condemnation on the Internet gradually subsided under different comments.

A well-respected actor suddenly broke into negative news.

Higashino Hibiki didn't even pay attention to it, and no one discussed this matter on the Internet.

…

When elementary school student Ken Miyano returned home, he looked like a good boy in front of his mother. In fact, after he went back to the bedroom and closed the door, he immediately threw his backpack out and had a cute smile on his face.

"Bah, you are such a useless adult!"

He was sitting sideways on the seat. Thanks to his wealthy family, there was a computer in the room.

Ken Miyano was browsing the forum, his expression getting uglier and uglier.

"It's really stupid to focus on unnecessary celebrity scandals."

Regarding a, there is no trace of the discussion on the death penalty except for a few sporadic comments.

"When I grow up, I want to be the Minister of Justice and bring all crimes to justice!"

"Start with homework!"

Miyano Ken cheered himself up. He felt that his whole body was full of motivation. He must study hard and become a top student.

"……This is……"

He pulled out a comic magazine from his schoolbag. There were two scary faces on the cover! Miyano Ken was so frightened that he almost threw the magazine.

He did some mental work for a long time before he mustered up the courage to look at the colorful pages on the magazine cover carefully.

These are two close-ups of faces, like reflections. The upper face is painted with gloomy light and shadow, the eyes are wide and dull, and there is a terrifying sense of fear under the expressionless face.

"Is the one below okay..."

Ken Miyano tremblingly turned the magazine over so that he could see the face clearly.

"Wow!"

He was startled again.

Just when he looked at it backwards, he didn't think it was anything. After looking at it carefully with his face upright, he could see its terrifying face like a wild beast!

The face was grinning, revealing white teeth, and the eyes were bulging out, as if they were about to fall out, with a crazy look.

"This... this is "Weekly Shonen Jump"... not a horror magazine comic..." Ken Miyano said to himself tremblingly.

He looked at the name on the cover and read out, "DEATH NOTE, Death Note, strange name."

The more Ken Miyano looked at these two faces, the more he felt that they were staring at him.

"What kind of comic is this? Is Jump going to publish horror comics too? It's too much to draw such a scary picture! The author should die!"

"etc!"

"The author's name is..."

"Tori Akino Mirai!"

"It turns out to be Tori Akino-sensei's new work! Think about it, the time is now!"

Ken Miyano couldn't help but become excited, and the fear just now was swept away.

"As expected of Mr. Tori Akino, your paintings are so good." He praised repeatedly.

…

Three minutes passed.

Except for the sudden close-up of Su Ke's big face, which startled Miyano Ken, the rest made his blood boil!

The setting of "Death Note" and the fact that Light Yagami killed hundreds of vicious criminals within five days of getting the note all made him think it was so cool!

""The world is rotting, of course it would be better for rotten people to die!" This sentence is so right! "

"The real world is the same, there is a lack of a Cammy like Yagami Yue!"

"Tori Akino-sensei's comic this time is great! It's simply the work of a sociologist's thoughts!"

…

Elementary school student Ken Miyano admires Light Yagami in "Death Note" and thinks he is a hero who does great things without fear of sacrifice.

There are many readers like him.

But there are also some who disagree.

"The style of Tori Akino-sensei's new work has changed drastically." Odagiri frowned and looked at the comic, "There is no trace of "Spirit of the Game" anymore. It has changed from inspirational to dark style."

After looking at it twice, he put down the jump, picked up the high-quality chess record of the recent game and looked at it, and then he calmed down.

…

…

Jump's peers spoke highly of "Death Note".

After Yoshihiro Togashi read "Death Note", he repeatedly told Naoko Takeuchi that this comic was the most surprising comic he had seen in recent years.

It broke the stagnant situation of jump. Those vulgar cartoonists did not dare to go a step further. They imitated the style of mainstream cartoons and tried to please readers. They had no confidence as creators at all.

The passionate struggle and homogeneous contents that broke through difficulties were staged one after another, and Togashi almost vomited.

"It has to be Tori Akino Mirai." He gave a thumbs up, excited.

"It's just that we have to wait a week for the next chapter. Why doesn't Tori Akino draw more? It's a shame that the first chapter doesn't have more than 60 pages. He's lazy."

…

"It's a really neat design."

Araki Hirohiko looked at "Death Note" and lamented that he had been silent for a while.

His jojo wits have always been well received, so he focused on some of the exquisite settings in "Death Note".

"Death Note" has cumbersome usage settings. It is not difficult to see Tori Akino's ambition. He wants to draw a wonderful plot under the constraints of the rules.

Araki has already thought of the wonderful moments when Yagami Yue battled wits with the police under these rules.

He looked at the comics and remembered the immature boy back then. Now he seems to be surpassing himself in the field of wits comics.

"It's really... interesting." Araki laughed.

…

Yamamura Morimichi watched "Death Note" for the first time, and he was once again amazed by Tori Akino's painting skills.

"What do you think, Murata-kun?"

This is the partner Onishi recommended to him. Yusuke Murata is a really good painter. With hard work, Murata can make the original manuscript look like an illustration. The realistic style makes "Blind Football" even more powerful.

Murata made occasional mistakes due to his lack of experience, and was slightly inferior to Tori Akino in terms of the sophistication of his paintings and the expression of characters, but he has already shown his potential to be as good as Tori Akino.

"Toriakino-sensei's storyboards are so great," Murata said in admiration, "It's almost textbook-level storyboards! Oh, I really want to be his assistant and study for a while."

Yamamura's face darkened, "Now you are my partner...you actually think...you would rather be Tori Akino's assistant?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Yamamura, I couldn't help but blurt it out." Murata apologized. He looked at "Death Note" seriously, and after a while he said, "It's a painting style similar to mine."

"The scenes and props are made in a more realistic style. The overall style is relatively neutral and will not offend readers. This means that the reader's affinity is very high."

"The characters have been beautified and the characters are more prominent. Well, readers will like this style very much."

"Generally speaking, I feel that Tori Akino-sensei is the completed version of me."

Yamamura:……

So in the end, he gave in and was still not as good at painting as Tori Akino.

"Teacher Yamamura, my paintings will not be the shortcomings of my work. I would rather talk about you," Yusuke Murata pointed at Yamamura and said, "Because I want to cooperate with you, I have seen all your previous works."

""The Sun Murder Incident" is an orthodox case-based reasoning, while "The Bizarre Detective Agency" adds a funny twist. Your hard work can be seen."

"Nowadays, "Death Note" is also a detective mystery comic, but from my perspective, the reasoning plot of Mr. Tori Akino's "Death Note" is much more reasonable!"

Yagami Yue's research on "Death Note", and his announcement of his existence by causing hundreds of death row inmates to die of cardiac paralysis after 40 seconds.

Everything is so smooth and seamless.

Ya Shenyue's IQ is outstanding.

After hearing Yusuke Murata's words, Yamamura Morimichi clenched his fists and his fingertips turned white.

…

Mr. Akimiya looked at the comic, "Is the protagonist a madman who thinks he is a god? Tori Akino was still calm before, but is he getting more and more active now? He has become a middle...second grade cartoonist."

he asked Akimiya Akemi.

"Dad, you should know," Akimiya Akemi explained helplessly, "A work is a work, and the author is the author. The two cannot be confused."

"I think you... just want to belittle and humiliate me."

"Haha." Mr. Akimiya laughed awkwardly after being poked at the central point.

He said seriously: "You have to ask Dongye to pay attention. Works like "Death Note" will definitely arouse public opinion, and social opposition will come one after another. You have to make him fully prepared."

Akimiya Akemi became worried after hearing this, "Yes, I understand."