Master of the Machete Style Manga

Chapter 23 is a must-read!

I watched Natsume Mio board the bus from afar.

Kenta Sakamoto knows her well.

Such a distant gaze would surely give rise to all sorts of wild thoughts in her mind.

Then he would automatically start looking for explanations in his mind, such as how his outfit today captivated him so much that he couldn't take his eyes off it.

The ultimate strategy is to make the opponent conquer themselves, which is an experience that Ken Sakamoto summarized after playing through the entire previous playthrough.

Sakamoto Ken emerged from behind the cashier and stood in front of the magazine rack.

When there are fewer customers in the evening, Ken Sakamoto will pick up a recent magazine to read.

All things considered, it's only been two weeks since I went back to 2015, and many things in my memory don't quite match up with the current timeline.

For example, Abe's mind is still not open, Trump's ears are still not pierced, and the top male gunner in the Japanese server is still looking for a job and struggling to make a living.

Do you know what it feels like to see someone whose image is already hanging on the wall, alive and appearing in a news report?

But then I thought about it again, and realized that I myself was reborn after death.

In the areas he pays close attention to, "My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong As Expected" won first place in the "This Light Novel Is Amazing!" ranking a few months ago. This was only the first time, and Wataru Watari will likely hold the top spot for the next two years.

Around this time, the number of outstanding works in the light novel and comic book fields began to decrease, and the trend of becoming like toilet paper became obvious.

Even some wildly popular works are based on works of mediocre quality, and only became popular because of their excellent animation production.

Ken Sakamoto felt that Itsuki Fujimoto was an exception.

The work is a bit eccentric, but in this era of formulaic toilet paper, it's definitely a breath of fresh air.

……

Keiko Kaji put down the manuscript in her hand.

Although it's the weekend, she didn't take a break.

On Friday after get off work, she took some of the new manuscripts she was responsible for home and spent the weekend reviewing them.

There will definitely be new drafts to read by Monday.

She felt the pressure of her performance targets during the last weekly meeting.

None of the works she was responsible for were published in the main JUMP magazine, and even on the JUMP+ online platform, they performed only so-so.

Although she wasn't going to be fired, she was envious when she saw that her colleagues were contacting famous authors who were serialized in JUMP.

Finding a standout work among new releases is no easy task. Many people don't understand the work of a comic editor. In fact, her job can be described as... finding gold in the shit.

As the most well-known magazine, and with the recent launch of its web channel, the number of manuscripts received by the JUMP editorial department can only be described as overwhelming.

However, the vast majority of them are garbage that no one would want to watch even if they were given away for free.

In recent weeks, the only book of decent quality I've read is "The Chainsaw Man".

Speaking of which, how has the Chainsaw Man series been going these past few days?
With that in mind, Keiko Kaji turned on her computer and went to the JUMP+ website.

She has already uploaded the first four chapters of the comic to the backend, but only two chapters have been updated so far.

She was too busy reviewing manuscripts for a week to keep up with the comics' progress on the website.

Clicking in, I found that there were over four hundred comments in the latest chapter.

She was stunned when she saw the number, and quickly refreshed the page to make sure she hadn't misread it.

It's worth noting that popular works that have been serialized on the web for a long time usually only have a few hundred comments.

However, Keiko Kaji also knew that some authors would post and spam the comments section themselves, and since the comments section was anonymous, readers couldn't tell whether the author was spamming the comments.

However, upon closer inspection, the posts in the comments section seem quite authentic, with readers complaining from various angles and using different tones.

I glanced at another comic that was being serialized at the same time, the one with an unclear origin called "Young Lady, Sniper Rifle, and Pantyhose!"

She had already seen the content; this time she was browsing the comments section.

As soon as I opened the comments section, I saw several comments that seemed a bit odd.

For example... "This is so good! Keep it up, author! I'll keep following it!"

"The best comic I've read this year! The author's drawing skills are amazing! Everyone should see it!"

There wasn't much discussion about the plot, but there was a lot of general praise.

Even if a normal reader wanted to praise something, they would at most say "good-looking," and would never give such an awkward compliment.

I need to ask the editor-in-chief next week what's going on with this comic.

She was planning to push for Chainsaw Man to be serialized in the main JUMP magazine, and she would be resentful if it took her place.

Before going to bed, Keiko Kaji habitually checked her email.

Ken Sakamoto: "Chainsaw Man original manuscript chapters 5-7, see attachment for details."

Upon seeing the email title, she immediately clicked on it.

The attachment actually contained scanned copies of three full chapters, and Kaji Keiko was still somewhat doubtful whether she had unknowingly skipped a few weeks.

This Mr. Sakamoto Ken brought a full four chapters with him on the day he submitted his work.

Only a week later, they sent three more messages.

He also said at the time that he was currently creating the work by himself and had not even hired an assistant.

Is that even human speed?!

Kaji Keiko stopped sleeping and started reading the manuscript.

The plan revolves around the character of Pava, but the male protagonist still maintains his consistent belief—breasts.

"I really want to rub your breasts."

This sentence became the biggest motivation for Denki, and he fought for this ideal.

Then, it seems that there are two female protagonists.

The male protagonist, Denji, starts by being obsessed with Makima's breasts, and then also becomes obsessed with Pawa's breasts...

Does this guy just like anything with breasts?
So, is it true that Ken Sakamoto created a harem manga?
As you continue reading, Pava's character is further developed as he battles the bat demon.

He's hot-blooded but a little irreverent, and even seems a bit mentally unstable...

But this is the taste I want!

These days, the market is flooded with formulaic campus romance and isekai (otherworld) stories, but Chainsaw Man is definitely something to behold!
I reread from chapter one to chapter seven, covering an entire volume of the manga, and the quality didn't decline at all.

What's most remarkable is Ken Sakamoto's creative speed.

Three episodes a week!
Each episode is 20 pages long, and the three episodes total 60 pages.

I need to complete about 9 pages of manuscript every day!
How does he manage to conceive, design, and draw at such a speed?

She had seen writers who spent all their time creating except for eating and sleeping, sometimes only sleeping for a few hours at a time. But even for them, during their most frantic writing season, completing two chapters a week would have burned them out completely.

No wonder Ken Sakamoto said that updating two episodes a week was no problem at all.

The screen remains on the last page of episode seven, showing Denji's desperate resistance, and the next episode is bound to begin his comeback.

Seeing this, Keiko Kaji felt her blood boil.

Highly recommended!

We must strongly promote this!

Tomorrow is Monday, and I must strongly recommend this work to the entire JUMP editorial department at the regular meeting!
Regardless of the origins of that "Young Lady" magazine, we must fight for the opportunity to have it serialized in the main magazine for Ken Sakamoto.

In fact, the impact of author Ken Sakamoto was even greater on her than the Chainsaw Man comic itself.

With this level of quality and speed, he can certainly bring himself even more surprises.

We must hold onto this writer tightly!

Even if it costs me my career, I will make sure this work reaches readers!

(End of this chapter)