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

Chapter 631 Why is there still a queue at the bookstore?

Meiqing Town, a street not far from Nanfeng Cafe.

"Luckily it's summer vacation now, so I can queue up to buy Champion!"

Tatsuya, wearing a baseball shirt, arrived at the entrance of the comic book store with his childhood sweetheart, Konan, the girl next door.

"Speak standard language and please don't use that weird tone, okay?" Konan, who was wearing a dress, followed Tatsuya and complained.

Tatsuya scratched his head and tilted it, not understanding for a moment: "Huh? It's a bit strange, why do I speak with a strange tone?"

But this is a minor problem, just pay attention to pronunciation. Tatsuya quickly put this question behind him, looking in the direction of the bookstore in surprise, "Huh? That's weird, why are there so many people in the bookstore?"

Xiaonan followed the direction he pointed and looked towards the comic book store not far away.

There was indeed a long queue in front of the bookstore.

"On the day the magazine is released, there's a long line outside the bookstore. It seems to have been like this for the whole year?" Although Xiaonan is not obsessed with comics, he also understands the situation.

Tatsuya shook his head, "No, no, today is Thursday, and the magazine Champion, where Oda-sensei's works are published, is published. But people on the Internet say that Oda-sensei's recent book The Visible Girl is not very good. I thought I was the only one who liked to read it. There must be few people in front of the bookstore."

"Huh? Is that so?" Xiaonan didn't understand either.

I walked over and started queuing. Looking at the long line of seventy or eighty people, it seemed not much different from the previous period.

The number of people buying books has not decreased and is very stable. However, there is not much urgency in buying books. Instead, they buy books calmly and then leave or stay.

Tatsuya started to queue up slowly and took out the previous issue of "Champion" from his bag and handed it to Konan.

Then, he looked at the comics in the store who had already started reading magazines in the reading area, and watched their reactions.

From the position of the pages of the magazine being turned, it can be seen that the comic fans sitting down are all reading "The Visible Girl".

I am indeed reading it very seriously, but it is different from the way I read comics like "Slam Dunk" before.

There's nothing much to shout about, and it seems the plot doesn't have any chest-beating explosion points, but it's still quite attractive.

"Are Mr. Oda's works still so attractive?" Tatsuya, who is easily influenced by propaganda and public opinion, began to realize that something was wrong.

If there really was a bottleneck in the creation, could it still keep so many people queuing up to buy the magazine?

He was a little puzzled.

There were groups of comic fans chatting quietly around.

"Oda-sensei's The Visible Girl has received negative reviews online. Why are there so many people here today?"

"But I think it's not bad. I've become accustomed to queuing. Let's do it again."

"In fact, I don't think it's that attractive, but I just want to keep watching it."

"Yes, that's the feeling. I really want to see Jianzi seeing something horrible but insisting that he can't see it."

"Jizi's various reactions when facing the ghost are both scary and funny. She looks like she's about to piss herself at any moment. I feel like I'm bullying her, hahahaha."

"Hush - be careful of social death."

The comic fans who were chatting lowered their voices.

I really bought "Champion" just for "The Visible Girl", Tatsuya thought to himself.

Sure enough, what the Internet says is inaccurate.

"The comic "The Visible Girl" seems..." Xiaonan suddenly spoke up when they were almost lining up at the door of the bookstore.

Tatsuya immediately thought of the disgusting appearance of many ghosts in comics: "How is it? Don't you like it too much?"

"No, it was uncomfortable at first, but soon I felt... it was weird..."

Tatsuya laughed and said, "The ghosts are drawn very ugly, right?"

As expected, girls still don’t like that kind of horror scenes, which is understandable.

However, he didn't seem to mind, and Miko with long black hair seemed quite... well, I couldn't explain it, just a feeling... Tatsuya couldn't figure out what he felt.

But when I think of Yin-Yang Eyes, that pair of golden eyes will appear in my mind.

In a moment, he would be terrified and resentful, but soon he would try to remain calm...

Then, the girl's petite body trembled slightly but was forcibly holding back, as if redrawing before my eyes. Huh? I only watched one episode, but I have such a deep impression of it? Tatsuya felt a little strange.

When it comes to the heroines in previous comics, I usually only remember their figures, and it is difficult for me to recall their faces and close-ups.

However, Shingo Oda's work this time gave him a completely different impression compared to his previous comic works.

"I've got your attention." Konan handed the previous issue of "Champion" back to Tatsuya.

Tatsuya said "oh" and put it back into his bag.

It's my turn to buy the new issue.

He quickly walked to the best-selling bookshelf, picked up the latest "Champion" and went straight to check out.

"Welcome." The owner smiled and checked his store membership number, calculating the membership discount and consumption tax.

Tatsuya paid and turned around to leave, but was surprised to see Konan also picked up a copy of "Champion", lined up behind him and took out her cell phone to pay on her own.

"Hey? You're buying it too?"

"Let's read here together." Xiaonan pointed to the reading area, where there happened to be two adjacent seats empty.

Tatsuya blinked, wanting to suggest that we read a book, which would save money and...

But he didn't say anything.

Xiaonan bought the same magazine with her own money, and she and Tatsuya each took a copy to read.

While watching, neither of them spoke.

The entire reading area is also quite quiet, not nearly as lively as when "Slam Dunk" was serialized.

This time, there was no discussion at all.

However, no one got up and left early. They all left after watching this episode of "The Visible Girl".

Twenty minutes later, Tatsuya put down "Champion".

Xiaonan had been looking at him quietly with her big watery eyes.

Tatsuya was a little embarrassed: "You've finished so soon? You could have called me earlier."

Xiaonan said calmly: "You are too focused."

"Oh." Tatsuya stood up, "Konan, do you like "The Girl I Can See"?"

"It's worth a look." As the two walked out of the store, Xiaonan quickly asked back, "Do you boys like this comic too?"

"Yes, Champion is originally intended for male readers, and Mr. Oda is a male author." Tatsuya habitually assigns male authors' works to male readers. "But I'm curious, why do you girls like it too? Aren't there so many horror scenes?"

"How should I put it? This comic has a very special flavor..." Xiaonan said softly, "The heroine Jianzi can see ghosts, but still tries to maintain a normal life. This tenacity and optimism makes me feel... well, it's very good."

Tatsuya thought about it and said, "The last manga, Slam Dunk, was about youth, but this one is not."

"But the ending of the last issue was about nostalgia..."

The midday sun was extremely dazzling, and the two figures disappeared into the light.

Oda Shingo's studio received a report from Mikami Saburo.

"Shingo, this is really strange. I found something unbelievable. The latest market data shows that the market sales of Champion remain stable and have not declined at all."

"Is it strange?" Oda Shingo said with a smile.

Saburo Mikami admitted frankly: "Haha, because the sales of our magazine are directly related to your work."

"So, you haven't confirmed one thing yet?" Oda Shingo asked back again with confidence.

"..." San Shang Saburo paused and said, "It's hard for me to understand why the sales of a new comic book are fine even though its reputation has declined."

"Because I am the author." Oda Shingo said slowly.

Fujido Kaoru, who always had the bad habit of eavesdropping on phone calls, rolled her eyes and said, "What a jerk."

(End of this chapter)