1983 Past Life Manga King

“Can you stay all night in the printing house?”

It was then that Jiro understood her editor-in-chief and was startled, but then she closed her mouth firmly and nodded her head.

“Yeah. You can.”

“Okay, I’ll add a few more staff tomorrow, so try as much as you can. I’ll help you a little too. Instead, let me go to work tomorrow afternoon. Rest until morning.”

“Okay.”

“Do you do it too?”

But the editor shrugs his shoulders and shakes his head.

“Not long. My body isn’t what it used to be these days.”

“You’re just a really vicious boss.”

With that said, the head of the publishing house giggled once more and glanced back at Jiro with pitiful eyes.

“·················ogue.”

***

A large cafe in downtown Tokyo was crowded with people.

Today, in particular, there were more customers than usual because of the Macross theatrical version that was released at a nearby theater.

By the window, whenever something like this happens, young people who gather are talking about the anime they saw today.

“I really liked the Macross theatrical version. As the director said, it was completely different from the TV version, but somehow, this one was a lot more fun. Maybe it’s because the atmosphere is bright.”

“I liked the love line between Minmei and Hikaru. A cute story of two people.”

“I still have the space battle scene in my head. And I like Minmay’s song ‘Xiaopai Long (小白?)’.”

“I honestly didn’t like Minmay on TV, but she became a fan of her in this theatrical release.”

“Who was the voice actor?”

“Marie Ijima.”

“Did the album come out?”

“I said it would be released, so it will come out soon.”

“I’ll buy it as soon as it comes out.”

“By the way, what is this theatrical version, and it has nothing to do with the TV version? The director also said that it was a play in the play.”

“The yangban TV series were all mid-plays.”

“what? So are you saying that all Macross series are promotional films for the Space Force?”

I laugh in disbelief that it’s not funny.

“Hey, the directors say strange things once in a while, so the Ursei Yatsura movie version that came out last year was also highly praised. And Rumiko-sensei is the best too.

I even made it up But the theatrical director Mamoru Oshii said that it was the worst movie ever.”

“It can’t be helped. It’s because he came in midway and finally completed it while working hard. It must have been a lot of pain.”

“Because that person is always full of dissatisfaction.”

“Those who are dissatisfied make masterpieces.”

After chatting for a while, one of them shouted at everyone.

“Come over there!”

A man approached the cafe with a bunch of young people.

Those who were sitting hurriedly asked him.

“What did you say? Don’t you know yet?”

“Is it the same answer over and over again?”

Then the man approached and said to them.

“The next morning, the books are shipped out.”

“Really? Are you sure?”

“Oh, they just said a decision was made.”

Everyone’s faces brightened at those words.

Still, he kept calling the editorial department because of the problem, but the answer was that he did not know the exact date. However, in Boy Heroes, Samsara will be released as a book.

The publicity has been around for a few days, and after such an advertisement, a book is bound to come out within a few days.

However, the exact date has finally arrived.

“Wow, that’s good.”

“Then, I should prepare early.”

“okay. I’ll have to get some sleep in the evening tomorrow.”

“I also.”

“By the way, are you sure that unpublished illustrations will only appear in the first edition?”

At those words, someone rummaged through the bag, pulled out a Weekly Boy Hero, opened the last page, and spread it out in the middle of the table.

“Come on, look. Teacher Sunny clearly wrote in the writer’s review, ‘It’s a pity that only the first edition contains nine illustrations.’”

“You mean it only appears in the first edition? Huh. This is a must-have item.”

“By the way, Mitsuda Shoten’s books are the first to enter the ‘Big Club Bookstore’ in the city, right?”

“uh. I’ve looked into it, and especially in the case of boy heroes, I’ve always been the first to enter the three big bookstores in Tokyo, especially the ‘Big Club Bookstore’. boy hero

is still not well known, so I don’t know which bookstore I’m going to enter once I’m out of downtown Tokyo.”

“After all, the publisher is too weak to have a masterpiece like Samsara. It’s because the distribution network isn’t so cool.”

“No, I prefer this one. The value of the first edition will increase.”

“Anyway, I’m going to buy two copies for my own collection.”

“I also. I will wrap one in plastic and keep it separately.”

“I am three volumes.”

After discussing how many copies to buy, one person speaks again.

“How much will the initial print volume be?”

“At least it won’t be long. The boy hero atmosphere these days is all about Pasiencia and genuine men.”

Then some of them crossed their arms and looked like they didn’t like it.

“Both are good manga, but frankly, if you look at Boy Jump or a boys’ magazine, they’re just mediocre. Samsara is buried because of those cartoons.”(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

“But if you stop at the boy hero, they are great cartoons.”

“But how about the other manga research groups?”

“Perhaps you, like us, have already obtained the date of publication.”

“Ah, this purchase will be a bit fierce.”

End

late the next night.

A factory located in a quiet place in the outskirts of Tokyo.

The room is noisy due to the heat and the sound of the printing machine running.

People in blue work clothes and people in regular clothes mix together and move around busily.

Jiro, who covered his ears with a tissue among the machines, approaches the factory manager with sweat dripping down his forehead and shouts to greet him.

“Thank you for your help! Factory manager!”

The factory manager, who had been checking the color of the cover for a while, smiled and accepted his words.

“Haha what? If the book sells well, it’s good for us too. It must be difficult anyway, are you okay?”

“Yeah. Fine!”

In the sweaty subject, he rolls up his arms and shouts out loud.

The factory manager saw this and laughed out loud.

“Good good. A young man must have this kind of guts!”

“haha.”

“But I don’t know what’s going on. This is the first time that the volume of book printing has suddenly increased in the middle.”

“Ah yes. Fans have been calling a lot about the release of the book.”

“Oh yeah?”

The factory manager did not understand the details, so he only reacted to the extent that he thought it was.

Currently, there are only three people working all night, including Jiro, Yajima and the team leader.

Surprisingly, however, two people applied from the publishing department. They are people who have always been editorial staff and fans of Samsara.

These are people who have always been dissatisfied, saying, ‘I don’t know why cartoons like Samsara have low grades.’ That’s why the teachers in charge said, ‘Take an interest in yourself that much.

Look,” he seemed to be hearing a voice.

At the printing shop, the factory manager will help until midnight, and the rest will have four people working all night, including veterans.

“Hey, watch out for the cutter there! If you make a mistake, your whole hand will be cut off, so leave it to that friend and arrange the cut papers and move them over there.

Help me!”

“Ah yes. Sorry!”

“Wake up!”

“Yeah!”

In fact, the night shift now is several times more difficult for the print shop staff than during the day.

Even the night work itself is very tiring, and since there are five novice workers, I have to lead them without any problems.

Still, most of the publishing house employees are engaged in simple labor. Of course, the publishers are also dying to do something unfamiliar to them.

The team leader bows his head to the veteran employee and says:

“Sorry. Because of us.”

Because he knew what it was like to work with a beginner, he could imagine how difficult it would be for them now.

But the print shop staff replied with a bright smile.

“No, it’s okay because we’ve been all-nighters for a long time. These days, overtime is decreasing, so I’m really worried about it, so I’m glad.”

It’s been said that the publishing industry is booming for a while, but that’s just the story of well-known publishers. Of course, Mitsuda Shoten cannot be said to be a small publishing company by any means.

Since comics aren’t the main focus yet, sales here are on the low side.

Anyway, there are people who like having a job all of a sudden.

“Put your books on the pallet one by one. You can watch the staff build up next to you and follow it.”

“Yeah. Please leave it to me.”

Publishers are very good at talking about vague topics.

Anyway, seeing that, the print shop staff also smiled.

“Come on, let’s get to work!”

*

Soon the dawn is dawning

“Ugh. End!”

“Oh, I’m going to die.”

“Huh, huh.”

As soon as the trucks are loaded with books, the publishers are scattered on the floor.

It’s not bad to feel like you’re lying on the floor while breathing in the cool morning air.

The captain muttered as he lay down.

“An additional 20,000 copies?”

“But wouldn’t this cover to some extent?”

At Jiro’s words, Yajima, who was lying face down next to him, intervened.

“Maybe not enough? Still, 50,000 copies in the first week is not a small amount.”

“right. That will be enough.”

“Is that so?”

Jiro smiled bitterly as he answered.

My body is tired, so I thought that this would be enough, but in the corner of my heart, I also think that this is not enough.

“Thanks for your efforts.”

“You suffered.”

When the print shop staff greets them, the publishers lie down and gasp and say that they have worked hard.

“We’ll go to the shower room first.”

“Get some rest.”

“Yeah. Okay.”

Trucks leave the factory while they say hello.

A driver and an assistant driver in one of the trucks glanced at the fallen people and started talking.

“What are those people? I don’t think you’re an employee here?”

“From what I heard earlier, it looks like it came from a publishing house.”

“Why at the publishing house?”

“I think it’s because of the book. I think we printed more in a hurry.”

“A fashion magazine?”

“It was like a comic book.”

“comic book?”

“Yeah. The other books were already prepared, so I loaded them with a forklift, but only the comics were loaded by hand.”

“Aha.”

The knight nodded as if he knew.

Then I asked the assistant if he soon lost interest in it.

“Is the ‘Big Club Bookstore’ the first place to go today?”

“Yeah. You can stop there first, then go to Mirai.”

“Hmm. Still, today’s course is good.”

So, the two of them ran down the busy road at dawn and soon came to a bookstore near a big club in the city. But something strange catches my eye.

The driver opened his mouth with a puzzled expression.

“Huh? What are these people?”

“uh?”

Even at dawn, many people lined up on the sidewalk in front of the bookstore.

Most of them are young men, but there are also young women in between.

It is very rare to see so many people in a place other than the public hall at dawn like this.

“What’s going on? Is there a special event at the bookstore today? What do you know?”

“I do not know?”

“Are there even idol singers coming to the bookstore today?”

“A famous novelist would rather than an idol singer come to such a large bookstore. It’s like an autograph session.”

“I think young people these days have a good passion. Seeing you work so hard.”

The smiling driver hurriedly turned the steering wheel and parked it in the warehouse next to the bookstore. Then, the bookstore employees who are on duty at dawn come out and open the door.

The driver who got off the truck greeted them and asked.

“What are you doing today? There is a huge crowd of people in front of the bookstore.”