1983 Past Life Manga King

Kyung-hee, who was reading the article soon, screamed loudly.

“Hey! Did things go like this? It sounds like your brother is crazy.”

is that guy?

Hearing this, the fishermen giggled and laughed and glanced at me.

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The story flowed like a game, and the response was getting hotter as the day went on.

To be honest, it’s a story I’ve put a lot of effort into, but I feel like I’m stunned by the reaction I was expecting.

Of course, Seon-hee’s painting, which told the story well, must have been a bigger cause.

In any case, Machine Gun Jack Link regained the top spot on the Boy Hero Questionnaire as soon as he started serializing it, and now he is holding on to it as firmly as before.

The amount of money coming in is huge as the sales of monographs are also soaring.

I’ve earned a lot up until now, but now the amount is different again.

It may be because of the increased sales of Samsara as well.

A plastic model company famous for its robot pirate ships in Japan decided to produce Zoratin, but a considerable amount is coming in from that as well.

Since there is so much money, it seems like it’s not money anymore, it’s just a number.

like game money.

Then something fell over my head.

“···········?”

I wanted something, but it was crunchy leaves.

Where did you fly from?

I lifted the leaves off my head and looked up at the sky.

deep blue.

It was a cold December, but the afternoon sun was warm.

At that time, Seolgi Baek can be seen walking over the wall of the yard of the studio looking down.

I looked down at that guy.

What exactly is that guy?

Now, I am living with a natural feeling, but it is strange that I am living in the body of another person from this time, and it is certainly unrealistic that this is so natural.

My memories of cartoons are surprisingly clear, but I can’t remember my life before coming here.

It’s just a fragmentary memory of my mother and her face.

Unfortunately, those memories are getting more and more blurred as time goes by.

I’ve gotten so used to life here that I’m afraid I’ll go back.

No, more than that, it’s probably because of the relationship here.

The family here, the family members of the Japanese studio, and the acquaintances living in Japan.

It’s really hard to imagine breaking up with everyone.

I looked down at him with my chin clenched, thinking about this and that. However, the snow white machine that was moving over the wall stopped.

Did you feel my gaze?

The guy looks up.

The guy who met my eyes looked at me with a strange gaze.

“My mother bought mackerel this morning. Did she smell that?”

As if he understood what he was saying, the guy shouted ‘Nyan’, and he immediately jumped off the wall. Then he ran to the back door to the kitchen below.

Then, Kyunghee’s voice came from below.

“Ouch! seize you! That’s not allowed!”

Ttt, did I say something wrong?

*

The year of 1987 was coming to an end.

At the end of the year, the whole country is noisy because of the presidential election.

The election was fierce as it was the first direct presidential election in 17 years.

And a person who habitually claimed to be an ‘ordinary person’ was elected president.

Meanwhile, I got a call from Japan.

It is said that this year, Mitsuda Shoten created an award called ‘Mitzda Grand Prize’ for the first time, and Seon-hee and I were the winners.

Thanks to you, I was able to go to Japan after a long time.

I haven’t received a manga award held outside yet, but in this day and age, there aren’t many awards. Most of the awards were given by the magazine itself, so there was nothing to receive.

Of course, there was a famous manga award, but I wasn’t expecting much.

It is an era where there is still a lot of discrimination taking place in places you can’t see.

Well, even when I was living in Japan, there was a lot of discrimination in Japan, so it’s not much different.

I’ve also heard that major people in the comics world don’t recognize boy heroes. No, the reality is that Mitsuda Shoten itself is being bullied in the publishing world.

Of course, the reason is that there are a lot of Korean activities.

Well, that’s the situation. Anyway, it was fun to go to Japan after a long time.

The hotel where the awards ceremony was held was quite good.

I met Kido and Nishida after a long time, and I also made acquaintances with cartoonists I didn’t usually know.

“Tell me the next story.”

As soon as Kido met, he threatened to spoiler Jack’s story, and Nishida was busy trying to stop him.

Seon-hee was busy eating a lot of hotel food.

There were many cartoonists who glanced around Seon-hee, but few approached him because Kido was blindfolded.

Of course, when Kido went to the bathroom, he approached him courageously, but he often backed down due to Seonhee’s icy attitude.

Anyway, in the midst of such a fuss, Seon-hee only seemed happy because of the food.

It would have been nice if Kyung Hee came along too.

When travel oil painting is accomplished soon, I will have to come as a group with my Japanese family.

After the awards ceremony, Seon-hee and I went to Akihabara.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

Because the time to stay is short, it was to do some shopping in advance.

However, in Japan, Rockman and Final Fantasy games were released.

I didn’t know much about the game, but I can’t help but buy a historical game like this.

After all, people in the studio also like games.

To me, it’s just an old retro game, though.

Then, suddenly, looking at the Japanese people on the street, I feel exceptionally lively.

A time when money was plentiful.

It is the expression of people who are full of hope and dream only of a bright future.

Well, the atmosphere of the end of the year also plays a part.

In a TV show I saw by chance, this was said outright.

[We, Japan, have nothing to learn from Europe or America anymore.]

I feel arrogant because I don’t have enough confidence.

Hagi, because now in Japan, money is circulating enough to have that kind of thinking.

Seeing the United States starting to buy various companies and real estate, there is a feeling similar to the China I was living in.

Even in Hollywood movies, Japanese people tend to appear a lot.

Anyway, Japan is at a time when money is slowly pouring into real estate.

Did the bubble burst in the early 90’s?

Whatever it is, it has nothing to do with me.

Upon returning to the hotel, Seon-hee’s best friend, Goto Sumire, came to visit.

The two met after a long time and chatted hard.

The only way to talk to Seon-hee is to nod her head and answer briefly, but anyway, after a long time, we talked about comics until late.

Anyway, the short and enjoyable trip to Japan came to an end.

* * *

While the series continued, battles continued on a new map or a place called the official map.

Then, a hole suddenly appeared in the map, and the story entered a new phase by the beings that appeared.

They were a group created by the beings that were forcibly dragged to the existing map.

And they again brought Jack’s pack into their own group.

His purpose is not different from Jack’s group, so he decides to act with them for a while.

Thanks to this, the scale of the story grew bigger and bigger, and now the characters were changing into a warfare rather than a fight.

Among Japanese fans, there was also a group that studied the worldview of Machine Gun Jack.

Of course, there was also a Machine Gun Jack Research Society, but with the beginning of Links, interest in the worldview increased and it was newly created.

Among the fans, the story of the location in which the story is set was also a major concern.

And it was also important to know exactly what position Jack’s colleagues were in.

Whether he was a player on an equal footing with the gods, or just a plaything for the gods, became a major topic of discussion.

“You don’t even know the true identity of the players who are called gods yet. I have no idea where this real story is going.”

“It’s a battle with the gods, the scale is different.”

“St. Seiya has a different taste.”

“Honestly, the fun machine gun jack is much better. The fight is also hot. The story is unique.”

“But most of the girls I know prefer Saint Seiya.”

“Is it still a matter of taste?”

“There are so many funny cartoons these days. They say they don’t have enough pocket money because there are so many comic books to buy.”

“Do a part-time job. I’m clearing traffic every night. The hourly rate is fine. Well, I get a bit of a swear word from people who drive cars.”

“I am working on a construction site. I have to buy a game too.”

“Because it takes a lot of money to live.”

“Yeah. I suddenly feel depressed.”

There are many cases where the story ends with a difficult reality like that.

* * *

As the story of Machine Gun Jack went on like that, a new year dawned.

1988.

It is the year of the Seoul Olympics.

As soon as the new year started, TV was busy with a special broadcast to welcome the new year.

It was a day off in the studio, so I went out into the city alone feeling relaxed.

Occasionally, taking a bus or taxi and looking around the city is a hobby that has established itself as a hobby.

It is said that the apartment complex that became famous for Samsara had few Japanese tourists for a while, but it seems to be crowded again.

It looks like a special created by the increasing popularity of Machine Gun Jack, but I don’t know for sure.

It had been aired on TV once before, so even for a short time, it received interest in Korea.

Anyway, TV is almost the only video medium now, and it is difficult to get attention because there are few channels.

Well, personally, this is more unfortunate.

It’s not good to get too much attention in this day and age.

Of course, it is serialized in Japan and is not officially imported, but pirated versions are secretly circulating, so it is not good to stand out from parents’ groups.

Parent groups are not so strong in Japan or the United States.

Thinking about it, I smiled bitterly, then brushed off my thoughts.

As I was walking, lost in my thoughts, someone called my name.

“uh? Are you Yunhwan?”

It was a familiar voice.

I looked back and it was also Lee Daebong.

“Daebong hyung.”

“What happened in town? Did you come out to get some air as usual?”

“uh. But what about your brother?”

“It’s me, are you always busy? Today, I want to go to the place where an acquaintance works.”

“Are you working today?”

“The manga industry is always busy. Do you know that there is a place where Yunhwan can rest just like your studio?”

Indeed, that is correct.

People who draw cartoons have a hard time taking care of every single day off.

“Then, a manga studio?”

“Not that. A cartoonist.”

“A cartoonist?”

Also, Daebong Lee has wide feet.

“uh. I want to go play after a long time. It seems that they are busy making a Korean cartoon movie because it is the Olympics soon.”

As Lee Dae-bong said, the number of self-produced cartoon films for the Olympics began to increase from last year.

Of course, this speciality declined sharply in the early 1990s.

“What do you think? shall we go together?”

There was nothing else to do, so he nodded his head.

“Is that so?”

Likes my answer and claps.

“Good. And would you like to hide your identity?”

“I wonder if anyone knows?”

At my words, Daebong Lee slapped me and said.

“What are you talking about? You are quite famous in Korea. I did not know?”

“That’s true for people who draw cartoons.”

“It’s the same with cartoons. There are many people who are secretly proud that you are Korean.”

Did I become the target of soup?

It’s a weird feeling.

Lee Dae-bong, who was looking at my expression, smiles strangely.

He coughed and turned around.

“But how far from here?”

“It’s near. there.”

Saying so, he pointed his finger at the old building.

“Come on, people who work hard, shall we go play?”

‘Cause I’m kind of like a demon.

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First of all, Daebong Lee bought fish cakes, tteokbokki, and dumplings from the restaurant next door.