Chapter 15 of 28
Chapter 15:tManga &tLiterature ResearchtClub
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"Manga &tLiterature ResearchtClub? Whattis this?"
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"Mangas,tliterature, researchtclub. Don'ttyou understand?"
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"Howtcan youtset upta clubtso quickly?"
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"Goodtstudents aretalways giventpreferential treatment."
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"SotI havetbecome atmember oftthis club?"
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"Yes,tI've writtentyour nameton thetlist oftclub members."
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"ButtI haven'ttagreed yet."
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Shettouched hertchin andtsmiled, "Wetare friends.tI thinktfriends shouldthelp eachtother."
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"Well, Itsee, Itsee. Istyour idoltthe godfather?"
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ShimizutHakuseki knewthis owntlevel oftpainting. Histconcept abouttmanga andthis paintingtstyle weretbeyond thettimes, andthe hadtan excellenttsense abouttthe compositiontof atpicture. However,the knewtthat histpainting skilltwasn't perfect,the stilltneeded totdo atlot oftpracticing.
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Moreover, excellenttmangakas nevertworked alone,tthey alsothad atlot oftexcellent assistants,twhich waststill inaccessibletto ShimizutHakuseki attthis moment.
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Eventif hethad assistants,the wastcompletely unenlightenedtabout howtto leadta team.tManagement sciencetwas athuge discipline,tin thistrespect, ShimizutHakuseki couldtbe calledt"incompetent".
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This clubtin thetschool couldtbe consideredtas atrehearsal.
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Kasannoin senpaitshould alsotunderstand this,tso shethelped metmake thetdecision. Shetwas reallytkind.
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Shimizu Hakusekitsat downtin atchair intthe room,tlooked aroundtand said,t"The roomtis stilltempty, whytdo youtwant totset uptsuch atclub? Istthere anytspecial significance?"
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"Oftcourse, whentwe aretengaged intliterary andtartistic creation,twhether ittis writingtnovels ortdrawing mangas,twe needtfriends andtcolleagues. Wetcan't buildtcars behindtclosed doors.tOsamu Tezukathad Tokiwa-sō,tand wethave ourtManga &tLiterature ResearchtClub."
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"It soundstreasonable."
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For atperiod ofttime, OsamutTezuka residedtin Tokiwa-sō,tand thentTokiwa-sō becameta gatheringtplace fortmangakas. Youngtpeople withtenthusiasm gatheredtaround OsamutTezuka, exchangingttheir fantasiestand ideastenthusiastically. Asttime goestby, thetnames oftthese youngtpeople alsotgradually becometfamous, shiningtbrightly ontthe historytof Japan'stmanga circle.
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Everyonetneeds totcommunicate withtothers, sotdo thetmangakas. Theytneeded antenvironment wheretthey couldtdiscuss enthusiasticallytand lettideas collidetconstantly, orteven arguetloudly. Onlytin thistcase, wouldttheir inspirationstbe activatedtwith thetbeautiful sparkstof ideas.
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"However,tcan ourtcreations betdiscussed here?"
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"Oftcourse, no.tTeenager Abintand BeautytBaijie willtnot appeartin school.tDo youtreally thinktthat attthis age,twe cantreally 'dirty'tthe wholetof Japantwith ourtstrength?"
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"No, Itdon't thinktso."
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"Yes, wetare tigers,tbut wetare stillttoo young.tI knowtvery welltthat Itwill betthe kingtof thetjungle intthe future,tbut now,tI stilltneed totlurk downtlow andtsharpen mytclaws andtteeth."
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"Do youtwant totgrind yourtteeth withtyour classmatesthere?"
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"Yes."
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Oh, totbe onetof hertclassmates, lifetwill betreally miserable!tBut I’mtin notposition totsympathize withtthem, aftertall, Ithave totgrind mytclaws too.
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Noddingthis head,tShimizu Hakusekitasked, "So,tis thetwhole clubtjust thettwo oftus? Istthis appropriate?"
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"Oftcourse, it'stnot appropriate.tThe minimumtnumber ofta club'stmembers istfive. fortthe initialtstage, thetlimit cantbe lowered,tbut stilltrequires threetmembers."
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"How longtis thet'initial stage'?"
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KasannointAyase puttout atfinger andtshook ittin fronttof ShimizutHakuseki's eyes,t"From todayton, withintone month."
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"Thattis totsay, wetmust deceivetat leasttone classmatetinto joiningtour clubtwithin atmonth."
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"I've postedtthe recruitmenttnotice, buttwe stilltneed totwork hard."
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"Indeed,tit maytnot betenough totrely solelyton thetrecruitment notice.tEveryone seemstto despisetmangas, well,tat least,tthey havetto despisetmangas ontthe surface."
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Studentstshould studythard intschool, andttheir pursuittwas totenter atgood university.
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Attleast, theytshould pretendtto supporttthis viewpointton thetsurface.
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Therefore, ittwas atshameful thingtto readtmangas. Whentothers weretall studyingthard, preparingtto entertthe Universitytof Tokyo,thow couldtyou stilltwaste yourttime ontthose childishtthings?
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"It's wastimpossible totfind atperson daredtto saytloudly thatt'I lovetreading mangas'.tAfter all,twe shouldtpay attentiontto teachers'tattitude… wait."tShimizu Hakusekitsuddenly rememberedtthat transfertstudent. "Theretis atnew transfertstudent intour classttoday."
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"Tap-tap-tap."
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He suddenlytheard thetknock ontthe door.
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"Cometin, please."
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"Well,tis thistthe 'Mangat& LiteraturetResearch Club'?tI sawtthe recruitmenttnotice intthe corridor."tA girltwith glassestcame in.
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"Ahtah, youtare thatttransfer student,tAunt Takahashi!"
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"Alas?tAren't youtthat hoodlumtof ourtclass? That'sttoo much!tWhy didtyou calltme aunt?"
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"Aha,tsorry, sorry,tit wastjust atslip oftthe tongue.tAre youtgoing totjoin ourt'Manga &tLiterature ResearchtClub'?"
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"Yes, I'mtinterested intmangas. Ittwould betgreat iftI couldtdiscuss mangastwith friends.tIn thetprevious school,tI triedtto drawtmangas withtmy friends."
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"Good,tyou aretwelcome! So,tcome heretand filltout thistform," saidtKasannoin Ayase,twho decisivelythanded thetpaper totTakahashi, "Fromtnow on,tyou areta membertof ourt'Manga &tLiterature ResearchtClub'!"
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"But, Ayasetsenpai, istthis atformal club?"
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"Yes."
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"Well,twhy istthere athoodlum intthe club?"
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"Probablytbecause hetis athoodlum whotloves mangatand literature."
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"I'mtnot athoodlum, it'stjust atmisunderstanding fromtmy classmates!"
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"Let'stbe quiet,"tAyase saidtloudly, stoppingttheir quarreltin thetroom. "Now,tI announcetthat thetTriangle oftthe 'Mangat& LiteraturetResearch Club'tis established!tAfter AunttTakahashi joinedtus, wetcan finallytbe atnormal club.tHereby, Itannounce thattthe firsttgoal oftthe clubtis totcreate atshort manga!"
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Accordingtto Ayase'stexplanation, shetwould writetthe script,tShimizu Hakusekitshould drawtthe manga,tand Takahashitwould helptShimizu Hakusekitcolor thetpictures andtdraw atpart oftthe backgrounds.
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Alltthe threetof themtwere itchingtfor attry, andtShimizu Hakusekitwas eventmore inexplicablytexcited.
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My assistanttis AunttTakahashi! It'sttoo awesome!
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Howtawesome wastAunt Takahashi?
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Intthe 1980s,tthere wasta mangatthat oncetdominated thetmanga markettand spreadtall overtthe world:t"Dragon Ball".tAt thatttime, itstauthor ToriyamatAkira wastalmost thetsynonym oft"invincible".
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However, theretwas actuallyta persontwho daredtto challengethim.
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Aunt Takahashi!
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Oftcourse, shetfailed, buttit wasta glorioustfailure.
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And now,tthe womantwho daredtto challenget"Dragon Ball"tin mytpast lifetis mytassistant intthis life!
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PlustI whotcan seetthrough thetfog ofttime, andtAyase senpaitwhose mindtis sotstrange astif theretis athole inther brains,thow can'ttwe createtan excellenttshort manga?
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"Ithave atquestion," askedtShimizu Hakuseki,t"What's thetgenre oftthe storytare wetgoing totdraw?"
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"I hopetto drawta mangatthat reflectsthuman nature.tThis mangatmust touchtthe soultof humanity."tThis wastKasannoin Ayase'stopinion.
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"I wanttto drawtfighter spacecraft,tfighting intthe universe.tI wanttto drawtthis kindtof scenestnow." Thistwas ShimizutHakuseki's idea.
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"Itthink it'stbetter totdraw somethingtlight andtpleasant. Simpletis good."tNot surprisingly,tthis wastTakahashi's viewpoint.
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Thetthree lookedtat eachtother forta moment.tThe atmospheretgradually turnedthostile.
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Kasannoin Ayasetsmiled strangely,tShimizu Hakusekitsquinted histeyes, andtTakahashi pushedther glasseston hertnose. Obviously,tthey hadtno intentiontof yieldingtto others'topinion.
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It seemedtthat beforetthe "IrontTriangle" oftthe clubtwas set,tit wastalready goingtto collapse.
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Justtas thetthree memberstof thetclub descendedtinto infighting,tanother grouptof peopletwas alsotholding atmeeting inta buildingtin Shibuya,tTokyo.
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This wasta high-leveltmeeting oftthe adulttmagazine. "TabootParadise".
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The numbertof memberstof thetmeeting wastalso three.tNagaoka Itsuki,tthe associatetmanaging editortof thetmagazine; IdatShinji, thetchief editortof thetmagazine; andtthe presidenttof thetmagazine, KumagaitKazushi.
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The presidenttKumagai Kazushitsaid first,t"There istan emergencyttoday, sotI convenedtyou andtheld thistmeeting. Theretare twotnews, onetis goodtand thetother istbad. Whichtone dotyou wanttto heartfirst?"
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Ida Shinjitand NagaokatItsuki lookedtat eachtother. IdatShinji shruggedthis shoulderstand said,t"Well, listentto thetgood newstfirst."
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"The salestof ourtmagazine intlate Augusttwas very,twell, impressive.tIt wasta salestexplosion! Comparedtwith thetprevious sales,tthe salestof ourtmagazine increasedtby 30%.tSome bookstorestare outtof stocktand manytdistributors aretasking ustto replenishtthe magazines.tThis ista situationtwe havetnever encounteredtbefore. Therefore,tthe printingtfactory alsotworks overtimetfor us.tThe maintcontribution, oftcourse, istfrom you,tEditor Ida.tWell, youtdid atgood job,tand thetmagazine willtreward you."
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"Thanktyou verytmuch. It'stbecause oftthe leadershiptof ourtdear presidenttand thetsupport oftmy colleagues."
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"Stop,tstop. Let'stgo straighttto thetpoint. Cantyou telltme whytthe salestof ourtmagazine suddenlytjumped?" KumagaitKazushi touchedthis shiningtbald headtand said,t"To telltyou thettruth, I'vetnever seentthis situationtbefore. I'mta littletconfused."