1. Andy and Fuko.
There's something I'd like you two to investigate.Copy !req
2. Aye! You can count on me, please!Copy !req
3. I want you to check the legitimacy
of a certain book.Copy !req
4. A book?Copy !req
5. There is a chance that the pages
of the book in question hold...Copy !req
6. the past and future events of this world
as penned by a certain Artifact.Copy !req
7. Since Billy has rebelled,
not even I know the route from here on out.Copy !req
8. To clear these four Quests in this unfamiliar situation,
that book will be paramount.Copy !req
9. The past and future put down in...Copy !req
10. a book?Copy !req
11. B-But, should we be handling such
an important mission?Copy !req
12. I would prefer if you both handle it, in fact.Copy !req
13. Once you see it,
the reason will be clear.Copy !req
14. This is it.Copy !req
15. The Union has taken a huge blow from Billy's betrayal.Copy !req
16. Juiz gathers the bewildered members
of the Roundtable,Copy !req
17. and starts to speak the truth about
this world and her own situation.Copy !req
18. By God's hands, this world endlessly repeats destruction
and reconstruction.Copy !req
19. Juiz has been using an Artifact called Ark
to experience these Loops over and over.Copy !req
20. One other, Victor, has also been living
within multiple Loops with his Undead ability.Copy !req
21. Fuko sees an eternal solitude from the truth
where he cannot die even at the world's end.Copy !req
22. Juiz declares the only ways to escape
the Rules are suicide or God-slaying,Copy !req
23. and bows down in apology for hiding the truth
and using all of her comrades.Copy !req
24. However, the members of the Roundtable
did not want an apology from her.Copy !req
25. Under Juiz who wants to slay God and liberate
the world from irrational rules,Copy !req
26. the comrades unify once again.Copy !req
27. And the item she pulls out as an undertaking
for their comeback surprises Fuko.Copy !req
28. Th-That's the book I use as my life's bible...Copy !req
29. the masterpiece by Anno Un-sensei,
who holds the longest-running shojo manga record!Copy !req
30. Known as You-Me!Copy !req
31. Right.Copy !req
32. And...Copy !req
33. This is from Volume 20 of You-Me,
the Space Soccer Club Invasion arc.Copy !req
34. The Space Soccer Club is about to blow up
the entire school, but the team captain's...Copy !req
35. Spiral Shot of Justice!Copy !req
36. destroys all the goals and restores peace.Copy !req
37. Doesn't this story sound familiar?Copy !req
38. I'll just have to...Copy !req
39. negate that justice.Copy !req
40. The aliens from the other day!Copy !req
41. In addition...Copy !req
42. The Rotten High School Melee arc in volumes 11
to 18 can look like a prediction of the Spoil battle.Copy !req
43. We need to investigate.Copy !req
44. Question, Boss!Copy !req
45. Yes, Top?Copy !req
46. Are you being for real?
Uh, also, what's this You-Me thing?Copy !req
47. Are you saying you don't know, Top?Copy !req
48. You-Me is only the gold standard
of long-running sci-fi shojo manga!Copy !req
49. It's got battles, too,
so even you can read it, Top.Copy !req
50. There's 101 volumes in all!Copy !req
51. 101?Copy !req
52. But no one knows anything beyond the manga.Copy !req
53. There's no info about the author at all.Copy !req
54. That is correct.Copy !req
55. If You-Me was drawn with the Artifact G-Liner
as I predict...Copy !req
56. the objects drawn themselves
are not affected by the addition of new Rules.Copy !req
57. In other words, the raw manuscript
doesn't fall under the language unification,Copy !req
58. and will still be in Japanese.Copy !req
59. Right.Copy !req
60. The raw manuscript...Copy !req
61. Andy, Fuko.Copy !req
62. There are two things I want you to look into.Copy !req
63. I want the status of the raw manuscript
and intel on the author, Anno Un.Copy !req
64. I'll leave the means up to you.Copy !req
65. If those two are anywhere,
it would be at the publisher.Copy !req
66. But I doubt they'll show it to us just like that.Copy !req
67. Which means...Copy !req
68. So amazing...Copy !req
69. all we gotta do is whip up
a killer manga and bring it to 'em, right?Copy !req
70. - What?
- What?Copy !req
71. 2020Copy !req
72. DECEMBER 3RDCopy !req
73. UNDEAD + UNLUCKCopy !req
74. Pappy said you can use this room!Copy !req
75. Thanks.Copy !req
76. While I'm puttin' ya out,
ya mind preparin' the stuff on this list?Copy !req
77. Aye, aye!Copy !req
78. Urgh... urrrgh...Copy !req
79. What're ya stressing about?Copy !req
80. This is impossible!
Why am I the one making it?Copy !req
81. I'm just a blissful connoisseur of fiction!Copy !req
82. There's a huge difference between being
a reader and a writer!Copy !req
83. I'll handle wrappin' it up.Copy !req
84. Huh?Copy !req
85. Okay, Unigle.Copy !req
86. Your basic manga pipeline looks somethin' like this.Copy !req
87. Andy, you've made a manga before?Copy !req
88. Not from scratch, no. But I dabbled a little
when Tezuka was hypin' up the manga industry.Copy !req
89. Tezu-Copy !req
90. SELF-CENSOREDCopy !req
91. Composition, background art-
I got all that covered.Copy !req
92. But the base for it all.Copy !req
93. Now that's a spot where the passion
from your soul weighs in. Nobody can help you there.Copy !req
94. But you're the one with the most shojo manga know-how.Copy !req
95. So, ya just gotta dream up a boyfriend and situations
with him that'd make your heart throb to death!Copy !req
96. Can y'manage that, Fuko?Copy !req
97. Yeah!Copy !req
98. Well, you sure are takin' this in stride.Copy !req
99. I was expectin' ya to get
far more embarrassed than that.Copy !req
100. I can't afford to do that!
I don't want my shyness to cause any hangups.Copy !req
101. And besides...Copy !req
102. If You-Me really is a book of prophecies...Copy !req
103. then its pages just might hold the key
to stopping Mr. Billy and his group.Copy !req
104. Doing it for Tatiana, huh?Copy !req
105. Of course that's one reason,
but if I can do a good job on this manga...Copy !req
106. I think I'll be able
to understand my own feelings better.Copy !req
107. And if I can do that, then...Copy !req
108. I'll be able to summon even stronger strokes of unluck!Copy !req
109. Right. That should be quite the treat.Copy !req
110. Well?Copy !req
111. I-I actually don't want you reading
it too carefully in detail.Copy !req
112. Sick. Wicked sick, in fact!Copy !req
113. Gonna compose the storyboard now!Copy !req
114. I'll have it done in an hour.
Everyone get ready to draw!Copy !req
115. Everyone?Copy !req
116. Shk-ping!Copy !req
117. Um, we're here. Per your request.Copy !req
118. It's Mui! And Mico!Copy !req
119. Um, if there's anything I can do to help-Copy !req
120. Go pump some iron.
Your power's too dangerous.Copy !req
121. Roger...Copy !req
122. Pan-Panda!Copy !req
123. But a manga takes a lot
of time to make!Copy !req
124. Not an issue.Copy !req
125. Mico! Get the gear I asked for.Copy !req
126. Aye, aye, sir!Copy !req
127. Gatch-ching!Copy !req
128. Whoa! They're moving on their own!Copy !req
129. With these brain wave-operated robot arms,
we'll finish up six times as fast.Copy !req
130. Brute force?Copy !req
131. But I can't control them at all!Copy !req
132. Yeah, I know.
That's why I'm givin' ya an hour.Copy !req
133. Get used to 'em.Copy !req
134. You can't be serious!Copy !req
135. APOLOGIES FOR THE INCONVENIENCECopy !req
136. Imagine looking down at yourself from above.Copy !req
137. Once you get the hang of it,
the rest is a piece of cake.Copy !req
138. Oh, Tatiana!Copy !req
139. Time for training, Fuko!Copy !req
140. Fuko.Copy !req
141. Tatiana, thank you for giving me the drill!Copy !req
142. Of course I did.
We're friends.Copy !req
143. Thanks to you,
I can move these around now!Copy !req
144. Mm... I want to help out with this manga, too.Copy !req
145. You'll have less space to work with, but...Copy !req
146. You're more than welcome aboard!
Let's work together!Copy !req
147. The storyboard's done!Copy !req
148. That was fast!Copy !req
149. Pan-Panda!Copy !req
150. THE SWORD AND ZEN AS ONECopy !req
151. I'll assist.Copy !req
152. Appreciate it.Copy !req
153. When you said it was a book of prophecies,
I went back and re-read You-Me again...Copy !req
154. But there was nothing in it that suggested
Mr. Billy's betrayal or our current set of quests.Copy !req
155. Instead there were these awkward gaps.Copy !req
156. The closer I got to the climax,
the more apparent the plot holes became.Copy !req
157. Even back when I was reading each chapter as it came out,
I'd often wonder if I somehow skipped a part.Copy !req
158. In other words... you believe
the author intentionally left parts out?Copy !req
159. That's my guess.Copy !req
160. We need to confirm that aspect of this as well.Copy !req
161. Which frame do you want me to help next-Copy !req
162. Hmm?Copy !req
163. Pan-Panda!Copy !req
164. HERE LIES CHIKARACopy !req
165. DECEMBER 5THCopy !req
166. TOKYO-JINBOCHOCopy !req
167. You really going in there alone?Copy !req
168. Y-Yeah.Copy !req
169. I think it'd be better if I went in with you-Copy !req
170. No, you see, um...Copy !req
171. Let's just say, you don't look the part
of a shojo manga artist.Copy !req
172. Huh?Copy !req
173. And you know, our goal here
is to win credibility, so yeah.Copy !req
174. I'm really sorry!
Just wait out here for me!Copy !req
175. Whoa... wow...Copy !req
176. Hello there. Sorry for the wait.
You're a first-timer, right?Copy !req
177. Oh, yes.Copy !req
178. All right.
Then let's see what you've got!Copy !req
179. "Undead Plus Unluck", huh?Copy !req
180. Oh, the "plus" is silent!Copy !req
181. Aah, okay.Copy !req
182. How long did this take you?Copy !req
183. Huh? Well, let's see...Copy !req
184. I don't know the standard,
and I can't say it only took a day, either.Copy !req
185. A-About a week.Copy !req
186. A week? You drew this in a week?Copy !req
187. Yes!Copy !req
188. OFF TODAY-PLEASE DON'T LOOK FOR ME
I only said that to make a good impression!
Manga artists of the world, forgive me!Copy !req
189. The composition is awfully refined...
All this at just 18, huh?Copy !req
190. That's the part Andy handled!Copy !req
191. The character art is also pretty good.Copy !req
192. Whuh?Copy !req
193. Of course, unlike your composition,
your line work and designs don't cut it at all.Copy !req
194. Your art style is too old school.Copy !req
195. And it seems to lack design sense.Copy !req
196. NO TASTE IN DESIGN!Copy !req
197. But it has charm.
I can, well... feel it.Copy !req
198. Huh?Copy !req
199. I can feel you really love the hero of this story.Copy !req
200. Did you base him on someone?Copy !req
201. Hah, of course you wouldn't have
a zombie boyfriend!Copy !req
202. Right... if someone like that existed,
I'd wind up falling for them.Copy !req
203. So do you want to submit this
to the contest? I think it'll place great.Copy !req
204. Oh! Yes, please do!Copy !req
205. Um... actually, I have a request, if you don't mind.Copy !req
206. Now it makes sense.Copy !req
207. Once you said you're a You-Me fan,
it all clicked.Copy !req
208. That manga is a unique one, too,
with its heavy use of sci-fi elements.Copy !req
209. Normally this isn't allowed,
but it's a special treat.Copy !req
210. Th-Then, you're really showing me
the raw manuscripts?Copy !req
211. Sure! Nowadays, we're all about digital manuscripts.
So chances like this are pretty rare.Copy !req
212. You ought to see the power
an analog manuscript holds.Copy !req
213. Now, let's see...Copy !req
214. Huh?Copy !req
215. Well, that's odd.
What's this writing?Copy !req
216. TO YOU, FROM MECopy !req
217. Andy! It's in Japanese!Copy !req
218. Yeah.Copy !req
219. That seals it.Copy !req
220. You-Me is definitely a book of prophecy, Fuko.Copy !req
221. Um... You-Me has some rejected storylines, right?Copy !req
222. How do you know that?Copy !req
223. Huh? Oh, well, y'see...Copy !req
224. Anno-sensei has always excelled at story structure!Copy !req
225. So some awkward progression in the later parts
of the story stood out-I mean...Copy !req
226. Don't get me wrong,
it stayed great till the end, but...Copy !req
227. That's right! So you could tell!
We shelved three arcs!Copy !req
228. Three?Copy !req
229. The Kohei's Betrayal arc.Copy !req
230. UNBREAKABLE
The Four Kings of the Four Season's arc.Copy !req
231. And the Ando's Past arc.Copy !req
232. Both of you, get in contact
with Anno Un immediately!Copy !req
233. They intentionally left out details about the future!
I want those details and why they were withheld!Copy !req
234. Under most likely hasn't caught on to this intel.Copy !req
235. We'll seize it for ourselves
and gain the upperhand!Copy !req
236. I can dispatch other members if necessary!
I'll leave it to Andy to decide if he wants more members!Copy !req
237. B-But we don't even know where Anno-sensei is.Copy !req
238. Hello, Anno-sensei?
It's me, Tahioka.Copy !req
239. I know you prefer to stay silent,
so I'll cut to the point.Copy !req
240. The first matter is that the manuscripts you have
stored here might have been replaced.Copy !req
241. The other is that we need you to judge this month's contest.Copy !req
242. U-Um...Copy !req
243. For the first matter, I'll give you a report after
we've done some more investigating.Copy !req
244. As for the second,
are you available to judge?Copy !req
245. Um... would it be possible to speak with them?Copy !req
246. Huh?Copy !req
247. I can't do such a thing-Copy !req
248. Huh?Copy !req
249. Huh?Copy !req
250. Huh?Copy !req
251. Thank you very much.Copy !req
252. Hello, Anno-sensei.Copy !req
253. Nice to meet you.
My name is Fuko Izumo.Copy !req
254. Would you mind reading my manga?
I would appreciate it very much if you did.Copy !req
255. If it's too far for your convenience,
I don't mind coming to you.Copy !req
256. You're wasting your breath.
Anno-sensei doesn't speak to others.Copy !req
257. I've never even seen them before.Copy !req
258. Is it any good?Copy !req
259. If it's an interesting read,
then I'll meet with you.Copy !req
260. In five hours, come to the bench
at Stanley Park in Canada.Copy !req
261. Both of you together.Copy !req
262. Th-That's the first time I've heard their voice.Copy !req
263. MEMORIES OF FUKO IZUMO INSIDE
OF SHUEISHA HEADQUARTERS,Copy !req
264. 17:00Copy !req
265. ERASED.Copy !req
266. TO BE CONTINUEDCopy !req
267. PREVIEWCopy !req
268. An autumn forest where red leaves fall...
that is the crossroads of fate.Copy !req
269. The unlucky girl and the undead man
finally reach this location.Copy !req
270. ANNO UN
Next episode of Undead Unluck,
Episode 20-Anno Un.Copy !req
271. In search of the greatest death ever.Copy !req