Full-time comic artist

“I see,” Maruyama Masao said with his usual smile. “Just let me know next time. Don’t feel pressured.”

He values ​​this more than the Madoka Magica movie.

According to Masao Maruyama, Paprika has higher artistic value and is more difficult to produce. The well-staffed Madhouse team spent more than three years completing this animated film.

The dubbing, art direction, storyboarding, and other aspects have all reached a level of perfection.

Masao Maruyama, the founder of Madhouse, had higher aspirations that transcended monetary interests and were about spiritual enjoyment.

He couldn't wait to show the world the groundbreaking debut of Paprika.

At this crucial moment, Watanabe messed up, and Maruyama Masao forgave him with a smile.

Watanabe shuddered. "I...I'll go find Mr. Toriakino right now!"

……

Hibiki Higashino returned home.

"I am back."

Welcome home.

Higashino Mirai greeted her elderly father at the door.

"You're so sensible, Mirai." Higashino Hibiki rubbed his cheek.

"Dad," Higashino Mirai looked up, "isn't there anything good to eat?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot this time."

"Humph."

The child, wearing slippers, ran off with a "pat-pat" sound.

"This is so real, the future," Higashino Hibiki shook his head. "Look at this!"

He took out a cheap snack he bought from a roadside vendor from his pocket. "It's popping candy."

"Wow!" Higashino Mirai's eyes sparkled. "Thank you, Dad."

Hibiki Higashino placed the popping candy in his hand, saying, "You really are a 'whoever feeds me will be my mother' kind of person."

Akemi Akemi frowned upon hearing this, "How vulgar."

“That’s Chinese slang,” Hibiki Higashino said. “You’re really uncultured.”

The couple blamed each other.

Only then did he have time to take off his coat, hang it by the door, enjoy the air conditioning, and let out a long sigh.

"I'm finally alive."

Working hard in the sweltering summer heat is truly an inhuman task.

He walked heavily into the living room and sat down heavily next to Akemi Akemi.

A TV show produced by TBS was playing on the television. "Is this interesting?"

“It’s alright,” Akemi Akemi said. “It didn’t make it onto the trending charts. I was just passing the time.”

Work is hard during the week, and when it's time to rest on the weekend, I don't know what to do.

Higashino Hibiki watched for a while and gradually understood it.

It's probably just a typical love triangle.

Because of a lack of understanding between them, the male and female protagonists are interfered with, unable to get the love they desire, and entangled in distress, a type of story that can continue indefinitely.

Even someone like him, who only watched from the beginning, had no difficulty understanding it.

“TBS is really declining,” Akemi Akimiya said. “It’s been a long time since we’ve seen dramas like ‘Friday Wives,’ ‘Salaryman Kintaro,’ or ‘Beautiful Life.’”

Is "Salaryman Kintaro" a good show?

To my shame, Hibiki Higashino hasn't watched this TV series yet.

The picture quality of this TV series from 93 is terrible.

And he didn't have time either.

"The average viewership rating for 'Salaryman Kintaro' is as high as 19%."

12% is already high.

This TV series adapted from a comic is considered extremely high quality for a show airing on TBS's Toshiba Sunday Theater.

"Miya-sensei is truly amazing," Higashino exclaimed. "He praised me so much, it turns out his own manga adaptation into a TV series is also so impressive."

Akemi Akimiya shook her head. "I am the pillar of Young Jump, and you are the only one who doesn't take his achievements to heart."

Because of my excellent grades, I feel confident communicating with anyone.

Akemi Akimiya, a second-rate manga artist, felt envious and jealous of this.

"It's not Hibiki's fault," Higashino said in a affected manner.

Higashino Mirai suddenly appeared, staring at his parents with dead fish eyes.

"What a fussy couple."

He opened the popping candy and put it all in his mouth.

"Well."

Then enjoy the refreshing sensation of candy granules splashing everywhere.

Akemi Akemi worried, "Won't it be bad to give this to the child?"

Higashino reassured her, "It's okay to eat it occasionally."

There will be no adverse effects if popping candy is not used on "Desert Storm".

"Then don't buy anything for the future in the near future."

"Hmm, I'll buy jelly."

Akemi Akemi turned off the TV and asked Hibiki Higashino in surprise, "Are you still going out recently?"

"I guess we don't need to." Higashino rubbed his cheek. "I'm a manga artist, after all. What kind of image would it be if I were out and about all the time?"

If I don't stay home and draw comics soon, my persona will be ruined.

"That's good." The married woman, Akemi Akimiya, wanted to spend more time with her husband.

"I won't go out; that's a man's promise."

He had barely finished speaking when his phone rang.

Higashino looked down at the caller ID and couldn't help but feel annoyed.

"Men's promises are unreliable."

Watanabe, that harbinger of doom, has contacted him again.

……

The call ended.

Sulking, Akemi Akimiya asked, "What's wrong this time?"

“Paprika is going to have a test screening,” Hibiki Higashino told her. “Mr. Maruyama is truly a professional.”

"Your Name," which was initiated earlier than "Paprika," is still in the midst of intensive production.

Not even half of the progress has been completed.

After all, Mirai-sha is still too young and has no experience in making movies.

I can only learn and make it at the same time.

Fortunately, most of the employees at "Mirai-sha" are high-achieving students with strong learning abilities.

Under Yuko Asahina's leadership, they will achieve good results.

“Oh, it’s Paprika,” Akemi Akemi said in surprise. “It’s going to be released soon? Wow, that’s fast.”

Chapter 384 Those who follow the Way receive much help; those who stray from the Way receive little help.

"Hanzawa Naoki is a manga that has given me an absolutely amazing experience. Akino Toriyama's talent has blossomed once again." Yasutaka Tsutsui praised Hanzawa Naoki in an interview.

This commercial comic book changed the novelist's usual style, making him take a more positive view and softening his usually stern demeanor.

"Which character resonated with you the most, Mr. Tsutsui?" the host asked.

"Hanzawa Naoki kept his lips pursed, looking preoccupied. He was under a lot of pressure because he united his subordinates and fought against his superiors. But at the same time, he had compassion for most people, making him a heroic figure."

"So it's Hanzawa Naoki?"

"It used to be him, but in the last few episodes, my attention has been diverted. It's Higashida's mistress, Fujisawa Miki."

"Oh, why?"

“Fujisawa Miki hindered Hanzawa from controlling Higashida, and as an intermediary, she transferred 5000 million yen to Asano Tadashi. She also maintained improper relationships with many people. She is a bad woman who uses her body to make a living from her youth.” Tsutsui Yasutaka said in a serious tone, “Such a character has been portrayed in too many works.”

"What struck me was that 'Hanzawa Naoki' revealed the deeper reasons why Fujisawa Miki became someone else's mistress."

"Fujisawa Miki's dream is to open a nail salon, and for that she has to submit to Higashida, whom she dislikes. Such a dream is so simple, but it cannot be realized without falling into depravity. The bank will not give her a loan, and no one will lend her a helping hand."

“Politicians only think about their own benefit and climb the social ladder at all costs, without paying attention to the demands of ordinary people.”

"Japanese society has always been like this: indifferent and heartless, everyone seems to be in a hurry."

"In Japan, 45.7% of households have a full-time housewife, a figure that warrants serious consideration. The government should formulate policies to support women's entry into the workforce, allowing them to balance work and life."

Yasutaka Tsutsui used Miki Fujisawa to express his consistent views.

He finally returned to "Hanzawa Naoki".

"It is precisely because it delves into the deeper layers of society that 'Hanzawa Naoki' is a work that amazes me."

……

Yasutaka Tsutsui's praise for "Hanzawa Naoki" didn't bring any boost in viewership, but he did express his approval and support for the manga's literary merit.

In this respect, "Hanzawa Naoki" doesn't need to worry about being attacked. Readers will also feel proud.