Bakuman 91

I got someone to edit for me. Apparently no one was even checking for typos before, even though I thought someone was proofreading it. These scripts are extremely long and this is an extremely difficult manga, so I'm feeling I need a second opinion at least to get this out week to week.

So I'll update this when that gets done. Also if I can get any more of the card on page 5 with a better copy raw. I'll just stick it up for now so they see it.

K, fixed all that.
Credit Galooza for proofreading.

[Bakuman 91 Translation by Kewl0210]
Cover:
Yellow Text: Blow them away this time!
The big hit!!
Orange: Bakuman
[Everything else is unrelated to Bakuman]

Page 1:
Saikou: Yes, chapter 1 will definitely get first place in the questionnaires! To be popular with readers, we've put all we have into this manuscript!!
Shuujin: Saikou!
Insert Text: A declaration for first!!
Title: Bakuman
Page 91 Votes and Charts
Original Story / Ooba Tsugumi Manga / Obata Takeshi
Hattori: ? You're really stressing the whole "get popular" thing today...
Shuujin: ............. Actually, while we were drawing earlier today, we had a conversation about whether a manga is good as long as it's popular with the assistants...
Hattori: Is that right...?
A lot of mangaka worry over that, and it can become a wall for them. It's not an easy question to answer.
I believe a work that can become popular and make a lot of readers happy is a good work. Otherwise, I don't really think a whole lot about it.
So, Ashirogi Muto isn't the type to worry about that.
Shuujin: Yes! We can get first place.
Hattori: I think so, too. Now it just depends on Fukuda-kun's one-shot that's running with you... [Fukuda face after his name]
Shuujin: Eh!?
Fukuda-san's one-shot!? I haven't heard anything about it. [Fukuda face after his name]
Saikou: ..........

Page 2:
Yuujirou: Like I said, it's impossible to do a 45 page one-shot while doing "KIYOSHI". [Kiyoshi guy face after the title]
Fukuda: If I work on it until the day after tomorrow, it'll be OK, right? Don't just watch, help me out!
"Road Racer Buchigiri"
TL Note: The word "Buchigiri" means both "to win by a large margin" and "to slash through" something. It's written in kanji as the main character's name here.
It's totally interesting! There's a super-car boom, right? I'll give it a super-bike boom!
どうせなら趣味を生かした
If you'd like to, you can help by giving me advice on hobby-based works, I'd thank you for that. [Note italics.]
Yuujirou: If you check up on it, I know there are races even kids can enter. But I dunno if you can do this as a Shonen Manga...
Fukuda: It'd be perfect if you found some assistants that could draw bikes. A bike manga's nothing if ya can't draw the bikes.
Yuujirou: No, you can really draw well enough for just you and Yasuoku-kun.
Yasuoku: Though it really makes me mad that we're running it in the same issue as the first chapter of Ashirogi-kun's series!
Yuujirou: Don't say that. The editorial department's still thinking things over.

Page 3:
新連載とぶつけても劣らない
Yuujirou: To not lose, even if you're up against a new series...... They'd want to see what kind of results that'd bring, or something.
Yasuoku: Then we'd be a teaser to test "PCP", wouldn't we!?
Fukuda: I feel bad for Ashirogi-kun, cause I'm gonna nab first!
Yasuoku: R-Right, sensei. Cool.
Box: The next day. Chapter 2's text original story has been made into a name.
Shuujin: Saikou, you alright? You haven't gotten any rest at all.
Saikou: We only just started being serialized. Of course I'm not gonna rest.
Box: That night, Hattori-san came to see how they were doing.
Hattori: All that's left is Annojyou Mai's clothes. You need to give her some characteristics.
Ashirogi: They're elementary schoolers, so she has casual clothes. They'll change every day...
Shuujin: I know, how about she always wears a mini-skirt?
Saikou: Because I'm not drawing panties, right?
Shuujin: Then below it, do leggings or panties that partially show.
Saikou: ........For a grade schooler? That's kinda weird, isn't it?
Shuujin: Just give her the leggings, then.
Box: And so, chapter 2 also progressed smoothly.

Page 4:
Box: February 10th
Somebody: So there it is. All done in the sample magazine.
Cover:
Circle on the Left:
Special 45 Page One-Shot!
"Road Racer Buchigiri"
Fukuda Shinta
完全犯罪遂行
Bottom: Perfect crime accomplished!!
New Series
Third Shot!! [These two lines are small on the right of "New Series"]
Opening Color P59 [P59 is white]
Below Title: Ashirogi Muto
Shuujin: So it's finally going on sale this Monday......?
Saikou: ......
直球の
Fukuda-san's straightforward, shonen manga has a nice feel to it.
But with those riding technique polishing scenes where he purposely rides next to girls so he can flip up their skirts, Fukuda’s the same as ever.
Hattori: Just as Mashiro-kun said, it's a middle-of-the-road shonen manga.
I think it's interesting, too.
Shuujin: !
Middle of the road, compared to ours, which is pretty cult.
Saikou: ..........
Hattori: The worst case scenario is we don't win against" Road Racer Buchigiri" [Helmet after title]
Shuujin: Yeah. We're a 59 page new series with a color opening... We can't lose.
Saikou: ............We can't allow failure anymore... As a manga, I don't think we'll lose as far as being interesting goes, though...

Page 5:
Editors: These'll split the votes.
Building: Shueisha
Editor: But this bike race story, isn't too realistic, is it?
It feels kind of minor.
Aida: He does certainly have a tendency towards a manic theme, but Fukuda-kun put out a pretty well done shonen manga.
If there's a protagonist the readers can empathize with, then any subject can become mainstream.
Miura: .......
Aida-san?
Aida: Hm?
Miura: You'd say new series and one-shots can get votes easily, because of the space for comments and questions on the back, right?
一生懸命
Aida: They put in a lot of effort to write, so they want to support it... huh...? I don't think it matters too much, though...
Do you think "PCP" can get first place? [Face after title.]
Aida: .........Even if you just ask that sorta thing straight out, I..........
Card:
Upper Left Box: Weekly
Shonen
Jump
Top: Reader's No.22 Questionnaire
Top: Reader's No.22 Questionnaire
Questions: ☆Questions regarding the new series "PCP-Kanzen Hanzai Tou-".
1. Please tell us your impression of the protagonist "Doumoto Makoto" (Select up to 3).
1. Cool 2. Lame 3. Cute 4. Uncute 5. Strong-looking 6 Weak-looking
7. Kind 8. Scary 9. Amicable 10. Unamicable 11. Serious
12. Care-free 13. Cheerful 14. Dreary 15. New 16. Common 17. Interesting
18. Weird 19. Reliable 20. Unreliable 21. Clever 22. Foolish
23. Other
Questions: ☆Questions regarding the one-shot "Road Racer Buchigiri".
1. Please tell us your impression of the protagonist "Buchigiri" (Select up to 3).
1. Interesting 2. Uninteresting 3. Bright 4. Dreary 5. Heart-pounding 6. Not heart-pounding
7. New 8. Common 9. Won't read about any more 10. Will read more about 11. Difficult
12 [Unreadable] 13. Has a good tempo 14. Has a bad tempo 15. Forceful
First bunch is under the bubble] 17. Not uncomfortable 18. Other
[Can't see this line really] questions regarding [just put that in that space there]
Right: Doumoto [Under the pictures]
Buchigiri
Aida: In "Road Racer" he's aiming to be the number 1 racer, which is easy to understand, and it has a feeling of speed while the race scenes have great intensity.
While in comparison, "PCP" can very much be seen as subdued.......
Though the contents are interesting.
I wonder how many readers there will be that will put them both in among their three they thought were interesting..........? So "Road Racer" and "PCP" certainly have harsh terms this time around.
Though, that's just how the editor-in-chief is trying to make it...

Page 6:
Box: February 16th, Monday. The issue where the new series "PCP" starts running goes on sale.
Shuujin: Oh.
There're as many people standing around reading "Jump" as always, aren't there? Can you see their reactions?
Saikou: Today's the deadline for chapter 3. We don't have time for stuff like that.
Shuujin: You don't need to tell me.
Kaya: It's no good... They've already read past it, they're on Fukuda-san's and other stuff...
Shuujin: L... Let's go, Kaya-chan.
Kaya: Hey, the early report is tomorrow, right?
Shuujin: I told you, we decided we're only asking about the real deal...
Kaya: E~~~~h, even though we're so anxious~~~~~~~
Moriya: Popularity questionnaires, huh......?
Shiratori: Again, Moriya-san...?
Moriya: I'm anxious about it, too. It'd be nice to get good results, wouldn't it?
Shiratori: What the...... Haha.

Page 7:
Box: Next Day
Sign: Jump
Square
Jump [Sides are all cut off. Last one is Young Jump, I think.]
Editor: "Human" finally got one. [eye after title]
Ooh~
Yuujirou: We're getting the early report? Lemme see, too.
Miura: Yuujirou-san, you're not allowed to interrupt.
Yuujirou: Onodera, read them louder.
Onodera: 2, 7, 1,
11, 2, 4 [I dunno how to type letters inside circles]
Somebody: I know 1 is "PCP" and 2 is "Racer" but which are "CROW" and "NATURAL"? [Faces after titles]
Onodera: .........Crow is #11, Natural is #4 [Here, they don't say the names at all. The faces are in place of the names.]
Next are 2, 9, 4
Somebody: "Road Racer”'s doing well... How many votes is that?
Of the 200 votes, about 30.
Onodera: 2, 4, 11
Yuujirou: ......
Onodera: 2, 11, 1
2, 5, 6

Page 8:
Box: Friday
SFX: *stroke*
*stroke*
Kaya: The real deal is today, right?
Shuujin: I know.
Kaya: You didn't hear the early report, right?
Shuujin: Don't make me keep saying it.
I haven't heard, but Hattori-san was in a good mood today, so it's all right.
Kaya: About what time does it come out?
Shuujin: It's not set in stone, but before we got a call around 3 to 5.
Kaya: Mashiro, what time are the assistants gonna be here?
Saikou: 4:30.
Somebody: I'd like to get the call before the assistants get here, if all possible.
Saikou: ........
As expected, I can't calm down.

Page 9:
Saikou: It's all right...
Phone: From Azuki Miyoshi
2015/02/16 21:04
It was really interesting!

Especially with taking two weeks to prepare, the flower message made in the flower bed in one night was beautiful[heart]

I'd like something like that to happen to me.
Menu Reply
Kaya: Hey, it's almost 4...... Maybe we should try calling them. [Note italics]
Shuujin: I told you, they said they'll call us as soon as the results come out! Calm down a little.
Kaya: Hey! The assistants are here, aren't they?
Shuujin: They're early. It's still not 4 yet.
Saikou: Are they really coming at 4:30?
Shuujin: Yeah.
Saikou: Then maybe it's a salesmen or something.......
Hattori: HAA
HAA
Shuujin: Hattori-san!?
Hattori: Surprised me.
Haa
Haa
Ashirogi: EH!?

Page 10-11:
Hattori: It's a decisive lead.
Ashirogi: !?
Hattori: With a 150 vote difference to 2nd,
you got 1st...... [You got it big time.]
Fo... 422 votes...
Excuse me, but, I really can't believe it...
Kaya: Kih...
Somebody: Heh.
Kaya: KYAAaaAAaaA [The As are all jumbled]
Shuujin: Wah... You haven't even gotten through the front door yet...
Saikou: We...
DID IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!
We did it... We did it...
We did it...
We did it...
Shuujin: !
Yeah, we really did!
Saikou: First place!
A decisive lead!
Shuujin: ! You did it, Saikou!
Kaya: I'm a part of this, too!
我に返った時にはデパートで鯛と赤飯買ってた
Hattori: Over 420 votes... It's the first time I've seen it in real life... When I came to, I went to the department store to buy snapper and red rice.
TL Note: These two foods are traditional congratulatory foods in Japan.
手放しで喜ぼう
Hattori: Today, let's just go wild with joy.
Guys: We did it!
We did it!
We did it!
We did it!

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Fukuda: Serialization!?
Yuujirou: That's right.
It's unfortunate first place got away from us, but we got 268 votes with 2nd! That's a huge number of votes.
We can't pass up serialization with that!
Fukuda: Dammit, 2nd, eeeh? Like I thought, Ashirogi's good.......
Yuujirou: "KIYOSHI", which has never been below 15, is at 16th this week. [KIYOSHI face after title]
And that's not just because "Racer" and "PCP" were in above it. [Faces after titles]
Fukuda Shinta should draw "Racer"! That's what you should think the readers have decided!
It'll be easy for "Racer" to get a sponser and can be made into lots of racer toys. First, we'll aim for an anime version!
It'll be okay if we bring "KIYOSHI" to an end and write a serialization name for "Racer". Even the editor-in-chief gave the OK.
Yasuoku: Ooh.
Yuujirou: And with this hit, I'll become a squad leader!
Yasuoku: Ooh...
Aren't you glad, sensei!?
Fukuda: Yeah. Well, it's bad enough that we were torn apart by Ashirogi-kun with a name like "Buchigiri", but it's all within my calculations.
TL Note: This is a pun here, where he uses "buchigiri" literally meaning both he got slashed apart by them and they also beat him by a wide margin.

Page 13:
Miura: Ashirogi-kun got 1st place... It was a decisive win with 422 votes...
For the first time, "NATURAL" got 8th... with 112 votes... [face after title]
B... But that's because "PCP" and "Road Racer"'s results were good, so... [faces after titles]
Iwase: .........
..........
After this..........
After this, Ashirogi Muto won't be going high, right?
Miura: ?
I... I don't... know about that, for sure.........
Iwase: I definitely won't allow that to happen! There's no way I will lose to Takagi and Hattori! [Faces after names]
I'll do rewrites for everything that hasn't been submitted yet! Everything Niizuma-san asked to redraw! Please tell that to Niizuma-san for me!
Miura: Th... That's kind of rash.....
Iwase: Please hurry and do it!
Miura: Y... Yes m'am.

Page 14:
Sign: Niizuma Limited Company Eiji
Miura: So it'd be nice if you could do that, but...
Akina-kun said she wants to rewrite everything that's possible for you to redraw, Niizuma-kun...
But of course, that means the stock of what's been made into names will be... well...
Eiji: Redraw...? Even this, that I'm drawing now?
Assistants: Hey...... You're kidding, right........
Wha...
Eiji: Akina-san said she'd make it more interesting, huh?
Miura: Yes... So is it all right?
Eiji: Roger!
Then we'll need all of that to be burned!
Now we have to fix like hell and make it more interesting so we can get above Ashirogi-sensei!!
Miura: UWAA!
Assistants: Aah, and we'd finally finished those, too~~~

Page 15:
Hattori: The editorial department was in an uproar over these votes, too.
Editors: 422 votes... Not since "CROW"... [The faces are after the titles around here, too.]
Though "CROW" was 401 votes.
And what's more, there was no one-shot running with "CROW". And "NATURAL"'s also gotten 1st place recently, but...
During those times it never got more than 310...
No matter what it becomes, it's really something for now............
Hattori: Fukuda-kun's "Road Racer" was also amazing... 268 votes...
If "PCP" wasn't there, it would've gotten around 350..... They'll definitely go for serialization with this.
Shuujin: But on the flip side, if it weren't for "Road Racer", "PCP" would've had more... isn't that right............?
Hattori: That's true. We can really do it with this.
You've got plenty in the main demographic, but you're earning more votes with those under 10 and over 18. Let's make a good analysis of this so the quality doesn't decrease.
Saikou: Hattori-san.
Hattori: Hm?
Saikou: Could you give us that questionnaire chart?

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Hattori: No. Even if you are authors, we're not allowed to give this to you.
Well, I don't mind at all if you look at it or transcribe it, but you can't make a copy of it.
I know it's a pain, but you wanna transcribe it?
Saikou: ...........
Hattori: ? Did you want it as commemoration for getting 1st place?
Saikou: ......... No, there's someone I want to show it to.......
Hattori: That's too much, it's not allowed. I don't mind you telling your relatives what places you got, but it also has other author's ranks on it. It's not something you can show people.
Shuujin: ........I get it, Azuki...
Would it be okay if we only sent our part by taking and sending a photo from a phone... Would that not be allowed?
Saikou: Then, could you come with me to do it?
Hattori: ?... !...
All right then, let's go.

Page 17:
Saikou: Here it is.
Shuujin: A graveyard?
!
Saikou...
Gravestone: Mashiro Family Grave

Page 18:
真城家之墓
Gravestone: Mashiro Family Grave
Saikou: What uncle hoped for.
What he couldn't get, even once.
A "Weekly Shonen Jump" reader questionnaire with
1st place.

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Shuujin: Saikou.
Y... Your uncle would be glad.............
Mashiro: No.
Grave: Mashiro Family [cut off]
Mashiro: He might be jealous, but say "So what if you got first place?" and he'd definitely laugh.
Shuujin: ........I... I see.
Saikou: Or he'd say something like "In the age when "Fist of the North Star" was a big, popular manga it got first with more than 700 votes"
Shuujin: Se... 700 votes!?
Hattori: Then we can come back when we become that popular a manga and truly become number 1.
Ashirogi: Right!
Side: We'll be back... most definitely!!
Bottom: Bakuman
...Page 91
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