Full-time cartoonist - #149 - Chapter 148 “Coach, I want to play basketball”

Today, Higashino Hibiki is going to end the Mitsui Hisashi chapter.

The comic has also been drawn to the last two pages.

But he was still unable to write.

This will be the entire chapter, and it will be the highlight of the entire comic “Slam Dunk”. Hibiki Higashino doesn’t know if what he draws can bring a shocking effect to readers.

When the fallen Mitsui saw Coach Anzai again in embarrassment, could he express his inner emotional transition?

Higashino Hibiki has heard of such a case.

The black criminal who was a scoundrel and indifferent in the courtroom heard the judge ask, “Did you go to Nautilus Middle School when you were in middle school?”

This sentence makes black criminals cry with regret.

The black criminal realized that the judge was his good friend in middle school.

The little judge’s dream is to become a judge, and his dream is to become an excellent neurosurgeon.

In this old classmate, he saw his innocent, carefree self, full of expectations for the future.

So I couldn’t accept myself for a while, and finally changed my ways.

Mitsui’s mental journey is also the same.

When he saw Coach Anzai, he thought of his former self, the best golfer whose dream was to dominate the country, Hisashi Mitsui.

When Mitsui realized this, he burst into tears.

Higashino Hibiki hesitated, not sure whether his shots could express this artistic conception.

“Oda, what do you think of the ending of this sentence?” he asked his assistant Oda.

“Excellent!” Oda gave a thumbs up, “I’m still thinking about it, my scalp is still numb with excitement and my whole body is shaking. It’s like it’s the first time I’ve seen the world’s best martial arts tournament!”

As a big fan of Akira Toriyama, being able to compare “Slam Dunk” to “Dragon Ball” is Oda’s greatest compliment.

“I am very touched to be able to participate in the production of “Slam Dunk”!”

When Oda saw the storyboards of the new episode, he was really shocked beyond words.

Can my future self really draw such comics?

Such delicate emotions were laid out layer by layer, and when they reached the final climax, they were suppressed in one fell swoop, and then left blank again, full of aftertaste.

My own abilities simply cannot achieve this level.

Oda thought that he would never be able to draw sports comics in his entire life.

“Really?” Dongye Xiang was stunned.

He looked at Mitsui Shou in the painting, kneeling on the ground with tears streaming down his face.

“so be it.”

…

Jump will be released on September 9th.

This issue reveals the reason for Mitsui’s downfall.

He was hospitalized with a fractured knee. After he had just improved, he often went to the Shohoku basketball team on crutches.

Akagi’s progress is getting faster and faster, he has learned to dribble, and learned the skills of using the heel axis of his feet to rotate.

Mitsui watched with enthusiasm, but he could only stand there and practice dribbling.

The college league is about to start, and Mitsui’s injury will take another month to heal, so there is no time to participate in the qualifiers.

He hid it from the team members and said he had recovered.

However, during practice, his body dropped from a jumper and his knees could not bear it, causing the condition to worsen.

In the end, we still failed to catch up with the preliminary round of the college league.

At the official game site, Mitsui watched the Shohoku basketball team fight on the field. He was silent and finally left the field with a cane.

Since then, Mitsui has never appeared in the basketball stadium again.

As Takeru Kanda walked and watched, he suddenly realized that this was the case.

“Bang! Bang!”

Suddenly a sound was heard.

He looked up and before he knew it, he was in the gym.

Kanda Taketo couldn’t help but walk in and found that people from Japan’s Tokai University basketball team were organizing a practice match.

Divided into red and yellow teams, the score is 65:71.

It seems that the game has been going on for a long time.

He walked up to the viewing platform on the second floor and began to watch silently.

There are many people around.

“The basketball team has another practice match today.”

“This is already the third game since the start of school.”

“I heard college basketball games are about to start.”

Kanda Taketo looked up and calculated, there are still two months until the All Japan College Basketball Players Rights Conference.

“Have you started preparing so early?”

“Are you also a member of the basketball team?” Kanda Taketo heard someone talking to him. He looked over and saw a female student who was clenching her hands and standing on tiptoes excitedly. “Come on for the game!”

“No.” Kanda Taketo shook his head.

Ever since he cut his hair short, more and more people have taken the initiative to chat with him.

“Oh.” The female student lowered her head in disappointment.

Kanda Taketo looked at the basketball court. Although it was just a practice match, the playing was very intense.

There were only five minutes left on the clock, and everyone on the court was sweating and breathing rapidly.

He watched as the player with red hair, over 190 centimeters tall, and wearing the No. 10 red jersey held the ball and quickly broke through to the opponent’s basket. Only when he reached the basket was he stopped by the player in the yellow No. 3 jersey.

Player No. 10 is tall and strong, but very agile.

Player No. 3 has a solid foundation, does not make aggressive advances, and defends very closely.

Players from both sides showed strong strength in defense and breakthrough. One side held the ball steadily and kept testing with fake moves. One side’s defense was motionless, with its arms stretched out, firmly blocking the No. 10 player under the basket.

The other eight players were all very nervous as they guarded each other, reflecting their good competitive awareness.

Kanda Taketo was surprised to find that the Tokai basketball team was very strong. In his judgment, it might be able to break through the qualifiers and enter the official 40-college basketball competition.

The only sound in the gymnasium was the sound of basketball shoes scraping against the floor. The audience held their breath and stared intently, for fear of missing key information.

Sure enough, not long after, player No. 10 feinted by, came to the basket, and dunked directly into the goal.

“Hua Chao!”

“Hua Chao!”

Kanda Taketo heard the cheers beside him, and the audience was cheering for the No. 10 player.

“It turns out his name is Hua Chao.”

Kanda Taketo saw that even though Hana Chao scored a goal, he was still not arrogant or impetuous, directing his lineup to return to defense without exposing any gaps.

In such a practice match, Kanda Taketo actually saw the end. Under the command of Hanasa, the red team reversed the situation, surpassed the score in the last minute, and maintained it until the end.

Every player on the field did not give up at the last moment, squeezing their own physical strength and running on the field, trying to tear apart the opponent’s defense.

“It’s just a practice match…you work so hard.” He heard someone sigh.

“Basketball games are so interesting. During the qualifiers, I will definitely be there to cheer!”

“Yeah! Everyone is working so hard.”

“Work hard…” Kanda Taketo lowered his head.

He watched the Donghai basketball team take a break and walked out of the gym.

Dongxiang’s words came to his mind, “If you don’t know what to do, just go back and play basketball.”

…

Tori Akino Mirai Studio.

Sasaki arrived.

Today he is not just here to discuss storyboards or draft drafts, but also has an important matter.

“On September 21, the first volume of “Slam Dunk” will be released.”

He sat on the sofa and said to Hibiki Higashino who was working hard on drawing comics.

“Congratulations! Teacher Tori Akino!” Oda said excitedly.

Tanaka also lost his gloom: “Congratulations!”

Yoshii Yamahisa lamented, “Two and a half years have passed since the first edition of the first volume of “The Soul of the Game”. Time flies so fast.”

At that time, he was also very happy for Hibiki Higashino, but after that, the single volumes of “The Soul of the Game” were released volume by volume, and he kept hearing about the good results, and gradually he took a calm view.

The “swish, swish” sounds from Higashino Hibiki’s men stopped.

He raised his head and looked at Sasaki in surprise.

“What a great news! Thank you very much, Mr. Sasaki!” Hibiki Higashino cheered up.

“What about the first version? How did the first version turn out?”

The first edition of “The Soul of Chess” was 100,000 copies, and it was reprinted several times.

Hibiki Higashino thinks that “Slam Dunk” will have at least 300,000 copies.

The jump editorial department won’t be so discerning.

“One million copies.” Sasaki adjusted his glasses and said calmly.

“What!”

Before Hibiki could react, he heard Oda’s yell.

“For a popular work, if a single volume wants to exceed 1 million sales, it will only happen after animation promotion.” He knows comics best, so he is also the most excited. “It is difficult to exceed the average sales volume of 1 million with comics alone. What’s more, Besides, this is just the first version. What do you think?”

As Tori Akino’s assistant, Oda felt only horror at this time, and his world view collapsed.

Tanaka poked the dumbfounded Yoshii and asked curiously: “Is it incredible?”

Yoshii came back to his senses and said with a smile: “It’s a fantasy.”

He looked at Hibiki Hibiki’s back and sighed, “It’s getting better and better, Hibiki-kun.”

Sasaki explained: “The first edition of the first volume of “Slam Dunk” has reached 1 million copies, which is the result of Jump’s research and data analysis, so it may sound difficult to accept, but it is the fact. “Slam Dunk” is deeply loved by readers. favorite.”

Listening to Sasaki’s explanation, Oda murmured to himself, “The first edition is 1 million…”

His heart was still turbulent and a little stupid.

“Jump will hold a book signing, I wonder if Toriakino can spare the time.” Sasaki asked Hibiki Higashino.

Dongye Xiang came to his senses.

“It took more than three months for the first edition of 1 million copies and the first volume of “Soul of Chess” to reach 1 million copies…”

He couldn’t calm down in his heart, but he still nodded and said: “If it’s just for one day, it’s no problem.”

“That’s perfect.”

Sasaki revealed the tentative location of the autograph session.

At the Mandarake Ikebukuro branch, if there are any changes, Hibiki Higashino will be notified.

Higashino Hibiki raised his eyes and looked at the place where Akimiya Akemi usually worked, but it was empty. She was teaching and was not present.

Sasaki asked, “Any questions?”

“No,” Higashikata shook his head, “It’s fine here.”

The reason why he had this reaction was because the location of the autograph session was the same as the one where Mr. Chai Menwen once lived.

He couldn’t help but feel a sense of vicissitudes of life in his heart.

“Yeah.” Sasaki looked at the notebook and nodded, “That’s all for now.”

…

September 16th, morning.

Yamamura Morimichi, who was still dissatisfied with the new work, bought Jump.

On the cover are five players.

Yamamura knows, in order, Takenori Akagi with jersey number 4, Ryota Miyagi with jersey number 7, Hanamichi Sakuragi with jersey number 10, and Kaede Rukawa with jersey number 11.

As for the new player wearing jersey No. 14, he looked very familiar, but he couldn’t remember who it was.

“The front page of this issue of Jump is “Slam Dunk”.” He sighed.

The popularity of this work has skyrocketed, but after watching the friendly match between Meiji University and Tokai University, he can think of the current situation.

“These five players should be the starting lineup for Xiangbei’s basketball competition.”

Miyagi Ryota’s strength has shown a little bit, and he is definitely at the level of a senior player, at least not a passerby.

Coupled with top center Takenori Akagi, genius Rukawa Kaede and fast-improving newcomer Sakuragi Hanamichi…

Yamamura was astonished that this team, which was weak at the beginning, started to show its talents after the friendly match with Lingnan. Now there are even more powerful people, and there is only time for them to get used to each other before they can soar into the sky.

“I don’t care about sighing at this time…” He walked out of the convenience store and patted his forehead, remembering the urgent matter.

“In the last sentence, we learned the whole story of Mitsui Hisashi’s fall. This chapter should end his chapter. I don’t know how Tori Akino will arrange this character…wait a minute!”

Covering the hair of player No. 14, Yamamura Morimichi suddenly realized that this was Mitsui!

It turns out that the prodigal son has turned back.

After understanding this, Yamamura was not in a hurry.

He carried the jump in the plastic bag, bought breakfast, and walked home slowly.

…

Musashino Art University.

“Miyagi-kun is in the starting lineup!” Kazuya Takasugi looked at the jump cover and felt very excited.

He had always made some guesses, but when he actually saw Miyagi’s position, he couldn’t help but be happy.

After opening the jump, Takasugi Kazuya read it eagerly.

Mitsui began to fall after missing the qualifiers for the basketball game due to a fracture.

But now he has fully recovered.

“Are you still ready to come back to play ball?” Akagi asked.

Mitsui was speechless.

His bad gangster friends learned about Mitsui Hisashi’s past and persuaded him to continue playing basketball. Because in their daily interactions, they discovered that Mitsui still had not given up basketball.

Takasugi Kazuya couldn’t help but nod. Although friends like Mitsui Hisashi were bad guys, they were very kind to Mitsui.

He watched Mu Mu also step forward to persuade, but was pushed down by Mitsui.

When Mitsui said basketball is a boring activity.

Mu Mu, a good old man, became angry unexpectedly. He grabbed the clothes on Mitsui’s chest, his whole body trembling with anger.

Mu Mu angrily scolded Mitsui, saying that Mitsui, who wanted to dominate the country back then, was a person without talent.

Mitsui recalled his former self, his expression became loose, and then he condensed, giving up on himself and shouting: “What happened in the past! It has nothing to do with me anymore!”

This sentence made Mu Mu even more angry.

“You are not allowed to say the word irrelevant! I am different from Akagi. For a person of my level, dominating the whole country is something that I cannot even dream of! I never dreamed that I would have such an opportunity!”

“But when I saw you and Akagi practicing, it was the first time since I started playing basketball that I had this thought that made me tremble.”

Mumu Gongyan gritted his teeth, with anger on his expression!

“But then you left the basketball team and my dream disappeared.”

“Just when I gave up, Rukawa came and Miyagi returned. I have another chance this year.”

“Just when I started to think that I would definitely succeed this year, Mitsui, you showed up again after two years!”

“The culprit who stole my dream came again this time to force the basketball team to disband!”

Mumu suppressed the anger in his heart, confessed everything in his heart, and said to Mitsui Shou with complicated emotions:

“Mitsui, how many times do you have to take away my dreams before you are willing to accept it!”

…

Mumu’s accusation was no less shocking than Mitsui Hisashi’s past.

This ordinary man with glasses, at this moment, Takasugi Kazuya couldn’t help but feel the same way.

Konobu Mumu is just an ordinary person. He started playing basketball when he was in junior high school, and he continued to practice during the three years of high school.

But it’s not as good as a genius like Hisashi Mitsui.

Even so, he did not give up on his dream. Try to do your best.

Behind a talent like Takenori Akagi, he quietly coordinates the Shohoku basketball team.

For Takasugi, he can better embody Mu Mu.

As an ordinary person, I hope to have an unusual mood!

It was hard to see hope, but now it was once again destroyed by the person I once admired, Mitsui Hisashi.

Kazuya Takasugi can completely understand the mood of Mumu Gongren.

At this moment, the vice-captain of the Shohoku basketball team, who used to be ordinary and had no sense of existence, became outstanding in Takasugi’s eyes.

…

Tunghai University, in the shadow under the trees.

“Mu Mu…”

The former genius, Kanda Taketo touched the jump with a very complicated heart.

If I gave up basketball, would I also hurt those who pursue their dreams?

As a person with no talent, Mu Mu can be so tenacious and persistent in pursuing his dreams. Compared with him, his heart is too fragile.

In October of his second year of high school, his Kitasato High School lost to Hirata High School and failed to advance to the prefectural competition, falling in the last game.

After two years of hard work and countless efforts, I still failed to enter the national competition.

Taketo Kanda became frustrated and even gave up basketball.

“The members of Kitasato…have you ever cast aside my cowardice?”

At this moment, his heart was very complicated.

…

Yamamura Morimichi looked at the cartoon in shock.

This episode starts from the beginning and breaks out all the content that was previously laid out.

With blood and tears, the emotion was pushed to a climax.

“How many times do you have to take away my dreams before you are willing to accept it!”

When Mu Mu’s words appeared, Yamamura Shoudao trembled from head to toe.

The character of Mu Mu is incomparably vivid.

He regrets now that he should have read this comic earlier.

Feel the charm of these words on the seat in front of the convenience store.

But it’s not too late now, there is still some content left, and he can’t wait to read it.

Miyagi Ryota pointed at Mitsui and said: “You are the one who is stuck in the past and can’t help himself.”

This sentence sums up the current Mitsui Hisashi.

His life began to change, and Mitsui never appeared in the gym again.

But because he was jealous of Miyagi’s fertile land, he repeatedly made trouble for Miyagi.

If you really don’t want to play basketball, you should stay away from the rights and wrongs about basketball.

Now Mitsui Hisashi’s face is covered with sweat, and his emotions are fluctuating violently.

From entering the gym to now, as Mu Mu tells about his past, his state of mind has also gone through twists and turns.

Reflect on the past and recognize yourself.

Not having the courage to change, stubbornly denying the past self.

Looking at Mitsui Hisashi like this, Yamamura Morichi suddenly realized: “It’s really time for his life to turn around.”

The emotional preparation is in place and the explosion is exciting enough. It’s time for the best golfer in the past, Hisashi Mitsui, to return.

How wonderful will he perform wearing the No. 14 jersey? Yamamura became curious.

But the story does not reach its climax here.

A man comes.

Because of the appearance of this man, Mitsui’s defense line, like the Maginot Line, collapsed instantly.

“It’s me, open the door.”

The camera shows the closed door of the gymnasium, just two simple sentences.

Mitsui Shou was so panicked for the first time.

“Open the door quickly.”

Caiko ran over immediately.

As the door of the gymnasium opened, a fat old man appeared in the light, that was Coach Anxi.

He didn’t say anything, he just showed up.

When Mitsui saw Coach Anzai, the persistence on his face collapsed.

Like ashes after burning, the whole person’s mind went blank and he was at a loss.

“It’s you.” Coach Anxi adjusted his glasses and said gently.

Just these two simple words made Mitsui’s pupils tremble violently. He remembered what coach Anzai said to him during the game with Yokota Naka.

“Don’t give up hope until the last moment. Once you give up, the game is over.”

What follows is the journey of his own depravity.

Mitsui Shou’s nose was bruised and swollen, and there was blood on his nose. He put down all his persistence and confided in his elders in embarrassment.

“Coach…Coach Anxi…”

Mitsui Shou burst into tears instantly, unable to support his body, trembling all over, and finally fell to his knees on the ground.

“I…I want to play basketball.”

“I want to play basketball.”

…

Seeing this, the villagers guarding the road felt as if they were struck by lightning.

It turns out that this is the most exciting time.

The superb storyboard language, the excellent camera depiction, and the emotions that have always been highlighted reach a climax at this moment.

“Coach, I want to play basketball.”

With the utterance of this sentence, the core of this chapter sublimated.

From the gangster who came looking for trouble, to the fallen genius, and finally to the point of returning from the lost path.

This story of the prodigal son turning back made Shan Cun Shoudao extremely moved.

“What a wonderful story, what a wonderful ending.”

He looked at Mitsui, who later cut off his long hair and returned to the basketball team, and breathed a sigh of relief.

“The painting is really great, thank you, Tori Akino.”

…

“Mitsui cut off his long hair, gave up his self-esteem and arrogance, and returned to the Shohoku basketball team. It may take some time for him to get involved with the players, and the gap of the past two years cannot be easily made up.”

“I think one day he will become an indispensable figure in Shobei.”

Takasugi Kazuya sighed.

The portrayal of the character Mitsui Hisashi is so wonderful, from glory to frustration to resurrection, he vividly shows it to the audience.

Therefore, this extremely wonderful story moved Takasugi Kazuya.

Mitsui Hisahi’s story was something he would never forget for the rest of his life.

…

Kanda Taketo trembled all over.

He looked at a frame in the manga, which showed Mitsui crying and telling him that he wanted to play basketball.

Seeing this, he mentally reviewed his past.

I fall in love with basketball, have like-minded friends, and head towards the national competition. My dream is to dominate the country!

After the glory comes the fall, from then on doing nothing and being confused.

At this moment, as Mitsui Hisashi shed tears with genuine emotion, Kanda Taketo also felt the same.

He also wants to continue playing basketball!

Thinking of this, Taketo Kanda walked towards the basketball team with a comic magazine under his arm.

Basketball team activity room.

“I want to join the Donghai basketball team! Please!”

“Asshole! At such an important moment, you are still holding a comic book! Are you awake?”

But in the end, after Kanda kept bowing and apologizing, he joined the Tokai basketball team.

As a result, the captain of the basketball team took away his comic book and read it carefully himself.

Before long, he was in tears.

“Mitsui! Mitsui! It’s so touching.”

“Coach! I want to play basketball!”

…

Akira Toriyama was waiting at the door. Not long after, a man passed by on a tricycle.

“This is the boy jump you asked for.”

“Thank you, Brother Dora.” Akira Toriyama said gratefully.

In the countryside, jump is not easy to buy.

Fortunately, there are always people coming into town, and he will ask for help.

“It’s okay,” Dora pointed at the comics, “But don’t you even draw comics anymore? Do you still need to read this?”

“Of course, comics are not only work, but also life and entertainment.” Akira Toriyama said with a grin.

Moreover, he pays special attention to a comic book.

That’s “Slam Dunk.”

This work was mediocre from the beginning, but as the competition became more and more popular, in the last few chapters, it has become particularly interesting, as if it is exaggerating a very interesting story.

Akira Toriyama was very curious.

He also wanted to see how far Higashino Hibiki could go.

Returning to the living room, he sat down on the chair, spread the comics on the coffee table, and began to read them intently.

As the comic ends, Toriyama Akira’s expression is extremely serious.

“This boy Tori Akino…”

At this point, Akira Toriyama could not imagine Hibiki Higashino’s achievements.

“If we say that Xiaozheng’s previous achievement at the end of “Dragon Ball” was because he abandoned the rhythm of the work and was taking advantage of it.”

“Then this is definitely number one.”

“Slam Dunk” has been serialized up to this point, and the most exciting plot is after Mitsui Hisashi’s sentence.

“And…” Touching the comics, Akira Toriyama looked at the painting of Mitsui Hisashi crying and was filled with emotions. “I saw the spirituality in his comics, which gave the works a vivid finishing touch.”

Such a frame made him seem to be seeing a painting by the young Hibiki Hibiki.

And it is not a childish painting, but a work with a solid foundation that has been transformed into a work that brings happiness to the soul.

“The painting is really good.”

Looking at the poor picture quality of jump, he felt annoyed for a while.

Part of Higashino Hibiki’s advantage as a painter was erased, and he was unable to fully appreciate this spirituality.

Thinking of this, Toriyama Akira picked up the phone and called Hibiki Higashino.

“Do you still have the manuscript of the latest chapter? Please hand it over to me.”

…

On Friday, Sasaki took the report of Xiao Zheng’s results, and his usually calm face was shocked.

“702 votes…”

Although it has not reached Jump’s positive record, it is not far off.

“It seems that readers really liked the content of this episode.”

He adjusted his glasses and felt more confident.