Full-time cartoonist

Chapter 12 Non-Existent Works

After finishing the lunch in two or three mouthfuls, Higashino Hibiki avoided the embarrassed Akimiya Akemi and looked around.

I saw an advertisement on the wall of the food city.

"The Tokyo Student Animation Festival will open on July 20, 1994. We look forward to everyone coming to watch it."

There is also a line of small words below, which is the address and organizer.

There are also entry methods and deadlines.

"Are you surprised?" Akimiya Akemi's red lips were swollen, "Maybe it's to absorb fresh blood."

"Is there a shortage of people to make animations?"

"Of course," Akimiya Akemi explained: "Since the Miyazaki Tsutomu incident, the animation industry has been severely hit. Many people who are engaged in the animation industry, as well as those who are preparing to engage in it, have changed careers.

Moreover, the treatment in the animation industry is very poor. There is no basic guarantee of salary, low wages, long working hours, and is despised by the public. Except for those who are full of passion, it is difficult to continue to work in this field. "

Tsutomu Miyazaki... Hibiki Higashino understands.

I can’t go into details, he is a heinous criminal. Because of his status as an otaku, otakus are despised.

Comics actually had an influence, but there were many world-class works in comics during this period, which were offset.

"City Hunter", "Saint Seiya"... although these two films were also forced to cut in half due to their later performance.

But the results at that time were very good.

"One day, an earth-shattering animated work will be released, which will change the direction of the trend." Hibiki Higashino said.

"It has nothing to do with us." Akimiya Akemi shrugged.

"yes."

…

Akimiya Akemi had a rare day of leisure, so she returned to Toriyama Akira's house at 7 o'clock in the afternoon.

After Hibiki apologized to Yumi Toriyama, he returned to the bedroom with "Weekly Shonen Jump".

The work on the cover is "Yu Yu Hakusho" by Yoshihiro Togashi.

During this period, Mr. Togashi worked very hard, claiming that he only slept 10 to 20 hours a week. This sounds very exaggerated, but the comics did insist on being serialized, and there was basically no break.

Compared with the period when "Hunter" was serialized, he is completely different.

Moreover, he is very serious about his work. He does not leave the main parts to his assistants to complete. He works hard all night without finishing the work, which is so bad that the editor can't stand it.

"As a cartoonist, you have to have a beginning and an end."

He is simply talented and virtuous, which is admirable.

But maybe because of this, he got tired of drawing comics, to the point where he felt like vomiting when he saw comics.

At this stage, "Weekly Shonen Jump" has too many interesting comics that are worth learning by Hibiki Higashino.

"Yu Yu Hakusho", "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Diamond of Eternity", "Dragon Ball", "Oolong Police Station"...

So Hibiki Higashino basically watched it from beginning to end without reading a single page.

But……

"Where's Slam Dunk?"

It promoted the development of basketball sports, and its single book sales exceeded 100 million, which is comparable to the works of "Dragon Ball". Where did "Slam Dunk" go?

"It shouldn't be. I remember that "Slam Dunk" was an animation released around 1993, so it should have been serialized long ago."

With this doubt in mind, Dongye walked out the door.

He walked down the stairs and said to Akira Toriyama, who was happily enjoying his leisure life: "Can I use the computer at home? I have something very important to do."

"Of course," looking at his requesting gesture, Toriyama Akira stood up and said with a smile, "It's in the study room on the second floor. I'll take you there."

"Excuse me."

"No, no, no, it's nothing. In fact, if it wasn't for work, I wouldn't bother to buy a computer."

"Every household will have a computer in the future."

"Maybe, but it's pretty useless right now, especially the internet speed, it's too slow!"

There is such a joke about the Internet speed in the 2G era.

Photos need to be refreshed slowly, from beginning to end, very slowly.

Hair, face, chest, belly...

It wasn't until I was about to release the photo that I realized the person in the photo was a shemale...

As he walked to the study room, Toriyama Akira pointed, "Looking at your tone, you know how to use it, so I won't care about it."

"Well, I can do it myself."

After Akira Toriyama left, Hibiki Higashino began searching on the computer.

From the last experience, Hibiki Higashino wrote down a website about comics, which was much more convenient this time.

Click on the website and check out "Slam Dunk". There is only content about basketball, and there is no comic called "Slam Dunk"!

"This is a good thing!"

This was Higashino Hibiki's first thought, because there is no "Slam Dunk", which is great news for him.

You can count the number of comics on par with "Slam Dunk" on one hand.

"But it's not possible now, my ability is too low."

Don't let this work go to waste. Wait a few more years and hone your abilities before starting the serialization of "Slam Dunk"!

After calming down his excitement, Hibiki Higashino tried to study several other works, but unfortunately they were all available.

"It seems there is only a slight difference. At this stage, it is better to plagiarize the work a few years later." Hibiki nodded, thinking this way.

Don’t worry, the more you know, the sooner you’ll take action.

Then I switched to the Go website and played a game of Go to relax for a while.

Within 20 minutes, he walked out the door with a livid face.

…

On Tuesday, Akira Toriyama looked at his two assistants in high spirits.

"I let you get used to it last week. There will be a lot of work this week!"

Akimiya Akemi grinned, "I'm not afraid."

"Very good!" Toriyama Akira waved his hand and pointed at Hibiki Hibiki, "Higashino-kun, you can be forgiven for wearing a hat last week, but this week it won't be so easy! Don't let the hat affect your speed!"

"..." Dongye Xiang held the brim of his hat and hesitated.

His hat is a peaked cap, which easily blocks his vision.

Akimiya Mingmei looked over, her eyes bright, "Yes, we have known each other for so long, and you have always been wearing a hat! Why? I am very curious."

"It's been a week...probably..."

He took off his hat.

"puff!"

"Pfft! Hahaha!"

The two men burst into laughter without grace!

Holding my belly in my hands, I couldn’t stop laughing.

Toriyama Akira: "Why...why is he bald!"

Akimiya Akemi insisted and gave a thumbs up, "Higashino-kun, who is... bald, is... also very handsome! Hahahaha!"

Hibiki, who wore a hat even when sleeping at night, touched his hair with his hand.

About only 0.3 centimeters.

He looked in the mirror and saw only green hair.

"Alas." He sighed. It seemed that his hair grew slower than he thought.