Full-time cartoonist - #85 - Chapter 85 Countdown to the End of

As a professional chess player, Yamazaki Akira’s tone now can only be thankful.

It seems that the professional chess player exam that year did leave a lot of shadow on her.

There were hundreds of qualified players, but in the end there were only three professional chess players. This chance was almost the same as relying on drawing comics to make a living.

Hibiki Higashino did not comfort Yamazaki Akira. She was the winner. A small number of most people were already at the top level in small cities.

Lowering his head, Higashino looked at the chessboard and began to review the game.

When he plays Go, he concentrates on playing Go without any distractions. This is one of the reasons why his chess skills have improved so quickly.

…

In April, Hibiki Higashino entered university.

Musashino planned to let him speak as a freshman representative, but Higashino Hibiki refused.

He didn’t want to write two speeches in a short period of time. Besides, all the geniuses at Musashino Art University were not good enough.

When did you draw such an epoch-making work as “Dragon Ball”, it was still okay to show off.

In college, I am not as punctual as in high school, and I spend a lot more time drawing comics than in high school.

It’s just that the art department often needs to go out to collect ideas, which is also very time-consuming.

Hibiya Hibiki took leave whenever he could. When he couldn’t take leave, he had to coordinate with his assistant.

Because of this, Yoshii and Chinese painting teacher Akimiya Akemi are occasionally absent.

The only one who remains unchanged is his reliable assistant Jun Oda Eiichiro.

Oda was puzzled by this when he was working as an assistant.

He asked with annoyance: “Now that you have become a cartoonist, why are you wasting your time in college?”

Hibiki Higashino replied: “I don’t know if I can always rely on comics to live. As a person, you have to leave a way out for yourself. Moreover, Teacher Hirohiko Araki once said to me that inspiration for comics can be drawn from art. If a painter wants to progress, he must also learn the beauty of the top.”

Oda shook his head, as long as the painter is enough.

He and Hibiki Higashino had different ideas, “I think stories are the best. In the future, we must draw works full of unrestrained imagination, fantasy adventures, various abilities, and epic comics interwoven together.”

Higashikata glanced at him and said, “I believe you can do it.”

This guy is Eiichiro Oda. The author who will sell the most single books in the future and the strongest pillar of Jump.

“Oh! Really!” Oda was very excited. He shouted, “It’s on fire. I will draw more comics today and serialize them as soon as possible!”

Hiroyuki Higashino was happy to see him like this. He almost vomited while drawing comics recently. If his assistant could work harder, he could relax.

…

The sales volume of the first volume of “Soul of Chess” has exceeded 1 million, which is really great news and deserves great celebration.

However, the Jump editorial department was very gloomy. All the editors remained silent and kept a straight face.

Horie Nobuhiko’s voice came from the conference room.

“Has Akira Toriyama not given up on finishing “Dragon Ball” yet?”

“Hmm…” Takeda Fuyume replied weakly.

Caught between his idol Toriyama Akira and his boss, he was having a hard time, suffering from both sides.

“The serialization will end after the Buu arc is over, why didn’t anyone tell me?” Horie Nobuhiko went crazy.

Before the Buu chapter began, Akira Toriyama had made an appointment with Shueisha to end the series after drawing the Buu chapter.

He, the new editor-in-chief, didn’t understand it at all, so he didn’t even think of any countermeasures.

“I thought someone told you.” Takeda was also aggrieved. Many people should know about this matter, including the Yondaime editor-in-chief, Torishima Kazuhiko, Takahashi Toshimasa and others.

In fact, the beneficiaries such as Bandai, Fuji TV, and Toei Animation began to judge early, choose a good time point, and minimize the losses at the moment, Toriyama Akira began to enter the countdown to the end.

These are all being carried out in an orderly manner.

“So now, we have to end it…” Horie Nobuhiko sat paralyzed.

If he had known this, he would not have let Yoshihiro Togashi finish hastily.

At this moment, there will no longer be top-notch works, and I don’t know how much sales will be reduced…

He felt dizzy.

“You can go out,” Nobuhiko Horie waved his hand.

“Yes.” Takeda bowed, turned around and left, just as his hand reached the door handle.

“Wait.” Horie Nobuhiko stopped him.

Takeda waited patiently.

“Call Sasaki in by the way, please.”

“clear.”

…

Sasaki sat at his workstation and looked at the latest report.

Shindo Hikaru becomes a professional chess player, which is simply the most recent climax of “Soul of the Game”.

The feedback from Xiaozheng was very good, surpassing “Rurouni Kenshin” and taking the second place.

This is already a very rare achievement for a work like “The Soul of Chess”.

“Not only is the story good,” Sasaki thought as he held the paper, “but also the artist Toakino perfectly expresses the emotions he wants to express. Sadness, pain, perseverance and perseverance, each has its own expression, and the painting It’s perfect. The two combined show the story vividly.”

“The “Light and Shadow” is also very well created. The reason why the plot of “Playing Go” is very interesting is that between light and shadow, it brings a shocking effect. “

“Often a painting can shock people’s hearts. It makes readers immersed in the story, as if they are playing chess. It only took a year and a half to paint, and it has grown into this!”

“In the future, he may become the most powerful cartoonist!”

Sasaki’s eyes are shining. With such a cartoonist, his ideals can be realized.

Become the editor-in-chief, then explore overseas markets and promote Jump to various countries.

While he was thinking about it, Takeda knocked on the table and said, “The editor is asking for trouble.”

Finally he looked towards the conference room.

Sasaki was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, “Trouble.”

After arriving at the office, he saw Nobuhiko Horie looking at him with a pale face.

Thinking of the ending of “Dragon Ball”, he shook his head.

“Sasaki, when will Togashi Yoshihiro-sensei start a new series?” Horie Nobuhiko asked impatiently.

Akira Toriyama has decided not to draw a long battle manga. After thinking about it, the only one who can stand up and save Jump now is Togashi.

“He didn’t let up at all,” Sasaki replied.

He secretly complained that he had broken up with Togashi Yoshihiro and allowed himself to mediate in the middle.

Call him an old thief Togashi, but now it is necessary to call him Mr. Togashi.

“I happily play video games and mahjong every day, and I don’t even have the slightest idea of ​​drawing comics,” Sasaki said.

He felt envious just looking at him, this man must be too free.

Watch scary movies and do whatever you want. Compared to the mature Hibiki Higashikata, Togashi is more like a child.

“Tch,” Horie Nobuhiko was very unhappy. He gritted his teeth, “Okay, you can go out.”

“Yes.” Sasaki nodded.

Chong Sanjiang failed and will be available next Tuesday. Woohoo.