Saving the Manga World by Drawing Ultraman

A manga genius! The top manga artist who once serialized JoJo Parts 1 and 2, Les Misérables, Space Runaway Ideon, Aim for the Top!, and Ultra Q is actually returning to Huoxia instead of continuing to develop his career here in Nihong, the holy land of manga!

Why on earth is this happening? Has he grown sick of manga?

Facing his friends in Nihong, who are also the main characters of the manga Bakuman, as well as the pleas of his high school classmates Mashiro Moritaka, Takagi Akito, and Azuki Miho, Zhang Jingnan simply clasped his hands in greeting and gave his answer.

You’re right. I’ve made quite a name for myself here in Nihong, but the Huoxia manga industry is truly on the brink of collapse.

Print media is still lost in a false boom, basking in the misleading feedback from market surveys and congratulating itself, convinced it can keep going for another ten years.

In no more than five years, the rise of digital reading will begin to sharply squeeze the market for print media as the internet becomes widespread. In no more than seven years, the print media market will collapse completely. In no more than ten years, manga artists will be forced to become tools of giant conglomerates, losing the freedom to create as they please.

I was called upon when the army was defeated, entrusted with a mission in the midst of danger. I’ve returned! I’m back with the resolve to revive the manga industry!

From Ultraman to Ultraman Tiga, from Kamen Rider V1 to Kuuga, from Mobile Suit Gundam 0079 to Gundam SEED, from JoJo Part 3 to JoJo Part 7, from Sea Tiger to Journey to the West, my footprints are everywhere! (Includes elements from The Neighbor Next Door Is a Troublemaker and Bakuman.)