Full-time comic artist

Akira Toriyama had just read Jump today and saw Hibiki Higashino's letter to readers in Death Note, which made his eyes widen in surprise.

"The kid from back then is going to be a father now. Time really flies."

Before he knew it, the child had taken on a major responsibility, and he was already showing signs of aging.

Akira Toriyama didn't care about the contents of the letter; he had experienced everything that Hibiki Higashino had gone through.

Most of the comic book artists on Jump were influenced by him and went down this path.

Some say he is a god-like comic artist, while others say that the first step into comics is to learn the panel layout of "Dragon Ball".

Dragon Ball is a childhood memory for a generation.

"Thank you, Toriyama-sensei." Hibiki Higashino offered a dry thank you, mainly because so many people had come to congratulate him these past two days: Hirohiko Araki, Yoshihiro Togashi, Eiichiro Oda, Masashi Kishimoto...

Hibiki Higashino always repeats the same things, which is why he doesn't want to inform everyone sooner.

Moreover, the first three months of pregnancy are really easy to miscarry. If something bad happens, you'll feel terrible and have to explain it to others... It's too painful.

“I’ve seen the new plot design in Death Note, it’s brilliant,” Akira Toriyama said.

It would be very difficult for a comic artist as skilled as him to come up with such a plausible plot.

Ryuk loves apples, but since he's under police surveillance, he can no longer eat apples in his bedroom.

Taking advantage of this, Yue used the fact that others couldn't see Ryuk's location to get him to find all the surveillance cameras.

The small room was densely packed with 64 surveillance cameras!

Yue bought a small TV and some plain potato chips that her family wouldn't eat. She hid the TV in the bag of potato chips and used her upper body to block the surveillance camera behind her.

This way, the cameras from all angles won't capture the little TV inside the potato chip, and L won't be able to discover it.

Yue was doing her homework with her right hand, eating potato chips with her left, occasionally glancing at the small TV, and copying the names of criminals onto the pages of the Death Note hidden in the potato chip bag!

He accomplished an impossible adventure without anyone noticing!

From Toriyama Akira's perspective, if he didn't know Kira's identity, he might have been kept in the dark by Light.

"I never knew you had such talent," Akira Toriyama exclaimed in admiration.

When Akira Toriyama first met Hibiki Higashino, he only knew that Hibiki was a gifted child, but he was amazed by his painting "Hikaru no Go".

At any time, his "Slam Dunk" became the pinnacle of sports manga, and perhaps no sports manga will surpass "Slam Dunk" in Jump for the next twenty years.

Hibiki Higashino reached the pinnacle of mainstream manga, achieving a level that other manga artists could never reach in their entire lives.

After reading Death Note, Akira Toriyama had to admit that he had underestimated Hibiki Higashino.

Not content with the status quo, they explored different possibilities, and the results they achieved were still incredibly impressive.

Akira Toriyama, the pinnacle of Japanese manga, couldn't help but exclaim, "Higashino, you're terrifying!"

It's rare to find someone who is versatile across different fields.

"When I watched Dragon Ball before, and Goku transformed into his Super Saiyan form, I was so excited I couldn't sleep all night, my whole body was trembling. I thought to myself, 'Akira Toriyama is amazing! He can really stir up my emotions like that, he's practically the god of manga!' Haha."

Hibiki Higashino shared his feelings.

Akira Toriyama said helplessly, "Every time we chat, it always turns into mutual flattery."

"It's probably because I admire my teacher so much, but my teacher is already used to everyone's admiration."

"Haha, you're different from everyone else."

That's wonderful.

After finishing his call with Akira Toriyama, Hibiki Higashino sighed, patted his cheeks, and got back to work.

Thanks to the readers' actions, Higashino Hibiki felt a pang of fear and finally returned to the mindset of creating "Death Note".

……

After the release of chapters 17 and 18 of Death Note, Omori has been paying close attention to readers' reviews.

In episode 17, Xiaozheng ranked 4th, not much different from before, which gave him enough confidence.

"What? My drawing is pretty good too."

Despite replacing Akino-sensei as the main manga artist, he still captivated readers with the content of "Death Note".

Many people are still discussing the rare fan service scenes in Death Note.

"This drawing is amazing! She looks just like my goddess!"

"That's too lewd, I'm embarrassed."

"This is what shonen manga should be like, haha."

Omori was a great success!

He carefully edited a text message and nervously told his online girlfriend about it.

"Huh? I'm the model in the adult magazine in 'Death Note'? How disgusting."

Da Sen felt like the sky was falling and life had no meaning.

Thankfully, Xiaotian posted a laughing emoji while covering her mouth, saying it was just a joke.

"I'm actually not that good."

Omori awkwardly tapped the keyboard, "It's okay, you're the best no matter what."

Xiaotian seems to be an industry insider; during the serialization of "Death Note," she was always able to supervise and guide Omori's work from different perspectives.

Today, Omori is able to successfully complete his important task, thanks in part to Tsubaki's planning and guidance.

Da Sen works very hard, drawing during the day and growing rapidly with Xiao Tian by his side at night.

The man in his thirties still looked energetic and vibrant.

Higashino Hibiki heard that he was painting so intently that he forgot to eat and sleep, and told him to take a break.

Omori asked, "Tori Akino-sensei, when is the period of your life with the most free time?"

"When 'The Garden of Words' was being serialized," Hibiki Higashino replied.

"So, the teacher should understand how I feel. This is the most fulfilling moment of my life." Omori clenched his fist!

Higashino Hibiki had no choice but to stop saying anything and just pay him more.

Thanks to Omori's hard work, editor Yoshida has been quite exhausted these past few days.

"Make sure you get a good rest tonight." Higashino Hibiki said it several times. The older he got, the more he understood the importance of having good health.

Yoshida just smiled bitterly, as if he had taken on a lot of responsibility.

Everyone at Bird Autumn Studio is engaged in fierce competition.

Only the Higashino couple had nothing to do.

……

In chapter 18 of Death Note, L is still worried about Light and decides to test him personally. The two meet during the Central Exam!

In the forum, readers were all thinking about what would happen after the two met, feeling like Hibiki Higashino was giving his opinion on the One Piece forum.

Every detail in Death Note has been discussed in online forums. What will L say to Light, the suspect he suspects the most, when he comes to meet him?

Their anticipation for episode 19 is no less than that for Luffy's encounter with Crocodile in One Piece.

……

In Bird Autumn Studio.

Hibiki Higashino announced that he could continue drawing the main parts and would now work as before.

Tanaka breathed a sigh of relief, but was still somewhat unsatisfied.

For the past two weeks, he has taken on some of the Death Note manga work, unlike before when he only did some minor tasks.

Looking at the online reviews, he felt a sense of accomplishment he had never experienced before.

"Ah, I drew Death Note! Everyone come and see!"

Occasionally, while walking down the street, he would feel like saying this.

Even ordinary people can have big dreams.

A seed began to take root in Tanaka's mind.

Upon hearing that Hibiki Higashino had recovered, Koji Yoshida breathed a long sigh of relief.

He wrote down his thoughts and feelings during this period on the pop-up website he was in charge of.

"As an editor, the ability of an editor is most tested when the cartoonist is not in the mood."

This pop-up website had no traffic; it was just a task assigned by Yoshida to hone his skills, so no one paid attention to it. It became Yoshida's personal confessional space, where he vented his frustrations every day.

However, he also knew that the website might become popular in the future, so he didn't write anything beyond that.

"I'm going to Madhouse tomorrow. The first episode of Death Note is finished, and I need to go see how it turns out."

"The first volume of Death Note has also been printed, and I need to check and proofread it."

"Ah, as an editor, there are more and more assignments that exceed my work expectations."

After venting his frustrations, he shut down the website.

……

On February 23, Hibiki Higashino, accompanied by Koji Yoshida, arrived at Madhouse Animation Studios.

In the screening room, the director, head screenwriter, character designer and other staff members had arrived early. As soon as Hibiki Higashino and Koji Yoshida entered, they all stood up at the same time.

"Tori Akino-sensei, thank you for your hard work."

The voice actors stood on either side, bowing and greeting Hibiki Higashino.

"Thank you all for your hard work." Higashino nodded.

Having lived in Japan for so long, he still found the elaborate etiquette somewhat uncomfortable.

When he bought the car, after he drove it out of the store, he could still see the store manager and employees bowing to see him off in the rearview mirror, and they didn't get up for a long time.

"I'm sorry I'm late."

"The timing is perfect." Director Araki didn't mind, let Hibiki Higashino sit next to him, turned off the lights, and the animation officially started playing.