Full-time cartoonist.

Chapter 403: Hard work and perseverance never give up
  "What kind of person is Tori Akino-sensei?"

When watching "Slam Dunk" before, Soma Satoru couldn't help but think this way.

He changed Japanese Go and the status quo of basketball sports in East Asia. He was the savior of jump and drew many popular stories.

Mitsui Hisashi's words, "Coach, I want to play basketball" made Sōma Satoru burst into tears. Due to Sakuragi Hanamichi's negligence, Shohoku lost to Hainan and missed the Kanagawa championship. When the tears burst into his face, Sōma Satoru also cried red. Eye.

He wanted to draw comics and create works that would impress readers just like "Slam Dunk".

So he would think, what kind of person will Tori Akino be in the future?

His uncle told him that Tori Akino was a genius.

Miyazaki Hayao has repeatedly praised Tori Akino's works for their depth and that he is a leader among the younger generation in the field of comics.

When the legendary editor Kazuhiko Torishima appeared on the scene, he repeatedly mentioned how proud he was of discovering the future of Tori Akino.

Different characters have almost the same views on Tori Akino.

The more Sōma Satoru learned about it, the more curious he became. He studied in Tori Akino's studio and only saw a rough shadow.

Now he reads "Dream Eaters" and has some insights.

After Mashiro was discharged from the hospital, he found Sasaki with the manuscript of Chapter 11.

That was what he did with all his strength during the three months he was hospitalized.

With one episode a week, the quality has not declined, but has actually gotten better.

He told Sasaki with facts that he was able to complete these manuscripts while in the hospital, his body was still recovering, and his physical strength could support the work of the weekly comics.

Before the comics were serialized, they relied on "conceit", "hard work" and "luck", after they were serialized they relied on "physical strength" and "energy", and finally on "perseverance".

Sasaki saw the original manuscript drawn by Mashiro Takashi with perseverance, and was shocked and changed his decision.

""Detective Trap" will resume serialization as soon as possible!"

While Sōma Satoru was passionate about the plot of "Dream Eaters", he saw the shadow of Tori Akino Mirai in Mashiro Takako.

He takes comics seriously and persists in making progress with perseverance. Under his status as a genius, he has an extremely hard-working personality.

Being a former jump high school cartoonist is an unprecedented honor and an unprecedented burden.

He came step by step.

"Really amazing."

……

Amano Akira hummed a song and drew comics one stroke at a time.

There was a cat meowing nearby, but she was immersed in the comics and ignored it.

The new assistant stood up and gently rubbed Maomao's head.

The cat walked away satisfied.

The assistant sat back down. She looked at the focused Amano Akira and whispered, "Teacher is so serious. No wonder it can be serialized."

She was also infected and did not dare to make any noise, and even the intensity of painting became a little lighter.

Time gradually passed, sunset appeared in the sky, and the day's work came to an end.

"Ah~" After drawing the last piece of manuscript paper, Amano Akira stretched himself, "I have worked hard for you again today."

"It's okay," the new assistant said with a smile, "I learned a lot from the teacher."

Amano Akira blinked, "I haven't had time to teach you anything, right?"

The new assistant talked about what happened just now.

"Teacher is so admirable. I was very moved by the way he was still cartooning. I want to become a serious and responsible person like Teacher."

"Ah, thank you for that," Amano Akira was stunned, and she said with a gentle smile, "I just have a natural personality, forget things easily, focus, etc., it doesn't suit me."

"How can you say that..."

"Haha, actually a little bit. But in this aspect, I learned from Tori Akino-sensei."

"Teacher Tori Akino?" When talking about this, the assistant became even more interested.

People who are eager to serialize in Jump want to know about the future of Tori Akino.

Of course, the same goes for new assistants.

"Didn't Tori Akino-sensei draw "Tutor"? I'll be my partner in "Obsidian". "

The assistant nodded, "Yes, I know."

"I was a freshman with very bad grades at the time. Teacher Toriakino was my assistant. I never dared to think so."

The assistant looked embarrassed, "That's true..."

At that time, "Tutor" was about to be cut in half.

"After "Dream Eaters" was serialized, I understood the reason."

"what? What!"

The assistant did not expect that big news could be discovered by chatting with Akira Amano.

She opened her eyes curiously and stared at Amano Akira.

The reason why top cartoonists are the partners of newcomers.

"There are two protagonists in "Dream Eaters", one is Takagi Akito who writes the plot, and the other is Mashiro Takashi who draws the illustrations. They are a duo who work together to draw comics. When I saw this setting, I suddenly became enlightened .”

Amano Akira snapped his fingers, "Tori Akino-sensei has always been an independent cartoonist and has no experience in duo partnership. He became the artist of "Obsidian", of course, to draw material for "Dream Eater". "

"In order to make the comic more reasonable, he spent two months working with me, considering the plot of the duo, and constantly improving it."

"If a national-level cartoonist like Mr. Tori Akino is working hard to climb the ladder, I can't relax even more."

The new assistant couldn't help but open his mouth. He didn't expect the reason to be so simple.

Tori Akino put in a lot of effort, but the result was only part of the plausibility of the new manga.

It was unimaginable to her, and she was inexplicably shocked.

"No wonder "Dream Eaters" is so interesting. It expresses my efforts and sadness. It turns out that it was all carved out slowly and hard."

The new assistant looked at the palm of her hand, where there were black stains of ink. She used to think that she had worked hard enough, so she would spend three days a week working as an assistant to Amano Akira, and she would also consider storyboarding in her free time.

But now, she was too far behind.

"Teacher Amano, I will work hard, absolutely!"

……

"Hibiki, it's time to make lunch."

In the manga drawn by Akimi Akimiya, she looked up and found that the time had reached 11 o'clock.

She looked outside the house. Hibiki was lying leisurely on the sofa watching TV, laughing loudly from time to time, so she couldn't help but urge her.

Akimiya Akemi needs to draw comics, so Hibiki Higashino, an idler, naturally becomes the chef.

"Wait a minute." Higashino raised his leg to show that he had heard it. His eyes did not shift away from the TV, "Hahaha, this guy actually likes his middle-aged teacher, hahaha!"

Angry!

Akimiya Akemi clenched her fists.

Tori Akino is so lazy!
  "Going right now!"

"Ha~" Higashikata hit him, and stood up lazily. He waved his hand, and then rubbed his increasingly rounded belly, "Okay, okay, I really can't help it."

Akimiya Akemi returned to the studio dissatisfied.

Higashikata walked to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, looked at it, and frowned.

"Pork, beans, potatoes... It feels like too much trouble, forget it, just order takeout."

He closed the refrigerator, walked to the entrance, picked up the landline, looked at the phone book, and called the Chinese restaurant near his home.

"I want braised pork ribs in an iron pot. I just want fine ribs and an extra portion of the big pancake. Well, my family has a big appetite." After finishing, he let out a long sigh of relief and puffed out his chest with pride. "I'm so amazing."

……

"Tori Akino-sensei worked really hard. This episode of "Dream Eater" is also full of traces of hard work."

After Oda saw "Dream Eaters", he was greatly admired.

This episode of "Dream Eater" has a picture within a picture, mixed with the comic short story "Business Boy Kenichi" by Ajou Mumenha's assistant.

"Kenichi" has an original funny story, and it also has a unique style of painting that is different from "Dream Eater" and adapted to funny comics.

"It's just an assistant's comic, but it's so complicated. Tori Akino-sensei worked too hard!"

When Oda looked at "Dream Eater", he seemed to see Tori Akino Mirai, who was coughing and drawing comics.

It's just a cartoon about the main character, and even the short stories about minor characters are taken seriously and responsibly, which is very impressive.

Higashino family.

Akimiya Akemi: "You are not allowed to order takeout this time, please do it! Really! Do it! Understand! You are too lazy to show off your belly."

Higashino Hibiki: "..."

……

"Are you still reading shounen comics?"

"Of course," Hajime Isayama raised his head and looked at his classmates, "We are students majoring in comics."

He never looked back and entered the comics major without knowing how to use a g-pen. He was rejected by editors with his crude comics.

His classmates were discouraged, but he still kept his dream alive.

Some time ago, he played a restricted-rated game, which contained the content of a ten-year-long arduous war between people and aliens in a parallel world.

He came up with inspiration, and added some elements of dinosaurs and giants, and the germ of "Attack on Titan" was born.

After finishing the short comic, Hajime Isayama was full of confidence and felt that the comic he had devoted all his efforts to could be serialized. As a result, many comic magazines rejected him.

Now, Hajime Isayama is watching "Dream Eater" and regains his fighting spirit.

"I will never give up on shounen comics."

He looked at his classmates with a sinister smile that looked like cannibalism.

"Absolutely impossible! It's impossible to serialize. Are you a genius like Mirai Tori Akino?"

"I think I am."

He took a leave of absence, bought a flight ticket to Tokyo, and decided to go to Shueisha.

……

"When reading "Dream Eaters", you should not just read "Dream Eaters", but also look at the background of its creation and the author's story behind it."

Many readers of "Dream Eaters" think so.

The simple story is already very interesting. When readers read "Dream Eaters", they can't help but get excited and want to work hard and realize their dreams.

But when you associate it with reality, it becomes more interesting.

For example, some people say that the prototype of Hiramaru Kazuya is Togashi Yoshihiro. Readers who suffer from the frequent suspension of "Hunter" will empathize with Hiramaru's plot and smile knowingly.

Koji Yoshida tricked Hiramaru into drawing comics as hard as he could.

Readers of "Hunter" will enjoy this plot even more.

Some people say that the prototypes of Eiji Shinzuma include Mirai Tori Akino and the genius Shimabukuro Lightyear.

Readers of "The Biography of the Leader of the End of the Century" regret that Shimabukuro Mitsunari's mistake will lead to eternal hatred, and his genius will never return.

When you see Eiji Shinzuma, you will be moved that in another world, Shimabukuro Lightyear, who focuses on comics, shines so brightly.

When Eiichiro Oda saw his new wife Eiji, he would sigh with emotion. How could Shimabukuro Mitsune, a "Tarzan cartoonist" who made him feel ashamed, come to that point?
  He longed to compete with Shimabukuro in jump competition, but now it seems that this wish is still regrettable.

After Shimabukuro Mitsunen's revival, "RING" and "End of the Century Leader" were not outstanding and cannot be compared with "One Piece".

"It would be nice if he was Eiji Shinzuma."

Now, Hajime Isayama comes to Tokyo with "Weekly Shonen Jump".

He watched Ajou Mumenha continue to work hard. Due to a long hiatus, the readers of "Suspicious Detective Trap" were attracted by the comics that followed the trend. "Suspicious Detective" Xiaozheng's ranking dropped and had to be cut in half.

Yacheng Mu Mengye was greatly hit, but still did not give up. She was thinking about new works and trying different possibilities.

Funny comics, serious evil comics, royal comics...

"Tori Akino-sensei is also like this. In addition to being a genius, he finally painted "Soul of the Game" and "Slam Dunk" after constant attempts."

"I don't lack both pride and hard work. What I need now is to try my luck."

He took a deep breath and walked into Shueisha.

"Hello, I have made an appointment with the editor of "Weekly Shōnen Jump", Tetsu Hattori."

"Okay, please log in to the guest list."

The front desk lady smiled and nodded, took out her landline phone and called Hattori Tetsu.

Hattori Tetsu heard the ringtone of the landline at his desk and couldn't help but frown, "Tori Akino-sensei, please wait a moment."

"It doesn't matter, I'm disturbing you today."

In the follow-up plot of "Dream Eater", there is a part about Hattori Tetsu, and Higashino Hibiki came to Shueisha to seek his consent.

Not long after, Tetsu Hattori came back. He told Hibiki Higashino, "It's a matter of making an appointment for submission. I asked him to wait in the reception room. Let's continue."

"Actually, there's nothing more," Hibiki Higashino flipped through the script, "just some of the plot of "Tetsu Hattori" at Takagi Akito's wedding. "

"No problem at all, just draw it like this." Hattori Tetsu nodded.

"Then I'll take my leave without wasting your time."

"Let's go together."

Hattori Tetsu stood up with Higashino Hibiki and took the elevator downstairs.

"Tori Akino-sensei, see you next time."

He shook hands with Hibiki Higashikata and said goodbye.

A young man stood at the door of the lounge, nervously looking towards the hall, looking forward to meeting the editor.

When he heard what Hattori Tetsu said, he couldn't help but be alerted.

This person is Isayama Hajime.

He submitted "Attack on Titan" to many magazines, but the one he was most looking forward to was this one.

"Weekly Shōnen Jump" is the palace of Japanese shonen comics. The top king in the industry can serialize in Jump. Only a very small number of cartoonists can do it.

He was extremely eager to serialize it on Jump, so he stood at the door very nervously, hoping to meet the editor as soon as possible and get his opinion.

"Tori Akino-sensei..."

Hearing this title, Isayama Hajime couldn't help but step forward and walked to the hall.

……

"Editor Hattori, goodbye."

Higashikata smiled and said goodbye.

Before he walked away, he heard other footsteps and couldn't help but look over. He saw a young college student with excitement in his eyes.

Higashino Hibiki seemed to see the figure of Eiichiro Oda.

"Who are you?" He couldn't help but stop and ask the young man.

　My head hurts after writing this. Will I lose my hair?
  　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)