"Hamaguchi, you didn't go back last night? How to sleep here? ”

The next morning, Hiroto Hamaguchi was woken up by Kazuhiko Torishima.

He poked half of his head out of the quilt in a sleepy way, and when he saw the editor's iconic chicken nest head, he was suddenly awakened by drowsiness, and quickly sat up.

Then, his head hit the bottom of his desk, and he bared his teeth in pain.

When I am a comic editor, when I am busy with work, I often work overtime and stay up late. At this time, many people will choose to sleep directly in the company.

The Jump editorial office also has blankets, pillows, quilts, and other bedding for editors who work overtime.

Last night, Hiroto Hamaguchi stayed up for most of the night with the strength of wine and wrote out the "side words" of the first serialization of "Midfield Core". Then, he made a bunk directly under his desk and fell asleep.

Relying on the intense pain caused by the impact, Hiroto Hamaguchi finally came to his senses, he looked at Kazuhiko Torishima, and said, "I worked overtime all night to write 'side words' for 'Midfield Core'. ”

"Isn't there still some time before the printing is delivered? Why fight so hard? Torishima and Hikoki said. He sniffled and smelled a smell of alcohol.

"You drank last night?"

"I drank some with Mr. Minekura." Hiroto Hamaguchi smiled bitterly.

"Let's talk about what's going on."

So, Hiroto Hamaguchi told Kazuhiko Torishima exactly what happened when he was drinking with Shinji Minekura last night.

Listening to Hiroto Hamaguchi's words, Kazuhiko Torishima laughed: "Hamaguchi, you are so-called asking for trouble." "Thunder Swordsman" was cut in half because the author himself lived a disorderly life. "Dragon Warrior" was cut in half, although it does have something to do with you as an editor. But isn't it Minekura Shinji himself who is really responsible for this manga to this point? ”

"If a cartoon is compared to a child, then the cartoonist is a combination of parents and teachers. We, the editors, are grandparents at best. Although it is also obligated to make a manga thrive, it is separated by a layer, and the role is far less than that of the cartoonist himself. ”

"Mr. Shinji Minekura is also a senior cartoonist who has had several works.,He won't understand this truth.。 The popularity of "Dragon Warrior" was sluggish and he was forced to be cut in half, the most fundamental reason was that his own strength was not enough. It's just that he just learned the bad news, and he couldn't accept it for a while, so he said those words. Well, I also have some responsibilities, and I shouldn't hand over the two things of letting you serve as the editor of Teacher Qin Han and beheading "Dragon Warrior" to you in the same day. ”

After speaking, Kazuhiko Torishima patted Hiroto Hamaguchi on the shoulder: "Although in shonen manga, there are often things like dreams, hopes, hard work, struggle, etc., but in reality, these words that sound beautiful don't exist most of the time. So-so and improvised, is the basic state of the world, and it is also the current situation of most people's lives. Remember, work is for you to earn money to support your family, don't work too hard and ruin your body. ”

After speaking, Kazuhiko Torishima lowered his voice and whispered, "You heard what you just said, forget it." I'm afraid it wouldn't be a good thing to let the big figures of Shueisha hear this kind of passive slackness. ”

Hiroto Hamaguchi couldn't help but laugh.

He didn't expect that Kazuhiko Torishima, who is known as a workaholic, would have such an opinion.

Perhaps, it is precisely because of this lazy and lazy attitude towards work from time to time that work can be combined. If you always work like a hot-blooded teenager running towards the sunset, it won't be long before you get tired.

"The comics I was responsible for were eventually cut in half because of their poor popularity, and every editor in charge of the editorial department had encountered it, and I was no exception. So, you don't have to mind, you've been through a lot, and that's it. Of course, it is also necessary to learn from failures and sum up experience. After Kazuhiko Torishima finished speaking, he turned to leave.

Hiroto Hamaguchi was in good spirits, and quickly got up and found a pen and paper.

He plans to recall the experience, lessons, and realizations of each manga he has handled since he became a member of the Jump editorial team.

He hoped that he could summarize and comprehend some things from it, and he could use them when he served as the editor in charge of Qin and Han in the future.

When he was done with this, Hiroto Hamaguchi posted the proverb "Failure is the mother of success" on his desk.

…………

Hiroto Hamaguchi began to be in charge of the editing of "Midfield Core", so he adjusted his work status and changed from a passer-by in the previous editorial department to an active office fighter.

And for the first issue of "Weekly Shonen Jump" in November, the entire Jump editorial department quickly entered the highest load of work like Hiroto Hamaguchi.

Soon after, with a drizzling autumn rain, time crossed the hurdle of October.

On Wednesday, November 2nd, in the middle of late autumn, Tokyo was still rainy and rainy, and there was a cold and gloomy feeling that could penetrate the internal organs, making people feel uncomfortable, as if deep down, like the tatami mats in the dark and damp corners of the house, mold began to grow.

However, for the majority of comic book houses, especially fans of mystery shonen comics, this November, although it has been raining, is as hot as summer in their hearts.

Last year, "Kanedaichi Shonen Incident Book" was released, creating a new genre of juvenile mystery comics, which was a great success and cultivated a considerable number of loyal fans.

Recently, "Detective Conan" has risen strongly, and has successfully attracted a lot of popularity in the genre market where "Kaneda Ichijou Incident Book" has grown, and has begun to gradually challenge the originator of "Kaneda Ichijourn Incident Book".

Which manga can become the king of juvenile mystery comics is not only one of the things that fans of the two comics "Detective Conan" and "Kanedaichi Juvenile Incident Book" care about the most, but also the focus of attention of many industry insiders.

Wednesday is the day when the current issue of "Weekly Shonen Sunday" and "Weekly Shonen Magazine" go on sale.

Although the weekly sales war between the two magazines has been going on for decades, Shogakukan and Kodansha have never slackened.

Every victory will make the two publishing houses happy; Every time there is a failure, the two publishing houses will also be lost.

In the past, when "Weekly Shonen Jump" was in full swing, the battle for the second place between the two was not so eye-catching.

However, now that the dominance of Weekly Shonen Jump is beginning to wane, the winner of Weekly Shonen Sunday and Weekly Shonen Magazine is often seen as a challenger who can take Jump off the ground.

Therefore, the attention of the sales war between the two magazines is becoming more and more eye-catching.