Tokyo 1970: I'll draw Doraemon?

The readers' expectations were conveyed to Mirai-sha through the survey, and Fushimikawa received another piece of good news: Naruto was still number one.

In Touch, Tatsuya, Kazuya, and Minami Asakura appear in the same scene through scenes of catching and throwing the ball.

They sorted out their relationship, and Tatsuya expressed his determination to catch up and start a competition with Kazuya to win Minami Asakura's heart.

The relationship between the three became public, and the climax of the plot was about to occur, which led to a huge surge in the ratings of "Touch".

Black Jack was overwhelmed by the pressure.

It's quite an achievement that Naruto can maintain its number one position under these circumstances; it's something to celebrate.

The assistants also understood why Fushimikawa was so excited about winning first place.

Mitsuru Adachi is no pushover; he's an amazing manga artist.

He is someone that Sunday magazine envies and that makes Keizo Inoue so frustrated he wants to vomit blood.

……

Receiving royalties and first place is something to celebrate.

“Hmm,” Fushimikawa said after thinking for a while, “The employees of Mirai-sha all get a six-month bonus, so it wouldn’t be good for me to be stingy with you guys.”

Stupid?

Fushimikawa is not stingy.

Because the Oikawa Studio has a lot of overtime and heavy workload, he gives his assistants the best possible compensation.

In 1973, the average monthly salary in Tokyo, Japan, rose to around 10 yen, almost double that of 1970.

The monthly salary of white-collar elites can be as high as 15 yuan.

The Oikawa Studio is full of talented people. Under Katsuhiro Otomo, Fushimikawa was able to learn perspective and large-scale scenes. Through Akira Toriyama, Fushimikawa's battle storyboarding was elevated to a new level.

Even though Adachi Mitsuru had been gone for more than half a year, Fushimikawa had mastered his experience in handling blank space.

Fushimikawa offered these industry geniuses a high salary of 18 yen per month.

Furthermore, wages increase along with rising prices.

Compared to other comic artists' assistants, their treatment was absolutely amazing.

Eiko Ueda could live a good life and even save a considerable income simply by working as an assistant.

Now that Mr. Oikawa is even offering six months' worth of his bonus, how could she not be moved?

"teacher!"

With tears welling up in her eyes, she said, "I want to be with you for the rest of my life!"

The 50 will soon be deposited into her account.

This unexpected windfall was an amount that Ueda's parents couldn't save up in a year back in their hometown.

"Then get back to work properly."

Fushimikawa wore a smile.

Chapter 133 Still Vigorous in Old Age, Fierce Competition

Fushimikawa's joy was short-lived; he saw something surprising in the sample issue of Weekly Shonen Future.

It wasn't "Touch," which he cared about most, but rather "Black Jack."

This episode of Black Jack is titled "Parasitic Twin".

The patient who needed urgent medical attention that night was a wealthy young woman with a huge parasitic cyst inside her body.

Inside the cyst were her twin sister, who gradually grew organs such as eyes, hair, hands, and feet as the rich girl grew up.

Through the X-ray, Blackjack was astonished to discover that the parasitic twin contained all of a human's organs, including the brain.

It's like a human's internal organs were stuffed inside.

Previously, every doctor who wanted to remove the cyst suddenly started acting strangely; some even self-harmed, while others injured others.

After some experimentation, Blackjack discovered that the parasitic twin was alive and could communicate with him through brainwaves.

The parasitic twin, considered a monster by others and someone who brought bad luck just by looking at her, was carefully preserved in a culture medium by Blackjack after he removed her.

After the patient left, he used his super-assembly technique to successfully treat the parasite.

The monster transformed into a beautifully sculpted human girl.

His name was Pinocchio, and he stayed with Blackjack.

……

After watching "Parasite", Fushimikawa was stunned for a long time.

He put down "Future" and went to his study to retrieve a collection of Osamu Tezuka's short comics, turning to a story titled "The Bag".

This story also features a parasitic twin, but it's a tragedy. When the parasitic twin is removed, the consciousness of the girl who loves the male protagonist completely disappears.

Is the consciousness within the embryo considered life?

Osamu Tezuka drew two completely opposite directions.

"These veteran cartoonists should not be underestimated. They can keep up with the times and draw amazing plots based on their rich experience."

Pinocchio's appearance will dispel some of the gloom in "Black Jack," neutralize the tragic tone, and prevent the story's atmosphere from becoming too despairing and oppressive.

Moreover, it can serve as a mascot to attract the reading interest of young boys and girls.

This can be seen as a brilliant move by Black Jack to adapt to teen magazines.

Fushimikawa could imagine that readers who had previously rejected Black Jack from the bottom of their hearts would choose to lower their guard and start reading the manga after the character of Pinocchio was introduced.

Just like that, we've already succeeded more than halfway.

You'll love Osamu Tezuka's stories once you've read them.

"He's forty-five years old and still so competitive." Fushimikawa shook his head, feeling the pressure.

……

Monday, the second day.

Readers learned about the latest plot of Weekly Shonen Future a day later than the cartoonists who were able to see the sample issue in advance.

“Fushimi has been coming over a lot lately. It’s so annoying. He’s disturbing my time alone with my sister.”

Kicking at the pebbles on the road, Fujiwara Chiko muttered to herself as she made it to the school.

Before she even entered the classroom, she heard Matsumoto's loud and boisterous voice.

"How cute, Pinocchio!"

Then came the agreement from others.

"Like a little elf."

"The premise of Parasite is also very interesting. Osamu Tezuka has a really big imagination."

How strange, Qianzi thought, everyone wasn't talking about "Naruto" but rather about the hidden pillar of "Future", "Black Jack".

Although this comic achieved great success, it was not popular with elementary school students.

Its audience was mostly high school students, but now the situation seems to be a little different.

Bypassing the group of boys chatting about comics, Senko sat down in her seat, took out Weekly Shonen Future, and prepared to read Naruto.

If the teacher searches for comic books, just hide it in Matsumoto's desk drawer.

As Chiko was thinking, she heard Matsumoto say this.

"Let's vote for Black Jack this time, since it's such a fun story."

"That's right, that's right."

"The Naruto series has been mostly just setting up the preliminaries lately, which is quite boring."

"Hey? You guys haven't watched Naruto yet?"

Hearing their voices, Chiko couldn't help but feel a little worried.

If his manga loses to "Black Jack", will Fushimi be sad?

“No, no,” Chiko shook her head repeatedly, her twin ponytails whipping into fluttering ribbons.

"The worse he loses, the better! Who told him to steal my sister from me? Humph!"

……

Adachi Mitsuru Studio.

Thinking of the dejected and yielding editor Kamei, Mitsuru Adachi felt a surge of joy.

He had expected his decision to be opposed by the senior members of Future Society, including Mr. Oikawa, but to his surprise, Future Society did not choose to put pressure on him. Instead, they silently agreed to Kazuya Uesugi's death.

Even the previously harsh editor, Kamei, was persuaded by them.

"Mr. Oikawa is very optimistic about this change... Let's leave it at that..."

Although Kamei was still somewhat unconvinced, she fulfilled her duties as an editor and fully supported Mitsuru Adachi's creative work.

"Teacher Oikawa, he..."

Even now, Mitsuru Adachi is still very moved when he thinks about it.

He felt ashamed that he had kept the plot twist of Touch from Fushimikawa.

Now, being able to draw the story he loves, and with the stimulation of these two senses, Adachi Mitsuhiro's thoughts flow like a spring, and his pen moves with the wind. A world in his mind is being perfectly created.

"Only one more match is left, and then Kazuya Uesugi will be able to fulfill Minami Asakura's dream and enter Koshien."

"Everything has been laid out, now it's time to..."

The story of "Touch" is reaching its climax, and readers are eagerly anticipating Kazuya Uesugi's perfect performance.

Tatsuya's relentless pursuit, Minami Asakura's gentle support, and Kazuya's outstanding performance all make this school story even more captivating.

Therefore, in the last two episodes, Touch was ranked second.

Next, Mitsuru Adachi will use his pre-planned storyline to truly defeat the absolute king of Shonen Future, the long-time number one, Naruto.