Tokyo life starting with painting

In fact, Higashinoji had the idea of ​​bringing out the hit "Lemon" in his previous life.

As for why "Lemon" is singled out, the reason is actually quite simple.

In his previous life, Kenshi Yonezu was considered a talented male singer in Japan. He also had many popular songs, and the most popular one is undoubtedly this song "Lemon".

At that time, the number of distributions was 2 million, and it was truly a hit song among Japan's young generation.

When "Lemon" and "Unnatural Death" are combined, there is an indescribable chemical reaction.

"Lemon" is to "Unnatural Death" what Zhuge Liang is to Liu Bei, both sides are indispensable.

This is definitely not an exaggeration.

"Unnatural Death" expresses that "people have a correct view of death" and people can pay attention to the important destination of "death".

During the creation of "Lemon", the grandfather of the author Kenshi Yonezu passed away. This song just expresses the author's views on 'life and death', and it can be said that it fits closely with the theme of "Unnatural Death".

"Unnatural Death" wouldn't be complete without the accompanying theme song, "Lemon."

As mentioned before, although Higashinoji is not very knowledgeable about music, he still had no problem producing "Lemon".

Now that he has the opportunity of painting skills, Higashinoji will not let it go.

But

"This painting skill sounds a bit strange." Higashino held his chin.

Painting skill ‘tracing sounds and recording sounds’: viewers can hear the sounds from the world of your works through your works.

Can you hear the voices from the world of my works through them?

How do you get this thing through? Is it possible that it can be like the previous 1997 version of "Dragon Movie" where Qiao Feng appeared carrying a stereo?

Or should we add special effects to their ears so that "Lemon" will play in their ears whenever Tonoji draws a key scene?

This is really a problem.

Tonoji raised his eyebrows, but was not worried.

Although this damaged goods system has been put in the cold palace by him for more than half a year, the ability and quality of its products cannot be overemphasized, and it is indeed very good.

I don’t say whether I can believe it, but I can try it.

If the attempt succeeds, he will make a lot of money. "Lemon" can find its home, and Tonoji is satisfied that he can reach an average sales volume of two million volumes.

Even if Higashinoji didn't succeed in his attempt in the end, it didn't matter. He didn't lose anything anyway - "Unnatural Death" had an average sales volume of 1.5 million volumes, so naturally no one would have any objections to him.

This is the general idea of ​​Higashinoji.

Waiting for two more days will be the time for the second volume of "Unnatural Death" to be sold. By then, the famous points are expected to skyrocket. Higashinoji will exchange the skill of "tracing notes and leaving sounds", and then try it for Japanese friends. Add special effects to the ears

This is perfect.

Tonoji made a decision in his mind, and at the same time looked at the rising famous points, wanting to wait for the next development.

It was indeed a wise choice for him to keep his well-known points useless.

Two days passed quickly with such waiting.

The second volume of "Unnatural Death" is officially released!

The release process this time is not as messy as the last time the first volume was released.

Sakamoto of Mozhu Bookstore voluntarily withdrew from the competition and said that he would close the book. At the same time, Ozawada and Iwakaku Publishing House also felt that they could not compete with Higashinoji, so they made a special trip to stagger the sales dates at the same time as his - after all, everything about publishing houses is based on profit. Prioritize, there is no need to fight for the moment and even ignore the interests.

Without Ozawada as a competitor, the release of the second volume of "Unnatural Death" by Higashinoji has been a smooth sailing. Many readers have expressed their approval after reading it, and it has continued to contribute to sales.

This is a hardship for some unknown publishing houses and small publishing houses.

Their works are inherently niche, and they rely on strong reader stickiness. But no matter how high the reader stickiness is, it seems that it cannot compare to Higashino Tsukasa's "Unnatural Death".

Higashino Tsukasa's "Unnatural Death" really drove a road roller back and forth until they were so crushed that they couldn't move.

This was a one-sided massacre, and it also once again showed the combat power of "Unnatural Death".

Soon, Urashima Publishing House made emergency statistics in one hour and came up with the results - 20,000 copies sold in one hour!

Without the competition between Sakamoto and Ozawada, the sales of "Unnatural Death" actually increased again.

Mozhu Bookstore and Iwakaku Publishing House, which had competed most fiercely with Higashinoji in the past, simply chose to go blind at this time, and they did not talk about it at all.

This time it was completely impossible to cure Higashinoji.

Depending on the situation, "Unnatural Death" will really hit the sales volume of 1.5 million volumes and become a phenomenal comic.

To be honest, it is not unfair to lose to such a phenomenal comic.

That's how people are.

If you surpass him by a small margin, he will think you are lucky, but if you crush him to the ground and beat him to his knees and beg for mercy, he will think you are a sign of strength.

This is normal. Even if you are not convinced, you should be convinced.

When "Unnatural Death" was about to become a phenomenon-level comic, Japan's comic market, which was originally like a backwater, actually experienced some changes.

Unlike the robot comics that were the only ones in the past, various professional comics began to emerge and enter the market.

There are workplace themes for forensics, lawyers, doctors and teachers.

This situation is, at best, imitation, but at worst, it is just following the trend.

But in fact, in Japan, this kind of following the trend is quite common. In the future, Japanese light novels will also specialize in other world themes. This is a normal trend problem.

But for comics practitioners, this is a change and a good sign.

You must know that Japanese comics have stopped for too long in terms of robot comics, and they are about to enter the long-term stage.

In a stagnant comic market, there are only various robot comics with similar plots. To be honest, the comics authors are not tired, they are tired of reading. In one sentence, it is——

Why are you always thinking about your crappy robot comics? ! Can’t we just break out of the robot comics world?

Not many comic book writers were willing to break away from robot comics before.

But as "Unnatural Death" is about to become a phenomenon-level comic, some people have begun to try other themes.

Does this mean that the peak era of Japanese paper comics is coming again?

If Touyesi knew what they said, he would probably shake his head with joy.

In a few years, when the Internet age comes and smartphones appear, your peak period will probably be brought back to its original shape.

But now it is indeed a situation worth looking forward to.

Some people even excitedly posted on the forum, asking whether "Unnatural Death" has created a precedent for Japanese professional comics? Is Higashino Tsukasa the founder of Japanese professional comics? Is it okay to call him the father of Japanese professional comics?

Facts have proven that no matter where they are, discussions with titles such as ‘Father of XXX’ and ‘Founder of XXX’ are always likely to cause controversy.

The term "the father of Japanese professional comics" has certainly aroused discussion among others.

Some people say that professional comics have existed long before the beginning of Japanese comics, so the name Higashinoji is inappropriate, and Higashinoji started his career with horror comics, which is even more inappropriate.

Some people say that this title is actually relatively safe. After all, "The Winner is Justice" and "Unnatural Death" by Higashinoji are considered professional comics.

There are many arguments like this.

But those who were opposed to Higashinoji were speechless when faced with a post.

This post says so.

Regardless of whether it is appropriate or not, and regardless of what we think, I just want to ask, there are so many people drawing professional comics, has anyone really come up with a professional comic that has a phenomenal influence? Never? "Unnatural Death" is not eligible. Could it be that comic book authors without any achievements are eligible?

As soon as I said this, most of the previous controversies disappeared.

Because what this post says does make sense. Although people in the past have drawn professional comics, they were just drawings and did not really produce results.

"Unnatural Death" has become a phenomenon-level comic, but it cannot be called the 'Father of Japanese Professional Comics'. Is it possible that those comics authors who have no results and whose results are worse than Higashinoji are qualified?

This makes absolutely no sense.

This post is a slap in the face to those who say naysayers. The honor of comics depends on strength and plot, rather than words.

"Unnatural Death" had good results, so it slapped them in the face like this.

On the other hand, if the results of "Unnatural Death" are not good, then it is normal for them to ridicule "Unnatural Death" desperately.

But even though this is the case, there are still people who are making excuses under the post, showing a kind of arrogant nature.

They said that Higashinoji should at least establish a manga studio of his own, right?

Since he is the founder and does not even have a comic studio, it would be too ugly to be a bachelor, right?

This statement is a bit unreasonable, but it is indeed on point.

Higashinoji does not have his own manga studio.

A comic book author of his level should have seven or eight apprentices, right? There must be five or six comic assistants, otherwise it won’t make sense.

As the center of the discussion, Higashinoji was quite concerned about these discussions.

Before he painted "Unnatural Death", he was already thinking about whether "Unnatural Death" could improve his social status and win the title of "Father of Japanese Professional Comics".

And now that "Unnatural Death" is a big hit, Higashinoji certainly has this idea.

After all, people go to higher places, and if they can go up, they should go up as much as possible. This is human nature.

However, it is obvious that his reputation as the ‘Father of Japanese Professional Comics’ has not yet been fully recognized.

The average sales volume of 1.5 million volumes is not strong enough for them to suppress.

Sure enough, we still have to use the killer weapon "Lemon".

While Higashinoji was still thinking, Yumi Takahashi, who was visiting from the other side, had already wiped her tears, took off her headphones with a sigh and said, "This song sung by Ms. Oura is also so nice."

"Miss Oura?" Higashinoji came back to his senses and looked at Takahashi Yumi.

"Miss Yukie Oura is a singer who has suddenly become popular recently. It is said that she has killed, uh, crushed many senior singers in the past. She seems to be a genius and is the one who often ranks first on the distribution list recently." Fujiwara Aoi said to Higashino Tsukasa. explained.

Then Fujiwara Aoi frowned again: "But I don't like her very much. She is a bit arrogant. Last time on a radio talk show, she disrespected the senior singers."

"Really?" Toyesi became interested.

He was still thinking about whether to use the killing weapon "Lemon" before, but Yumi Takahashi and Aoi Fujiwara told him about it.

"It's normal for young people to be a little arrogant." Yumi Takahashi retorted, and then handed the Walkman earbuds to Higashinoji: "How about Mr. Higashino? Do you want to listen to it? This song is her famous song. "

"Yeah. Let's listen to it." Higashinoji didn't refuse. It was a good opportunity to learn about the development of Japanese music in the world.

He put on the headphones, and the moment he put them into his ears, he was attracted by the gentle and soft sound of the other party.

Well, this is indeed a good song.

With both the lyrics and musical score, it’s no wonder that the song has always topped the distribution charts.

The distribution list is different from the Japanese public trust list mentioned above. "Distribution" in Japanese means "releasing resources on the Internet for downloading". In later generations, it also means "live broadcast" in Japan. In other words This is the number of downloads of the song on the Internet.

This statistic is relatively objective and intuitive.

The Oricon Chart is different. It mainly counts the sales of records and CDs. However, some idol groups can increase the sales of CDs or records by selling things like "handshake coupons" - a fan In order to shake hands with idols, it is normal to buy a dozen or even twenty CDs. (Some fans even spent more than one million yen on handshake tickets and said "I love you" to their idols for more than an hour.)

This will naturally lead to unfair statistics on the Oricon charts. This is why many people call those idol groups that sell millions of albums cancer of the industry.

Therefore, the distribution list, an intuitive download statistics with personal certification, is more intuitive and more reliable than the Japanese public trust list.

For example, Kenshi Yonezu's "Lemon" ranked first on the distribution chart for a long time, and even later exceeded two million distribution downloads. At that time, there were less than ten songs in Japan that reached this level.

This is extremely popular among Japan’s young generation—many people call it “witnessing history.”

It can also be seen from this that the distribution chart is an important list for young people in Japan who like music.

As for the sales on the public trust list, they just watch it for fun.

Who can beat those idols who easily sell a million copies of their CD albums?

Listening to the song sung by Yukie Oura, Higashino raised his eyebrows slightly, and an idea emerged from his mind.

This guy is really good at singing. How about hiring a singer to sing "Lemon"?