Tokyo: Earth Online Manga Artist.

Chapter 117 Offline Appearance

Lin Beimiao then continued to collect photos, taking a whole row of different versions of Gintama cosplay, and also took photos of several cosplays of Boa Hancock and Nami.

Then I went to the new game launch event to watch the PV for a while, and also tried out a new version of a JUMP-style fighting game.

In short, you can never see it all!

He then met with Wang Haoxuan and Xu Shaoze. The three of them bought some food in the food court and chatted about the highlights they had seen while eating hamburgers.

When it was almost time, he checked his watch and saw that it was already afternoon. The event on the main stage should be starting soon.

"I'm planning to go to the main stage next—"

He then shared his thoughts, saying, "I heard a popular cartoonist will be appearing later, and I'd like to get their autograph. What about you guys?"

"I'm planning to go too, since Pear-chan is supposed to be performing today, right?"

Wang Haoxuan immediately said, "I brought the first volume of the Attack on Titan book with me, to see if I can get an autograph."

Xu Shaoze clearly didn't know much about this. Holding a half-finished can of cola, he asked curiously, "Pear Girl? Who's that?"

These days, not many people are surfing the internet intensively, and Eri Aragaki was considered a niche manga artist in China, only relatively well-known within the Chinese translation community.

Unlike Lin Beimiao, Xu Shaoze doesn't read Weekly Shonen Jump every week. Attack on Titan is still too niche for him.

"The author of Attack on Titan is said to be a beautiful girl manga artist, so we call her Pear Girl in China."

As Lin Beimiao walked, he said, "I saw her picture in a magazine before, she's really beautiful, like a girl straight out of a manga!"

Xu Shaoze suddenly realized what was going on, threw the Coke cup into the trash can next to him, and said, "I'll go take a look too. Let's go together."

"Okay, let's go."

So the three of them went together, through the still slowly surging crowd, to the main stage.

The stage lights were all in place, and a row of chairs were placed on the stage, each with a small nameplate in front of it.

The audience area below the stage was full of people, and some people were standing on both sides of the aisle. Everyone was craning their necks to look at the stage. Some were holding up support signs, and some were holding autographed boards.

Everyone is waiting.

People in the crowd occasionally stood on tiptoe to peek towards the backstage entrance, while staff members walked back and forth on both sides of the stage to confirm the procedures.

When the time came, the main stage lit up, and the lights shone from the front of the stage to the center, illuminating the entire stage.

Then the male and female hosts came on stage.

The male host, dressed in a black suit, and the female host, dressed in a white evening gown, walked together to the microphone in the center of the stage and said in unison, "Welcome everyone to our guest meet-and-greet!"

"Slap slap slap!"

A round of enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience.

"However, please note that you should not take photos or make noise. We reserve the right to remove any visitors who violate this rule and confiscate their tickets. Also—"

The host then began introducing the authors and voice actors who were present, and the first to appear was—

"Let's welcome Eiichiro Oda, the manga artist of One Piece!!"

When Eiichiro Oda was announced to appear, he walked onto the main stage wearing a fish head mask. He was dressed in a black casual outfit, which made him quite recognizable when paired with the mask.

"Hello everyone, I am Eiichiro Oda."

After greeting the fans in the audience, he raised his hand and waved to the crowd, saying, "Thank you everyone for coming to Jump."

Festa.

After speaking, he walked to the seats set up on the stage and sat down.

Lin Beimiao and the other two became very curious and whispered among themselves in the audience.

Lin Beimiao muttered in confusion, "Why is Oda wearing a mask?"

Xu Shaoze shook his head and said, "It's not a big deal. I think everyone here wouldn't mind. As long as they can see the person in person, it doesn't matter whether they wear a mask or not."

Then the host continued to announce the guests, and the next few were mostly popular authors from Weekly Shonen Jump.

Kishimoto, Kubo Taito, Koyan Takeru, Xu Feigang, Sorachi Hideaki————

Masashi Kishimoto, wearing a dark blue sweater, walked onto the stage and bowed to the audience.

Kubo Tite, wearing sunglasses, followed behind.

Famous manga artists such as Takeshi Obata and Takeshi Konomi attended, and each time someone went up, there was a burst of applause and cheers from the audience.

Meanwhile, before all the guests had finished their entrances, the host continued announcing—

"Next up, please welcome the author of 'Attack on Titan'—Mr. Who Doesn't Eat Pears! Give him a warm welcome!"

Then, to everyone's astonishment, a tall girl with fair skin and delicate features, looking like a heroine from a comic book, walked from the back of the stage onto the main stage.

She wore a pair of black leather shoes, and the hem of her form-fitting purple A-line skirt swayed slightly with her steps. Her thick black stockings were somewhat eye-catching under the stage lights.

Underneath the knitted cardigan was a well-fitting white shirt. Her hair wasn't tied up casually as usual, but carefully combed, with the ends slightly curled inwards.

She stood on the stage, attracting the attention of everyone in the audience.

Eri Aragaki was quite embarrassed at this moment because her outfit today made her feel a little awkward; it was the first time in her life she had ever worn a dress.

But it must be said that, with her model wearing the outfit and Erina's elaborate makeup today, she really looks stunning.

At this moment, she felt somewhat like the female lead in "Saekano," experiencing a sense of unease after dressing up for the first time.

She walked onto the main stage in a pair of women's leather shoes and then picked up the microphone that the staff had given her.

She looked up at the sea of ​​people below the stage, took a deep breath, and greeted the audience, "Hello everyone, I'm 'Attack on Titan' author, 'I Don't Eat Pears,' welcome to the event! JumpFesta!"

The host immediately added, "A warm welcome!"

Then Eri Aragaki, along with Oda and Kishimoto, went to their seats on the stage.

She wasn't given any special treatment, even though she was dressed so beautifully today.

After all, she is far less popular than Oda and his team.

Her seat was two seats away from Oda's.

After she sat down, she pulled her skirt up to cover her knees and then quietly pulled her feet back.

The host then proceeded to introduce the remaining guests, including several voice actors and heads of the game department.

But the audience below the stage was in an uproar.

When the previous comic artists appeared, everyone applauded and cheered. When Eri Aragaki appeared, the audience was silent for a moment, and then everyone started to talk.

Then the cartoonists and voice actors who appeared later were largely ignored.

After all—everyone was very curious when they saw that Eri Aragaki in person was just like in the photos, or even more beautiful—

"Does Teacher Who Doesn't Eat Pears Really Look Like This? She's So Beautiful!"

"What?! A beautiful girl manga artist is actually here?!"

"I'm really falling in love with Teacher Bu Chi Li Zi! She's the best!"

"She should be considered a once-in-a-century beautiful shoujo manga artist in the manga industry. Even Naoko Takeuchi isn't as pretty as Riko-sensei. Naoko Takeuchi has a gentle and graceful beauty, while Riko-sensei is the kind of beauty that could debut as an actress directly."

"Ya Bai, I'm really starting to feel my heart flutter. He's so good-looking, a manga artist, and loves reading manga—he's just too perfect!"

"There will be an autograph session next, right? I can't wait to meet and sign autographs with Riko-sensei!"

"I'll check what manga this beautiful girl manga artist is from when I get back."

Prior to this, although Eri Aragaki's photo had been used as a manga artist's avatar in an interview, people were still skeptical.

These days, photo editing isn't as popular as it is now, but it's not nonexistent.

It's common practice for magazines to edit photos, such as whitening the skin or making the face smaller. These are no secrets in the publishing industry.

Therefore, people remain skeptical and demand to see for themselves.

Now that they finally saw the real person, they immediately stopped having any doubts.

Even some viewers who had never seen "Attack on Titan" before and did not know Eri Aragaki were now attracted by her beauty and planned to go back and watch "Attack on Titan".

As the host continued introducing the next guests, the buzzing from the audience hadn't completely stopped, and several people's eyes were still fixed on the spot where Eri Aragaki was sitting on the right side of the stage.

Lin Beimiao was also shocked. He stood at the back of the stage, standing on tiptoe to look at the stage.

Because—he had actually already realized that Eri Aragaki was just as beautiful as in the photos from the long interview.

But he didn't expect that Eri Aragaki would look even better in person.

However, this doesn't mean that Eri Aragaki looks better in person than in photos; there are reasons for that.

Because Eri Aragaki in the photo is without makeup; she wasn't wearing any makeup when the interview photos were taken.

Today, Eri Aragaki, who appeared in the photos, had the added boost of makeup and outfit. Erina did her base makeup and eye makeup, and chose a lip color that matched her dress, which instantly brightened her complexion.

She definitely looks better than in photos; the difference between bare face and full makeup is huge.

In particular, Eri Aragaki wore an A-line skirt and thick black stockings today at Erina's insistence, and the view between the A-line skirt and stockings made many viewers stare wide-eyed.

If the host hadn't announced beforehand that photography was prohibited, the audience would probably have been snapping photos non-stop.