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Is Chapter 105 going to be animated?

Eri Aragaki remained completely unaware of this; she knew very little about "This Manga is Amazing!".

In her past life, although she was an ACG enthusiast, she only paid attention to anime and comics and didn't care about rankings or anything like that.

After all, as long as the comic is good, what's the point of paying attention to the rankings? The number one comic may not be to your liking, and the number one comic may be a hidden gem.

But she still found out about it.

because----

"Deng deng deng~"

The familiar ringtone, the familiar ceiling.

The phone vibrated on the bedside table, and the light from the screen shone through the edge of the pillow onto the ceiling.

Eri Aragaki stretched out a hand from under the covers, fumbled around on the bedside table several times before finally finding her phone, and then answered the call.

"Feed————"

She said weakly.

This wasn't because she stayed up all night playing games; as mentioned before, she went to draw.

Last night I worked on the storyboards for the next two weeks. Although the system boosted my drawing speed, the workload doubled, so it still took a lot of time.

"Um, teacher, are you still sleeping? Sorry to bother you."

Masaya Sakurai's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Mr. Sakurai, what is it that needs to be changed so soon?"

Eri Aragaki regained a little consciousness. She rubbed her eyes, brushed her hair away from her face, and then asked.

She thought it was about the second volume of Attack on Titan, "No, it's not that. I just wanted to inform the teacher about something."

Masaya Sakurai said, "Congratulations to the author of Attack on Titan for making it onto the 'This Manga Is Amazing!' list this year. It's ranked quite high, at number 27."

"What is this list?"

Eri Aragaki asked curiously.

"It's an annual manga ranking published by Takarajima Publishing, where one hundred works are selected by votes from industry professionals such as bookstore clerks, editors, and manga artists."

Masaya Sakurai gave a brief and straightforward introduction, as he knew that Eri Aragaki didn't care much about these industry-related things. "In short, being on the list will bring a certain amount of exposure, and it also proves that Attack on Titan has great potential among industry insiders."

"That's all? I thought there would be a bonus—"

Eri Aragaki said with some regret.

She thought that, just like the overall popularity ranking in Weekly Shonen Jump, a higher ranking would directly lead to an increase in royalties and bonuses.

"Although there is no prize money, being on the list still helps comics to some extent, such as increasing exposure, making it easier for readers to see them, and the industry will also be more optimistic about them."

Masaya Sakurai took a deep breath and quickly explained, "For example, it might be adapted into an anime or a live-action film earlier than planned."

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"Huh? It's being animated? Really?"

Eri Aragaki's eyes lit up, and she immediately asked.

"It only increases the possibility, but it's not a certainty—"

Masaya Sakurai could only say, knowing that Eri Aragaki would definitely press the issue, "But given the current situation of Attack on Titan, it's really hard to say."

After all, Attack on Titan currently enjoys both popularity and a good reputation.

Maegiri's popularity in Weekly Shonen Jump wasn't low; he wasn't one of those serials struggling to survive on the charts.

It made it into the top 30 of "This Manga is Amazing! 2008" again. It's rare for a newcomer's work to squeeze into the top 30 of such a professional list in the history of JUMP.

There is indeed a possibility that it will be adapted ahead of schedule, but generally speaking, Shueisha will not start an anime adaptation plan if a manga serialized in JUMP has not reached 100 chapters.

"All right----"

Eri Aragaki also expressed her understanding.

Moreover, she was somewhat conflicted because the reason why the Attack on Titan anime was so popular in her previous life was partly because its animation production company, Wit Studio, was quite capable in this area.

However, in the current timeline of 07 to 08, the birth of Hegemony Society was still a long way off.

What if Attack on Titan is actually adapted into an anime and ruined by other animation studios? What if a small company takes it and messes it up, turning Eren into a hot-blooded idiot who only knows how to yell, and Levi into a poker-faced, cool guy? That would be truly heartbreaking.

Although there are also animation studios in this timeline that are suitable for dark themes, such as Madhouse, Pierrot, and Bones, many of their representative works have been successful works with a dark style.

Well, what's done is done. Eri Aragaki wasn't planning on thinking that far ahead. The anime adaptation wasn't even in the works yet; it was too early to start choosing a production company.

After informing Eri Aragaki about this, Masaya Sakurai said a few more words and then hung up the phone.

Eri Aragaki put her phone back on the bedside table, slid back into bed, and pulled the blanket up to her chin.

Sunlight streamed in through the gaps in the curtains, casting a thin line of light on the ceiling.

Then she turned over and went back to bed to catch up on her sleep.

However, on the other hand...

Major animation studios have also seen the manga that made it onto the list in "This Manga is Amazing! 2008".

This magazine was specially ordered by the planning departments of various companies, and as soon as it arrived, it was delivered to the corresponding desks.

"The manga '81diver' looks really good. It's about shogi, so it could be adapted into an anime. The market response to competitive anime has been very stable lately."

"I think 'The Legend of the Warring States' is good. Furuta Oribe's unique aesthetic sense should be very expressive in animation."

"Sports manga like 'Genius' should be very popular after it's adapted into an anime. Baseball is never short of viewers in Japan."

Many animation production team directors and managers have begun looking for comics suitable for animation adaptation.

They spread the list on the conference table, flipping through it and discussing it, while someone next to them took notes on the alternative items.

"This Comic Is Amazing!" may not be very appealing to today's readers, but it is a great project guide for industry professionals, especially animation production companies.

The list of listed comics and their corresponding reviews provides animation studios with a number of projects suitable for animation adaptation.

Moreover, each film has been screened by professional judges, which means that someone has done a quality check for them first.

It's important to know that many animation production companies lack original scripts, and developing original projects from scratch is a long process with high risks.

While it's common for publishers to actively seek out animation studios to collaborate on manga adaptations, Shueisha has its own copyright department specifically responsible for negotiating adaptation rights with animation studios.

However, in the absence of original scripts for new projects, many animation production companies will proactively contact comic book publishers to select popular comics that they have their eye on.

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Soon after, people noticed that Attack on Titan was also on the list.

"Attack on Titan? That manga in JUMP hasn't been serialized for very long, how come it's on the list?"

"27th place, that's not low. Several works that were in the same position on this list last year were later adapted into anime."

"Although there are only twenty episodes so far, he is an undisputed new monster with a promising future—this is a very high evaluation. Takarajima Publishing's comments are usually very restrained, so the fact that they used such wording shows that the judges were really shocked."

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"I'm also following this manga. It's really good, but it's too tragic. A lot of supporting characters who were well-developed died early on. Especially the chapters where the entire Levi Squad was wiped out a while ago, I couldn't recover for several days after reading them."

"The artist, Bu Chi Li Zi, has amazing drawing skills. I especially like her work, 'Fog Hill of Five Elements.' If that ink painting style could be made into an animation, I wonder what kind of art style would be needed to recreate it."

Unbeknownst to Eri Aragaki, animation studios have already begun to take notice of Attack on Titan, a newcomer manga with only about 20 chapters.