Full-time cartoonist

"Give newcomers a shortcut to serialization?" Sasaki chewed on this sentence.

Jump's newcomer awards, or the newcomer awards in the industry, are all linked to honor and money, and have little to do with whether it can be serialized.

After all, newcomers have limited abilities and have shortcomings in all aspects. Moreover, the winning works are all short comics, which are different from full-length comics.

Hibiki Higashino nodded, "Yes, serializing on Jump is too difficult, and many newcomers are discouraged."

After more than ten years of hard work, I still can't serialize it. Such a future is too hopeless.

Yoshida Koji looked at Hibiki Higashino in surprise. The statement that serialization is too difficult comes from your mouth and has no credibility at all.

Hibiki Higashino spread his hands and talked eloquently, "A competition is arranged every year. The shortlisted works can be published on Jump, and the selection results are determined based on readers' votes."

"Sounds interesting, and once a year it won't take up too much jump quota," Sasaki said with some interest.

"But," he frowned, "What kind of results can be serialized? Where is the speed here determined?"

Some works are slow to catch on and are not favored by readers at first, but editors can see their potential. It would be too rigid to decide whether to serialize based solely on performance.

Yoshida's eyes lit up and he said quickly: "The shortlisted works will enter the serialization meeting. Whether they can be serialized or not is decided by the editors. Of course, the results of the selected and semi-selected works are also a major reference for the results."

"Let's do it like this!" Sasaki stood up, "Anyone who has not published comics can participate, and the time is scheduled to be during the summer vacation!"

Although he hasn't reported it to Torishima Kazuhiko yet, Sasaki has already made up his mind to do it.

This is also a major achievement after he became editor-in-chief.

…

The time came to the end of March.

This period of "Death Note" describes the testing process of Yue and L.

A lot of text is packed into the comics. When the two of them talk to each other, when they are playing tennis or chatting over coffee, every sentence is full of wit.

If Yue makes any mistakes, L's true identity will be known.

The reader did not expect that the meeting between the two people was so peaceful and... mentally exhausting.

A huge amount of information is condensed in sentences. They have to think carefully about every sentence of their dialogue, extract the key points, connect it to the next sentence, and consider the meaning of the words.

Readers are like facing L's moon, their brains are spinning rapidly, and they are in line with the cartoonist's brain circuits to understand the content of these words.

L seduced Yue and asked him to tell him unreported information that only Kira knew. Every time Yue answered a question, his mind would spin several times. While answering the question, he also had to think about whether he had behaved beyond his character. .

Aren’t comics supposed to be relaxing? As a result, I became even more tired after reading "Death Note", but the readers enjoyed it and enjoyed the extraordinary feeling.

…

"Mirai Tori Akino, who can draw Mobai comics, has now become an illustrator." Nobuhiko Horie shook his head.

He believes that "Death Note" may be more suitable as a novel rather than a comic.

Horie Nobuhiko felt annoyed for a moment that he was a beautiful woman, but he had no choice but to become a thief.

The silent words at the end of "Slam Dunk" shocked him greatly. It was his pursuit of the comic realm.

Tori Akino gave up the high-level realm of comics and chose to use narration to explain the content, which would have fallen into the lower class.

"Ah, ah, the single volume of "Death Note" has exceeded 1 million. That's amazing."

Editor Sato under Horie Nobuhiko came over in surprise holding the newspaper.

"One million..." Horie Nobuhiko was silent, "Another hit."

…

The news of the success of "Death Note" was released through Shueisha, and many people who paid attention had different emotions.

Parents are angry, teachers don't understand, and students are extremely happy.

"This is Death Note!"

"High season!"

Souma Ichiro looked at the newspaper and sighed in his heart, "Tori Akino-sensei has succeeded again."

He has never failed since the beginning of the series.

"And what about me?" Soma Ichiro looked at the storyboard on the work table and secretly made up his mind, "I have to work harder! I can't let the younger generations look down on me!"

More than a year after Sasaki issued a notice not to renew his contract, he still failed. After going around and around painting different works, with the desire to serialize them, the news I received was that they were failures.

Even so, Ichiro Soma still didn't want to give up drawing comics. He kept his original intention, worked late into the night every day, and worked hard to draw his works!

…

Yamamura Morimichi learned the news that the single volume of "Death Note" had sold more than one million copies within a month, and his expression was very calm.

Yusuke Murata's eyes widened, "This is a breakthrough of one million in a short period of time! Teacher Yamamura, aren't you surprised!"

"I'm used to it." Yamamura replied indifferently.

He has been suppressed like this for many years, and he will never be able to get ahead.

"Oh, by the way, Murata, have you finished your manuscript? Pass it over to me for a look."

"Oh, oh." Murata nodded. After he handed the manuscript to Yamamura Morimichi, he suddenly reacted, "Is it time to work now? I'm not in the mood to draw at all right now. I was shocked by the explosive news of "Death Note" Can’t get over it.”

"This is 1 million!" He murmured to himself.

Yamamura looked at the manuscript, nodded with satisfaction, and put it aside to dry. While doing auxiliary work, he said: "After so many years of competing with Tori Akino, I have learned a truth, don't be affected by his results. This is completely meaningless for myself. Only by working hard to improve yourself can we catch up with him."

"So, let's draw, Murata-kun."

…

The animation of "Death Note" is broadcast as scheduled.

The shocking effect not only swept over the students who had just started school, but also many adults who did not pay attention to comics were frightened by the wildness of this animation!

"Death Note" is like a wild horse, making the passengers' hearts beat faster and their adrenaline surge.

"There is such an animation!"

"So handsome!"

"The god who judges sin, what a wonderful setting!"

The explosion of the "Death Note" animation is even more resonant than "Slam Dunk". Its tense plot has fascinated countless people.

"I'm tired of watching cartoons about playing house!"

"It's like walking on a tightrope on the edge of a cliff, so exciting!"

"Charming protagonist!"

…

The ratings of "Death Note" were very high, and the new director Tetsurou Araki was greatly encouraged and worked even harder.

"It's all because of Tori Akino-sensei's solid work. If it were another supervisor, the results wouldn't be bad. I'm just lucky."

This is what he said in the interview.

But at the private celebration banquet, Araki Tetsurou was extremely drunk.

"It's all my fault, hahaha."

After waking up the next day, he continued to work non-stop.

…

"The single volume of "Blind Football" has sold 560,000 copies? What a good result."

Hibiki Higashino learned from Yoshida the sales volume of single copies of Yamamura Morimichi's new works, and was a little surprised for a moment.

The first volume sold 560,000 copies, which is a rare high sales volume.

"Athletes with physical disabilities, with their love and pursuit of sports, they fight with all their strength. Such a moving expression with passion and tears is indeed a good work." Yoshida explained.

Sports for people with disabilities can better reflect the spirit of sports. This kind of incomplete beauty naturally gives readers a shocking feeling.

"Yes, that's true." Dong Yexiang nodded.

He has also watched "Blind Football", and the protagonists each have their own plots.

There are people who did not get along with their teammates and once left the team; there are people who have high self-esteem and high abilities, but are blind due to accidents and find it difficult to accept the reality; there are also other players who were born blind, but fell into the shadow of society due to accidents There is no cheerfulness and simplicity.

With each distinctive character and wonderful storyboards, "Blind Football" has already gained a group of fans.

""Blind Football" is a successful sports comic."

…

On weekend mornings, Higashino sounds next door.

There was a knock on the door and the postman was at the door.

"Eh? Is it a letter to me? Who would write to a child?"

With surprise and curiosity, Ken Miyano stamped his family's seal, then sat on the sofa and looked at the letter carefully.

"Shueisha...it's a letter from Shueisha!"

He was pleasantly surprised for a moment.

Mr. Miyano came over after breakfast, glanced at his son and asked, "Who is knocking on the door?"

"Postman." Ken Miyano answered, holding the letter.

"Oh, who handed me the letter?" Mr. Miyano saw the letter and bent down to take it away.

"This is mine!" Ken Miyano hid the letter behind his back, and then ran upstairs quickly.

"Haha." Mr. Miyano couldn't help laughing.

His precocious son also has such a childish side.

"This is how a child should react."

"but……"

"Whose letter is that?"

"Isn't it true that Ken is in puppy love?"

…

"Hello, Miyano kid, I am Tori Akino Mirai."

Ken Miyano lay on the bed, carefully tore open the envelope, and when he took out the letter and saw the first line, he was so excited that he wanted to scream.

"It's Tori Akino-sensei who wrote me a reply! That's great!"

"I'm very happy that you like Death Note so much."

Next is a painting, the content is Yue who looks like a good student.

"You must study hard and make progress every day, like Yagami Yue, and become a top student."

"PS: Don't imitate his extreme attitude, haha."

"Tori Akino Mirai..."

After reading the last line of the letter, Ken Miyano felt warm in his heart. He put the letter against his chest and felt the warmth of Tori Akino Mirai.

Although the content was not much, the writer he liked wrote back to him, which made Ken Miyano feel like he was in the clouds, as if he was in a fairyland.

"Tori Akino-sensei... Hehe... Tori Akino-sensei..."

…

"Have you written a letter to the readers?"

Omori asked Hibiki Higashino unexpectedly.

"Well," Hibiki Higashino nodded, "I wanted to give something back to the readers for their sincere support, so I also selected some readers to write replies."

"I'm so envious." Omori raised his head and fell into fantasy, "When I was young, if I could receive a letter from Teacher Akira Toriyama, it would be the most precious memory of my childhood."

"Haha, I'm not as good as you said." Hibiki said shyly, covering the back of his head.

"No, no, this is a great thing." Omori said.

"Yeah, don't talk anymore." Dongye Xiang waved his hand. If he continued to talk, he would collapse on the ground comfortably.

However, it is indeed very touching when a writer you like writes back to me.

If he could have received a letter from Zheng Yuanjie when he was a child, he would have treasured it for the rest of his life.

"If the teacher writes to me," Tanaka said seriously, "I will be very happy now."

"You're making fun of me too." Higashino Hibiki couldn't resist facing the fanatical fans.

An hour later, Yoshida Koji came to the door, and Hibiki Higashino mentioned the matter.

Yoshida actually agreed with Tanaka’s idea, “If I could receive a reply from my teacher in college, I would be moved to tears.”

"Even after I become an editor, I still hope to have a heart-to-heart talk with my teacher."

He looked like I was not joking, which made Hibiki understand that there were a bunch of morbid readers around him.

"Ah, by the way, I forgot about the work I came for today." Yoshida said, "Teacher, your idea has been approved. The name of the manga award is "Golden Mirai Cup", which represents the shining golden future of manga artists. "

"The movement is so fast." Hibiki Higashikata exclaimed.

Only a month has passed.

"The editor-in-chief attaches great importance to this matter." Yoshida nodded.

"Teacher," Omori raised his right hand and asked curiously, "What is the "Golden Future Cup"? "

Hibiki Higashino explained, "Jump is about to launch an annual manga award. The shortlisted works may be serialized."

Omori opened his mouth wide, "It's actually a competition related to serialization qualifications!"

"I must participate! What's the deadline?" Omori clenched his fist.

Tanaka also had some movement in his eyes.

"Golden Future Cup" is extremely alluring. If it succeeds here, it will not be far away from entering the threshold of serialization.

"It has not been officially announced yet. It is expected to be held during the summer vacation next year, and the specific date needs to be analyzed." Yoshida explained.

"Thank you, Mr. Yoshida!" Omori bowed.

"It's okay." Yoshida waved his hand.

…

After leaving Higashino Hibiki's studio, Koji Yoshida got off work.

Instead of going home, he drove back to Shueisha.

The recent period of work has been tiring, and he wants to have a few drinks with his colleagues to relax.

It was just dark, and there were still many pedestrians on the road. Yoshida sighed. After the excitement of becoming an editor, he felt a strong sense of exhaustion.

"Just get used to it." Yahagi patted Yoshida on the shoulder. "We editors are not as easy as others think. If we enter Jump with the idea of ​​decent work, there will definitely be a gap."

"Yes, senior." Yoshida nodded.

He is responsible for discovering new talents every day, and also has to deal with work related to the work. While considering the comic storyboard, he also has to go to the cartoonist's studio from time to time.

Constantly running back and forth, tiring and tiring.

"Tianjiang! Jump is going to hold the Golden Future Cup! Can you help me give advice?"

A text message notification rang. Yoshida glanced at it and sighed.