Full-time cartoonist - #21 - Chapter 21 Submission to Tezuka Award

Toriyama Kazuhiko can think of himself for the first time, and Higashino Hibiki likes this very much.

But he should have said hello in advance.

Probably Torishima believed that this would be of no harm to Hibiki Higashino, and there was no reason to refuse.

He also didn’t expect that the young man Shoudao Yamamura would be so unruly.

Not like a submissive Japanese.

Express your opinions directly and don’t care about other people’s eyes. You are naturally suitable for literature.

I heard that the lives of several literary masters in Japan were quite outrageous.

Hibiki Higashikata’s thoughts are getting more and more biased.

“I have no intention of collaborating with others to draw comics.”

Higashino Hibiki sat down and crossed his legs, “Just like a mountain village, contemporary young people are all self-centered. I think my new works will not be worse than his.”

The Naoki Prize is held every year.

And Chess Soul is a rare masterpiece. Starting in 1998, until 2020, it is still popular.

Countless people are obsessed with it and moved by it.

Many children were influenced by “Soul of Chess” and embarked on a path that resonated with countless sages.

Korean Go player Lee Sedol 9th ​​Dan once played against AlphaGo in a battle between humans and gods. His brilliant move in the 78th move led to the collapse of AlphaGo.

This is an operation that even artificial intelligence has not predicted.

The ninth-dan professional Go champion in China, Gu Li calls this move—the move of God!

The impact of “Soul of Chess” is still shining even decades later.

Don’t chase the times and fame, readers will still like it many years later.

Just like Osamu Tezuka’s “Fire Bird” and Akira Toriyama’s “Dragon Ball”.

As for Yamamura Moromichi’s “The Sun Murder Incident”, it will be buried by the years and gradually disappear from discussions, becoming a mark of an era.

“I like what you said very much,” Yamamura Morimichi looked at Hibiki Higashino in surprise, “But I advise you to change your career. The content of your comics will never be published.”

“What if I can serialize it?” Hibiki Higashino asked.

“Then I’ll bear the blame!” Yamamura Shoudao replied decisively.

After watching “The War between Gods and Humans”, he got to know the person in front of him.

He is the kind of person who is obedient, has a rigid mind, and has no creativity at all.

To engage in literary creation, it would be more appropriate to write press releases.

No one likes to see dry work.

No one likes to see works created by people with no interesting souls.

So, win for sure!

“It’s a deal!”

“It’s a deal.”

Yamamura Morimichi left after eating, and Higashino Hibiki took a bite of ramen.

He raised his head and fell silent.

Not as delicious as Minami Chiharu-san’s udon.

Is it actually a machine surface?

I really want to stand up and shout, “RNM, refund the money!”

As a family restaurant, it is totally disrespectful to use machine noodles.

This is impossible to drive in Higashino Hibiki’s hometown.

He remembered the delicacies of his hometown, and Hibiki’s eyes became red.

He wants to eat fried noodles, meat buns, cold skin, calabash heads, mutton steamed buns…

“Dongye…”

Seeing his appearance, Torishima Kazuhiko was very worried and shivered, feeling very guilty.

Is such a good child so sad to be hit?

He shouldn’t be like this. His recklessness made Dongye lose his self-confidence.

“Mr. Torishima, what’s the matter?” Hibiki asked curiously.

Then he looked at the noodles at the end of his chopsticks with disgust and ate them.

Seeing Higashino Hibiki’s disgusted look, Torishima Kazuhiko’s pupils shrank.

“Don’t be sad, Higashikata.” Toriyama Kazuhiko thought it was too insincere to say sorry. “It’s my fault this time. If you need anything, please tell me directly and I will definitely help you.”

Dongye Xiang glanced at him in surprise, was he so guilty?

Mr. Torishima is such a nice guy.

“Please wait a moment.” Higashikata stretched out his palm.

Then he finished the noodles in three or two mouthfuls and drank the soup in one gulp.

After calling the waiter to clear the table, he took out the storyboard of “The Soul of the Game” and handed it to Torishima Kazuhiko, who had been waiting patiently.

“Please take a look.”

For newcomers who are not serializing, comic submissions must be completed, that is, fully drawn and ready for correction and printing.

Only cartoonists who own works can use storyboards to submit.

Higashino Hibiki’s operation can be said to be through the back door.

“Yes.” Torishima Kazuhiko nodded. Although he had no hope, he still took a professional attitude and looked in seriously.

“The picture is clean, the frequency of using sentences is reduced, and it is in the style of a comic.”

“The lens language is well drawn, and the upper and lower frames are related to each other.”

“Although I studied under Akira Toriyama for a while, I grew up too fast.”

“The average person needs at least one to two years of experience.”

I have to admit that even Kazuhiko Toshima, who is very strict with comics, did not find any major problems.

The young man in front of me can indeed be serialized in terms of painting.

“That boy Yamamura Morimichi didn’t agree to Higashino being his partner, which will be a big loss for him.”

Torishima Kazuhiko thought.

After a few minutes passed, he raised his head and said to Hibiki Hibiki: “I’ll take a closer look. You can buy another cup of coffee or Coke.”

“Please.” Dong Yexiang said with a smile.

He wasn’t worried at all.

At this time, he was still looking at the crowd outside the window with interest.

Japan in 1993 was so interesting.

Joy, anger, sadness, and pain can be seen by people with different facial expressions.

Since the bubble era, social vitality has declined, suicide rates have increased, fertility rates have declined, aging and low birthrates have worsened, and the entire society has been at a low ebb from a humanistic perspective.

Then there are different faces.

Chaos and madness coexist.

It was a sad era, but in terms of literary creation, it was also a golden period.

One of Hibiki Higashino’s favorite works, “Ultraman Tiga” was born from this.

People need a hero, but it’s a pity that we don’t know when this hero will arrive.

There are still cults running rampant outside, colluding with officials, and until 2022, there are still people who are grieving and firing desperate shots.

Higashikata’s eyes gradually deepened.

Torishima Kazuhiko was stunned.

“It actually describes the game of Go… There is no such comic yet, but maybe this is an opportunity!”

Precisely because it doesn’t exist, it’s more interesting.

“Thousands of years ago, during the Heian period, the soul of a chess player played chess with the emperor and nobles. This is a good setting!”

Without thinking too hard, you can come up with a lot of exciting content.

“And the characters are also beautifully drawn. Fujiwara Sawei will definitely attract a lot of female readers.”

After reading the three episode storyboards, Torishima Kazuhiko was extremely surprised.

Is this still the same Hibiki Higashikata? It’s like being possessed by Osamu Tezuka.

“Higashino, you are amazing, use “Spirit of the Game” to participate in the Tezuka Award!”