Full-time cartoonist - #136 - Chapter 135 The future of jump

Yoshihisa Azame said: “‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ is the work of Mr. Takahashi Kazuki, who I am in charge of.”

“He has been working in the field of comics since 1981, and by the time he created “Yu-Gi-Oh!”, he had already accumulated 14 years of experience.”

“Yu-Gi-Oh!”

Hibiki Higashikata was filled with emotion.

This is a huge money-spinner, allowing Mr. Takahashi to consistently rank among the top three cartoonists in terms of annual income, and for a while he even led the way.

If Oda hadn’t come from behind, then Takahashi Kazuki would have been even more legendary.

“Yu-Gi-Oh” can be said to be Jump’s most profitable IP comic. Just selling cards alone has cost more than 1 trillion yen.

Although the single volume of the comic is not satisfactory, the IP value is even more powerful than “One Piece”.

Higashino Hibiki recalled the blue-eyed white dragon worth 87 million yuan.

When the news appeared at that time, Hibiki Higashikata was shocked. Pai Lao was really rich.

It was later learned that it turned out to be an auction. However, the true value of this card is estimated to be more than 200,000 yuan.

It is much more valuable than the commemorative paintings from the Akira Toriyama exhibition.

It is indeed the product of 14 years of hard work.

“Fourteen years?” Deputy Editor-in-Chief Kondo was stunned. “Has Mr. Takahashi published any work on Jump?”

He had no impression of this person.

Bottle Jijiu felt awkward for a while.

Torishima Kazuhiko interrupted, “Speaking of this person, I know something about him. Around 1990, Takahashi submitted an article to Jump, but it was not approved.”

“The editorial department thought that he was a talented person who might shine one day, so they arranged for him to be assigned an editor, and that was Editor Toshicho Takahashi.”

“Later, under the guidance of Takahashi Toshimasa, he also had a serialized work called…” Torishima Kazuhiko hesitated, and he actually forgot the name of this work.

“It’s “Buray, the Colorful Man of Heaven,” said Yoshihisa Pase. “It was serialized in 1991 and was cut in half in 1991.”

The protection period for new works has just passed and it is over.

Everyone present nodded suddenly and had a preliminary impression of Takahashi Kazuki.

They are the majority of people working in the field of comics.

It’s all too common for new authors to be cut in half.

Newcomers who can stably serialize are relatively rare.

However, there has been no progress for so many years, and he is still working hard in the field of comics. He really loves drawing comics, people present thought.

“Although the results were not good in the past,” Yoshihisa Abarase explained quickly, “but Mr. Takahashi’s new work “Yu-Gi-Oh!” was created after discussions with him for a year.”

“Mr. Takahashi worked as a game designer at Sega Game Company, so don’t worry. I also have a lot of content after “Yu-Gi-Oh!” and the new games he designed. They are all very interesting.”

Everyone nodded and waited for him to continue.

The bottle talked about the plot of the first three chapters of the comic. Hibiki looked at his own comments on the leather bag and felt a sense of time and space confusion.

“The initial setting of Muto’s game is that of a high school student who is often bullied. This is to contrast with the subsequent plot. It is also the influence of Mr. Takahashi from “Mataro Is Coming”.”

“Muto Yugi put together the Millennium Building Blocks, and Atum’s soul awakened.”

“When Muto Yugi was bullied, Atum’s soul took over the body and punished the opponent by playing the game.”

Such a beginning is completely different from the “Yu-Gi-Oh!” animation that Hibiki Hibiki knows.

Even the Yu-Gi-Oh fan novels he had read had no plot about the first three chapters.

Honda and Jonouchi are actually bullying Muto Yugi.

The game method used in the duel is not the card-player battle that Hibiki Higashino is familiar with.

Hibiya Hibiki felt a sense of freshness all of a sudden, which made him even more emotional. For a work to move from immaturity to maturity, it also needs constant changes.

After Abomin Yoshihisa finished speaking, Hibiki Higashino first said: “This work is very interesting.”

Everyone else looked at him, expecting to have a grand discussion.

“I’m very curious about what games will appear in the future. If I can draw a popular game content, similar to the four-wheel drive vehicle in Mr. Tetsuhiro Koshida’s work “4WD Brothers”, that would be shocking enough.”

“I think it’s a very promising work.”

This is difficult to do, and it is difficult to predict whether the game you design will be popular.

Torishima Kazuhiko was also surprised. He did not expect Tori Akino to value this work so much. He personally did not see the potential of this work.

All I can say is that the content is quite satisfactory.

He didn’t expect that after that, Hibiki Higashino made an even more shocking statement, “This work may become the future of Jump.”

“How is that possible?” Editor Asada retorted subconsciously.

The painting is passable and the plot seems novel, but the setting is still old-fashioned.

There is learning about jojo in Egypt, and the character setting of the protagonist also has a sense of immediacy.

As for the future, he didn’t see it.

Ping Jijiu also shook his head.

Unexpectedly, Tori Akino valued “Yu-Gi-Oh” more than he did.

In getting along with Takahashi Kazuki, he knew that Takahashi worked very hard, but his control over the plot was still quite weak. He did not see the advantages of Akira Toriyama and Yoshihiro Togashi.

Bottle believes that it is a success if the novice protection period is not cut off in half.

Torishima Kazuhiko remembered that Tori Akino once said that his assistant Oda-kun would become Jump’s pillar in the future.

He couldn’t help but chuckle.

What this guy said is really interesting, how could something like this happen?

Tori Akino is very good at drawing comics, but when it comes to evaluating his works, he is still at the level of an elementary school student.

Torishima Kazuhiko concluded: “This work is indeed very suitable for developing IP value, but no one can say how it is.”

“As for the result, if you include “Yu-Gi-Oh!”, it might become a miracle.”

…

After the serialization meeting ended, some of the editors who received the news had ugly faces and were thinking about how to explain to the author, while others ran to the corner excitedly to report the good news to the author responsible.

The same goes for Abominable Yoshihisa. He blew some air at the window to clear his head from overexertion, and then called Takahashi Kazuki.

“Mr. Takahashi, congratulations, “Yu-Gi-Oh!” has been serialized!”

There was no sound on the other side of the phone because Takahashi Kazuki was stunned.

After 1991, it was finally possible to start serializing again. His final ripples lived up to his desire!

After all, he is already thirty-three years old this year. If he cannot pass the serialization meeting, it will be difficult to devote his energy to comics.

You also have to start thinking about the future.

“Thank…thank you! Mr. Bottle!” Takahashi Kazuki said excitedly.

“This is all due to your efforts. Everyone values ​​your comics.”

“Uh-huh!”

“Mirai Akino Tori, the teacher who drew “Slam Dunk”, believes that “Yu-Gi-Oh!” will be the future of Jump, so keep up the good work.”

Although he didn’t believe it, there was no problem at all in using this to motivate Takahashi.

If the final result is not satisfactory, it will also be a problem for Tori Akino’s future.

It has nothing to do with the bottle.

“Eh?” Takahashi Kazuki was stunned, “Jump’s future?”

He wouldn’t even dare to dream about such a thing.

Fourteen years of experience have already polished his edges.

“Why do you say that?” His heart was beating violently and his blood was still burning.

“I admire your game design very much. I think a national-level game will be born in your hands.” Bo Bo said.

“……I will work hard!”

After hanging up the phone, Takahashi Kazuki looked at the phone and murmured to himself, “Jump’s future… Tori Akino’s future…”

…

After the serialization meeting ended, Toriyama Kazuhiko did not let Hibiki Higashino leave.

He smiled and said, “Are you an adult? Come hang out with me.”

Higashikata nodded, “But you can’t drink too much, I’m not good at drinking.”

“I’m just thanking you, how could I get you drunk?”

Came to an izakaya.

The sky had just dimmed and there were already many people in this store. Japanese people are also under a lot of pressure. Hibiki can see many people complaining while drinking.

Things at work, things at home.

When a person reaches thirty, he is unhappy and has troubles everywhere.

But when they wake up the next day, they still have to go to work with a smile and earn money to support their families.

The former Higashino Hibiki was very similar to these people. He was very grateful for the blessing of time travel.

“Warm a bottle of soju and have a plate of fennel beans.” Torishima Kazuhiko said to the shop owner.

“Okay, do you need anything else?”

Toriyama Kazuhiko, who played Kong Yiji, wanted to shake his head, but immediately thought that he was treating a guest, and under Hibiki Higashino’s satisfied eyes, he ordered fried pork cutlet and oden.

Higashino Hibiki said to him strangely: “It’s so hot in summer, I thought this kind of store only existed in winter.”

Torishima Kazuhiko waved his hand, “There are always people who need to vent. This kind of izakaya is more suitable for middle-aged people like us. Young people like you don’t understand.”

Dong Yexiang was too lazy to pay attention to him.

Because they are all processed products, the wine and dishes were served quickly.

Hibiki Higashino and Kazuhiko Torishima sat in the corner, tasting wine carefully.

“Ah~” Torishima Kazuhiko sighed, “It’s so comfortable.”

“Is there any?” Higashikata held the wine glass, feeling his throat burning.

He looked at the wine, curious about the alcohol content.

“Sometimes I really envy you,” Torishima Kazuhiko shook his head, “Obviously this is a very stressful industry, but you always seem to be at ease and relaxed.”

“Because I am confident,” Dong Yexiang picked up a piece of radish and put it in his mouth to chew. The radish soaked up the soup and was very tasty. “My judgment on works may be better than yours.”

Torishima Kazuhiko raised his eyebrows, this was what he was most proud of.

It used to belong to Akira Toriyama, and now it belongs to you. I dug it all out.

Compared with me, Torishima Kazuhiko, do you have this strength?

He took a sip of wine and shook his head, “I don’t believe it.”

“Time will tell everything,” Hibiki Higashino didn’t care, he represented the future, “Mr. Toriyama should pay more attention to the manga “Yu-Gi-Oh!” I’m talking about. It doesn’t seem to be eye-catching now, but maybe , one day he will turn into a dragon.”

Toriyama Kazuhiko was stunned for a moment when Higashino Hibiki said it so sincerely.

“I remember.” He nodded.

No matter what, just agree to it first.

At least show that you value the other person.

“The sales volume of jump now reaches about 453,000 copies, and it is increasing every week. I have to thank you. Come and have a drink.”

Higashikata clinked glasses with him and took a sip.

Torishima Kazuhiko glanced down and drank it all without saying anything.

“‘Slam Dunk’ is still on the rise,” Hibiki Higashino said confidently, “and the exciting things are yet to come.”

When the friendly match is over, it’s time to start that man’s story.