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Chapter 256 Kazuhiko Torishima; Manga Award
What Higashino Hibiki didn't know was that when he was socializing with Akemi Akimiya and enjoying the envious eyes of other cartoonists, there was a person silently staring at his back. .

"That's it, Mr. Akino?" Asada followed Kubodai's gaze, and couldn't help but suddenly realized, "Do you want to know Mr. Akino? Are you shy now?"

He thought about it carefully, Kubo Tairen was born in 77, one year younger than Akino Mirai, even though he is usually a guy who does his own way, but sure enough, he is still a little green.

"Oda-kun has been telling me," Asada said, "He learned a lot from Mr. Akino Tori, and he is still benefiting from it."

"Come over with me, I'll introduce you to him," Asada said with a smile on his face, "Although Mr. Akino Bird became famous at a young age, he is gentle and easy to get along with. The short story "BLEACH" that you drew this time is very popular. The results are in the forefront, maybe it can be serialized. Before you serialize, you can ask Mr. Akino Tori for advice. Kishimoto-kun, who drew "Naruto", also worked as an assistant to Mr. Akino Tori for a period of time. The results of "Naruto" are the same as Not bad."

He was talking at length, and Kubo was growing impatient.

"Editor Asada, no need, I don't want to greet my seniors."

He seems very different. When he meets the teachers of his favorite comics, he has an attitude of avoiding them.

"It's so awkward." Asada was taken aback, and patted Kubo's shoulder, "You will regret it in the future."

But this is also the mentality that only young people have.

Kubo, who is both a painter and a poet, should be pretty good at maintaining his vigor.

Thinking of this, Editor Asada shook his head and left, leaving only Kubo and others huddled in the corner.

"Those seniors must be looking at me condescendingly," Kubo wrapped the champagne glass with a paper towel to prevent the condensed water on the side of the glass from getting wet on his fingertips, and then took a sip, "But it's not that I'm inferior to them. Ask them?"

……

At the New Year's party, Higashino met Kazuhiko Torishima.

"Akimiya-kun... Oh no, it should be Akimiya-sensei now," he looked at Akemi Akimiya and laughed, "Congratulations, you have finally started to serialize manga."

"It's the editor Torishima," Akimi Akemi bowed and thanked, "Thank you for your teaching all the time."

When she submitted an article to Shueisha, the editor she contacted was Kazuhiko Torishima.

Novice cartoonists will always learn a lot from the first editor, and they will always maintain a good relationship with the first editor.

Such as Akira Toriyama, such as Yoshihiro Togashi.

"I've wanted to hear you say this for a long time," Torishima Kazuhiko said with a smile, "When you say this, it proves that you have become a manga artist."

There was a look of emotion on Akemi Akimiya's face, as if she saw Kazuhiko Torishima who had worked so hard to wait for her to become a talent.

Kazuhiko Torishima continued: "An idiot like Akimiya-kun can become a manga artist, which proves that there will never be a shortage of newcomers in this industry."

"You are really too much." Akimi Akimiya said angrily.

"That's right, Mr. Torishima, you said the wrong thing," Higashino said along the way.

"Well," Akemi Akimiya nodded seriously.

"How can you compare the newcomers with Mingmei? You underestimate them."

"What did you say?" Akemi Akimiya looked at Higashi Higashi, her eyes widened in disbelief.

Torishima Kazuhiko smiled happily, "Hahahaha, it makes sense."

When Akimi's thumb and forefinger touched Higashino Hibiki's waist, Higashino apologized again and again before calming her down.

After the joke, watching the lively crowd, Kazuhiko Torishima approached Higashino's ear and whispered, "I will resign as editor-in-chief in July this year."

Higashino Hibiki was startled, "So fast?"

"Yeah." Torishima Kazuhiko nodded with his eyes closed, "I've already handed over to Sasaki, so you don't have to worry."

"Sorry." Higashino lowered his head.

Maybe it has something to do with my finishing "Slam Dunk".

"No, no, no," Torishima Kazuhiko raised his index finger and shook his head, "I can't do it anymore."

Kazuhiko Torishima was born in 1952, just 49 years old.

As the editor-in-chief of a comic magazine, this age is a bit older.

He should be responsible for more macro work.

In the past, the editor-in-chief of Jump also stepped down at this age.

Thinking of this, Higashino felt better.

He thought for a while after Kazuhiko Torishima took office, and during his time in charge, he solved the jump sales crisis that Horie Nobuhiko was at a loss for.

Excavated Eiichiro Oda, Masashi Kishimoto, Konen Shimabukuro, Xu Feigang, Hiroyuki Takei who drew "Shaman King", Kentaro Yabuki who is serializing "Black Cat", future pillars, and author Kubo Tite of "Reaper".

These people are the pillars and backbone of Jump in the next ten years. In other words, Kazuhiko Torishima has been in office for five and a half years, laying a solid foundation for "Weekly Shonen Jump".

Even after the new century, the decline of paper magazines, the sales of sunday and magazines have dropped by one million, and it is precarious. Jump still has a dominance of more than 200 million, and we can know the great achievements of Kazuhiko Torishima.

Higashino's heart was hanging, and he no longer worried about Torishima Kazuhiko.

"And," Kazuhiko Torishima blinked one eye, and said mysteriously, "Maybe I've been promoted? Maybe that's the case."

"Then I'll congratulate you in advance." Higashino raised the champagne, "Cheers."

……

New Year's Eve is over.

When Higashino held up the champagne and teased Akemi Akimiya, "Cheers to your eyes."

Many people left in twos and threes.

"Tori Akino-kun," Hiroshi Motomiya suddenly appeared, he put Higashino's shoulders, looked at Akemi Akimiya with flushed cheeks, and joked with a smile. "You two are really sweet."

"Mr. Bengong, what's the matter with you?" Higashino asked with a thick skin and indifferently.

"Are you going to attend the second gathering this year as in previous years?" He said seriously, "Ah, sorry, I forgot Mrs. Dongye was here too."

Higashino didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You are really messing around, talking about what you have and what you don't have. After joining Shueisha, Minmei will wait for me to go home every year at my New Year's party."

This was the case even before the two of them established a relationship.

"Yeah." Akemi Akimiya nodded.

Bengong Hiroshi pouted, "Oh, really, I want to punish you for not being gregarious."

"I've quit drinking. I really can't help it. I'm sorry."

He is a person who has a lot of wine and sex, so it will destroy the body.

To choose one of the two, Higashino could only give up drinking without hesitation.

"That's it." Akemi Akimiya patted Higashino Hibiki's shoulder, very satisfied.

Higashino has heard that Japanese people often gather after get off work.

If the husband comes home early every day, the wife will say that he is not motivated and does not fit in.

Fortunately, Akemi Akimiya is not like this.

……

The two of them have decided to leave the New Year's party.

"Teacher Qiugong, you are still here."

It's her editor, Ms. Fukatsu.

"I suddenly have an idea about "Sakura Mission", and I want to discuss it with you."

At night, in the Qing bar near the New Year's Hotel, work and conversation started again.

The communication didn't end until after 12 o'clock.

It was already one o'clock when I got home.

"I can't get rid of it after all."

Akemi Akimiya and Higashino smiled wryly.

……

New Year's holidays are over.

The assistants are back to work.

"Tori Akino-sensei, have you watched Winter "Akamaru Jump"? One of the short stories in this issue is very exciting." As soon as he entered the studio, Tanaka said excitedly to Higashihiro.

"The name is "BLEACH", and it describes the story of the death battle."

Higashino nodded, "It's very interesting, but Kubo-sensei is still too immature as a manga artist."

The storyline is good, but the handling of the storyboards is a bit bad.

But considering that he is still a rookie, Higashino is not so picky.

At the beginning, Togashi Yoshihiro also painted poorly.

Looking forward to the future Kubo.

In fact, Higashino really wants to see the Soul World chapter, that is the pinnacle of "Reaper", but we still have to wait.

"I feel okay, teacher, you are standing too high." Tanaka complained.

"The protagonist of "BLEACH", Kurosaki Ichigo is very handsome, and Rukia is flat, but also very cute." Tanaka, an otaku with a somewhat decadent atmosphere, likes Kubo's manga very much. "The lines are very touching, and the clothes are very fashionable. ...In short, "BLEACH" has too many advantages."

"Yeah." Higashino nodded while listening.

What Tanaka said is that "Reaper" can become one of the three major migrant manga, which is superior to "One Piece" and "Naruto".

That's Kubo's talent.

……

Although Tanaka has always been an assistant, the topics he and Higashino discussed are more like what fans would say.

And another assistant, Omori, the topic he talked about today is about the industry.

"In more than half a month, it will be February," Omori leaned on his chin with the tip of his pen, pondering, "This year's "Shogakukan Manga Award" will be announced, what works will there be? "

"Tori Akino-sensei, don't you know there will be "Slam Dunk"?"

Higashino shook his head, "I don't know about that yet."

"This year would be too much without you."

He counted with his fingers, juvenile comics with outstanding achievements in the past two years.

""Naruto", "One Piece", "Inuyasha"..."

"You'd better concentrate on your work," Higashihiro didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "What's the use of thinking about it?"

In fact, accomplished cartoonists do not value these awards.

They are different from actors and directors, they don't need fame, they use their works to speak.

Even if it is the famous Akira Toriyama, if readers of his manga don't like it, it is still a work without achievements.

Whether they can get an award or not, most of them maintain an attitude that it doesn't matter whether they have it or not.

On the contrary, Omori, who has not been serialized, has been concentrating on this aspect, and it is a bit upside down.

"Omori-san," Higashino said, "If you have time, you should improve yourself."

"Yes." Omori nodded casually.

For him, he has already experienced the fruitless results of hard work, so he thinks more about not being able to get a chance.

Most of the comics serialized on Jump are not as good as his artist.

Higashino shook his head and began to draw manga.

As a time traveler, he will work so hard because he knows that his efforts will definitely be rewarded.

I can't compare my heart to my heart, so I won't talk about it.

……

The time has come to January NO.20.

In the winter, the wind is biting, and the students have to go to school.

The winter break is generally from Christmas to the 8th, and the spring break is at the end of March.

This arrangement seems to be to let the cold winter sharpen the students' body and mind.

maybe.

It has just snowed in the past two days, and the ground is icy, which is not easy to find, and it is smooth.

Soma Satoru moved carefully on the ice, while the students beside him were skating very hard.

"Wu," someone patted Xiang Ma Wu on the shoulder, almost disrupting the balance he had managed to maintain, "It's so cold today."

"It will be colder after a snowy day," Soma Satoru nodded in agreement.

Just as he was speaking, the primary school student in front fell down without paying attention.

Then, like dominoes, many people fell in unison.

"Hahaha." My friend couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Then, he fell too.

……

The friend blushed and followed Soma Satoru for a while.

"There are still two and a half minutes..." He muttered suddenly.

"Ah?" Xiangma Wu turned around and asked, "What two and a half minutes?"

"I'm thinking about the plot of "Slam Dunk." My friend said seriously: "This way I will forget the embarrassing thing that happened just now."

In the Mountain King battle, the time was only the last two and a half minutes, and Xiangbei fell behind by 8 points.

Sakuragi and Akagi teamed up to block Zebei's goal on his first layup.

"Gorilla, there is still a chance."

Sakuragi turned to Akagi and said proudly.

This sentence made Akagi deep in thought. In the past two years in Xiangbei, every time he fell behind in the game, he was the one who said this sentence to encourage his teammates.

It turned out to be to no avail.

But now, he is finally not fighting alone.

At this time, the palms of Sanwang's coach were sweaty. He didn't expect this match to be so difficult.

Xiangbei's substitutes all thought they would have a chance of winning.

When things were going well, Fukatsu cut off Miyagi's dribble, and the ball hit Miyagi's knee and flew off the field.

Mitsui Shou who was nearby tried his best and rushed towards the basketball.

But he had no strength left, and right in front of Mitsui's eyes, the ball was about to fall off the court.

There is not much time left for Xiangbei, and this is an extremely important offensive opportunity.

"Go away, Ah San!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi flew past Mitsui, and he rushed towards the basketball regardless of the danger.

And in front of him is the technical platform.

Looking at the scene of Hanamichi Sakuragi's self-defense, Takenori Akagi couldn't help but think of Haruko's words at the beginning:

"Although he doesn't know much about basketball...but maybe one day...he will become the savior of the basketball club...brother. He is Sakuragi-san!"

While everyone was stunned, Hanamichi Sakuragi touched the basketball and put it in Mitsui's hands, but he fell from the air and hit the technical platform heavily on his back.

The cheers for Xiangbei came one after another.

Yingmu Huadao's hard-working heart moved everyone.

The same goes for readers.

"Sakuragi is so handsome, damn it!" My friend burst into tears in the winter.

Soma Satoru narrowed his eyes and asked, "Did you just fall in too much pain?"

(End of this chapter)