Tokyo: Earth Online Manga Artist

Its cumulative sales of genuine discs have exceeded 200,000 sets.

This is entirely due to the fact that "Attack on Titan" is so appealing to Western culture. In addition to the inherent passion of Japanese anime that is recognized and loved by all people, it also has a realistic core of sacrifice and risk.

And... the main characters in Attack on Titan are of European and American descent, which gives European and American audiences a high degree of identification.

That's why they really like Attack on Titan.

And this parallel world's Attack on Titan is no exception.

After watching the anime, they continued to discuss it online, and Attack on Titan even brought fame to the manga author, "Don't Eat Pears".

Western audiences got to know Eri Aragaki through anime, and then watched her previous videos and works because of her.

Many people are surprised that this girl seems completely out of place with the dark and cruel story of the titans, yet they also feel that this contrast makes the titans more appealing.

Blu-ray and DVD of the Attack on Titan anime have been repeatedly restocked on major e-commerce platforms in Europe and America. Many disc store employees have said that Attack on Titan almost sells out as soon as it arrives.

This situation used to only apply to a few top-tier national-level animations, but now it's happening to a new series that has only just aired its first season.

The scope of discussion among Western fans has also broadened, gradually extending from the initial characters and plot to all aspects of the work, including its worldview, narrative techniques, and music production.

Eri Aragaki, as the author, also became a focus of their discussion.

Some people are starting to look forward to how the anime will present the later parts of Attack on Titan's story, while others are starting to pay attention to Eri Aragaki's other works, especially "Sayonara, Eri".

The enthusiasm shown by the European and American markets for Giants far exceeded Shueisha's initial estimates.

This comic already had a large readership, and after being adapted into an anime, its influence was fully unleashed, becoming a phenomenon that transcends regions and cultures.

For Eri Aragaki, the successive successes of the Japanese domestic market, the Republic of China market, and the European and American markets mean that her influence as a manga artist is no longer limited to one place.

Her name began to appear on social media in various languages, fans discussed her work in different languages, and more and more subtitle groups translated each of her videos.

The giant is like a huge snowball, starting in Tokyo, rolling across Tokyo Bay, rolling across the whole of Asia, and then rolling to the other side of the ocean.

……

In the latter half of 2009...

Eri Aragaki has truly become incredibly popular throughout the entire ACG community, let's just say that...

With the anime ending...

Whether in Japan, in the People's Republic of China, or on the entire internet, she is widely recognized as...

"A nationally renowned and extremely popular comic artist."

It can be said that... her status is now completely equivalent to that of Kishimoto, Oda, and Tite Kubo!

This is the result of the animation's success after it aired!

Even though her popularity had surpassed that of Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece several times before the anime aired, it was still far from being on par with Oda and the others...

That's really incomparable.

But it's different now.

The impressive success and high praise of the first season of the Attack on Titan anime have put her on par with Oda and others.

"Going into Bleach, Naruto, and Azur Lane" is no longer a joke; it has become a consensus within the ACG community!

This treatment, which puts her on par with Oda and others, depends on Eri Aragaki and the earning power of "Attack on Titan".

Let me put it this way...

The most obvious point is...

Eri Aragaki's savings have dwindled from over 2000 million yen... of which 6000 million yen was the "down payment" she made when she bought her apartment and studio, but in the six months since the Attack on Titan anime aired...

Her savings then grew to over 5 million yen!

This is just the beginning of a six-month income surge, and there will only be more to come.

And if a manga artist like Eri Aragaki can earn this much, then Shueisha, the television station, and the animation production team must be even more...

They earned several times more than Eri Aragaki.

But Eri Aragaki doesn't care; she'll be grinning from ear to ear for the rest of the year anyway!

So much money!

That's so much money, it's awesome!!

But how should we spend it?

Eri Aragaki simply used her time-traveling prophet abilities to buy stocks and planned to invest in cryptocurrency.

This was her start-up capital, and from then on, she really didn't have to worry anymore!

Besides that...

With the remaining money, she planned to use it as a down payment to buy a large villa!

That's right, her old apartment couldn't contain her ambition anymore; she planned to buy a large, luxuriously furnished detached villa!

As for the original apartment, just rent it out.

She didn't really care; in her opinion, there was nothing she would be reluctant to part with.

The studio will remain unchanged, still in the same location, and everyone can simply gather there to work as usual.

Anyway, it's not far from the big villa she plans to buy.

And so, in Eri Aragaki's ever-growing ambition...

The first season of the Attack on Titan anime has come to a successful end. The ending of the first season did not disappoint the audience, but it also left some questions unanswered.

Viewers are eagerly anticipating the arrival of the second season.

As for this matter... Shueisha has already made a decision.

First of all, the Attack on Titan anime has achieved outstanding results, not only in terms of viewership and DVD sales in its home country.

Its sales in overseas markets are also extremely high.

Secondly, the Attack on Titan manga has been serialized to around 110 chapters, and there is enough story material available for direct anime adaptation.

Therefore, the animation production committee quickly finalized the production project for the second season of the anime.

Of course, this is just confirmation and public announcement; the actual production is about to begin...

It will probably take several more months.

With the unparalleled success of the Attack on Titan anime this year...

2009 is also drawing to a close.

It's that time of year again for the year-end party and Jump Festa...

Eri Aragaki is not planning to participate in Jump Festa this year.

Because she doesn't actually have any promotional tasks this year. The year before last was the first time she participated in Jump Festa as a top ten popular manga artist, and she promoted her work as a beautiful girl manga artist.

Last year was because the Attack on Titan anime was being promoted.

But this year... she doesn't need to go.

Shueisha now respects her ideas, because times have changed. Eri Aragaki is now able to be respected by Shueisha and also has the ability to refuse Shueisha's requests.

As for the year-end party... she didn't really want to go. She planned to take Erina and the others directly to the Republic for a vacation, and then let Fujimoto Itsuki go with Hayashi Shiping to broaden his horizons.

but……

She still went this year.

because……

"Eri?"

That day, Eri Aragaki received a phone call, and then heard that gentle voice laughing as it came from the other end, "This year... I'd like to talk to you at the year-end party. See you then."

Chapter 222 Transcendence

Looking at the familiar hotel in front of me...

Eri Aragaki was deeply moved.

It's another year-end party, and there's really not much to say about it. This isn't Eri Aragaki's first time attending one, so it's not anything new to her.

The year-end party was similar in nature to her company's annual party in her previous life, except that this one was hosted by Shueisha, and the main participants were Shueisha's leading manga artists, so it was a bit more casual.

Aside from the food being a bit better and the chance to meet some famous cartoonists, there's not much else to see here.

Now that Eri Aragaki is completely financially independent, she no longer craves this food.

In the past two years, she had met almost all the cartoonists she wanted to meet.

Aside from Yoshihiro Togashi, because that four-character old thief is a big shot.

Furthermore, according to rumors, he and the editorial department of Shueisha do not get along, and in the past two years, "Hunter x Hunter" has been caught in a vicious cycle of resuming publication for a period of time and then going on indefinite hiatus.

That's why Eri Aragaki didn't see him at the year-end parties she attended the previous two years.

But it doesn't matter anyway.

And presumably he still won't be attending this year's year-end party.

Eri Aragaki will not attend the year-end party just because the four-character old thief is present this year.

Her original plan for this year was to go on vacation again. Last year's two-and-a-half-week special forces-style vacation, which involved visiting four attractions, was too rushed and the experience wasn't very good.

Last year, Erina and the others were saying that they hadn't had enough fun on Qiongzhou Island and had to go back.

The main reason is that the climate on Qiongzhou Island is too comfortable. Apart from southerners who like to play in the snow and enjoy the cold, snowy winters, no one likes the cold climate.

So this year they plan to travel to the Republic, especially to the warm south, with several famous southern resort cities being their targets.

Eri Aragaki originally planned to board a plane and go on vacation immediately after submitting her manuscript.

But to her surprise, Akira Toriyama called her this year specifically to say that he hoped to meet and talk at the year-end party.

This……