Chapter 123 This Oda Shingo has the style of Showa!
As the time for the official publicity arrived, more and more people filled the small square.
"Thank you for purchasing "One Punch Man", thank you for your consideration." Shingo Oda greeted his comic fans with a smile on his face.
While handing over comic books for autographs, comic fans sighed: "Ah, Mr. Oda, I didn't expect you to be so young."
However, a queue had already started to form in front of Kazuki Kosuke’s autograph booth next door.
In front of Oda Shingo's autograph booth, there were obviously fewer manga fans than Watsuki Kosuke, and there were always only two or three people.
Oda Shingo was not in a hurry. He chatted with the comic book fans one by one and was not in a hurry at all. And when signing, he wrote slowly and leisurely, and seemed to write a lot more.
The effect of this kind of autograph signing is to always keep someone in front of the stage from being left out.
Sometimes, he would even write down the fans' suggestions in a small book, which made the fans whose opinions were recorded very happy.
Kosuke Watsuki has been paying close attention to Oda Shingo.
The two platforms are only two or three steps away from each other, and the distance between them is only two order ropes.
Watsuki Kosuke simply took the time to say: "Oda-kun, how is the signing going?"
Anyone who is not blind can see the signing. Moreover, the charm of his words was strange, and his voice was not only proud, but also full of provocation.
"Oh, I can't compare with my seniors." Oda Shingo was very polite and low-key.
Compared with Watsuki Kosuke who is pure and young, Oda Shingo is a veteran in the animation workplace. In public, be very clear about what attitude you should maintain.
Kosuke Watsuki continued to say in a strange tone: "Hahaha, if you didn't hire two such beautiful female assistants, maybe your readers' queue would be full."
"..." Oda Shingo's face suddenly darkened, and he said word by word, "My two assistants are indispensable. Without them, there would be no smooth serialization of "One Punch Man"!"
Watsuki Kosuke was stunned for being so serious about him.
Looking behind him, the murderous aura existed as if it were a physical entity.
The long-legged female assistant stared at him eerily, as if she was about to cut her neck with a razor blade at any moment.
The female assistant with a plump upper body pressed her fingers together, as if she would blow someone up to the sky at any moment.
Watsuki Kosuke was also a man, with a measured approach and retreat, and he immediately turned away and remained silent.
He thought to himself: When the sales volume of the single book comes out tomorrow, let's see who has the last laugh!
The book signings continued at the scene, and the number of people in front of Shingo Oda’s booth increased slightly, but they still couldn’t make up for those next door.
"Oda Shingo, the manga author, is very lovable." The older bookstore owner stood nearby and watched for a long time, and suddenly said with emotion: "How many years have I seen a manga artist who is so close to book fans? ah."
A young man in charge of security next to him responded: "Oh? How long?"
The bookstore owner seemed to have opened up a chatterbox and kept talking about the beauty of the comics market in the Showa era.
"Yes, those are all memories from the Showa era. How can the works from that time only chase the market like they do now?"
"How could comic fans at that time be as picky as they are now?" "They were willing to accept comics of different categories and would look for shining existences in comics. In the Showa era, they focused on the excitement of comics, not on today's This way you only find faults and shortcomings.”
“How could cartoonists at that time only know how to cater to readers like they do now?”
"At book signings in the Showa era, mangakas really communicated with readers when selling books. They were happy to hear their voices and their expectations, and they would also carefully record their thoughts and opinions."
The young security guard was a little envious: "It must have been an era with a wonderful comic atmosphere."
"Yes, this Oda Shingo has the style of the Showa era!" the bookstore owner sighed, and took out his cell phone to take pictures for a while and posted them online.
The young security guard also followed suit and recorded Oda Shingo's patient communication with readers at the scene in a short video, and sent it to several internet celebrities he followed on YouTube.
After recalling the good times of comics in the Showa era, the old shop owner murmured: "Unfortunately, starting from the Heisei era in 1989, everything is gradually changing. People have become impatient and started to like all kinds of comic content that has no connotation and only pursues excitement. . It’s rare to see comics that make people remember them for a long time.”
"What about the Reiwa era that starts in 2019?"
"This is the most abominable thing! Capital has taken over the market, and various shady manipulations have made the entire comic market smoky. It is getting harder and harder to find good comics!" The old shop owner said with some excitement, and even a hint of anger with gritted teeth. , "Capital only wants to make money, and the senior management of the company likes to arrange promotion for direct descendants, which makes it difficult for cartoonists who concentrate on drawing good cartoons to gain a foothold!"
"Yes, usually cartoonists who focus on drawing cartoons are not very popular with capitalists, and may even recruit people to retaliate." The young security guard lamented.
"Hey, it's like this Oda Shingo. He has good comics and a nice person, but he was tricked by the higher-ups!"
"Um?"
The old shop owner looked at the few comics on Oda Shingo's side and sighed: "You don't know this, right? Just look at the third page of the Mainichi Shimbun..."
The security guard looked around. It seemed he could take some time off, so he followed the old shop owner's guidance and read the newspaper.
"...Damn it! Is that what it is? Hayato Hyakki of the group's headquarters is trying to stumbling upon a new author?" The security guard was filled with indignation after reading this.
The old store manager nodded vigorously: "Yes, this newspaper was delivered before midnight last night. What it reported was like a prophecy. The single volume of "One Punch Man" was indeed late! It was really stuck. Nod to shelf time!”
After all, he is getting older, so he just said this to show off his ability to spread gossip. But the security guard is also a comic book fan. Although he hasn't watched "One Punch Man" yet, when he heard the truth, the young man couldn't help it.
He immediately sent the electronic version of the newspaper to several Internet celebrities.
In fact, it was not just him, similar things happened in many places.
There are always fans of "One Punch Man" in thousands of bookstores. After noticing the shady story, they immediately spread the word to friends and online bloggers.
As time passed, even Kosuke Watsuki's intuition became a little sensitive.
He noticed that Minister Hyakki didn't show up.
Not to mention phone calls, not even a line message was sent. Something is wrong.
At about 1 p.m., Oda Shingo took out his cell phone and sent a line message to his landlord, Mrs. Yukino Mifuyu: [The action can begin! ]
The release of the single book is quietly gestating changes.
Mrs. Yukino Midwinter’s line message reply came quickly:
[Let Hyakki see our punch! ]
(End of this chapter)