Full-time comic artist

"These kids these days are really hard to deal with..." Yoshida was speechless.

If all manga artists had a personality like Katsura Hoshino, they could be manipulated at will.

Yashiro's thinking was unconventional, and he found it difficult to keep up with this genius's train of thought.

“Let me see some of Akino-sensei’s manga,” Yashiro said, sitting cross-legged on the ground and opening Jump to read. “I don’t understand Hanzawa Naoki, so I only understand Bakuman. Although it’s drawn by Akimiya-sensei, it’s rare to see Akino-sensei’s work.”

This episode of "Bakuman" depicts the adjustment period between Mashiro Moritaka and Takagi Akito, with Takagi writing the storyboards and Mashiro Moritaka getting familiar with the g-pen.

The constant emergence of industry jargon will keep the reading experience fresh for the average reader.

Even a newcomer like Yashiro Naruto can learn a lot.

This comic starts from the very beginning, making it a perfect tutorial for beginners.

"To create a manuscript, first draw a rough draft on manuscript paper according to the storyboard, outline the characters and background, and then add black lines and effect lines. Then paste the halftone paper."

"Heh heh, I see." Yashiro nodded thoughtfully. "After finishing the storyboard, draw the original draft. First, draw a rough draft of the original draft, then trace the lines, and finally fill in the black and add effect lines..."

"Is that so?"

Koji Yoshida nodded in agreement, "To be able to explain so concisely and clearly, you truly live up to your reputation as Professor Akino Tori."

Yashiro nodded in agreement. He would nod whenever Akino Mirai was praised.

"So, Mr. Yoshida," Yashiro asked blankly, "what is storyboarding?"

"Huh?" Yoshida was shocked!

"You don't even know what storyboarding is?! How did you draw 'Crow Man'?!"

Yashiro Naruto weakly replied, "Can't you just draw it directly...?"

"You really are... terrifyingly ignorant..." He encountered someone who was even less familiar with the process of drawing manga than Hoshino Katsura.

"Without storyboards, you actually got a runner-up finish for the Tezuka Award... that's truly a miracle."

The panel layout in a comic is more important than the outline of a novel.

With storyboards, editors can discuss the plot with cartoonists.

If you don't write storyboards, what's the point of editing?

Koji Yoshida absolutely cannot allow himself to lose his presence!

"Writing storyboards is essential to clarifying your creative process; otherwise, you'll just be creating things on a whim. That won't get you far!"

"The setup, the climax, the unexpected twists in the manga—all of these need to be thought out from the very beginning! Do you understand, Yashiro-kun!"

Koji Yoshida pointed at Shigeaki Yashiro and loudly urged him on.

"Oh, I see," Yashiro Naruto suddenly realized, but then he felt disappointed. "That means I'll have to draw the manga twice. It's so boring and there's nothing new about it..."

"Don't look down on manga artists!" Koji Yoshida said angrily. "Commercial manga can't just do whatever you want! A plot that's been built up over a long period of time is suddenly abandoned; the manga goes in a direction that people will despise... These are all irresponsible behaviors."

"You have to put the readers first and draw stories that readers will like!"

Yashiro collapsed limply to the ground, muttering, "This is so troublesome, drawing manga."

"Even if you're a genius, you can't mess around. Go write the storyboard now!"

"Yes……"

The eighth generation was weak and listless.

Koji Yoshida was utterly speechless.

"So these days..." he sighed, "even Professor Toriakino writes in a very proper and orderly manner..."

"Tori Akino-sensei can do that too!" Yashiro suddenly jumped in front of Yoshida, grabbed Yoshida's shoulder, and his eyes sparkled. "He can write storyboards too!"

“That’s right, the teacher wrote it very carefully,” Yoshida said with a good idea. “His storyboards are good enough to be serialized.”

"Wow! Storyboarding is amazing! I want to draw it too!"

Yashiro Riki ran to the table and started drawing with great enthusiasm.

Koji Yoshida smiled slightly; he had found a way to control Shichishiro.

……

“The latest ‘Bakuman’ is amazing.” Eiichi Yamada whispered to Satoru Soma, “So you need to use a G pen to draw manga, not just a D pen.”

Mashiro Takashi needs two months to familiarize himself with the G-pen, which is a major highlight of the recent plot of "Bakuman".

His uncle, Taro Kawaguchi, didn't understand the g-pen, which is why his drawing skills became a weakness.

Once you get used to the D pen and develop bad habits, it becomes difficult to use the very different G pen.

People who don't understand comics are easily taken advantage of in this regard.

"Don't you know?" Soma Satoru asked in surprise, "The D-pen cannot express the thickness of lines, nor can it convey the characteristics and atmosphere of a work. Isn't that common sense?"

He became proficient in using the G-pen under the guidance of Ichiro Soma when he was a child.

My subsequent studies at Tori Akino Studio focused on more advanced painting techniques.

Things like spatial perspective.

"Of course I don't know!" Yamada Eiichi shouted. "It's not in the textbooks!"

He doesn't even know what storyboards are; he just buries himself in his work.

Generally, manga nominated for the "Tezuka Award" have various problems with their artwork.

As long as there are any redeeming qualities, it is a masterpiece.

Just like Togashi, Oda is the same.

"I never really understood manga from the beginning; I underestimated the industry," sighed Eiichi Yamada.

"But thankfully, Gosho, your drawing skills are superb!" He regained his confidence. "With Gosho's drawing, we will definitely be able to defeat Yashiro Naruto!"

Soma Satoru nodded, "Yes! Yashiro Naruto's foundation is also very poor!"

"Let's do our best! Let's finish this short comic quickly and submit it to the Akatsuka Prize!"

The Akatsuka Prize is a newcomer award created by Jump in memory of Fujio Akatsuka, the author of "Osomatsu-san" and "Senpakuta".

In terms of prestige, it is on par with the "Tezuka Award".

Because Fujio Akatsuka was the "King of Comedy," the Akatsuka Prize was more focused on comedic manga, and Eiichi Yamada, who had a talent for this, set his sights on this honor.

Soma Satoru said, "However, I now understand why Tori Akino-sensei drew 'Bakuman'."

"what?"

"There are many people like you who have a passion for serializing manga, but their efforts are cut short because they don't understand manga well enough. Tori Akino-sensei felt so sorry for this situation that he drew 'Bakuman' to guide us in learning how to draw manga."

"He is truly great."

Chapter 378 Tori Akino Mirai's Boundless Love

On Friday, the editorial department of Weekly Shonen Jump was bustling with activity, and the editors were especially busy.

The preparations for the "Red Jade Prize" involved a variety of tasks, including the release of the rankings for the novel, serialization meetings, and compiling weekly reports.

Koji Yoshida is organizing materials to teach the newbie, Naruto Yashiro. As an editor, this kind of work is indispensable.

He's not the type to abandon a genius once he encounters one.

"Knock knock".

Yoshida, who was engrossed in his work, looked up and discovered that the person tapping on the table was Sasaki.

"Ah, editor-in-chief." He quickly stood up. "I'm sorry."

“It’s nothing,” Sasaki shook his head slightly, then asked, “Are you very busy right now?”

"Please let me know if you need anything." Even though Yoshida was very busy, he didn't dare leave his boss unattended.

"Then come to the conference room with me."

Sasaki walked ahead, with Yoshida Koji following behind.

The conference room door closed, and finally, it became quiet.

Sasaki asked Yoshida to sit down and said, "The deadline for submissions to the Akatsuka Prize is July 7st. Ask Professor Tori Akino if he has time to serve as the chairman of the Akatsuka Prize judging committee."

The chairman of the judging committee for the Tezuka Prize and the Akatsuka Prize was previously Osamu Tezuka, but due to his declining energy, Fujio Akatsuka took over the position.

These two newcomer awards are a way for Jump to leverage the reputations of two manga masters to attract talented individuals. Having the individuals in charge makes the awards seem more deserving and convincing.

But now that Fujio Akatsuka is old and frail, Sasaki has to find someone else to take charge.

"Teacher Akino will do this?" Koji Yoshida was slightly taken aback, then nodded in agreement, "I understand."

The Akatsuka Prize and the Tezuka Prize follow the same selection process. If Professor Tori Akino is in charge of this Akatsuka Prize, does that mean that the Tezuka Prize, which was established in 1971, will also be on his shoulders?

Many of the pillars of Jump originated from the Tezuka Award.

Daijiro Morohoshi, Tsukasa Hojo, Masakazu Katsura, Hirohiko Araki, Shinho Morita, Nobuhiro Wazuki, Yoshihiro Togashi, Shinobu Kaitani, Hiroyuki Takei, etc.

It can be said that Jump's glorious years were built on the Tezuka Award.

The reason it far surpasses other manga magazines might just be because of the "Tezuka Award".

Is it time to hand it over to Mr. Torino Akino?

Koji Yoshida was in turmoil, utterly incredulous.

He maintained a calm expression, as if to say, "This is what Teacher Tori Akino deserves."

"Then, Editor-in-Chief, I'll take my leave now."

"Wait, there's one more thing."

Sasaki stopped Yoshida Koji, pondered for a moment, and asked, "How are the results of 'Bakuman'?"

"The last three episodes have all been ranked sixth," Yoshida Koji replied.

Bakuman's performance has been consistently strong, placing it in the second tier of Jump manga.

For a newly serialized comic to achieve this result is already quite remarkable.

Of course, the name Tori Akino Mirai plays a very important role in this.