Chapter 95 - Is Shonen Jump in decline? - Entertainment Prodigy

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Goal for the next extra chapter: 221/300

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As soon as I got home, I went straight to my room and took a shower. Right after I got out, I noticed that I had received a new message from Aya Fuji. But I pretended I hadn't seen it.

I don't want to talk to that woman right now.

I sat down in front of my computer to check if I had received any important emails. And yes, I had. I received an email from Kuroda talking about the announcement of Tensura and also about the sales of my other works, as always.

I replied to the email, thanking him for the information, and then deleted it.

The next important email was from Clover Works Studio. Actually, it was an email sent from Asuna's personal email address. She sent me copies of several storyboards for me to review. She's putting a lot of trust in me.

I started looking through all the storyboards.

Honestly, it's very similar to the original movie.

I never saw the original movie's storyboards, but I'm sure they looked something like this.

The movie version will be identical to the original film, changing only the ending with a "finished romance," unlike the anime version, where I plan to change practically everything, keeping only the foundation of the original story.

I'll need to add a lot of original content.

After reviewing the storyboards, I sent Asuna an email saying they looked great. I also made it clear that I didn't see any need for changes. Since I'm also an artist and have talent in that area, Asuna made it clear that I could make whatever changes I wanted.

I've already done that many times.

After sending the email, I opened Mr. Kenji's email this time. His email had an urgent tone to it. I noticed that he hadn't sent just one email, but three emails talking about the start of Dragon Ball's serialization.

He's extremely excited.

'Honestly, I've already lost all my "hype" for Dragon Ball. I finished the manga such a long time ago.' But I admit I'm curious to see the general public's reaction, since many people never read the first chapter I submitted to the contest.

I want to see whether the magazine's sales will increase because of it.

In this world, Shonen Jump is in a steep decline.

I replied to Kenji's email to thank him for informing me… about something I already knew. I also made it clear that I don't like him sending me so many emails, because it makes it seem like something urgent is happening.

Something BAD.

After sending the email, there were no more important messages.

There were only interview requests, fan emails, and some authors looking for collaborations.

'Would you look at that.' I noticed there was even an email from a famous Twitter artist looking to collaborate so we could create a manga together. I would write the story, and he would draw it. His art style is very "moe."

That almost makes me want to accept the project just to recreate K-ON! or another similar work.

But I simply ignored the email.

I cleared out my inbox and let out a sigh.

"I should create another email that's a bit more exclusive. One that not everyone has access to, only the people who work with me. I'll do that later."

After closing Gmail, I opened Twitter and made a post.

Tomorrow Dragon Ball begins serialization in Shonen Jump magazine. Who's excited!?

I wrote the tweet as if I were really excited, but my expression at that moment…

"How boring, I guess I'll write something…"

But suddenly, I received a call.

I picked up my phone and noticed it was Miu calling.

She rarely calls me. 'Did something happen?'

In the end, she just wanted to talk. I told her about my experience at the studio today.

We talked for almost two hours.

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POV: Third Person

Kenji Moriyama, a Shonen Jump editor, was sitting in front of his computer reading a one-shot when he suddenly received an email from his favorite author and also the most important author under his supervision.

Aoi Haruki.

The email had quite an aggressive tone. Although Aoi Haruki had thanked him for his concern, he was clearly irritated by the constant emails sent by the editor. Kenji read the email and froze.

As he stared blankly at the computer screen, one of his coworkers suddenly appeared and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"What happened? You look like you've seen a ghost," his coworker asked.

"Author Aoi Haruki…"

"What about him?" His coworker, who understood how important author Aoi Haruki was to the magazine, even though he hadn't officially debuted yet, immediately started sweating cold. "Don't tell me he decided not to publish his manga…"

Kenji turned toward him, still in shock, and said, "Author Aoi Haruki is angry at me because of my emails."

His coworker quickly read the email sent by the author and couldn't hold back his laughter.

"Hahaha, idiot. I told you to stop doing that. You overdo it way too much. You seriously scared me, man. I thought we had lost author Aoi Haruki. That absolutely cannot happen."

"…"

The man walked away, and Kenji stood up.

He went home, still upset about the situation.

But when the next day arrived—the day Dragon Ball would finally begin serialization—his sadness disappeared.

"Today's the day! The day the greatest work in Shonen Jump history begins serialization!" Kenji shouted the moment he arrived at the company, making all his coworkers laugh at him.

Little did they know, Kenji was right.

As soon as the first chapter was OFFICIALLY published on Manga Plus, and the magazine containing Dragon Ball reached bookstores, convenience stores, and newsstands, Dragon Ball became a massive phenomenon, even though the first chapter had already been available online.

However, this was only the beginning.

People began to have hope again that the manga industry would return to its golden age.

Or perhaps… reach an entirely new peak.

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