Nope.
Please, though.
Being a judge for a newcomer award?
Why would I willingly do something to make someone hate me?
Other senseis are also doing this in turns.
Just think of it as your turn for duty.
Duty or not, I said no,
so no way in hell!
What's that?
My white coat for lunch duty.
You always need to do your turn for duty.
Don't you have any that you hate?
"4 - Blackboard" "1 - Cleaning" "3 - Clean fishbowl" "2 - Lunch"
I mean, yeah...
But someone has to do the duties others don't like, or society will crumble.
That's what Sensei said.
"Land that Debut! Newcomer Award" "95th Judge - Kakushi Goto-sensei, creator of Tights in the Wind"
"Weekly Shonen Mangazine"
Wow, I guess you're going to be a judge for a newcomer award, Sensei.
Didn't you just say that you didn't want to do it?
When you're in this business as long as I am, you have to step up to the plate.
Someone has to do the duties others don't like, or the business will crumble.
Come forth and bloom, flowers, and catch the fragments of dreams
The future you wished for will soon, yes, bloom into spring
Beneath the sunset, two shadows
Sit on swings and blend into the sky
The higher I go from the momentum
See, the higher my happiness rushes up, too
These ordinary days
The only thing we awkwardly have in common is the fact that we can't be honest with each other
I keep the words I want to say a secret as I look up at the sky
May the wind blow and color this world and your smile shine
Don't be afraid and take the universe that's filled up both of your hands
Come forth and bloom, flowers, and catch the fragments of dreams
Start heading towards the future you wished for
"And Yet Everyone Gets Their Turn in the End"
All right, I'll send off the manuscript soon.
Are you even fit to judge anyone, Sensei?
I mean, you draw gag manga.
How dare you underestimate comedy creators?!
Then will you take a look at my manuscript?
I'm not done with it yet, but...
Wait. You can do things other than erasing?
What do you think I am?!
"Flip Flip"
Well?
I must say...
...you're excellent at erasing.
Could you take this seriously?!
I have no idea if this is good or not!
The initial explanation of the world is too damn long
that I can't even comprehend anything else!
Sensei, you just gave him actual criticism.
Huh? Oh, I see.
Keshi-kun,
your initial explanation of the world is too long.
There's also too much narration.
Really?
Hold your breath and read it from the start.
"Gasp"
And stop.
How far did you get?
I couldn't get through the first page.
Readers will only read as long as they can hold their breath.
Wha--?
If you don't grab their attention by then,
they're just going to skip through.
Sensei is actually...
...saying something decent?
But he's spot on.
Looking through this popular series in "Jumpo,"
you can read a whole chapter while holding your breath.
I don't think that's quite the same thing...
Anyway, someone would die a hundred times before getting into your manga!
I can hold my breath for three minutes now!
I think you improved upon the wrong thing.
Delivery!
Coming!
I'll set them right here!
I'm home.
Welcome home, Daddy.
Hime? Hime?
I'm right here.
Are you all right, Hime?!
I'm fine, Daddy.
What the heck is all of this?!
"Selected works" "'Summer Dead'" "Tanjima Pepe (21)" "Plop"
"Selected works" "'Summer Dead'" "Tanjima Pepe (21)"
Tomaruin...
I figured if I sent them to your office, it'd get in the way of your work...
...so I made an executive decision.
Executive decision my ass!
What if Hime had found out what these were?!
What if Hime had been crushed by some ridiculous entry?!
Just so you know, those were a pain to make copies of.
Send me the damn PDF files!
You know what PDF files are?!
Of course, I do!
Damn it...
But this is an insane amount of entries...
To think that there are still so many entries...
I guess this business isn't a lost cause after all.
One entry per box?
What is this, Amazon?!
Delivery!
Tomaruin...
I sent them to your workspace just like you asked.
I told you to send me PDF files to my office computer, didn't I?!
PDFs to your office?
Could you not overwhelm me with two things at once?!
I'm not Prince Shotoku!
Seriously, Tomaruin...
That guy's bad news...
I'm just gonna read and critique these already.
Hm... This one has a lot of girls,
but none of the girls have distinguishing features...
The pace was really good.
Was it worth sacrificing the flow of the story for this dirty joke...?
I'm basically talking about myself!
"Look who's talking!" "Really, Goto? Lol"
If I say this, I'm just going to be called a hypocrite nonstop!
"Talk about deflecting" "Like you can talk lol" If I say this, I'm just going to be called a hypocrite nonstop!
"95th Weekly Shonen Mangazine Newcomer Award Critique"
I know... I'll just play it off.
"Someone else's life"
"Smash"
No... We're talking about someone else's life here.
"Takashi" "Rejected"
Just like a resumé, this is no time to mess around!
What are you doing?
Yeah, that's definitely a lot of pressure.
You basically have the power to make someone's life better or worse.
Yeah.
They might be drawing manga, but they're also someone's kids.
"Total and Utter Failure Award" "Daddy" "Hime Goto" They might be drawing manga, but they're also someone's kids.
"Total and Utter Failure Award" "Daddy" "Hime Goto" If Hime's drawing had gotten a bad review, I would probably get pissed.
"Snap" "Daddy" "Hime Goto" If Hime's drawing had gotten a bad review, I would probably get pissed.
In that case, why don't you imagine that Hime-chan drew the entries?
Maybe you'll be able to
give them praise as well as nicer criticism that'll help them grow.
I see.
"Fabam" "Eek! You pervert!"
Hime would never draw filth like this!
H-Her dad sure does...
I know it's my turn,
"Pepe" I know it's my turn,
"Pepe" but I think Pepe should just be in charge of crap like this.
"Newspaper - Daddy" "Lock all the doors - Mommy" "Cleanup - Hime"
All the comments Sensei wrote for the entries for the Newcomer Award
are all way too serious for a gag manga artist.
I know!
"(LOL)" I know!
"(LOL)"
That'll lighten the mood.
"(LOL)" I might actually be a genius.
"Weekly Shonen Mangazine"
"First, please decide on a catchier title. It's hard to tell what kind of manga this is (LOL)"
Sensei, you're getting ripped apart online for not taking this seriously.
"...there are so many characters that it's hard to remember them all (LOL)" Sensei, you're getting ripped apart online for not taking this seriously.
"...there are so many characters that it's hard to remember them all (LOL)" Yeah, this definitely wasn't nice...
"...you should probably concentrate more on just one of the characters (LOL)" Tomaruin...
"...you should probably concentrate more on just one of the characters (LOL)" Is there a problem?
"...Since this artist is good at drawing cute girls... (LOL)" I didn't add "(LOL)" to any of these!
"If they insist on using a children's story theme..." I held back on being silly and wrote all these seriously!
"If they insist on using a children's story theme..." Now, not only are these not funny,
"...they'd be better off using a happier, fun story like Anne of Green Gables (LOL)" it's like I wasn't taking this seriously!
"...they'd be better off using a happier, fun story like Anne of Green Gables (LOL)" Wait, you didn't add these, Sensei?
"...they'd be better off using a happier, fun story like Anne of Green Gables (LOL)" It was Tomaruin!
Seriously... That guy is bad news...
First, you made me actually judge these when I didn't want to,
so why would you do this?!
Well, I'm being forced to do a duty I don't want to do either,
so we're in the same boat.
And what exactly do you not want to do?
Goto duty.
Huh?
You're considered a duty yourself! An obligation!
Wha--?
"Goto Duty Meeting"
What? I'm the next one on Goto duty?
"Goto Duty Meeting" Someone has to do the duties others don't like, or the business will crumble.
"Goto Duty Meeting" Then you do it.
"Goto Duty Meeting" No.
"Goto Duty Meeting" Can't he just got back to Chugakukan?
So I'm so disliked that I'm being treated like a duty no one wants to do?
Well, you are a pain.
Do you have assigned duties at your work, Daddy?
Huh?
I do.
But my most important duty right now
is to make sure I raise you with the utmost care, Hime.
Someone raised me, too.
And one day, it'll be your duty to raise someone, too, Hime.
Okay! I hope I get to do that soon!
Y-You really don't have to hurry.
You can wait 20 years... Or even longer!
I'll do it right now!
Huh?
I'll take care of a puppy.
Ah...
Well, you'll have to study a lot about them.
That's the most important thing to do when you're raising someone or something.
Did you study, too, Daddy?
I did.
And...
"On duty - Daddy" "On break - Hime" And...
"On duty - Daddy" "On break - Hime" ...I'm still learning new things every day.
"On duty - Daddy" "On break - Hime"
Great job today.
Man, I'm exhausted.
I'm finally done.
I guess I'll stop by the convenience store on my way home.
"Strawberry Choco Bars" "Tap"
I was done with work early, so I bought you your favorite candy, Hime.
Wow, I'm so happy!
I love these because they're so yummy!
You do eat them all the time.
Hello?
Huh?
Right...
Sorry. Daddy had some sudden work come in.
Man, it's rough being a salaryman.
"You're Spending the Night!"
What's the meaning of this?
You've got some explaining to do.
The proofs didn't get approved.
What?!
Now, now...
Proofs or proofreading is the final check conducted by the editorial department.
They go through the content and how it's expressed.
Though rare, things like this may happen...
This happens all the time with dirty jokes.
Who made you the authority?!
From the editorial side, we believe
everything will get worked out if you just redraw the last eight pages.
You have until five AM.
Five AM?! There's no way in hell!
But that's the most the printers can wait.
Just have them wait until I'm done!
Times have changed.
Since the number of manga magazines have gone down overall,
we're not the top customers for the printers anymore.
Sucks for you and your declining industry!
That goes for you, too, dumbass!
Oh, right.
But then...
What's number one now?
Oh, that's...
"Beak" "Strawberry Choco Bars" Oh, that's...
"Beak" "Strawberry Choco Bars" ...this.
Snack packages.
I love these because they're so yummy!
Let's figure this out!
Wow...
We got you a room so you could concentrate.
So you're trapping me inside a can.
I always wanted to experience this once.
I always wanted to trap him inside once.
I'm so excited!
Pretty sure you used too much money on this "declining industry."
Don't worry. I know the manager here.
"Dazed" Don't worry. I know the manager here.
"Dazed" I knew it. He must've gotten this job through some connections.
Wait!
If I get trapped in a room working on
my deadline all night, Hime's going to be lonely!
I'm going home!
But if you draw it at home, Hime-chan's going to find out.
What am I supposed to do?!
I mean, I'm fine until six because Nadila-san will be there, but...
I'm way too worried for what'll happen after that!
"Worry" I'm way too worried for what'll happen after that!
Nadila-san...
Sensei.
Have no fear. I'll watch over her.
You just worry about getting your work done.
What? You?
Hello? Are you asleep, Shiji-kun?
Damn it! No one's answering their phones!
I guess I can't blame them since we just finished.
I feel so much better.
The hell?! Wait, why were you in the shower?!
Better yet, when did you get here?!
I ran into Tomaruin-san on my way home
and he gave me this hotel room's card key.
I even stopped by the office and got us our supplies.
Thanks...
But I can't draw wearing this.
So you can draw wearing a bathrobe.
Well, it's much more relaxed. That being said...
You don't have to draw in a bathrobe, too!
Aw, why not? They're Imabari robes!
But you know, when it's just the two of us like this...
...it's like a rendezvous. It's nice.
How dare you?!
"Manga Artist Who Draws Dirty Manga Enjoys a Dirty Tryst IRL" How dare you?!
"Manga Artist Who Draws Dirty Manga Enjoys a Dirty Tryst IRL" If a tabloid got pictures of me staying here
"Manga Artist Who Draws Dirty Manga Enjoys a Dirty Tryst IRL" it'd get out into the public in the most embarrassing way
"Manga Artist Who Draws Dirty Manga Enjoys a Dirty Tryst IRL" and Hime would hate me!
"Way too self-conscious" and Hime would hate me!
"Way too self-conscious" I don't care who! Get me one of my guy assistants!
"Way too self-conscious"
I got your voicemail. Why did you call me to a hotel?
I'm so glad you came.
Thank you.
W-Wait, don't tell me Sensei...
I-I want to debut, but I can't do that!
The hell are you talking about?
Stranger danger!
I'm not suspicious at all!
Then what are you doing?
You're Goto-sensei's editor?
Yes.
I've been asked by Sensei to watch over Hime-chan.
Huh... Good work, I guess.
Well, Hime-sama. See you again.
Thank you for everything.
I can't lose sight of her.
I need to keep my promise to Sensei!
Maybe... I'm a little lonely.
"Alone" Maybe... I'm a little lonely.
"Ghost Special"
A little girl's ghost appears in the center...
"I saw a Zashikiwarashi!!" A little girl's ghost appears in the center...
"I saw a Zashikiwarashi!!" She's known as a Zashikiwarashi.
"Ding Dong" She's known as a Zashikiwarashi.
"Ding Dong"
"Twitch"
"Fall"
Please...
...let me stay the night tonight.
It'd be a pleasure to have you, so please, stay the night.
I had a fight with my parents and ran away from home.
But fighting's bad.
Come to think of it, are you home alone, Hime-chan?
My Daddy suddenly had to go to work.
What the heck?! This is the problem with dads!
This gives me even more reason to stay!
You'll be fine now, Hime-chan!
Hello, Nadila-san?
Oh, what is it, Cool Japan?
I was wondering if you'd be able to stay with Hime until the morning.
I can't. I have my next client.
I see. I'm sorry to bother you.
Hello, next client... Huh?
You're canceling?
I'm back, Hime-sama.
Oh, Nadila-san.
I hope you don't mind me coming over.
I'm worried... I'm so worried.
She's ten now, isn't she? You're worrying too much.
Don't be so irresponsible. Not to mention...
Why are you wearing a bathrobe, too?!
Well, it's weird if I'm the only one not wearing one.
Hime must feel so alone right about now...
Yay!
So it's your birthday today, Naru-chan?
How old are yo--?
I'm not supposed to ask idols how old they are.
How old are you now?
I'm seventeen.
Oh, so it is okay.
Stare...
Someone's looking into the house!
No one's there.
It must be... my stalker!
"Way too self-conscious" It must be... my stalker!
You have an idea of who it might be?
Well, idols are destined to have stalkers!
There's a weird package there.
My stalker must've left it!
I think there's a metal cylinder inside.
That's dangerous, Nadila-san!
I've seen something similar in my country.
In Japanese, I believe it's called...
...a bomb.
What?!
"Waaaah"
"Eek"
They're sure being fussy in there.
Predator!
No, I'm an editor!
There's definitely something wrong here!
There's no way that an editor of a weekly manga
would have this much free time on their hands!
I know the family here.
We'll find that out for sure after I ask.
Pardon me.
Anyone know this predator?
A stalker?
The CEO?
Spirit.
So which are you?
Well, you can just consider me a multi-talented genius.
Why didn't you let me know sooner?!
No one told me about a bathrobe party!
This isn't a bathrobe party!
But I see you in a new light, Sensei.
I never knew you'd look so good in a bathrobe.
"1. Shigeru Ishiba" "2. Hiroshi Tachi" "3. Kakushi Goto" I never knew you'd look so good in a bathrobe.
"1. Shigeru Ishiba" "2. Hiroshi Tachi" "3. Kakushi Goto" You'd rank right after Hiroshi Tachi.
"1. Shigeru Ishiba" "2. Hiroshi Tachi" "3. Kakushi Goto" Is that even a compliment?
N-Never mind that. Let's just get to work.
Okay.
It's done...
We made it in time.
Why didn't you tell me sooner?!
I'm so glad I made it in time for the bathrobe party!
You didn't make it in time, and this isn't a bathrobe party!
That all-nighter was so much fun!
See you later, Hime-sama.
Come on. Get moving, predator.
I'm telling you, I'm a super, multi-talented genius.
Hime!
Welcome home, Daddy.
Why do you look like that?
I didn't get that much sleep.
She must've been so lonely that she couldn't sleep.
I'm sorry.
More importantly, Daddy,
the can...
Huh?
The legendary can. I guess it really does exist.
Wait, how do you know about that?
Here, I'll show you proof.
You've got the wrong idea! There's been some kind of mistake!
"Can of Toys" You've got the wrong idea! There's been some kind of mistake!
"Can of Toys"
What's this?
A can of toys. I won it.
"You can win! With 1 gold or 5 silvers" "Let's send in those beaks to enter!" A can of toys. I won it.
"You can win! With 1 gold or 5 silvers" "Let's send in those beaks to enter!" Ah...
So that's why you kept eating them.
I-It's totally because I like the chocolate candy inside.
But I already got a gold one, so you don't have to keep buying them all the time.
She ate all of them. She must really like them.
That means that I need to buy even more!
No, really! You don't need to buy them anymore!
"The ones who ate them" No, really! You don't need to buy them anymore!
"The ones who ate them"
Why's the person who won the silver medal crying?
Because they have to get five of them?
Hm...
Were you happy when you got the gold?
Yeah.
But you were happy when you got the silver ones, too, right?
Yeah!
So they're happy to get either. In that case...
"Gold"
Here's the gold medal I made at school.
Hime...
It's for you, Daddy.
Thanks...
"Gold"
I know it's cliché, but when she gives me stuff like this...
"Gold" ...I'm so happy!
By the way, what's this gold medal for?
Huh? Um...
For a bunch of things.
It just means that you're a gold medal in my book, Daddy!
I see.
But someday...
...once Hime falls in love with someone,
I'm probably going to become the silver medal.
What are you writing?
Something to make sure I don't forget that I won this gold medal on this day.
"10/17" "Kakushi Goto" "Gold medal"
Now, even if someday I become silver, I'll be able to bear it.
"Gold"
Never mind, I want gold...
"Gold" But it is gold.
"Gold"
I found more boxes that followed the ones that my mother had left me.
That made me very happy, but...
I wonder why... Something feels so off.
"10/17" "Kakushi Goto" "Gold medal"
"10/17"
I knew it...
It's Dad's handwriting.
Dad's the one who left me the rest of the boxes...
Dad...
A smirk forms on your face
Your expression hints that you're plotting something
Because you were concealing any hints
Of our parting within your pocket
My memories are in monochrome
Please give them color
Come to my side once again
And bring some fun to my life, my lovely
Color Girl
Kidzanira?
It's a popular theme park for kids.
I can't wait until Sunday.
No one would believe this even if it was in a manga!
"School Randoseru" No one would believe this even if it was in a manga!
"School Rucksack" Curse you, you stupid man slave!