Bakuman 67

Chapter 67

01

Text between Mashiro and Eiji: We'll get an anime for our manga, too!!
Big Yellow Text below title: An anime version is being made!!
Small red text below that: It's (planned) to air on NHK Educational TV in the Fall of 2010!!
Blue Box: The decided upon staff is listed below!!
Director----Kasai Kenichi/Akitaya Noriaki
Series Organization----Yoshida Reiko
Animation Studio----J.C. Staff
Producer/Writer---NHK/Shogakukan Shueisha Productions
Orange starburst to the right: Further information will be announced in Jump when it is known!!
Title: Page 67 Upskirt and Savior

02

Editor: You had a fight with Nakai-san!?
Aoki: Yes. I'm very sorry, but...
Text: Can Aoki get her manga serialized now that she has broken off ties with Nakai!?

Editor: He said you had to go out with him for you two to work together and that he's going out with a girl working as an assistant with him...?
Editor2: That's horrible, Nakai...
Editor: We have no choice. I'll convince him to work with you.
Editor: Eh!?
Editor: You slapped him!? You can't fix things between you two?
Editor2: Way to go, Aoki.

Editor: *sigh* What should we do...?
Editor: I already introduced the person I was going to introduce you to who's good at sexy drawings to a seinen magazine.

Editor: All we really need is the poses for the girls and how to show the panties. I'll look for someone to draw for you.
Editor2: Well, since "Kiyoshi" uses upskirt shots too, this is lucky for me.

03

Box: The next day

Mashiro: Are you really gonna get married if it gets serialized?
Takagi: Yeah. From looking at what happened, I can tell Miyoshi loves me and wants to be with me.

Mashiro: It won't necessarily stay serialized. You don't have to wait until we get an anime, but why don't you wait until it gets settled in?

Takagi: To tell the truth, I want to draw the line so I won't get fickle like when I got drawn in by Aoki-san.

Mashiro: But you're only 18.
Takagi: Quit it already. They'll be here soon and I think we're done cleaning.
Mashiro: Yeah, but they didn't have to come all the way out here.

SFX: Ding Dong
Mashiro and Takagi: They're here.

Aoki: It's been a while, Mashiro-san.
Mashiro and Takagi: Hello.

04

Miyoshi: Yesterday, she went to Miho's place to apologize and today she came here. She's quite proper.
Takagi: Yeah, a little too proper.

Aoki: I'm not being proper. It's just that I caused everyone problems by exchanging thoughts with Takagi-san without Kaya-san knowing.
Miyoshi: Thinking like that makes you proper.

Mashiro: I heard it all from Takagi. It must be a problem now that you can't have Nakai-san do your art for you.
Miyoshi: There's no way she could let someone who wanted that do it.

Aoki: That's right. I don't even want to see his face anymore...

Takagi: But you love him, don't you?
Mashiro: Shujin!
Aoki: Eh...? No, I don't.

Miyoshi: Oh, but you're blushing.
Aoki: I-I'm not sure what it is myself, but I don't think it's love.

Aoki: Anyway, it's impossible to get Nakai-san to draw for me. My editor thinks I either need to study on how to draw art that boys will enjoy or get someone skillful to help me.
Aoki: But I don't even have anyone to just help me...

05

Takagi: Come to think of it, "Kiyoshi" has had a lot of upskirt shots lately. Was it because of Aoki-san?
Mashiro: Fukuda-san draws them quite well. You should consult him.

Aoki: I don't want people to think I'm consulting with Fukuda-san.

Miyoshi: Oh.
Miyoshi: What about Ishizawa!?
Miyoshi: He goes to the same college as her.
Mashiro: Ishizawa!? NO WAY!!

Miyoshi: Why?
Mashiro: Not him!
Takagi: It's true he's good at that kind of art, but not him!!

Aoki: If you say he's good, then he must be quite good.

Miyoshi: He has a 3 page serialization in a monthly magazine, but he should be able to at least help you.
Aoki: He's a pro? Then I couldn't get him to do the art for me...
Miyoshi: Don't worry. I'm sure he'd be willing to be an assistant for you.
Aoki: Why?

Miyoshi: Because you're pretty and cute.
Aoki: Oh...

06

Takagi: Miyoshi, don't decide this for her. It can't be Ishizawa.
Mashiro: That's right. You should definitely quit thinking about trying him.
Miyoshi: You two just think something might happen between Ishizawa and Aoki-san, don't you?
Takagi: It's not that. It's that Ishizawa is bad news even for someone distrusting of men like Aoki-san.

Aoki: Distrusting of men...

Aoki: I'll meet him once.

Takagi: Eh?
Aoki: We go to the same college, right?
Takagi & Mashiro: But you shouldn't meet him or even contact him.
Miyoshi: His phone number was in our middle school graduation album.
Takagi: I don't want to talk to him.
Miyoshi: Then I'll make the call.
Takagi: Why are you pushing for Ishizawa so much?

Miyoshi: Aoki-san's in trouble.
Miyoshi: Ishizawa's an adult. He can do his job properly, right?
Takagi: Hmm...

Takagi: Then I'll accompany her.
Miyoshi: Why?
Takagi: It'd be dangerous for her to go alone.

Miyoshi: Dangerous how?
Takagi: Her life would be at risk.
Miyoshi: I don't understand.

07

Sign: Fukuda

Editor: Nice. With this, we'll be in the safety zone next week for sure.
Fukuda: The hell? So can you only get up the chart with upskirt shots or something?

Editor: Okay, I'll be taking this.
Fukuda: By the way, what were the results for "Akamaru"?

Editor: Ashirogi-kun got first.
Assistant: Oh, all right!
Fukuda: How about Aoki Kou?

Editor: She just barely made 3rd.
Editor: Even if her manga gets serialized, your upskirt shots are many times better. But its quality as a school manga is a different story altogether.
Assistant: Those weren't even worth calling upskirt shots.
Editor: Because of that, they were thinking of having Nakai-kun do the art again and test it out in Jump, but Aoki-kun and Nakai-kun had a fight.

Fukuda: A fight?
Editor: Yeah. Apparently, he said she had to go out with him if they were going to work together and she slapped him.
Small text in the bottom-left of last bubble: Ha ha ha

08

Editor: Well, keep up the good work.
Fukuda: What is Nakai-san thinking?
Assistant: He wants to go out with her.
Fukuda: That's not what I mean.

Fukuda: Getting a temporary manga in Jump is a great opportunity! He should go for it even if he's pissed off Aoki Jou.
Assistant: But even though Yuujirou-san didn't say so, if he does the upskirt shots in Jump won't "Kiyoshi" be in trouble again?

Fukuda: Go home.
Assistant: Who're you calling?
Fukuda: Nakai-san.
SFX: *beep*
SFX: *beep*

Nakai: Fukuda-kun again...
Nakai: He's probably gonna complain again...
Text above Takahama: *annoyed*

SFX: *beep*

Phone: Rinnnng...
Phone: This phone cannot be reached right-
Fukuda: He sent me to voice mail!

Fukuda: I know he's at Takahama-kun's place. I'm gonna punch him so hard.
Assistant: I'll go with you.
Fukuda: I told you to go home.
Assistant: ...Kay.

09

Sign: Ishizawa

Ishizawa: Takagi...Why are you calling me?
Takagi: Just listen.

Ishizawa: I'm cool with that.
Takagi: We'll meet you at the Minami Yakusa Family Restaurant in half an hour.
Ishizawa: Got it.

Takagi: *sigh* He's all for it.
Ishizawa: Having my work in Jump would be nice.
Takagi: Also...he read "Tanto" and thinks of himself as our senior when it comes to gag mangas...
Miyoshi: His is a gag manga?

Takagi: Okay, let's go, Aoki-san. Tell me the second you want to leave.
Aoki: Okay.
Miyoshi: What makes you think only you two are going? I'm going, too.

Takagi: Eh?
Miyoshi: Even if it's completely work related, you can't be alone with Aoki-san.
Takagi: I see...Then you can wait at another table and help if we need you.
Miyoshi: I'm the bodyguard!?

10

Fukuda: Oh, wait. I don't know where Takahama-kun's place is.

Mashiro: Will this whole Ishizawa thing work out...? Maybe I should've gone, too... But I don't want to see him.

Fukuda: Mashiro-kun, Takahama-kun used to work as your assistant, right?
Mashiro: Yes.
Fukuda: Where's his studio?

Mashiro: Um, I think he draws his manga at his house.
Fukuda: Then could you tell me his address?
Mashiro: Fine, but why?

Fukuda: I want to make Nakai-san change his mind and work with Aoki-jou again.
Mashiro: Eh...?

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Ishizawa: So I'm your last hope? I'm the savior and knight in shining armor for Aoki Kou the Jump author.
Aoki: Ah ha...
Takagi: No, I don't think that was a joke.

Ishizawa: Hmm... As a pro, I don't like the idea of being an assistant, but...

Takagi: You'd just be showing her how to draw girls so guy's will like it.

Ishizawa: So I'd be in charge of the fan service.
Takagi: Y-yeah...

Ishizawa: Fine.

Ishizawa: But she has to do whatever I say in regards to the fan service.

Ishizawa: Aoki-san, you're young and have a nice body, so it'll be simple.
Ishizawa: First, you'll photograph and film yourself making various dirty poses.
Ishizawa: I'm sure you've wanted to try it. I'll be studying porn magazines and DVDs. You gotta get to know the basics. And then I'll make sure you get all the good poses.

Takagi: You can't be serious.

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Ishizawa: Oh, I'm serious. That's clearly the best way.
Takagi: ...Even if it was, how can you speak like that to a woman?
Ishizawa: You want me to be indirect and refined? Then she wouldn't know what I meant.

Miyoshi: Wow...Things have gotten this bad already...? I guess Ishizawa really was a bad choice... He's horrible.
Miyoshi: It looks like I'm gonna need to step in soon...

Ishizawa: What I mean is...
Ishizawa: the best poses and such should be learned through one's own body and eyes.
Ishizawa: I'll teach you in great detail.
Text left of imagined Ishizawa: Spread them a little more.

Guys: They're scouting that kind of thing at this time of day?
Guys: But that girl would sell well.

Ishizawa: For the panty shots, it'd be quickest to copy it from pictures you've taken of yourself. You don't want to copy other people's work.
Ishizawa: The problem will be deciding which instant is the best one.
Ishizawa: I'll have to decide on that.
Takagi: This is bad. Ishizawa's horrible. How can he say this seriously? Now Aoki-san may never recover from not trusting men...

13

SFX: Ding Dong
Fukuda: This is Fukuda Shinta. I have a manga in "Jump".

Takahama: Hello...
Text above Takahama: *annoyed*
Fukuda: Where's Nakai-san?
Takahama: In the work room on the 2nd floor.
Fukuda: Excuse me.

Fukuda: Nakai-san!
Nakai: F-Fukuda-kun...

Fukuda: Why did you destroy a chance to be in Jump with your own hands!?
Nakai: ...You stick your nose too far into other people's business.

Nakai: I chose Katou-san over Aoki-san.
Nakai: That's all.

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Nakai: Fgoh...

Katou: Kyaah!

Nakai: Wh-what're you doing?
Fukuda: I don't care what girl you choose, but that's no reason to be here.
Fukuda: When we got serialized together, you told me you were glad you hadn't given up.
Fukuda: I was glad we got serialized, too. We could compete with each other!

Fukuda: I'm not telling you not to fall in love. I'm asking you why you aren't aiming for serialization anymore! Have you given up?
Fukuda: Have you given up on beating me?
Nakai: I-I'm comfortable here.

Fukuda: Comfortable!?

15

Nakai: I'm happy just being able to meet and talk with Katou-san like this every day.

Text above Katou: Eh...?

Nakai: You all don't understand.

Nakai: You don't understand what it's like being 35 and never once having been popular!!

Nakai: D-don't get in the way of my love!

Fukuda: ...So you're coming here for a date rather than for work.
Fukuda: I'm sure you're art's been slipping because of it!

Fukuda: Sorry for barging in like that!
Nakai: Haa
Nakai: Haa

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Fukuda: Damn it. Nakai-san's hopeless.
Fukuda: But what's going to happen to Aoki Kou now?

SFX: *beep*
SFX: *beep*

Fukuda: Yuujirou-san, tell me how to contact Aoki Kou.
Editor: Even if you're a fellow author, I can't tell you that. Especially with a woman like Aoki-san. You need a good reason.
Fukuda: I don't have a reason. Damn your stingy.
Fukuda: Then is the editor in charge of her work there? I'll ask him.
Editor: He is, but if you need something, I can just-
Fukuda: I told you I don't have a reason. Just put him on.
Sign: Shueisha

Editor2: Fukuda-sensei... I can't tell you her number. She might be your rival soon.

Fukuda: I'm doing this BECAUSE she's my rival!! So, have you found someone to mentor her on the upskirt shots!?
Editor2: No, it's not gonna be that easy...
Editor2: Wait, why do I have to tell you that?
Editor2: And what ARE you doing exactly?

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Fukuda: Tch.
SFX: *close*

Fukuda: That's a good question actually...
Fukuda: What is it that I want to do...?

Fukuda: I know where she lives, but she might not be there...

SFX: *beep*
SFX: *beep*
Fukuda: He's gotta know.

Fukuda: Hiramaru-san, this is Fukuda. Tell me Aoki Kou's cell number.
Hiramaru: Aoki Kou!?

Hiramaru: S-sorry. Aoki-san's alone I don't know. I could get you in touch with 50 other authors though.
Hiramaru: I want to know hers so badly.

18

Fukuda: Why do you not know hers of all things? You're useless.
Hiramaru: I-it's something that those who truly want to know won't be told. She's so my type.
Hiramaru: And why do you want to know her cell number?
Fukuda: If you don't know, I'm not telling you. Bye.
Hiramaru: W-wait a second!!

Hiramaru: Why do you want to know her number?
Hiramaru: Are you going to confess your love to her?
Fukuda: Yeah, that's it. So I need to know no matter what.

Hiramaru: Wait! That's not fair! Let me confess alongside you.
Fukuda: I was kidding. I do want to know her number, but the editors wouldn't tell me.

Fukuda: I guess I'll have to go to her house.
Hiramaru: You know where her house is? I'm going to. I'll pick you up in my Porsche. Where are you?
Fukuda: This has nothing to do with you.

Hiramaru: Yes it does. I'm part of the Fukuda Group! Right? Or are you saying I'm only part of the Fukuda Group when it's convenient to you? If so, you're a horrible person.
Fukuda: The Fukuda Group, huh?

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Ishizawa: Or you can model while I sketch you.
Ishizawa: It'll turn out wonderfully.
Takagi: Aoki-san, let's go.
Aoki: Agreed.

Ishizawa: Hey, Takagi. You introduced us.
Ishizawa: And you said she needed my help, right?
Takagi: I said it was dependant on how you would help.
Takagi: Check please.

Ishizawa: And I said I'd help.

Ishizawa: I can draw something amazing with Aoki-san as the model.

Ishizawa: She doesn't even have to be nude.
Ishizawa: I know! She can wear a swimsuit.

Fukuda: Shut up, Gonzalez.
Fukuda: Aoki Kou's work doesn't need that much fan service.

20

Fukuda: I'll teach you how to draw upskirt shots.

Takagi: Fukuda-san, why are you here...?
Fukuda: I ended up asking Mashiro-kun.

Takagi: But don't you have your own manga to worry about?
Fukuda: I don't care. I can coach her over the phone while I draw and fax her rough sketches as examples.

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Aoki: Fukuda-san...

Fukuda: She'd be humiliated to have me teach her...huh? Well, I guess she would...

Aoki: Please do.
Fukuda: O-okay.

Hiramaru: I'll teach you, too.
SFX: *leap*
Takagi: Hiramaru-san!

Aoki: Hiramaru-san...
Hiramaru: Yes?
Aoki: Are you just taking advantage of this?
Hiramaru: ...Yes...

Takagi: How did it end up like this? Aoki-san and Fukuda-san working together...
Takagi: That could be a powerful combination...
Text: Has an unexpected ultimate combination been born!?