Japanese manga artist comments that a “good work” doesn’t necessarily have to have multiple climaxes in its plot! Comics that heal social animals are also necessary!

Does a manga need to be full of ups and downs and rich foreshadowing to win the title of excellent work? Recently, Japanese manga artist Akiyama Enma mentioned in an interview with a publishing house that it doesn’t necessarily have to be like this.

If a manga can “make exhausted office workers feel physically and mentally healed on their way home,” then such works can also be regarded as a type of excellent work. Next, let’s learn about his views and the reactions of Japanese netizens towards them together.

During the latest period of “weekly young jump”, the manga artist Akiyama is accepted.

Akitama Enma is a regular piece of work

In this interview, he shared the various challenges he encountered while creating the work “Our Ancestors Are Friends” and his new thoughts on manga creation.

There was a question that sparked widespread discussion during the interview:

Question: “What has been the most impressive thing for you during the meetings with the editor so far

Answer: “It should be after being told that I hope to create comics that exhausted office workers can also enjoy on their way home. I have always believed that comics must be full of ups and downs in order to be considered interesting and valuable works. But later I realized that comics that can heal people’s hearts are equally important. I look forward to ‘Hope Senior Love is a Friend’ bringing comfort to everyone

This response has resonated with a large number of Japanese netizens. Many people express that they do not actually want to read manga with complex and tense plots after working hard. Even if they force themselves to read, their brains cannot absorb the plot. Therefore, works of simple healing clearly have their value in existence.

The responses from netizens vary:

I do feel this way when I’m exhausted

Sometimes I just don’t have the mood to read comics that make my emotions fluctuate

When mentally exhausted, although I want to read comics, I just can’t keep reading

When reality is already dramatic enough, I just want to watch works that do not require mental effort and simply heal the soul

When my brain is not strong enough, I really can’t watch a work like ‘Hunter HUNTER × HUNTER’

I only watched ‘Demon Slayer’ and ‘Attack on Titan’ when I was fully energized and finished

That’s why I can’t digest those complicated stories

That’s also why anime adaptations of works like ‘Swinging Camping △’ are popular

Reading this topic made me want to buy a copy of Weekly Young Jump to read. Now my brain is too tired to play games or watch animations, I just hope to be able to read some comics

For many manga enthusiasts entering the workplace, such troubles seem to be very common.