1983 Past Life Manga King

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What, Korean? (2)

The editor-in-chief looks at Jiro’s words as if it’s ridiculous.

“Hey hey hey, Akagi.”

“Yeah?”

“Is it time for you to care about the rookie? You don’t know how much the editorial department cares about the person in charge, Takeda-sensei?”

“······Yeah, I know. But he’s a talented person…”

“Once that’s done, hurry up and go to Takeda-sensei’s house.”

Looking at the editor’s angry expression, it’s hard to talk about it. But still, he looked down at the envelope he had held out once more and opened his mouth.

“Yes, I understand. Still, please take a look.”

Saying that, I hurriedly grabbed my bag and headed out.

When he saw that, the editor-in-chief looked at him, exhaling cigarette smoke, and licking his tongue.

“I just said something like that again… It’s been over a year since I’ve worked, so I’m not that ignorant.”

And soon he began to organize the manuscripts in front of his eyes.

And suddenly, I just remembered Jiro’s face.

He remembered that he had never asked him for anything with those eyes.

The hand that was organizing the manuscript stops.

“Hey, bother.”

After pausing other tasks for a while, I opened the envelope that Jiro had left behind and took out the manuscript inside.

“what? Is it a drawing manuscript? He said he was a rookie, so he brought it without even wearing a pen line. Is it newly discovered and managed?”

After muttering like that, he slowly begins to examine the manuscript.

A panoramic view of the city unfolds from the first scene. Even if it’s a drawing, it draws a lot more attention than I expected.

People in the city and old buildings on the outskirts.

The scene change isn’t as bad as I thought. No, considering that he is a rookie, he even looks very seasoned.

Some scenes look more like a cinematic direction than a cartoon.

Perhaps he studied how to direct Akira, Otomo’s new work, which has emerged as the eye of a typhoon in the manga world these days. He said he was a rookie, but he is quite seasoned, so at first glance, it feels like an established writer.

So it goes one by one.

And at some point, the editor stops.

In some scenes, the composition of the unfamiliar feeling is also shown.

It is unique and not flashy, but also has a sophisticated feel.

Although he is a rookie, he has a unique personality well captured.

The boldly omitted scenes aren’t bad either.

Rather, it stimulates the imagination of the viewer with just a few pictures.

Suddenly, I began to fall in love with the charm of painting.

He immediately rubs the cigarette into the ashtray and examines the manuscript closely.

And the living corpses appearing in the final scene.

Where have you seen this a lot?

“······uh? Isn’t this a zombie?”

I was surprised to see things that I didn’t expect to happen.

However, the body doesn’t feel dirty or ugly.

It gives a sense of fear, but something is quite different from the existing paintings, giving it a unique feeling.

Anyway, the cartoon ended with the sudden appearance of zombies.

“Isn’t this… the ending?”

I thought it was a short story, but it doesn’t seem to be.

Curious, the editor hurriedly began to review the manuscript from the beginning.

He decided to focus on the story this time because he only saw the pictures at first.

It was 20 pages, so it didn’t take much time to read it.

There is nothing special about the beginning of the story.

Just ordinary everyday life and ordinary people.

It is somewhat different from the typical Japanese urban landscape.

As with the city streets, the signs are all written in English.

However, as it is a strangely oriental landscape, there is also a familiarity.

“Isn’t it a little different from the Japanese feeling? Are you a foreigner?”

Well, it doesn’t really matter because each person has a different way of expressing their worldview.

Anyway, the story goes like that, and there are some omen-like scenes, and in the end, it leads to a zombie scene.

It’s obviously a normal progression, but it’s strangely impressive because of the last scene.

And the pictures and content are plain but quite eye-catching.

It looks like a work made by a fairly seasoned ready-made. However, it was clear that Jiro was a rookie.

“what? This guy, Akagi, we’ve been arguing all this time, but we’ve got a great rookie.”

With only 20 pages, it is a comic that attracts considerable curiosity.

As Jiro said, if it is a rookie, it is highly likely that it is an older, used rookie. A case in which he has talent, but has not been able to debut due to lack of luck.

Even if you think about it that way, if you have such overwhelming directing and drawings, it is not easy to understand. If you have this level of skill, the publisher can connect you with a good story writer on its own.

It’s common for rookies to draw poorly, but if you’re a talented rookie like this, it’s beneficial in many ways to sign a contract with a publishing company even with a story writer.

However, there are many cartoonists who are strangely obsessed with their work.

People who insist on writing their own story, although it would be good to draw in collaboration with a good story for popularity. Perhaps this rookie is one of those people.

Seriously, a skill like this would make me proud of myself.

Now, in a time when published comics are growing explosively, it is natural that publishers with many talented cartoonists have a competitive edge.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

Anyway, this rookie seems to have talent for both storytelling and storytelling.

The weekly volume is 20 pages.

If you fail to keep your readers curious with just 20 pages, it gets progressively more difficult after that.

Of course, there are people who raise the pitch towards the second half and the story explodes, but anyway, if the first 20 pages attracted curiosity, it was half successful.

Plus, it’s novel because it’s a story about zombies, an unusual subject for a rookie subject.

However, Tobu’s main focus right now is light manga, such as cheerful and gag. Of course, there are also some drama-style cartoons.

Anyway, there was a lot of talk above that the readership is too young, but I think a work like this would be fine.

The editor looked at the manuscript and smiled.

And then, as if sadly, he loses his appetite.

“By the way, what’s behind the scenes? I keep worrying about it.”

*

“Then let’s go.”

Writer Shotaro Takeda, who sat at his desk at Jiro’s words, and was absorbed in the manuscript, nodded his head.

He is a cartoonist known for his cold personality. But this time, he was angry that the photo for the background material was late, so he looks fatter.

Jiro bowed his head once more, said goodbye to the cartoonist who was preoccupied with drawing, and stepped back.

As he leaves, he greets the fishermen who are gathered in the living room and then goes outside.

At that moment, Takeda-sensei’s wife comes out to see him off.

“Mom, I’m sorry.”

“No. I’m even more sorry to the editor who suffered.”

A typical Japanese housewife in her late thirties, she smiles at Jiro, once again apologizing outside her door.

Ever since she came to deliver her pictures, she has had to keep nagging Shotaro-sensei.

‘If you’re in charge, shouldn’t you be responsible like a person in charge?’

‘Even if I can afford it, should the person in charge be able to afford it that much?’

‘Time is money for a cartoonist. It’s the first time I’ve ever worked as an editor like this.’

In fact, even if it was originally supposed to be a vacation, I was only planning to stay in Korea for a day or two. At the very least, I didn’t have to do a little sightseeing in Seoul and buy a few things like necessary things or gifts.

But miraculously, I met talented people.

Because of this, I had to stay a few more days without a plan.

Because of that, despite all the nagging he heard, he wasn’t as annoyed or annoyed as usual. Rather, he was strangely excited because of the newcomer he had discovered.

However, Shotaro-sensei’s wife continues to console her if she thinks Jiro must have offended her.

“You will be free again in the evening. Don’t be too heartbroken.”

“no. Your teacher is absolutely right. I also feel that I lacked a bit of responsibility.”

Saying that and smiling, Shotaro-sensei’s wife smiled slightly as if reassured.

“I’m glad you think so.”

“Then I’ll see you again in a few days.”

“Yeah. Then goodbye.”

“Yes, come in.”

Jiro hastily returned to the publishing house.

*

“Akagi-kun!”

As soon as I entered the editorial department, the editor-in-chief called Jiro.

“Yeah.”

Jiro, who was called by him, hurriedly went to the editor-in-chief. But his expression is not serious.

“I feel sorry for you.”

“······Yeah?”

“I just got a call…”

“···········?”

“Shotaro-sensei is asking you to change the person in charge.”

“Yeah?”

Jiro looked at the editor-in-chief with a surprised face.

“Wait, is it because of this background picture?”

“…that’s it, what? I don’t know.”

“There is nothing other than that. He was angry when we just met, but he didn’t say anything.”

“You know it too. Shotaro-sensei, you have a tough personality.”

“…even if that is the case.”

“You know that the editorial department has nothing to do with it. How can I refuse Shotaro-sensei’s request?”

“Then I don’t have any works I’m in charge of?”

“·················ogue.”

“then······.”

Jiro made a face that didn’t make sense.

He must have been told that before he went to Korea, he could take a picture slowly, even when asked for a background picture. So he even spent some time together.

Of course, there was an unexpected relationship in the middle, so I was lucky to meet a brother and sister with great talent.

Anyway, the editorial board’s decision was also disappointing to the manga artist who asked for it.

As if understanding Jiro’s feelings, the editor tapped his shoulder.

“I can’t help it, there is also the position of the editorial department, so please understand.”

“·················ogue.”

The editor-in-chief, who was looking at Jiro, who still had a stiff expression on his face, clapped his palm as if he remembered something.

“Oh, by the way, how did you find it?”

“Yeah?”

“It’s a rookie. new man. The manuscript you gave me, is that a rookie work?”

Only then did Jiro understand the editor’s words and nod his head.

“Ah yes. You read it.”

“okay. It was just a drawing, but it wasn’t a short story, it was a full-length manuscript.”

“Yeah.”

I know what the editor is saying.

In the case of a rookie, there are usually two cases of debuting in a magazine.

It is a case of winning a rookie contest, or coming to pick up a manuscript and get the editor’s choice.

And in both cases it is tested as a fragment.

The short story will be published fairly in the magazine and will be subject to rigorous scrutiny by readers.

In the end, depending on the reaction, it is decided whether it will be a feature film or if only the possibility is recognized.

However, this work is not a short story, and it was just a drawing without a pen line, so it was natural.

“There was not enough time to complete it, so I had no choice but to do it.”

At that, the editor-in-chief put on a puzzled expression.

“Why don’t you have time? what’s wrong with that person? Are you going to go abroad all of a sudden?”

“no. The rookie is Korean.”

“What? Korean?”

At that, the editor widened his eyes.

Because it was completely unexpected.

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What, Korean? (3)

“uh? But, obviously, the ambassador…”

“I translated it. In the airplane.”

“You?”

“Yeah. It’s written in Korean anyway, so if I don’t translate it, I won’t be able to recognize it.”

The editor nodded his head as if he remembered Jiro’s words.

“······Oh yeah. You spoke Korean well.”

“But how about the editor-in-chief?”

The editor, who had a blank expression on his face at Jiro’s question, immediately came to his senses.

“Oh yeah. Well, it was interesting.”

“right? I was very surprised when I first saw it. Meticulousness is a feature often seen in ambitious newcomers, but the directing and scene descriptions were not like a rookie.

“It did.”

But the editor’s expression is a bit strange.