Tokyo, everyone is drawing comics, who still wants to fall in love?.

Chapter 320: "GANTZ" live-action adaptation decided!

Compared to the mediocre market popularity of Chinese drama and other performances, the good market foundation and excellent performers of special effects dramas have kept the live performance market in Japan hot, making it a paradise for performances.

Market statistics show that it reached 2018 billion yen in 5000, and by 2023 it had risen to 7000 billion, which is an astonishing market size.

But like many industries, although the Japanese stage play market is booming, most practitioners do not make a living, and many theater troupes still worry about money.

It is always the top few who make money, while the others can only have a bowl of porridge.

The team's main expenses include two items: venue fees and copyright fees.

Therefore, many stage plays are performed using old plays that do not require paying copyright fees, and they drool over the popular TV series and animation themes.

This time, "Cells at Work!" is a manga that is very suitable for adaptation into a play, and many performers couldn't sleep after reading it.

After they asked anxiously, they really didn't expect that Oda Shingo would give a very low licensing fee, which was a pleasant surprise.

What’s even more surprising is that Shingo Oda even gave the brief story proposal and character setting draft directly to the Tokyo stage play team.

"Arigato, Oda-sama!"

In the past, even if there was an authorization, the other party would only give permission and would not provide any substantial support for your stage play.

Please figure out the characters' personalities, habits, clothes, and movements from the original works. I don't care if you are exhausted or not, you only paid the licensing fee, but didn't pay me for guidance.

Therefore, Oda Shingo is considered to be very kind to the stage play practitioners. And getting the official setting draft can greatly reduce the time for the stage staff to prepare props, and even reduce the investment.

Therefore, the actors in the stage play wanted to kneel down on the spot.

Anyway, according to tradition, the actors spontaneously added a hymn to Oda Shingo during the opening prayer segment.

"Please bless me, Tianyu! Please bless me, Oda-sama!"

In Japanese legend, Amaterasu is a goddess who dances before the gods in front of the cave where Amaterasu is hiding.

She danced very hard, and finally her top came loose and she was bare-chested. This led Amaterasu out of the cave, and light returned to the world.

If Oda Shingo knew that he was on the same level as her, he might have some erotic thoughts. Anyway, he was unwilling to dance in public.

The stage play workers worked overtime all night to rework and rehearse the script.

So, on the third day of the online serialization of "Cells at Work!", advertisements for the stage play had already appeared on the streets.

[The stage play of the popular manga "Cells at Work!" is in progress! It is scheduled for Saturday and Friday at the end of this month! 】

Stage play advertisements have also expanded the influence of comics.

More and more parents and children know about this comic.

Not only that, more and more "Cells at Work!" advertisements in various forms began to appear spontaneously.

Soon after, the radio drama followed suit.

The Japanese radio and CD industry has never been cold, which may be related to the high-quality radio programs. Many people, especially housewives, like to listen to the radio while doing housework.

Audio programs are very suitable for this type of listeners. Transport drivers, deliverymen, toll booth workers and other workers are also loyal listeners of radio dramas.

So the educational entertainment of "Cells at Work!" was extended to this group of people. Then, folk short videos started to emerge! Even self-made short dramas were launched on YouTube!

A work data report obtained by the Ministry of Culture in a public sampling survey shows:
[Which work content or publicity project of the Ministry of Culture are you most familiar with? ]

As a result, 43% of the people surveyed chose "Cells at Work!" Even the audience of the 2023 annual work report of the Director of the Ministry of Culture is not as high as this, second only to the Red and White Songs Contest in terms of awareness!
Of course, the Red and White Songs Contest is an annual traditional program that almost everyone knows about.

"Shingo, another massive amount of authorization requests."

Now, as Oda Shingo's media assistant, Fujido Kaoru opens her email every day to see an overwhelming number of authorization requests.

"The physical peripheral products will be handled by Springfield Books, and the authorization of stage plays, radio plays, etc. will be handled by the business agent under Mrs. Yukino. Of course, the principles will still be in accordance with what I set."

Oda Shingo was too busy to reply to them one by one.

He handed the negotiations directly to a team of trusted professionals.

Drawing good comics is my most important task. All other work is based on this, so I can't lose sight of the main thing.

"Shingo, this issue of GANTZ is the finale of the battle with the Buddha Statue Alien." Namikaze Yukaku was in a very good mood and reported in high spirits.

Although many characters died in this battle, the busty girl whom she personally disliked also died.

And the girl with a ponytail and thick lips who was used by the protagonist to vent his anger was also dead.

Of course, Namikaze Yuzuru doesn't know where the image of this girl with a ponytail and thick lips came from. It's just the original author's expression of his X fantasy about a female protagonist in a game.

Well, although it can't be said to be to the extent of cursing someone to death, but when he thought that the protagonist's feelings were about to turn to the real heroine with small breasts, Namikaze Yuzuru couldn't suppress the joy in his heart.

This is all Fujido Kasumi's fault...

“Although the protagonist has lost all his companions, the situation will become more tense after a short transition.” Oda Shingo recalled the design of the original work, “The dwarf aliens should put more pressure on the protagonist.”

The original work on Earth maintains a good rhythm, especially in forcing the protagonist, which is simply the pinnacle and makes readers sweat for the protagonist at any time.

Because they really died! Kato, who was the most traditional protagonist, died, and Kishimoto Megumi, who was the most traditional heroine, died. It’s possible that Kurono Kei will die too!
Sure enough, after this issue of "RED" was released, readers were collectively excited by the plot of "GANTZ".

The powerful Buddha statue alien and the protagonist group confronted each other in the middle lane, and they died one by one.

Especially the Thousand-Armed Statue at the end, which made the protagonist collapse in despair.

[Dead! All dead! Hahaha!]
[Another crazy one! No, there’s me too!]
[Mashaka——?! The big girl died! Tell me this isn’t true! Which author would be willing to let such a big and fuzzy female character die?]
[The author, Oda, has become rich and doesn’t plan to sell peripherals anymore!]
[But the plot is really good! I can’t wait for half a month!]
[Help, help! The dwarf aliens are so scary! The protagonist is really in danger!]
[In other comics, you don’t need to worry about the protagonist, but in GANTZ, it’s not the same! The protagonist can really die!]
Readers began to ask GANTZ to speed up, adjust to the main publication or double the serialization.

Ran Takano, director of the supplement department of "RED", was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Being popular is a good thing, but why did they move the issue? Do they look down on our RED? The circulation of the supplement has reached 90 now!
Although she also admitted that the sales were really all thanks to "GANTZ"...

Oda Shingo is really cruel. He is cruel in giving benefits, killing people, and even forcing the protagonist to do so.

When I have dinner with Saburo Mikami tonight, I'll talk to him about Oda Shingo again.

On the other side, Oda Shingo received new news.

Please ask Mrs. Yukino to complete the licensing negotiations for "GANTZ"!
Tokyo Eiga acquired the live-action film rights at a hefty price!

(End of this chapter)