Chapter 125 Comic fans support is here!
At the signing site, the flow of people changed more and more obviously.
"That's great." Yukaku Namikaze watched with relief as the "One Punch Man" signing queue got longer and longer.
"Hehehe, I didn't expect Oda-sensei to have so many supporters." Toudou Kaori was so happy that he couldn't help but grab Oda Shingo's arm from behind and shake it.
"Hey, I'm still signing." Oda Shingo grinned, the girl was too strong.
He communicates with readers very seriously and is absolutely not perfunctory when signing.
For enthusiastic readers, Oda Shingo will even write some ancient Chinese poems: [Hang the cloud sail directly to help the sea] [Sky straight up ninety thousand miles] [There are roads in the mountains of books, and diligence is the path] [Learning is boundless and hard work is the boat] ] [There is poetry and calligraphy in my belly from China] [I am already deep in spring after reading] [The ancients left no stone unturned in their knowledge]...
The Chinese characters written out one by one made the comic fans’ eyes widen.
"Oh! Mr. Oda, can you write such complicated kanji?"
"Teacher Oda, please write for me too!"
"It turns out Oda-sensei is very knowledgeable!"
In the Japanese concept, those who know a lot of Chinese characters are knowledgeable. No one could have imagined that a cartoonist could write so many Chinese characters, and they all looked unique.
Some people took out their mobile phones to check, only to find that these were Chinese poems, and they immediately burst into exclamations of admiration.
Namikaze Yukaku's eyes glowed as he watched.
Todo Xiangcheng was also very fond of it: "Teacher Oda actually writes Chinese characters so well, it's better than what our Chinese teachers write!"
It’s a surprise to be able to write it, and it’s even more surprising to write well. In the eyes of Japanese people, Oda Shingo's writing of Chinese characters is quite good...
In front of the "One Punch Man" autograph booth, people queuing up had already begun to circle around a few times under the guidance of the security personnel!
The number of people waiting in line has exceeded hundreds!
"Isn't it right? It's 2024 now, how come there are still people queuing up to buy comic books?" The old shop owner couldn't believe it, and even suspected that he had returned to the Showa era.
He, who was still standing and watching the excitement before, is now busy.
Because more and more comic fans are buying "One Punch Man", the inventory of 500 comics shipped has been reduced by half. Judging from the time, it may not be enough!
This is because it is a book signing point, which is why so many were given away. In other bookstores, 5 to 10 books is a common quantity.
"Hurry up and call the transfer station! Bring the nearby goods. Don't make a mistake, it's not "Sword of the Goddess", it's "One Punch Man"!" He urged the clerk to call.
"The phone can't be reached!" the clerk shouted quickly.
"Call backup! Aren't there three phones there?"
"All lines are busy!"
"Really, I'll come." The old shop owner had been in business for decades and still knew some people. He immediately called the familiar number of Qunyingshe Book Transfer Station.
"Moxi Moxi..." After asking twice, the old shop owner exclaimed, "What? "One Punch Man" is everywhere asking for goods? Is there any mistake? No, I don't understand either!"
How long has it been since this happened? The last time so many people signed autographs was only in the Showa era of the last century. Moreover, why were there not many people at the beginning, but now there are so many comic fans suddenly appearing.
After careful observation, the old shop owner could see something about the whole story.
Some comic fans took out a sign and held it up, and began to express their support for Oda Shingo while waiting in line.
The sign reads: [Support not compromising with capital! You are a cartoonist with Showa style! ]
Japan has gone through the Great Recession of the Heisei Era, and now the whole nation has entered the turbulent era of Reiwa, which has led many people to begin to admire Showa.
Artists who are unsociable, aloof and unruly will all be beautified into Showa style with noble and beautiful temperament.
The old shop owner guessed: "It must be public opinion that made comic fans excited, and they spontaneously came to support the suppressed new comic artists!"
He guessed right. Under the naval offensive launched by Mrs. Yukino Mifuyu, the public opinion that "One Punch Man" was suppressed by capital and the author was threatened with revenge by the minister has been overwhelming!
Many cartoonists who had been ostracized by Qunying Club or whose manuscripts had been eliminated began to take the initiative to publicize this matter.
After all, Hyakki-buchou has occupied this magazine for many years, and there are definitely many cartoonists who have been offended by his nature.
Many people who are not comic fans also know about this. Even many comic fans who do not read web comics noticed the release of the "One Punch Man" single book, but were suppressed and retaliated.
More and more netizens took the initiative to forward it, even making this matter go out of the circle!
[The headquarters of Qunyingshe relies on its position as the number one in the market, so it is true that it would do such an ugly thing! ]
["Jump" is no longer a mere comic publication! It’s true that I gave up publishing for many years! ]
[No, I’m going to buy a set of "One Punch Man"! ]
[I subscribed to the web version, but I decided to buy another collection now! This is your attitude! ]
[Yes, yes, I will buy it too. I haven’t seen the web version, but I just want to support it! ]
[Less than 2,000 yen, just support new cartoonists! ]
[Just for my tornado! I want to buy ten sets! One set for your home, one set for under the bed, one set for tailoring, one set unopened, and the others given away! ]
More and more comic fans began to rush to bookstores with emotions.
Then in the bookstore, they started to promote this big melon to the people around them.
Virality + emotional guidance + Showa-style nostalgia, multiple factors came together to make the single book release of "One Punch Man" start to go out of the circle.
Many media accounts have also begun to publish short videos.
[The author Huaicai insists on his own principles, but is viciously suppressed by capital! ]
[Today’s trend, do you miss the Showa style? Listen to this One Punch Man story. ]
[The main publication of "Jump" has completely collapsed, and such a good comic has been maliciously stuck on the shelf with a bug! ]
Actually, Oda Shingo and Showa Kaze couldn’t possibly go together.
However, many comics fans who signed the book posted the Chinese poems written by Oda Shingo when he signed the book on the Internet, giving the author a layer of gold.
He is a young author who can write so many Chinese characters in the Showa style!
"What's going on?" Watsuki Kosuke looked at the scene and began to mutter in his heart.
There are more and more manga fans on Oda Shingo's side, even three or four times more than mine? !
And there are many people holding signs, and some even look at me unkindly?
He pretended to go to the bathroom, went to the rest corridor of the commercial building next door, took out his mobile phone and called Minister Hyakki Hayato.
[Beep——Beep——]
But the phone rang for a long time and no one answered.
The already uneasy instinct in Watsuki Kosuke's heart became increasingly uncontrollable.
Sweat came out.
Kosuke Watsuki wiped his face, something was wrong!
He didn't know that Minister Hyakki Hayato was even more sweaty now!
(End of chapter)