In 2001, a manga was published, and no one could have imagined that it would create a craze all over Japan and around the world.

This manga is Kubo Obito's "Grim Reaper".

In Japan, as of October 2015, when the editors are meeting, the cumulative circulation of manga monographs is 200 million, and the number of copies worldwide is about to exceed 500 million.

It's a miracle comic!

In this world, when there was no Hokage, no One Piece, and no Detective Conan, "Bleach almost dominated the manga industry" and stood out, with a single book circulation of more than several times that of "Bleach in the previous life".

And, in the previous life, on March 6, 2013, the animation of "Bleach was cut in half". Of course, the manga is still being serialized.

However, at this time, the director of NHK TV (equivalent to CCTV) made a phone call to Megumi Horiuchi and announced that he was about to cut "Death".

After being shocked, the editors looked at Megumi Horiuchi in disbelief.

"How is that possible!"

"President, Grim Reaper, that's Grim Reaper!!"

"God, this is the Grim Reaper, a phenomenal comic in the world, how can it be cut in half?"

"It's not going to be a joke, is it?"

"I don't believe it!"

"Silence!"

Seeing Horiuchi Maruhui's brows, the editor-in-chief next to him, Ryo Yamazaki, scolded slightly.

This voice directly silenced the editors, and then glanced at Megumi Horiuchi in the first place, and everyone was even more silent.

The hierarchy in Japan is very strict, and when Megumi Horiuchi, who is now the president, attends the meeting room, the whole conference room is filled with solemnity.

So the discussion on Monday is generally not as easy as on Wednesday and Friday.

Of course, the law does not blame the public, and for the unbelievability of the editors, Horiuchi Maruki expressed his understanding, after all, even the editor-in-chief Ryo Yamazaki couldn't believe it, and even he didn't dare to believe it.

But that's just the way it is.

You must know that although Shueisha has its current reputation, they did not have a good time before, and as a subsidiary separated from the Shogakukan, they have been suppressed by the Shogakukan in a vague manner.

Of course, as a group, the Shogakuan didn't dare to go too far, maintaining a seemingly healthy competition.

Today, Shueisha's reputation has surpassed that of Shogakukan in Japan and the world, and it is the number one publishing house in Japan.

It can be said that although Megumi Horiuchi, who pays attention to other manga of the magazine from time to time, is basically handed over to Ryoya Yamazaki.

However, for "Bleach ", Marue Horiuchi, who is the president, is definitely always paying attention to it and paying very much attention to it. Because it was this "Grim Reaper" that made Shueisha completely surpass the Shogakukan.

So Horiuchi Marue had to pay attention.

And the animation is going to be cut in half, he actually knew it for a long time.

About a year ago, NHK TV and even Japan's three major TV stations showed signs of cutting "Death" in half, but in that kind of time when there was only one phenomenal national manga in Japan, whether "Death" should be cut in half has become the object of heated discussion on NHK TV and the three major TV stations.

And now, almost a year and a half later, NHK TV has finally made up its mind to cut "Bleach in half".

This news made Horiuchi Maruki couldn't help but be dignified.

According to his news, three comics have recently begun to shine in the "Weekly Shonen Magazine" under the Shogakukan.

One is Inuyasha, the other is Major League Baseball, and the last is The Whirlwind.

Especially the book "Inuyasha", he even saw the signs of "Death", but after all, it is from a female perspective, so the popularity should not be as hot as "Death".

As competitors, the two companies are naturally extremely concerned about each other's news. After all, they are a group.

On top of that, Kodansha's "Weekly Shonen Magazine" has also been on the rise recently.

The "Kanedaichi Juvenile Incident Book", "The First Divine Fist", and "Fairy Tail" under his magazine all have the characteristics of a fire.

Now "Grim Reaper" is still the popularity of Kazuo, but the animation was cut in half, and this blow is very significant, which means that Megumi Horiuchi knows very well.

This represents a decline in the popularity of the Grim Reaper, even to the point of a downturn.

"What about the recent letters and comments from readers of Bleach Books?" said Horiuchi Maruhui's finger tapped on the conference table, but the crisp voice made the faces of all the editors look very heavy.

Editor-in-chief Ryo Yamazaki also heard this, and also sighed helplessly, "It's not good!"

"Tell me more. ”

"Most readers think that the first time they read "Bleach " is very amazing, but now it highlights the narrowness of the world view of "Bleach " and the confusion of its power setting.

Some readers even think that the protagonist has too few moves, and only two or three moves come and go. And although the master battle is more exciting, but when it comes to the boss battle, it will be inexplicably killed, or it won't be fought.

The most important thing is that the plot is now that most readers think that there is basically no plot, giving them a feeling that it is completely where the author draws wherever he wants, plus digging holes and not filling them, and when adding a new plot, the previous setting is overturned. And it's also patterned...... There are so many of them.

Of course, "Grim Reaper" is so popular, and its advantages are also many, such as ......"

"Okay!" "Bleach has many advantages, and Megumi Horiuchi naturally knows it, otherwise how could it become a phenomenal comic, known as a miracle comic?

But the manga has reached the late stage as a long serialization, and there are so many hard injuries that it has been criticized by most readers, which means that Kubo can't control "Death".

In fact, according to the rules of "Weekly Shonen Jump", it is long overdue to cut "Bleach in half" or order to end "Bleach ", but even within the rules, there are exceptions.

"The Grim Reaper" is a special case.

Now that the anime has been cut in half, it means that the ratings of the animated version of the Grim Reaper have been sluggish to a point.

This makes Horiuchi Maru Megumi seem to have a bit of a headache, the opponent is developing steadily, they are going downhill, and if it goes on like this, it is impossible for "Weekly Shonen Jump" to take jujube pills.

But it is possible that the name of the first of the three major comic magazines will not be able to be kept in a year or two.

Either surpassed by Shogakukan or by Kodansha.

Either way, it's a shame for him when he was president.

"Is there any new work worth cultivating and operating recently?" a casual sentence, but it made all the editors feel a chill in their hearts.

You must know that in the past, Horiuchi Marue generally didn't ask about the situation of the magazine, and there was basically no scene like now when it seemed to be intervening with his own hands.

But now that the other party has made a gesture, it means that the animated version of "Death" has been cut in half, and although "Death" will not be cut in half in the short term in the comic series, it will even be serialized until the end.

But this question means that the president wants to cultivate a new work to see if there is a new manga that can replace "Bleach ".

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