Full-time comic artist

After a long period of time, he was finally able to put down Go and attain enlightenment.

In his final moments, Sai called out:

"Oh, right, Hikaru, Hikaru."

"Hey... Hikaru! Huh?"

Can you still hear my voice?

Hikaru Shindo kept his eyes half-closed and did not react.

Sai concluded by saying:

"Xiao Guang, I am very happy."

……

"Waaah!" Yoshihiro Togashi cried, "They didn't even say goodbye in the end? What a heartless Akino Toriyama."

"But that's how it should be! You draw well, you draw really well! That's what a cartoonist should be like! Waaaaah!"

He started crying again, looking at Hikaru Shindo with a bewildered expression, and finally came to his senses after Sai's last glimmer of light disappeared.

All that could be heard were the sounds of wind chimes and carp streamers being blown.

I can no longer find that person I've grown accustomed to.

……

"Huh? It really disappeared?"

Hirokazu Nakai, the former captain of the Go club at Yan Yan High School, rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

Although the manga had been building up to this for a long time, the way Tori Akino drew the plot so cleanly and efficiently still shocked him.

Sai is the most beloved character among readers of "Hikaru no Go," without a doubt.

But I still decided to let him finish filming.

Hirokazu Nakai rubbed his forehead, feeling extremely sad.

His feelings were so heavy that he only realized he was crying when tears dripped onto the tatami mat.

This was an emotion I had never experienced while reading other works. It made Hirokazu Nakai realize for the first time that the departure of a manga character could be so heartbreaking.

"I first read 'Hikaru no Go' because I like playing Go."

"After that, I read 'Hikaru no Go' because it was very interesting. The characters were vividly portrayed, and the story was particularly exciting, which made me feel the emotions of the characters."

"I never thought I would feel so powerless one day. I probably will never watch Hikaru no Go again."

He lowered his arms, letting tears stream down his cheeks, feeling a pang of heartache.

……

The years that "Hikaru no Go" accompanied me have come to an end.

This is the opinion of countless readers.

If I keep watching, it will only get more and more painful, right?

"After Sai left, I never want to watch Hikaru no Go again."

I haven't watched One Piece since Roger died. This is a joke that Hibiki Higashino heard.

It's true that one can achieve enlightenment without watching "Hikaru no Go".

Tetsuya Endo is very distressed, even though the second season of "Hikaru no Go" is going to be released in just a few days.

The Jump editorial department had notified Pierrot in advance, and Tetsuya Endo had made ample preparations, but the enormous impact still caught him off guard.

The story of Sai becoming a Buddha in "Hikaru no Go" has once again become a hot topic.

But they were all negative.

He had heard from more than one or two readers that they would no longer watch "Hikaru no Go".

"Last season's average rating was 15.7%. This season, I'd be satisfied if it could stay at 10%," he thought pessimistically.

He learned that even Akira Yamazaki's Go program had seen its ratings drop by half. Rumors were circulating that the program was being cancelled.

Endo Tetsuya couldn't help but feel a sense of shared sorrow, and sighed repeatedly.

“This kind of content is actually quite good,” he shook his head, understanding Higashino Hibiki very well. “Hikaru no Go is like this; the tone from the very beginning determined the current outcome.”

"If Sai's death were changed, then Hikaru no Go would no longer be Hikaru no Go. Decades later, no one would discuss this work anymore."

……

Jump Editorial Department.

Sasaki pressed down the blinds and looked downstairs.

In a conspicuous place, there were burning flames.

Those were readers of "Hikaru no Go" burning the volumes they had purchased.

They gathered around the fire and raised their middle fingers upstairs.

"Wow, readers these days are so short-tempered," Araki Hirohiko remarked.

He also distributed quite a few knives.

In particular, many popular characters among the Stardust Warriors, such as Avdol, Iggy, and Kakyoin, died one after another.

Fortunately, my readers are good-natured and did not react aggressively.

He thought that "eating a knife" was a good form of spiritual growth.

When readers love a character, feel joy or anger because of him, experience his strong will, and recognize his fearless spirit, then the passing of this character can evoke a tremendous resonance.

Faced with fate, they fought with all their might, using their golden spirit to allow readers to feel the character's sublimation.

They will like JoJo even more because of this.

This is the charm of JoJo and Hirohiko Araki.

Therefore, at this moment, Araki admires Akino Mirai.

"Seventeen years of solitude, fifty days of friendship, the noble Hierophant, the eternal youth."

This is Kakyoin Noriaki.

A character that readers really like.

When he first faced Dio, he was filled with fear and timidity.

When he finally faced Dio, he fearlessly unleashed an emerald water splash with a radius of twenty meters.

For the sake of his comrades, he chose to face death, and even in his final moments, he was still revealing the true nature of Dio's Stand.

When the person who created the story sees another author of the same work, do they feel that they are not alone in their own path?

Araki agrees.

The highly popular character, whose rise to fame was foreshadowed in the comics, died at the very moment he was supposed to die, thus ending his mission.

Procrastination only makes things worse.

“Yes,” Sasaki nodded.

What he saw was not what Araki saw, but rather the abilities of Tori Akino Mirai.

The ability to evoke such empathy in readers is a testament to the skill of Mirai Toriyama's manga.

He tells the story in a captivating way, using comics as a prelude, ultimately making readers fall head over heels in love.

This is a skill that top-notch comic artists must possess.

So when he saw the readers' strong reactions, he wasn't at a loss; on the contrary, he was quite happy.

"Jump is able to maintain its number one position only because it has newcomers like Akino Mirai."

Chapter 108 The Death of the Dragon Girl

The art festival is at Musashino Art University this weekend.

Hibiki Higashino has never joined any clubs, so he has never participated in any club activities.

While others were passionately burning with youthful energy, Hibiki Higashino was drawing manga.

At this moment, he arrived at the school gate, just like a tourist, to visit the cultural festival.

A simple torii gate stands at the entrance to Musashino. Further in, the once empty path is now adorned with many red lanterns.

It added a lively atmosphere.

There were many people around, mostly visitors, including tourists, parents, and friends of students.

Hibiki Higashino walked alone in Musashino.

He has been at Musashino for half a year, but he is still not familiar with the university.

I felt a little lost for a moment.

"Hello," a student greeter wearing a red ribbon bowed politely, noticing his expression. "The main venue for the art festival is just ahead. There will be a map at the entrance. We hope you have a pleasant visit."

"Thank you," Hibiki Higashino nodded stiffly.

I really don't fit in; everyone treats me like an outsider.

He felt a mixture of amusement and disbelief.

In my past life, I watched school anime, and they almost always featured events like cultural festivals. They seemed very lively, so I came alone.

Yoshii and others probably felt it would affect him, so they didn't invite him.

Hibiki Higashino, feeling somewhat lonely, comforted himself in this way.

There is a map at the entrance of the main venue.

The venues are marked with ten locations, as well as booths from various places.

This piqued Higashino Hibiki's interest.

I started browsing the stalls.