Full-time cartoonist.

Chapter 139
In the afternoon, Mei Higashino also went home.

She changed her clothes and went downstairs, seeing Higashi Higashino and Higashino Shio watching "Rurouni Kenshin", she lowered her head a little guilty.

It just so happened that "Rurouni Kenshin" ended at ed, Higashino looked at the seiyuu list, squinted, "Eh? Higashino Mei? This staff member has the same name as Mei."

Higashino looked at Mei Higashino, almost dying of laughter in his heart.

Covering up her work, she didn't even have a stage name, what a stupid sister.

"Hmm..." Mei Higashino covered her mouth, speechless.

Fortunately, Higashino Xi didn't pursue this, she just sighed with emotion, and got up to cook.

Mei Higashino was about to help, but Higashino held her hand, "Let's talk."

"Yes, big brother." Higashino Mei said guilty.

Recently, her voice acting work has been going smoothly, and unexpectedly she has found a lot of production projects. Even the popular work "Rurouni Kenshin" produced by Clown Club invited her to voice for Miu Sekihara.

Higashino knew it well, and there must be a reason for Endo Tetsuya's contribution.

Keeping this favor in mind, Higashino looked at his younger sister who was a little high-spirited and said, "It's time to tell your family about you."

……

Higashino Ichiro picked up the last two guests, dressed like the president and staff of a nearby company.

The president has a big belly and looks like an upper-class person. He took out his cigar not long after getting in the car, and the staff at the side took out the scissors and prepared to cut the seal with them.

Higashino Ichiro just started, and frowned when he saw this scene, he said: "Sorry, guest, please don't smoke in the car."

Before the president could speak, the employee said angrily, "This is a high-end cigar imported from Cuba. It was rolled on the girl's snow-white thigh. It's not the cigarette you smoke at all."

Higashino Ichiro glanced at the rearview mirror, stopped the car on the side of the road, turned around and said, "To me, it's all the same."

"you!"

The employee still wanted to talk, but the president waved his hand to stop him, put the cigar back into his jacket pocket, and said to Ichiro Higashino: "Excuse me, please continue."

"Yeah." Higashino Ichiro nodded and started heading towards Ginza.

There was a moment of silence in the car.

The staff said: "President, recently I revisited "eva" again, and I have a new experience."

"Huh? Let me tell you." The president became interested.

Higashino Ichiro was very surprised. Both of them are 30-40 years old. Do they also watch cartoons?

However, since the beginning of this year, the passengers in his car will always discuss this work, whether it is praise or criticism, it sounds very high.

What kind of sci-fi feeling, stream of consciousness, AT position and so on, made him unclear.

In the taxi, no one except teenagers discussed cartoons.

But "eva" was discussed in full swing even in the newspapers.

Two groups of people sprayed back and forth, constantly deconstructing this work.

Later, because of the last two episodes of the plot, the discussion became louder, and the supervisor Hideaki Anno himself was scolded for wanting to commit suicide and apologize.

Higashino Ichiro didn't understand at all.

He just understands that the times have really changed, and the status of cartoons has risen a bit. People suddenly realized that cartoons can also carry art.

Ichiro Higashino is happy to hear this. After all, his son Hibiki Higashino can make money by animating his works.

The busier the line, the better.

It would be best if all the animation production companies fight to buy IP.

"From 1993 to 1994, I was unemployed. Thanks to the boss who gave me a job, otherwise I would have been doing nothing." The staff smiled flatteringly.

"Yeah." The president closed his eyes and nodded in satisfaction, "This is because I value your character of knowing how to repay you, so what?"

"I was really confused at that time, hiding in my room, panicking and communicating with the outside world," the staff blinked, ""eva" is an analysis of my own heart, I am indeed fragile, but I have to keep going , break the wall of your own heart, and realize your own value."

"Oh! That's really good." The president clapped his hands together and applauded.

Higashino Ichiro was so startled that he almost lost his grip on the steering wheel.

He has been listening quietly, but he didn't expect the cartoon to have such an effect.

Although Higashino Ichiro looks down on this employee, but thinking about this era, unless he has a good son like him, it is still very difficult to survive.

I can only sigh, a grain of sand falling on an individual is like a mountain, not to mention the current era after the collapse of the economy?
Higashino Ichiro thought, "Eva" is really a good animation that can think.

……

At seven o'clock in the afternoon, Higashino Ichiro returned home. If it wasn't summer, the food would be cold.

"The whole family is waiting for you, why did you come back so late?" Higashino Xi complained as he handed over a wet towel.

Higashino Ichiro took the towel and wiped his hands and face before explaining, "The last guest is far away."

Mei greeted cheerfully, "Dad, you're back!"

"I'm back." Higashino Ichiro nodded, and he sat down on the main seat.

"You're all hungry, let's eat."

With clasped hands and a sentence of "I'm starting", the Higashino family started today's dinner.

After eating, Higashino Ichiro was watching a football match, Higashino Shio and Higashino Mei washed the dishes, and Higashino Hibiki stood up from the table.

"Have a family meeting," he said.

Higashino Xi wiped his hands with his apron, and asked strangely, "What happened all of a sudden?"

Higashino Ichiro got up directly, sat down at the table, and gave the main seat to Higashino Hibiki.

"Let's begin." He said in a deep voice.

"Well," Higashino nodded, "Then it will begin."

"The first thing is that my work "Slam Dunk" has a radio drama, Dad, you can listen to it while driving a taxi."

Higashino Ichiro nodded, "This is good news."

He almost knew "Soul of Chess" by heart.

"The second thing..."

"Eh? That's the end?" Mei Higashino interrupted Hibiki Higashino, and she said in surprise: "This is a work radio drama! Why is it so easy to say!"

Many serial comics do not have radio dramas.

Before the animation is made, the radio drama is tested first, and if the results are good, the animation can be released. This is good news for other cartoonists.

"Well, it's very important," Higashino nodded, "As for the second thing."

Mei Higashino closed her eyes.

Higashino looked at Mei, "My sister found a job, and she found a job a long time ago."

"Find a job?" Higashino Xi asked with concern, "Why don't you tell us, you are hiding such a big thing from your family."

Mei Higashino poked her hand with a guilty conscience.

"What kind of job?" Higashino Ichiro asked.

"Yes...it's a voice actor..." Mei Higashino whispered.

Higashino Shio didn't understand, "What is this job?"

"Voice actors for TV dramas and anime," explains Ichiro Higashino.

Then he nodded, "Well, not bad."

This matter is overturned.

Eh!Mei Higashino's heart was turned upside down, she thought she was going to be scolded to death, but in the end it passed lightly like this.

What has she been timid about all this time?

Mei Higashino suddenly felt stupid.

Higashino Ichiro waited quietly, and found Higashino Hibiki silent for a long time, frowned and asked, "It's over?"

"Ah, no, there's one more thing."

Higashino Hibiki was also stunned for a long time, but he didn't expect Higashino Ichiro to be unexpectedly enlightened.

"I'm going to take a week off."

"Closed!" Higashino Ichiro raised his voice and stared at Higashino Hibiki with wide eyes, "Did something happen?"

Mei Higashino also looked at Higashi Higashi with concern.

Higashino Xio asked in panic, "Is it because of me?"

She remembered what she said about going to the countryside to escape the summer heat at noon.

Higashino Hibiki has never closed the publication, and the sudden suspension of the publication gave the family a feeling that something was wrong.

She doesn't want to be a burden to her son.

"It has nothing to do with my mother, it's my fault," Higashino said: "In 1993, I was an assistant at Mr. Akira Toriyama's house, and his child traveled to Okinawa."

"It was the worst time for the economy. I envied Mr. Akira Toriyama's ability to let his family enjoy life. This incident has always inspired me to become a manga artist."

"In order to improve family conditions, this is one of my motivations for drawing comics."

Higashino Ichiro bowed his head.

Mei Higashino looked at Higashino adoringly.

Higashino Shio became anxious.

"I have drawn national-level cartoons, and I have been sought after. I dare not slack off, work persistently, and spend all my life on drawing cartoons.

"Because of this, the family that ignores the source of power."

"I'm taking a break from publication for a week, let's go on a trip."

(End of this chapter)