Aoi Hono 1 (Young Sunday Comics)

[Machine Translation] It was the early 1980s. The time was the early 1980s, when Japan's manga and anime industries were about to enter a new phase, and an incredibly passionate manga artist was about to be born...! A must-read for all aspiring manga artists! Kazuhiko Shimamoto of "Burn Your Pen" and "Howl Like a Pen" has completely depicted the passionate youth devoted to the pen! The hot-blooded elegy of a young art college student, Kaennen, who fell seven times in his quest to become a manga artist in the hot 80's, is finally published in book form! Included at the end of the book is a special dialogue with the author's classmate, director Hideaki Anno, about his passionate youth! Synopsis: Early 1980s. Honoo, a young man taking courses in TV, film, and animation at a large writer's art college in Osaka, aspires to become a manga artist, but his ambitions are not concrete enough to make any concrete moves. One day, while casually reading a Sunday magazine, he comes across the works of Adachi Mitsuru and Takahashi Rumiko, who were still unknown newcomers at the time...? ( Episode 1 ) Characters Flame Burn ( Honoo Moyuru. A freshman at the University of Art and Design. 18 years old, planning to become a manga artist) Nenjo Tonko ( A third-year student at the University of Art and Design. Manager of the badminton club. She is Honoo's good friend and admirer), Murakami Senpai ( Honoo's senior in the badminton club. 3 years old. She seems to be Tonko's boyfriend, but...), Anno Hideaki (Honoo's classmate. He later became the director of Evangelion.)

時は1980年代の初め。日本の漫画・アニメ業界が新たな局面を迎えようとしていた時代に、とてつもなく熱い漫画家が産声を上げようとしていた…! 全漫画家志望者必読、炎のまんが道立志編!! 「燃えよペン」「吼えろペン」の島本和彦が、ペンに懸ける熱き青春を完全描破! 熱き80年代に漫画家を目指して七転八倒する若者・焔燃の熱血芸大生エレジー、ついに単行本化!! 巻末には、作者の同級生・庵野秀明監督との熱血青春特別対談を収録!! あらすじ 1980年代初め。大阪の大作家芸術大学でTV・映画・アニメの講義を受けつつ、漫画家を目指す若者・ホノオは、しかしながら野望だけで具体的には何も動き出していなかった。そんなある日、何気なくサンデーを読んでいた彼は、当時はまだ無名の新人だったあだち充や高橋留美子の作品を目にして…?(第1話) 登場人物 焔燃(ホノオモユル。大作家[おおさっか]芸術大学1回生。漫画家になることを目論む18歳) 年上トンコ(大作家芸術大学3回生。バドミントン部マネージャー。ホノオの良き理解者であり、憧れの女性)、村上先輩(ホノオのバドミントン部の先輩。3回生。トンコの彼氏らしいが…)、庵野秀明(ホノオの同級生。のちにエヴァンゲリオンの監督となる)