1. Another tiring day...Copy !req
2. I wish I were at home relaxing already...Copy !req
3. K-Koichi?Copy !req
4. Hazamada?Copy !req
5. Hey, how's it going?Copy !req
6. Thanks for everything the other day...Copy !req
7. Umm, are you feeling better now?Copy !req
8. Kinda. They let me leave the hospital two days ago.Copy !req
9. Where's that asshole- I mean, where's Josuke?Copy !req
10. He already went home.Copy !req
11. I heard he found an invisible baby yesterday,
but he's still trying to figure out who her mom is.Copy !req
12. Is the baby a Stand user?Copy !req
13. Apparently.Copy !req
14. She gets upset and turns everything invisible when Josuke's dad, Mr. Joestar, isn't around.Copy !req
15. So this Mr. Joestar guy is gonna stick around for a while, then?Copy !req
16. I think so.Copy !req
17. I see...Copy !req
18. Oh yeah, Koichi, you like reading comics?Copy !req
19. Comics? Sure, as much as anyone, I guess.Copy !req
20. Ever heard of Kishibe Rohan's Pink Dark Boy?Copy !req
21. Pink Dark Boy? Of course I have!Copy !req
22. I'm a huge fan!Copy !req
23. Really? You like it?Copy !req
24. It's considered "horror suspense," right?Copy !req
25. A few of the scenes are really gross...Copy !req
26. but it really pulls you in with its
thrilling action and realistic characters, doesn't it?Copy !req
27. You're totally right!Copy !req
28. You know Kishibe Rohan actually lives in Morioh?Copy !req
29. Huh?Copy !req
30. What? He lives here in Morioh?Copy !req
31. No way! You can't be serious! Seriously?Copy !req
32. I couldn't believe it either!Copy !req
33. But I heard some realtors mention where he lives!Copy !req
34. I know it sounds like I'm making this up, but it's true!Copy !req
35. So, you wanna see if we can
snag ourselves some autographs?Copy !req
36. Definitely! Let's go!Copy !req
37. You and I think alike!Copy !req
38. You think so?Copy !req
39. Over there!Copy !req
40. You think that's his studio up there?Copy !req
41. The light's on!Copy !req
42. You're right...Copy !req
43. I wonder if he has any family living here.Copy !req
44. I heard he lives alone.Copy !req
45. He made his debut at sixteen, and now he's twenty.Copy !req
46. Twenty? He's so young!Copy !req
47. He became a pro at my age...Copy !req
48. Koichi, we shouldn't waste our time waiting out here.Copy !req
49. Try ringing the doorbell!Copy !req
50. Huh? M-Me?Copy !req
51. Come on! You should listen to me since I'm older than you!Copy !req
52. I'm too nervous!Copy !req
53. What? That's not fair...Copy !req
54. That face!Copy !req
55. Kishibe Rohan!Copy !req
56. He looks just like his picture from
the New Year's Deluxe issue!Copy !req
57. Uh, I mean Mr. Rohan!Copy !req
58. H-Huh?Copy !req
59. Who are you two?Copy !req
60. What are you doing here? Pulling a prank?Copy !req
61. N-No! We would never!Copy !req
62. Umm, we're students at Budogaoka High School!Copy !req
63. W-We're big fans of yours, Sir!Copy !req
64. Fans? Of mine? You're readers?Copy !req
65. So my address was leaked...Copy !req
66. N-No, uh... I just overheard it somewhere!Copy !req
67. I know this is really sudden,
but we'd be stoked if we could get your autograph!Copy !req
68. Fans of mine, eh?Copy !req
69. Excellent.Copy !req
70. Perhaps we're on the same wavelength.Copy !req
71. Huh?Copy !req
72. Nothing, don't mind me. Come in.Copy !req
73. I'll whip up autographs for both of you, no problem.Copy !req
74. Yes! Coming here was a great idea!Copy !req
75. Here's a thought...Copy !req
76. As long as you're here, would you like a tour of my studio?Copy !req
77. Huh?Copy !req
78. You'll let us inside your studio?Copy !req
79. I've finished up my work for today, so if you'd like...Copy !req
80. We do!Copy !req
81. After you...Copy !req
82. Thanks for letting us in!Copy !req
83. In here...Copy !req
84. Whoa, this is the coolest!Copy !req
85. Wow! Raw four-color manuscript!Copy !req
86. So cool!
Seeing it in person like this feels way more impactful!Copy !req
87. I-I can't stop crying! I-I-I'm so glad we came here!Copy !req
88. How long have you been working in Morioh?Copy !req
89. I moved here about three months ago.Copy !req
90. I mostly grew up in S city,
but I also lived here for a time as a child.Copy !req
91. Living in Tokyo is convenient, but frenetic.Copy !req
92. The constant hustle and bustle make it
much more difficult to work there than in Morioh.Copy !req
93. Besides...Copy !req
94. using fax machines and copiers like we have nowadays...Copy !req
95. I've created a system in which I can submit a completed manuscript in a mere four hours.Copy !req
96. Living in the city serves no purpose anymore,
other than to achieve worthless status.Copy !req
97. Umm... Where are your assistants and other staff?Copy !req
98. I have none. I draw by myself.Copy !req
99. Huh? All by yourself?Copy !req
100. You draw nineteen pages of detailed art in just one week?Copy !req
101. It only takes four days. Five if there are color pages.Copy !req
102. Really?Copy !req
103. It allows me to take trips in my spare time.Copy !req
104. I'm not much of a people person,
which is why I chose to become a comics artist.Copy !req
105. Dealing with an assistant would only increase my workload.Copy !req
106. That's really impressive! Wow!Copy !req
107. You're a genius!Copy !req
108. Please excuse me.Copy !req
109. Whoa, a s-spider!Copy !req
110. This truly is the suburbs...Copy !req
111. So many bugs and spiders...Copy !req
112. Umm... Sir?Copy !req
113. Fascinating... It's an Araneus ventricosus...Copy !req
114. This particular species is found in homes and mountainous regions across Japan.Copy !req
115. Despite being an orb-weaver,
this species actively weaves webs night and day.Copy !req
116. By the way, do either of you know what the most important element of a compelling comic is?Copy !req
117. Reality!Copy !req
118. A sense of reality breathes life into a piece of work,
and goes hand in hand with entertainment.Copy !req
119. Most assume good comics indulge in
imagination and fantasy, but this is completely untrue!Copy !req
120. The drawings I create stemming from my past experiences
or works that have moved me are far more compelling!Copy !req
121. Taking this spider for example, most city dwellers
would have been repulsed by it and attempted to kill it.Copy !req
122. As a comics artist,
it's imperative that one knows how its legs connect...Copy !req
123. where its eyes are, and how to tell the difference between a male and a female in order to accurately draw it.Copy !req
124. Knowing a spider's webbing hardens when exposed to air is one thing, but one must also know which hole that webbing comes from...Copy !req
125. and how its internal organs are laid out.Copy !req
126. When a spider's belly is sliced open,
how does it suffer before death?Copy !req
127. One must know these things to accurately depict reality!Copy !req
128. That's horrible!Copy !req
129. Horrible?Copy !req
130. Who are you to criticize me, Kishibe Rohan?Copy !req
131. N-No! I wasn't trying to criticize you! I'm sorry!Copy !req
132. I should see what it tastes like.Copy !req
133. Comics artists really are just as weird as everyone thinks they are!Copy !req
134. Excellent! That nauseated expression...Copy !req
135. A perfect representation of vomiting!Copy !req
136. I need to sketch it!Copy !req
137. R-Really?Copy !req
138. You're faking it now.Copy !req
139. Never mind. I won't do it.Copy !req
140. I'll gain nothing from it.Copy !req
141. I-I'm sorry...Copy !req
142. You wanted autographs, yes?Copy !req
143. I'll go fetch my autograph pen from the kitchen.Copy !req
144. I'll bring out some tea, as well.Copy !req
145. Oh, you don't have to...Copy !req
146. But wow! I had no idea...Copy !req
147. Pink Dark Boy must be so amazing since he
goes so far to learn about the stuff he writes about...Copy !req
148. Uh, Hazamada...Copy !req
149. I know we just got here, but...Copy !req
150. But, umm, maybe we should go home...Copy !req
151. Go home? You wanna go home? Why? This is so cool!Copy !req
152. I don't really have a good reason, but...Copy !req
153. I have a bad feeling about all this!Copy !req
154. I'm not usually very perceptive, but...Copy !req
155. I get the feeling Mr. Rohan is more dangerous than he lets on.Copy !req
156. Dangerous?Copy !req
157. You think he could be a Stand user?Copy !req
158. No! I don't think that! It's just, uh...Copy !req
159. You shouldn't assume Mr. Rohan is a Stand user
just because he's a bit eccentric!Copy !req
160. I'm not saying he is...Copy !req
161. I just said I have a bad feeling.Copy !req
162. Besides, if Mr. Rohan is actually a Stand user,
doesn't that bode well for us?Copy !req
163. It would mean we share something in common
with a famous comics artist!Copy !req
164. But fine, have it your way.Copy !req
165. If you've got a bad feeling, we can head home.Copy !req
166. We can come back later.Copy !req
167. However!Copy !req
168. I wanna look at that folder before we go!Copy !req
169. Huh? What folder?Copy !req
170. Jeez, you're so slow, Koichi!Copy !req
171. Sitting on the desk, next to the phone!Copy !req
172. Take a good look!Copy !req
173. Oh! C-Could it be?Copy !req
174. Yup! He said he just finished working, right?Copy !req
175. I've had my eye on it this whole time!Copy !req
176. A completed manuscript for
the next chapter of Pink Dark Boy?Copy !req
177. Does that mean nobody else has seen this yet?Copy !req
178. We can go home after I get a look at it!Copy !req
179. Shouldn't you ask him first?Copy !req
180. Koichi, you don't know comics artists at all!Copy !req
181. These manuscripts are top secret
before they go off to the printers!Copy !req
182. He'd never let outsiders like us read a manuscript before even his editors had a chance to check it!Copy !req
183. I'll take a quick peek, then put it right back.Copy !req
184. That's even worse!Copy !req
185. It's fine! I'm not hurting anything!Copy !req
186. Huh?Copy !req
187. What is this feeling?Copy !req
188. His comic is always thrilling,
but is this the impact you get from reading a raw manuscript?Copy !req
189. It's giving me goosebumps!Copy !req
190. It's so good!Copy !req
191. Hurry up and turn the page, Hazamada!Copy !req
192. I feel so moved!Copy !req
193. It's true...Copy !req
194. My manuscript is compatible with the two of you after all.Copy !req
195. I figured you would read it.Copy !req
196. Only those who are the first to read
my manuscript and are compatible with it...Copy !req
197. H-Hazamada...Copy !req
198. K-Koichi...Copy !req
199. will have their hearts opened by my ability, Heaven's Door!Copy !req
200. A-Ability?Copy !req
201. My hand!Copy !req
202. K-Koichi! What's going on?Copy !req
203. The human body is capable of storing
vast amounts of information.Copy !req
204. Including all your thoughts and memories
from the time of your birth.Copy !req
205. To access this information,
I've turned you both into books.Copy !req
206. Books that have chronicled every moment of your lives!Copy !req
207. Help me!Copy !req
208. You read my comic as well, correct?Copy !req
209. H-Hazamada!Copy !req
210. It's happening to me, too!Copy !req
211. My ability can't physically harm you, so don't worry about it.Copy !req
212. Wh-What are you trying to do?Copy !req
213. I told you earlier that a sense of reality
is crucial to making a good comic, right?Copy !req
214. Reading about your lives and the things you've experienced
will make for excellent realistic material.Copy !req
215. This information isn't obtainable through interviews!Copy !req
216. I'll get a 100% realistic glimpse into your life,
as if I had experienced it myself!Copy !req
217. Hirose Koichi. Born March 28th, 1984,
at 6:27 AM at Red Cross Hospital in S city.Copy !req
218. You were born premature at 2325 grams, and spent a week in an incubator.Copy !req
219. You're from a family of four,
and your older sister's name is Ayana...Copy !req
220. Hmm...Copy !req
221. Your elementary school and
middle school days were fairly typical.Copy !req
222. You have a very honest personality.Copy !req
223. I find that commendable.Copy !req
224. What's this?Copy !req
225. What is this ability I see you have? Echoes?Copy !req
226. There are others besides myself who have abilities?Copy !req
227. You, too?Copy !req
228. Stand users! Incredible...Copy !req
229. Your life since April of this year has been extraordinary!Copy !req
230. You've had nothing but incredible experiences since then!Copy !req
231. Higashikata Josuke, Kujo Jotaro...Copy !req
232. Yamagishi Yukako, Nijimura Okuyasu, Kobayashi Tamami...Copy !req
233. Unbelievable...Copy !req
234. This is fantastic! And so enthralling!Copy !req
235. You've given me the greatest inspiration
a comics artist could hope for, Hirose Koichi!Copy !req
236. Crazy Diamond...Copy !req
237. Star Platinum...Copy !req
238. The Hand, Love Deluxe, et cetera, et cetera!Copy !req
239. Wh-What are you gonna do with us?Copy !req
240. I'm going to take your memories
and use them as material for my comic!Copy !req
241. Echoes!Copy !req
242. Stop attacking us with your Stand right now!Copy !req
243. If you don't...Copy !req
244. You'll have Echoes Act 2 attack me with sound?Copy !req
245. I will! Release me from your Stand's power!Copy !req
246. I won't hold back!Copy !req
247. Of course you won't. It's written on your eleventh page.Copy !req
248. You're more timid than most,
and constantly misjudged to be weak...Copy !req
249. but when necessary,
your courage allows you to overcome your fear.Copy !req
250. Outstanding!Copy !req
251. This is truly outstanding!Copy !req
252. I'm sure my readers will take a liking to your personality.Copy !req
253. I'm serious! I'll really hurt you!Copy !req
254. I've heard enough...Copy !req
255. Go ahead and try!Copy !req
256. Echoes Act 2!Copy !req
257. Huh? I-I missed!Copy !req
258. Was that an accident,
or are you purposely trying to miss him?Copy !req
259. Your aim is totally off!Copy !req
260. How about this?Copy !req
261. Why are you attacking there?Copy !req
262. Koichi, I'm sorry to tell you,
but I've put a safety lock on your Echoes.Copy !req
263. Huh?Copy !req
264. I've made it impossible for you to attack me.Copy !req
265. Safety lock?Copy !req
266. See? I wrote a little something on your eleventh page.Copy !req
267. This is the ability of Heaven's Door!Copy !req
268. It allows me to view people's life experiences via words and images,
as well as write my own words into their memories.Copy !req
269. You will be incapable of harming me
in any way, shape, or form from now on.Copy !req
270. Wh-What?Copy !req
271. But that will be the extent of my meddling.Copy !req
272. If I alter your memories any further,
your life will become artificial and of no use to my work.Copy !req
273. Anyway...Copy !req
274. Perhaps I should have a look at Hazamada over there, too.Copy !req
275. Sir, you're a true genius! I completely respect you!Copy !req
276. Huh... I see.Copy !req
277. What's this?Copy !req
278. You take pleasure in subjugating those
weaker than yourself, such as kittens and small birds.Copy !req
279. You would like to force yourself onto Junko from class 3-E,
but your cowardice prevents you.Copy !req
280. Your scrotum often becomes sweaty during class,
and when you go to adjust it...Copy !req
281. it excites you that one of your
fellow classmates may catch you.Copy !req
282. You're a disgrace.Copy !req
283. My readers would never accept
a character like you in my comic.Copy !req
284. You're worthless.Copy !req
285. It's hopeless! I'm such a fuck-up!Copy !req
286. Why?Copy !req
287. Why are you doing this?Copy !req
288. Even without using my experiences,
you're an amazing comics artist!Copy !req
289. The entire world knows that!Copy !req
290. You already have an amazing house like this
at just twenty years old!Copy !req
291. You're way better off than most people your age!Copy !req
292. What do you need my memories for?Copy !req
293. Do you think that I, Kishibe Rohan,
draw comics for the sake of fame and fortune?Copy !req
294. The only comics I create are those that people want to read!Copy !req
295. The reason I draw them is to bring others happiness!Copy !req
296. It's a simple reason, but it's all that matters to me!Copy !req
297. To keep my readers intrigued,
I look for material with a sense of reality every single day!Copy !req
298. Listen well!
When I complete a manuscript, the feeling is indescribable!Copy !req
299. Most people feel good once they've
completed their work, correct?Copy !req
300. But this is a fleeting feeling.Copy !req
301. Before long...Copy !req
302. I begin to doubt that anyone will read my completed comics,
which causes mounting feelings of insecurity inside me.Copy !req
303. My insecurities cause me to believe that the next week...Copy !req
304. no one will read my comic, which will make me uncertain of what to draw, which will completely kill my motivation.Copy !req
305. I've had these reoccurring feelings
countless times since I turned sixteen.Copy !req
306. That is, until I was shot with an arrow
three months ago and gained my ability of Heaven's Door.Copy !req
307. Nijimura Keicho...Copy !req
308. Yes, I found that written inside you.Copy !req
309. I doubt either of you understand the feeling one experiences
upon coming across material fit for creating a masterpiece!Copy !req
310. But I'm feeling it right now!Copy !req
311. It's exhilarating!Copy !req
312. Koichi, your reality belongs to me now!Copy !req
313. See, Koichi? Wasn't Mr. Rohan a great guy?Copy !req
314. Aren't you glad we went?Copy !req
315. Yeah, that was a lot of fun!Copy !req
316. Not only did he give us these great autographs, he even served us tea and cookies!Copy !req
317. I can't wait to go again!Copy !req
318. Yeah! We'll definitely do this again!Copy !req
319. Well, my house is this way, so...Copy !req
320. He really was a great guy!Copy !req
321. You'll never speak of what happened here, Koichi.Copy !req
322. Huh?Copy !req
323. Wh-Why?Copy !req
324. How did I lose twenty kilograms?Copy !req
325. I don't look any different!Copy !req
326. It's reading five kilograms...Copy !req
327. The scale isn't broken...Copy !req
328. Th-This is impossible!Copy !req
329. Th-This must be the work of an enemy Stand!Copy !req
330. There's no other way I could lose a whopping twenty kilograms!Copy !req
331. Who could have done this?Copy !req
332. I need to ask Josuke about this!Copy !req
333. What's the matter, munchkin?Copy !req
334. Huh?Copy !req
335. Me? U-Uh...Copy !req
336. Wait... What was it?Copy !req
337. What are you talking about? Weirdo.Copy !req
338. What's wrong?Copy !req
339. It's nothing. My little brother was spacing out in his underwear.Copy !req
340. What was it?Copy !req
341. I swear I was just thinking about something really important...Copy !req
342. Well, it couldn't have been that important if I already forgot.Copy !req
343. Jeez, my shoes and bag feel so heavy today...Copy !req
344. Huh?Copy !req
345. Th-This house...Copy !req
346. Why?Copy !req
347. I walked all the way to Mr. Rohan's house without realizing it.Copy !req
348. The door's wide open...Copy !req
349. I'd like to stop in and thank him for yesterday,
but I'll be late for school...Copy !req
350. This isn't a good idea...Copy !req
351. He could be sleeping right now since he's a comics artist.Copy !req
352. I really shouldn't just barge into his house like this...Copy !req
353. This is a bad idea...Copy !req
354. Hey, you see that, Okuyasu?Copy !req
355. Yeah...Copy !req
356. I knew it was a good idea for us to tail Koichi
when I saw him walk in the opposite direction from school...Copy !req
357. but what the hell is he doing here?Copy !req
358. Whodya think lives there?Copy !req
359. I got my doubts, but it ain't some chick, right?Copy !req
360. Mr. Rohan...Copy !req
361. He's working so frantically...Copy !req
362. But what's this feeling?Copy !req
363. I can't help but feel that I'm in a terrifying place right now...Copy !req
364. What is this?Copy !req
365. I'm glad you're back.Copy !req
366. I've been waiting for you. You're right on time.Copy !req
367. KishibeCopy !req
368. I cannot bring harm to comics artist Kishibe Rohan.Copy !req
369. Morioh Landmark #5:Copy !req
370. Comics Artist Kishibe
Rohan's HouseCopy !req
371. One minute's walk
from the Kotodai 2nd Street
bus stop.Copy !req
372. Any time I need to see your face, I just close my eyesCopy !req
373. And I am taken to a place where your crystal mindCopy !req
374. And magenta feelings take up shelter in the base of my spineCopy !req
375. Sweet like a chic-a-cherry colaCopy !req
376. I don't need to try to explain, I just hold on tightCopy !req
377. And if it happens again, I might move so slightlyCopy !req
378. To the arms and the lips and the face of the human cannonballCopy !req
379. That I need to, I want toCopy !req
380. Come stand a little bit closerCopy !req
381. Breathe in and get a bit higherCopy !req
382. You'll never know what hit youCopy !req
383. When I get to youCopy !req
384. Ooh, I want you, I don't know if I need you, but...Copy !req
385. Ooh, I'd die to find outCopy !req
386. Ooh, I want you, I don't know if I need you, but...Copy !req
387. Ooh, I would die to find outCopy !req