Tokyo 1970: I'll draw Doraemon?

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"I've always found it unbelievable that Shizuka, such a wonderful girl, would choose to be with someone like you..."

There are plenty of men in the world better than you!

At the very beginning of the manga, Doraemon expressed the sentiments of many readers.

In the coffee shop, Miyuki Nagai rested her chin on her hand and smiled knowingly as she saw this.

"It's Fushimi responding to the readers' comments."

“‘Shizuka is beautiful and capable, so her liking for Nobita must be out of compassion,’ that’s what they said. But after the ‘Jellyfish Aquarium’ was published, such comments became much less common.”

"Fushimi-kun's manga is outdated."

At the strong recommendation of her friend Yuka Higashino, she also started to like "Doraemon" and has been watching it ever since.

Therefore, I have many feelings in my heart.

"Childhood sweethearts can turn the impossible into the possible."

"Shizuka likes Nobita, so how could that arrogant Asano like Fushimi? Even though Fushimi is much better than Nobita."

To find out the truth, she specifically arranged to meet Asano Megumi today.

In any case, they are both studying in Tokyo, wouldn't it be a shame if they didn't run into each other?

……

To find out if the two will end up together, Doraemon takes out his gadget, the Time TV.

This tool can accurately predict future events.

Doraemon rewound time to before Nobita and Shizuka's engagement.

The first image on the TV screen was of the unlucky guy, Nobita, sneezing.

Adult Shizuka invites him to climb a snow mountain, but adult Nobita hesitates because he is not good at climbing mountains, let alone snow mountains.

Shizuka, feeling somewhat helpless, sat down next to Nobita and gave him half a roasted sweet potato.

"Have they gotten this close?" As a girl, Miyuki Nagai immediately understood Shizuka's thoughts.

It means treating the other person as family and not caring about embarrassing things like "farting" happening in front of others.

Nobita compared life to a mountain and proposed to Shizuka by saying he wanted to climb the mountain together.

Shizuka didn't understand the metaphor, and Nobita left angrily after agreeing to her invitation to climb the snow mountain but then refusing.

She was going with Dekisugi and the others.

"Huh?" Miyuki Nagai sensed a crisis. "Could Shizuka be with Dekisugi?"

Ever since Dekisugi appeared as a perfect character, there has been a sentiment among readers that Dekisugi is more suitable for Shizuka than Nobita.

They were both elites, academically excellent, and of impeccable character; they were a match made in heaven.

When the little boy Nobita saw this, he was also extremely worried.

You know, at school, some classmates did a love fortune telling for Shizuka, saying that Shizuka and Dekisugi would be very happy together and would be the best couple.

Nobita and Shizuka are completely mismatched; even if they got together, they would break up immediately.

The plot has taken an unexpected turn.

……

Nobita nervously watched the time-travel TV and discovered that a blizzard had broken out in the snow-capped mountains, and Shizuka had been separated from the main group and was in danger.

However, as an adult, he was fast asleep due to a fever.

Anxious Nobita had an idea. He used the Time Bag to transform into his adult self, then took the time machine to the future to rescue Shizuka and win her heart.

As he wished, Shizuka, who was helplessly walking forward, heard his call amidst the howling wind and snow, and felt the sense of security he brought.

Even though this person arrived in a sorry state, unable to carry the girl's luggage, brought a world map, tried to start a fire in the cave using the clumsy method of rubbing sticks together, draped his soaking wet windbreaker over himself, brought only canned food without a can opener, and even fought with him for a sleeping bag...

It didn't help me at all; instead, it caused a lot of trouble.

but……

How could you not be moved by someone who would risk their life for you like that?

Nobita has always been like this; he can't do anything right and always causes trouble.

Shizuka understands.

But she still ended up with Nobita.

Because she knew that no matter how dangerous something was, Nobita would travel over mountains and rivers to protect her.

In making life choices, he prioritized Shizuka's safety over his own, showing unwavering devotion to her.

During this blizzard, Dekisugi chose to believe that Shizuka could save herself and gave up searching for her, all for the sake of the team's safety. However, Nobita resolutely rushed into the blizzard.

This has been proven once again.

Compared to Dekisugi's rationality, Shizuka prefers Nobita's willingness to fight for her.

Looking at Nobita, who was fast asleep, Shizuka's eyes sparkled with tears.

At that moment, she made a decision.

After safely returning from the snow mountain, facing Nobita who, despite still having a fever, had brought a bunch of useless canned food to rescue her, she said:

"I want to marry Nobita."

“If I’m not by your side, you’ll do those worrying things again.”

Such a plain and unremarkable confession.

Miyuki Nagai felt a warmth in her heart as she watched.

This was just a girl's playful remark amidst her shyness, but it also contained Shizuka's determination.

She wanted to take care of Nobita, accompany him, and spend her life with him, through both the lows and the highs.

No need for vows or promises; they understand each other, and that's enough.

"It's so well drawn!" Miyuki Nagai's eyes were glistening with tears. She couldn't help but think of Fushimi River, then shook her head violently.

"Although I don't know how Fushimi-kun drew 'Romance of the Snowy Mountains,' he simply couldn't comprehend the affections of others."

"For example, me, and Asano-kun."

"I'm here, Asano-kun."

She waved to Asano Megumi, who had just entered the coffee shop.

……

"How touching, Shizuka's confession."

In Fujiko's studio, Jiro Suzuki tilted his head back, letting tears stream down his face.

In a relationship, it's usually the boy who makes the promise, but in Doraemon, it's Shizuka who does it.

It's truly remarkable that they were able to achieve this.

After reading this episode, even a straight man like him understood the beauty of love.

"I feel like I'm only one Shizuka away from falling in love."

"Pah," Fujimoto Hiroshi muttered under his breath, "Do you even deserve 'Shizuka'? Even someone as handsome and talented as Fushimi wouldn't have 'Shizuka'."

Shizuka is a character he created, but now she has come to life, and even Fujimoto Hiroshi himself cannot control Shizuka's fate.

If Doraemon weren't a children's comic, Fujimoto Hiroshi thought that the thought of possibly killing off Shizuka would make him cry terribly.

"The way he depicted such an excellent female protagonist is quite similar to my own ideas. As expected of Oikawa-sensei," Fujimoto Hiroshi exclaimed.

"Pah!" Suzuki Jiro retorted.

Chapter 49 Competitors' Concerns

"A direct and innocent love, that's really nice."

Mitsuru Adachi held up Weekly Shonen Sunday and sighed.

"Snow Mountain Romance" reminded him of Shinji Nagashima's manga, which doesn't emphasize passion but is simple and realistic, focusing on the youth of ordinary people.

Although Nobita uses futuristic gadgets that are beyond reality, it doesn't seem out of place.

Ultimately, this story is about human emotions and how people come together after understanding each other.

Instead of striving and fighting until death.

"I also want to draw a story like that."

For example, the protagonist has a gentle and kind childhood sweetheart who harbors a budding affection for him.

"Hmm...it would be best if I also had an older brother."

"It would be even better if you could add my favorite baseball elements, like aiming for Koshien or something."

He was envisioning it in his mind.

It's a pity I can't draw it.

In Toshiki Takei's plan for his manga career, Mitsuru Adachi was only responsible for drawing, while the original works were done by other people.

Mitsuru Adachi had no objection to this; he was content as long as he could make a living through painting.

Therefore, he felt no jealousy towards the thriving career of his contemporary, Oikawa.

"Oh, right, I can't throw away that signed doujinshi by Oikawa from the CM convention, it can sell for a lot of money in the future."

Thinking of this, he got up from the sofa and went to the bookshelf to search.

……

The editorial department of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump, a magazine division established after an editor from Sunday jumped ship, grew into a behemoth in just three years, far surpassing its former employer, Weekly Shonen Sunday.

This is thanks to the keen insight of editor-in-chief Noriyuki Nagano.

He discovered the contradiction between reader demand and market gap, and with a small investment, he launched the erotic novel "Broken Shame Academy" and the delinquent youth novel "The Little Devil General," which completely opened up the market, and countless readers flocked to buy the magazines.