Full-time cartoonist.

Chapter 220
"Xiao Yi, you're back."

Miantian Toru saw his younger brother running over and froze in place, so he greeted him.

"Brother," Mian Tianyi came back to his senses and asked, "Are you watching "We Still Don't Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day"?"

"Of course...or what else?" Cotton Tiantoru looked at him strangely.

Mian Tianyi smiled awkwardly, "Haha."

"This animation is very interesting, the style of painting is good, and there are many details. There is always a layer of fog in the plot that makes me very curious." After introducing it, Toru Cotton said: "It's a pity that this episode is coming to an end, next time we will be together Let's see."

Speaking of which, he suddenly remembered.

The plot just now is that Renta and the others have collected rare Pokmon, which shows that Meijian's dream has come true.

Is he going to become a Buddha?

Cotton Tiantou hurriedly watched the TV and said, "Ah, don't distract me, it's the most important plot just now!"

On the TV, Nita, Naruko Anjo, and Hisagawa Railway embraced each other, and Meijian was also smiling.

It was not her wish, but she was very happy, and the three companions became good friends again.

"Sure enough," Mian Tianche sighed with emotion, "but as long as there is a harvest, it's not bad."

Looking at the bouncing appearance of the buds, he felt warm in his heart.

Compared with his mischievous younger brother, the bud in the anime is still sensible.

He stretched and said, "I'm going to take a bath."

Mian Tianyi nodded.

After Miantian Toru left, he watched "Unheard Flower Name" ed, "The cartoon I watched directly after my brother came home..."

"Is "Unheard Flower Name" really so attractive?"

This is the brother of his U-17 athlete.

He doesn't understand.

……

Another two weeks passed, and a few children came to Higashihiro's studio.

They are Akane Nakajima's playmates. As soon as they entered the work living room, they opened their mouths "wow".

"This is Zoe!"

Hibiki Higashino put several figurines more than ten centimeters high on the desk, all of which were made by Bandai and given to Hibiki Higashino.

Because of the lack of space, he usually puts these in the storage room, but now that the children come, he puts them out.

This is the q version of Zuo Wei, stomping on the floor angrily.

"so cute!"

Next to it are Sakuragi Flower Road, Akagi Takenori, Mitsui Shou and so on.

"Wow, it's this figure!"

A little girl stared at a Mitsui figure with detachable front teeth, her eyes sparkling.

"I love this so much! Too bad it was sold out at the time."

Hibiki Higashino is also quite strange. I heard that this figure is very popular, and readers also like to persecute Mitsui?

"Then this is for you."

Higashino handed the figure to her.

He has quite a few of these figures, and they are basically plural.

For daily necessities such as water cups, short sleeves, and folding fans from "Slam Dunk" and "Soul of Chess", Higashino will give them to assistants and friends.

"Really!" The little girl raised her head, her face flushed.

"Ah."

Before Higashino had time to nod his head, he heard——

"Wow! This is the original script for the next episode of "Slam Dunk"! It's amazing!"

The two little boys were holding the original manuscript of "Slam Dunk", staring at it intently, and kept making excited noises.

"Much bigger than comic book size!"

"The content is also clearer!"

"The follow-up plot turned out to be like this! It's great!"

Higashino quickly retracted the original manuscript, this kind of thing cannot be easily shown to others.

He doesn't know "Heaven's Gate", so there is no need for children to read the original manuscripts of comics.

"Tori Akino-sensei, let me read it again!" the two little boys begged.

Higashino's face showed embarrassment.

See this scene.Akane Nakajima came over with her hips on her hips, and gave each of the two little boys a chestnut. Seeing them squatting on the ground and rubbing their heads in pain, Akane Nakajima was very angry, "You guys, please be quiet! Don't do things that distress the teacher! Understand Yet?"

"Um...sorry."

"I'm so excited."

Higashino breathed a sigh of relief.

But not for long.

"Tori Akino-sensei, do you still have a figure of Osora Tsubasa here?"

Another child asked.

Higashino looked over, this time it was a handicraft treasured in the cabinet, he replied: "That is a treasure that Mr. Takahashi gave me."

His brain hurts right now, a 13-year-old is harder than a dog.

But also normal.

Being able to enter the cartoonist's workshop is simply a very precious memory in a lifetime for children.

Everything you encounter is unique.

"Cartoonists need so many tools to draw cartoons."

some type of.

The children each found something they were interested in, and Higashino had some free time to look at the three assistants.

Akemi Akimiya had a very happy expression, and she was drawing flowers with two little girls.

She is very patient and looks like a good wife and mother.

The other two are...

Tanaka shrank his body, restraining his sense of existence, so as not to let the children notice.In this room, he was like an ornament, motionless, for fear of attracting attention accidentally.

As for Masashi Kishimoto, he is immersed in painting.Some children were curious, but he ignored him.

It's really useless.

Higashino walked up to Kishimoto and looked at it carefully for a while, only to realize that Kishimoto was drawing the storyboard of "Naruto".

The eighth words "determination to swear by pain".

Higashino Hibiki was startled, he was deeply impressed by this remark, and it was also the first time that the high-end combat power of "Naruto" was revealed.

Back then Kakashi and Zabuzhan kept using the clone technique, Higashino was taken aback for a while watching the battle between the two sixth sons.

It turns out that ninjas fight like this, and I have a new understanding of "Naruto".

Instantly caught his eye.

……

"Tori Akino-sensei!"

There was a sound next to his ear, which interrupted Higashino Hibiki's thoughts.

What Kishimoto is drawing now is different from the final version, and he looks very interesting, so he can't help but be fascinated.

A little girl named Xiaohui asked: "Is this how the comics are drawn?"

She whispered, pointing at Kishimoto.

Higashino pulled her away and said, "This is just part of drawing manga."

First is the script, then the storyboard, and finally the original drawing.

Drawing the original manuscript is even more complicated, there are many steps, line draft, tracing correction, dot...

The little girl who listened was dizzy.

"so hard."

Unknowingly, a lot of people were listening to Higashi Hibiki's introduction.

"It turns out that the comics we read are so hard to draw."

They sighed.

Higashino pointed to Kishimoto and said, "That's right, just like that uncle, he has been working hard to draw manga since high school."

Most people are like this, and those who can become Kishimoto are very few among the few.

Most people work hard until their 30s, and it's time to give up.

Some entered related industries, and some couldn't live in a big city like Tokyo, so they had to return to their hometowns and began to stay away from comics.

When going to bed every night, I don't know if they will cry or not.Will you regret it?
Drawing manga is a waste of energy. Basically, each attempt takes more than two months, and if you fail, you will lose at least 50 yen.

Only those who can break through many difficulties and realize their dreams can become cartoonists.

"It's really hard work."

There are many people like Takahashi and Xi who have been working hard for half their lives, but there are very few people like him who made the last fight to get what they wanted.

The children listened in shock, feeling the powerlessness of adults and the cruelty of reality for the first time.

It was almost dusk, and the children were going home. They took Higashino Hibiki's autographs and gifts very reluctantly, and waved their hands in the sunset to say goodbye.

Parents unexpectedly feel that their children seem to have matured a bit.

"As expected of a writer." They sighed.

Staring at the backs of the children, Higashino began to regret, did he say something terrible?

"I will study manga hard!"

In the end, Higashino heard a child say this.

He planted a seed today, as for whether it can germinate, it depends on what happens later.

……

Two more days passed.

Yahagi heard that Masashi Kishimoto had finished the storyboard for the eighth chapter of "Naruto", and brought the storyboard he drew to Higashihiro's house.

"Mr. Editor, you also drew the storyboard?" Higashino was very surprised, this should be the work of the cartoonist.

Yahagi scratched the back of his head and didn't care much, "If both Kishimoto-kun and I draw storyboards, we can compare the two and find out the advantages that we didn't find. This is more effective than empty talk."

Higashino Hibiki invited him into the house, filled with emotion.

"Just like Kazuhiko Torishima discovered Akira Toriyama, Toshisaka Takahashi cultivated Yoshihiro Togashi, Mr. Yahagi, you are also Masashi Kishimoto's Bole."

Higashi Higashino has never heard of an editor who can do this.

Yahagi was very happy to hear Higashino Hibiki say this, which is a very high evaluation.

He said: "Mr. Bird Akino, you are joking, you are making me happy."

"I mean it sincerely." Higashino said with a serious expression.

Yahagi was taken aback for a moment, then said after a while, "Thank you."

……

Higashino copied two copies of Kishimoto and Yahagi's storyboards and handed them to them, and he took one and watched it.

I have to say that the content of Yahagi is more in line with the final version of "Naruto".

He expressed the aura of Zabuza, and paved the way for the ninth chapter where Naruto and Sasuke joined forces to save Kakashi.

Kishimoto didn't think about it that much.

As far as the plot is concerned, he is a bit outrageous.Kakashi, the teacher's forceful style, was written off by him, and he fell into a disadvantage in the whole battle with Zabu Zhan.

He seems to want to describe Zabuza as an overwhelming enemy, without considering the protagonist's setting at this time and the gap between him and Jonin.

"Mr. Yahagi's is more interesting." After Higashino read it, he found two people staring at him, so he spoke directly.

The current Kishimoto is still too immature, and his ability to control the plot is very poor. If there is no editor Yahagi, the manga "Naruto" may not exist.

"The version edited by Yahagi made me look forward to the next chapter even more. Kishimoto-kun, yours is too hard."

He set up a one-eyed dragon Kakashi, and subconsciously thought that Kakashi should be at a disadvantage.

It also did not consider the rationality of the plot for the sake of Naruto Uzumaki's limelight.

"Is that so..." Kishimoto smiled sarcastically, rubbing his chin in distress, "Mr. Yahagi thinks so, too."

From the beginning of painting "Naruto", he has been questioned by Yahagi many times, and every time the ending proves that Yahagi is right.

Kishimoto originally wanted to draw ramen-themed comics, but now that he thinks about it, ninjas are more popular.

He wanted to draw Naruto Uzumaki as a Nine-Tailed Fox, but Mirai Tori Akino praised Jinchuriki's idea.

Friends in college say that he is not suitable for drawing manga...

Thinking of this, Kishimoto looked back depressed and said, "Drawing manga is really difficult!"

"Why do you have this idea?" Higashino asked strangely: "Communication between manga and editors is normal, and it is normal to make changes. For example, Mr. Toriyama changed the main line of "Dragon Ball" from an adventurer to a martial artist. "

"Hey! Is that so!" Kishimoto sat up, relying on Akira Toriyama's cooking ability to think carefully, there is indeed such a thing, and he immediately became motivated.

After all, Akira Toriyama has to listen to the editor's opinion, so it's normal for him to be a newcomer.

Kishimoto asked: "Did Akino-sensei also modify the manga settings?"

"Of course not," Higashino shook his head, "Mr. Sasaki rarely has any objections, after all my manga is perfect."

Kishimoto: "Hey!"

"Indeed." Yahagi catered, "Tori Akino-sensei is a genius, there has never been a boy genius manga artist like him."

Kishimoto: "Hey!"

He slandered endlessly, "You yourself are smooth sailing, how can you have so many emotions to comfort me..."

While the editor was still there, he revised it according to Yahagi's opinion, and gradually became a version that Higashino understood.

"That's fine." Yahagi nodded.

"I'm sorry to trouble you again, Yahagi-san." Kishimoto breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sometimes it's amazing," Higashino couldn't help but look at the storyboard, "I actually met you and Oda, a pair of crouching dragons and phoenixes."

"Naruto" and "Pirate" were the pinnacle of Japanese manga.By chance and coincidence, they all studied with him, Higashino couldn't help feeling the magic of fate.

Even if he was killed, he would never have imagined that there would be today.

Kishimoto was silly, "The teacher is very optimistic about me."

After all, "One Piece" now has an average sales volume of about 120 million single volumes, which is a real hit.

Although it is still a long way from "Slam Dunk", which has an average sales volume of 380 million copies.

But as the most popular comic under "Slam Dunk", "One Piece" has amazing potential.

As a kingly and passionate manga, the world view of "One Piece" has not yet unfolded, and the content that countless readers want to see has not yet been drawn.

No one can imagine the future of Eiichiro Oda, except Hibiki Higashino.

Comparing him to Oda, Kishimoto is very useful.

"That's right," Higashino said, "It's still unknown that you will surpass Oda one day."

Yahagi was surprised. Although he was optimistic about "Naruto", he didn't reach this point.

Whether it can be serialized is still hard to say, as a newcomer Kishimoto is also likely to be cut in half.

It can be considered a success if it can be serialized for five years.

Judging by Mr. Akino's tone, "Naruto" will become the mainstay of a long manga and jump.

Such a future is really exciting.

　The type you know by name, and follow the story line through options.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)