Bakuman 30

Page 30 Union and Disagreement

Pg 283
P1
Phone: brrrrr
Moritaka: Hm? My phone…!

P2
! Fukuda-san// I’ll call him during lunch

P3
Takagi: From Fukuda-san?
M: Yeah

P4
Fukuda: Did you see today’s newspaper?
M: No

P5
F: If you want to be a manga-ka, read the paper right now!
M: Oh uh, I’m sorry…

Pg 284
P1
F: The mangaka of “Colofusical,” Makaino Koji is the singer KOOGY, he even makes a comment “wish me luck”!

P2
M: he says Makaino Koji is KOOGY
T: What… //

P3
T: its true… it’s the top entertainment news on the net

P4
F: His tactics are dirty / he’s trying to get his fans to vote on the survey for him! // I got so angry that I’m thinking of going to the editors // I told Nakai and he said he’ll go too. It’s find going alone but // he thought I should mention it to you guys since you’re also entering in the Golden Future Cup / so do you want to come too?


Pg 285
P1
M: We’re still in classes
F: What time could you come to Shueisha? If you want to come I’d wait for you

P2
M: Just a second

P3
M: He wants to know if we’ll go protest at Shueisha with them
T: Protest?

P4
M: He thinks KOOGY’s announcement was to get his fans to vote for him…
T: Oh right

P5
M: Hattori-san said that whoever wins number 1 in the Golden Future cup will be closest to getting their own series and we definitely want to be number 1 don’t we? // And Fukuda-san is short tempered so I’m a little worried about him too, we should go
T: Yeah, I don’t like KOOGY’s tactics either

Pg 286
P1
Shueisha

P2
F: Who is the most superior editor here?
Nakai: Oh, I think Aida-san because he’s the unit leader
F: We could even go straight to the chief editor…

P3
F: Aida-san of WJ please / if he’s not available, then Hattori Tetsu-san // and if he’s not available , then Hattori Yuujiro-san please
Receptionist: …just a moment please

P4
Aida: 4 people!? // It must be about KOOGY…

P5
A: Let them through

P6
Hattori! Yuujiro! Fukuda, Nakai, Ashiroki are all coming in here to fight us
Both Hattori: EH!?

Pg 287
P1
F: Excuse u---s / hellooo

P2
?: Chief, over there
Chief: It’s so good to be young
?: There’s one that’s not so young…

P3
Y: Wait, Fukuda-kun, stop!

P4
F: You’re not the one I want to talk to, at least let me talk to Aida-san
Y: Don’t be stupid! I’ll listen to what you have to say

Pg 288
P1
F: This is cheating isn’t it?
Y: So it is about that…

P3
Hattori: Personally, I don’t want to lose to a manga like “Colorfusical”
M: I don’t know how many editors knew about this beforehand // but Hattori-san knew this would happen…
P4
we can’t lose

Pg 289
P1
F: Every time he releases a new single, CD sales, mobile tune downloads are always in the top 3 charts I’m sure you’ll get quite a few votes
Y: He’s going to put that music life on hiatus for this! I don’t think it’s cheating at all / the fans might prefer that he didn’t draw manga but keeping making music / he’ll get a bashing if his manga isn’t good! he’s going to take that risk to do it

P2
F: Then why make this announcement now? It has to get his fans on his side / he even makes that comment “wish me luck” and it said that he’s been self-promoting himself on all the music shows he’s been on // Just the way a celebrity tries to gets votes in an election, the survey requires votes too

P3
Y: Even if it does turn out that way…manga-ka’s rely on popularity for a business…whoever is the most popular is the winner…

P4
F: Don’t screw around! You think you can use any trick in order to get all the votes!?
Y: Stop…the…violence

P5
N: Fukuda-san is right / this doesn’t feel like we’re competing between the quality of the manga // I’m putting my entire life into my manga this time and I’m dissatisfied with this

Pg 290
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A: If you’re against it, then don’t enter! The entries haven’t been announced yet // there are plenty of replacements

P2
F: No it’s the opposite! KOOGY should be removed!

P3
A: No no, the editors might not have announced it but now that it’s been on the news // it’s the same as announcing KOOGY’s entry / it’ll be a riot if we remove him
F: Everything is really going to be okay if all three of us back out? / You can still have the Golden Future Cup this way!?
N: Uh Fukuda-kun, we can’t really back out…

P4
M: We shouldn’t have to back out!

P7
M: Fukuda-san, all we have to do it win
F: HA!?

P291
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M: We should just win with our story

P2
Even if KOOGY wins the Golden Future Cup because of the survey that’s not a real skill // we’ll know if story quality can determine if win or lose

P3
?: woooh

P4
We won’t lose with our story / and that’s all there is
F: You’re saying something cool but…

P5
you’re right

P6
We’ll compete with our manga! We’ll crush Makaino Koji, KOOGY!

Pg 292
P1
F: okay let’s look at each others’ names
M, T, N: Eh?

P2
K: We can give each other feedback and make it better like what we did with chapter 5 of CROW // we’re not cheaters and it’ll be something we’ll do as friends more so than we are rivals, how’s that?

P4
M: Hattori-san, can we have a copy of our name?
H: Yeah

P5
F: Niizuma-kun, I’m sorry / but can we take Ashirogi-kun there? We want to have a meeting about the Golden Future Cup there
Niizuma: Ashirogi-sensei! They’re so welcome!

Pg 293
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Nakai: So now we’re going to all give each other feedback… // eh?

P2
Fukuda-kun, can Aoki-san come too?
F: Of course

P3
H: Here’s the copy
M: Thank you

P4
H: It’ll be fine the readers will judge based on the quality

P5
M: Thank you very much
H: Good luck

P6
F: Team Fukuda, break up! Sorry for the trouble
M: Excuse us

P7
?: I just remembered those times you always yelled “editors are blind and don’t know any better!” every time you could not get a series after a meeting
Chief: Yes, you need that much energy to sell manga

Pg 294
P1
F: Okay, we have Niizuma-kun’s permission, let’s first look at our names // once we’re done reading, we’ll critique each other honestly and openly

P2
Niizuma: Excuse meee! this looks like fun let me join too!

P3
I think this will be very educational, I would like to join!

P4
F: Let’s have Niizuma-sensei voice his opinions too
M: Yeah
T: OK

Pg 295
P1
M: Fukuda-san’s is much better than the short stories he used to do. if his short stories came in 7th place this time he’ll be much higher…
T: Oh wow Aoki Ko is better than I expected… it’s reminiscent of “Harry Potter” // since when are the levels of quality so high?

P2
A boy meets a fairy in the forest and he tries to become a fairy too / taking this kind of story this far / is impressive

P3
F: His partner is a better story-teller… just as Mashiro-kun said… he can probably become a writer. my most powerful rival this time is Ashirogi Muto as I suspected…
Niizuma: OOOHH WAHAHA

Pg 296
P1
F: In comparison, Nakai-san draws this? I hope he’s not thinking he’ll just draw whatever he can // well if he draws it as sensitively as he did / it’s kind of a like a sweet fantasy?

P2
M: If Nakai-san continues this world-view it might get interesting…

P3
T: BUHA

P4
oh shit Fukuda-san’s is so good… it’s a current day version of “Otoko-Jyuku.” the dramatic parts are dramatic, the funny parts are hilarious… // but between all of us Fukuda-san’s drawings are the worst but the roughness fits the story perfectly…

P6
F: Okay are we ready to critique?
Aoki: I refuse


P7
F: Ha!?

Pg 297
P1
F: What do you mean?
A: I think my manga is the best out of all of ours so I prefer not to comment on anyone’s work // if you want to continue, do it amongst the rest of you

P3
F: Haha you think this eating-a-giant-chocolate-cake-in-a-candy-house-surrounded-by-a-garden story is the best? I thought it was the least interesting
M: Fukuda-san…

P4
A: No, my manga is the best one. the other mangas are too violent in representation…
F: They are shounen-manga!!

Pg 298
P1
But I’ll take that “too violent” comment as a compliment // But I was told to tone it down and I redrew it 6 times // even if I convince Yuujiro the Chief editors say no and I can’t go against that…

P2
and the restrictions get stricter every time / but even saying that, all I’m told is to not bring up stories about past manga…

P3
it’s okay for some shounen-manga to be corrupt, it’s not a bible or textbook // it’s more interesting if it’s so bad it’s problematic with the PTA

P4
Haaaa anyway / I’m the same in thinking that my manga is the best

P5
F: And you both thought your manga was the best?
M: Yeah..I guess
T: As a whole…

P299
P1
Then let’s abandon our plan to critique one another

P2
A: As long as we’re confident about our manga there’s no need
N: Yes yes I agree with Aoki-san completely

P3
A: My manga will not even lose to “Colorfusical”
N: Yeah…our manga, right?

P4
F: OK It’s decided!! We should be confident in our on work just like Miss Aoki has said!
M: Fukuda-san…

P5
F: It’s impressive, everyone thinking they’re the best / plus we’re saying we don’t need the opinions of others

P6
F: The only person here that has read all three but is the most neutral in position is Niizuma-kun
Niizuma: Yes / all three were fantastic!

Pg 300
P1
M: Don’t say all three, which one was the best one to you?

P2
Violence, suspense, fairytale / all the stories are different but to rank them in order…

P3
N: wait a seond!

P4
N: I’m scared that the real results are going to turn out in the order Niizuma-sensei ranks them on

P5
A: I don’t mind, I have confidence
T: Us too
F: Yeah

P6
Niizuma: Can I say it then?
F: Yeah which one was first?

Pg 301
P1
I’ve decided on which one is 3rd place, but 1st place is a tie // I feel bad for the person in third so I will say no more

P2
F: A tie…? Pick one
Niizuma: Shuppiii—n // it is a complete tie in my mind~!

P3
This is how the battle for the Golden Future Cup began, 2 months later