misuke doktani has been in a somewhat depressed mood lately.
the main reason is that his latest comic results are as bad as ever.
once upon a time, he was also a well-known cartoonist who received a lot of attention.
but now he is often subjected to unwarranted insults.
'your caricature sucks, please don't draw it again.' '
i don't want to read your comics anymore! '
...
this is a recent reader letter he received.
most of them are all kinds of insults, and only a few can encourage themselves in a calm tone.
originally, the editor didn't want to give it to him, but he insisted on taking it back.
every time he reads a letter from a reader, his heart aches.
this will again indirectly affect his state when he draws comics.
"am i, really not suitable for drawing comics?"
tsutani looked blankly at the neat comic books on his bookshelf, not knowing what to say for a moment.
a set of hardcover cartoons in the most prominent position on the bookshelf is the work that once made him famous, and it is also the thing he is most proud of.
that was the starting point for him to glory.
now it seems... it also became the end.
now his life has gradually become difficult.
he may not have spent as much money as other cartoonists, resulting in bankruptcy and debt.
but fame has changed his mentality, and the level of consumption is far beyond what he can currently bear, and even now this mentality has not changed.
and his savings are running out.
now he can only rely on the income of the serial and the old book that once became famous.
but if you continue like this, you will either change your consumption concept or create a blockbuster comic.
there is no other way out.
however, both are difficult to achieve in a short period of time.
it's really painful.
the phone rang at this time, and he picked up the phone with some weakness.
"mossimosy."
"ah, it's edit ikeda."
"huh? someone wants to hire me to draw some paintings? including formula books and the like? "
"half a million a month?"
"i... i... i took it! "
the face of the earth valley is a little red.
it was a sign of shame.
he used to be proud to say that he could make a lot of money without working for others.
but now, it seems that he is going to break his word.
however, the salary is really tempting.
with this money, he can at least get out of the current predicament.
it's just that he is still a little reluctant, and he still wants to get the recognition of readers through comics again.
forget it, feed yourself first.
"i'll be right over!"
misuke togitani hurriedly hung up the phone and then hurriedly sorted out his clothes.
he hadn't been out of the house for half a year.
usually, what is missing is basically the editor to help get it done, and this is the first time he has walked out of the room in half a year.
in the face of some harsh sunlight, he wore a slightly wrinkled cotton coat and took a taxi directly to the location of the magazine.
on the side of the magazine, takeyuki had arrived here in advance and was looking around.
in his previous life, takeyuki was a programmer society animal, and naturally did not have the opportunity to contact the environment of the manga magazine.
but he has been fully interested in comics since he was a child, and once fantasized about saving some money to visit the holy place here.
but 996's life left him with little time to do such superfluous things.
but unexpectedly, this shelving was shelved to the hiccup crossing to the original.
he was also entering the manga magazine for the first time, so he was full of curiosity.
while takeyuki is looking at the magazine, daigo ikeda is also observing takeyuki.
very young, younger than i thought, at most in his early twenties, if there is no smile seems to be very affinity and confidence.
it's hard to imagine that such a young man has already started his own company and is still expanding into a whole new field.
what's it called? oh yes, video games.
sure enough, is it masako's teacher's child?
"takeyu jun, can i take a look at the specific cooperation content first?"
takeyuki turned back, then pulled out the book he had brought with him.
"of course, this is some of the setup plans i made, and my advice is probably to draw it as described above."
the book is very thick, with more than a hundred pages, of course, the contents cannot be handwritten, but printed.
daigo ikeda took it with both hands, and then stood where he was and looked at it seriously.
most of the topics in this hundred or so pages are derivative introductions to the game.
for example, the introduction of weapons and equipment, the introduction of the world view, the introduction of important characters, and the overall story line of the entire game, which is also interspersed with a general introduction of some key story nodes, emphasizing the importance of these nodes.
in takeyuki's view, this is the basic operation of a game setting set.
but in daigo ikeda's view, this is not a game formula book or a set of settings.
this thing is the most suitable outline for comics!
the previous weaponry settings are negligible,
the storyline and key node markers behind him looked like treasures.the battle of the brave and the dragon, the rescue of the princess, the various climactic and undulating storyline points are introduced in great detail.
it can be said that if you find an old cartoonist with this thing, you can directly draw a high-quality comic.
this is not an exaggeration.
sometimes, comics also have routines and assembly line patterns.
it's just that the past routines have been used too much, and they are almost tired of watching.
and this set of dragon quest storylines is incredibly new in this era.
At least he hadn't seen many stories of brave warriors fighting dragons.
in this world, no one seems to have pioneered in the brave.
"takeyuki jun, are you the formula book of the game?" oh no set set? "
daigo ikeda looked at takeyuki uncertainly.
takeyuki nodded, "yeah, is there anything wrong?" "
"video games, do you need such a complicated setup?" this is beyond the general comic book worldview setting. "
"uh... i'm a layman about comics, but it's really the game i planned, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. "
takeyuki also just roughly depicted the worldview of the brave dragon fighting in his memory, and then wrote down all the things he could remember as much as possible.
anyway, it's a matter of typing a few words on the keyboard, and it's not difficult, which is much simpler than typing code.
and this is only a small part of the dragon quest world view, at most two or three storyline content, people brave dragon quest has more than ten derivative works, although the main line itself is similar.
"so, what about your game, listen to the story you mean can play?"
"yes, if analogies to comics and animation are fantasy stories that can be watched, then this is a story that can be played, and you can play the role and become part of the story." 」
suddenly, daigo ikeda felt very interested in video games.
so where do you go to play?
oh yes, before takeyu jun gave himself an address, wait for work to see for yourself.
as for now, he would love to see sensei tsugani right away.
because he felt that the second spring of mr. tsutani was coming!