"Not only the Four Heavenly Kings, but also many other JUMP cartoonists also wrote their impressions of "Midfield Core" yesterday, and they were all praised. For example, Ken Ohata, Yuhiko Inoue, Katsura Masakazu and others ......"

"Really? It seems that Shueisha has really put a lot of effort into promoting the manga "Midfield Core". I just don't know, can the quality of this comic be worthy of so many publicity resources?"

"Teacher Qin Han has also created popular comics like "Dragon Sakura", which have sold more than 1.6 million copies on average, no matter what, the strength is there. If Shueisha hadn't taken a fancy to his ability and fame, it wouldn't have invested so much publicity resources. ”

"That is, if you want to question "Midfield Core", why don't you buy a copy of Jump and take a look for yourself, how about it?"

"Don't talk so much. When the next week's Jump reader popularity survey comes out, we will be able to see whether "Midfield Core" is popular in the minds of ordinary readers, and it should not be praised by so many cartoonists!"

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The cartoonists led by Akira Toriyama praised "Midfield Core" in unison, which attracted the attention of many fans and the industry on the Internet.

Tokuo Takahashi, who changed his career from Shueisha and moved to Shogakukan, naturally keeps an eye on the movements of his old club and new rival.

On the way to work in the morning, Tokuo Takahashi took advantage of a little leisure time to take the train, swiped Twitter for a while, and saw the tweet sent by Masami Cheda last night.

"Teacher Qin Han's ability to mobilize readers' emotions is really masterful! I have a hunch that "Midfield Core" is enthusiastic, and it will not be worse than "Saint Seiya"!"

Looking at Masami Cheda's tweet, Tokuo Takahashi smiled helplessly and said to himself: "Even Mr. Cheda said so, it seems that "Midfield Core" is really powerful......"

I got off the train and went to the Elementary School Building. As soon as Tokuo Takahashi walked into Sunday's editorial office, he heard a few editors who had arrived early talking about comments on the Internet about "Midfield Core".

"Akira Toriyama actually compared "Midfield Core" to "Baseball Heroes", is it really fake?"

"Akira Toriyama's tweet is here, won't you read it yourself if it's true or not?"

"However, I always think that these cartoonists are blowing a little too much......"

"Wouldn't it be better to blow it too far? I hope that when Qin Han heard these praises, he would get carried away and no longer be able to devote himself to creating and drawing excellent comics. It's called killing!"

"That way, it'll be easier for us to surpass the jump!"

"It's too useless to put your hopes in other people's mistakes. Besides, can't we see with our own eyes whether the praise of those cartoonists for "Midfield Core" is exaggerated or worthy of its name?

"I don't want to increase sales of enemy magazines!"

Although some people say so, most of the editors have made up their minds that they are going to buy a copy of this issue of "Weekly Shonen Jump" after work to see how "Midfield Core" goes.

At this time, the deputy editor-in-chief Isamu Konishi came to the editorial office. When he heard the comments of his subordinates, he said disdainfully, "What is there to discuss? It's just Shueisha's propaganda strategy." Editors, please, will those cartoonists refuse to say nice things about a new comic?"

Tokuo Takahashi couldn't help but shake his head and sneer when he heard Isamu Konishi's self-righteous judgment.

He used to be the editor-in-charge of Masami Hayada, and he knows the character and temper of this manga artist very well.

Masami Cheda has watched Jump since she was a child, and she especially likes "Men as Generals", and is a big fan of Hiroshi Hongiya, the author of this manga. Later, after becoming a manga artist, he also went to work as an assistant under Hongu Hiroshi in vain.

It is precisely because of the influence of "A Man as a General" that promotes enthusiasm and righteousness that Masami Cheda also has a trace of "Ren Xia" temperament in her character.

When he was still in middle school, he dared to confront the bad boys who were misbehaving on the street.

With such a temperamental character, Masami Cheda would never tout a comic against her will.

Masami Sada praised "Midfield Core", the only reason is that this manga is really good and worthy of his praise!

Besides, the sales report of this issue of "Weekly Shonen Jump" has already come out. Contrary to everyone's expectations, there is still a big increase in magazine sales despite the suspension of "Dragon Ball", doesn't this prove the strength of "Midfield Core"?

Those ordinary comic fans on the Internet don't know about internal data, so there are suspicions such as "commercial touting". But for editors who know the inside story, it would be foolish to think that manga artists have praised "Midfield Core" one after another, just being asked by Shueisha to say polite words.

"Jump has another supernova to rise. Was my decision to leave too hasty?"

Tokuo Takahashi shook his head, quickly dispelling the idea.

There is no regret in the world, and since you have decided to work in the elementary school hall, you must devote yourself to it and do your best.

"The reason why "Midfield Core" can achieve great success once it is serialized is that in addition to the excellent quality of the comic itself and the great fame of Qin Han, there is also an important reason, which is the influence of the general environment. In more than four months, Dongying's first professional football league will begin. The Football Association has spared no effort in promoting the J-League. Coupled with the successful bid for the Olympic Games, the trend of national sports has been set off, and football, the world's number one sport, has gradually become well-known to the general public. In the field of sports comics, baseball and boxing were the most popular in the past, and there were very few football genres. "Midfield Core" is bound to set off a wave of football comics, and if I can't be a trailblazer, it doesn't matter if I am a follower. ”

Based on the keen sense of smell that he has cultivated over the years as a manga editor, Tokuo Takahashi realized that football sports manga would become a hot topic.

He felt that for Weekly Shonen Sunday to catch up with Weekly Shonen Jump, or even surpass it, it was necessary to launch a football manga that could compete with Midfield Core. It's like "Detective Conan" is to "Kanedaichi Juvenile Incident Book".

However, it's hard to find a cartoonist who can draw good football comics.

Tokuo Takahashi searched his mind for a list of manga artists, and suddenly a flash of inspiration occurred.

"I heard that Shinji Minekura, the author of "Dragon Warrior", has decided to leave Jump after the manga was cut in half. He is very good at hot-blooded comics, and he is also a good hand at sensationalism, although he is deficient in plot control, but he is a good candidate......"