1983 Past Life Manga King

After approaching the shabby iron gate, I said.

“Now, go in.”

“Ah yes. Thank you very much.”

“Thank you. It’s a neighborhood neighbour. You can come and say hello.”

“Is that so?”

“Absolutely.”

Having said that, I greeted him and tried to walk away, but he cautiously opened his mouth.

“Hey, would you like a drink?”

“Yeah?”

“I have soju in the house. There are also snacks.”

“Soju?”

“Yeah.”

“·················ogue.”

“As expected, it’s a waste house…….”

“No, I don’t like alcohol very much, so what if it’s a drink?”

“Ah yes. I have it. There is also cola. McCall, too.”

say so and laugh

Seeing him like that makes me smile without realizing it.

He had been very wary until earlier, but he seemed to know that he was suddenly friendly.

It must have been quite difficult for you to come to a foreign country.

“Is that so?”

Having said that, he supported him again and entered the house.

As soon as you enter the house, you will see a familiar small kitchen and a door.

In those days, most of the single rooms have a similar shape, so it feels familiar wherever you go.

Anyway, when he went inside and turned on his light, he saw the appearance of a small room.

However, unlike the appearance, the room was quite neat and well organized, which surprised me a little.

As soon as he went inside, he asked.

“What would you like to eat?”

“No, rather than that, please bring a medicine box with you.”

“no. You don’t have to…”

“hurry.”

“Ah yes.”

After answering that, he opened the desk drawer on one side and took out a medicine box.

When I received it, I opened the inside and first wiped the wounds on my face with an antiseptic and applied ointment.

It trembles as it stings and makes a moaning sound.

“Ah, ah!”

“Well, man, be patient.”

“Sin, I’m sorry.”

“I have no regrets.”

“Yeah.”

While applying the medicine, this gentleman suddenly begins to shed tears.

uh? Why is this person like this?

I flinched and slipped away.

“Does it hurt that much?”

“Oh, no. that’s not it… As I was speaking Japanese for the first time since I came to Korea, I suddenly burst into tears.”

“Is it…?”

It’s kind of boring, and sometimes it’s boring.

Apply the medicine again and try to spit it out.

“Can you tell me why you came to Korea?”

“·················ogue.”

“······ Manga? So, are you a cartoonist?”

“······Yeah.”

Expectations are very bad.

By the way, to meet a Japanese cartoonist in Korea, this is also very clever.

Hagi-ya, I met the editor of a Japanese manga magazine in Korea, so it might not be a very special experience.

Anyway, if you’re a cartoonist, you can.

In fact, except for a few cartoonists, most of them are unknown cartoonists. In addition, the income of the manga industry is unstable, so it is impossible for most people to live anonymously for long.

“I tried my best to be successful as a manga artist, but there are only a few short stories, a few mid-lengths, and two books, so that alone is life.”

If two books were released and stopped, it would be obvious without looking at the sales figures.

“You can even try living a fishy life.”

“Of course I did that too… uh? Do you know about cartoons?”

The man looked at me in amazement and asked.

“Yes, a little.”

At that, he immediately nodded his head.

“Anyway, there are no seats in places famous for fishery life, and there are occasional seats for newcomers, but that alone is……. So, inevitably, little by little…”

If you have a wife and children, and the cost of living is not enough, I think it might be.

But, that’s how you run away.

I’m not in a position to tell you to leave the cabbage in someone else’s family affairs.

But, perhaps reading my thoughts, he opened his mouth.

“I tried to work at a convenience store and organized traffic at night, but I was afraid of how I was going to live. Then, the housekeeper said that. I cannot continue living like this.”

The burden must have been considerable as a head of the household at a young age.

“Her wife took her child to her in-laws, and I got drunk.

understanding goes

It is only natural for a person who was running for manga only to fall into despair because he could not find hope in manga.

In addition to that, it would be even more so if it was a swamp of life from which you could not get out, as if you were in an ant hell because of the added practical difficulties.

And he must have suffered from loan sharks because of the money he borrowed for his living expenses.

Oh, it’s hard to even imagine.

“Then it must be illegal now.”

“It’s embarrassing, but it is.”

“Why are you telling me this? If I report it, I may be deported.”

“······I do not know. It was comforting to know that I had someone to listen to me.”

I don’t know.

Although he had run away from here once, life here would not have been easy. Besides, I’m not used to Korean yet, so there must have been very few people who could speak the language.

Lonely and loneliness may have been the biggest problems here.

“Until now, reading comic books was my only pleasure. Of course, it was more expensive than Japan.”

“You mean that boy hero you saw earlier?”

“It’s amazing. You know this book too. You seem to like Japanese manga very much.”

“Yeah. I like.”

“Still, I am lucky to have met a Japanese manga fan in such a foreign country. It seems that there are good things in life as well.”

Suddenly, his expression brightened.

“Hey, my name is Shintaro Koizumi. My introduction is a little late.”

“I am Yunhwan Lee. From now on, if we see each other face to face, we say hello.

“may I?”

“Absolutely.”

“Ah, is this not going to be a problem?”

Is it the Japanese-specific caution?

what is this

“By the way, he said he was a cartoonist, so I’m telling you. By any chance, can I see the painting Koizumi-san drew?

“Ah yes. There are some things I drew in the practice field. And please call me Shintaro.”

“You can call me Yunhwan too. And how old are you?”

“Yeah? I am 27 years old.”

“I am 23 years old. I’m the younger brother, so I’ll call you older brother. And let’s be friendly. Stop talking.”

“Ah, though…”

“It’s okay. This is also a relationship.”

“Joe, fine.”

“okay.”

Why do I feel like I’m acting like Kyunghee?

Anyway, Shintaro smiled awkwardly and walked over to his desk. Then he opened the drawer and took out a practice book and held it out.

“Still, I can’t get rid of the habit, so I sometimes draw like this. No, there is. But don’t expect too much. I don’t have a lot of skills.”

“Okay, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

“Oh yeah.”

Saying so, he scratched his head.

Seeing him like that, he smiled and opened his practice field.

Drawings drawn in pencil.

However, there are quite a few mechanical designs.

Of course, people are also drawn, but mainly futuristic airships, weapons, or cars.

However, if you look at the illustrations drawn in pencil, the quality is quite high.

The character is also a typical style popular in the 80’s.

To be honest, I’d say it’s similar to the characters of First Gundam and Z Gundam.

Perhaps it was influenced by this series a lot.

In any case, it would not have been easy since the popularity of science fiction is slowly waning in this era.

Of course, Annie is still fine.

“Is SF your main field?”

“Oh, yes. I liked Yamato and Harlock.”

Space Battleship Yamato and Captain Harlock.

“Do you like the picture?”

“It feels good to be complimented.”

“Isn’t there anything drawn as a story manga?”

“Oh, there is, but it’s not much fun.”

“I’m not even an editor, so why bother? Just show it to me.”

“Is that so?”

After hesitating, he said that and pulled out another practice book from the desk.

“this.”

“Is it your name?”

“Do you know the name? I think you really like cartoons.”

I received a practice field from him who admired it and opened it up.

“It’s a short story.”

“Huh.”

As he answered, he quickly read through the continuity.

And the first thought I had while reading it was that the directing was lacking a lot. Besides, the lack of character makes it feel boring.

But he was surprised by the unexpected story.

It’s a futuristic everyday thing, because it’s very similar to what I know.

From mobile phones to home computers to the Internet.

Not exactly the same, but quite similar.

For a comic book of this era, it expressed the future in a very concrete way.