Tokyo life starting with painting

Chapter 420 What should I do? (4000 words)

Higashinoji has no intention to draw comics anymore, and Hosokawa Koharu does not continue to force him.

After all, forcing comic book authors to draw comics—she had never heard of such a precedent throughout the history of Japanese publishing houses.

Since Higashinoji doesn't have this intention for the time being, there's no need to force him.

At least that's what Hosokawa Koharu thinks.

She truthfully reported the situation to Editor-in-Chief Urashima, explaining Higashinoji's situation without any difficulty in her tone.

On the other side, Chief Editor Urashima

To be honest, he didn't pay much attention.

This time, I asked Hosokawa Koharu to ask Higashinoji about it, just because Higashinoji's new comics were only released in a week or a few weeks in the past few times, and they were a little bit unable to free up space for Higashinoji.

After all, a comic magazine usually has more than 400 pages, and the number of comics being serialized is about 20. In addition, there must be a new artist award (competition for newcomers' works) or a monthly award (monthly awards). Pages of some works from a comic contest).

These page numbers are basically fixed.

The serialization positions are basically fluid. Every few weeks, a comic may be cut in half and replaced with a new comic.

Under such a strict rules and regulations, it would be extremely difficult to always guarantee a serialization position for Higashinoji.

But now that I know that Higashinoji has no plans to draw comics for the time being.

Then they don’t have to worry about it, they can just upload the newcomer’s work.

At the same time, the editor-in-chief Urashima did not forget to ask Higashinoji to help make a temporary suspension announcement to avoid readers' unwarranted expectations. By then, he could not see Higashinoji's works and directly expressed his dissatisfaction on the magazine's homepage.

After all, there was a precedent from the beginning.

Tsukasa Tono's "Unnatural Death" was only discontinued for a few weeks.

There are even rumors circulating outside that Tomishima Publishing House may have secretly killed Higashino Tsukasa.

That wouldn't be good.

Fortunately, Higashinoji is also very talkative and willing to cooperate with the work of Tomishima Publishing House.

He co-operated with an announcement in a good-natured manner, saying that he was going to produce a new animated film "Spirited Away" recently and might not have time to serialize the comic, so he temporarily stopped writing. I hope readers can understand.

Similarly, he did not forget to place an advertisement for "Heshi" magazine. The main meaning is that "Heshi" has many good works, so people don't have to keep staring at me.

He made this announcement.

A group of readers of "He Shi" did not look shocked, or even stunned, as in some novels, feeling that the world had collapsed and the earth stopped rotating.

They understood Higashinoji with calm expressions.

After all, Tonoji has other work on his hands, so it is understandable that he has no time to serialize comics.

And "Heshi" is also considered one of the top comics magazines in Japan. Even if there are no comics by Higashinoji, the comics in it should still be quite good.

Yes.

No one can live without anyone.

No one left the earth, so he stopped autobiography.

Even if Higashinoji is missing from "Heshi", it's strange that they are completely able to accept it!

"What's happening here?"

As a long-time fan of "He Shi" and Higashino Tsukasa, Hiroshi Kanzaki watched "He Shi" fall to the tatami floor in his hand, tossing and turning, feeling inexplicably anxious.

"He Shi" is still the same "He Shi", it is still a variety of comics, and the layout is also very particular.

"But why does it feel so wrong to me?"

Hiroshi Kanzaki felt anxious. The more he looked at "He Shi" in his hand, the more he felt that he couldn't read it.

Obviously the content of "Heshi" has not changed at all, it is just that the manga of Higashinoji is missing.

But it just made him feel annoyed and uncomfortable to watch.

There is a feeling of tasteless food.

"Why does this happen?"

Kanzaki Hiroshi stood up and sat up again.

In the past, after he read Higashinoji's "Naoki Hansawa", he didn't feel this way when he read other comics in "Wayo".

But now, the more he reads, the more annoyed he becomes. The more he reads, the more he feels that the content of the comics in "He Shi" is boring and boring.

The only comics that I have even read are two works by Mr. Fuji Shumoto and Mr. Akisa Kuromiya.

"Forget it, I won't watch anymore."

Hiroshi Kanzaki put down the "He Shi" in his hand.

Originally, the weekly issue of "He Shi" was a refresher for him after working hard every week.

But if he continues to look at it like this, this ‘mental restorative’ will probably make him angry.

He didn't want to make this hard-earned weekend break too irritating.

"Go and see what's going on on the forum."

Hiroshi Kanzaki put down "He Shi" and also wanted to see the reaction of people on the forum to this issue of "He Shi".

He thought he might have reacted too much.

People on the Internet should not be like him.

Then

"What exactly is published in this issue of "Heshi"? Apart from the works of Shumoto Fuji and Kuromiya-sensei, what are the other manga authors drawing?"

Someone commented unceremoniously.

There are also comments below.

"This issue of "Heshi" really made me feel angry and my blood pressure went up. Why did it suddenly change to this quality? I can't feel that the editors and authors have done their homework carefully. They are trying to cheat money with this quality. ?"

There are even some extreme and grumpy guys who, after seeing the quality of "He Shi" this week, directly posted a message to criticize it.

"If you want to make money, please show a little more sincerity, Heshi Editorial Department."

"Rubbish!"

However, such extreme readers still account for a small proportion.

Most readers don't quite understand.

How come "He Shi", which has always received good reviews, suddenly turned into such a "tasteless piece of trash"?

The key is not that one or two people think so, but that most readers feel that the current "He Shi" is really not as attractive as before.

They started analyzing.

Let’s start with an analysis of the artistry of each manga author. Some people even took out the previous issues of “He Shi” to compare with this issue’s “He Shi”.

Then they found out.

In terms of drawing skills, these cartoonists not only have not regressed, but have also improved a lot.

Some readers estimate that Higashino finished "Naoki Hansawa", which has always ranked first in readers' surveys. This made the eyes of the authors who had been suppressed by him all year round brighten up, and they felt that this was an opportunity to take the first place, so they stepped up their efforts. Even the shadows were painted by hand instead of using dotted paper.

After all, the Great Demon King Higashino has fallen.

Everyone has a chance to be an emperor!

And this is also reflected in the plot.

After comparison, readers of "Heshi" have discovered that the plot of this comic "Heshi" is much more exciting than the previous ones.

This is unacceptable to a group of readers.

no

I've always felt that you guys have regressed, that's why your paintings are so ugly.

I didn’t expect that even though you have made progress, you are still so far apart?

This makes them even more unacceptable.

Since they have made progress, they should be more comfortable watching it. Why is it so dull?

At this time, someone finally stood up and tried to analyze.

"I think it's not the author or editor of "Heshi" who has a problem, but we have a problem."

As soon as this point of view came out, it attracted the attention of many netizens. Their minds were full of questions - comic magazines are not good-looking, so how can it be their problem?

However, considering that the person who came out to explain was a very famous poster on the Japanese Internet, no one jumped out to sing the opposite for the time being, just waiting for his explanation.

After about a few minutes, the poster summarized his views and posted them.

"The reason why the previous "Wayo" kept attracting us to watch and made us feel that we didn't want to miss it was because Higashino-san's "Hanzawa Naoki" was being serialized at the time. I believe many of you here were watching "Hanzawa Naoki" Is there an update for "Naoki Sawa"?"

What he said makes sense.

At the beginning, the number of positive reviews from readers of "Hanzawa Naoki" reached 90%.

In other words, at least 90% of the readers who read "Hese" are fans of "Hansawa Naoki".

"That's the problem."

""Hansawa Naoki". No, Higashino-san's story construction ability and drawing skills are far ahead of all the comics in "Wayo". Usually after reading "Hansawa Naoki", we just feel... They are all very comfortable. It is no problem to read other comics at this time. It is like we have just eaten the top-grade Wagyu beef as our staple food. At this time, we need some fruit desserts to relieve our tiredness and relieve our stress."

"But now there is no "Naoki Hansawa" in "Wayo". This is equivalent to everyone being forced to eat fruits for dessert before they even eat the staple food. Of course, this makes people feel boring. .”

"In other words, our tastes have been so picky by "Naoki Hansawa" without even realizing it, so much so that when we look at other works, we can't tolerate even a grain of sand in our eyes. Because We will always subconsciously compare these works with the completed "Naoki Hansawa". Treat desserts as the staple food. I don't think anyone has this kind of hobby?"

The poster's post is posted here.

Kanzaki Hiroshi was stunned for a moment before he reacted.

Don't say it.

It does make some sense.

When he was looking at other works today, he subconsciously thought, 'If it were "Naoki Hansawa", it wouldn't be treated like this here. "If it were "Naoki Hansawa"."

Everyone is like this.

When outstanding works are still around, I feel that the existence of this work is natural, and there are still people who want to comment on it.

But when the work was finished, some people sighed and felt it was a pity.

It's just like some e-sports players in previous lives. Before retiring, they were scolded by various people. After retirement, they started calling them "the only god" and "god". At the same time, they also disliked other e-sports players.

People are actually like this.

If you don't cherish it when you are here, you will always be thinking about it when you are gone.

"So this is ah."

Hiroshi Kanzaki looked at this post and shook his head.

"Heshi" without "Naoki Hansawa" is like missing a soul. Although the quality of the above works is good, it is already difficult to arouse his interest.

"I always thought I was a fan of "He Shi", but I didn't expect that I just like Mr. Higashino."

Hiroshi Kanzaki was helpless, but at the same time, he couldn't help but ran to the bottom of Higashino Studio's page and posted a comment hoping Mr. Higashino would come back soon.

no way.

He just wants to see Higashino Tsukasa's next work!

What does it mean to understand Higashinoji? Why do you think it’s natural that Tsukasa Higashino has a job and doesn’t have time to draw new comics?

It's all just farts!

Come back and draw new comics for me!

No slipping away!

Hiroshi Kanzaki is not the only person who has this idea.

In addition to him, there are many fans of "Hansawa Naoki" who have posted comments under Higashino Studio.

It probably means, ‘What we said before about being considerate of your work has been cancelled. Come back and draw comics and make animated movies? ’

This rising number of comments also attracted the attention of Higashino Studio.

The matter naturally reached the ears of Higashinoji.

"Is there such a thing?" Higashinoji, who was drawing Chihiro and the faceless man boarding the water train together, put down the pen in his hand with amusement, and at the same time picked up the thermos bottle next to him and took a sip of water: "It's just a simple heckle. , I don’t think you need to care at all.”

Higashinoji is quite narcissistic, but he doesn't feel that the world really can't turn around without him.

In the same way, he also feels that even if he is missing from "He Shi", it won't hurt. At most, it will lose some popularity, and it will never hurt the fundamentals.

Thinking this way, Higashinoji didn't pay too much attention to these online comments.

After all, one or two of the people who left these messages seemed to have taken drugs and were suffering from withdrawal reactions, and their tone of voice was that they wanted to kidnap Higashinoji to draw comics immediately - at this glance, it was clear that the fans were joking.

Of course Higashinoji wouldn't care too much.

Moreover, he does still have a lot of work piled up here. Even if these people come to persuade him, he has little intention to change his mind.

He took a few more sips of water and continued working.

At the same time, Tomishima Publishing House on the other side——

Editor-in-chief Urashima felt a little numb.

It can even be said that I have a headache.

Because he never thought about it.

A comic, or rather a comics author, finishing a comic strip would have such a serious impact on the entire magazine.

At first he had the same idea as Higashinoji.

After all, the earth will still rotate regardless of who is away from it.

Even if Higashinoji is the pillar, so what?

At most, it will affect sales a little.

But he obviously didn't expect it.

This 'little sales volume' spread. It was so big.

Sales of "He Shi" have been falling at an alarming rate recently.

From the beginning, it steadily suppressed the "Chiyo" published by Iwazuki Publishing House next door, but now it is a 50-50 situation.

That's right.

It's a 50-50 situation.

The sales volume of "Heshi" and "Chiyo" are almost the same. However, due to the background of "Hansawa Naoki", the sales volume of "Heshi" manga still has a slight advantage.

But

This advantage is nothing at all, and I feel like I will be caught up in the next moment.

This made Chief Editor Urashima rub his temples - what should I do?

Thanks to chii4649, fifty-one stones, and fate Qiansheng for the reward! Thank you so much!