1983 Past Life Manga King

At Nomura’s words, the other fishermen looked back at Kido with anticipation.

Kido, who had been staring at those fishermen, fell into thought for a moment, and then she grinned.

“Well, that would be fine.”

The fishermen applauded his words.

However, Kido’s words continued immediately.

“And, from that day on, we can stay together for two days. Still, it’s close to the deadline for manuscripts these days.”

“·················ogue.”

“·················ogue.”

Everyone turned away from Kido’s gaze and concentrated on the manuscript.

* * *

On the morning of the day the boy hero was finally distributed, many bookstores began to be crowded with people trying to buy the boy hero.

And around bookstores, convenience stores, and stationery, there were a lot of people standing and watching the boy hero.

*

In Boy Hero, the employees were busy.

The editor shouted at them.

“You go to the print shop and see if you can afford additional reprints, and you check how much stock you have. And you go to the publishing house and check the publication schedules of other magazines.”

At his words, people moved in unison.

Michiko, who came into the editorial department at that time, had a bewildered expression on her face. Then he grabbed an employee who was nearby and asked.

“Senior, why are you here? What’s going on?”

“Why, it seems that the publishers have been getting calls from all sides about the lack of books. That’s why even the editorial staff are put in for reprinting. I’m crazy here right now.”

“Oh, that’s why? Persona of despair. Our editorial department has only been talking about it since morning. Also, my eyes were right. I knew it was going to explode like this.”

“Hey, I’m sorry, but I’m busy right now…”

“But do you know what Akagi-senpai means? No one knows the result. Until I open the lid.”

As he said that, he made a wrinkle between his two fingers and imitated Jiro.

“No, so. It is now.”

“Honestly, if you do a good job, what is the point? If you have such a strict personality, where can you have a proper social life?”

The male employee caught by Michiko glanced around, sweating profusely, and nodded his head.

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“Anyway, the result came out like this, so it feels good.”

“Ah, that’s good. Oh, over there and me…”

“Yeah?”

That was then.

“Hey, Gono! What are you still doing there? I didn’t hear you go to the printing factory!”

“Ah yes. I will go right away!”

Saying that, he hurriedly escaped from Michiko’s grasp.

Seeing that, Michiko scratched his head and looked around the editorial department. Jiro already took a deep breath after confirming that she was leaving her seat.

“You look busy too.”

She muttered as she did, and she turned her body right away and ran out of it.

* * *

As soon as the new Boy Hero book came out, the reaction was hot.

Even though the magazine has sold over 1 million copies, the magazine ran out much faster than usual due to interest in Sunny’s new work ‘Persona of Despair’.

For that reason, all the meetings of various manga research groups were talking about this work.

It was the same in the circle room inside the university here on the outskirts of Tokyo.

“Is this a story about a nuclear power plant accident?”

“okay. It was not revealed in the first episode, but it was said that it was because of the story of the death of the child in the womb and the sudden death of her wife. Looking at the situation, it seems to be the case.”

“Wow, that was it. I thought it was just a story of peaceful everyday life after the great earthquake.”

“When we announced this work before, didn’t we say it was a sad story that we can all go through? So, you should have expected that it would never be a peaceful story.”

“Hey, Sunny’s manga has a certain turn-of-the-century vibe.”

“Still, this was a bit of a shock. I feel so real So far, Sunny’s works have been largely fantasy-like. Like Pasiencia and Samsara, after all, they have a stronger cartoonish feel than reality.”

She nodded her head as if everyone agreed with that statement.

“I should have been wary of the fact that it was too peaceful in the beginning, but it was shocking because the atmosphere suddenly changed. But is this really the story of the nuclear power plant accident? Isn’t that some kind of poison gas?”

“It was a scene I couldn’t hear well because of the sound of ‘What about Unit 4’ while passing by on the news.”

“Ah, that’s how I see it.”

“Besides that, there are a few more scenes. There was a part where the village elders said, ‘If the government is okay, it will be okay.’”

“Wow, Sunny’s work is definitely like a hidden object search. Because there are no lines that can just be passed on.”

“Hey, it’s not Sunny. The story is tengen.”

“Oh, yes.”

“Still, Sunny who expresses such a story that much is also amazing.”

“By the way, after Samsara ended, a corner of my heart was empty, but there is no time for that with this persona. He’s a really great cartoonist.”

“Because of this, the researchers at the research group are passionate about it. Because some idiots should just ignore what Koreans do.”

“right. What kind of manga research group are these guys? Just tell them to do a national research group.”

“But what really happens when an accident occurs at a nuclear power plant?”

“I don’t know. The government we will meet says it is safe.”

“Hey, it’s a cartoon. Do you need to be too serious? There may be some exaggerated parts. It’s the same with cyberpunk comics coming out these days.”

“Still, this is so real.”

“It’s Sunny. Sunny. It’s natural to be real.”

“is it?”

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And a week later, a boy hero was published again.

This time, more books were sold than before, and people’s interest in it was even hotter.

It became common to see a boy hero in the subway or bus even when people were commuting.

And this time, the reason people were curious about the incident was revealed.

A nuclear power plant accident, as predicted by those who had noticed in advance.

It was also revealed that the area where the main character lives was about 60 kilometers from the accident area. Of course, the main character and his wife were aware of that fact, but it was the fact that they believed the government’s word that it was not dangerous and did not go out of it.

Anyway, the fans were even more enthusiastic about this episode, thanks to the fact that it came out as 30 pages, just like the first episode. And at the same time, people started to have fears about the dangers of nuclear power plants reflected in the cartoon.

Persona of Despair (3)

In Kido’s studio, it was noisy from the morning talking about Sunny’s new work with the fishermen.

“Wow, the persona of despair these days, isn’t that a joke? There were a lot of people watching it on the subway yesterday and this morning.”

“I saw that too. It’s the first time I’ve seen so many people see a boy hero. Only things like Boy Jump and Boys Magazine caught my attention, but over the past few days, I have been seeing more and more people who see boy heroes, so it’s amazing. When I heard that there were over a million copies, I was hopeful.”

“It’s more because of Mr. Sunny’s new work than it is now a million copies.”

At those words, the old man, Aussie, nodded his head.

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“From our point of view, we would like to see more of Kido’s work, but what can we do? Now, the gap between teacher Sunny and teacher height has widened so much. To be honest, it must be difficult now. You’ve been working hard all this time.”

“What is difficult? Is it unreasonable now?”

At that moment, the door to the studio opened and Kido entered, and everyone averted his gaze.

Kido’s eyes widened when he saw such fish.

“Whenever you see these gaps, they chew on me. So you guys think there’s no chance at all?”

As they growl with their ferocious eyes, everyone bows down and concentrates only on the work. Kido opened his mouth again when he saw that there was an empty seat while he was snoring while looking at those words.

“Where did Nakata go?”

“Outside. I went out to buy a snack.”

“It’s called snacks, but after all, it’s a cigarette errand.”

“·················ogue.”

“Isn’t it a bit too harsh being the youngest? Maybe I’m not doing this in the name of making newcomers tormented out of sight, right?”

“Yeah? Imera no. We don’t have that. Rather, the teacher made us easier.”

“What?”

“······no. You’re just being polite.”

Then Nakata, who had gone out, came into the studio. But as soon as she entered, she opened her mouth with a surprised expression.

“Now, I’m on TV!”

“Coming out, what?”

When Kido answered that, Nakada was startled and hid behind a plastic bag of snacks.

Kido saw this and smiled.

“It’s all right, you don’t have to hide it. But don’t smell of cigarettes in the firebox. I’m fine though. By the way, what is coming out?”

“Oh. There are cartoons that Sunny is serializing on TV this time. The most popular, what is it…”

“Persona of despair.”

“Ah yes. Yes. that. Anyway, it’s on the air now.”

“what? Why is that on TV?”

Surprised, Kido looked around the studio.

“Where’s the controller? Controller!”

“Are you talking about the remote control?”

“Whatever the name is, where is it? Turn on the TV right now.”

Then Namba picked up the remote control on his desk and turned on the TV. Then Kido opened his crayfish eyes and looked at Namba.

Because of that, Namba panicked and smiled awkwardly.

“Hey, why is this on my desk? Hahaha.”

At that moment, the eyes of the other fishermen turned to Namba. Namba avoided everyone’s gaze and shouted at the TV.

“Ah, that’s it. that! Nakada, is that right?”

“Yeah. That show is right.”

After that, everyone focused on the TV.

It looks like an ordinary current affairs broadcast, but one panel can be seen holding a cartoon magazine in his hand.

It’s a magazine I’ve always seen, and it’s a cover that just came out, so I’m very familiar with it.

“uh? Isn’t that a boy hero?”

“Right, right. Why is it there?”

“Be quiet. And Namba, make your voice louder. It doesn’t sound right.”

“Ah yes.”

Namba points the remote control at the TV again and presses the button.

Then the voices of the people on the screen grew louder.

It caught my eye that someone was acting a little exaggerated and chatting for a while.

– . . . that’s surprising.

– Yeah. That’s right. That’s why it’s getting a lot of people’s attention. It is very rare for a manga to have such an impact on the general public.

– If so, has the content been verified?

– So, I did an interview with experts to see how reliable it is. Let’s see.

When you say that, the picture on the TV changes.

In addition, interviews with nuclear power plant experts followed, along with several interviews with political science professors.

In the case of nuclear power plant engineers, some people read comic books and some people didn’t, but about the contents, they are surprised by the fact that almost everything is possible.

In particular, in the professional scene, there are people who have studied the actual related work properly, or are expected to be engaged in the industry to some extent.

And the professors’ opinions on politics were divided in half.

Another opinion from those who thought, ‘It’s possible because it’s a cartoon, and in reality, it doesn’t make sense even for corrupt politicians.’

Anyway, the overall conclusion was that the nuclear accident itself was surprisingly realistic, but opinions differed as to whether the government would actually do it this way.

After hearing the opinions of the experts, people in the entertainment industry on TV clashed on this issue.

The beginning was a man with a beard, a comedian.

– Honestly, I don’t think so. How could such a heinous thing happen, how could politicians do such absurd things to the people? Do you want people to eat agricultural products from a place where radiation has spread, and they advertise that it is safe? What kind of dictatorship is Japan? And this is not what it was before the Pacific War. Aren’t the Japanese a sufficiently conscious citizen of developed countries? And the current Japanese nuclear power plant is said to be the safest in the world. Did you know that the term seismic design is for nothing?

At those words, the actor standing next to him chimed in.

– I think so. This should just be taken as a cartoon, I think this kind of discussion itself is strange.

Then there is the opposite opinion.

A broadcaster who used to be a fat doctor who recently became popular in Japan due to health problems, frowned and countered.

– You just saw what the experts say. That’s quite a possibility. Why do you ignore expert opinions? And although the content appeared in the manga, natural disasters overlapped with man-made ones. If this is the case, that’s good enough. Machines do not know, but humans can make mistakes. And humans are weak in fear. That’s obvious.

– To be honest, we have to admit that we are severely inferior to other developed countries in politics. Isn’t that something everyone knows about? Isn’t that what politicians do all the time? To be honest, if you look at what politicians are doing right now, when you think about how well they will do when a disaster like this happens, it’s not really. Not long ago, Noboru Takeshida, who returned from a meeting of finance ministers of five countries in the United States, said that it was a good thing that the yen was appreciated.

Then the other person, who was now excited, began to rant.

– Don’t you know that the yen is booming these days because the value of the yen has risen? I don’t know why that’s bad. Everyone in the world knows that Japan is doing well today. It is almost certain that Japan will conquer the world in the future.

– Yes. And did you know that the person who made this is Korean? How much do Koreans know about Japan? Perhaps we should question whether there is any personal impurity?

– No. Rather, I think it points out something we have overlooked. Maybe our problem is more visible because we are three characters, or something like that.

– Aren’t you looking too good? Do you usually accept that others laugh at you?

– No. I’m not stupid enough to not know the difference between sneering and giving advice.

At that, the other person raised the corner of his mouth and said in a sarcastic tone.

– By any chance, are there any Zainichi Koreans among your parents or grandparents?

– What are you talking about, you crazy bastard?

– What?

At that, the host intervened and calmed them down.

– Avoid unnecessary emotional fights.

– I think it’s a waste of time in itself to have such a discussion based on the content of a comic book.

– I don’t know what you’re talking about after accepting the invitation.

– Do you fall for it?

– I can’t do business.

For that reason, as soon as the host hurriedly arranges the situation and speaks, the advertisement continues.

“What are you doing, these guys? Is this live?”

Kido is confused and looks at the TV.

Then one of the fishermen opened their mouth.

“no. It’s a recorded show. But that broadcast issue mall is a specialty. So it’s just something like that. Anyway, if you want something that’s on the rise these days, it’s a broadcast that calls in people who are opposed to it and fights them. It is said that the ratings are high because of its popularity.”

At that, one fisherman put on a puzzled expression.

“Then are the experts that just came out fake?”

“No, it’s not a show that tastes good enough to fake it. But the humans on the radio are not experts. But it’s an absurd broadcast where non-experts listen to the experts and draw conclusions. Of course, I keep doing it because it’s fun.”