Bakuman 133

Early raws ftw! Too bad I wasn't around when the raws came out, so (comparatively) late translation ftl, sorry.



01
b1a: chirp
b1b: chirp
a1: Dawn breaks... As he waits for his friend.
a2: Shuujin said he'd take till morning to rewrite it
a3: He'll definitely come up with something interesting
b2: ...
b3: Shuujin
b4: How's this, Saikou!?
b5: !

02-03
a1: Break through on a run --- On this steep manga path!!
a2: ☆ Right before JC #13 goes on sale!! A lead color page with a bang!!
a3: Page 133 Encouragement and Feelings
a4: ☆The second season of the TV Anime will air on NHK ETV come Autumn!!
a5: ☆The latest volume, JC #13, is slated for a 3rd June (Fri) release!!

04
b1: Hattori-san
a1: Hattori-san... For even you to come!!
b2: You were waiting for me with Mashiro?
b3a: You said you'd take till morning, and it was already so late, I thought it made more sense than going home
b3b: Mashiro-kun said you'd definitely come...
b4: Here it is
b5: ...
b6: How... How is it...!?
b7: ... You did your best

05
b1: Mashiro-kun, draw the name
b2: Roger
b3: ...
b4: Shuujin
b5: You really did your best...
b6: Guuuuuuh
b7: Kuuuuuh...
b8a: He did say he didn't sleep for three days...
b8b: Better let him catch some Z's
b9: ...

06
b1: Hattori-san... What do you think of this story?
b2: ...
b3a: To be honest, I still don't think it's his best...
b3b: You're right... He's still not at 100%, but he's almost entirely back in form compared to the past few weeks
b4a: Besides, the fun of perfect crimes is perfectly captured
b4b: If he's gotten this far, it's just a matter of time before he's fully back in form
b4c: When Takagi-kun wakes up, tell him that the next meeting will be tomorrow night
b5a: Alright
b5b: In that case, I'll call you as soon as I finish the name
b6: Thanks a lot for staying all the way into the morning
b7: You have less time than usual to draw the manuscript. All the best
b8: Yeah...
b9: Kuuuh...

07
b1: Mm
b2a: Ah!
b2b: Ah...
b2c: Oh, right!
b3: Had a good nap?
b4: I've already got the OK on the name, so I'm working on the manuscript now
b4: Can you make it in time?
b5: I'll make sure I do
b6: My bad, I took so long it ate into your drawing time
b7: The point of a two-man team is to help each other out, no?
b8: ...
b9: Well, I'll head home to think of the next story
b10a: Take the day off to rest
b10b: Hattori-san said he'd be here tomorrow night for a meeting
b11a: Got it! But we've run out of stock, so I can't waste time resting
b11b: Seeya
a1: Can't waste time resting, huh... I must say the story has gotten better, but it took so long just for him to return to this level...
a2: Will he be able to write the next one in a week...?
a3: All I can do now is believe in Shuujin, and do what I have to do... It's not like I have time to waste, either...

08
x1: The next day
b1: Sorry, I still haven't thought of anything since yesterday...
b2: Don't worry, we had a meeting scheduled earlier, so we can settle some of it then
x2: No good ideas came, and there was a meeting the next day, too
b3: And then, here's where the stairs trick comes in...
b4: Yeah, that's not too bad
a1: Not too bad, huh...
a2: Hattori-san would clearly say it was interesting if it was...
b5: This week's early rankings should be out by now, right? Can you tell us?
b6: !
b7a: "PCP" is in eleventh right now...
b7b: No worries, starting from the manuscript that you turned in yesterday, the rankings will rise again for sure
b8: Also, it's highly likely that this week...
b9: "CROW" will take number one
b10: It may only be the early rankings, but there's already a sizable margin between first and second
a3: "CROW"...!
a4: ... Eiji took first place...

09
b1: ...
b2: ...
b3: Oh, almost forgot. It's been a while since I last brought you your fanletters, but this time the number you received increased all of a sudden
b4: Increased!?
b5a: You should be thankful to have such readers
b5b: They're all telling you to work hard so as not to let that incident get the better of you
a1: ...
a2: I see... The fans were sensitive to the fact that my stories were getting dull...
a3: Just what you'd expect from Hattori-san! Excellent timing...
a4: This will serve as a form of encouragement, and in addition to Eiji's getting number one, should fire us up even more...
b6: Thank you so much...!
b7: I'll do my best to meet the expectations of the fans
x1: From then on, Shuujin became a little more optimistic, and the meeting appeared to go well
x2: But then

10
b1: Because a similar modus operandi was employed in today's XX bank vault break-in, the police believe the probability that the culprit is one and the same is...
b2a: This time, the letter left in the vault bore the name of the protagonist trio from the manga "PCP, serialized in Weekly Shounen Jump
b2b: The culprit signed off as "PCP"
letter: We were in this vault PCP
b3: !
b4: ...
b5: How horrible
b6: ...

11
b1: ...
b2: Uwah, it's really there
b3: Holy cow, at this rate...
b4: Those bastards
b5: Sensei? Aren't you gonna give Ashirogi-sensei a ring?
b6: At this point, if everyone around them gets all worked up, it'll work against them instead
b7: That's true
b8: Don't worry, Ashirogi Muto wouldn't lose to something like this
building: Shueisha
b9a: Hattori
b9b: Make sure you support Ashirogi-kun well
b9c: There's absolutely nothing for them to worry about
b10: Got it
b11: Ma... Mashiro-kun, how's Takagi-kun?
b12: Umm, the news just aired so I haven't had a chance to see him or speak to him...

12
b1a: I see... He took such great psychological damage with the last incident...
b1b: This time, he may well say something like "I don't want to do 'PCP' anymore"...
b2: !
b3: Don't want to do "PCP" anymore...
b4a: Yeah
b4b: Yeah
b5: I'll keep an eye on him discreetly
b7: *pi*
a1: ... If he really ends up in a situation where he can't write anymore... The only one who can be of strength to Shuujin is me...
b8: ... I have to write the stories...
b9: Eh
b10: At the very least, the culprit must read this manga and...
a2: Now... Now that something like this has happened, there's no way he can write again so soon...
a3: Akito-san's face was deathly pale, too...
a4: But this... Rather than saying I'll cheer him up...

13
a1: ☆ The first season of the TV Anime is being rebroadcast every Sunday, 6pm on NHK ETV!!
b1: Akito-san, let's call it a day, it's better if you do this tomorr...
b2: Leave me alone
b3: But
b4: I told you to leave me alone!
b5: ...
b6: Dammit
a2: "PCP" is in eleventh right now...
a3: "CROW" will take number one
b7: ...

14
b1: It would be accurate to call it an imitation crime inspired by a manga, correct?
a1: ... No matter how you look at it, Shuujin's taken a much bigger blow psychologically than before...
a2: This time, I can't just sit back and simply believe in him
a3: Ashirogi Muto is the two of us. I have to support him... I have to help him...
a4: But how... It would be too irresponsible if I just said a simple "all the best"...
a5: How can I save Shuujin...
a6: It's no use thinking on my own
a7: I should have a good talk with Shuujin and find out how he feels right now...
b2, b3, b5a, b5b: Dammit
b4: !
b6: Akito-san!
b7: *music notes*
b8: !

15
b1: A phone call from Mashiro...
b2: On Akito-san's cell phone...
b3: ...
b5a, b5b: tururu...
a1: He isn't picking up...
b6: The person you have called is unavailable, please call back again later...
a2: ... I knew it, he's so depressed he won't even answer a call from me...
b7: *pi*
b8: *music note*
b9: *pi*
b10: Kaya-chan...!?
b11: Kaya-chan, what's wrong?
b12: Mashiro, I'm sorry...
b13, b14, b17, b18: Dammit
b15: Akito-san isn't in a state to answer any calls right now...
b16a: Right after hearing the news, he shut himself in a room and told me to leave him alone so he could write...
b16b: Now he's just shouting "dammit", "dammit"...

16
b1: Shuujin...!
b2: Mi... Miho told me to encourage him
b3: But this is the first time I've seen Akito-san this scary, and since he told me to leave him alone, I can't even do anything...
b4: Is Akito-san okay...?
b5: Th... This is all because of that break-in, right...? Why did they have to sign off as "PCP"? PCP doesn't even do things like that...
b6: Of course not!
b7: PCP would never do someth...
b8: !
a1: PCP would never do something like that...
b9: I see!
b10: Eh?
b11a: That's it! "PCP would never do something like that"
b11b: Thank you, Kaya-chan, you just gave me an idea!
b12: Wha... What???

17
b1, b2, b3: Dammit
b4a, b4b: Hah
b5: Saikou...
b6: I... I've been thinking
b7a: About what the best course of action is now that it's come down to this...
b7b: This may be a little drastic, but...
b8a: A story where PCP defeats
b8b: A copycat criminal!
b8c: That's the plot of my story!

18
b1: !
b2: I'm writing it right now
b3: Akito-san
b4: Shuujin
b5: It's indubitable that I was down in the dumps the first time
b6: But having this done to me a second time really pissed me off!
b7: Plus, I can't forgive them for committing crimes in the name of our "PCP"!!
b8a: If I just got depressed and stayed silent, "PCP" would practically be branded a manga that promotes crime
b8b: As if I'll lose to a criminal like this!
b9a: This time, I'll let this criminal as well as our readers know just what kind of manga "PCP" is!
b9b: What kind of manga our "PCP" is!
b10: And our feelings as the creators!!
b11: Shuujin
b12a: I'll be done in a bit
b12b: All that's left is typing it out, so just wait a little while more, Saikou

19
x1: The next day
b1a: !
b1b: A story where a PCP copycat appears, huh...
b2: Yes
b3: Interesting!
b4a: I see, you're using this against him! This is a story that can only be done in "PCP"!
b4b: More importantly, Takagi-kun... This shows everyone that you've recovered and aren't going to yield to this incident!
b5: This is the best outcome
b6a: With this, the readers are sure to be happy as well
b6b: No, they'll be inspired
b7: Alright, Shuujin!
b8: Yeah!

20
b1a: I knew it, it was you, Rokuzuka-kun
b1b: You hid all the textbooks you stole from everyone in the PE store room
b1c: Hmph! Of course I'd be able to find them like this
b1d: PCP would never hide them in a place like this
b2a: Akechi...
b2b: When did you find out that it was me and not PCP?
b3: Rokuzuka-kun, you put up an advance notice, probably thinking that if that were to come true, it would be labeled as PCP's doing while you got to gloat over your copycat crime
b4a: Hmph!
b4b: I knew from the start that it wasn't PCP
b5a: PCP wouldn't just steal things from normal people
b5b: And they wouldn't make themselves a nuisance either!
b6: ...
a1: Shuujin is back... A flame ablaze in his soul!!
left of a1: Monkey see, monkey do........ [cut off]
b7a: Just as planned!
b7b: Well, Akechi probably knew from the get go that it wasn't PCP to begin with
b8: How?
b9a: If we broke the law, we'd be no different from criminals
b9b: Anyone can commit a crime, but no-one can imitate us!
x1: This time, "PCP" rose to third place. Shuujin was back, 100%