Great Mangaka

The charade was over.

Tatsuryū Publishing held a press conference to apologize, but the three mangaka continued to be criticized by fans. Among them, Mach has been completely devastated. It is impossible for The Detective Sherlock to surpass Detective Conan.

Although the other two mangaka did not participate, some still didn't believe it. The furious readers continued to accuse and curse, with no sign of stopping.

However, Takumi was very satisfied with the outcome. He didn't care about the follow-up from Mach or the other two. He quickly found the fan who helped him through the official website and asked for their address, intending to send them a gift.

But this fan refused.

"I don't want a gift like that. How about you come out and see me? I promise to come alone and prove your innocence afterwards. I don't think it should be three people."

Seeing this message, Takumi's first reaction was to refuse. He wasn't foolish enough to believe everything. 'Who knew if it would be the media and reporters?' But this fan's nickname is very interesting. She is called "Miyuki." For some reason, Takumi feels the need to meet her.

"Okay."

After thinking for a long time, Takumi agreed, and they arranged to meet in a few weeks.

After finishing this task, Takumi began preparing for the NHK animation commission. NHK wanted to produce a children's animation with a simple and interesting plot. Takumi considered this type of animation for a long time and finally chose Pokémon.

Pokémon, also known as "Pocket Monsters" and "Pokémon," he hesitated for a long time when choosing the name, and finally decided to use the Japanese name Pokémon.

This animation is an adaptation of a previous game, which is why it was chosen instead of "Digimon." The Pokémon brand covers more than 10 industries and thousands of related products. There are more than 100 companies that produce related products worldwide. The profits obtained can even be included in the story, and even calendar sales have broken the Guinness record.

However, much of its success is due to the popularity of video games. 'Takumi wants to test the value of this brand without video games!'

He used his time to draw. In addition to the serialized Detective Conan, he dedicated almost all his free time to the setting of Pokémon. Alice stopped attending his classes because he had memorized all the high school knowledge. 'How was he supposed to study?'

Of course, he wasn't exercising. After discovering that the "air masses" could increase physical strength, Takumi used them for the first time in painting. He painted Detective Conan one-third faster than before. This kind of intense physical activity was similar to exercising.

Alice and Aika were worried about his efforts. Fortunately, Takumi completed the setting of more than 30 Pokémon in less than a week. He considered that this amount was sufficient to pass NHK's censorship, so he organized the story content and handed it over to Alice, asking her to send Pokémon to NHK.

"How cute!"

Alice couldn't put down the collection of settings. Each little Pokémon was vivid and had its own characteristics: "I wish I had a child. They would definitely love these Pokémon."

She was full of praise, but couldn't help the worry on her face.

"Takumi, don't you think the story is bad?" The Pokémon setting is very good, but there's nothing interesting in the story. Alice flipped through several pages and only saw the protagonist traveling and conquering Pokémon. There seemed to be no other main plot.

'Of course there were companions, and some plots were also very funny, but overall it was very bland, so bland that Alice thought that if it were written as a novel or manga, not many people would read it.'

"It doesn't matter, this is prepared for animation,"

Takumi smiled. 'He knew very well that Pokémon was not suitable for manga. In fact, its theme was not to tell stories, but to attract people with mysterious and adorable Pokémon. Those vibrant Pokémon were the essence of this animation. It's difficult for static manga to highlight their charm. Only animation and video games can influence it.'

Therefore, if this animation became popular, the copyright benefits would be very high. There would be so many derivative products based solely on Pokémon that it would be terrifying.

"Okay, if you think it's good, then it's good."

Although Alice was a little worried, she felt that these Pokémon were indeed very attractive to children, and NHK should not let it pass.

So she took Pokémon back to the company and sent it. Since NHK had been sending invitations to the outside world for a long time without making a selection, Takumi thought the review time might be long, but unexpectedly, the response came in less than four days.

"Rejected!"

The original Pokémon manuscript was returned with the same setting, but it was rejected, including a justification. Takumi read the justification, which basically said that the Pokémon story was not interesting enough and asked him to keep working on it.

There was no other option; Takumi had to modify the plot slightly, adding many interesting details without altering the overall situation, and sent it. However, this time the response was faster, and it was returned by express mail on the third day.

"Rejected!".

The reason for the rejection was that, although the story had become interesting, the main content still revolved around the development of Pokémon. NHK demanded a change in the main plot, strengthening the confrontation between the protagonist and the anti-evil organization, and presenting Pokémon as an auxiliary tool.

Takumi was speechless. 'Wasn't the main plot of Pokémon the Pokémon themselves, not the evil organization? NHK was too short-sighted!'

"Do you want to give up?"

Takumi asked. He wasn't afraid of difficulties, but he didn't want the original work to look strange. However, he found it hard to give up at that moment. The last time Kurosawa mentioned this matter, many Detective Conan readers were eagerly awaiting his next work.

Takumi thought for a long time and asked Alice to send Pokémon for the third time.

The content this time was practically the same as the second, meaning some fun was added to the original work, but this time the manuscript was accompanied by a handwritten letter from Takumi. In it, he detailed the worldview and charm of Pokémon, explaining that he could draw hundreds of Pokémon, including their abilities, evolution, and growth, and even their living habits, all of which could be perfectly represented.

"This is a world close to reality, full of magic and dreams,"

Takumi wrote at the end of the letter, hoping that the NHK critics would recognize the value of this animation.