Full-time cartoonist

"Bravo!"

Soma Satoru opened his mouth blankly.

Each of those people his uncle mentioned is a pillar of "Weekly Shōnen Jump", maintaining the dominance of this comic magazine for decades.

Among these people, only his uncle... couldn't do anything.

He looked at Soma Ichiro in confusion, "Why? Why did Tori Akino-sensei come to you?"

Soma Satoru couldn't understand it.

"Probably because," Soma Ichiro said with a smile, "I am obsessed with comics."

He turned his head and looked out the window, revealing a sense of desolation, "I love comics and keep trying. Although I always fail, I will never give up. That's me."

"Tori Akino-kun has such a sharp eye." The corners of his mouth couldn't stop rising, and he burst into laughter.

"As expected of an uncle!" Soma Satoru looked at Soma Ichiro with admiration.

…

The Higashino family on the other side.

Hibiki Higashikata is watching TV.

aside...

"Let me tell you," Akimiya Akemi wiped Higashino Mirai's mouth. Seeing his dazed look, she couldn't help but ask Hibiki: "What's wrong with Miku? I haven't been in a good mood these days."

She made Miku Higashino's favorite hamburger, but the child just ate up the plate sluggishly, without the usual smile of enjoying the food.

"I don't know!" Dongye Xiang shook his head fiercely, "It has nothing to do with me!"

Akimiya Akemi looked at him doubtfully, "I didn't say I had anything to do with you... It's really strange. Why are you reacting so strongly?"

"Ah, ah!" Higashino Hibiki sat up from the sofa, as if suddenly enlightened, "I will definitely have a little girl I like in the kindergarten in the future, right!"

The topic was indeed diverted.

Akimiya Akemi is very interested in this.

"Really? Mirai-chan," she fiddled with her son's clothes, "then mommy, let's change you into a cool and handsome outfit."

Dongye Mirai said nothing, staring at Dongye Hibiki with dead fish eyes.

Today, he has a better understanding of his father.

Then I was tossed around by changing clothes.

…

Hibiki Hibiki's works have blossomed twice, with "Naoki Hansawa" being serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" and "Dream Eater" being serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump".

"Hansawa Naoki" has achieved very good results. In just four episodes, it has become a youth jump show, trying to shoot veteran Hongshi Hongzhi to death on the beach.

"Dream Eaters" is about to see the true face of Lushan.

This made Sōma Satoru very curious. What kind of work could Tori Akino take the time to collaborate with her on in the future?

It must be to the point where I can't bear to let it go.

There are many readers like him.

Akira Toriyama was curious. What kind of comics would Toriyama draw if Akino Toriyama pestered him for the copyright in the future?

Akira Toriyama, who has been away from "Weekly Shōnen Jump" for many years, now has no one to send samples. All his former editors have left their posts. He can only wait until Monday. Like most readers, he, after the comic magazine is released, I saw this pre-released comic.

The protagonist of "Dream Eaters", Mashiro Gogoku, is a very ordinary boy. He is 14 years old, facing the pressure before entering high school, confused and at a loss.

He had nothing planned for his future.

Don't know what to do.

Under the guidance of parents and teachers, he must study hard, attend cram schools, and be a good child.

This is a common thought among children nowadays. They are too sensible and do not let their parents worry about them. They know that they must study hard.

But unfortunately, he lacks the youthful vitality of a teenager, has no dreams, knows how to weigh the pros and cons, and matures too quickly.

Readers who are in middle school feel a little emotional and a little sad when they watch this clip.

They are the same as Mashiro Takami, and it can be said that this character is a portrayal of their souls.

Akira Toriyama flipped through Jump and continued reading.

He didn't see anything that surprised him in "Dream Eaters". It seems that this comic is telling a serious story.

Zhen Cheng likes a girl the most, but he doesn't dare to confess to her, he only feels timid in his heart.

Usually they never spoke, it was an unreachable love.

The turning point in Mashiro's life came from a top student named Takagi Akito. He had been ranked first in his age group for many years, and it was possible to predict Takagi Akito's future success.

Get into a high school with a high deviation value, then enter Tokyo University, and have a happy life.

But Takagi Akito, who is the number one in age, invited the top Mashiro to form a team to draw comics.

"I have literary talent, you have painting skills!"

"Japanese comics are a great culture praised by the world. The living proof is to draw your name on the comics!"

Toriyama Akira scratched his head, "Is that so?"

The first cartoonist doesn’t think so.

He drew comics just because he had nothing to do after quitting his job and wanted to make money to fill his stomach.

“Do comics mean so much?”

Takagi Akito was in high spirits and the tallest man in the city was young and mature. He rejected Takagi Akito's request.

"But, I refuse!"

Popular science in comics appeared, about the cruelty of the cartoonist profession.

Comics that are not popular will be cut in half after ten chapters.

Only 0.001% of people can rely on comics for a lifetime.

The vast majority of people are just gamblers.

…

"Alas," Soma Ichiro sighed.

That's it. There is not a hundred comics that can be animated. Cartoonists like him who animate their works are now struggling to survive.

This is something you can’t see at the top level of cartoonists.

"How could Toakino-kun have such a feeling?" He was puzzled.

Mirai Tori Akino is a rare genius in comics, even surpassing Yoshihiro Togashi. His talent is called by some people the first person after Osamu Tezuka.

He started serializing "Soul of Chess" when he was in high school. After college, he developed the extremely popular "Slam Dunk". Each of his subsequent comics has become more popular than ever before. Why does he feel so emotional about such a smooth genius? Woolen cloth?

"Perhaps it has something to do with Mr. Akimiya who collaborated with him." Soma Ichiro scratched his hair.

The introduction in the comic said that Akimiya Akemi is 35 years old, but he has no impression of this name.

"After a lot of hard work, can I cooperate with Tori Akino-kun with super high painting skills? Her past has been integrated into the character of Zhenjing's highest character."

"Right, that is it."

After solving the confusion, he had new doubts.

"But what about me? Tori Akino-kun said that the character drawn based on me is at the beginning. Where am I?"

…

Sōma Satoru looked at "Dream Eater".

He was a little disgusted with the awkward Mashiro Supreme.

This guy knows the rules of "Weekly Shonen Jump" so well, he must be someone who aspires to be a manga artist, but now he doesn't take advantage of the opportunity, looking pessimistic.

Mashiro's tallest uncle is a cartoonist named Taro Kawaguchi.

Takagi Akito was very shocked. He liked Mr. Kawaguchi's "Legend of Super Heroes" very much when he was a child. He had watched the animation and bought a single book. He was a little fan.

Taro Kawaguchi was a particularly poor painter, and Sōma Satoru immediately thought of his uncle, Ichiro Soma.

"I see, my uncle is the prototype of Taro Kawaguchi."

"Doesn't that mean... I am the highest in the real city!"

He was shocked.

"Does Tori Akino-sensei think of me this way?"

I will give up drawing comics and pursue a boring future.

You must be underestimating him. He is a man who has been working hard since elementary school to become a cartoonist...a boy!

Soma Ichiro saw the other side, and he was very pleased.

"Even if only one comic is serialized, it will leave a beautiful past in the hearts of children."

"Takagi Akito likes "Legend of Super Heroes", and there will be readers who are excited when recalling "Space Railroad Heroes"."

"I will never give up drawing comics."

…

Takagi Akito kept persuading Mashiro to be the best.

His language is so provocative that readers feel excited and want to put down their textbooks and draw comics.

But Zhencheng Tongzhi remained unmoved.

When he was in elementary school, he wanted to be a cartoonist.

Because my uncle is a cartoonist, he will inevitably be affected.

The uncle said that cartoonists are very popular and will become famous if they have money. He liked a girl who got good grades and got the position of secretary to the president. He only went to a fourth-rate university and wanted to draw comics.

As a result, when he animated "Legend of Super Heroes", the girl was already someone else's wife.

Two years after this conversation, manga artist Taro Kawaguchi passed away.

In the seven years after "Legend of Super Heroes" was cut in half, Taro Kawaguchi only had two comics serialized, and these were quickly cut in half.

Soma Ichiro: "Eh?"

"Does Akino Tori think of me this way?"

"I drew comics because I had a crush on a girl, and then died after achieving nothing."

"Really, what kind of image do I have in his mind!"

He scratched his hair, feeling helpless.

Makoto feels that Taro Kawaguchi committed suicide.

It's normal for gamblers to commit suicide.

"Eh? Suicide? How cruel." Soma Ichiro muttered.

Just then, his cell phone rang.

He looked at the caller ID, which phone box it was from.

"Moxi moxi."

"Uncle, it's me! Satoru!"

"You should be at school now, right? What are you doing on the phone?"

"Uncle, you must not commit suicide! Even if you are unable to serialize, you must live well!"

Souma Ichiro looked at the microphone with a dark look on his face.

"Yes, yes, I won't commit suicide. I'm living well." He comforted his crying nephew and said softly, "Don't think too much, that's just a cartoon."

What does it mean that it has been unable to be serialized...

"Hmm..." Sōma Satoru nodded.

…

This sad past has made Zhencheng Gaozao always brooding and unable to let go.

He gave up on becoming a cartoonist and became a confused teenager.

"Just like most sports comics, the protagonist is moved after being confused, joins the team, and becomes a person sweating youth." Akira Toriyama looked at "Dream Eater" and could already think of the next plot.

Just like what he said, Takagi Akito deceived Mashiro Takami into the girl he had a crush on - Azu Miho's family.

Yadou's dream is to become a voice actor, and he will attend Hachioji's voice actor school in high school.

"I draw... this guy is the original work, so... if our manga is animated... I hope to make an appointment for Yadou-san to voice the heroine first."

Looking at her regular clothes and her shining eyes, Mashiro couldn't help but blurt out.

"So if this dream comes true, marry me!"

Miho Azu agreed shyly.

In this way, the manga journey of Mashiro Takahiro and Takagi Akito started.

The first episode of "Dream Eaters" ends.

Toriyama Akira's eyes twitched, "What is this?"

"Why are you suddenly running towards getting married..."

He thought about the story line, but still couldn't figure it out. This progress was too fast.

"That guy Higashino never knows how to draw the protagonist's love line..."

"Fujisaki Myojingakure of "Ghost", Akagi Haruko of "Slam Dunk" are not popular, Mikai Sa of "Death Note" has a brain problem, and Akatsuki Homura of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" is a lesbian."

"What's the matter? Tori Akino's short comics are all classic romance works, but the long comics have become a pain in the ass."

"He was so, I laughed."

Toriyama Akira laughed heartlessly.

However, he has no self-awareness, and the Qiqi portrayed in "Dragon Ball" is also difficult to describe in one sentence, not as good as the heroines of these comics he listed.

Akira Toriyama decided: "The beginning of "Dream Eater" is interesting. Well, at least it surprised me. Let's continue reading."

…

The opening response of "Dream Eater" was not great, at least not as good as "Naoki Hansawa".

Readers finish reading in silence and then switch to the next comic, which is not as good as the surprise brought by "Death Note".

Xiaozheng's ranking on Friday was only an ordinary first place, not far behind the second place "Naruto".

Koji Yoshida couldn't help but congratulate Hibiki Higashino.

Yoshida said calmly: "It's number one."

"Yes." Hibiki nodded and continued writing "Hansawa Naoki".

Xiaohe didn't respond. He checked the manuscript he had drawn.

Akimiya Akemi compiled the original manuscript of the fourth chapter of the manga.

Naomi Nagase was stunned.

"This is number one!"

The achievement she dreamed of achieving.

Why are these people not moved at all, and even a little bit...lost?

"What's wrong?" She asked in confusion: "Teacher Qiugong, aren't you excited?"

"This is the first episode after serialization," Akimiya Akemi said, "It's a problem if it didn't win first place."

She writes to Nagase Naomi, the first chapter of the "Weekly Shonen Jump" comic series that Komasa always gets good grades.

It cannot be linked to subsequent positive results.

"That's right." Naomi Nagase nodded as if she didn't understand.

This is the value of "Dream Eaters".

Many people who dream of becoming cartoonists don’t know anything about comic magazines. How should they work hard? It's all a problem.

"Dream Eater" can educate readers about how to draw comics, how to submit manuscripts, and what awards to participate in...

It can be said to be a textbook for some people.

…

"It turns out we can collaborate on drawing comics..." Sōma Gou felt blessed and looked at Yamada Eiichi.

He is good at painting, Yamada is good at creating stories, and they are familiar with each other, so they can definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

He had never thought of this before, he just worked hard.

After all, even an uncle who is such a bad painter doesn’t even work with others.