Great Mangaka

"This ending..."

A new day, Alice finished reading the final draft of Five Centimeters Per Second and frowned slightly: "Do you think it's appropriate?"

"Appropriate."

Takumi nodded. He didn't let Takaki and Akari be together, but settled for Takaki and Kana.

In his previous life, the manga version of Five Centimeters Per Second had this ending. Takaki and Akari loved each other and were separated for more than ten years, while Kana was the one who had been secretly watching Takaki, and was also deeply distressed by readers.

Furthermore, Takumi deliberately added some details about Kana in the manga version so that readers would accept it better.

"Takaki hasn't been able to let go of his longing for Akari for over ten years. After realizing it, he awoke from his obsession with the past and saw Kana, who had always appreciated him." Alice arranged the manga and exclaimed: "It's a very good ending. The ideology expressed in this manga hasn't disappeared, and Takaki also has a good outcome."

"But Takumi..." Alice put away the manuscript and said, "Although the ending is very good, most readers won't buy it. They're eager to see Akari and Takaki together. Aren't you thinking of them?"

"No, I believe that if Akari and Takaki are together, this manga will lose its fundamental meaning."

Takumi smiled slightly and added: "I hope the manga maintains this meaning, and to the dissatisfied readers, just tell them that 'the ending where Akari and Takaki are together' will appear in the animated version, and I don't think they'll cause problems."

"Animated version?"

Alice was stunned. She opened her eyes wide and looked at Takumi in astonishment.

"You really came up with a brilliant idea!"

It must be said that Takumi's idea is revealing. The internet only has tragic endings, and Takaki, who is alone, is heartbreaking. When the manga were published, Takaki and Kana were together. This ending satisfied the desires of some readers and was still meaningful. Sales were expected.

However, in response to widespread reader demand, Takumi spoke of the animated version. It was like a fish, guiding readers' desires, step by step.

"You really don't let others leave."

Alice sighed. 'At first she thought the online sale was a mistake, but Takumi was truly cunning. In fact, he created three endings for a manga, and readers had to buy it. As for Alice herself, even knowing it was a trick by Mirai-sensei, she was willing to be deceived.'

She read Five Centimeters Per Second online, and her heart grew sad and distraught. Although the ending of the published manga version didn't satisfy her, she could accept it. Takaki and Kana were together, which also comforted her.

But unexpectedly, Takumi also said that there would be an animation, and that Takaki and Akari would be together. This left everyone speechless. From tragedy to gradually healing people's hearts, it was truly amazing.

However, animation was only a promise and a blank check. It would take a long time for Takumi to complete his plan.

The days entered a transitional stage.

Miyuki resigned from her job and was admitted to the hospital. The cancer could not be delayed. The initial treatment cost was 50,000 yen. Since Takumi chose the best treatment plan for her, more costs could be added later. Takumi didn't worry too much about this matter. He gave the money to Aika. Aika had nothing to do in normal times, and she became very enthusiastic when she encountered such things. She went to the hospital to visit Miyuki when she had nothing to do.

Takumi read it twice and was very busy the rest of the time.

On one hand, there were two serialized manga, and on the other, he reviewed the manuscripts of Gundam and Magical Girls, and Tsukimoto Genji called him for guidance from time to time.

Tsukimoto Genji's guidance was completely different from what Takumi imagined. He didn't force him to learn or let him study profound books. Most of the time, the two chatted, and Tsukimoto Genji explained things slowly. This elder was a very qualified teacher. He was not impatient and guided Takumi in all aspects. This was completely different from Hirano-sensei, who was used to organizing piano practices.

Takumi felt that his worldview had quietly changed without him realizing it. Tsukimoto Genji asked him to observe him processing documents and asked him to pay attention to reading and learning. As a result, after a while, Takumi achieved his first accomplishment: he prepared good tea.

This result almost left Alice speechless, but Tsukimoto Genji was very happy. The elder was filled with joy. Whenever he had time, he invited Takumi to prepare tea, as if preparing it was more important than anything else.

Takumi tragically discovered that it might take a long time to become a master, and during that period, another unexpected event occurred: Tomato's Gundam theme was not selected.

Sakura's magical girl was successful, but the top two spots in Weekly Shōnen that week were taken by Detective Conan and Gundam First Century, and third place went to a serialized manga that had just finished. The ending was very good, and it only got 7 more votes than Tomato's Gundam manga.

If you don't reach the top three, you can't continue the series. This was a heavy blow for Tomato.

Takumi comforted him.

At the same time, he thought that he no longer wanted to draw Detective Conan. This story tired him a little. Conan is a story of overlapping cases. As long as you write one case a week, the main plot is not solid, and you can serialize it indefinitely.

But this manga takes up two days a week, and Takumi has restrictions. He wants to draw other manga.

Upon learning of Tomato's failure, Takumi even harbored the hope that he could entrust Conan to him. Tomato had been an assistant for several months. His pace was much slower than Takumi's, but he was a veteran artist after all. He could draw characters and backgrounds at a level similar to Takumi's.

If Tomato was willing to take over, he could focus on drawing Detective Conan every week and continue updating it. But Tomato wouldn't invent case stories, and Detective Conan would undoubtedly cause a disturbance if it changed artists.

Takumi dismissed this idea for the moment, but it had already arisen. He didn't want to be busy with Detective Conan for several years, or even decades. He had to find other artists and assistants to take over and gradually reduce his own work.

However, at that moment, his four works were published. Tatsuryū Publishing and Hinotori Publishing reached a tacit agreement and published them one after another in the same week.

The Legend of Wukong, Five Centimeters Per Second, Detective Conan Volume 2, and Inuyasha.

When bookstores of all sizes placed these four works on the most visible shelves and labeled them "Mirai-sensei's new works," Hinotori Publishing issued strong statements in several renowned newspapers, announcing to the world:

"From this month on, Japanese culture has entered the era of Mirai-sensei!"

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