(Today, a reader mentioned the issue of the weekly magazine's jump. Indeed, it is much more difficult to serialize a magazine's jump in real life than what I wrote in my article. However, this is a fantasy novel. I can't copy everything in real life. It is already depressing enough in real life. I can't make things so complicated in my novel. There will always be exaggerated writing in novels.）
(Just like the Tezuka Awards and Akazuka Awards of the Weekly Shonen. To be honest, most readers probably don't know about these things. We don't know much about the awards in Japan either. There's no real feeling in writing about them. It's better not to write about them.)）
As the editors of the weekly magazine Shonen Jump, they had their own way of reviewing comics. The plot could be left behind, and the most important thing was the drawing and the characteristics of the characters.
The standard of storytelling did not necessarily have to be great, because most mangaka's storytelling standards could not be said to be very good. This was like writing a novel. Those god-level people would not write stories without aim. Every chapter had a deep meaning and meaning. It could be said that they cherished words like gold, using the simplest language to write the deepest meaning. Some ordinary writers did not have this standard. They would often rely on some chapters to cheat the number of words.
Most manga artists were the same. Of course, there were also god-level characters in the manga world. Their storytelling skills were very unique and experienced. For example, Old Thief Tomiken, the manga artist who had drawn Youyou Shiraku and a full-time hunter. His storytelling skills were amazing. He was a true genius. Therefore, even if he took an indefinite break from publishing to play mahjong, the weekly magazine Shinji Jump would always leave a place for him to publish, waiting for him to update at any time.
Perhaps Old Thief Tomika could have a good excuse to stop publishing, such as not destroying his golden signboard.
"The drawing is a little immature, but it's above the average standard of a weekly magazine. Moreover, I can see that there's still a lot of room for improvement.”
Chief Editor Kitagawa nodded. He didn't read the content of the story first. Instead, he quickly flipped through the chapters to determine the most basic style of painting.
If you didn't have the skill to draw comics, no matter how good you were at storytelling, no matter how creative you were, you wouldn't be able to become a mangaka!
After reading the basic level, Kitagawa began to read carefully from the beginning. The first chapter was about the protagonist, Naruto Uzumaki, drawing on Naruto Rock with paint. Then, the ninja rushed to Naruto's office to report to Naruto, and finally captured Naruto.
The first two pages roughly introduced the main character's characteristics and characteristics, which made Kitagawa nod.
Then, the painting changed. It was in the classroom. Teacher Iruka asked the students to take a test and use the transformation technique to transform into his own appearance. He showed the most amazing ninjutsu in Naruto for the first time.
As for Naruto, who loved to play pranks, he directly used the "Seduction Spell" to turn into a naked beauty, causing Teacher Iruka to spurt blood from his nose and faint on the ground.
Kitagawa couldn't help but laugh when he saw this. No matter what manga it was, the first few chapters were very important. Whether it was painting the Naruto Rock or teasing the teacher with the "Seduction Spell," they all highlighted the character of the main character, Naruto Uzumaki. In addition, the text beside the magatama on the title page and the following conversation between Iruka and Naruto Uzumaki gave a general introduction to the entire background by recalling the past.
There was a hint of humor in the seriousness, recollection of the past, and a distinct personality. These were all very mature opening methods for comics. They might seem old-fashioned, but there would definitely not be any major mistakes.
Kitagawa flipped to the first page of the manuscript again. Looking at the author's name written on it, he could not help but ask,""Xufang-kun, is this really a newcomer? His technique was extremely experienced and didn't look like a newcomer at all…Could it be that some teacher changed his pen name and submitted another article?”
"From the drawing, you should be able to tell that it's a newcomer, editor-in-chief.”
Xufang respectfully stood up straight.
"Hmm, from the way he drew it, it's obvious that he's a newcomer…how strange.”
Kitagawa muttered to himself and continued reading.
[Naruto, why are you drawing there? You should know the origin of the name Naruto.】
In the ramen shop, Mr. Iruka invited Naruto to eat ramen and said earnestly.
[Of course. Those who had the title of Naruto were the strongest ninjas in the village.】
Naruto, who was still young, spread out his hands and answered Teacher Iruka's question.
[Especially the fourth generation Naruto. He was the hero who saved the village from the demon fox.】
Even though it was just a drawing, it was as if he could imagine the tone of Naruto Uzumaki at that time.
[Then why are you still here?]
[Because I will inherit this title sooner or later! Moreover, it would surpass the previous Naruto!】
He was clearly the last one, a child who loved to play pranks, but the comic used the background and especially large text to portray this sentence with unusual determination and confidence.
Weekly Shōnen JUMP revolved around the three keywords of 'friendship',' hard work', and 'victory'. Although not all manga serializations were of this type, it was obvious that these were the fundamentals of Weekly Shōnen JUMP.
After seeing this, he could also confirm that this manga was very suitable for the theme of Shonen Jump.
"Sometimes I really doubt it. I always feel that this manga was drawn by an editor in the industry.”
Editor Kitagawa said incredulously. Many well-known manga artists would spend half a month or even a month with the editor to edit all the details before publishing. However, Kitagawa didn't find any major changes from the storyboard details at the beginning to the end of the first few chapters. It was as if the manga author knew exactly how to draw correctly.
Of course, he definitely didn't know that in the other world, Naruto was the final draft of the serial.
Kitagawa temporarily put away the manuscript. He had read the general content. Although he felt that it was not bad, there were still some things that needed to be clarified.
"The author came here directly to deliver the manuscript?”
He asked his subordinate Xufang.
"The author didn't come in person. Instead, he sent it by mail.”
Hearing her superior's question, she hurriedly replied.
"Looks like he's really a newcomer, and a confident one at that…"
Kitagawa shook his head and laughed.
Usually, manga artists who wanted to serialize on Shōnen JUMP would bring their manuscripts to the editor, hoping to leave an impression on them. Shueisha also had an editor who was responsible for this group of manga artists. To be honest, unless they were already famous manga artists, it was almost impossible for newcomers to succeed.
"Since that's the case, I'll leave this newcomer to you, Xufang…call him and let him know.”
Kitagawa thought about it for a moment and made a decision.
"Yes, editor-in-chief!"
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