Great Mangaka

"Mirai-sensei's confidence! I only need female readers and I can surpass Kanto Manga Company!"

Seeing a headline online, Takumi didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "This is nonsense."

'How could he have so much confidence? It's just that drawing girls' manga in girls' magazines is normal, right?'

This happened on the night of Weekly Shōjo Manga's release. Takumi had been busy all day and could only take advantage of the night to go online and read others' comments about Ouran High School Host Club.

The media praised and criticized it, but overall, it still received praise. There seemed to be only one reason for the criticism: it wasn't suitable for male readers.

This opinion was evident, and thousands of male readers also left messages in his personal space.

"Mirai-sensei, your mythical status in my heart has been shattered. I didn't expect you to give up your moral integrity for those female readers!"

"I don't like Ouran High School Host Club. I feel uncomfortable when I see the club. Those six tall, rich, and handsome boys look like gigolos. Mirai-sensei, you disappoint me."

"I can't stand it. It's getting worse and worse. It's disgusting. A man draws a reverse harem manga about the female protagonist!"

"Mirai-sensei, I always thought you were different from other mangaka, but now you're becoming more and more vulgar. What's the difference between Ouran High School Host Club and other girls' manga? I'd rather read Kaya Hoshino's Hoshi! At least she's a serious and beautiful girl!"

These comments were made by male readers, which aroused the displeasure of female readers.

"Do you guys treat Weekly Shōjo Manga magazine as your own? It's a manga for us. If you don't like it, just leave. No one is asking you to read it!"

'Officials can light fires, but ordinary people cannot light lamps. What kind of logic is that?' Boys' manga and novels have three wives and four concubines. Why can't girls' manga have that? Besides, Ouran High School Host Club only has one chapter. How do you know it's a harem? What if it's pure love?

Ignore them. I just saw several who are professional trolls. I don't know where they got the news, but they come here to troll directly. They might not even have read the manga. People who like Mirai-sensei don't talk nonsense here. I'm a girl, but I'll read whatever Mirai-sensei draws. I'm going to spend all night reading Weekly Shōnen magazine. Does anyone want to team up?

"Add me. I'm on the night shift..."

"Me too, Weekly Shōnen has added me, and by the way, I'm a reader. The story of Ouran High School Host Club is quite interesting. I believe Mirai-sensei will not fall into the routine of writing about reverse harems and will certainly draw something new."

Takumi flipped through several pages of comments. Although there were many derogatory comments, there was more praise. It's a simple truth that Weekly Shōnen is a place where female manga are serialized, and male readers can accept it rationally even if they don't like it. Only a few picky ones will find flaws.

And tomorrow is Weekly Shōnen, and male readers are looking forward even more to the new boys' manga that will be released.

The beginning of Ouran High School Host Club is heavily inspired by female manga. It will also generate some confusion about reverse harems, but the subsequent development is still very good. The emotions of the male and female protagonists are relatively exclusive, and time will tell.

After turning off the computer, Takumi looked satisfied: "It seems that sales won't be bad."

There are such heated debates online, which means it's very popular, and Weekly Shōnen sales won't be bad.

At that moment, in a shopping mall, several women were choosing clothes.

"My mother just called me and told me she bought a copy of Weekly Shōjo Manga magazine and asked me if I had manuscripts for the next issue. When I told her no, she blamed me for being a useless editor...".

"You know what? Today's magazine sold very well. I had nowhere to sell it when I left work."

"Well, although the news report hasn't come out yet, judging by the current situation, the results are not that bad. The editor-in-chief said that as long as Ouran High School Host Club's sales are good, the company will give us all bonuses. Great!"

This is a group of editors from Weekly Shōjo Manga magazine. When they found out they could get a bonus, they went shopping together.

While chatting, they felt a little disappointed: "But we really need to reflect on this...".

"Yes, I've made an appointment with some teachers. When they arrive, I'll have to open their brains tonight!"

It's good that Weekly Shōjo Manga magazine has a large sales volume, but 'why did sales increase instead of decrease after so many serialized manga were removed? Could it be that Mirai-sensei really handled so many works by himself?'

Before, the editors would undoubtedly blame Mirai-sensei entirely, but this time it was different.

Ouran High School Host Club's drawing work was mainly done by two mangaka. Such a high sales volume at least proves that this manga's quality is guaranteed and that their drawing skills are beautiful enough.

'Why was it removed before when it was clearly well-drawn? The root of the problem is still the lack of narrative.'

"Ahhh, this time we must let them use their brains more!"

An editor scratched her head. She was irritated thinking about the group of idiots she was in charge of.

"This is not easy."

"Yes, it's easy to say, how to use your brain..."

Other editors felt a little helpless. Not everyone is like Mirai-sensei. For most mangaka, it's very rare to create several good stories in a lifetime.

"I think using your brain isn't as helpful as guiding." Another editor had a sudden flash of inspiration: "Didn't Mirai-sensei give us a theme for Magical Girls before? Now Pokémon manga's copyright is open, and the results are very good!"

Mirai-sensei handed over Magical Girls, and the mangaka started using their brains, and themed works emerged one after another. Several months have passed, and Magical Girls is still a popular theme for submissions, and the quality of the submissions is much higher than that of other girls' manga.

Last week, Takumi opened the copyright for Pokémon manga, and several mangaka contributed ideas, such as the female protagonist and the Pokémon participating together in a magnificent performance contest, which captivated everyone.

"Guide?"

The other editors looked at each other: "Isn't that unrealistic?"

"Original manga are about feeling our way. The market is very small, and everyone writes based on their previous experience. The model is fixed. Besides, we've always convinced mangaka to draw those routine texts. What can we guide them on?"

"No way. It's not easy to be recognized by readers if you want to write new themes...".

"No, it used to be like that, but now it's different. Every work by Mirai-sensei is a new theme, and each one is popular. If we let mangaka look for expectations in Mirai-sensei's works and create original works, it should work."

As an editor spoke, he became excited: "Yes, that's right, I've found the way!"

The others were curious.

"What way? Tell me more!"

"Find something that excites us!" The editor explained excitedly: "For example, when I first read Detective Conan, I constantly wondered why Kaito Kid appeared so little, and I eagerly awaited his next appearance. That's the reason for the anticipation."

"Other readers must also be looking forward to Kaito Kid's appearance. Suppose a mangaka uses Kaito Kid as a model and draws a manga, and the protagonist is a mysterious and elegant phantom thief like Kaito Kid, wouldn't that satisfy some of the readers' expectations?"

The other editors' eyes lit up.

"It seems so. I'm interested after hearing this."

"Expectation point: I think this is interesting. The expectation point can be developed in many aspects, such as the miko, monsters, and love in different times and spaces in Inuyasha. All of these can be used."

"Not only that, the cherry blossoms in Five Centimeters Per Second are also very well drawn, and can even be used as a theme! And I particularly like the tram scene in the snow. I think readers will also want to see a similar story."

Mirai-sensei's works are a treasure. His manga are so charming that they will undoubtedly leave readers with deep daydreams. 'This daydream is precisely the expectation!'

The editors became more and more enthusiastic as they thought about it. They found a new path, a path that can allow other mangaka to catch up with Mirai-sensei.

Other mangaka look for aspects in Mirai-sensei's works that readers expect but are dissatisfied with, and then create stories based on these expectations. Manga developed in this way are not only rich and colorful but also very interesting. There will even be a group of manga schools like "Miko" and "Sakura."

"Good idea, call the editor-in-chief!"

"Don't call for now, we'll talk about it tomorrow at work, the editor-in-chief is busy reviewing Bakuman."

Yes, he had forgotten. But the company is too fond of Bakuman, and in fact, asked two editor-in-chiefs to do the final review together...

"We can't help it. Bakuman is a manga that the president personally defined. It requires both male and female readers to adapt. The editor-in-chief is under a lot of pressure."

"It's a shame Weekly Shōnen is surpassing us again."

Bakuman is the manga that Hinotori Publishing attaches the most importance to since Detective Conan. In fact, thousands of editors have also read the first draft. They find it very good, but not that good.

Some even think that it cannot reach the height of Detective Conan, but Genji insisted on his own path and placed great hopes on it. Genji has been looking for such a manga. Bakuman is a manga that can be used as teaching material and can influence thousands of people. It is also a very difficult manga to publish.

Forty years ago, Anthony influenced thousands of people with The Detective Sherlock, and the number of mystery writers in the world has multiplied considerably.

In Japan, competition for novels is fierce. Tatsuryū Publishing's success is due to several books about novelists playing a key role. Thousands of young people saw the lives of novelists, their struggles, and their glory at Tatsuryū, and began to yearn for this profession.

Kaya Hoshino is one of them. The people she symbolizes have revitalized Tatsuryū Publishing and also contributed to the prosperity of novels.

Genji's idea is very simple: he hopes that a manga will be published that describes the struggle of mangaka in the manga industry. If this manga becomes popular, it will not only improve the understanding and acceptance of manga but also have a positive impact on the development of the future manga market...

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