1. LOOK BACK
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2. STORY IDEAS
AYUMU FUJINO
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3. FIRST KISS
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4. RATTLE
SQUEAK
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5. HOWL
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6. I'm surprised you remember
something from so long ago.
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7. I keep a diary, you see.
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8. Look. Isn't it a cute diary?
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9. Yeah.
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10. HOWL
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11. SCREECH
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12. SPIN
CRASH
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13. ROLL
SKID
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14. BANG!
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15. SMOKE
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16. RIGHT BEFORE THEY DIE IN THE ACCIDENT
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17. Kiss me again when we're reincarnated.
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18. I promise I will.
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19. YEAR 0
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20. YEAR 3
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21. YEAR 10
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22. YEAR 17
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23. 20 YEARS LATER
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24. I've been reincarnated!
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25. Honey, where are you?
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26. RUMBLE RUMBLE
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27. NIKAHO CITY
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28. HIMAWARI SATELLITE
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29. EARTH
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30. EARTH
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31. RUMBLE
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32. 4TH GRADE NEWSPAPER
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33. LETTER FROM AN ALIEN BY FUJINO
FIRST KISS BY FUJINO
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34. All right.
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35. I'm handing out this week's newspaper.
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36. Don't forget to show it to your parents.
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37. The drawings are so good.
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38. Fujino, this week's four-panel
manga strips were really funny!
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39. Oh, these.
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40. I was kind of busy this week,
so I drew it in five minutes.
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41. But I guess they turned out
pretty good despite that.
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42. You could be a manga artist
when you grow up.
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43. A manga artist? Maybe.
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44. But sitting at a desk
drawing all day sounds boring.
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45. You're good at sports too,
so why not be an athlete?
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46. Yeah, that sounds better.
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47. Either way, give me your autograph.
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48. Okay, fine.
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49. I want one too!
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50. Fujino.
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51. Yeah. What is it, teacher?
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52. FACULTY'S OFFICE
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53. About the four-panel manga for next week,
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54. can I give one slot to Kyomoto?
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55. Kyomoto? Who's that?
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56. A truant student from the class next door.
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57. She can't come to school,
but wants to try drawing manga.
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58. I mean, I guess I don't mind.
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59. But drawing decent art
would be difficult for an amateur.
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60. I'm not sure a wimp who can't even
come to school can handle it.
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61. I'm handing out the newspaper.
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62. Don't forget to show it to your parents.
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63. AFTER SCHOOL BY KYOMOTO
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64. NO RUNNING IN THE HALL!
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65. SPORTS FESTIVAL
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66. SIR, YOU KNOW THE RULES.
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67. SHE CROSSED INTO SOMEONE ELSE'S LINE?
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68. MIKA THE SCHEMER BY FUJINO
AFTER SCHOOL BY KYOMOTO
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69. These are pro-level drawings.
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70. Hey, did you see it?
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71. Who's Kyomoto?
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72. She's the truant kid, right?
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73. But, you know,
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74. compared to Kyomoto's drawings,
yours look pretty average.
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75. Fujino, how come
you're so good at drawing?
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76. You have the best drawing skills
out of all my students.
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77. You could become an artist
with these skills.
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78. Compared to Kyomoto's drawings,
yours look pretty average.
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79. I see.
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80. Kyomoto must be practicing drawing
while I go to school.
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81. A fourth grader who's better
at drawing than me?
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82. Absolutely unacceptable!
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83. HOW TO GET BETTER AT DRAWING
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84. Welcome.
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85. Thank you.
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86. All right.
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87. SHORTCUTS TO IMPROVE
1. STUDY PERSPECTIVE
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88. 2. LEARN ANATOMY
3. THINK 3D
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89. MOST IMPORTANTLY, JUST DRAW, STUPID!
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90. COMPLETE GUIDE
BASICS OF FIRST-TIME DRAWING
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91. Let's go hang out somewhere.
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92. Wanna come to my place?
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93. Yeah! Are you sure?
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94. Fujino.
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95. What are you drawing?
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96. Hey.
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97. A human skeleton.
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98. Hey, we're sixth graders now, you know?
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99. We'll be in middle school next year.
Are you still gonna draw then?
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100. What?
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101. Yeah.
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102. I see.
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103. You know what?
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104. Yosshi and Mihorin haven't
been able to tell you this either,
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105. but aren't you getting
too old to keep drawing?
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106. You don't hang out with us anymore.
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107. Even when you do,
you're always drawing and you don't talk.
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108. Not to mention,
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109. if you keep drawing in middle school,
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110. people will think you're
a creepy otaku, you know?
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111. Kae, can we go now?
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112. Coming!
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113. Wait for me!
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114. Stop bothering her. She's drawing, right?
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115. Mom says hurry up
and take your bath already.
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116. Didn't I tell you to knock
before entering my room?
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117. Geez!
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118. Sheesh!
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119. Okay, okay.
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120. How long are you gonna keep drawing manga?
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121. You should join my karate class.
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122. You can put it in your school report.
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123. Whatever.
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124. Mom and Dad don't say it,
but they're worried about you.
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125. You're always cooped up in your room
and your test scores are terrible.
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126. Get out.
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127. All right, quiet down.
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128. I'm handing out the newspaper.
Don't forget to show it to your parents.
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129. What will it be like?
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130. DAD! I MEAN, TEACHER.
I NEED TO USE THE BATHROOM.
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131. HEY! HE CALLED THE TEACHER HIS DAD!
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132. TEACHER
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133. HA HA HA HA
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134. HE ALSO NERVOUSLY TOUCHES HIS HAIR.
IS HE MY DAD?
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135. 6TH GRADE NEWSPAPER
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136. TRUTH BY FUJINO
SUMMER FESTIVAL BY KYOMOTO
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137. I quit.
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138. What's wrong? Pass the newspaper, Fujino.
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139. Hey.
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140. Wanna go for ice cream after school?
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141. Really? Sure!
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142. We haven't hung out in ages.
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143. DRAWING
REVISION WORKSHOP
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144. KARATE
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145. Mom! Could you throw these out too?
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146. GRADUATION!
BYE, EVERYONE!
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147. FACULTY'S OFFICE
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148. Hey, Fujino.
Congratulations on your graduation.
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149. I'm sorry, but I need a favor.
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150. Could you give this graduation diploma
to Kyomoto for me?
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151. I'll give you her address.
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152. What? Why me?
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153. Well, even if you quit drawing
in sixth grade,
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154. you guys still worked together
on the newspaper manga.
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155. I'm sure Kyomoto would rather get it
from you than from an old man like me.
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156. Well, I'd rather not, really.
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157. Oh, come on.
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158. Do your teacher one last favor.
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159. - Seriously?
- Here.
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160. KYOMOTO
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161. No one's home?
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162. It's open.
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163. Hello?
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164. I'm here to deliver
your graduation diploma.
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165. I'll leave it here, okay?
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166. Someone's home.
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167. Excuse me.
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168. I brought your graduation diploma.
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169. KYOMOTO'S HOUSE
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170. Don't come out! Don't come out!
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171. Come out! Come out!
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172. It's the world shut-in competition finals!
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173. Kyomoto is in first place
by a significant lead.
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174. KYOMOTO
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175. What am I even doing?
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176. Wait...
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177. No!
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178. Hey...
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179. I'm leaving your graduation diploma here!
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180. Goodbye!
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181. Fujino-sensei!
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182. Kyomoto?
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183. Every week, I got... I got the newspaper.
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184. I read your manga from the start,
since third grade.
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185. I... I...
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186. I'm a fan of yours, Fujino-sensei!
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187. Can I have your autograph?
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188. I don't have any paper!
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189. My back!
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190. Please sign the back of my jacket!
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191. Sure.
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192. My favorites are Love Square from the
second week of August in third grade,
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193. the Sasaki series you did
from January to March in fourth grade,
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194. and every single one
from fifth and sixth grades was brilliant.
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195. I couldn't always finish
my strips in time,
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196. but you did one every week
while attending school.
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197. I couldn't believe
you were a grade schooler like me.
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198. Your stories and drawings
kept getting better around fifth grade,
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199. I was sure of it.
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200. Fujino-sensei, you're a manga genius!
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201. So, why...
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202. Why did you stop drawing your strips
in the middle of sixth grade?
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203. Well, actually...
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204. I'm trying to come up with a story
for a manga competition.
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205. So basically,
I quit so that I could reach the next level.
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206. A manga competition?
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207. Amazing!
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208. I wanna see it! I totally wanna see it!
That's so amazing!
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209. I wanna see! I wanna see!
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210. Well, the idea's only in my head for now,
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211. but it's pretty much finished.
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212. Basically, all that's left
is to draw a draft and ink it.
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213. I wanna see! I wanna see!
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214. Then, I guess I could show you
when it's done.
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215. It's starting to rain. I should go.
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216. See you.
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217. See you.
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218. METAL PARADE
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219. Wait for me.
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220. I'm home.
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221. Welcome back.
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222. You're still here?
Wait, you finished the background already?
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223. Yes. I don't go to school,
so it's a piece of cake.
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224. But it feels like we'll never
be able to finish all 45 pages.
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225. Yeah, and we've been drawing nonstop.
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226. METAL PARADE
BY KYO FUJINO
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227. You two middle schoolers really drew this?
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228. Amazing. I'm impressed.
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229. But it took us an entire year
to finish it.
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230. And she's done all the backgrounds.
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231. No, no. Being able to finish a manga
as a middle school student is a feat.
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232. The drawings and story
are both high quality.
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233. You could win an honorable mention
at the very least.
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234. METAL PARADE
BY KYO FUJINO
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235. WEEKLY JUMP
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236. RESULTS
13-YEAR-OLD DUO TAKES RUNNER-UP!
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237. 1 MILLION YEN AWARD
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238. METAL PARADE
BY KYO FUJINO (13)
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239. Ta-da!
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240. I opened a bank account with my mom.
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241. Me too.
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242. And, guess what?
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243. Ta-da!
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244. I withdrew 100,000 yen.
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245. You could buy a house with that.
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246. Want to buy one?
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247. Let's go into town tomorrow.
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248. It's my treat.
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249. Don't you need to save that?
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250. Well, we're gonna draw more manga
and make loads of money anyway.
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251. So let's go eat tons of whipped cream
with this money.
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252. Yeah.
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253. CREPE FOREST
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254. Thank you for the treating me today.
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255. We spent like crazy,
but we only used 5,000 yen.
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256. I'm glad I came out of my room.
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257. What?
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258. To tell you the truth,
I was afraid to go out today.
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259. You see, I stopped going to school
because I was scared of people.
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260. But I had a really good time today.
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261. I started drawing because
I had nothing to do at home.
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262. But now I'm glad I did.
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263. Fujino, thank you
for getting me out of my room.
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264. You can thank me with 100,000 yen.
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265. What?
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266. Just kidding.
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267. THE SEA CITIES
BY KYO FUJINO
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268. MY HEART LIES WITH THE SEA
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269. THE CICADA HUMANS
BY KYO FUJINO
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270. THE MAN WHO ATE THE CRAB
BY KYO FUJINO
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271. BAGWORM
BY KYO FUJINO
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272. THE WORLD OF BACKGROUND ART
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273. We're getting serialized?
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274. The editor-in-chief wants you to try it
after you graduate high school.
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275. You've already had seven one-shots
published at age 17!
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276. Honestly, it's happening a little late.
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277. I'm sorry, I...
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278. I want to go to art school.
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279. So...
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280. So,
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281. I can't help with the series.
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282. Where's this coming from all of a sudden?
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283. Well, I guess it's fine.
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284. You only draw the backgrounds anyway.
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285. I can just get assistants to handle that.
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286. But there's no point
in going to art school.
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287. I heard there are no job prospects
even with an art degree.
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288. Yeah.
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289. I know...
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290. And you'll have to talk
to lots of strangers, you know?
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291. I'll work on that.
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292. If you just stick with me,
everything will work out.
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293. I want to try living on my own,
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294. without having to rely on you.
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295. It'll be so boring! I guarantee you!
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296. No, it won't!
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297. It totally will be!
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298. Not to mention, there's no way
you can handle college life on your own!
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299. I can! I will learn how!
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300. You'll fail!
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301. You're too shy to even talk
to the cashier at the convenience store!
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302. I'll practice.
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303. You can't pull it off!
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304. - But...
- What?
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305. I want to...
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306. get better at drawing.
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307. WEEKLY JUMP
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308. SHARK KICK SERIES RANKING
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309. SHARK KICK VOLUME 1
BY KYO FUJINO
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310. SHARK KICK VOLUME 2
BY KYO FUJINO
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311. SHARK KICK VOLUME 3
BY KYO FUJINO
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312. SHARK KICK SERIES RANKING
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313. KYO FUJINO
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314. SHARK KICK RANKED NO. 1
ANIME ADAPTATION CONFIRMED!
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315. Yes. She works diligently,
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316. but it's just not working out.
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317. Is there anyone else?
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318. Right, yes. I need more assistants.
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319. She's fast, but...
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320. She doesn't give enough thought
to the full picture.
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321. I know it's hard to find someone good.
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322. We have breaking news
from the Yamagata Broadcasting Station.
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323. Right. I'll just have to do
what I can for now.
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324. No, sorry again for the trouble.
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325. Let's discuss it again some other time.
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326. Okay. Bye.
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327. I repeat.
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328. Today at midday at an art university
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329. a man with no fixed address
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330. attacked students
using an axe-like weapon.
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331. The Yamagata police have arrested a man
believed to be the perpetrator.
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332. We are yet to receive
any information regarding the victims.
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333. The police are investigating the case
as a possible indiscriminate attack.
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334. CALLING
KYOMOTO
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335. MOM
INCOMING CALL
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336. If our manga ever gets serialized,
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337. I want the artwork
to be super high quality.
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338. But I draw really slow.
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339. I wish I could draw faster.
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340. That's easy.
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341. If your drawing skills improve,
so will your speed.
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342. I plan on improving mine.
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343. Then, I'll work on my drawing skills too.
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344. Like you, Fujino.
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345. Awesome. Keep your eyes on my back and you'll grow too.
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346. BREAKING NEWS
ART SCHOOL MASSACRE KILLER ARRESTED
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347. 12 DEAD
3 GRAVELY INJURED
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348. STRUCK THE BODIES MULTIPLE TIMES
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349. "THE ART I POSTED ON THE INTERNET
WAS PLAGIARIZED"
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350. SHARK KICK HIATUS ANNOUNCEMENT
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT
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351. WEEKLY JUMP
SHARK KICK
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352. DON'T COME OUT!
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353. COME OUT! COME OUT!
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354. SHUT-IN COMPETITION FINALS!
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355. KYOMOTO IS IN FIRST PLACE
BY A SIGNIFICANT LEAD
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356. KYOMOTO
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357. DON'T COME OUT!
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358. COME OUT! COME OUT!
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359. It's my fault.
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360. It's because...
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361. I drew this manga that day.
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362. Kyomoto died...
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363. because of me.
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364. If I hadn't gotten her out of her room,
she wouldn't have died.
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365. Why?
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366. Why?
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367. Why did I draw this?
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368. Drawing is completely useless...
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369. "Don't come out"?
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370. Hello?
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371. I'm here to deliver
your graduation diploma.
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372. I'll leave it here, okay?
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373. Must be a ghost.
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374. LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE
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375. SECOND FLOOR OF THE ART DEPARTMENT
WESTERN ART COURSE BUILDING
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376. A STUDENT SITS ON A SOFA FOR A BREAK
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377. FROM THE STAIRCASE
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378. THERE ARE NO OTHER STUDENTS
NEAR THE SOFA
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379. AT 11:19 A.M., A MAN ENTERS FROM
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380. HE IS HOLDING A POINTED TOOL
HE FOUND AT THE ART PRACTICE BUILDING
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381. Hey, you.
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382. I mean...
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383. You. I'm talking to you.
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384. At the exhibition,
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385. there was an artwork
that looked like mine, right?
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386. - My...
- Sorry?
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387. The artwork I posted online!
There was an exact copy, right?
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388. THE MAN SAID HE INTENDED TO KILL
ANY ART STUDENT HE SAW
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389. Don't you dare look down on me!
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390. That was my idea!
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391. You stole my art!
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392. I practice karate at the dojo
in the neighboring town.
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393. I was jogging
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394. when I saw this guy
going into campus with a weapon.
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395. I knew he was trouble,
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396. so I ran after him and when I gave him
a karate kick, I fell and broke my leg.
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397. Pretty lame, isn't it?
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398. Thank you very much.
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399. I'd like to thank you properly,
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400. so can I have your phone number?
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401. Yeah, sure thing.
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402. Fujino.
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403. Fujino-sensei.
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404. Are you Fujino-sensei by any chance?
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405. Sensei?
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406. When you were in grade school,
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407. did you draw four-panel manga strips
for the school newspaper?
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408. Yeah, I did, now that you mention it.
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409. It really is you!
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410. I was a fan of your four-panel manga.
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411. What a coincidence, right?
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412. Thanks.
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413. Sorry, but it's time to go.
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414. Why did you quit drawing manga?
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415. I recently started drawing again.
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416. If my manga gets serialized,
be my assistant, okay?
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417. I'm home.
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418. FIRST KISS BY FUJINO
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419. - KISS ME AGAIN WHEN WE'RE REINCARNATED.
- I WILL.
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420. - I'll kill you!
- Ahhh!
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421. - Take this!
- Agh!
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422. You're Fujino-sensei!
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423. You are not hurt?
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424. Then my work here is done.
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425. LOOK BACK BY KYOMOTO
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426. SHARK KICK BY KYO FUJINO
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427. READER QUESTIONNAIRE
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428. AYUMU FUJINO
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429. You know, for starters,
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430. I don't even like drawing manga.
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431. It's not fun, just plain tedious
and super unglamorous too.
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432. I can draw all day long
and still be nowhere near finished.
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433. I should stick to reading them.
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434. Drawing isn't for me.
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435. Then why do you draw, Fujino?
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436. METAL PARADE (WORKING TITLE)
BY AYUMU FUJINO
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437. SEPTEMBER
DEADLINE
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438. METAL PARADE
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439. IT'S SHARK TIME, BABY!
TO BE CONTINUED IN VOLUME 12!
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