1983 Past Life Manga King

Lee Dae-bong and Silver often called him the boss, but Jiro also seemed to have gotten used to the term.

“Still, it wasn’t Nakaya-san’s eyes.”

Lee Dae-bong, startled, coughed and turned his gaze to me.

“There is something more important than that.”

uh?

what?

It looks like you have something to do with Michiko?

I looked at it with curious eyes and coughed again. Then, the conversation changed quickly.

“I’m talking about Machine Gun Jack.”

He is doing facial expression management to change the mood.

more award-winning

But I didn’t want to keep bothering him.

“A paperback?”

“Yeah. Volume 10 is almost done. It will probably be published next month.”

“Oh, I see.”

“But I don’t think there will be as much publicity as in Volume 9 this time.”

Hearing Jiro’s words, he nodded his head.

“At that time, what was Nakaya-san overdoing?”

At the time, what the hell were you thinking about doing that?

Thinking about it now, it’s a bit absurd.

From what I heard, it was said that the publicity of the Nakaya group was not bad. But it is true that anyone who sees it is reckless.

Even if I tried to do that again, there must have been strong opposition within the group.

Of course, I don’t think she’s a woman who won’t object.

“After all, I must have reduced the publication of the first edition this time.”

“By the way, it is said that this time it is 2.5 million copies.”

“Yeah? why?”

“As you know, the publicity effect of the play is good, and the fan base has grown even more through previous sales. The publication of Boy Hero also increased by 300,000 every week.”

“·················ogue.”

Jiro said with a smile.

“The size was forcibly raised, but it feels fixed as it is.”

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It’s a forced size.

“Then you’re really not kidding, are you? 2.5 million copies of the first edition?”

Jiro nodded his head with a calm expression at my question.

“Yeah. No joke. Well, there are opinions within the editorial department.”

That’s right.

No matter how big the fandom is, what if this reckless volume is the first edition?

I don’t know for sure, but there must have been a conflict with the publishing house as well.

But I feel like that’s not enough.

I heard that there was a lot of stock in the last 9 volumes.

Of course, I said that those stocks could be exhausted over time.

Still, something feels odd.

After reading my expression, Jiro spoke again.

“There is another reason for making that decision.”

are you there again?

“what is that?”

“The anime Samsara started airing in France a while ago and it seems to have been very popular.”

“Are you Samsara?”

Why is Samsara suddenly out of the blue?

there in France?

“The overseas marketing team was contacting France about the export of machine gun jacks, and I heard that Samsara, exported a few months ago, is very popular in France. He said that the sales of the French version of Samsara increased because of this. Also, interest in the new machine gun jack is growing. But then again, it’s on the air, so Machine Gun Jack is in the spotlight again.”

“·················ogue.”

It was a known fact that Japan, including France, was secretly popular in Japan.

Because even when I was living, the fandom of Japanese manga was quite large.

In places like Italy, “Grandizer” is said to have been popular enough to be a national animation, and it is said that Japanese animation is having a significant influence in other countries as well.

But, without knowing it, it seems that my manga was also there.

Of course, it is not yet the time to talk about national comics.

It’s amazing though.

How is the response in Europe?

“With this as an opportunity, the overseas marketing team is promoting it throughout Europe.”

Anyway, it’s quite surprising.

There are very few Japanese publishers that actively explore foreign markets like this.

This is because most of them are satisfied with their own market alone.

However, Mitsuda Shoten’s tendencies were clearly different from those of general publishers.

After all, the owner, Hiroyuki Mitsuda, seemed like an ambitious person.

“Even so, it’s strange. I’m not even selling Japanese comics, so I can’t understand why the number of first editions is increasing.”

Even if it was popular in Europe, the sales of monographs in Japan would not increase.

“After all, that is the power of broadcasting.”(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

“The power of broadcasting?”

“There was a TV program that covered European reactions a while ago, and it seems that the audience reaction was also quite good. Maybe it’s because it made me feel proud.”

Ummm, is it also called soup noodles?

“But will the sales increase instantly if I only ride once?”

Jiro laughed at my words.

“Yeah. Japan cares a lot about the views of other countries. Especially when it comes to European reactions. Thanks, ‘What is that cartoon? Shall we read it?’ You can think of it as something like this.”

“Ah.”

I am well aware of that habit.

Japan has long admired the West.

If you are passionate about the animations they make in the West, it is natural for them to have soup stock.

In this day and age, that tendency is even stronger.

In fact, just thinking about last year’s Olympics, the whole of Korea was a melting pot of frenzy.

Even as me who thought only the 2002 World Cup was noisy, I was quite shocked.

Considering such a situation, it is difficult to think that Japan is special.

But then, Daebong Lee, who had been listening without a word, suddenly intervened.

“Then you really can break the record this time?”

“Yeah. right. The odds are definitely higher than last time.”

At Jiro’s words, Daebong Lee blinked his eyes and turned to me, then looked at Jiro again.

“Then are you really the king of book publishing? King of comics.”

“Yeah. There is a saying that this time will be the king of manga.”

“Oh, really. Our Yunhwan is becoming the king of comics.”

I didn’t like Lee Dae-bong’s reaction, so I looked at him and said.

“Oh, little. do not say that. hot.”

“Well, how are you? cartoon king. It’s just nice to hear. Isn’t everyone?”

Having said that, I turned to the fishermen, and they all smiled and nodded their heads.

“It’s nice to say that we are proud of something.”

When Ki-cheol Kim said, Dae-bong Lee liked it.

“Is that so?”

Why are you so proud!

Anyway, that’s the king of comics.

It’s really creepy and it’s just uncomfortable.

This time, Jiro, who was in the mood, said.

“Honestly, even in Japan, Tengen and Sunny’s works are recognized, but it is true that there is an atmosphere that refuses to acknowledge them because they are not Japanese. That is why, among many awards, your work was not nominated. That made me a little upset.”

Oh, did I say Jiro’s mother was Korean?

I heard that you have been discriminated against in various ways since you were a child.

Maybe that’s why she was quite excited.

And the cartoon problem…

They didn’t expect anything from the beginning, so there wasn’t anything particularly angry about it.

Anyway, I looked at Jiro, who was still excited, and he was taken aback and surprised.

“Ah, sorry. I was excited without knowing it.”

“no. It’s natural to be angry, huh?”

Jiro smiles slightly at my words.

Social life is sometimes a life where you have to hide your feelings.

Because of that, sometimes it will be too suffocating.

I was like that before I came to the past.

“Akagi-san, it’s been hard all this time. it’s alright, it’s alright Even if you get angry here, you understand. So, by the way, if there is anything to ask Yunhwan, we will ask. Like other people in charge, we talk a bit more often.”

Ji-ro laughed at Lee Dae-bong’s words.

“I always do.”

“Huh? are you doing? when? I didn’t see it.”

“Sometimes, like dialogue, I give opinions before typesetting. Because of the nuance issue. But in the story, I’m not at the level to intervene.”

“It’s also a good job. Our Akagi-san.”

“Take care of your responsibility. Don’t hit your tail in the wrong place.”

“Why do you write and draw the expression “tail” in such a mean way! And he cares a lot about our staff too!”

“Did you?”

“It did!”

“Then that’s it.”

“Uh-huh, that’s annoying.”

Daebong Lee raised his head to the ceiling and took a deep breath.

Seeing that, the fishermen laughed.

* * *

As the release date of Volume 10 of Machine Gun Jack approached, the number of calls to the editorial department asking for the publication date increased.

“The exact date has not yet been set.”

“I’ll be out soon, so please wait a little longer……”

“Yeah. The person in charge is now absent.”

The staff were bewildered because there were more phone calls than usual.

It wasn’t until lunchtime that the noisy phones went silent.

The employees started talking while eating their own packed lunches in the break room.

“Oh really. I’ve been out of my mind for the past few days.”

“Yeah. It’s been a long time since I first received so many calls since the first Samsara series.”

“right. Even then, there was no riot.”

“When is Samsara? Was it that noisy back then?”

After hearing the stories of the seniors, the newcomer put a piece of mini pork cutlet in his mouth and asked with a curious expression.

“I did more then. The editorial staff were also half as busy as they are now.”

“right. It’s a bit more spacious than it was back then.”

“Because I was in college at the time. Of course, like me, there were many friends who liked Samsara’s manga. By the way, Mr. Sunny is amazing. I always make issues like this.”

“Honestly, Samsara is the one who brought up the boy hero here. Of course, Tengen-sensei, who wrote the story, helped a lot.”

At the words of the senior, the newbie opened her eyes and said.

“Isn’t it a record of 2.5 million copies this time?”

“There are a lot of people who say that they failed in the last 9 books, but they failed again.”

“What do you guys think?”

“I find it difficult, but it doesn’t look impossible. Recently, the machine gun jack performance that follows is also very popular. I heard that there are quite a few people who come to watch the performance from abroad. Most of them seem to be from Taiwan.”

Then another employee intervened.

“I think it is difficult. Unlike last time, there are no aggressive advertisements. To be honest, volume 9 was a bit overdone.”

“Such a newbie, what do you think?”

After hearing the seniors’ words, the newbie thought for a moment, and then she smiled.

“I think it is possible.”

“Is there any evidence?”

“It’s not like that, but looking at the atmosphere of my friends who like cartoons these days, it’s different from before. To be honest, it’s because I’ve been waiting for Machine Gun Jack more than Dragon Ball since Volume 9.”

“Oh, right? Is that kind of atmosphere among otaku?”

The rookie stopped at the senior’s words and smiled awkwardly.

“Hey, otaku, it’s not like that. They are just ordinary friends.”

“Oh sorry. Do you think society hates otaku?”

At those words, the newbie’s expression hardened.

“Otaku, it’s not.”

“Why are you so naive? Or not.”

After a while, the meal was over and we continued to chat while drinking coffee, and then the door swung open.

And a female employee came into the break room.

This is Michiko Kawada.

She is also an employee of the Pink Girl downstairs in the building, but at the same time she was also a female employee who served as the assistant to the team leader Jiro Akagi here.

Lately, the popularity of Machine Gun Jack has kept her busy.

Michiko scanned the inside of her break room with sharp eyes.

Then her staff all averted her gaze.