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Hi Score Girl Manga Creator Rensuke Oshikiri Recalls Editor's Meeting That Went Horribly Wrong

It's hard to imagine two manga artists with more wildly contrasting styles than The Flowers of Evil). However, perhaps because their surnames sound slightly similar, there was a time when a manga editor mistook one for the other.

Oshikiri decided to share this anecdote in all its comedic glory by creating an animation for Twitter. His post last Sunday quickly became a hit, racking up over 10,000 retweets and 25,000 likes as of Wednesday.

Oshikiri's animation portrays the hapless editor as an enthusiastic man who gushes to Oshikiri about his love for Oshimi's characters. When he finally realizes his mistake, he awkwardly backtracks and attempts to say that he has always wanted to work with Oshikiri too, but by this point, Oshikiri is fed up.

Hi Score Girl is a romantic comedy about the 1990s Japanese arcade scene. The Flowers of Evil is a psychological drama about teenagers testing their sexual inhibitions. Oshimi is also known for creating Blood on the Tracks, which also explore themes of coming-of-age and perversion.

Oshikiri is best known for Hi Score Girl, which he launched in Weekly Shōnen Champion in September 2021.

Outside of the manga world, Oshikiri is also known for his animation work. He streamed the anime as it aired.

[Via Hachima Kikо̄]