My Cartoonist Girlfriend

Sayuri Sawamura smiled slyly, and after her daughter changed into slippers and came in, she took her hand and walked to the living room to sit down.

"Eri, did you have fun today?"

"I told you we're not going out to play, we're having a study session! Everyone is studying very hard!"

As she spoke, she took out her cell phone and showed her mother the photos of the study session she had taken today.

Sayuri Sawamura looked at the photos and didn't expect that it was actually a study session.

"Oh~~ I'm a little disappointed. I saw that it was Asakura-kun who rode his bike to send you back today. I thought you two went out to play alone."

Seeing her mother's teasing look, Eriri blushed and said loudly, "No way!!!"

"Really? Mom saw it!"

Sayuri Sawamura recalled and said, "It was great, the boy driving the girl under the moonlight made me feel like I was back in college!"

"Wu...I won't talk to you anymore, I'm going to take a shower!"

Ying Lili really couldn't convince her mother, so she could only choose to run away.

Watching her daughter go upstairs, Sayuri Sawamura smiled with emotion: "That's great. This way, Eriri won't just bury her head in games and comics. But...that Asakura-kun seems to have the same hobbies as Eriri. Ah, isn't that the same as me and my dear? Come on, Eriri!"

On the other side, Asakura Feng rode his bike slowly and returned home.

Similar to Eriri, Asakura Kaede was also questioned by her parents after entering the house. Asakura Kaede, like Eriri, naturally didn't bother to say anything. After briefly explaining what happened today, she went upstairs.

After her son went upstairs, Asakura Reiko looked at her husband and said, "Honey, I think our son must be hiding something."

"I feel so too."

Asakura Takaichi nodded in agreement: "The expression on this kid's face when he first came in didn't look like nothing had happened. He was extremely happy. What do you think, could it be?"

"It shouldn't be that serious." Shaking her head, Asakura Reiko picked up her phone and stood up. "I'll go back to my room and call Sayuri to ask and exchange information."

On both sides, there are restless mothers.

.............

According to the previous plan, there should be two more study sessions during the seven days of the Golden Week. However, after attending one session together at the public library, Asakura Kaede had to miss the last study session because of a sudden call from the library.

Eriri also had something to do and took a leave, so the remaining four people had to gather on their own to go to the library.

"Really? It's ok for weekends, but why do you want me to come during this seven-day holiday?"

Looking at the library building in front of him, Asakura Feng sighed and walked in.

Pushing open the door of the editorial department, Asakura Kaede was surprised to find that in addition to editors Nakajima and Machida, Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha were also there.

"Why are you here too?"

"Good morning, Asakura-kun." Kasumigaoka Utaha greeted her with a smile and picked up the novel in her hand. "The sample is out. After editor Machida notified me, I couldn't help but come here. By the way, I also notified Sawamura-san."

After hearing this, Asakura Feng looked at Eriri in realization: "So that's how it is. I was wondering why you suddenly asked for leave from the study session too."

Then he also looked at Editor Nakajima.

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Not only Asakura Kaede herself, but even Machida Sonoko, Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha, all didn't know why Asakura Kaede was called here.

However, Editor Nakajima was not in a hurry. He first went to make a cup of coffee for Asakura Kaede himself, and then said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's a good thing to ask you to come."

"Is this really a good thing, instead of rushing me to finish the manuscript for volume 6?"

"Hahaha, don't worry, there's still nearly two months left for the sixth volume. Since I promised you more time off, I will definitely not break my promise. And I believe that Xiao Feng, you will definitely hand it in to me on time, right?"

Editor Nakajima's words made others even more curious.

Editor Nakajima stopped dragging his feet and said directly: "Congratulations, Xiaofeng, your work has passed the animation meeting and can be animated."

"Animation? So soon?"

Asakura Feng was also surprised. He never expected that the reason he was called here today was to adapt the novel into an animation.

Editor Nakajima also expected Asakura Kaede to be so surprised, and laughed happily: "Hahaha, actually I was also quite surprised, but it's mainly because Soharu is selling so well, the popularity and sales are there. Especially in the past few days, the fifth volume was released, 70% of the stores across the country have already restocked it, so it's expected that it will be animated at this time."

Eriri now looked at Asakura Kaede happily: "Asakura is awesome! It's going to be adapted into an animation!"

Asakura Feng finally recovered and said with a smile, "I really didn't expect it, but it's great that it can be animated. Editor Nakajima, which animation company accepted the animation project?"

"Guess what?" Editor Nakajima looked at Asakura Kaede and said with a smile, "You can rest assured about this. We won't just take your work to a random company. We are a very reliable company."

"Is that so?"

Rubbing his chin for a while, Asakura Feng said, "First, we rule out Sunrise. They are the most unlikely choice. They can't even finish filming their own IP. Then we rule out JC. I told you, Editor Nakajima, that they are unreliable. You won't agree to let them produce it."

Eriri also joined the discussion, raised her hand and said, "What about the UFO Club?"

"It's unlikely. After all, they are currently working on the FSN movie version."

"That's right!"

Asakura Kaede thought about it, and finally said: "Hmm... Could it be that they really have found Studio DEEN?"

Editor Nakajima smiled and nodded: "That's right, after all, it was you who mentioned it, Xiaofeng. As the original author, we will naturally take your opinion into consideration."

When Eriri heard the name of the company, she was also surprised and asked, "Is it really DEEN? It's a long-established animation company!"

Utaha Kasumigaoka doesn't know much about the animation production companies in the industry. At most, she can name a few well-known ones that have had popular works in recent years.

“Is this company’s work great?”

Eriri also took on the responsibility of explaining, "DEEN was founded in 75, and I have lost count of the animations they have produced and collaborated on so far. Although some of them were mediocre or even bad, there are still many excellent works overall.

Let me give you a few examples, you must have seen them. Random Code 1/2, Arrest Warrant, Rurouni Kenshin, Fruits Basket, Junjou Romantica, Jigoku Shoujo. Oh, and FSN in 06 was also produced by them. And in recent years, Hakuouki, Sanka Reiya, Jigoku Shoujo. How about these, are they enough?"

After listening to this, Kasumigaoka Utaha suddenly realized: "So it's this company. I've watched many of their animations and left a deep impression on them. So it seems that there shouldn't be any problems with the adaptation of Asakura-kun's novel this time?"

Editor Nakajima said affirmatively: "After we contacted them, they were also very interested in the plan to adapt Suqing. We will meet in two days to hold a planning meeting. Xiaofeng, when the time comes, you can take a leave and come with us?"

"I see. Tell me the time in advance and I will be there on time."

After agreeing, Asakura Feng exhaled, looked at Editor Nakajima and said, "I have already written the sixth volume of the novel. I will bring it with me on the day of the planning meeting, but the release will still proceed according to the normal plan."

"Have you finished writing it? That's great, and it will also reassure DEEN. The story of the novel will be very good if it is adapted into an animation. The stories of the first five volumes are enough to adapt two seasons. As long as the response and the sales of the discs are good, we can definitely negotiate a long-term cooperation and complete your novel by then!"

Editor Nakajima was also very happy with Asakura Kaede's efficiency, and he gave her a guarantee right away.

After learning this, Kasumigaoka Utaha could not help but feel envious. Thinking about her own novel, the first volume has not yet been released, only a sample has been released. Although it won the gold medal in the Newcomer Award, this is completely different from participating in the light novel market.

The future of the first volume alone is somewhat uncertain, and if it is adapted into an animation, I don’t know when it will be released.

And at this moment, all kinds of thoughts were sparking in Yinglili's little head.

..........

In order to celebrate the animation of Asakura Kaede's novel and the release of the sample of Kasumigaoka Utaha's novel, editor Nakajima took everyone to a restaurant for lunch at noon to celebrate.

After lunch, the two editors finished their temporary work for the day and left. The remaining three went to a nearby cafe and sat down.

After the ordered coffee came, Kasumigaoka Utaha took out a tablet computer from her bag and handed it to Asakura Kaede opposite her.

"Asakura-kun, I've already written part of the second volume of the novel. Can you help me take a look?"

"Volume 2? Senior, you're pretty quick. It looks like you've figured out the overall outline of the novel?"

As a result, Asakura Kaede did not rush to read it, but asked Kasumigaoka Utaha about the arrangement of the novel.

Ying Lili listened to the conversation between the two and asked in confusion: "What are you talking about? Why don't I understand?"

"It's about the overall tone of Senior's novel." Asakura Feng opened the tablet and slowly read the text on it, explaining, "Senior originally planned to add a second heroine in the second volume, but now it seems that there should be some changes."

"That's right."

Kasumigaoka Utaha said with a smile: "I originally planned to add a competitor to create a love triangle, but after thinking about it carefully, I gave up the idea. Although there will be competition, it won't be as painful as I thought at first. Overall, the story still revolves around the hero and heroine."

Although what she said was normal, Eriri didn't know why, but she felt that there was something else in the look in Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes when she said those words.

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The second volume of Love Metronome is written slowly and steadily by Utaha Kasumigaoka. She has only written one-third of it so far, so Asakura Kaede is reading it very quickly.

After quickly browsing, Asakura Feng handed the tablet to Eriri beside her and said, "Looking at this progress, the new character that Senior originally planned will appear in the third volume, right?"

"Yes."

After taking a sip of coffee, Kasumigaoka Utaha chuckled and said, "In the first two volumes, I plan to focus on the acquaintance and relationship between the hero and heroine, and create some scenes that build up goodwill."

As she spoke, Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at the two people sitting opposite her. A lot of the material for her novel would depend on these two people.

After receiving the tablet, Eriri looked at it for five minutes but still hadn't finished it, so she returned it: "Well... I'd better not read it. I haven't finished a single volume yet, and it's not satisfying to read."

"If you want to read the entire volume, you'll have to wait a little longer. I'm not as efficient as Asakura-kun. I think this volume will take me at least a month or two."

“That’s really slow.”

Listening to Eriri's sigh, Asakura Kaede also said: "The themes are different. Soharu is a happy adventure story in another world. Because of the world view, I don't have to consider some things. I just need to create an interesting story. And Love Metronome is a realistic love theme. The sense of reality and character creation must be close to reality. This requires the author's skill, so it's normal for the senior sister to write slowly."

After a pause, Asakura Feng looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha and asked, "By the way, when will senior's novel be released? I forgot to ask before."

"Oh, yes, they said the sample came out and I saw it, but I really forgot to ask about the release date!" Eriri also reacted and asked curiously.

"I thought you all knew that already."

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at the two people opposite her with some depression, and said, "It will be released on May 5nd, and the advertisements should start in the next few days. I'll also ask you to warm up the novel before its release."

"Hmm...why don't I send it now? I happen to have the sample with me, right?"

Eriri's suggestion also made Kasumigaoka Utaha suddenly realize, yes, now that she has got the novel sample and the two people who helped her promote it are also here, isn't it a good opportunity to promote it today?

She took out the novel from her bag and handed it to Eriri. At the same time, Kasumigaoka Utaha picked up her phone and said, "I'll ask Editor Machida first. It shouldn't be a problem."

I sent a message and soon received a reply from Machida Sonoko, saying that it was okay to send it. Then the official account of the library also retweeted Asakura Kaede and Eriri's tweets.

She did what she said. Eriri immediately took a photo of the novel cover, edited the promotional text and sent it out.

The same went for Asakura Kaede. She edited a paragraph praising the story of the novel and Kasumigaoka Utaha's writing style, then posted it on Twitter. Like Eriri, she also tagged Kasumigaoka Utaha's account.

After the two people sent out their tweets, the official account of Fuzugawa Bunko immediately followed suit and retweeted it. Many netizens also learned that the work of the previous Rookie Bounty Award winner would be released soon.

And it seems that this newcomer has also gained the support of a popular artist in the fan community, who helps her with character design and illustrations. Even Hong Fengye, a popular writer from the same publishing house, has come to promote her, which has immediately brought a lot of attention to the newcomer, Kasumi Shiko.

You should know that neither Kashiwagi Eri nor Hong Fengye, two popular painters and writers in the industry, have ever promoted their works in this way. They are both people who attach great importance to their reputation. Therefore, it can be seen that the works of this newcomer must be very good.

Although they were just two short tweets, the effect was unexpectedly good. After seeing the tweets, the number of followers of Kasumigaoka Utaha's author account also increased rapidly.

"Isn't this reaction a bit exaggerated?"

"of course not."

Putting down the phone, Asakura Feng smiled and said, "Those who follow my and Eriri's accounts are basically fans in the circle. These people have a high user stickiness. And we have never done anything to damage our reputation. This recommendation is also based on recognition of the work. Some of the people who follow you now may be because of their relationship with Eriri, but soon, as long as your novel is released, these people will become your real fans as long as they read your novel."

"That's right, that's right."

Ying Lili also said proudly: "I rarely recommend novels on public platforms like this, you have to thank me!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't say anything hypocritical. She nodded and said, "Tonight's dinner is on my table."

In the evening, after Kasumigaoka Utaha treated the two of them to a sumptuous dinner, the three of them separated and returned home.

Asakura Kaede also informed her parents the news that her light novel would soon be adapted into an animation. They were both very happy, and her mother also said that she would prepare a big meal tomorrow so that the whole family could celebrate.

After talking to her parents about the animation, Asakura Kaede returned to her bedroom.

As soon as I turned on the computer, a message from Eriri came on my phone.

Eriri: [Asakura, I have made a decision! ]

Asakura Kaede: [You seem very serious. Have you decided on the type of book you want to publish at the summer fan fair? I can authorize you to draw a fan book of Suqing! ]

On the other side, Ying Lili cheered immediately when she saw the news, but she quickly reacted and replied angrily.

Eriri: [That's not it! But if you agree to give me the authorization, I can still draw it!]

Asakura Kaede smiled and wondered what the character of Soharu created by Eriri would be like.

Moreover, Asakura Kaede also thought with hindsight that if she had the same idea as Kasumigaoka Utaha, she would have directly invited Eriri to be her illustrator at that time. Would the situation be different now?

Asakura Kaede: [Okay, I've given you the authorization. You can draw as many as you want. Also, what's the main thing you want to talk about? ]

Eriri was very satisfied with Asakura Kaede's reply. After going through the types of doujinshi that could be published at the summer doujinshi exhibition, she talked about the decision she had just made.

Eriri: [I've decided. I want to be a manga artist! I'll start drawing today and submit my work to Jump!]