CATDOLL: Yoshihiro Togashi shares the secret of comic success: plot and role are the most important

When it comes to the famous pit king of Japanese comics, Yoshihiro Togashi, fans really love and hate him. On the 15th, "JUMP" announced that his "Hunter x Hunter" which had been on hiatus for more than a year would resume serialization, which shocked the entire anime industry. Many fans were so excited that they couldn't sleep all night after hearing the good news. In fact, Togashi's painting style is really not that good. Many times he directly submitted drafts for his serialized comics. But even if he draws drafts all day, he can still keep his fans loyal. What is his secret? Recently, a Japanese netizen shared a passage that Togashi once said to his juniors.

Togashi said: "To those who signed up for the purpose of becoming a manga artist: please work hard to learn plot creation. If you are afraid of hard work, then just create a powerful character and let that character move on its own. If you want to be a manga artist, then you don't have time to draw." It seems that Togashi believes that the success of the plot and the characters is the key to the success of a manga. Of course, the reason why he submitted the draft directly is that Togashi does not hire an assistant and draws everything by himself.

Regarding this point of view, many Japanese netizens said: "It is true that there are many works nowadays that have great art styles but very boring plots, so they are abandoned.", "As a person who draws drafts, Togashi's words are so convincing", "So this is why you draw drafts? No, that's not right, Mr. Togashi, drafts are fine, don't take a break this time!". And netizens, do you agree with Togashi's view that "focus on plot and characters, and don't care about drawing"? Why not talk about it together.