Bakuman 31

This translation was made for Akatsuki. If someone else wants to use it for scanlation, though, it's fine.
Apparantly Akatsuki didn't get my edits, there were like 7 lines I changed for clarity/more accuracy this morning and they didn't get that, or at least Vasili didn't tell them before they released, since he's the one I sent them to. If there's somebody else who has the last say before release in Akatsuki, send me a PM.
Also, please write my name correctly in the credit's, it's "Kewl0210" not "Kewl". That would be far too short and general a name... It needs the number at the end to be more intentionally dull.

In case they don't make a v2, I'll point out which lines were changes with a + sign next to them.

Edit: Ok, here's what happened. They did put the edits in but they made a mistake on the first one and that was the only one I checked, seeing it the same I thought they didn't do any of them. See they added the "guts are lame" line in the wrong bubble. They were supposed to replace the old one in a different bubble but because it said [Small inside the same bubble] they thought it meant it was in the "dosu" line, which I had changed because apparantly a dosu is a well known object so I didn't have to translate it. Anyway, there were like 3 other lines I was gonna change which are also a couple of the ones with +s in them here. After that it'll be totally done. K, all finished...

Just so you know, things written in []s (brackets) are my comments or are for the sake of clarity on where things are. And I usually only write out the Japanese for where I'm having to look something up or check it manually, so it won't be the whole line. I'll put in any important sound affects. New lines indicate a second bubble said by the same guy. Remember to press enter when typesetting so every bubble doesn't have like 5 hyphens. This is a story-based manga, not action based, it has a lot of words and it looks sloppy if all the words end half way through and continue on the next line.
[Bakuman 31 by Kewl0210]
Page 1:
合併号
Box: August 9th, Monday. "Jump" 37-38 Double Issue. Jump Golden Future Cup
Entry No. 1 "KIYOSHI Knight" Fukuda Shinta appears. [Fukuda- on is written in the corner of the box]
[Obviously I dunno any of the characters in these manga's names, so I'll just describe them. Apparantly the main character of Fukuda's manga is Kiyoshi.]
Panel 1:
+Kiyoshi: A dosu at a high school....
今時ヤクザだってあんな簡単に出さねーよ...
These days even the *yakuza don't take out things that simple...
しかも割してるし
But I still got all cut up...
*Note: Yakuza is the japanese mafia.
Panel 2"
Guy: Kiyoshi, that bleeding isn't minor, it's dangerous!
血だけならいい腸出てたらカッコワリー
I'm all right with just bleeding, if my guts come out it'd be lame.
+[Small in the same bubble] Guts look so lame.
トップバッターにふさわしき力作出現！！？
Insert Text: The lead batter appropriately appears with a masterpiece!!?
Panel 3:
Guy: This isn't the time to be joking around, you'll die.
はーーっ俺が死んでも庄子が助かったんだからいい俺は庄子の為に死ぬる
Kiyoshi: Haaaah, even if I die, if I saved Shouko then it's fine. I can
die for Shouko's sake.
喜好が死んで1番悲しむの誰だと思ってんだ
Guy: You idiot, if you died, then who do you think would be the one to mourn you the most?
Kiyoshi: Uh...
My mom?
[On Page on the side]Kiyoshi-
SFX: Haa haa
Panel 4:
そこは嘘でも庄子ちゃんだろ
Guy: Course that's a lie, it's Shouko-chan, obviously.
[I'm assuming Shouko is a girl... sounds like a girl, right?]
She didn't give me chocolate for Valentines......
Guy: Please, don't talk.
しかし毎日何千回も腹筋しても意味ねーな簡単にナイフ割さってこの態
But no matter how many thousands of sit ups I do every day, there's no point if I can get cut with a knife so easily and end up in this state.
Bottom:
Page 31 Tuesday and Friday
Original Author / Ooba Tsugumi Manga / Obata Takeshi

Page 2:
Panel 1:
Miyoshi: How is it?
Shujin: Interesting...
絵も筆ペンや斜線を多用する事で前より迫力出てる
Saiko: And with a lot of use of calligraphy pens and slanted lines gave it more intensity than before.
Panel 2:
Shujin: Can we win?
Saiko: We have to win.
Panel 3:
Shujin: Haaaah, we already gave in our manuscript but still have to wait for the results---?
Issue 39, our appearance. Issue 40, Nakai-san's group. Issue 41 KOOGY. It's soo loooong until the results come out.
Panel 4:
でも明日にはこの福田さんのは速報出て金曜に本ちゃんだよな
But tomorrow this Fukuda-san will get the early results and the real results on Friday.
Panel 5:
Shujin: Will Hattori-san tell you them?
Saiko: Of course he'll tell us if he hears it,
わざわざ
But I don't think we'll hear about Fukuda-san's specific results directly from Hattori-san.

Page 3:
Panel 1:
Saiko: When our results come out too, if they're better than Fukuda-san's then he'll probably tell us that.
Shujin: So if he doesn't say "better than Fukuda-san's" then ours was worse...?
こっちから他の作品の結果聞くのは止めようぜ
Saiko: That's not definite, but we'll probably stop hearing about the other's works' results from this side.
+Saiko: We'll get good results now and we'll be number one. We have to believe that and make the best serialization names.
Shujin: I get it, but I'm worried~~~.
I want to be number one...
SFX: Buh buh buh buh buh
Panel 2:
Fukuda: Tomorrow's the early results...?
Niizuma-sensei, I'm interesting, right?
Eiji: KIYOSHI's cool.
It's interesting, and the pictures got better...
Panel 3:
KOOGY's assistant: KOOGY-san,
一応2週間後の月曜原稿の締切りです。
Just to make sure, the deadline is the Monday two weeks from now. You understand, right?
取材ばかりなんだ少しくらいの遅れは仕方ないだろ
+KOOGY: I got it. I was just giving all those interviews, a little delay won't be a problem.
おかげでいろんなところでファンにアピールできたらドッサリ アンケート入れてれくるぜ
+Thankfully, since I appealed to my fans in lots of places, I'll get heaps of questionnaires sent in.

Page 4:
Box: August 10th Friday
Panel 2:
Yujirou: The early results
Panel 3:
Yes!
Panel 4:
Terrific, right after Niizuma Eiji, if Fukuda Shinta gets serialized and becomes a hit, the top editor will be me!
しかし一人で連載3本も抱えられないから一本他にないと......
But I can't handle three serialized stories on my own, I'll have to pass one to someone else...
Background: KIYOSHI Big hit!
Panel 5:
No, I can't relax yet. I don't know what'll happen with the real results or the results of the other 3 works...
特に亜城木夢叶......そして票が全く読めない魔界野昂次......
Especially Ashirogi Mutou...... And Makai Nokouji with totally unpredictable votes......

Page 5:
Box: August 13th Friday
Panel 4:
Fukuda: They came, the real results.
Panel 5:
Is that so? Then it's all right to make a serialization name for"KIYOSHI Knight" huh?
Youjirou [Over the phone] Yes.
明けの連載会議に出してくださいよ！
Please make sure to go to the serialization meeting after the Future Golden Cup ends, please!
Eiji: Oooooh, you did it, huh? Congradulations.
Panel 6:
Nankai: Serialization name...... This means the results were extremely good...
As I thought, Fukuda-san is my biggest rival...

Page 6:
Box: August 23rd Monday "Jump" issue 39 Jump Golden Future Cup Entry No. 2 "*Gitantei TRAP"
[Like before, written in the corner]Ashirogi Muto appears
*Note: Gitantei (疑探偵): Doubtful/dubious/suspicious detective.
Panel 1:
[Partially covered by the box] Guy: SHit-----...
監視カメラの証拠映像と盗んで絵の交換をもちかけてきたのも... その映像の中
の俺も......
+The one who suggested to exchange the evidence of the surveillance camera's footage for the stolen the painting... And the me in that footage, too.........
It was you, wasn't it!!?
Panel 2:
+I don't know who that is...
The fact that you've had this stolen painting is unshakable evidence!
証拠がなければ証拠を作ればいい！！
Panel 3:
If there's no evidence, it's fine to just make some!!
Panel 4:
画家だった父が大切に守ってきた絵を...ありがとうございます
Azuki-type girl: The painting that the artist, father, protected with great care... Thank you.
それで依頼料の10万ドルなんですが......
But the retaining fee of 10,000 dollars is......
Detective: I just received it.
Panel 5:
Girl: Eh
さをりさんの笑顔は10万ドル以上の価値がある...
Saori-san's smiling face is worth more than 10,000 dollars...

Page 7:
Panel 1:
Miyoshi: It's really interesting.
きよしこの夜
It's all right. You'll win against "Kiyoshi this night".
Shujin: It's not "This night" it's "Knight".
Awesome. We're in Weekly Shonen Jump.
Note: She uses the Japanese word for night. "Kiyoshi kono yoru". The actual title is phonetically and in meaning "knight".
Panel 2:
浮かない顔
Shujin: ? Saiko, what's with that glum face?
I said I was worried about the surveys myself, didn't I?
Saiko: No.
Panel 3:
Being in Shonen Jump this way I know how bad my pictures really are.
Miyoshi: Eh? Your great, at least compared to Kinta.
Shujin: It's not Kinta, it's Shinta.
[This almost seems like a Gintama reference...]
Saiko: Things like "One Piece" and "Naruto", their pictures weren't just great from their first chapter of serialization, they were individualistic, Oda-sensei's and Kishimoto-sensei's, don't you think?
Shujin: Yes. That's certainly true, but comparing yourself to people is...
Panel 5:
Miyoshi: That's Miho, right? "Congratulations on appearing" right?
SFX: Paka

Page 8:
Panel 1:
[From] Azuki Miho
[2010/08/23 12:12]
[sub ] to Mashiro-kun
I was a little embarrassed to buy Jump (laugh) "Gitantei TRAP" was interesting!
I sent in a questionnaire postcard (laugh) [- MIHO -]
Panel 2:
Saiko: Azuki said it was interesting!
なんか自信出てきた絶対1位だよコレ
I got some self-confidence, we'll definitely get 1st rank!
Miyoshi: As usual.
いや 俺も1番獲れると思う亜豆は相当面白いと思わなきゃ面白いって言わない
Shujin: No, I think we'll take number 1, too. If Azuki didn't think it was fairly interesting, she wouldn't say it was interesting.
Panel 3:
Fukuda: U~~~~n. It's interesting...
主人公をグッと少年誌らしくしてきやがって
The main character is more sympathetic than in the name, it became more Shonen magazine-like.
Eiji: As expected of Ashirogi-sensei. The story got a lot better and the pictures match it.
Fukuda: Between this and mine, whjch is more interesting?
Eiji: U~~~n, it's a tie.
Panel 4:
Nakai: Eh!...... When we showed each of the 3 group's names,
Flashback Eiji: I decided number three, but first place is a tie.
Nakai: Does this mean those were Fukuda-kun and Mashiro-kun's?...... If that's true......
No, it's okay. I drew like it was life or death......

Page 9:
Box: August 24th Tuesday
Panel 1:
Editor 1: Did you see the early results?
Editor 2: Yeah, this Golden Future Cup is interesting.
Panel 2:
Hattori: Takagi-kun.
Panel 3:
作っていこうだって
Shujin: It's still just the early results, but we can definitely go ahead and make a serialization name for "TRAP".
Miyoshi: We did it!
Panel 4:
KOOGY's Assistant: Koogy-san. Did you read "KIYOASHI Knight" and "Gitantei TRAP"?
KOOGY: I know I'll win by a mile so there's no need to read them.
Panel 5:
Assistant: ......
I'll go hand in the manuscript.

Page 10:
Box: August 27th Friday
Panel 1:
HattoriL "TRAP"'s real deal.
Come on...
Panel 2:
No, but this...
Uh, what did I do with the results given for double issue 37-38's "KIYOSHI Knight"?
Panel 3:
!
.........
Yujirou: ......
Hattori: Cigarette break.
Panel 4:
Shujin: In the real results, it didn't change
Miyoshi: Yaay

Page 11:
Panel 1:
Saiko: Compared to "KIYOSHI Knight" which did he say was better?
Shujin: Ah, he didn't say anything about that.
Panel 2:
But, even though he didn't say anything about it, since he said we should write a serialization name, ours was better, right?
こっちからは聞かないって決めてたしな。
Saiko: If that's the case it's fine, but, well, it seems he decided we wouldn't hear.
Panel 3:
Fukuda: I knew I'd be worried about "TRAP"'s results........
I think mine won, though.
Panel 4:
DammitI I can't take it, I'll ask Yujirou on the phone.
Panel 5:
About the same? What do you mean "about"? Please tell me distinctly.
Yujirou over the phone: No, really.
Fukuda: You mean you still can't tell me?
Nakai: ......... That they're about the same means Ashirogi-kun's results were good, too... Will Aoki-san's and my work be okay...?

Page 12:
Box: August 30th Monday "Jump" issue 40 Jump Golden Future Cup entry No. 4 "hideout door" Original Author Aoko Kou Manga Nakai Takurou appearing
[As before, the authors and the word "appearing" are in the lower left corner]
Panel 1:
Kid: F-Fairy!?
I-I can't believe something like that.
Panel 2:
Fairy: Even though you opened that door and came in yourself, you can't believe it?
Kid: !?
Panel 3:
Kid: .........
ふたつにひとつなの妖精のちからを得て仲間になるか晩餐に出されるか
+Fairy: You can make one of two choices, you can gain a fairy's power and become their friend or be left out as food.........
Kid: Eh!?

Page 13:
Panel 1:
Shujin: W-What's this, it's amazing... Drawing background with dotting, if it's weekly there's no way even Nakai-san can draw this way......
Miyoshi: Amazing, they're such pretty pictures.
人性懸けてるって
Saiko: Nakai-san said he put his life on the line to become a mangaka, but to this extent...
葉っぱの一枚一枚までこんな細かく
To do leaf after leaf this finely...
Panel 2:
Shujin: This couldn't get questionnaires just with the pictures, could it?
Miyoshi: Yeah. I like this...
Shujin: This could be bad.........
Either way, he said to write a name for serialization so let's work on our own thing without worrying too much.
Shujin: But I still wanna take first---
Box: August 31st Tuesday
Editor 1: Early Results
Editor 2: Amazing...
Yujirou: ......
Hattori: ......
電話入れとくか
Nakai's Editor: Okay, I'll tell Nakai and Aoki on the phone.

Page 14:
Panel 1:
Nakai: R...Really!?
Panel 2:
I... I did it......
Together with Aoki-san...
Panel 3:
Editor: Nakai-kun, are you listening?
Nakai Y-Yes.
Panel 4:
Thank you very much. Thank you very much.
Fukuda: ......
Eiji: Ooooh. You did it, eh? It's because you worked so hard, Nakai-san.
Panel 5:
Fukuda: Could it be I lost to the Aoki Nakai group?......
No, Nakai-san's is still the early results......
Panel 6:
Fukuda: Nakai-san, what rank are you now?
聞くなら自分の担当に聞いてよ
Nakai: Eh? No, it's still just the early results. If you ask, you'll hear about your own.

Page 15:
Box: September 3rd Friday
Panel 1:
Fukuda: Don't get too discouraged.
Even my results went down a little from the early results to the real deal.
担当だって青樹さんと連載の方向で進めるって言ってたんならそれも俺と同じ
+Since they said to go forward with Aoki-san for serialization, that's the same as me.
Panel 2:
Fukuda: This time we'll be fighting each other in the serialization meeting.
Nakai: ......Yeah, I guess so...
Panel 3:
I'm not getting discouraged.
It's more a kind of relief.
Panel 4:
I'm kind of happy...
Panel 5:
I'm happy. That I'm able to fight evenly with Fukuda-kun and Ashirogi-kun, I'm happy myself.
Thank you, Niizuma Eiji, Fukuda-kun...
It's thanks to you guys I... I......
Panel 6:
Fukuda: Quit it, Nakai-san.
Crying
獲って
Crying is for getting serialization, right? For that, KOOGY's work still remains.
Nakai: T-That's right, I'm sorry.

Page 16:
Box: September 6th Monday "Jump" issue 41 Jump Golden Future Cup Entry No. 4 "Colofusical" Makaino Koji appears

Page 17:
Panel 1:
いくらなんでも訳わかんない ただ ファンがどれだけ動くか.......
+Shujin: We can definitely win against this. It's deteriorated since when it was a one-shot and I completely can't tell what's going on. It's all on how much the results will be influenced by his fans......
自分に酔っちゃっててこっちには伝わらないって感じ
+Miyoshi: It's like he's so obsessed with himself he can't get the story across.
Saiko: Ah, Miyoshi, you understand well, then.
Panel 2:
Fukuda: Don't make light of manga, KOOGY
願い下げだ
Even if the fans send in votes for this, if that editorial department would serialize something like this, I'd withdraw from "Jump".
Eiji: Fukuda-sensei is cool.
Then if that happens, I'll stop my serialization, too.
Panel 3:
Nakai: No, sensei, you don't have to do that.
Eiji: Is that so... I guess that's right.
Panel 4:
Shujin: What issue is the Golden Future Cup result announcement in?
実際に決まるのは9月末
Saiko: Probably around November. In reality it's decided at the end of September.......
The serialization meeting is in December so don't worry about the result announcement and concentrate on the serialization name.
Shujin: Got it.
5千だか1万通でもう1回アンケート集計してるって聞いたからそれでどれが1番か
を決めるんだと思う
Panel 5:
Nakai: I heard after the real result, one more time, they total 5,000 to 10,000 questionnaires and that's when they decide who's number one, I think.
Fukuda: Heeee..........

Page 18:
Box: September 9th Friday
Panel 2:
KOOGY: Fuh
まとめてきたのがそれです
Assistant: I gathered the 4 works in the Golden Future Cup's questionnaire results, but this is it.
Panel 3:
SFX: Kiiun
Panel 4:
Gan
Panel 5:
Assistant: .........
Fuh...
......
Panel 6:
KOOGY: It can't end like this.

Page 19:
Box: September 20th Monday
Panel 1:
Sign: Shueisha
Panel 2:
Somebody: What do we do here......
想定外の得票結果がここに...!!
Side: Unforeseen poll votes are here...!!
支持した人が皆面白かった3つの中に入れて
支持しなかった人は入れないでくれれば分かり易いのにな
+Editor: If everyone who endorsed them put them as one of their three most liked and who hadn't endorsed them didn't enter them as the ones they most liked it'd be easier.
項目
+I told you, the "Endorse, do not endorse" idea isn't needed.
This can only be decided by the editor-in-chief's own judgement...

Panel 3:
"KIYOSHI Knight" 1312 Votes Rank 3 Approval Rating 79%
"Gitantei TRAP" 1321 Votes Rank 3 Approval Rating 76%
"hideout door" 1103 Votes Rank 3 Approval Rating 73%
"Colorfusical" 482 Votes Rank 14 Approval Rating 53%

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