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The average sales volume of 50,000 per issue was actually not very high for a juvenile comic magazine at that time, and could even be said to be a bit shabby. But after all, it was a magazine that had just resumed publication, and it was published bimonthly.

Such sales volume already makes Takagi Taku very satisfied.

You know, "Weekly Shōnen Sunday", which has migrant comics like "Detective Conan", sold only about 300,000 per issue in 2018 in his previous life.

"Kitai-kun, I have a relatively big idea. The first step is to change "Dengeki Boy" from a semi-monthly publication to a weekly publication, and the name also needs to be changed." Although there is still some distance from the ideal sales volume in my mind,

But the situation waits for no one. After Nintendo's Game Boy was impacted by other next-generation consoles in 1994, Game Freak will gradually attract the attention of Nintendo's top executives. If the acquisition was discussed at that time, it would not be that simple.

"Change it to a weekly?" Keita Aso was stunned for a moment, he frowned and said: "There is no problem with the publishing house, but the magazines currently serialize mostly works by newcomers, and the sales are not as popular as those of famous comic magazines.

In this way, if there is no masterpiece by a famous cartoonist as the finale, it may be self-defeating to suddenly change it to a weekly."

"Keita-kun, don't be so pessimistic." Takagi Taku patted Aso Keita's back and said with a smile: "Even with the background of Shogakukan, "Shounen Jump" sold 80,000 copies in the first issue when it was first published.

Didn’t it eventually become a very popular comic magazine?”

"You are very ambitious, compared to "Shounen Jump"." Keita Aso said in a dumbfounded voice, "Then, have you found a cartoonist who can lead our magazine to a new level?"

"Yes, although he is not famous yet, his achievements in the future will definitely surprise you." After Takagi Taku said, he told Keita Aso about his recruitment of brothers Masashi Kishimoto.

"Unexpectedly, you have been prepared for a long time. When I was reading a magazine before, I also found Kishimoto Masashi's signature. I thought he was the assistant of some cartoonist teacher, but it turned out to be the new star recruited by Takagi-kun.

." Keita Aso smiled.

"Although the potential is indeed unlimited, Kishimoto Masashi still needs some experience and there is no way to become the mainstay of the magazine immediately. As Keita-kun said, if the magazine is to be changed into a weekly, there will be no masterpiece that can be produced.

It doesn’t work, so naturally I have other means.”

"Okay, don't sell your reputation and say it quickly." Seeing Takagi Taku's confident look, Keita Aso curled his lips and rolled his eyes at him.

"Ahem." Takagi Taku made a fist with one hand in front of his mouth and pretended to clear his throat. Then, under Keita Aso's eyes that were about to kill, he continued: "I have thought of a wonderful comic theme in the past few days, even

I already have a rough set of characters and monsters, and as long as I find a good cartoonist to draw my thoughts, then it will be a masterpiece that can lead an era, and its popularity will definitely not be too bad.

"

"Excellent comic theme? Takagi-kun, you?" Aso Keita looked at Takagi Taku with an expression on his face, as if my brother's sanity had dropped to zero. After holding it in for a long time, he still couldn't help but laugh and said: "Don't be ridiculous, okay?

?You can’t even draw simple drawings in elementary school. What wonderful comic themes can you come up with?"

As Takagi Taku, who knew that his predecessor was a painting idiot, he was also a little helpless. But after all, "Pokémon" is a work that will be born three years later. He wanted to make it without revealing that he was a reborn person.

This work came out three years early. It was naturally impossible to rely on instructing or inspiring cartoonists under the publishing house. With no other choice, he stated that this theme was his own idea.

"I just thought of a theme and setting, but I didn't mean to draw it. Besides, the images in the human mind are naturally much more perfect than those drawn by hand. Even when I create a comic in my mind, it is always there.

Possible."

"Okay, okay, I guess you're right." Kei Aso stopped laughing with great difficulty, "Come on, since you are going to let a cartoonist draw it, let me, an amateur, review it first.

"

Takagi Taku was originally planning to tell Keita Aso about the general setting of "Pokémon". This time when he asked him about it, he vividly told the story of this huge IP that is fully linked with games, animations, animations, and peripherals.

I discussed the settings with Keita Aso.

Keita Aso was sitting on the sofa, holding a tea cup and listening to Takagi Taku's explanation indifferently. Originally, he just wanted to listen to the so-called wonderful subject matter Takagi Taku said as a joke, but after hearing this, even he, who usually did not

People who didn’t pay much attention to comics began to be interested in the settings Takagi Taku talked about, and it wasn’t until Takagi Taku finished talking that he realized that the water in the tea cup in his hand had been cold for a long time, and he hadn’t even taken a sip.

"Takagi-kun, you never said you were a genius when you were in college. Not only are you top-notch in singing and composition, you can even act and write novels. You also have a ruthless eye as a talent scout. In addition, what you showed today

The stunts set in the comics make me wonder if your kid was captured by aliens and transformed."

"It's impossible to reform, I just died twice more than you." Takagi secretly complained in his heart, but on the surface he waved his hand and said: "The setting of this comic is actually very similar to the novel, I can do it

The setting of the comic is actually not that strange. But no matter what, it is just a setting. To truly display it on the drawing paper, the cartoonist’s exquisite painting skills are needed.”

"So, are you ready to hand over this task to Masashi Kishimoto?"

Takagi Taku smiled and shook his head, "No, I'm going to give it to Kishimoto Seishi."

"Eh?" Hearing Takagi Taku's answer, Aso Keita was a little surprised, "From what you said before, it seems that you value Kishimoto Masashi's talent more, and Kishimoto Masashi is just incidental."

"That's right, so you can't impose your own ideas on such a talented manga artist." Takaki Taku explained: "As Masashi Kishimoto, who has the potential to become a top figure in the manga industry, he should take his own path.

The only way to do that is. And although his younger brother is also very good at painting, he lacks some spirituality compared to his elder brother. Such a person is more suitable to hand over the already set works to him."

"I see." Keita Aso nodded, "Then, I agree with your proposal to change the magazine to a weekly. Now, Takagi-kun can tell you your second step."