Tokyo 1970: I'll draw Doraemon?

Neji concluded, "Rock Lee... you didn't realize until the very end that for someone who hopes to win by mutual destruction, the heavens will not allow him to keep winning."

Through the character's words, the author offers an evaluation of Xiao Li's decision.

In short, it deviated from the purpose of the Chunin Exams.

What are the conditions for using the Inner Lotus? It is to uphold one's own ninja way.

Does becoming a great ninja require sacrificing your future for the exam?

Lee's decision, in fact, went against his principles of ninjutsu.

This power should be used to protect important people.

Xiao Li got carried away and lost his passion, and Kai was the same, blindly supporting him. Neither of them had considered what the consequences would be.

After being banned for using cheats, that was Xiao Li's fate.

Readers have engaged in considerable discussion about this episode, with more voices of support than opposition.

Because the "underdog rises to genius" storyline is so relatable.

After all, the vast majority of people are ordinary, and geniuses are out of reach for them; they can only look up to them.

Add to that the exciting storyline, and you'll forget many of the subtle nuances.

So after Rock Lee sacrificed himself, in the second round of the Naruto popularity vote, he suddenly soared from an unfamiliar comedic character to fifth place.

1. Naruto Uzumaki

2. Kakashi Hatake

3. Umino Iruka

4. Uchiha Sasuke

5. Lee Locke

6. Hinata Hyuga

7. Gaara

8. Haruno Sakura

In this respect, he was also successful.

"Draw more Rock Lee and Gaara from now on."

At the Oikawa studio, based on the character's popularity data, Fukuda Tomoyuki suggested to Fushimikawa.

Characters that are popular with readers should be given more screen time; this is a natural logic in commercial comics.

We can't possibly do the opposite of what the readers want, can we?

That's not just a case of being a pretentious, artsy type.

“I know.” Fushimikawa nodded without refuting.

After Fukuda Tomoyuki left, Otomo Katsuhiro frowned and asked:

"Does my comic book also need the editor's intervention?"

He prefers to create independently, free from external influences.

Fukuda Tomoyuki's repeated suggestions to Oikawa Ni finally prompted him to speak up.

"It depends on your own perspective. One of the editor's responsibilities is to provide ideas to the cartoonist, but the final result is still controlled by the cartoonist."

For example, Masashi Kishimoto's "Naruto" had its opening heavily altered by editor Kosuke Yahagi.

The character designs and plot are completely different from the original version; they can be described as worlds apart.

The reverse side features Eiichiro Oda and Tite Kubo.

The editor felt that Luffy's single black dot eye made him look too cold and fierce, lacking the approachability of a shonen manga protagonist, so they asked Oda to redraw Luffy's eyes as a large one.

But Oda rejected his suggestion and insisted on his own ideas.

Kubo Tite didn't even hold plot discussion meetings, and only handed over the original manuscript to the editor after it was finished, not giving him any room to interfere with his own work.

These three are all excellent cartoonists who have created hit comics.

So neither of them is wrong.

"You're a genius, just stick to your own ideas. Didn't Mitsuru Adachi stick to his decisions despite the opposition from many people?"

Katsuhiro Otomo's brow relaxed, and he felt much more at ease.

As for Fushimikawa calling him a genius, Katsuhiro Otomo didn't seem to care much.

He had already planned his future; whether he was a genius or not would not affect his dreams.

For him, the title of genius is too superficial; hard work is the most important thing.

“Teacher,” he said, “if you have a moment now, please take a look at my short story.”

Fushimikawa paused for a moment, then nodded: "Okay."

He sighed inwardly, knowing that yet another assistant might be leaving him.

Katsuhiro Otomo's short story is called "The Sound of Gunfire".

The protagonist betrayed his principles and sold out others under the lure of silver coins.

When his father learned of this, he executed him in the forest to uphold the family's honor.

"He went to his destruction because of his desires," Fushimikawa nodded after reading it. "Try submitting it to 'Young Future' magazine; it should be serialized."

He didn't have a good opinion of this comic.

It's just ordinary.

Unlike Mitsuru Adachi, Katsuhiro Otomo is still exploring the types of manga that suit his style.

This film, "The Sound of Gunfire," was merely an experiment.

It's more like a short story than a comic.

It won't achieve great results, but it should be fine to publish it as a short comic.

"Then I'll give it a try."

Even the usually calm and collected Katsuhiro Otomo is now showing some signs of eagerness.

His dream of becoming a comic artist is about to take flight.

……

A proposal was placed on Fujiwara Maki's desk.

Since it was handed to her by Toei Animation, Maki Fujiwara started reading it.

"Application for an anime adaptation of Naruto?"

He frowned as soon as he saw the title.

Excessive production budget, gathering of industry elites, and expansion into European and American markets.

Despite the flowery language described above, Fujiwara Maki's confusion remained unresolved.

Especially when I saw the author's name on the proposal, Masato Takagi...

"It's not Takeshi Ariga or Yoshifumi Noboru, just some nobody trying to get the anime rights to Naruto? Are you kidding me?"

Naruto is Mirai Studio's absolute trump card, and they won't easily grant animation production companies the right to adapt it.

A well-made series can attract a large audience, but a poorly made series will only damage the influence of "Naruto".

When Fujiwara Maki told Fushimikawa about it, he resolutely refused.

Nowadays, Japanese animation is generally three frames per second, or 8 frames per second, and often the scene is still in a freeze-frame, with no mouth movement.

Similar to Backstreet Girls.

It is completely unsuitable for a manga like Naruto that features large-scale battle scenes.

When Naruto gets an anime adaptation, it'll probably have to wait until the budget skyrockets during the bubble economy of the 80s, right?

Fushimikawa recalled an anime titled "Kingdom," a top-tier Japanese seinen manga with an average of over a million copies sold per volume and immense popularity in Japan.

The story has nothing to do with the history of the Qin state, but it features Ying Zheng, Lü Buwei, Wang Jian, and Lian Po...

But why don't many people in China know about it?

There may be other factors, but the poor quality of the animation definitely accounts for a large proportion.

Please help me refuse.

Fushimi said to Fujiwara Maki.

“I know,” Fujiwara Maki nodded; she had already guessed Fushimikawa’s decision.

The reason why other projects and producers haven't taken on a highly popular manga like "Naruto" is because they know that the current production standards in Japan are not suitable for adapting "Naruto" into an anime.

Only those with ulterior motives, or those who are young and fearless, would dare to submit an application.

Regardless of who you are, there is only one outcome.

……

"Huh? I got rejected?"

Masato Takagi said in disbelief.

He wrote such a great plan: Naruto will be Toei Animation's most important project this year, with a budget exceeding that of Mazinger Z.

"No, I have to go to Future Society and talk to their president in person."

Not long after receiving the message, he rushed off to Future Society.

"Takagi Kikaku of Toei Animation..." The receptionist noted down Takagi Masato's purpose and identity, and pointed him in the right direction.

"That's the rest area over there, please wait a moment."

"Tsk."

Takagi was very annoyed. He looked at Mirai-sha with even more contempt.

"What famous comic magazine? In the end, it's just a small company that doesn't even have its own building."