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Chapter 192 "Slam Dunk" aired

At the beginning of October, at seven o'clock in the afternoon, Tori Akino Mirai Studio.

Higashino, Akemi Akimiya, Sanhisa Yoshii, Tanakai, and Takashi Sasaki are sitting in front of the TV and watching TV.

Not long after, the bgm sounded, and "Slam Dunk", which has attracted countless people's attention, finally officially aired!
The opening theme song of the first season of "Slam Dunk" is "I Want to Say I Love You Loudly" by BAAD Orchestra.

"I ran through the streets under the dazzling sun,
You pat me on the shoulder as usual.

......"

This exciting song is really suitable for "Slam Dunk".

As soon as Higashino heard this song, he recalled the years of watching "Slam Dunk".

In summer, the sun was scorching hot, so he gave up playing with his friends, and sat in front of the TV, blowing on the electric fan, watching the TV with bright eyes.

Even when eating, the eyes will not leave, watching Yingmu Huadao playing tricks, watching the fierce basketball game.

Future audiences will also be like him, and will never forget this opening song. Every time the song sounds, they will think of "Slam Dunk" chasing their dreams.

On the TV screen, the Xiangbei basketball team is training, and sweat is dripping down, which is a picture of struggle.

Yoshii Yamahisa said in surprise: "The opening song is really nice, and it fits the plot of "Slam Dunk" very well, it feels like it was created for "Slam Dunk"."

"Supervisor Inoue is a very serious person," Sasaki said: "He searched for a long time before he found this song."

"Slam Dunk" animation production, he has been following up for a long time, and knows a lot of stories about the team behind it.

"Thinking that commuting to and from get off work is a waste of time, Director Inoue slept in Toei's company for a while," Sasaki said admiringly: "This animation is all his painstaking effort."

Higashino nodded silently, he also knew about this.

In fact, he has already watched the first episode of "Slam Dunk", and this time he watched it again with other people, and he still found it interesting.

The budget is full and the production is excellent, which can be seen in the first episode.

The content in the animation is the same as in the manga, starting with Sakuragi Hana's confession being rejected.

Because of the words "I like Oda from the basketball club", Sakuragi began to hate basketball.

Many people will be beaten up by Sakuragi when they say a homonym similar to "basketball". It seems that he has been hit hard.

But then, he, the wolf warrior, fell in love with Akagi Haruko again.

Driven by Haruko Akagi, Hanamichi Sakuragi quickly said: "Basketball is my favorite!"

Because of this, Sakuragi Hanamichi's basketball path began!

……

"Clap clap clap."

Several people applauded unanimously.

As the ending song sounded, the first episode of "Slam Dunk" ended.

"Yeah, I still want to continue watching." Yoshii said, "I feel lost."

10. The [-]-minute plot, everyone was very involved in watching it, and the rhythm of the animation was very expressive, and the time passed without knowing it.

"Well," Sasaki pondered, "After the ratings of "Slam Dunk" come out, if it can reach more than 8 points, then it's time to consider the first edition of the ninth volume of "Slam Dunk". Other volumes must also be reprinted. .”

He was preoccupied with work, stood up and bid farewell, "It's time for me to leave too."

"Mr. Sasaki, I'll see you off."

Higashino stood up and sent Sasaki out of the school gate.

As they passed the basketball court, they heard:
"The "Slam Dunk" animation will air today."

"It's a pity that the school doesn't have a TV to watch."

"I heard that senior Qi Mu, who was in the third grade, opened a hotel with his girlfriend just to watch "Slam Dunk."

"Aren't you too naive?"

Hearing these conversations, Higashino and Sasaki looked at each other and smiled.

"Thank you, Tori Akino-kun."

Sasaki said suddenly.

Higashino was caught off guard by Sasaki's sudden thanks.

He began to think, what did he do?
As if seeing Higashino Hibiki's bewilderment, Sasaki explained: "When I first met you, I thought you could be the pillar of Jump and change this manga magazine with me."

"Three years later, you achieved this achievement with "Slam Dunk". It's really amazing. Because of your help, my ambition in jump has become possible."

He has been the deputy editor-in-chief for several years. As Higashino's influence expands, Sasaki's voice in the editorial department is also increasing.

However, being suppressed by the most legendary Kazuhiko Torishima, the rest of the people have not noticed this yet.

Higashino said seriously: "My success is also thanks to the help of Mr. Sasaki. Over the years, I have really worked hard for you."

The two were walking on the campus, when the wind blew through the bushes, there was a "rustling" sound, and Sasaki began to talk about what was in his heart.

"With the development of Japan, the decline of the status of paper magazines is inevitable."

Sasaki went on to say: "However, the previous high-level executives rarely saw this and were lost in the honor of jump."

"Mr. Kazuhiko Torishima changed a bit. He started to develop towards animation and IP, injecting new vitality into the magazine."

"But this is not going to work. After all, there are only 1 million people in Japan, and the market is not big. Jump has to go out and enter foreign markets."

In the future, the manga of "Weekly Shonen Jump" will have amazing influence all over the world.

The three comics "One Piece", "Naruto" and "Reaper" are even called migrant workers' comics.

That is, the cartoons that migrant workers know well, which shows the influence of these three cartoons in China.

This is what the previous jump could not have.

In Europe and the United States, the influence is even more astonishing.

Comics like "Death Note" have been popular on European and American forums for a long time.

"Weekly Shonen Jump" has become a legendary magazine.

Perhaps all of this is due to Sasaki Sho.

Higashino thought in his heart.

His editor is really unique.

"I agree with Mr. Sasaki's words." Higashino said.

Sasaki nodded in relief.

He suddenly remembered something, "Some time ago, did you know about the report on the decline of "Weekly Shonen Jump" in the newspaper?"

"of course."

"Because of this report, jump sales have declined, and Shueisha executives are very unhappy." Sasaki said.

"Do any readers really think so?"

"Of course, after all, I don't know which platform it is, and there will be differences between old and new readers. It's easy to understand that I miss the old days."

Higashino did not expect that a report would have an impact, and perhaps many readers had the same opinion in their hearts.

The previous jump was brilliant.

(End of this chapter)