1983 Past Life Manga King

Jiro seemed to understand why he was making such a face.

Perhaps it is because of the fact that he is Korean.

It is true that there is a shortage of talented cartoonists these days, but being Korean must have caught your heart.

If you want to make a living as a cartoonist in Japan, you have to invite Koreans here, and you have to bring a lot of immigration documents. It’s not just one or two things that bother me.

It must have been subtle whether it was enough to take all of those things into consideration and accept the manuscript.

Although his drawing skills are a waste, it is clear that he is still struggling with problems that will arise.

“Would you like to see this?”

Jiro held out a notebook this time.

“What is this?”

“It’s a name. This is the story behind the manuscript.”

“Back story?”

“Yeah. Would you like to read it first?”

With a slightly dissatisfied expression, the editor-in-chief took the note Jiro had put out and unfolded it.

It is a simple name.

The picture is also roughly expressed, but there is no difficulty in understanding it.

The lines are written in Korean, but they are translated in blue below them.

“Did you do this too?”

“Yeah. We hung out in the taxi, but we didn’t have time to finish it.

Jiro smiles and scratches the back of her head.

At Jiro’s words, the editor makes an absurd expression.

“Hey, what a pointless thing… you’re not even a translator. An editor has a job as an editor.”

“But this is…”

“done. I understand what you mean, but this is a bit difficult.”

“Yeah?”

“It’s too cumbersome. I have to admit that the drawings are great and look great. However, there is no shortage of talented people to have to hire Koreans.”

“······· But right now, Tobu has a shortage of hit writers. So, by discovering and nurturing talented newcomers…”

At Jiro’s words, the editor’s eyebrows rose.

“Hey, the editor is me. What are you going to do because you are thinking about such a thing for me?”

“······Yeah?”

“Don’t make more useless words, and there are a lot of typo corrections today, so do that first. I still don’t have enough staff, so why are you like this?”

Saying that, he threw the name notebook he was holding onto the table.

“Editor. However, please read it once.”

“stop!”

In the end, Jiro withdrew from the editor-in-chief with an expression that he couldn’t help it at the sound of the editor-in-chief.

Still, he was confused in his mind.

Obviously, the editor-in-chief seemed to have high expectations for the fact that he had discovered a great newcomer. But as soon as he heard that he was Korean, his attitude changed immediately.

What on earth does nationality mean when dealing with works?

If you are a great rookie, whether you are Korean or Japanese, shouldn’t you do your best to support in magazines?

Still, as soon as he found out he was Korean, he didn’t even think about seeing Naim.

While helping the manuscripts with typesetting, his head is still filled with thoughts of the manuscript and the story in his bag.

If left as it is, the promise with the siblings will be in vain.

Such talent will surely stand out one day.

And when that time comes, he will no longer be able to come close to them.

When he started working with the dream of being an editor, he had his own aspirations, unlike his colleagues around him.

Discovering manga artists with great talent with your own hands and growing up with them.

Editor Kazuhiko Torishima, who discovered Akira Toriyama of ‘Doctor Slump’ and Masakazu Katsura of ‘Wingman’ (who will later draw ‘Video Girls’ and ‘Aizu’), is quite famous in this industry. It was.

It was her dream to become an editor like Jiro too.

But since she started working, all she has done has been heavy work and simply running errands for cartoonists.

Don’t worry, if you look at her manuscript and try to comment on her, the cartoonists will only say that she is meddling in her manuscript and ask her to change her role, and her editor-in-chief accepts that opinion and only moves herself around.

At this point, she’s more of a servant than an editor.

Still, the people above the publishing house are arguing about why the number of copies sold is small.

Even if they find good rookies, they often leave because they are not managed.

After all, rather than discovering newcomers, they tend to recruit cartoonists of an appropriate level among established cartoonists. Another problem was that the magazine’s target audience was getting younger and younger.

After all, it was coordinated for stable sales, so it ended up like this. And the editor-in-chief said that she would change it herself, and just recently she hired Shotaro-sensei, whom she was in charge of. Of course, that task ended today.

Anyway, at the moment when I was feeling a little irritated by the way he was leading like that, the siblings I found in Korea felt like they had shown me a new path.

However, it was blocked again.

The hand holding her type stopped, and a sigh escaped her mouth.

When it was time for her to leave, she stopped by a nearby 7-Eleven to buy some beer and snacks for her and went to her mansion.

Still, thanks to her middle-class parents, life in Tokyo has been easy since college days. Now, this mansion is also the house her mother saved herself.

I’m about to drink a beer after taking a shower, when the phone rings.

“Yes, this is Akagi.”

– Hey, Akagi. It’s me.

“Yajima-senpai.”

– What is a senior, you graduated from college, and you’re still a senior? By the way, are you alone at home now?

“Yeah.”

– Would you like a drink?

“If nothing else, come over to my house to play. It’s annoying to finish taking a shower and go out.”

– Is that so?(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

“Yeah.”

– Okay. I’ll be there soon. I’m waiting for you. I’ll buy you something to eat.

After a while, a large man came to Jiro’s house. It was Yajima whom I was talking to on the phone earlier.

“What happened all of a sudden?”

“Oh, what. Suddenly thinking of you.”

Jiro frowned at those words.

“I have no hobbies.”

“Neither am I. Don’t be mean.”

Saying that, Yajima smiled with a friendly face.

Jun Yajima.

He is Jiro’s two-year college senior.

Jiro’s favorite and follower of his college days, he currently works for Mitsuda Shoten’s Weekly Shonen Hero, a rival company of Jiro’s Weekly Boy Tobu.

In fact, Yajima’s influence was the biggest factor in Jiro’s dream of becoming an editor.

Yajima, a typical manga fanatic, has been obsessed with manga since childhood and tried to challenge himself as a manga artist, but realizing that he lacks talent, he immediately went on to become a manga editor.

Anyway, I spent a lot of time with Yajima in college, so in the end, I was influenced by this person and decided on my own career path.

Although the companies were different, they worked in the same industry and maintained a good relationship.

“But were you drinking alone? What has been stressful for you?”

“Why did you suddenly come here to buy alcohol?”

“I’m also frustrated these days.”

Yajima shrugged his shoulders and sighed.

“What’s going on?”

“Whatever it is, it happens to everyone who works in the editorial department. Lots of work, not enough staff.”

Having said that, he thrust his head towards Jiro.

“Yes, you. You should quit the editorial department of such a publishing house and come to us.”

“······Ah. Are you talking about that again?”

“Or whatever, it would be nice if you could come. There is already a shortage of workers. There are not enough editors, so the number of cartoonists to be in charge is above average. It sounds like you are going to overwork.”

“Aren’t they hiring employees?”

“I didn’t pick it.”

“But why?”

“It’s hard work, work. The salary is good, but the editor-in-chief is too ambitious. That’s why when new hires come in, they all quit because it’s difficult.”

“Then I ask you to reduce your work.”

“Is that okay? Will you guys be like that?”

“No.”

“Look, as an editor, you have to occasionally have serialization meetings with cartoonists, and there are also a lot of editorial jobs. This is not common.”

Of course, even Jiro understands what Yajima said.

Because Jiro is also going through it.

“If you have an idea, just tell me. It’s better than a place with unmotivated bastards like you. Seats are always open.”

“It’s kind of scary. Anytime.”

“Oh, is that so?”

She says so and laughs.

And then she was speaking again.

“Actually, there was a big incident yesterday.”

“An incident?”

“uh. Our Weekly Boy Hero signboard writer Jujo-sensei has finished the serialization.”

“uh? The author of ‘Fighting Genbei’?”

“okay.”

“Didn’t I say it was popular for a while?”

“right. It’s a signboard cartoon for our magazine. But suddenly, the series ended. The editorial department was also upset because of that. But today, I heard that you were moving to another magazine. So today’s editorial atmosphere is completely messed up. The editor-in-chief and the deputy editor are under low pressure all day.”

“I think so.”

As long as Jiro is also working for a manga magazine, there is no way he doesn’t know how Yajima feels.

However, Yajima smiles at her characteristic cheerfulness.

“Well, it’s not a problem that I’ve been thinking about. what to do You have to work hard.”

At that, Jiro nodded her head.

“But what are you doing?”

“Oh, me?”

“okay. You’re not that sloppy style. What’s up?”

“actually······.”

Jiro started the story by telling her she had gone to Korea under Shotaro-sensei’s charge.

“Oh, it’s good to sell because it’s a foreign trip on the editor’s topic.”

“I went to work. Work.”

“You are welcome to me. If that’s the case.”

“Anyway, it doesn’t matter.”

“Yeah, go ahead.”

Yajima first showed her curiosity when she recounted the story of her siblings who met at her hamburger shop in Gwanghwamun.

“Talented siblings?”

“Don’t hang up, just listen.”

“Okay, so go on.”

As she continued her detailed account of such a talented Korean brother and sister, she was amazed. But she can’t stop Jiro, nodding her head with her excited face and telling her to keep talking.

So, when the story returned to Japan and continued with the editor-in-chief in the editorial department, he made an annoyed expression on his face.

“No, is your editor-in-chief qualified? Why do nationality count on talent? and bother? Aren’t you crazy? Are you the editor?”

Jiro sighed in response to Yajima’s excited words.

“Whoa, I will. How stressed I am today because of it. Oh, by the way, senior. Would you like to see the manuscript and your name?”

“uh? Can I see it?”

“Anyway, we can’t do this at our publishing house, what?”

“You’re still an employee of another publishing company. I.”

“Okay, so see your senior and judge for yourself.”

“Is that so? Whatever your opinion is.”

While saying that, her eyes twinkle.

Jiro went to the place where the bag was, took out a briefcase containing the manuscript and his name, and handed it to Yajima.

“Here you go.”

“uh. okay.”

Yajima took it carefully and took out the drawing inside first.

Then, he slowly begins to look through the manuscript, one by one.

I am usually a talkative person, but when dealing with manga, I am extremely speechless.

He turned over the manuscript one by one, and after seeing all the drawings of 20 pages, he looked at Jiro. his eyes are wide open

“Wow, is this a thing? Did that Korean girl really draw this?”

“Yeah.”

“Wow, I’m really curious about the back story. Wait a moment.”

After saying that, he opens the notebook with his name on it again. Then I started reading quickly.

And after reading it for a while, he quickly closed the notebook.

It seemed that all the names had been read.

But his expression is strange.

Immediately, Yajima trembled and shouted at Jiro.

“Hey, this is awesome!”

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What, Korean? (4)

“You think so too, don’t you?”

“Of course. Anyone who sees this will say the same thing?”

“·················ogue.”

“Oh, I’m not your boss.”

Saying that, she snorted her, and immediately pushed her head toward Jiro.