Full-time cartoonist

On Friday, Sasaki informed that Xiao Zheng's score in "Soul of the Game" was second place again.

But the gap with "Dragon Ball" has narrowed a bit.

"'Dragon Ball' is different from most works," Sasaki comforted. "Even though it is about to be finished, its popularity is still the highest. Every time it is small, it is at the forefront."

Higashi Hibiki naturally understands this.

He had no delusion that he could simply surpass "Dragon Ball" and get Xiao Zheng's first place.

He is still working hard, and the plot of "Soul of Chess" will be more interesting in the future.

Hibiki Higashi is convinced of this.

On Monday, he came to the art history classroom early in the morning.

The classmates sighed, Hibiki Higashikata was used to getting up early, but he was fine.

Yoshii Sanjiu was still the same, sitting obediently in the front row.

"Higashino-kun, good morning."

"Good morning!" Higashino waved. Suddenly, he stared at Yoshii Sanjiu carefully with a solemn expression, "Is the... on your neck a strawberry mark?"

"Ah! It was yesterday..." Yoshii Sankyu was startled. After realizing it, he covered his neck with his hands and replied guiltily, "Where are the strawberry marks? Shhhhhhh~"

Hibiya Hibiki felt like he had lost. He weakly patted Yoshii Sanku on the shoulder, "I went to see Senior Takagi yesterday...she is really a carnivore."

"No way!"

Behind Yoshii Sankyuu, a boy named Banri Tada slapped the table and stood up suddenly.

Yoshiiyama's heart shrank.

Banri Tada shouted in disbelief:

"'Dragon Ball' is coming to an end!"

He breathed a sigh of relief.

It turns out it's just the end of "Dragon Ball"...

etc! "Dragon Ball" is over!

He looked at Dongye Xiang, who nodded silently.

Over the weekend, he got a sample of Jump and wrote on the cover.

There are still five chapters left until the end of "Dragon Ball".

"Is "Dragon Ball," which I grew up with, about to end?"

Many people, including Yoshii Yamahisa, couldn't believe it.

Those who entered this class were all art majors, and although comics are entertainment works, they are niche.

But for art students, they will also learn the skills of cartoonists.

Many cartoonists have touring exhibitions of their works.

For example, the touring exhibition of Akira Toriyama's works has been viewed by more than two million people so far.

They know "Dragon Ball" very well.

Banri Tada read Akira Toriyama's words:

“The author himself has been unable to continue serializing the series due to the long and intense continuous struggle.

Wukong's story comes to an end, thank you very much for your likes. "

There is a picture painted below, which is Sun Wukong waving goodbye.

Banri Tada put down the magazine in despair.

"There was a feeling that the air and water had left me."

Others nodded in agreement.

"I have been watching "Dragon Ball" since I was a child. From the very beginning, I saw a novel world view, all kinds of strange and harmonious animals, and the journey to pursue "Dragon Ball". After that, Wukong will pursue the path to becoming stronger. I like them all very much, which is such a shame. "

"I learned art because of "Dragon Ball". After seeing the paintings written by Mr. Toriyama, I felt that I wanted to draw such paintings, and I got here in a daze."

Each of them was filled with emotion and mourned their past.

They also secretly scolded "Dragon Ball" for its broken combat effectiveness.

But when it came to the end, I was really reluctant to let go.

Yoshii Sankyu sighed. He was also a loyal fan of Akira Toriyama, but now he had to say goodbye to his favorite work.

Higashikata couldn't help but sigh when he looked at the scene where mourners were everywhere.

It is simply impossible to surpass "Dragon Ball".

As a time traveler, he hesitated for a moment.

…

In the afternoon, Yoshii Sanhisa turned up his collar and went back to his dormitory with Hibiki Hibiki.

When passing by the basketball court, two or three people were playing basketball.

Higashino Hibiki was a little strange. In his previous life, whenever school was out, the basketball court was always full.

Several people could only use one basket and had to queue up.

The current basketball atmosphere is not very strong. Compared with the basketball club, Musashino's baseball club and tennis club have many more members.

He was still wondering why Hua Chao wanted him to be his helper when playing basketball.

The popularity of basketball in Japan is not as high as it has been in the past.

He looked through basketball comics and only found "Slam Dunk Boy" by Mr. Hiroki Yagami.

For a moment, there was a feeling of déjà vu, Go without "Soul of Chess" and basketball without "Slam Dunk".

"Higashino-kun, what's wrong?" Yoshii Sanhisa asked curiously: "Can you also play basketball?"

Higashino Hibiki nodded, and then said: "I have already thought about what works I will publish in the future."

"Hey! Aren't you still serializing "The Soul of the Game"?" Yoshii Sanjiu was surprised.

"Of course not now." Hibiki replied.

…

After returning to the studio, Hibiki found many people there.

Chiharu Minami, Asahina, Akemi Akimiya, and Eiichiro Oda.

They sat in a group and communicated from time to time.

"What happened?" Higashikata asked curiously.

"Is "Dragon Ball" coming to an end?" Minami Chiharu asked.

Sure enough, it was like this again, Higashikata Hibiki told her it was true.

Everyone around him was devastated by the ending of "Dragon Ball".

"What a shame." Minami Chiharu sighed.

"Yeah." Asahina also lowered his head.

Higashino Hibiki went to conceive the storyboard for "The Soul of the Game". They talked for a while and suddenly burst into laughter.

It was about Asahina and Minami Chiharu joining the animation department.

It was really interesting to see the defeated generals looking at each other.

"Director Ozawa Hibiki is still asking," Minami Chiharu said vividly, ""Excuse me, the script writer, is he here?" I said he would not join the animation department, and Director Ozawa was very disappointed. Like eggplant beaten by frost. "

Speaking of this matter, Asahina's eyes lit up. After entering Musashino, the animation production lineup became stronger.

She has ambitions to create longer, more professional animations.

Just staring at the back of Hibiki Hibiki, who was concentrating on writing storyboards, his eyes dimmed and he sighed.

…

Dong Yexiang came back to his senses and saw only the assistants working, and everyone else had left.

"Minami-kun said it was too intrusive, so he left shortly after," Yoshii Sanhisa explained.

"Yes." Dong Yexiang nodded and looked at the time. It was already six o'clock in the afternoon.

"I'm going out and will bring back dinner by the way."

Taking his mobile phone and wallet, Hibiki stretched, walked out of the room, and took a walk to relax his mood.

Not long after, I heard the phone ringing.

""Dragon Ball" will be finished in only five chapters." It was Yamamura Moriichi.

Hibiki Higashikata has a headache, why is it "Dragon Ball" again?

But this time, it was different from before.

Shancun came to declare a challenge.

"Except for the two chapters that have already been drawn, the two of us will compete to see who can get the first place in Xiaozheng at the last moment!"

He was also very unwilling to accept that "The Sun Murder Incident" never ranked first from beginning to end.

As a talented writer, he would never allow it!

Higashino Hibiki became interested, "Okay! Let's compete, but I will definitely win!"

"That's right!"

…

Two weeks later, Hibiki Higashino was watching "The Incident of the Sun".

This is a new story, and this chapter has just begun to lay the groundwork.

There are many clues at the scene and many consequences. Higashino Hibiki's interest was aroused and he was curious about what would happen next.

But just like this, you can't win "Chess Soul", let alone get first place.

Many cartoonists are as if they have been given blood, and in their last moments, they hope to surpass "Dragon Ball".

Even Mr. Akimoto Haru, who has been serializing "Oolong Police Station" for 19 years, is going crazy as a teenager, and the new content is a little more exciting.

Yamamura Morimichi looked at the comics and lamented that no one should look down on him. Even the old writer who usually just wants to go about his life has a moment of sharpness.

Teacher Arai next to him looked at him with a smile.

Recently, due to Yamamura's request, his paintings have become more refined than before.

Although he has more time to work, he is still very happy with this young man's mentality.

"If you want to get first place, you can't just do this." He said: "Jump is not an ordinary magazine. Even if there is no "Yu Yu Hakusho", there are also "Rurouni Kenshin", "Jojo" and many other wonderful magazines. work."

"My previous idea didn't work at all," Yamamura said with a dark face, recognizing the reality.

Compared to a group of cunning and cunning people, he is too immature.

"Fortunately, there are Tori Akino's comics, so we all come to the bottom together."

This way it won't be awkward anymore.

After wiping away the sweat on his head, Yamamura breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't think Hibiki Higashino, a 19-year-old young man, would be better able to adapt to the current situation of Jump than he was.

He watched "The Soul of Chess".

…

"Dragon Ball" is coming to an end, and Jump needs to create new gods.

Torishima Kazuhiko counted the serial works and finally set his sights on "Rurouni Kenshin".

The subject matter of this work, coupled with its depth and passion, could not be more suitable.

He pinned the possibility of maintaining Jump's status quo partly on Nobuhiro Watsuki.

"Shueisha's newspapers, magazines, and news media have all communicated well."

In the conference room, Deputy Editor Kondo held the report and spoke word by word.

"Yes," Horie Nobuhiko nodded and looked at Sasaki.

Sasaki said: "The front page of the next issue of "Rurouni Kenshin" has also been arranged. Regarding animation production, we are negotiating with ANX and Fuji TV, and the communication is basically complete."

"Okay," Horie Nobuhiko clapped his hands on the table and stood up, "Everything is ready, all I need is Dongfeng! I'm sorry to bother you all."

After the meeting, the others went out in twos and threes. Only Sasaki remained standing, having something to say to Nobuhiko Horie.

"I think we should also give "The Soul of Chess" a front page," he said seriously after thinking carefully: ""The Soul of Chess" has been very exciting recently, because the uniqueness of his work type can also attract some readers."

Horie Nobuhiko thought for a while and shook his head.

"It is precisely because the genre is so unique that it cannot be recognized by most readers. "Soul of Chess" has always been unable to compete with "Dragon Ball". Nowadays, there is no shortage of "Soul of Chess" in Jump."

He also knows that "Chess Soul" has performed very well recently, but today is different from the past, and it needs to concentrate on big things.

"Besides, "Chess Soul" is also a work that you are responsible for. If all the benefits are given to you, other editors will have opinions."

He rejected Sasaki's request.

Sasaki's face was expressionless. He had already thought of this result and just wanted to give it a try.

"It's you," Horie Nobuhiko accused. "In addition to "Rurouni Kenshin", your important responsibilities now include Mr. Togashi's side. Don't use your energy on "Spirit of the Game". If Togashi If the teacher can start a new serialization, it will be more effective than the three "Soul of Chess" books."

Sasaki was helpless about this, thinking that Nobuhiko Horie was forcing things on others.

Yoshihiro Togashi's attitude has always been firm.

Without paying the price, there is no way to get him to serialize quickly.

He had a great time playing mahjong every day, and he was so happy that he couldn't care less about it. How could he jump into the pit of fire that he thought before?

Nobuhiko Horie is too naive.

As the deputy editor-in-chief, I was not qualified to promise him conditions.

The one who really should take action is Nobuhiko Horie.

He made a few promises and resigned.

Thanks to Hina Xingben for the tip.