Full-time cartoonist

"Movie Girl" is the work of Gui Zhenghe.

It is characterized by precise and detailed descriptions of the girl's body and expression.

It is very delicate. Although it is an old-school painting style, Hibiki Hibiki is very moved by every smile.

It's like the feeling I had when I saw Rei Ayanami in "eva".

"I heard that when Mr. Katsura Masakazu submitted the manga, the genre of the manga was hero-themed," Akimiya Akemi sighed while looking at "Movie Girls". "And the last thing heroic themes don't need is girls. It was Torishima's editor who rejected him and let Katsura I was going to draw the girl I was least good at with my teacher.

I really don’t know how he saw this talent of Teacher Gui Zhenghe. "

Hibiki Higashino said: "This is the uniqueness of famous editors."

…

Outside Nagoya Airport, there is a highway that leads directly to Toriyama Akira's home.

This was specially built for Toriyama Akira in order to retain him after the local government heard that he was planning to move due to inconvenience in delivering manuscripts.

The only one in Japan.

We can see Akira Toriyama's status and the amount of tax paid.

This also made it convenient for Hibiki Higashikata and Akimiya Akemi.

Akimiya Akemi called a taxi and arrived at Akira Toriyama's house more than half an hour later.

This is a rural area, flat and open, and you can see the distant horizon at a glance.

"Excuse me." Dong Yexiang knocked on the door.

The person who greeted them was a woman in her thirties, Toriyama Akira's wife, Toriyama Yumi.

"Ah, welcome. You have worked hard all the way."

Akimiya Akemi bowed, "I'm really sorry."

"No, it's really a big help for you to come here," Yumi Toriyama grabbed Akimiya Akemi's suitcase, covered her mouth and said with a smile, "I don't have any assistants, so I have to be the one to help. It's really hard work."

There is nothing special about Akira Toriyama's home except that it has a larger space.

It’s hard to tell that he is a great author with an annual income of several billion yen.

But because of this, there are a lot of empty rooms.

"I've already cleaned it up, just move in."

"Many thanks."

On the second floor, Higashino Hibiki's room is next to Akimiya Akemi, and the window can see Toriyama Akira's backyard.

It is a vast farmland.

The scenery that cannot be seen in the city is edifying and opens up the mood.

The air is also sweet.

Take a deep breath, huh? Whose farmyard fertilizer? It stinks.

Ignoring this, after looking carefully, I saw a middle-aged man in the backyard field.

He wears a beret, has round eyes, and is painting with his easel.

In front of him is a brightly colored chicken, which only dances and pecks at the grains.

"This must be Akira Toriyama, right?"

With curiosity in mind, Hibiki put down the package, walked down the stairs to the backyard, and tiptoed behind Toriyama Akira.

"What is this?" Hibiki thought.

The body of the young chicken has golden manes on its spine, long wingspan, and swaying tail feathers.

It seems paradoxical, strange and unified.

Then I was shocked again. After a quick look, I didn't think anything.

When I took a closer look, I realized that Toriyama Mei's paintings were superb.

Simple yet without losing details, the artist's efforts can be seen in every aspect.

Come to life, the bird's eyes seem to be alive, staring at Hibiki Higashikata.

“I often look at animals,” a voice said in his ear, “and doodle them, birds, donkeys, cows, and bats.

In the end, I couldn't help but conceive and draw animals that I didn't understand. "

Higashino woke up from the painting and apologized quickly, "Sorry, I disturbed you."

"No, no, don't be formal," Akira Toriyama shook his head and said proudly, "How's my painting?"

Hibiki gave a thumbs up, "It's very good, with a wild imagination, the picture is clean and comfortable. And the coloring is very good, vivid and not dazzling."

"Hahaha, that's it." He put down the brush, "You must be Higashino-kun. You have worked hard this month. I have been serializing comics for more than ten years, and you still haven't gotten used to it. It's very hard."

In the summer of 1993, "Dragon Ball" was serializing the "Majin Buu" chapter, and Hibiki Higashino was looking forward to it.

"It is an honor for me to be part of such a great work."

"Dragon Ball" is an epoch-making work.

In Hibiki Higashino's era, the total sales of single volumes of "Dragon Ball" were more than 360 million copies! No. 1 in the world, unrivaled.

The serialization platform "Weekly Shōnen Jump" on which it is located has grown from an average sales volume of 3.5 million copies when it was serialized to 6.3 million copies today!

It was originally on par with "Weekly Shonen Magazine" and "Weekly Shonen Sunday", but now it has surpassed them in one fell swoop and is twice their sales.

Total win!

Although there are reasons for excellent works such as "Fist of the North Star", "Dragon Ball" must be the most important one among them!

Because after the end of "Dragon Ball" in 1995, the sales volume of "Weekly Shonen Jump" continued to decline from the peak of 6.5 million copies, and in 1996 it fell to less than 4 million copies.

It wasn't until 1997, when a legendary comic, "One Piece", began to be serialized that this trend eased.

"Dragon Ball" is the pinnacle of all comics. From Akira Toriyama, Hibiki Higashino must be able to learn something.

He firmly believed it.

Just like Luffy met Mr. Kaido, Naruto was teleported by the Sage of Six Paths.

Hibiki Higashikata also encountered a life-changing opportunity.

The best comics come from a fusion of content and artistry.

"I'm so happy that you think my painting skills are very good." Akira Toriyama raised his head and smiled.

Hibiki Higashino didn't understand that the praise from a little person like him should be insignificant to a master like Akira Toriyama.

A person like him must have been flattered by countless people.

Akira Toriyama put the painting in the sun to dry, pressed his beret, and walked towards the living room with Hibiki Higashikata.

"Ten years ago, when I was preparing to finish "Arale"," he said as he walked, "an elementary school invited me to visit their students' painting exhibition, and Mr. Torishima went with me."

Higashikata followed him confusedly.

"Children's paintings have no technical skills to speak of, but what is valuable is that they retain imagination and fun."

Higashino nodded. He had heard of a painter who originally had a mediocre reputation, but since he started "copying" the works of his several-year-old daughter, he became popular among thousands of people.

He does not have the spirituality of a child.

"While walking and walking, we saw a painting. It was a painting of a child laughing and playing with the birds. I saw the endless possibilities of that child. Mr. Torishima also rejected me because of this. Ready to finish "Arale" thing."

""This is a child's painting. If you don't work hard, you will be surpassed soon." That's what he said. So, I continued the series for another year before I finished "Arale" forcefully, hahaha. "

He stopped and turned around, "That elementary school is called "Meguro No. 1 Elementary School"..."

Higashikata was stunned, this was the original owner's school.

"The author of the painting is Higashino Hibiki, a 7-year-old student from Class B in the second grade. "