Bakuman by Ohba Tsugumi and Obata Takeshi

[Knifeshade]

It's an error, it's 1,050,000 actually (unless the CH scans made a typo [which they rarely do]). Reversi with 830,000. Didn't read A3S' scan but looked at what you guys were talking about and facepalmed.

What the heck at "It's not a dream that it will get its own real sign, you guys can do it", "A SIGN?"? xD

I wish I had a sign too.

[OtakuModeEngage]

Not entirely true. Not saying you're wrong but it feels a bit naïve. Being a public poll is one thing, but who will be interested in the poll is another. Picking the seiyuu for an anime isn't exactly breaking news headline material. Logically speaking, only anime/manga/seiyuu fans and Studio 92 fans will take notice of it.

...Normally yes, an anime audition is not breaking news, however we have already seen that Azuki is breaking the headlines on the newspapers, radios, and TV stations; you can't say it isn't a national affair. Furthermore, the audition to showcase Azuki's ability, is the perfect following story after everything the two said during the radio broadcast where Mashiro announced publicly that he wanted her to achieve the roll on talent alone. In fact, the anime studio is doing this audition for the simple reason that it does hold so much popularity.

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Probably. It's just that this chapter has "UPCOMING BATTLE TO THE DEATH FOR 'NAHO' GOOO" written all over it for the next chapter. So I'm kinda expecting stuff like we see during ferocious manga making and "manga battles". And then I was like "how the heck will they illustrate the atmosphere?". Like I said earlier, if they skip it, it'd be boring.

I agree, it will be very interesting to see.

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Does anyone know what a 'sign' is?

[Knifeshade]

It's supposed to say "becoming a flagship series won't just be a dream after all", or to that effect.

I just realized A3S used the chinese scans to translate. In the chinese scans, the sentence in question has "sign/banner" in it and they used it literally. Honestly never liked their translations after seeing two chapters from them.

[Salce]

Just read red hawk version:
http://www.batoto.net/read/_/89429/b...y_red-hawk-neo

[Enn]

The word that describes this chapter is "anti-professional"

No one must listen fans in technical matters.

This is a good view. However, the public poll is the only way Azuki can redemptively get the role of Naho and for other people not to think that she has gotten it through connections/the purity of her personal life revelations. It's actually like the director just sort of gave Mashiro and her a reprieve, that even the other leader of the anime team was doubtful. The director obviously wanted the anime to be popular on its own, not be controversial due to the events transpiring that's not even remotely related to Reversi; however, he also stated that he liked Azuki and Mashiro's story.

[FrostyMouse]

Yeah, A3S' tls were just odd. Even if you're tling from the Chinese scans, those were some strange conclusions to come to in terms of word choice and sentence structure.

The chapter was decent, and we'll see the Eiji of the seiyuu world next chapter, Natara-san.

[pina]

Natara Kanra as the Eiji of the seiyuu world is a good way of putting it, especially as she was the voice actress for Lady Crow! She was introduced very early on in the series and had only appeared once, I didn't think we would see her again. She's the blonde on the far left in the color picture. It seems Ohba planned from the beginning to make her Azuki's rival.

[OtakuModeEngage]

I really look forward to O&O pulling off an interesting artistic view on voice acting. I don't want Azuki to get the roll easily, rather I hope she has to fight with her all to earn it in a close battle with the other Seiyuu, and that this be be displayed with masterful art. Certainly we know O&O has the ability to do so. At any rate, I can't wait until the next chapter is released, it will save me from this depression caused by the Mahou Sensei Negima failure, augh! WHY?!

[Nognir]

The whole arc will bring both Ashirogi and Azuki to being true #1 in their respective posts (mangaka/seiyuu), Reversi will outsell Zombie Gun while maintaining the #1 in questionnaires

[SHINOBI-03]

It'll be predictable as of this point. Azuki will win, unless O&O are gonna troll us and make her loss and it'll back to square one yet again, dragging the story even more.

[hoeru]

Well there are three outcomes:

1) Azuki wins, and becomes Naho.
2) Azuki is not gonna be in the anime at all
3) Azuki is not gonna become Naho - but another role.

I fail to see how any of the options is gonna troll anyone aside from readers awaiting the story to go the way they want only thus having too high expectations... And if they intend to give some background information on how Seiyuu are chosen etc. like they did with their "Jump behind the scenes" explanations I feel like looking forward in seeing more of background information.

[Nognir]

They aren't stretching the story, I think. They just keep making us wonder if they will or not...

The dream is reaching its completion. But its path is not clear of hurdles yet.

[•Sasuke•]

http://animeprodestiny.forumcommunity.net/?t=48537970 last post

bakuman 171 ch scan

[azeriraz]

With every chapter, Bakuman seems to be ending. But damn this one looks good, love how it completely shifted the focus to Miho and the other VA

[Knifeshade]

spoiler summary

Page 171: Microphone and Script

A scene between Takagi and Kaya. Takagi gives the low down on what just happened to Kaya. There'll be a public audition and voting scheme. 22nd of April will when they give the auditions, and then until the 26th is when voting will occur. One vote per phone. Kaya doesn't think it's a good idea since there'll be very popular and talented seiyuus too, but then thinks it's just like him to go with it.

Back at Azuki's work place, his manager is stressing out on the decision, thinking she doesn't stand a chance, but Azuki reassures him she's motivated and has confidence in winning.

We then get some screen time of two companies getting their seiyuus ready for it. One in particular is a friend of Azuki (Natara Kanra). Apparently, she's the most popular seiyuu at the moment. The other pits their hopes on Otsuki Nanakan, the 2nd most popular at the moment.

At Ashirogi Muto's studio. The announcement of Reversi's anime and the audition appears in this weeks Jump. They'll be having commercials on TV to get exposure as well, and on the the 24th when Crow ends, there'll be a trailer for Reversi too. And once the issue goes live, people are talking about it. At the bookstore, and also online. Everybody's talking about it. (And staring at it too, *cough*Ishizawa*cough*)
And all this is being closely followed by Takagi. Preliminary online polls have Azuki placed in 5th. Takagi tells Kaya not to worry, since it's just-for-fun polls, and Kaya tells him to stop making such faces if it's nothing to worry about.

Day before the auditions, on their balcony, Takagi talks about their dreams and how far they've come now and that tomorrow's the day when Azuki will stand before the microphone that will lead to her dreams. At Azuki's place, Mina, jokingly says her sister is getting marry so she's gonna be lonely now. Then gives her a lucky charm she got for her, and afterwards they go downstairs for dinner and their mother has made practically a feast for her, it's what she can do to cheer her on.

The day of the audition.

Right when Azuki gets to the venue, she's bombarded with protests ("PEOPLE WHO TAKE THE BACKDOOR SHOULD GTFO", etc).
In the backstage room where all the seiyuus are getting ready, the atmosphere is looking pretty thick. We see Azuki and her friend, Natara, say hello to each other, Otsuki says hello to Azuki, we see some fodder seiyuus gossiping about Azuki. We also see some bigshot mentor-ish seiyuu making her grand entrance, who think she'd easily take the win. Otsuki thinks (to herself) otherwise, since she's 27, no way they'll get her to voice a young high school teen. Once it begins, one by one they get called up, while Ishizawa, Mashiro and co, and even Fukuda are watching it live.

And then finally Azuki gets called up. She stands up and takes the stage. Natara notes she forgot her script. But then notices her copy is so clean, like it hasn't been used at all and there's no written notes or anything.

Azuki: "I am #7, Azuki Miho, your help is appreciated..."

Very nice chapter. The build up to the day was good. Sad we didn't get more background stuff on the main seiyuus though.