Did you pick out a name for him?
We need to get him registered, so we should think of one as soon as possible.
But there're so many good choices.
Well, it's hard to call him without a name.
Okay, until we figure one out...
"Name - Goru (Tentative)"
"(Tentative)"
"(Tentative)"?
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
"Our Rough Draft"
I don't think "(tentative)" is a good idea.
The same goes for manga titles.
You use (tentative) when you're planning things out,
but the more you read it, the more it starts sticking,
"Heave-hoing Your Heart (Tentative)" "Mt. Tsukuba Is Rebellious (Tentative)" but the more you read it, the more it starts sticking,
"Heave-hoing Your Heart (Tentative)" "Mt. Tsukuba Is Rebellious (Tentative)" and they just become the titles.
Did you go through something similar?
Did I?
Like every single title I've worked on.
"Tights in the Wind" "The Drops of Turtles" "Balls of Fury" "Natsuko's Beans" Like every single title I've worked on.
"Tights in the Wind" "The Drops of Turtles" "Balls of Fury" "Natsuko's Beans" You just get so attached that you don't have the heart to change it.
Come to think of it, you're not supposed to give foster dogs names
because you get even more attached.
You're only supposed to name them when they're with their new family.
D-Daddy?
We can't just leave it tentative. We need to give him a name.
We need to give him a name,
and you need to call him that name and pet him.
O-Okay.
Go.
O-Okay.
"Muku" "Hachi" "Gon" "Shiro" "Spinny, spinny, spin"
Wh-What should I do?
"Consumer and Environmental Protection Division" Wh-What should I do?
"Consumer and Environmental Protection Division"
Is something the matter?
Oh, um...
M-My puppy...
Got to lock down that name, huh?
W-Wait, it's already decided?
Got to record a name for your pet registry, right?
"Goto... Roku"... I think it's perfect.
Daddy.
I turned it in.
Did you decide on a name?
The receptionist lady already had one for me.
"Dog's name" "Roku" The receptionist lady already had one for me.
"Dog's name" "Roku" What?
"Name - Roku Goto"
Roku Goto...
Roku! Roku!
The receptionist lady was super helpful!
As soon as I heard her say it, I knew it was perfect!
Are you sure you're okay that you didn't come up with the name?
It doesn't matter who came up with it as long as it's good.
"Hime"
I see.
You're right, Hime.
So she heard "Got to record" as "Goto Roku"...
"Pfft"
You sure love stuff like that, Kakei-san.
But her thinking that the name was already decided by default
is the most Hime-chan thing ever.
I wish I had a cute name by default.
It's actually harder to change your given name than your family name in Japan.
Oh...
But I've been calling you Rasuna-chan this whole time
so it'd be awkward if you suddenly had a different name.
It's pretty hard to change first impressions.
I see. So I really seem like a Rasuna.
Well, duh.
Even when a Kobuhei changes their name to Shozo,
they'll always seem like a Kobuhei.
I think I finally understand why he annoys all of you suddenly.
"Pause" I think I finally understand why he annoys all of you suddenly.
"Pause"
Is something wrong?
Speaking of first impressions...
Inked lines just somehow never surpass the original pencil-drawn lines.
I guess I hear manga artists say that all the time.
But we still have to work.
"Scritch, scritch, scritch"
"Scritch, scritch, scritch, scritch, scritch, scritch"
"Scribble, scribble, scribble, scribble, scribble, scribble"
It's no use! I can't surpass the rough draft!
Wait, what are you doing?!
Well...
Then why don't we just publish the rough draft?
Of course.
Exactly.
Uh, hello?
Just publishing the rough draft...
Why didn't I realize something so simple sooner?
With how advanced printing technology is now, we can totally make it work!
Putting the creator's best work onto the page
is the editor's job!
Let's show the upper editorial brass that's stuck in the past who's boss!
This is true innovation!
Like this would ever work, you dumbass!
Heh.
There's only one person
I can think of in this business that can publish their rough drafts.
Now, I get to be number two.
Yeah, they didn't go for it.
What's that?
It's the painting of the little girl and the dog.
You guys haven't returned it to the storage room yet?
I'll let Keshi take it back when I see him next.
It's fine. I'll return it myself.
With first impressions being so strong
and it being so hard to turn them around...
...I wonder if we're just too busy
and society just moves too fast to think otherwise.
It'll probably be fine right here.
Was this...
...something he painted?
"Ordinary Future Plans (Tentative)"
I guess that's just how it goes.
No matter how much you plan out your life, you always have to compromise.
Exactly. You can never get over your initial vision.
I will surpass it!
The initial vision...
I'll surpass it!
I'll surpass the initial vision... with Hime!
Well, you can't right now!
There's no way I can.
I can't ink lines that'll surpass the rough draft.
Welcome home!
H-Hello...
Oh, nice to have you over.
This is Kayo Aiga-chan. She's been waiting to see the puppy.
So...
...can we see Roku, please?
Roku! Come here!
Oh, I'll go get us some drinks.
U-Um...
Yes?
Hime-chan saved me!
Er... How so?
I just transferred to this school recently,
but I messed up at first.
I got too nervous when I was supposed to introduce myself
and couldn't say anything.
I ended up putting up an awkward barrier and no one could come near me.
I figured I was stuck being the unapproachable type for good when...
I have a puppy now!
I realized that with a savior like Hime-chan,
I might be able to take back my life.
She made me realize that!
That's a bit dramatic.
You should come see my doggie next time.
I will!
The one who saved her life, huh...
She might be right.
Why am I the one being saved here?
So...
Were you able to ink lines that surpass your rough draft?
Yeah, I came up with a plan.
In order to ink lines that'll surpass the rough draft...
...I just need to lower the level of my rough drafts!
Are you some kind of genius?!
Like this would ever work, you dumbass!
I'll see you later.
Have a good day.
Wait.
What about school?
I'm off because it's my school's foundation day.
I wanted to play with Hime...
Well, why don't you? It's not like you have set hours.
I'm scared that she'll figure out that
I actually have a job that I can take time off whenever I want!
But do they need to celebrate their foundation day every year?
I mean,
I think celebrating like every fifth or tenth anniversary is enough, but...
Sensei, I'm going to do my best this year!
Well, I mean, it's November, so...
Yes! Weekly Shonen Mangazine's last issue
of the year will be released in November, and...
...it also commemorates its 38th anniversary!
That's a half-assed anniversary...
That's not a turning point or anything.
The editorial department's planning to go all out with this dazzling anniversary!
That's great that you're so hyped and all, but...
Couldn't you just wait until the 40th?
"Weekly Shonen Mangazine" "Celebrating 38 years of love and courage!!" Couldn't you just wait until the 40th?
"Weekly Shonen Mangazine" "Celebrating 38 years of love and courage!!" With magazines or anything else, when you just celebrate random anniversaries,
"Celebrating 24,000 downloads" With magazines or anything else, when you just celebrate random anniversaries,
"Special Sale Celebrating 27 Years of Business" With magazines or anything else, when you just celebrate random anniversaries,
"Special Sale Celebrating 27 Years of Business" it could be sign of trouble to come.
"Unfortunate Memories Club"
Tomaruin-san's definitely just being his usual self.
He probably just wanted to say that it's an anniversary.
Anniversary my ass. Is he like some girl who obsesses over every anniversary?
More importantly...
Is something wrong?
Oh, no. It's nothing.
Is this really it?
What do you mean by that?
Well, you know...
"Whisper, whisper" Well, you know...
"Whisper, whisper" Whisper, whisper, whisper, whisper...
Oh, you're right!
"Celebrating 38 years of love and courage!!" Oh, you're right!
"Celebrating 38 years of love and courage!!" With this issue, Tights in the Wind will be celebrating its 100th chapter.
What?
"Tights in the Wind" "Chapter 100" What?
"Tights in the Wind" "Chapter 100" They totally ignored it.
"Tights in the Wind" "Chapter 100" Not even a word of congratulations.
Is the 100th chapter a huge deal or something?
Is something supposed to happen?
Uh...
"Pom"
Tomaruin-kun...
"100th" Tomaruin-kun...
"100th" With its 100th chapter,
"100th" you could say that a manga has done its duty in a magazine.
"Tights in the Wind Celebrating 100 Chapters" you could say that a manga has done its duty in a magazine.
"Tights in the Wind Celebrating 100 Chapters" Shouldn't we get the cover or colored pages or a giveaway?
"Tights in the Wind Celebrating 100 Chapters" It wouldn't hurt for you to promote it even a little would it?
Like I'd know to do any of that without you telling me beforehand.
And the editor's supposed to count stuff like this or we won't notice!
I noticed, though.
Well, I'm not your first editor,
so why would I bother counting?
What's the big deal about the 100th chapter anyway?
Do you obsess over every anniversary?
"Anger" Do you obsess over every anniversary?
Tomaruin!
Now you're abusing your power?!
And you lack any morals!
"Waaaaaah" And you lack any morals!
"Waaaaaah" Hey, stop that!
"Waaaaaah"
"Huff, huff..."
Or rather, if you knew, Rasuna-san, why didn't you tell me?
Good point.
That's because...
...it was a surprise.
A surprise?
Yup. I wanted to surprise you.
"Happy 100th chapter"
Right here. I drew a flash mob celebrating it.
Are you surprised?
S-Stop doing things... like this.
Oh, come on. You know you like it.
I'm just not going to mention the fact that this
is so out of nowhere that it interrupts the story...
But no one even noticed during the checks?
Well, we're all exhausted by then.
I'm home.
W-W-Welcome home!
Why are you so panicked?
It's nothing.
You shouldn't hide things from m--
"Stab" You shouldn't hide things from m--
"Stab, stab" You shouldn't hide things from m--
"Stab, stab" What's wrong, Daddy?
"Stab, stab" No... It's nothing.
My guilt just came back to stab me.
I'm fine. Really.
Right. I'm fine, too.
Yeah, you're probably not one to talk.
Yeah...
I guess Hime-chan's finally at the age to start keeping secrets.
How cute. I wonder what she's hiding.
Who knows? I just saw something like a piece of paper.
Oh, I know.
Maybe she got a love letter from a boy in her class.
"Shake, shake" "Quiver, quiver, quiver, quiver"
No way...
"Shake, shake" "Quiver, quiver, quiver, quiver" You are way more panicked than you should be right now.
Well, Hime is a modern girl.
Before you know it, she'll make a shared account with them
"Ei & Hime Celebrating their 1-year anniversary" Before you know it, she'll make a shared account with them
"Ei & Hime Celebrating their 1-year anniversary" and announce they've been going out a year on it and stuff.
"Shared account"
Oh, my.
"Shared account" Let's not kick him when he's down.
"The next day"
I'm going to go say no.
Huh?
Wait, so it really was a love letter?!
I-I see...
I-I have to say I think that's probably for the best...
Yeah.
I'll make sure I tell them no.
Hey, wait!
Do you want me to come with you?
They picked you, so they have excellent taste.
You need to make sure you're not rude and decline sincerely.
No, it's okay. I'll see you later.
But--
How dare someone eye my Hime?!
I'm going to see for myself what kind of brat had the balls to eye her.
S-So hey, about my reply...
So that's the brat who...
Huh?
A girl?
"To Hime-chan, I'm having a birthday party, so please come by."
A birthday party invitation?
Yeah. What did you think it was?
Oh, uh... nothing.
Then why did you need to say no?
I mean, tenth birthdays or 100 chapters are a pretty big deal.
One hundred chapters?
Uh, forget that.
Well, you said I should probably decline.
Th-That was just...
I want to celebrate with her, too.
But if I end up going,
I'll have to invite her to my birthday party, too.
Well, why don't you?
But we shouldn't.
It'd be a lot for you to prepare by yourself, Daddy.
Huh?
I mean, there's the decorations and the cake...
And you'll have to fry up so much chicken.
Look, Hime...
You need to celebrate these things while you still can.
Someday,
you may not be able to celebrate, even if you want to.
Same thing the other way around.
Have people celebrate for you while you still can.
So next year for your birthday,
call a bunch of friends over and we'll throw a huge party.
Are you sure? But all the decorations...
I'll decorate the whole house.
But the cake...
I'll make a huge one you can even climb!
But all the fried chicken...
I'll fry up so much you won't be able to eat it all!
I'll practice cooking so much that I'll make fried chicken so good
you'll eat it all even though you're stuffed!
So...
Go ahead and go.
Okay!
Considering how good she was at preparing,
I'm sure she prepared something to prepare for celebrations...
"30s" I'm sure she prepared something to prepare for celebrations...
"30s" You know... mine seems a bit half-assed compared to Hime's.
"Manual on Celebrations" You know... mine seems a bit half-assed compared to Hime's.
"Manual on Celebrations" Here we go! This is it.
Okay. I'll go get even more lessons from Shiokoshi-sensei
and master it completely!
And then, the next day...
Make sure you celebrate a lot with your friend.
Okay, I'll see you later.
Now, then...
"BBC Cooking Studio" Now, then...
"BBC Cooking Studio" I'm really sorry.
HQ isn't allowing single men into our classes anymore.
What?
We've had so many men join the class just wanting to hit on the teachers.
Of course, I know you're different, Goto-san.
I see... Well, this isn't good.
Um, I do have a separate proposal.
Will you come to my birthday, too?
My daddy will make lots of fried chicken.
Yay!
We've never been to your birthday parties before.
What brought this on?
Thanks, Hime-chan!
I'll definitely go!
I'm home, Daddy.
Perfect, you're very good, Goto-san.
Thank you!
Welcome home. Did you have fun at the birthday party?
Yeah. Um...
This is my cooking teacher. She was at your sports festival, remember?
It's been a while, Hime-chan.
It has...
Oh, let's turn the heat down a little.
Sure, Sensei.
Did you have fun at the birthday party?
Yup. Lots.
Well, we'll have to step it up.
Next year, you invite all of your friends and we'll go all out.
Yeah. I'm looking forward to it.
But...
I don't really want to give up my birthday party with just you, Daddy.
What are you talking about? Of course you won't have to.
Huh?
A birthday party with all your friends and a birthday party with me.
Of course we'll have both each year.
Oh, I guess we have Roku, so it'll be the three of us.
Oh, I see...
But if we have two, doesn't that mean I'll age an extra year each year?
Maybe.
I'll turn into an adult really fast.
Well, I guess that's okay.
Absolutely not.
This part is just like our house in Nakameguro, too.
I think the only difference is... you can see the ocean.
I see. So this house...
This house was meant to be
for me, my father, and my mother.
A house for all three of us to live together.
Couldn't he just do his work over here?
He probably could have, but I would've hated coming all the way here.
I would, too.
That's basically why, though.
Since he had to do a weekly serial and raise a child all on his own...
It'd probably be pretty hard.
And...
...he just wanted to forget...
Not to mention,
this job would probably draw unwanted attention in the countryside.
But there are memories in that house in Kamakura,
so that's probably why he built the same house in Nakameguro.
"For Sale" so that's probably why he built the same house in Nakameguro.
"For Sale"
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
It's finally time for the year-end grind!
Sensei, take me to the party!
--No way!
--In the end, all manga artists are just lolicons! --No way!
--In the end, all manga artists are just lolicons!
"Your Lie in December" --In the end, all manga artists are just lolicons!