CATDOLL: The author of "March Comes in Lion" complains on Twitter: How could there be such a rude editor

Chika Umino, a manga artist known for works such as Honey and Clover and March Comes in Like a Lion, recently complained on Twitter, saying that "how could there be such rude editors in the industry?" It was really eye-opening. According to the content of the tweet, when Umino was communicating with editors from other publishing houses, the other party's remarks made her feel disrespected.

The latest news about Chika Umino is "March Comes in like a Lion". This work will be released in both an animation version and a live-action movie version. The animation will be broadcast in the fall of 2016, allowing this fresh cartoonist to return to the public eye. On Chika Umino's Twitter, she posted the following content:

Chika Umino tweeted: How could there be such a rude editor?

Since the work "March Comes in like a Lion" is related to shogi, Mr. Umino was asked by a middle-aged editor from another publishing house "Why shogi?" The teacher replied "Because I think there are some similarities between shogi players and cartoonists." Unexpectedly, the other party asked back "What's the similarity?! Shogi players play chess with their lives!" At the end of the conversation, this ignorant editor even started to teach Mr. Umino, saying that "March Comes in like a Lion" should describe the shogi players in more depth like light novels.

The editor's statement made Mr. Yu Umino very unwilling

Hearing these opinions, Mr. Umino couldn't help but think, "Don't we cartoonists risk our lives?" Such comments made Mr. Umino, who loves comics, light novels, and shogi, feel looked down upon.

Actually, it has been a while since this happened, and I probably won’t see that editor again. But every time the teacher thinks back on it, he still feels very unwilling, so he can only grit his teeth and work hard on the manuscript.

March Comes in Like a Lion is about to be adapted into an animation and a live-action film

In fact, March Comes in like a Lion has won awards such as the Manga Award, the National Bookstore Clerk Recommended Manga, the Booklog Award, the Kodansha Manga Award, and the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award Manga Award.

"March Comes in Like a Lion" has carried out a joint project with 11 famous chess players, which is absolutely full of depth

Even for such a work, an editor who doesn't know much about the subject would say that it lacks depth. I really wonder if that editor has really read the work carefully. And he doesn't even seem to understand the difference between light novels and comics...