Chapter 1672 Comic Newcomer

Japan is a country of comics.

Compared to the United States, their comic culture is more popular.

Although this comic culture comes from the United States, Japan has promoted it even more.

Especially after the emergence of cartoonists with various wonderful imaginations, the Japanese people's enthusiasm for comics has been growing.

The main force of comics is of course teenagers aged 12 to 24, but many people in their thirties and forties also often read comic books.

In recent years, there have been at least dozens of major comic weekly, semi-monthly and monthly magazines, led by "Qilin Weekly", placed in newsstands and convenience stores, which have really consumed the pocket money earned by teenagers from working.

Although the Japanese are very proud of everything they produce domestically, including food, authors, celebrities, electronic crafts, etc., they have to admit that the most prosperous comics industry in recent years and the one that has most boosted the growth of the comics economy is from Foreign comic weekly.

It is "Qilin Weekly".

"Kirin Weekly" now has 21 serial comics, plus a single volume of "Resident Evil", firmly occupying the top spot in Japan's comic weekly sales list.

The sales volume of "Qilin Weekly" is 8 million copies per week, which is unprecedented!

The total population of Japan is now only 150 million, which means that on average, one out of 20 people is reading "Kirin Weekly"!

If you exclude the elderly, children and most women, this is basically a quarter or a third of the people reading "Qilin Weekly"! !

The sales volume of "Kirin Weekly" is already the sum of the three major Japanese comic weekly magazines from second to fourth place.

In the past few years, comic weekly magazines and Japanese cartoonists have tried their best to catch up.

The sales volume of their three major weekly magazines has increased from dozens to millions of copies to almost 100 to 2 million copies now, which is already a huge improvement.

But compared with the leap from 3 million to 8 million copies of "Qilin Weekly", it is still not enough.

It can even be said that you can't even see the tail.

"Mr. Yin Jun is the real king of comics!" Osamu Tezuka, a legendary cartoonist in Japan, said sincerely.

Another very famous cartoonist in Japan, Akira Toriyama, who helped boost the sales of hundreds of thousands of copies of "Shounen Jump" with "Arale", even said bluntly, "We follow Yin Jun Just move forward, sir. If you insist on comparing yourself with him, you are simply overestimating your abilities and lacking self-awareness."

Akira Toriyama's words are very depressing, but all Japanese cartoonists agree very much.

Yin Jun presided over the writing of the stories and settings of the 22 comics. No matter which one is taken out, it is an absolute masterpiece.

Not to mention the masterpieces such as "Dragon Ball", "Conan" and "Slam Dunk" in it. They are simply monuments and there is no way to compete with them.

Oh, by the way, there is also "Death", which has slowly become popular recently. It has also attracted the attention of many people because of its unique style, very sharp setting and plot.

Many senior comics fans feel that if the setting and plot of "Death" are not different, it will be able to take an unprecedented path and become a classic among classics in at most two years.

Yin Jun greatly appreciated their view.

As expected of these loyal fans of the country of comics.

As one of the three major migrant workers' comics, "The God of Death" is definitely qualified to be compared with the above-mentioned works.

In addition to "Kirin Weekly", in fact, Kirin Culture in Japan also has "Kirin Semi-monthly" launched in cooperation with Tokuma Shoten.

This bimonthly magazine was established to encourage outstanding cartoonists in Japan.

Its initial sales volume was not high, but its remuneration was one of the best in Japan. Basically, you can get 10,000 yen per page.

If the effect after serialization is very good, the remuneration for each page can continue to increase, ranging from 20,000 to 50,000 per page.

If single books, animations and peripheral products are released in the future, the income of cartoonists will further leap forward.

Even if there is no subsequent income, the minimum remuneration is 10,000 yen per page. Based on the average length of a serialization of about 30 pages, it is 300,000 yen.

I submitted the manuscript twice a month and received 600,000 yen.

Even with Japan's current rapid economic development and increasing salaries, an income of 600,000 yen a month can still make a family of three live comfortably.

Then "Qilin Semi-Monthly" has another advantage that no one else can match.

It is the industry of "King of Comics" Yin Jun!

If you can get Yin Jun's praise and guidance by virtue of being in "Kilin Half Monthly", wouldn't that be the greatest honor in your life?

Besides, the editor-in-chief said that once the work is good, it can be serialized in "Kilin Weekly".

Serialized in "Qilin Weekly"! ?

Just this one future big cake is enough to make everyone drool!

Who doesn't know that "Qilin Weekly" is the holy book in the comics industry?

So far, only Yin Jun’s works have been serialized on it!

It would be a supreme honor if it could be serialized together with Yin Jun’s works! !

Just for this glory, it doesn’t matter if you don’t need any money! !

Therefore, since the establishment of "Kirin Semi-Monthly", countless young and famous Japanese cartoonists have contributed articles.

Although "Qilin Half Monthly" only publishes one volume every half month, their requirements are still very strict.

A semi-monthly comic magazine is about the same length as a comic weekly, about 500 pages.

In addition to the advertising space, a maximum of 15 comic books are serialized in "Kilin Half Monthly".

Once the work performs poorly, it will be ordered to end serialization within three months at most - this is a rule in the Japanese comics industry, and everyone knows it.

If you don't get good grades, you will be looked down upon by others if you shamelessly collect royalties.

Therefore, the competition of "Qilin Bimonthly" has always been very fierce.

Fierce competition naturally brings about good comic works.

Since its inception at the end of 1980, in more than three years, the sales volume of "Qilin Bimonthly" has steadily increased to 800,000 copies.

This has already occupied the top spot in the comic fortnightly magazine.

Among these comic works, the most famous one is "Magic Boy BT", which was serialized at the end of the year before last. The author is a new cartoonist who is not a newcomer.

His name is Araki Toshiyuki, and he is a cartoonist who was nominated for the 20th Tezuka Award in the second half of 1980.

"Magic Boy BT" was released as a single book last year, and each episode sold more than 80,000 copies, bringing a large amount of royalties to Toshiyuki Araki.

Since last year, he has basically been out of the category of a novice. The tens of millions of yen he has earned have given him enough time and energy to think about his next work.

It was at this time that Toshio Suzuki, the editor-in-chief of "Kirin Half Monthly", invited him to his office.

This young cartoonist, who has not yet turned 24 this year, is handsome and elegant, and he doesn't look like a cartoon nerd.

At the same time, he was also very polite. After several contacts, Suzuki Toshio had a very good impression of him.

After a few pleasantries, Toshio Suzuki got down to business with Toshiyuki Araki, "How are you preparing for your new work?"

"I'm still thinking about it now. After "Magic Boy BT" is completed, I should be able to figure out some main outlines." Toshiyuki Araki said respectfully, "But this time I plan to be more careful. I may start serializing it next year. .”

"Are you interested in taking over a comic book idea?" Suzuki Toshio asked.

Comic ideas?

Toshiyuki Araki looked at Toshio Suzuki in surprise, feeling very strange about his proposal.

Comic creation is actually divided into two parts.

On the one hand there are paintings, on the other hand there are stories - what the Japanese call "scripts".

Generally speaking, the script and drawing of a comic are completed by one person, and basically famous cartoonists cannot let others interfere with their comics.

In terms of past and future generations, only Tetsuo Hara and Takeron Takashi of "Fist of the North Star" were the perfect combination to create such a super classic.

Toshiyuki Araki is naturally an ambitious cartoonist, so he creates his own stories and draws them all.

Moreover, he is now the top cartoonist of "Kirin Half Monthly". How could Toshio Suzuki allow himself to draw other people's cartoon ideas?

Seeing his confused look, Suzuki Toshio smiled brightly and said, "Don't refuse it yet. Do you know who wrote this script?"

"Who?" Araki Toshiyuki was also very curious and asked casually: "Could it be written by Mr. Yin Jun?"

Now it was Suzuki Toshio's turn to be stunned, "You know?"

Araki Toshiyuki: "..."

His eyes widened, and he became excited after a moment, "Really? Is it really the work of Mr. Yin Jun!?"

Seeing him like this, Suzuki Toshio was sure that this kid was a blind cat who bumped into a dead mouse and made a random guess.

But seeing his excited look, Suzuki Toshio also knew that he would definitely succeed this time.

In fact, this is also nonsense.

No matter how proud a cartoonist is, he will not remain indifferent when he hears that there is a script written by Yin Jun himself.

Because in the whole world, no one can compare to Yin Jun in his ability to write stories.

Whether it's novels, comics, TV series, movies, variety shows, etc., as long as it involves stories and creativity, Yin Jun can do it.

For such an unparalleled genius, his works are naturally sought after by everyone.

Even if you are a collaborator, you will feel extremely proud!

Not to mention that in terms of comics, apart from asking the screenwriters of Qilin Culture to expand the script, Yin Jun has never asked outside cartoonists to draw his ideas!

It is no exaggeration to say that Suzuki Toshio was really shocked when he received Yin Jun's call from such an unprecedented thing!