Manga no Tsukurikata 2

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Manga no Tsukurikata

[ right] Morishita. Manga artist. Pen name: Sachi

A yuri-ish manga artist girl's story

Me. Slacker. Former manga artist.

Hirao Auri

01-1 Me. Former manga artist.

Morishita. Current manga artist.

01-2 I couldn't achieve my dream, but I haven't given up. I'm determined to return to the manga world.

Right now we have me, who is unable to come up with a story I want to draw

And Morishita, my kohai who is in love with me. [Kohai refers to someone junior. Morishita worked with Kawaguchi, but started later, so is the kohai in the relationship. Kawaguchi is the sempai - the senior]

My younger brother Masato
He seems to have a thing for Morishita

Nature's a bitch, isn't it?

2-1 Well, I thought I'd try giving girl's love stories a shot

So, to have something to write about, I started dating Morishita without really thinking it through

2-2 I like almonds

Oh?
Peanuts for me

2-4 I believe in that rumor that white art supplies are better.

That's such bullshit

3-2 Finishhhed!

3-3 Bet it's a relief to get it done on your days off

Yeah!!

3-4 Sorry to lay this on you while you're so tired, but... I'd like you to read this

Ah!
Sorry
Can I do it after I come back from work?

3-5 Eh
You're going to work now?
Without sleep?

3-6 I haven't slept for three days!
See you after work!

I'll go for you!

sfx: slump

3-7 I have to... I have to...

You're already sleeping! T-tell me you're not dying!

4-1 Morishita's taking today off?

4-2 Yeah, that's right

So I'm standing in for her today

4-3 Well, you worked here for a long time, so that really helps out

Haven't see you since you quit. Been ok?

Yeah, but my clock's messed up

4-4 It's been a while since I haven't had to have something in my hand constantly

Excuse me

4-5 Um, where can I find Sachi-san's new volume?
I thought that should have been out by now

4-6 Ah, that'll be next week
On the 17th

Ehhh

See? Told you

It's been a while since she's issued a short story collection. I'm looking forward to it.

Is that right?

5-1 I've just recently gotten into it, so I don't know much yet

Is that right?
I've been reading her stuff for a pretty long time now

Feeling Superior

Well, Sachi is in love with me, after all

I can't live without you, sempai!

5-2 I just can't understand what's so interesting about Sachi's manga

5-3 Mi-chan, you'd understand if you'd just read it

Not interested. The art's like scribbles

5-4 And I don't like that fake "young love" stuff

5-5 Thank you very much
Please come again

5-6 You can decide if it's fake or not after you read it, right!?

6-1 Shiiit

6-2 It's been a while so you seem to have misread the situation. Sit down for a spell, ok?

Eh?
Sempai!?

6-3 I got up and came in to check when my next shift was, and I find you on a time out

Just what the hell am I doing!

6-4 I was just like a manga super otaku there!

And you're not?

No, I am, but
But the only manga I bother to buy on the day it's released is yours!

But there are limits to being otaku

6-5 You do that just for me...

7-1 No, not quite.
I like your manga a lot, but...

As for you...

7-2 Do you hate me?

7-3 Ah, no...
It's not that either...

7-4 Then do you like me?

7-6 Sempai

8-1 If you don't like me, just come out and tell me

8-2 It's not like I don't like you

8-3 Do you like me?

8-4 I...
I like you, as far as that goes, but...

9-1 Waitta sec!

9-2 What now?

9-3 Don't rush things!

We haven't even done things like that on a date

9-4 C'mon sempai! You won't go out with me!

That was 'cause of your deadline, remember?

9-5 Ok, ok, so how about on our next date?

Geez! If you keep pushing it, I'll break it off!

9-7 Don't do that!

Thank you very much...

10-1 The girl you like, in your own house, in an apron...

10-2 Sooo nice!

10-3 It's almost done

10-4 Sempai

Sorry to trouble you when you are on deadline

It's ok! I made sure to get a lot of sleep before I came

10-5 But she's onee-san's girlfriend

Mom likes your cooking too, Morishita
I'm sure she'll be thrilled!

And our folks are ok with it? What the hell!?

10-6 I'm jealous, onee-san. You and Morishita are so close

What are you talking about? You get to eat the homemade cooking of the girl you like

10-7 Yeah, well, there's that, but...

Hey, listen...

11-1 So when you're going out, I guess you gotta kiss and stuff, right?

blub

11-2 Ah, thinking "I guess you gotta" isn't right, hmm...

11-3 Ehh?
Ok, so look, I'll be happy to go out with Morishita for you!

No way!
Sempai's the one I love!

11-4 That's the way it is, right?

Yep!

11-6 Hamburgers, huh? Cute!

Hamburgers, huh? Cute!

Eheheh

12-1 Ah

sfx: crash

12-2 Ohmygod
What am I gonna do?

What? What's wrong?

12-3 I forgot I've got an insert that I have to turn in by tomorrow!

Eh?
Serious?

12-4 You'd better go home. You have school tomorrow, right?
If there's something I can help with, I'll go too!

Ok...

12-5 I have work right after school tomorrow...

If I can't send it off, what am I gonna do?

12-6 Um...

You need to remember these things earlier!

It's ok, I'll take your shift at work tomorrow
Though it'll be a little awkward [handwritten]

12-7 I can't let you!

It's ok. Look, I'm a slacker, ok?

Sempaaai

13-3 So tired

13-6 Sempai!
Are you done working?
I'm so sorry about today!

It's ok. Did you make it in time?

13-7 Thanks to you,
I made it!
Thank you so much!

Mmmm
I'm glad...

14-1 Oh, and y'know
The manga you mentioned yesterday, can I come by and see it on the way home from school tomorrow?

Mmm

14-3 Sempai?
What's wrong?
Sempaaaai

14-5 If you'd read this I'd appreciate it

14-6 And sorry about yesterday...

I fell asleep on you[handwritten]

It's ok! You must have been tired, sempai

15-1 You're amazing, Morishita

Eh?

15-2 I'm not going to school, but just going to work is about all I can handle.
There's no way I would be able to scrape up enough time to draw manga

15-3 Sempai, are you thinking that you have to draw manga?

15-5 Here, see? This line is like "I've got to draw manga"

Where?

15-6 I think you can draw lots of great manga without you thinking that you gotta do it

16-1 I thi...

16-2 Why aren't you listening...

I'm scared of criticism! I can't!
When I send in submissions, I always write that I don't want criticism

Eh?

Whaaa?
What are you trying to do!

And I'm saying nice things! [handwritten]

16-4 Ok! Fine! Listen just like that!

16-5 I read your debut work, back when you were 13

17-1 When I did...
Um, it didn't really grab me, or
Maybe I should say I had different tastes

17-2 Honestly, I did think that the only reason it got published was because of your age...

But I also thought that it meant I could do it too

17-3 So the reason I'm a manga artist is really thanks to you

17-4 Were you listening?

17-6 Of course

17-7 But... You know...
Really...

18-1 Even though it didn't grab me, it was interesting. Your manga.

18-2 That's why I want you to be just like that time, not thinking of anything in particular...

18-3 That's not it...
Mmmmm....

It's ok. It's ok.
I get what you mean

18-4 I want to become a proper manga artist, but
But I shouldn't get hung up on thinking "I've gotta draw"

18-6 Ok. What else?

19-1 Read it all and give me criticism

19-2 I'll really listen, sensei

19-3 Wah
Oh come on, sempai

After all, I want to draw great stuff too!

19-5 Ok, so I'll take your advice to heart and draw the manga I want to draw, just like back then

When you are working on something you like, I'm sure you won't worry even if you're out of time

19-6 Ah

20-1 Ok, so while we're on the subject

I'm not thinking that "we have to kiss", ok?

20-2 Whaaa?
That's beside the point here!
Way besides the point!

20-3 So, it's not "we have to", you should be making me think "I wanna do it". Better work it.

20-5 You're getting embarrassed now? [put "now" in italics]

Oh crap

21-1 Masato-kun!

21-2 Let's go home

21-3 You coming to my house?

21-4 Of course!

21-5 Whooa
What's up with that?

21-6 For this brief moment, I'm scoring

22-1 So what are you doing today? It's after deadline, hm?
You making dinner?

Yeah, that too, but today I'm going to work it!

22-2 Ah, nothing!
Never mind!

22-3 It's really nothing?

22-4 It's nothing

22-5 What're you... gonna do today

Gotta kiss?

22-6 Nothing! Not yet!

When you gonna do it!?

I dunnooo!

The end