The popular Reiji Miyajimaauthor of the manga franchise Kanojo, Okarishimasu (Rent A Girlfriend), shared an update through his official Twitter account showing his first drawing compared to one of his most recent ones. The author added the hashtag #I’ve grown so much through self-study, so do your best too (I’ve grown so much on my own, you should too), which artists use to motivate applicants by showing them “how bad they were before“.
For this reason, the author shared an illustration that he made in his early stages as an artist, which is obviously too different from what he does today. And the author wrote: «He’s not exactly self-taught, not at all. Influenced by the teachings of many teachers who have helped me, and the work of many, many others, I have managed to get a job as an artist!».
Of course, his post found its way to comment boards in Japan, where it inspired opinions like the following:
- «A true before and after».
- «I have less ability to draw than the image on the left».
- «I want Miyajima-sensei to try to draw Son Goku in his current style.».
- «It seems to me one of the most sincere publications in this hashtag».
- «Wow, with the one on the left it would seem like the author of Dragon Ball».
- «I thought it was great, but how old is the drawing on the left?».
- «Is this a new kind of trick? huh?».
- «It’s like I was reborn in another world and chose to know how to draw as a broken skill.».
- «The popularity of Dragon Ball is incredible, so great that I know that the drawing on the left, as bad as it is, has to do with that franchise».
- «A vision that can only be seen by those who have continued to work hard».
- «People who can draw correctly from head to toe are really good cartoonists.».
Sinopsis de Kanojo, Okarishimasu
Kazuya Kinoshita is a 20-year-old college student who has a wonderful girlfriend: the brilliant Mami Nanami. But suddenly, not anymore. Without warning, Mami breaks up with him, leaving him heartbroken and lonely. Seeking to ease his pain, he hires a girlfriend for hire through an online app. Her partner is Chizuru Mizuhara, who through her incomparable beauty and cute behavior, manages to win Kazuya’s affection. But after reading similar experiences from other clients Chizuru had, Kazuya is certain that her caring personality and warm smile were just an act to play on her heart, and he puts her down.
Aggravated, Chizuru criticizes him for his shameless hypocrisy, revealing his true temperamental personality. However, this one-sided exchange is cut short when Kazuya discovers that her grandmother has collapsed. They run to the hospital and find Kazuya’s grandmother already in good condition. Puzzled by Chizuru’s presence, Grandma asks who this girl could be. On impulse, Kazuya introduces her as her real girlfriend, forcing Chizuru to play her role. But with Kazuya still anchored to Mami, how long can this difficult client and reluctant rental girlfriend keep up her act?
Fuente: Otakomu
(c) Rei Miyajima, Kodansha KODANSHA