Full-time cartoonist - #381 - Chapter 377 Rapid Progress

“”Puella Magi Madoka Magica” is the most beautiful anime in recent years. It would be a pity not to be able to buy a disc for collection.”

He looked at the fourth volume of “Madoka” in his hand and smiled stupidly.

The companions on the side nodded in agreement, “These people queuing up have this idea, otherwise they wouldn’t be in a hurry to buy. They are just worried that they won’t be able to buy in the future.”

Listening to what the two of them said, Dong Yexiang couldn’t help but nod.

“Puella Magi Madoka Magica” is like “Naoki Hansawa” in the Japanese drama in the field of animation. Both of them are unique.

Araki Tetsuro puffed up his chest, feeling extremely proud. He said to Hibiki Higashikata: “This time it was a great success!”

“Well, Director Araki, you’ve taken the trouble.”

“Everywhere, it’s all the teacher’s credit.”

Two passers-by looked at them and walked away.

“What two inexplicable uncles.”

Dong Yexiang heard their panicked voices. He looked back and saw the teenagers starting to run away quickly.

Higashino Hibiki felt helpless, “In the past two days, I have been called uncle by many people…”

Araki Tetsurou also sighed.

They are all starting from the prime of life and heading towards middle age. He also understands how Hibiki Higashino feels.

Compared to this, being considered “inexplicable” is nothing. Supervisors and cartoonists are inherently different from ordinary people.

“In addition to animated discs, sales of music albums and video tapes are also amazing.”

Tetsuro Araki walked down the road with Hibiki Higashikata while talking about the various aspects of “Puella Magi Madoka Magica”.

This far exceeds the benefits gained by Hideaki Anno on “eva”.

After all, “Magic Circle” is an animation that is bound to succeed. There is no need to divide the cake or set up an animation production committee.

Madhouse, Shueisha and TV stations are enough to operate.

In contrast, Higashino Hibiki’s licensing fees have also increased. After all, they are calculated based on the proportion of income.

He is not stupid, and his status is not low. He holds high-value works and will strive for his own profits.

“It has to be Madoka.” Hibiki sighed.

It is indeed a work that created the economic circle and is the most shining pearl in the animation industry after the millennium.

His income from working hard on drawing comics for more than ten years is only as much as the overall income from the “Madoka” animation.

It’s only been two and a half months now, and the profits in the future are still coming.

…

At noon the next day, Higashikata went to his house.

“Hibiki, are you working too hard?”

During lunch, Higashino said distressedly, “You can learn from your teacher Akira Toriyama. When you make enough money, retire and draw setting pictures when you have nothing to do.”

Hibiki Higashino was eating tempura fried shrimp. He was stunned when he heard these words. He put down the fried shrimp and said seriously: “I don’t have the idea of ​​taking a rest yet. Not everyone is as easygoing as Mr. Toriyama. But… let’s eat.”

After lunch, he began to draw the storyboards of “Dream Eaters”.

There’s never enough work to do, especially when he starts having both.

He thought about Higashi Yexi’s words and couldn’t help but stop. He also thought about the leisurely Toriyama Akira and couldn’t help but sigh.

“That’s right, “Madoka” has brought me enough income.”

Even if he doesn’t draw comics, “Slam Dunk”, “Death Note”, “Magic Circle”, and now “Naoki Hansawa” can bring him a steady stream of income.

This will not lose to Akira Toriyama, and can even equal Eiichiro Oda, who has been drawing comics.

After all, he has drawn so many wonderful comics. Ten or twenty years later, he will not be cold and will always shine.

…

The serialization of “Hanzawa Naoki” has reached its eighth episode.

Banze worked hard and obtained information through the ghost, and learned that the villa hidden by Higashida was in Hawaii.

He also used Shinobu Watari’s relationship to take the villa into custody.

Executive Owada, the company’s top executive, is very optimistic about Banze. He also comes from the Industrial Central Bank and wants to make Banze a confidant.

So as long as Banze takes the villa, Owada can help Banze turn the corner.

The manga has finally reached a place where it relaxes.

The 500 million loan that has been making Banze breathless has finally come to an end.

But Kurosaki of the Internal Revenue Service also discovered the villa, and he took away the fruits of victory.

There is no way the bank can deal with the IRS.

Hansawa Naoki and Kurosaki were tit for tat, “I will repay this debt twice as much! To repay a tooth for a tooth, repay twice as much, this is my principle!”

The manga ends with another short chapter as he and Kurosaki look at each other.

Banzawa Naoki’s crisis is still unresolved. The instigator Higashida has not been found, and Banzawa has not been able to recover a penny.

He has been busy for so long, but in the end it is all in vain.

Even though the manga is still depressing, Banze seems to be resourceful but often falls short. The story comes full circle and comes back to where it started.

But comics are getting louder and louder.

More and more people are buying Youth Jump, and they are rushing to read “Hansawa Naoki” due to word of mouth.

This comic is setting the trend.

“Why is this?” Ou Haozai didn’t understand.

He worked so hard to draw “Killing City”, and this comic finally reached the pinnacle of youth jump, but it was easily surpassed by “Naoki Hansawa”.

When he read “Naoki Hansawa”, although he was attracted by the compact story, he did not feel that this work could reach such a state.

Simply…

Beyond the boundaries of youth comics!

This comic has not completed a single story and has only been serialized for 8 chapters. The most exciting content has not yet appeared, but it has already gained the popularity of many readers.

“Is this… the Tori Akino effect?”

“No, teacher,” the assistant said.

“That’s it?” Ou Haozai asked.

The assistant said: “Today’s society places too much emphasis on groups and ignores individuals. Employees live without dignity. People like Naoki Hansawa who fight against the corrupt group with all their strength are like heroes, so bright that people yearn for and admire them. “

In the past, he would encounter a lot of troubles while working part-time.

Young employees who have to endure the seniority system are unable to advance to higher positions even though they are capable, and they endure exploitation by their superiors.

I can only think about being patient and waiting until the older generation of workers retire, and then I can get a higher-level position.

What the company needs is not talent, but length of service. If things go on like this, the staff will continue to accumulate depression in their hearts, and they will either lie down or lie down, choosing to blend in with the environment.

An alternative person like Banze is simply the person that all migrant workers long for.

Therefore, I love “Hansawa Naoki” and pursue “Hansawa Naoki”.

The assistant asked: “Teacher, do you understand?”

Okuya Zai nodded thoughtfully, “So it’s the victory of the subject matter.”

The only person who can draw “Naoki Hansawa” is Tori Akino Mirai.

…

Today is Sunday, and Koji Yoshida came to deliver jump samples to Yashiro.

Yashiro was extremely excited and felt that Yoshida Koji valued him.

To submit a sample issue, you must have a comic serialized on Jump. He is just a newbie who has just received the achievement of being selected, and he is not qualified to receive such an honor.

He puffed up his chest and said, “Yoshida-san, I forgive you.”

Yashiro has been depressed for a long time because Yoshida Koji did not introduce himself to Mr. Tori Akino.

“Forgive me?” Yoshida felt confused, “What is it?”

“It’s over.” Yashiro Cheng waved his hand, “There’s no need to say anything more.”

“The brats nowadays are really difficult to deal with…” Yoshida was speechless.

It would be great if all cartoonists had a character like Katsura Hoshino, just let him have his way.

Yashiro’s thinking was out of the ordinary, and it was difficult for him to keep up with this genius’ train of thought.

“Let me read Tori Akino-sensei’s comics,” Yashiro Nari sat cross-legged on the ground and opened Jump to read, “I can’t read “Naoki Hansawa”, and the only one is “Dream Eater”. Although it’s Akira Mr. Miya paints, but it’s rare to see Mr. Tori Akino’s works.”

The content of “Dream Eater” is the running-in stage between Mashiro Takahiro and Takagi Akito. Takagi Akito writes storyboards, and Mashiro Takahiro is familiar with g-pen.

Industry terminology continues to appear, which will be very fresh for ordinary readers.

Yashiro, who has just entered the industry, can also learn a lot.

This comic starts from Xiaobai, and is a perfect tutorial for newcomers.

“To make a manuscript, first draw a rough draft on the manuscript paper according to the storyboard, draw lines for the characters and background, then add black and effect lines. Paste dot paper.”

“Ho ho, that’s it.” Yashiro nods thoughtfully, “After writing the storyboard, draw the original draft. The original draft is drawn first, then traced, and finally blackened and added effect lines…”

“That’s what happened.”

Yoshida Koji nodded aside, “To be able to speak so concisely and clearly is worthy of Tori Akino-sensei.”

Yashiro nods in agreement. As long as Tori Akino is praised, he will nod.

“So, Mr. Yoshida,” Yashiro asked blankly, “What is the storyboard?”

“Huh?” Yoshida was shocked!

“Don’t you even know storyboarding! How did you draw “The Crow”!”

Yashiro replied weakly: “Just draw it directly…”

“You are really…horribly ignorant…” He met someone who was even less familiar with the process of drawing comics than Hoshino Katsura.

“Without storyboards, you actually managed to get the Tezuka Award and be selected… It’s really a miracle. “

The storyboard of a comic is more important than the outline of a novel.

With storyboards, the editor can discuss the plot with the cartoonist.

If you don’t write storyboards, what’s the role of editing?

Koji Yoshida must never let himself lose his sense of existence!

“Only by writing storyboards can you clarify the creative ideas, otherwise it will become the type of creative work based on brainstorming. If you continue like this, you will never go far!”

“Foreshadowing, climax, unexpected aspects of comics, etc., all need to be thought out clearly from the beginning! Do you understand? Yashiro-kun!”

Yoshida Koji pointed at Yashiro and persuaded him loudly.

“So that’s it,” Yashiro suddenly realized, but he felt disappointed again, “This way, the comic will have to be drawn twice. It has no meaning at all, and there is no freshness…”

“Don’t look down on the cartoonist!” Koji Yoshida said angrily: “Commercial cartoons cannot be based on your own preferences! The plot that has been prepared for a long time is abandoned unexpectedly; the comics are going in a direction that makes people sneer… These are all unacceptable Responsible behavior.”

“You have to put the readers first and draw a plot that the readers will like!”

Yashiro fell to the ground limply and murmured, “It’s so troublesome to draw comics.”

“Even if you are a genius, you can’t mess around. Come and write storyboards for me!”

“yes……”

The eighth generation is weak.

Yoshida Koji was speechless.

“So today’s young people…” he sighed, “even Tori Akino-sensei can write properly…”

“Tori Akino-sensei can do it too!” Yashiro Nari suddenly rushed to Yoshida, grabbing Yoshida’s shoulders, his eyes sparkling, “Can he also write storyboards!”

“That’s right, the teacher writes very seriously,” Yoshida said with a good idea, “His storyboarding is enough to be serialized.”

“Oh! The storyboards are so awesome! I want to draw them too!”

Yashiro ran to the table and started drawing with great interest.

Yoshida Koji smiled slightly, he had a way to control Yashiro.

…

“The recent “Dream Eater” is so awesome.” Eiichi Yamada leaned into Soma Satoru’s ear and said, “It turns out that you need to use a G-pen to draw comics, not just a D-pen.”

It takes Mashiro up to two months to get familiar with the g-pen, which is a highlight of the recent plot of “Dream Eater”.

His uncle Taro Kawaguchi just didn’t understand the g-pen, so his painting skills became a weakness.

Once you get familiar with the D-pen and develop bad habits, it will be difficult to use the G-pen with a different style.

People who don’t understand comics can easily suffer from this.

“Don’t you know?” Sōma Satoru asked in surprise, “The D pen cannot express the thickness of the lines, nor can it express the characteristics and atmosphere of the work. Isn’t this common sense?”

When he was a child, he became proficient in using the g-pen under the guidance of Soma Ichiro.

The subsequent studies at Tori Akino Studio focused on higher-level painting techniques.

A sense of spatial perspective and the like.

“Of course I don’t know!” Yamada Eiichi said loudly, “This is not mentioned in the textbooks!”

He doesn’t even know how to storyboard, he just works hard.

Generally, comics shortlisted for the “Tezuka Prize” will have various problems in terms of drawing skills.

As long as there are some redeeming features, it’s a masterpiece.

Togashi is like this, and so is Oda.

“I didn’t understand comics well from the beginning. I thought this industry was too simple.” Yamada Eiichi sighed.

“But fortunately, Satoru, your painting skills are great!” He became full of confidence again, “With Satoru’s paintings, we will definitely be able to defeat Yashiro!”

Sōma Satoru nodded, “Yeah! Yashiro’s foundation is also very poor!”

“Let’s work hard! Hurry up and finish the short comic and submit it to the “Akaratsuka Award”! “

The “Akaratsuka Award” is a newcomer award created by Jump to commemorate Akatsuka Fujio, the author of “Osomatsu” and “Genius Idiot”.

In terms of specifications, it is not inferior to the “Tezuka Prize”.

Since Akatsuka Fujio is the “Emperor of Comedy”, the “Akaratsuka Prize” pursues more funny comics. Yamada Eiichi has talent in this area, so he aimed at this honor.

Sōma Gou said faintly: “However, I also understand the reason why Tori Akino-sensei painted “Dream Eater”.”

“What?”

“There are many people like you who want to serialize with great enthusiasm, but they die in the middle because they don’t understand comics well. Mr. Tori Akino felt so sad when he saw this situation, so he drew “Dream Eater” to guide us in our study. drawing comic.”

“He is so great.”

This is a book by an author who has a strong emphasis on imperial and Han thoughts.