Full-time comic artist

Since Hibiki Higashino had said so, Mei could only nod in agreement.

She didn't rush upstairs, but waved goodbye to Higashino Hibiki.

On the way back to school, Hibiki Higashino said to Asahina, "If you were making an anime, you would have Mei as the main voice actress, right?"

Asahina nodded. "Yes."

Hibiki Higashino fell silent and stopped speaking.

Some time ago, he researched Hideaki Anno's career trajectory and had an idea.

However, the Slam Dunk manga is still at a crucial stage, so let's decide on a later date.

……

On April 1st, there were so many cherry blossoms in Musashino. Hibiki Higashino was walking along the road when cherry blossoms were falling everywhere.

It perfectly matches the artistic identity of an art university.

Higashino Hibiki took a deep breath, savoring the fragrance of flowers in the air.

"Ah!"

He suddenly sneezed, and tears streamed down his face.

Akemi Akimiya, who was wearing a mask, handed him a piece of paper and a mask.

Beware of hay fever.

Tokyo has planted many cedar and cypress trees. In spring, when these trees bloom, the air is filled with pollen, which can easily be inhaled and cause hay fever.

Hibiki Higashino was fine last year, but for some reason this year, he suddenly developed this illness.

"Thank you, Akimiya-sensei." Hibiki Higashino took the tissues and mask, wiped away his tears, blew his nose, and felt much better after putting on the mask.

No wonder Japanese people like to wear masks.

"Spring has come again. It feels like just yesterday that a year was over," Higashino said, looking at the new students.

Akemi Akemi touched her face, looking worried. "I feel the same way. Am I going to get old so fast?"

"Being with Ms. Akimiya will make me happy even when I'm old."

"You think this way now, but when I'm really old, I'm afraid I'll have a different opinion."

Higashino understood her worries, but instead of offering comfort, he earnestly said, "Our age difference is about the same as the average age of death for men and women in Japan. When we grow old together, neither of us will be lonely."

Akemi Akemi paused for a moment, then hummed in response.

……

After welcoming the new students, Hibiki Higashino didn't have any major classes and went back to his dormitory to start drawing manga.

Oda and Tanaka were waiting for him in the dormitory, and they had already started working.

Hibiki Higashino watched Oda from behind for a while and found that he was drawing a background picture. It was Sakuragi Hanamichi's first appearance. In the crowd on the stage, there was a boy wearing a straw hat who was laughing stupidly and raising his arms to cheer.

"Huh?" Hibiki Higashino exclaimed in surprise.

Oda asked, "Is there a problem?"

“No,” Higashino Hibiki shook his head. “I think you’ve improved a lot. I’m afraid it won’t be long before you’re able to serialize a manga.”

"Huh? Really?" Oda asked excitedly.

He had been looking forward to the day when the series would officially begin.

“Really,” Higashino Hibiki nodded.

A few days ago, Hibiki Higashino heard him say, "Jump's logo is clearly a pirate's head, but there are no pirate-themed manga. I want to draw a work with pirates as the theme."

It probably won't be long, until this time next year, Oda will have almost finished conceiving it.

The second Akira Toriyama from Jump will appear soon.

However, the success of "Slam Dunk" has not yet materialized.

"Oda-kun, you're amazing." Tanaka looked at him with envy.

Oda complimented him, saying, "Tanaka-san's art style is also very distinctive."

Hibiki Higashino has seen Tanaka's paintings, and they are a style that is very immersive.

Although it evokes negative sensory experiences such as darkness, dampness, and desolation.

However, if he can leverage this advantage, he will become an outstanding cartoonist in the future.

"No, no, I don't dare to hope for that much. I'm already very happy." Tanaka grinned.

Hibiki Higashino encouraged them, "Since you're going to be assistants, your goal should be the manga serialization. Let's all work hard!"

Occasionally encouraging them motivates the assistants to work even harder, and their emotions are channeled into the passion and excitement of the basketball court.

"Yes!" Oda shouted, and began the task of applying screen tones, which he hated the most.

……

On Monday, the friendly match between Ryonan and Shohoku in "Slam Dunk" has been drawn for three weeks.

Hanachao is increasingly able to feel the charm of this work.

"You're really amazing, Higashino."

He saw the fierce competition in basketball from the lines and panels of the comic, and the powerful spirit of everyone sweating on the court and giving their all to win!

The artist has captured the charm of basketball perfectly.

"We can definitely get more people to love basketball!"

If even comics like this can't be popular, then he really doesn't know how to promote basketball.

……

Hanacho recalls the previous events and connects them to the new episode.

From the very beginning of the match, Shohoku was no match for Ryonan.

Coach Taoka of Ryonan was very satisfied. At this stage, although Rukawa Kaede had joined Shohoku, apart from Akagi, the other positions of Shohoku were very weak and they had no way to compete with Ryonan.

"Ryonan is making it to the national competition this year!"

He was full of confidence.

During the match.

All of Shohoku's drives to the basket were blocked by Ryonan's center, Jun Uozumi, while Sendoh's attacks were also repeatedly successful.

He once faked a layup but passed the ball to a teammate, and another time he faked a pass and then went for a layup himself, anticipating Rukawa's reactions perfectly.

"The Path of Immortality!"

"The Path of Immortality!"

"Lingnan!"

"Lingnan!"

Cheers erupted from the crowd! The atmosphere was vibrant, with everyone cheering for Ryonan!

Only Rukawa Kaede's female cheerleaders seemed quite dejected.

Haruko Akagi excitedly invited her best friend to watch the game together, but to her surprise, it was a one-sided match, and she was very worried about Rukawa Kaede and her brother.

In such a supportive environment, let's hope it doesn't affect their fighting spirit.

Before the Shohoku team's substitutes even entered the game, they lowered their heads, believing that Sendoh was simply too strong, Rukawa was no match for him, and Shohoku had no chance of defeating Ryonan.

They didn't want to watch anymore.

The score is now 0-19, a shockingly large gap. However, Shohoku's coach, Mitsuyoshi Anzai, makes no move at all. He neither stops the game nor stands up to encourage the team. He sits quietly like a Buddha.

Shohoku's momentum was completely suppressed, both on the court and in the stands.

Sakuragi Hanamichi was furious. Instead of cheering him on, his mischievous friends kept laughing.

He really wants to play right now.

Ryonan's momentum was unstoppable, and all the players were full of confidence.

On the other hand, Shohoku's point guard was intimidated by the momentum of Jun Uozumi and Sendoh when organizing the offense, and rashly passed the ball to Kiminobu Kogure, resulting in Ryonan stealing the ball and launching a quick counterattack.

Seeing all this, Shohoku's supporters were very disappointed.

"Ryonan is really strong!"

"We are no match for them at all."

The substitute players from Shohoku also began to lose heart.

However, at this moment, Rukawa Kaede and Akagi Takenori's momentum was completely ignited.

As Sendoh attempted an alley-oop dunk, Rukawa jumped up, circled around in mid-air to steal the ball, and quickly broke through Ryonan's defense to reach the basket. As Sendoh retreated to defend, Rukawa jumped up to prepare for a shot.

Sendoh jumped up to intercept, but Rukawa faked it out and passed the ball to Akagi behind him, who then slammed it down for a basket!

Hanacho was deeply moved when she recalled that page of the storyboard.

Whether it's the shots of Rukawa Kaede and Sendoh, or Akagi's dunk, they are all full of power, and the use of camera angles makes you feel like you're right there.

He couldn't help but recall the emotion he felt when he dunked for the first time.

This play was a turning point, breaking the "0" mark and stabilizing the other players' mentality. Amid cheers from the crowd, Akagi's rebound and Rukawa's coordinated attack were both perfect, allowing them to recover a significant number of points in the remainder of the first half.

At the end of the first half, the score was 42-50, with Shohoku trailing by only eight points.

The outcome of this match is still uncertain!

Chapter 130 Shohoku vs Ryonan (Part 2)

The score between Shohoku and Ryonan is 42:50. Last week's manga ends here.

Hua Chao had been looking forward to it for a long time, and he believed that the main character was about to appear.

Sakuragi Hanamichi worked hard to improve his fundamentals in the Shohoku basketball team, and he wanted to see how good this character, who seemed to be based on him, really was.

What kind of sparks will fly in the friendly match against Ryonan?