Full-time cartoonist

Chapter 91
There are still two episodes left before the end of "Dragon Ball".

At this time, Akira Toriyama's heart is no longer on this work.

He is on a touring exhibition of his work and recently visited Tokyo.

Hibiki Higashino was specially invited.

The location turned out to be the Qiugong Art Museum.

Higashino felt numb for a while, he had to go to the teacher's invitation.

But when he went there, he had to face Mr. Akimiya.

He was very worried.

……

"I'm not going, I'm not going," Akemi Akimiya shook her head like a rattle.

On the contrary, Higashino breathed a sigh of relief.

So, he came here alone.

Ah, no, there is Oda by my side, after taking a bath, combing his hair, and taking good care of him.

Hearing that he was going to see Akira Toriyama, he stared at Higashino with pitiful eyes for a whole day.

It's fine if it's a beautiful woman, but Higashino couldn't stand a greasy little fat man like this.

So he agreed.

On Sunday, the exhibition of Akira Toriyama's works was officially opened.

Higashino came to the scene.

The scene was full of gongs and drums, firecrackers blasting, red flags waving, and a sea of ​​people.

"As expected of Toriyama Great God," Oda opened his mouth, "There are so many people."

There were tens of thousands of spectators.

When does this have to be lined up?
Suddenly there is a feeling of watching giant pandas.

Akira Toriyama is a middle-aged greasy man, as for this?
Fortunately, Higashino has a VIP channel, and only invited people can leave.

After reporting his name, Higashino entered the exhibition hall without queuing up.

Inside are paintings by Akira Toriyama.

Even the strange bird he saw drawn by Akira Toriyama when he first met him was there.

There are also color drafts of "Dragon Ball" and "Arale", as well as game setting drafts of "Dragon Quest" and "Travel of Time and Space".

The large ones hang on the wall.

This is Akira Toriyama's accumulation over the past 20 years, and there are many.

Moreover, the g pen and watercolor pen are used superbly, which looks particularly shocking.

The imaginative works one by one make the audience feel like they are in heaven.

"Good... so amazing!" Oda was like grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden for the first time, and she didn't know where to look for a while.

Higashino walked quietly, savoring Akira Toriyama's thoughts and techniques carefully.

After all, under him, Higashino only stayed for a month.

Learn more about the basics.

He hasn't looked at Akira Toriyama's paintings in peace.

He stopped in front of a painting.

This is a very abrupt painting, completely different in style from other works.

No magical colors, no machinery, no exotic animals.

Just a little boy playing with some birds.Even the painting style has changed.Something like a child's drawing.

"That's right, I drew this based on your drawing back then."

Akira Toriyama spoke behind his back.

"But still haven't drawn, innocent senses."

He shook his head regretfully.

"Why are you here now, shouldn't you be with other people?"

A member of the "Yomiuri Shimbun" who held the event, or Mr. Akimiya, the owner of the art museum.

"They're on the sidelines."

Akira Toriyama pointed in the direction. Just ten meters away, several people were reading the colored manuscript.

Special focus.

At first glance, the atmosphere is very different.

Surrounded by an old man in his 50s, his beard and hair were all white, and he looked so majestic that Higashino felt familiar.

"It looks like Akimiya-kun, doesn't it?" Akira Toriyama asked.

It turned out that he was the father of Akemi Akimiya.

Higashino turned his head back, not looking at him carefully.

He looked at the colored manuscripts in the room, and said to Akira Toriyama: "I feel that the teacher is not just a cartoonist anymore, he has transcended this system and reached a higher level."

"It's like Mr. Osamu Tezuka, the god of manga, or Mr. Shotaro Ishimori."

"Pursuing more things, looking for more possibilities, I am amazed."

He looked over step by step and saw Akira Toriyama's continuous thinking and improvement on the road of manga.

The continuous improvement of his work is on display.

"Why are you so good at talking all of a sudden?" Akira Toriyama was puzzled, not like his assistant, Higashino-kun.

Compared with before, he has grown a lot, more like Mirai Akino.

"Now I look at your works from the perspective of a cartoonist," Higashino said, "So I understand the gap very well, so I am very moved.

However, Mr. Akira Toriyama, in the remaining two chapters, I will definitely surpass you and get Xiaozheng No.1! "

"The remaining two chapters? It turns out that "Dragon Ball" is not over yet." Toriyama realized later, "Sorry, because I have been busy with other things, I don't know much about this aspect."

Higashihiro's pupils shrank sharply, this guy's words were too irritating.

Akira Toriyama brought a gift bag from the side and handed it to Higashino.

Higashino took it, "I just opened it and read it."

"Well, let's see."

When I opened it, it was a framed collection, about 34x25 in size, and the content was Akira Toriyama's new painting: the cover of the exhibition commemorative edition of the album "Akira Toriyama's World".

This is a tank-like aircraft with pencil-tip legs. Two people sit on it, one is an Indian boy who controls it, and the other is a girl in denim who controls a weapon and attacks backwards.

Like Akira Toriyama's consistent style, it is full of unlimited imagination, wonderful storytelling and fine depiction of the story.

"Everyone will have it, or is it just for me." Higashino asked.

Akira Toriyama has an expression of "you have something wrong", and the works that have been drawn with a lot of effort must be used for collection.

it is more than words.

Higashino put the painting away, "Thank you very much, I will keep it well. After that, I will definitely sell it for a big price. 10w yen, 15w yen or something like that."

"Hey, how can you sell the gift that the teacher gave you!" Akira Toriyama was very angry.

Higashino waved his hand, "Just kidding, this is my baby."

Akira Toriyama nodded in satisfaction, "Well, that's right."

"By the way," Higashino looked around, "Where did Oda-san go?"

Before I knew it, I had separated from him.

The wild Akira Toriyama whom he wanted so much to see appeared, but he himself disappeared.

Just thinking about it, Mr. Akimiya came over, Higashino Hibiki didn't notice.

"I have a different view on manga." He was wearing a kimono, with his hands folded on his chest, and he looked at the works on site with complicated eyes.

"Beyond the single form of manga, it has become a part of Japanese culture. It has penetrated into all aspects, which is really powerful."

Akira Toriyama, "Thank you very much."

He became stiff again, at a loss as to what to say.

So he pointed to Higashi Higashino next to him and said, "This is my assistant, Akino Miku-kun who is also serializing comics. Very powerful."

Higashino Hibiki was taken aback for a moment, why did he suddenly involve himself.

He seemed to be middle-aged when he saw Brother Xun's Runtu, and he became humbled.

Higashino complimented, "Mr. Akimiya, I have admired you for a long time. I am a student of Musashino Art University. The Chinese painting class recognized your works. They are really full of artistry and are treasures of Japan."

"Yes," Mr. Qiu Gong nodded.

Akira Toriyama continued: "When Qianjin was my assistant, Akino-kun Tori was also there, ah, it really helped me a lot."

So, Mr. Akimiya stared at Higashi Higashino.

Higashino Hibiki was like going to the toilet, the last shock made his whole body tremble.

Fortunately, Mr. Akimiya quickly turned around and said to Akira Toriyama: "Mingmei is a very stubborn child, please take care of her back then."

"It's because I was taken care of by him. Akimiya-kun is very persevering. If you continue to work hard like this, you will definitely be able to become a manga artist in the future." Akira Toriyama said.

Mr. Akimiya did not refute, and walked to the other side with a step.

……

An hour later, Higashino met the reluctant Oda at the place agreed in advance.

Just like you can only watch a giant panda for 1 minute, and you can only watch Akira Toriyama for an hour at most, leaving room for latecomers.

After getting together with Higashi Higashino, Oda talked a lot.

Starting from Arale's color draft, when it comes to "Dragon Ball Z", the mouth seems to be borrowed, and I don't listen to it.

"At the work exhibition, I saw a person of similar age who was also a loyal fan of Mr. Toriyama. We chatted for a long time, so we accidentally got separated from you, Mr. Toriyama."

Higashino Hibiki didn't speak, his ears were tired and he didn't want to move his mouth.

"By the way, teacher, what are you carrying?"

Higashino handed him the collection.

"I opened it and read it." He took out the drawing, with colorful expressions, and finally said excitedly: "What a wonderful work, it is the new work of Mr. Akira Toriyama! Teacher, how did you own it!"

"Oh! I remembered that it is also on sale at the scene, but only a small number of people have the qualifications. There may be one out of hundreds of people. It is a very rare work."

"There are two paintings," he said with a smile on his face. "One is yours, teacher, so is the other?"

Higashino's scalp is numb, Oda is too much nonsense, put it in the manga, sooner or later he will be killed by the author.

He had to explain, "This was given to me by Teacher Akira Toriyama, and the other one was not for you, but Miss Akimiya. We were assistants in Teacher Akira Toriyama's studio at the time."

Oda lowered his head in frustration, he really wanted it.

It's like Xiao Heizi wants the eggs laid by Doge.

"Wait, did you meet Akira Toriyama?" He reacted and looked at his delicate clothes, "I spent so much effort just to see Teacher Toriyama, and I missed it, it's too bad luck !"

"Who told you to run around? If you were at the scene, I could also help you get such a collection." Higashino said helplessly.

Like a husky, let go and it's gone.

When Oda heard it, don't be struck by lightning.

He bowed his head, discouraged, and said no more.

Higashino's ears were quiet and he smiled.

Monthly ticket recommendation ticket

(End of this chapter)