Chapter 1445
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A few days later.
The new issue of POO Studios went on sale.
The new manga series had officially launched.
…
"Naruto"
First sentence: Uzumaki Naruto.
In the past, there was a fox demon that harmed the human world.
It had nine tails, and when it shook, it caused landslides and tsunamis. The common people suffered greatly, so they gathered ninjas.
One ninja risked his life to seal the fox demon, but he died of exhaustion.
This ninja was called the Fourth Hokage.
"Hokage-sama!"
"What's wrong? Did Naruto cause any trouble? "
"Yes, this time he drew on the stone statues of the previous Hokage sages, and he even used paint."
…
Online.
"Did you watch Pirates?"
"I saw it yesterday. It's so exciting!"
"It's getting prettier and prettier."
"I'm only looking at Shōnen Publishing now. I won't buy any other manga magazines."
"Me too. One Piece is the king now."
"I saw an amazing comic today!"
"Which one?"
"It's called Naruto!"
"Never heard of it?"
"It's a new series by POO Studios. The first chapter just came out and it's especially good. If you haven't read it before, hurry up and watch it. You definitely won't regret it. It's as good as One Piece!"
"I saw it too. It's really good looking!"
"Yes, the first sentence already made my blood boil!"
"It's funny, touching, and hot-blooded. Great!"
"I have a feeling that Naruto will become popular!"
"POO Studios' new series is too strong!"
"Are you serious? I'll go take a look! "
On this day.
POO Studios released a popularity survey for serialized works, and the newly serialized "Naruto" actually took first place in the survey with an overwhelming advantage! What was overwhelming? That was three times more votes than the runner-up! Such a crushing situation had never happened before in any of the large comic publishers. Even One Piece did not have such results when it was published by Shōnen Publishing!
All of a sudden, the entire industry was watching!
However, it was just attention. At this time, no one believed that a new serialized series like Naruto could compete with One Piece.
POO Studios.
There was jubilation in the editorial department.
"It's on fire!"
"I knew it!"
"But it's still not enough."
"Yeah, we still need to add fuel to the fire!"
"Hai, if only Teacher Ozawa could publish two chapters a week like Teacher Aoi. One Piece's rapid rise in popularity has a lot to do with the number of copies he has."
"Come on, how many freaks like Teacher Aoi are there in the world?"
"That's true. Other than him, no other mangaka can publish two or three chapters a week."
Everyone felt a little regretful.
At the side, Fujiwara Koji was on the phone and was stunned.
When he hung up the phone, he heard that the editor-in-chief was discussing this topic with everyone else. He could not help but cough and blankly say, "Teacher Ozawa's representative just called and said that he can also update two or even three chapters a week. He already has more than ten chapters in stock!"
Everyone was dumbfounded!
Then, they were all pleasantly surprised!
"What?"
"Really?"
"Holy shit! God is helping us! "
"Great! This is great! "
"There's actually someone who can talk three times a week?"
"Oh my god, are all the newcomer cartoonists these days so fierce?"
"Teacher Ozawa is mighty!"
"Down with the Shōnen Publishing!"
"Take down One Piece!"
It was yet another shot in the arm. POO Studios no longer had any reservations!
Elsewhere.
In the editorial department of Shōnen Publishing.
Of course, they were also very concerned about the developments of their competitors. When Naruto made its debut, they also went to read it.
"What the hell is this!"
"Yeah, I've been reading comics for so many years, but this is the first time I've seen a bearded teenage protagonist. What kind of character design is this? It's definitely not going to be popular!"
"This is bad, I just received news!"
"What news?"
"Naruto wants to publish two chapters a week as well!"
"Holy shit!"
"They can also publish two chapters a week?"
"Isn't Teacher Aoi the only one who can do that?"
"Who is this Ozawa?"
"This is a provocation!"
"Motherfucker, they're targeting us!"
"Hmph, it's just a new series. How can it compare to us?"
"Are we going to start a war? Alright then! We'll take them on to the end! "
Just like that, two of Japan's biggest comic publishers started fighting.
…
One day.
Five days.
Ten days.
One Piece was still as popular as ever!
Meanwhile, Naruto's results were steadily climbing!
Many of the Japanese people were also divided into two factions and were gradually fighting against each other!
"Naruto is so good!"
"Yeah, I didn't expect that POO Studios would also come up with such a work this year!"
"Supporting Naruto!"
"Get lost, One Piece is number one!"
"I love One Piece to death!"
"I only love Naruto!"
"Those who like Naruto are all idiots!"
"Those who like One Piece are all idiots!"
"Damn, stop arguing. Both of these cartoons are very good."
But in the end, it was still the results that spoke. One Piece's results were too good. Its first standalone volume sold one million copies, breaking countless records. It also laid the foundation for One Piece to become a national comic. No matter how good Naruto's reputation was, with such a huge mountain in front of it, no matter how much everyone praised it, it still couldn't compare to One Piece. The market would always be the one to judge a work.
And on this day.
Naruto finally gathered enough pages for its standalone volume to be released.
The first standalone volume of Naruto was released!
The industry paid attention.
The media reported.
Shōnen Publishing was also waiting to see them make a fool of themselves.
But on this day, a scene that no one could believe happened. The scene of tens of thousands of people queuing up to buy a copy of One Piece had appeared once again!
…
Tokyo.
At a bookstore.
"Give me a copy of Naruto!"
"Naruto!"
"I want a copy too!"
…
Nagoya.
"Is there any Naruto?"
"It's sold out?"
"Why is it sold out so soon after it was released?"
…
Osaka.
"Oh my God!"
"It's sold out?"
"I've been queuing up since 6 AM!"
…
This scene was happening all over Japan at the same time!
The staff of POO Studios were scared out of their wits!
Shōnen Publishing and the entire comics world were also scared out of their wits!
This was too crazy. This was no longer just buying comics. This was fucking snatching comics!
Additional print runs!
Additional print runs!
Additional print runs!
The printing machines at the printing plant were running around without stopping. In the end, even two of the machines were scrapped. Only then did they manage to keep up with the fanatical buying speed of the fans!
The final sales figures were finally released!
This number directly shocked the entire comics world!
The first standalone volume of Naruto's sales: 1.09 million copies!
It had actually sold tens of thousands more copies than the first volume of One Piece. Although it was not as good as the second volume of One Piece's 1.2 million copies, the sales record for the first volume of a Japanese comic had been broken by Naruto and pushed out One Piece's position!
At POO Studios.
The editorial department went crazy!
"Heavens!"
"It's on fire! It's really on fire this time! "
"This is too scary!"
"1.09 million copies?"
"I'm not dreaming, right?"
Immediately, POO Studios announced their plans to animate Naruto!
At Shōnen Publishing.
Over here, they were trembling with anger!
"How is that possible!"
"They've really caught up?"
"Which rock did this comic pop out from?"
"They're drawing so well, yet they can even compete with that freak Teacher Aoi in terms of speed of updates? Dammit! Where did POO Studios find such a cartoonist? "
The industry blew up!
"Unbelievable!"
"Why is there another national cartoon?"
"This is the glory of the comics world!"
"In the past six years, there might not even be a national cartoon. But now, two of them have popped out consecutively in just a few months? And they're even the works of newcomers? "
"Yeah, and both of them are great comics. The quality is extremely high, so it's hard to tell who's better. The comics world is really full of geniuses these days!"
Naruto!
One Piece!
All of Japan had been taken over by these two cartoons!
All of Asia had been turned upside down by these two cartoons!
This was really a very exciting and shocking matter!
Since when did national cartoons become so common that one would pop out every now and then?
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