Full-time comic artist

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The writing of "Slam Dunk" is rather awkward, and I'm adjusting it in time, so the updates aren't very frequent.

The summary is too rough, and the exciting parts are not described.

If you write in too much detail, it will unknowingly become filler content.

The balance wasn't struck well.

The pacing is also a bit off; it's not as smooth as Hikaru no Go.

I should be almost done by the end of the month, and my condition should be back to normal. I'll be updating like crazy then, maybe 8000 words a day or something.

I don't need to use monthly passes to redeem them anymore; I'm worried I can't keep my promise.

After all, I know my writing ability very well.

……

I recommend a book called "The Full-Time Mentor of the Collapsed World." It's not a fanfiction of Collapsed World; it's an original light novel.

The kind of teaching others how to increase their own attribute values.

I've been following this author's books for a while now; their writing is very delicate and exceptionally well-written. Their last book was a romance/youth novel, the slice-of-life type. Those who like that genre should check it out.

In his novel group, everyone is at level 100.

And he's been working really hard; his last book sold 10,000 words a day for a month after it was released, it was incredibly popular.

Chapter 157 Easter Egg and Feet Under the Kotatsu

The match against Shohoku did not appear in the manga, but Yamamura Morimichi was very emotional.

Mitsui and Tetsuo, one a basketball player and the other a delinquent, clearly have identities that cannot intersect. It would be a very romantic thing for them to simply forget each other and go their separate ways.

He had to admire how delicately Tori Akino portrayed Mitsui in the story, capturing the character's vividness in the smallest details.

He still has a lot to learn from Hibiki Higashino.

In this episode, Hibiki Higashino won first place in the junior class.

To Hibino Hibiki's surprise, Yu-Gi-Oh! remained lukewarm, and it was impossible to imagine its powerful future impact.

Kazuki Takahashi changed his games one after another, but none of them ever captured the readers' interest.

Fortunately, it wasn't canceled as quickly as the previous work.

It seems to have survived on Jump, temporarily escaping the possibility of being canceled.

Professor Kazuki Takahashi should be very pleased with this.

The other book offers an unexpected perspective from yet another angle.

This work is Yoshihiro Togashi's "Level E". The genius Yoshihiro Togashi has a versatile style, and it is difficult for readers to keep up with his thinking.

In addition, it takes a long time to update a single chapter.

Despite all these disadvantages, Level E's ranking is surprisingly 6th!

Readers have a deep love for this comic.

As expected of Togashi, even his experimental works that seem to be just going through the motions have won the hearts of countless people.

Bird Autumn Studio.

Higashino Hibiki looked at Oda's drawing. In the background, Oda had added a character that Higashino Hibiki was very familiar with: an old man with gray hair who laughed heartily.

It's Garp, and he's still holding the Gum-Gum Fruit in his hand!

However, in Oda's setting, the Garp who has appeared so far is a great pirate.

Hibiki Higashino couldn't help but smile. Perhaps in the future, One Piece readers will be looking for Easter eggs left by Oda in Slam Dunk, which would be quite interesting.

As Oda's influence grows, Hibiki Higashino no longer checks his background as much.

He himself doesn't know how many characters Oda drew in "Slam Dunk," perhaps including Nami, Law, Akira, and others.

This is a trace left by Oda in "Slam Dunk" and also proof that he worked as an assistant at Hibiki Higashino's studio.

"Ugh, I have to add screen dots again!" Oda suddenly yelled, his expression turning irritable.

As Oda's assistant, he hates applying screen tones the most, but for a manga like "Slam Dunk," screen tones are indispensable.

This became Oda's most distressing moment.

Hibiki Higashino patted him on the shoulder, "Your manga also needs screen tones, so study hard."

“I need to learn from Dragon Ball,” Oda said casually, unconcerned about Hibiki Higashino’s status as his teacher. “Manga doesn’t necessarily have to use screentones.”

"Good luck then," Higashino Hibiki patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "But as my assistant, you have to be able to attach the dots."

“Yes…” Oda lowered his head in anguish, “Isn’t that what I’m doing right now?”

In November, the weather gets colder and colder.

Oda shivered, looked up, and asked expectantly, "Senpai! Could you add a kotatsu? It must be so warm to draw manga inside a kotatsu!"

Upon hearing this, Tanaka quickly looked up and blinked at Higashino Hibiki.

“Impossible, absolutely impossible,” Higashino Hibiki refused outright. It was just a square table with heating devices underneath, wrapped in blankets to reduce heat loss.

I worked drawing comics on this surface, but my back couldn't take it for long.

and……

He might get sealed away by the furnace and become too lazy to draw comics anymore.

Higashino Hibiki absolutely cannot allow this situation to continue.

Amidst the disappointed looks of his assistants, he turned the air conditioner to heating mode. Warm air blew down, and although the room became dry, it was also cozy.

Oda then cheered up and started humming a little tune as he began applying screen tones.

But Tanaka was still heartbroken; it seems he simply liked the kotatsu (heated floor stove).

"I really want to sit down and work with everyone," Tanaka said pitifully to Hibiki Higashino.

This is a manifestation of someone who lacks love and longs for it.

If it were a cute girl, Hibiki Higashino might give in.

But Tanaka is nothing to me.

Higashino Hibiki rejected the claim again.

……

That evening, Akemi Akemi went to Hibiki Higashino's dormitory.

She watched as Higashino Hibiki proudly pulled out the kotatsu, and her eyes lit up.

The power was quickly plugged in, and a warm light appeared under the kotatsu.

“It’s been so long since I’ve used it,” Akemi Akemi remarked. “I miss it so much.”

She placed her long, black-stockinged legs into the kotatsu, and Higashino Hibiki followed suit, sitting down opposite her.

There were oranges on the table, and the TV was playing "Ultraman Tiga".

This is a pre-recorded episode of "The Devil's Prophecy".

Watch as "Dark Sa Beining" roars in front of Ultraman Tiga.

"I'll show you the power of the Kirieloids, and let you experience the wrath of the Kirieloids!"

Hibiki Higashino was extremely pleased to see him transform into the Flame Demon Warrior and prepare to fight against Ultraman Tiga.

Akemi Akemi was enjoying the show, but still stubbornly said, "You're so childish, watching this kind of stuff that only little kids watch."

“This work is not childish,” Hibiki Higashino shook his head. “Ultraman Tiga depicts the current social context, where cults are rampant, and the Kirieloids represent this phenomenon. It brings hope and light to the audience, and that’s what Ultraman Tiga can do.”

Hibiki Higashino gave a very serious explanation.

Akemi Akemi nodded thoughtfully.

At this moment, Hibiki Higashino said with a smile, "You actually think I'm naive. Well then..."

His hand reached into the kotatsu.

"Don't touch me," Akemi Akemi said, blushing.

Higashino Hibiki felt a cool, slightly slippery sensation in his palm.

I couldn't help but scratch it a few more times.

Touching the long, black-stockinged legs, he watched as Ultraman Tiga, encouraged by Megumi, brutally beat up the Kirieloid Flame Demon Warrior, while he himself maintained a composed expression.

Akemi Akemi glared at him. "I knew you were up to no good."

Higashino frowned. "Winter is coming, you should dress warmly."

Seeing Higashino Hibiki's righteous and indignant demeanor, Akemi Akimiya was completely baffled. Was he genuinely concerned about her, or was he trying to take advantage of her?

When Higashino Hibiki grabbed Akemi Akemi's foot under the table, even if Akemi Akemi was naive, she should have understood.

Her soles were itchy, and she wanted to pull them back, but Higashino Hibiki held them down at her ankles.

He carefully touched Akemi Akemi's toes, understanding Takao's thoughts in "The Garden of Words".

This feeling does indeed possess a forbidden pleasure.

At this moment, Ultraman Tiga is no longer important.

Not long after, the lights in Higashino Hibiki's studio went out, but the night seemed unusually long.

……

Two more days passed, and Monday arrived.

Sasaki contacted Hibiki Higashino about the anime adaptation of "Slam Dunk".

"We're currently in discussions, and this is the most crucial moment," Sasaki said. "I'm afraid we'll let you know the real news about the anime adaptation soon."

He listed the animation companies he was involved with one by one.