Full-time cartoonist

On Friday, the editorial office of "Weekly Shōnen Jump" was bustling with people, and the editors were particularly busy.

The preliminary preparations for the "Akatsuka Prize", including the release of Komasa's rankings, serialization meetings, and compilation of weekly reports, were all concentrated together.

Koji Yoshida is sorting out materials to teach the new Yatsushiro. As an editor, this aspect of work is essential.

He's not the type to just leave it alone when he encounters a genius.

"Tuk-tuk."

Yoshida, who was working hard, raised his head and found that the person knocking on the table was Sasaki.

"Ah, editor-in-chief." He stood up quickly, "I'm sorry."

"It's okay," Sasaki shook his head slightly and asked, "Are you busy now?"

"I have something to ask you." Even though Yoshida was very busy, he did not dare to leave his leader alone.

"Then come to the conference room with me."

Sasaki walked in front, followed by Yoshida Koji.

The conference room door closed and it finally became quiet.

Sasaki asked Yoshida to sit down and said: "The submission deadline for the Akatsuka Prize is July 1st. Please ask Mr. Shitori Akino if you have time to serve as the chairman of the Akatsuka Prize jury."

The chairman of the jury for the Tezuka Prize and the Akatsuka Prize was previously held by Osamu Tezuka. When he was not energetic enough, Fujio Akatsuka took over.

These two newcomer awards are themselves a way for Jump to use the reputation of the two comic masters to attract talents. Having someone in charge makes it more worthy and more convincing.

But now that Fujio Akatsuka is getting old, Sasaki has to find another person in charge.

"Tori Akino-sensei is here to do this?" Yoshida Koji was slightly startled, then he nodded and agreed, "I understand."

The Akatsuka Prize and the Tezuka Prize follow the same selection process. If Mr. Tori Akino is in charge of this issue of the Akatsuka Prize, doesn’t that mean that the Tezuka Prize, which was born in 1971, also has to be shouldered by the teacher?

There are so many pillars in jump, all of which were born from Tezuka Sho.

Daijiro Morohoshi, Tsukasa Hojo, Masakazu Katsura, Hirohiko Araki, Shinho Morita, Nobuhiro Wazuki, Yoshihiro Togashi, Shinobu Kaitani, Hiroyuki Takei, etc.

It can be said that Jump’s glorious years were built on the Tezuka Award.

The reason why it is far superior to other manga magazines may be because of the "Tezuka Award".

Now we have to hand it over to Tori Akino-sensei?

Yoshida Koji was overwhelmed with disbelief.

He kept a calm expression on his face, as if "Toriakino-sensei deserves this."

"Then editor-in-chief, I'll take my leave now."

"Wait, there's one more thing."

Sasaki stopped Yoshida Koji. He pondered for a moment and asked, "How are the results of "Dream Eater"?"

"The last three episodes have all ranked sixth." Koji Yoshida replied.

The performance of "Dream Eater" has been very stable, ranking in the second tier of jump.

It is already extraordinary that a comic that has just been serialized can achieve this result.

Of course, the name Tori Akino plays a very important role.

For other cartoonists, it would be good to be in the top 10.

The story hasn't really unfolded yet, and the protagonist hasn't drawn a comic yet. It can only be described as a very ordinary inspirational comic.

"Yeah," Sasaki said calmly.

He thought of "The Soul of Chess".

The performance of "Soul of Chess" when it was first serialized was probably around eighth place.

After going around in circles for more than ten years, Niao Qiuye has returned to his original intention.

"But editor-in-chief," Koji Yoshida was worried that Sasaki looked down on Kartori Akino. He quickly said: "I summarized some data from the reader survey. Among the readers who like to read "Dream Eater", 5.6% want to become cartoonists. , 3.2% of people said that "Dream Eater" helped them a lot."

"I understand." Sasaki nodded.

"Dream Eater" has just started to be serialized and has little effect, but it is gaining momentum.

In the future, it may have astonishing effects like "Soul of Go" changed Japanese Go and "Slam Dunk" changed East Asian sports.

"Okay, that's all." Sasaki waved his hand.

Yoshida Koji bowed slightly and retreated.

…

A comic by Yujiro Sakamoto, the author who came second in the 2004 Golden Mirai Cup, was published today, titled

"TAKAYA -Senbu Academy Fierce Fighting Story-".

The manga has a style of painting that Hibiki Higashino doesn't like very much, and the content is quite satisfactory.

Don't know where to go.

There is currently no news about Teppei Fukushima, who ranked first.

Ryo Tasaka, who placed third, seems to have become Kishimoto's assistant.

Yoshiyuki Nishi, who ranked fourth, had a manga series last year, but his results were mediocre.

"Master Kiri" by Yuki Nakajima, who ranked fifth, will be serialized soon.

The results of this session are far worse than those of the first session.

At that time, five comics were serialized together.

It is a miracle that these five comics have not been cut in half until now.

"Did the loss of luck in the first session be too great?" Higashikata murmured.

"It's already very good." Akimiya Akemi rolled her eyes at him. "Among the five shortlisted people, three have been given the chance to be serialized and have become the cornerstone of Jump. This is already a very large proportion."

Holding one "Golden Future Cup" every year can tap so many talents, and it has already made a lot of money.

"Yes." Dong Yexiang nodded. Sometimes he stood too high and forgot the bitterness of most people.

"Thank you for reminding me, Akemi."

If there is a problem with the mentality, then there will also be a problem with the storyboarding of "Dream Eaters". I have to draw out the hardships of becoming a cartoonist.

"It's nothing..." Akimiya Akemi twisted her hair around her fingertips, feeling a little embarrassed.

"No, no, no, thank you."

Higashikata walked up to her with a smile on his lips.

"Mingmei...let me thank you."

…

"Tori Akino-sensei!"

"Tori Akino-sensei!"

"Good news!"

Koji Yoshida suddenly appeared at Higashino's house.

Higashino Hibiki's face grew long, "There is no good news, your appearance is the worst news!"

"Huh?" Yoshida was confused.

"Go ahead and leave as soon as you're done."

"Teacher, you are really... okay, okay."

Koji Yoshida informed Hibiki Higashino about the chairmanship of the "Akatsuka Award" jury.

Every year Shueisha holds a banquet for the "Akazuka Prize" and "Tezuka Prize", and the jury members attend most of the time, gathering glory together.

He can guide and warn the new generation of cartoonists, and his status has obviously improved.

What's more, the previous two chairman of the committee are both famous figures, and being able to take over their work is already a rare recognition.

Profits and prestige come rolling in.

This is indeed great news.

Dongye Xiang was a little hesitant.

Firstly, he has no time, and secondly, he is too lazy to deal with so many things.

The burden of jump was placed on him, but he didn't want to accept it.

In the future, comic magazines will become increasingly weak, and the only one with a circulation of more than 1 million is "Weekly Shonen Jump".

And that's just because "One Piece" is not finished. When "One Piece" ended, it was also when "Weekly Shonen Jump" fell from the altar.

It will belong to the development trajectory of the times together with "Weekly Shonen Magazine" and "Weekly Shonen Sunday".

It is inevitable that newcomers will be weak and comics that are not outstanding today will become popular.

"Yoshida-kun, please help me decline Editor-in-Chief Sasaki's kindness."

He didn't want to be busy with this meaningless job after retirement.

"Why!" Yoshida asked in surprise, "Okay, I understand."

Before Higashino Hibiki could explain, he had already made a guess. Teacher Tori Akino is very popular and doesn't like to be in the limelight.

The chairman of the jury for the Akatsuka Prize is a burden to him.

He already has enough interests and prestige.

The chairman of the jury is the icing on the snow, there or not, there is not much difference.

"So teacher, do you have any suggestions?"

"You can form a review committee." Hibiki Higashino told him, "Invite Mr. Toriyama Akira and Oda and others to review the shortlisted comics together."

This is what he learned when watching "Dream Eaters".

Takagi Akito Mashiro's manga was praised by these well-known cartoonists as a touching plot that he will never forget.

"That's a good idea! More reviewers will bring more ideas. How can we not miss any comic? I will report it to the editor."

…

Hibiki Higashikata's suggestion was quickly adopted.

After the jump editorial department asked Oda and others what they thought, they all agreed with great interest.

After all, most of the people here have become famous because of the "Tezuka Award". In the past, others reviewed their comics, but now they review the comics of newcomers.

It’s a heritage and a joy.

"The editorial department of "Weekly Shōnen Jump" changed the review chairman system into a review committee at the suggestion of Tori Akino-sensei."

""Thank you Akatsuka Fujio-sensei for your dedication over the years." That's right. Akatsuka-sensei is almost 70 years old and is not suitable for such hard work, and..."

Yamada Eiichi did not continue what he said, and his next words were a bit rude.

An older man selected his work, and he was really worried that Fujio Akatsuka would not approve of his manga. After all, the age difference is too big.

The ravine is not that deep.

He used to think about restraining himself a little, but now he might as well go all out!

Sōma Satoru felt itchy and came over to take a look, "The committee members include Toriyama Akira, Takahashi Kazuki, Watsuki Nobuhiro, Oda Eiichiro, Kishimoto Masashi, Morita Shinho, Tori Akino Mirai... Wow! What a generous act!"

They are all the core of jump.

"The teachers will review each comic and write comments on the cover...Wow, that's great!"

This means that their comics will be seen by these people.

"It's so romantic!"

"Uh-huh!"

The two junior high school students were extremely itchy.

"The emergence of the "Golden Mirai Cup"; the reform of the "Tezuka Prize" and "Akazuka Prize"; and the serialization of "Dream Eater" by Tori Akino-sensei. Teacher, he has helped us a lot. "

"This is all the heart of Tori Akino-sensei's fist."

They admire Tori Akino even more.

…

In Gui Zhenghe's studio.

"Tori Akino-kun is less than thirty years old, but he focuses on the new generation of comics. This kind of dedication is so touching."

Katsura Masawa is chatting with Akira Toriyama.

They have been friends for a long time.

"Where did he get so many ideas?" Akira Toriyama sneered at this point. "Maybe it was chance, or maybe it was just a matter of spitting. He just pushed it. In addition to drawing comics, that kid Higashino does other things. Too lazy to bother."

Gui Zhenghe shook his head, "It must be the words of support from the teacher Toriyama-san. I will not put him on a pedestal. We are just chatting in private. You don't have to be so careful."

"What kind of cover-up? I'm just telling the truth." Akira Toriyama said, "There's one thing you may not know."

"What's up?"

"Do you understand "Future Society"? "

"It must be the animation company that commissioned Kodansha Bunko to produce "Twelve Kingdoms"."

In 2002, Mirai Society's "Twelve Kingdoms" became a hit and won many awards.

Although the performance of "Twelve Kingdoms" is not as good as "The Name of the Flower", it has brought a lot of prestige to "Future Society".

"This company's production is careful and responsible. The employees are all top students from Musashino Art University, so the painting is very artistic and has a solid foundation. It gave me a big surprise."

Gui Zhenghe gave an evaluation.

Toriyama Akira said with a smile, "Yes, this is the "Future Society". So do you know who the president of "Future Club" is? "

"who is it?"

Gui Zhenghe doesn't care about this. After all, he is not the original artist. One-third of an acre is filled with comics.

"When "Unheard Flower Names" was aired, it was actually widely advertised."

But this is news that only those who are attentive will pay attention to. For ordinary people, it is just seeing an excellent animation on TV.

"Well, what then?"

"Actually, the president of "Mirai Club" is Higashino... Tori Akino Mirai, are you shocked? "

"Ha!" Gui Zhenghe stood up in surprise, "How come I haven't heard of it? This is so obvious..."

Osamu Tezuka was very diligent in drawing comics, and serialized several comics at the same time, just to save money to establish an animation company.

Insect Production Co., Ltd. was born in 1961, but went bankrupt in 1973.

As a result, Osamu Tezuka owed a huge debt of 300 million.

Unexpectedly, Tori Qiuye would quietly turn an animation company into a success in the future.

"So I said he was lazy," Akira Toriyama sighed helplessly, "Can you imagine? Mr. Tezuka is so busy making insects that he barely has any time to rest."

"No one noticed that Tori Akino Mirai is the president of the animation company, which shows that he doesn't care anymore."

"In the early days of Miraisha, apart from "Comic Comics Hiyori" and "Unheard Flower Names", Tori Akino never contributed to this company again. "

"This kind of resigned style is what Tori Akino will look like in the future."

Therefore, Akira Toriyama felt that Fengqi's praise from society was all excessive.

If he hadn't known Hibiki Higashino, he would have thought he was an Osamu Tezuka-type character.

Promote comics and be enthusiastic about newcomers.

"That's outrageous..." Gui Zhenghe shook his head after hearing this.

It's like opening the manuscript paper and having it all drawn by Friday.

Such a willful Mirai Toriyama is indeed, as Akira Toriyama said, a lazy and excessive guy.

…

There is research on "Naoki Hansawa" in the market.

When Kuriyamanan passed by Kabukicho, someone sent a survey questionnaire asking him about his intentions.

Regarding the peripheral expectations of "Naoki Hansawa".

What type of peripherals do you want?

It seems that the comic magazine company is very distressed. Li Shannan couldn't help but smile.

Also, what kind of peripherals can a workplace comic produce?

This is simply unimaginable.

You can’t just print Naoki Hansawa on short sleeves, right?

Want to give eye drops to the leader?