The broadcast of the "Steel" animation really drove the sales of the "Steel" comics.

In particular, after the release of the 14th volume of "Steelcore", the manga bookstore was crowded with customers, and the customers of Bnim, the largest anime specialty store in Akihabara, were also crowded.

It is said that in the first two days of the release of the 14th volume of "Steelcore", one out of every 10 people who went to "Bnim" to buy the manga bought the 14th volume, and the popularity of "Steelcore" in the 11th district can be seen.

Readers' satisfaction with the animation also made Shoji Uno feel comic, and at the same time reminded the people in the studio that the follow-up quality of the "Steel" animation must be guaranteed.

After returning from Huaxia, Haruka Tamagawa has been in Tokyo, only creating a few manga in his free time and serializing them in Shonen Leap to remind his readers that he is still working on manga.

As for why it has not been serialized, he also has his own little Jiujiu.

A creator, if he has never been serialized, must have serialization as his main goal. And the author who has been serialized, and can have a stable income, must want to make a comic that can represent himself.

For Haruka Tamagawa, it is difficult to say that "Slam Dunk" and "Game" were successes, but it cannot be said to be failures either, because both manga have achievements.

To describe these two manga in one sentence, that is, neither manga satisfied Haruka Tamagawa.

On the one hand, in the face of "Chess Soul" and "Steel Forge", it is not an exaggeration to say that "Slam Dunk" and "Game" are complete defeats.

So, he needs to settle down and spend a year or even a year or two learning about other comics, and at the same time learning about other genres—which is essential for him.

Since you have decided to transform, then everything is settled.

In addition, he also decided to learn Huaxia, and maybe he will return to Huaxia in the future to prove himself.

The popularity of "Steel Forge" was expected by him.

After all, before the animation was released, it had successfully topped the small book of "Young Leap", and now that the animation is released, it is reasonable that "Steel" is a big hit.

But he didn't expect that Bnim would be out of stock.

It sounds a little weird.

Haruka Tamagawa was a little confused, so he asked the store manager.

"Mr. Tamagawa, do you also watch "Steel Forge"?" The store manager was surprised when he heard this.

Haruka Tamagawa's two works have sold well, and his photos have been listed on "Shonen Leap" more than once, and the manager of Bnim certainly remembers him.

"Oh...... Oh, yes. Mr. Shen is my favorite cartoonist. Tamagawa said with a smile.

"Really? I don't know when I can invite him over, but if I can get an autograph, I will definitely treat it as a treasure of the town. ”

"Ahem, actually, after the end of "Chess Soul", he came to Bnim." Haruka Tamagawa said with a dry smile.

"Really? It's a pity that it's not in our store. "The manager is quite sorry.

"It's in your store." Haruka Tamagawa corrected.

“……”

The smile on the store manager's face instantly stiffened.

Haruka Tamagawa bit her tongue secretly, as if she had said something she shouldn't have said.

"Store manager, when will "Steel" arrive?"

"It's gone for a couple of days. Shonen Leap is said to have been on a budget error, with only 550,000 copies in its first edition, and is now sold out, and the few books it has been said to have doubled. ”

"550,000?" Tamagawa Haruka has a black line.

"yes. In the final analysis, "Young Leap" still has no confidence in "Steel", in fact, I think that according to the current popularity, it is not impossible to have a million copies in the first edition. The store manager sighed.

Haruka Tamagawa rolled his eyes, but he didn't buy it at the first time, and it was out of stock......

The store manager glanced at the book tucked under Tamagawa Haruka's armpit, and some of the words were covered, but the word "Huaxia" was exposed.

The decoration of the book is very ordinary, and it seems that it is not a publishing department, but an internal teaching material of a training institution.

The store manager raised his eyebrows slightly, and remembered one thing, "Mr. Yuchuan, do you know Huaxia?" ”

"I'm still learning, but Chinese characters and grammar are too difficult, and I don't know much about them." Tamagawa Haruka sighed.

"If you know Huaxia, that's easy."

Ha?

Tamagawa Haruka looked at the store manager suspiciously, not knowing why.

"Although "Shonen Leap" only printed 550,000 copies, Huaxia's "Comic Future" printed 1.5 million copies, and the manga should also go to the 11th district, if you really want to read it, it shouldn't be difficult to find a Huaxia version of "Steel Chain", and you also know that some places in Akihabara will sell Huaxia manga."

"Where?" Tamagawa Haruka said curiously.

His current level, insisting that he can understand Huaxia is pure nonsense, but if he has the opportunity to see and collect a Chinese version of "Steel Forge", it should be very interesting.

Seeing that Tamagawa Haruka was interested, the store manager tore off a piece of paper and wrote an address on it.

"House of the Sea ......"

Haruka Tamagawa took the note and came to find the basement of an anime monopoly building, and found the small shop written on the note - "House of the Sea".

There were two people in the shop, one of them was older and looked like the owner, and the other, probably less than 20 years old, was also sitting in the room, chatting with the shopkeeper in Huaxia, but he didn't know what he was talking about.

"Hello, store manager."

The older man was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Hello, what do you want?" ”

"Want to buy it...... By the way, do you have a book for the 14th volume of Steelforge here? Haruka Tamagawa hurriedly asked.

"Steelcast?" The shopkeeper was a little surprised, "Isn't that comic published in District 11?" ”

"Out of stock." Haruka Tamagawa explained.

"I'm sorry, there is only one copy left, and I was bought by this little brother." The store manager was apologetic.

"That's right." Tamagawa Haruka's face was lost, and he thought that the comics of "Steel Chain" would be so hot.

Sighing in his heart, Tamagawa Haruka turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by the young man on the side, "That...... I can let it be for you. ”

"Huh? But you ......"

"It doesn't matter, the first edition of "Steel Forged" in Huaxia is quite sufficient, and I heard that it will be reprinted soon, so it is not a big problem."

"Really? Thank you so much. ”

The price of the book is 15% more expensive than usual, but it is rare to be expensive, and it is not easy to find a Chinese version of the manga in Akibagen.

After Haruka Tamagawa got the book, he thanked the young man again, and the young man hurriedly walked out of the store and followed him.

Since the young man had just helped him, he also politely chatted with the other party for a while.

"By the way, there's one thing I want to ask you......"

"What?"

"Are you Haruka-sensei Tamagawa?" The young man asked softly.

"Huh?" Tamagawa Haruka was stunned for a moment, and looked at the young man in surprise, "You know me?" ”

"Sure enough, it's you! I've seen both your "Slam Dunk" and "Game", so I can say that I am a fan of yours, can you take a photo? The young man asked tentatively.

"Huh?" Tamagawa Haruka was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect to meet fans when he bought a book, so he nodded subconsciously.

The young man was overjoyed, immediately took out his mobile phone, stood with Haruka Tamagawa, and took a selfie.

During the whole process, Tamagawa Haruka was a little confused, and even a little confused.