#Jump Comics SQ

[kibutsujidemon]

"the math teacher's soo sexy"

who want Oxford University .

[jacksgreysays]

Gardens Shikako & A Softer World #62 ??? (aka transmigration quote that eats my brain) When we die we come back different, like, with greener eyes, or as some far off star.

I also love that softer world quote, anon! (There’s actually an @asofterdreaming comic that uses it)

I think, though, what makes it especially brain eating is that its--footnote? subtitle? Post title? Secret, parenthetical style whisper at the end?—is “you’ll be someone you wouldn’t understand.”

In total I think this quote doesn’t actually apply to Gardens!Shikako as straightforwardly as it may seem from the outset for several reasons:

1) Gardens!Shikako seems to not actually die so much as she gets thrown into different universes that don’t have their own “Shikako” 2) She arrives in each universe as herself—not a new body or even a “reset” version—as, presumably, she activates the Gelel jump. Which includes her stats but also her techniques and access to her hammerspace 3) In a lot of gardens fic, Shikako is so OP (which I love and am guilty of myself) that she’s very rarely confused? If anything, she seems to have perfect information or, at least, very often appears omniscient to the other characters she encounters

Overall, not a quote that applies to a “standard” Gardens!Shikako per se…

… but we could change some things :D

And I’m going to be honest, my first thought of how to, essentially, break all three of the above listed rules would be to just… okay, I am laughing at this, and it IS funny but it IS also incredibly lazy of me… (which honestly is VERY Nara of me of you think about it)

She is still Shikako… but instead of Shikamaru’s twin sister, she’s Shikadai’s twin sister.

AND I STILL HOLD THAT I HAVE NOT CONSUMED ANY BORUTO, NOR AM I LIKELY TO EVER DO SO!

BUT!

IT HITS ALL THE POINTS OF THE A SOFTER WORLD QUOTE!

If this is a world that HAD a Shikako—Shikamaru’s twin sister at some point—then this is a world where a Shikako DID die and then CAME BACK. Perhaps even with greener eyes. And she is someone she wouldn’t understand because presumably that SQ soul ALSO HASN’T CONSUMED ANY BORUTO and so none of the usual omniscience applies.

And, like, if this is a world where Shikako—as Shikamaru’s twin sister—had died or disappeared after the Jashin incident and thus was presumed dead after a decade or so, WOULDN’T Shikamaru name his firstborn daughter after his long lost sister? ESPECIALLY if she’s also a twin to Shikadai.

AND LIKE. IMAGINE BOTH HOW SAD AND FUNNY THINGS ARE IN THIS WORLD.

Like, WHAT IF THIS IS HER ACTUAL ORIGINAL UNIVERSE? She truly cannot go back home. But she is home. She’s literally as home as she can be, but she’s not herself but she is herself but not really.

It’s not “came back wrong” and it’s not “you can never come home” but a secret, stupid third thing: “I’m my own niece.”

THIS IS GOING TO LIVE IN MY BRAIN FOR A WHILE, ANON. I MAY COME BACK TO THIS. BUT ALSO I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK OF THIS.

[mvshortcut]

Ranking every time the Ten Men get taken down by how cringe fail they are (Part 2)

Warning: this post contains major spoilers for Riddle of Ages!

We're back again already, folks. Part 1 is here; now it's time for round 2 of some good old pointing and laughing.

Book 4: The Riddle of Ages

first appearance of my problematic faves the Katz brothers! There's always gotta be one cowardly goon in the lot, and the Scaredy Katz fulfill their role admirably. This knockout isn't too cringe-worthy, although the dramatic "Now!" [immediately gets knocked out] is quite comical, as well as the image of him trying to run on his knees. 3/10

And here we have Garrotte being painfully average once again. Although this one is made more interesting by the fact that he and Sharpe apparently jumped some random businessmen on the street and stole their completely normal briefcases, then had the audacity to be surprised when said completely normal briefcases didn’t hold up well in a combat scenario. It’s almost as if they’re designed to hold paperwork, not fend off a flurry of tranquilizer darts. Who would’ve thunk. Also. You could literally walk into any Home Depot and find dozens of items more suited for this purpose, which the Ten Men easily could’ve done if they weren’t so darn committed to the stonks bit. 

Also, “Most unfair! Such shoddy materials!” is the funniest possible thing you could say upon getting knocked out. It’s giving “trust fund kindergartener encounters Crayola crayons during art class for the first time ever.” Please just say “god damn it” like a normal person. 4/10

See this one is so funny to me. You're telling me that the infamous shock watches, which have terrorized several of our beloved characters over the course of the series, can be defeated simply by doing simple gymnastics? it's giving "show Sticky doing long division in his head to defeat Curtain's infamous Happiness brainwashing." Also, you're telling me you can knock out people simply by throwing darts at them? wild. anyways. I love Katz getting knocked out mid-threatening leap. 5/10

diversity win! Milligan won't kill you but he isn't above shooting you in the ass! 7/10

sorry this is so long but we need the full context to appreciate how cringe this is. imagine you brought five (5) of your best men to locate SQ Pedalian, a young adult not particularly skilled in combat, and also to fight a teenage girl. And now it's gone so sideways that you're literally the last one left standing. Standing, on top of an ice cream truck that you pushed on top of your opponent, who is now trapped beneath and yet has his hands casually laced behind his head as if he's tanning on the beach. And you got tricked into standing there, pinned by an empty gun, and simply watching while he loads darts into the (previously empty) gun. And now he's just shooting a bunch of empty darts at you, one after another, while you have to stand there and wait for him to finally knock you out. I think I would disintegrate on the spot. Also "You wouldn't shoot me in the face. That's not your style" bestie you just watched him shoot Sharpe in the ass. Would you prefer that instead? 9/10

This one might take the cake. First of all, they all fell for the trap, so now they're stuck in jail again like 3 days after escaping. And then, the teenage girl you've been terrorizing for years finally turns your stupid condescending pet names right back on you before a nine year old uses her mind powers to make you knock yourself out with your own weapon. 🫵 CRINGE. 10/10

Still very cringe, though less so than McCracken. It's kinda funny that Constance made them use their shockwatches instead of the (less painful) handkerchiefs. 6/10

Y'know, given the Katz brother's astounding loser energy, I'm amazed that they might actually have the least cringe take down. Taking the coward's way out. I respect it. Love them staring out the window. sad tigger gif here. Bonus points for ratting out Crawlings for being awful. 1/10 and two gold star stickers for them both

And, finally, for the grand finale, our favorite cringe boy is back:

Crawlings is making up for having fewer appearances in this book by making his COUNT. and YIKES. I literally have to step away every time I read this. From the supervillain monologue, to everyone groaning at him and then simply ignoring him (knowing what's about to happen), to Crawlings immediately poisoning and temporarily paralyzing himself the SECOND he gets a chance to be the Final Girl. And then he gets thrown back into jail. Plus the fact that he's on the floor about to pass out still wondering when the "Genius Serum" will kick in. uhhh. y'know, Crawlings, I might not be a genius either, but I have the slightest inkling that all may not be going according to plan. 11/10

And there we have it folks! The final rankings are:

Hertz: 6

The Katz Brothers: 9

Garrotte: 14

Sharpe: 22

McCracken: 35

And, in first place, with 36 points, our beloved Crawlings.

In conclusion,

[rinseveryday]

Interview with Kazue Kato in Jump SQ Manga Dojo Feb 2023

Link to the original tweet from Jump SQ official

Rough summary from what I read through Google Translate below vvv

This month Kato is judging the March Jump SQ. Rookie Manga Award SPARK contest. This is the question corner, Manga Dojo, where Kato goes a bit into explaining how she directs the story through the design of her panel layouts.

The flow of the story is influenced by the shape, size, and placement of each panel (koma) and text bubbles. Additionally, choosing what angle to place the camera and

Summary by me:

This month Kato is judging the March Jump SQ. Rookie Manga Award SPARK contest. This is the question corner, Manga Dojo, where Kato goes a bit into explaining her tips on how she directs the story through the design of her page layouts.

Q 1 & 2: The flow of the story is influenced by the shape, size, and placement of each panel (koma) and text bubble. It is also important to note that staging, or the placement of camera angles and the direction characters are facing also are important in establishing flow on the page.

Q 3: Kato believes that layout design is the most enjoyable part of the comic making process. No matter how good your drawings are, how good the characters are, or how good the story is, if your page layout is bad... the story will only be vaguely conveyed. If you're a writer and you haven't thought about these things, pay attention when you're reading your favorite manga. When your layout is intentional, your manga will be easier to read! Good luck!

Kato... page layouts are also the hardest part of making comics orz

If anyone is thinking of translating this in full and needs help with comic terminology, I'm open to help!

[nobodysdaydreams]

For your character bingo game!! SQ our beloved, Lucy Pevensie (I see you like Narnia 👀) and since I happen to know you liked Star Wars, Anakin skywalker if you don’t mind. Any or all of these or any other characters you like—I’d love to see!! Hope you’re having a great evening :D

Thank you so much Katie, and I hope you are having a wonderful day! 🥰🥰🥰

My answer to SQ is here

My answer to Lucy Pevensie is here

Anakin:

Look, do I think Anakin is sympathetic? Sure. Do I still think he's a criminal who hurt his friends and family and that his actions are his fault? Yes. Could I ever see someone with his personality being friends with me? No. Does he need therapy? So much. Am I interesting in jumping into the Star Wars fandom Anakin discourse? Absolutely not. I'm not a fan that HATES him, but he's just not "my character" you know what I mean?

However, you will notice I checked the "wasted potential" box. And that is for the one thing very specific thing about Anakin's character that I am passionate about (feel free to disagree if you want).

Do I wish we could have gotten more between him/his force ghost and his grandson Ben Solo/Kylo Ren in the sequels as a way for him to make it up to Leia and Han for what he did to them? 100% Yes. He saves Luke, yay, but he has a whole other kid who he held back as she watched her planet, home, and family get blown to smithereens and a son-in-law he tortured. And maybe there's a comic or spinoff where they have a scene together, idk. But how poetically beautiful would it be if Anakin made up for not doing anything about the destruction of Leia's family on Alderaan by helping save her new family from the dark side and ultimately, his own legacy? There's so much I could say about this, but I think you get the idea.

[japan-dramangastery]

集英社的漫画杂志00（背景）

日本漫画杂志的第三期，让我们聊一聊大名鼎鼎的出版社集英社。

关于集英社

概要

株式会社集英社，日本的综合出版社。发行『週刊少年ジャンプ（Jump）』、『週刊プレイボーイ』、『non-no』、『すばる』 、『Myojo』等杂志。社名取自「聚集英知」（「英知が集う」）的意思。

目前与小学館目前同属于一桥集团（「一ツ橋グループ」）。

历史变迁

集英社的前身最早可以追溯到1925年，小学馆的娱乐杂志出版部门，开始使用「集英社」的商号。（当时的字体为「輯英社」）。次年部门从小学馆中分离独立，也被认为是集英社的创业年。不过实际上集英社的发展与小学馆之间密切相关，即使到如今也是同样隶属于同一家集团一桥集团。

（关于集英社与小学馆之间的复杂关系，尤其是49年以前相賀家族还实际担任集英社的一把手的阶段，可以参考小学馆那一期。）

1949年集英社从「合資会社集英社」改组为「株式会社集英社」，集英社的社长交棒给陶山巌这位非「相賀」家族的人，不过对于集英社实际的掌控，「相賀」家族可一直牢牢的抓在手中。不过这并不影响双方在出版业的很多领域都存在激烈的竞争关系。

现任社长廣野眞一从「株式会社集英社」时期首任社长陶山巌算起，已经是第8代了。

上图：现任社长廣野眞一。

现在总部大楼是1990年竣工的神保町ビル，位于东京都千代区一ツ橋二丁目。

白泉社

与讲谈社旗下和漫画业务相关的子出版社一迅社与星海社类似，集英社旗下也有类似的子出版社白泉社。

株式会社白泉社，一桥集团所属的负责漫画、绘本、小说等出版业务的日本出版社。1973年12月1日、从集英社分出来作为一家編集会社成立。社名来自于「泉のごとく申（白）す」，希望成为一家通过如清泉��涌出的“文字”抚慰并感动每个人的心灵的出版公司。

位于東京都千代田区神田淡路町二丁目的白泉社总部大楼（后面那栋，前面那栋是「神田志乃多寿司」的总店。）

漫画杂志概述

按照集英社官网的分类方式，可分为「少年マンガ誌」、「少女・女性マンガ誌」、「青年マンガ誌」。

特征

类似讲谈社的「マガジン」（Magazine），小学館的「サンデー」（Sunday）、「ビッグコミック」（Big Comic）、「コロコロ」，集英社的招牌就是「ジャンプ」(Jump)啦。

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[bat-in-the-machine]

I love these comics. Been reading AGAHF since the second chapter, Side Quested from jump. Highly recommend both. (Especially SQ)

It's time for new webcomics!

At SIDE QUESTED, there's a beautiful banquet and not a single thing looming over the festivities, yes I know what I did there. (This is my favorite scene so far.)

At A GIRL AND HER FED, the conversation is dark and perhaps not improved by splendid food. Being married to a paladin is the worst. Just ask Marcus' wife.

[odioart]

Shouichi Taguchi i x Odio 僕は友達が少ない ( Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai) c o l o r f u l 

[in-love-with-ryuk]

Obata and Ohba made a comic strip as a crossover between Death Note and Platinum End!!

It was published on Weekly Shonen Jump, so it's indeed official.

I translated it myself from Japanese with my (little) Japanese knowledge along with three JP websites, it should be pretty accurate.

WJ= Weekly Jump

SQ= Square Jump

[dat-gray-boi]

『D.Gray-man』center color — @Jump_SQ twitter

（続き)今号の特別付録は『D.Gray-man』クリアしおりです。漫画本編もセンターカラー34Ｐ掲載しています。 クリアしおりは8月4日(金)発売の公式ファンブック第2弾『グレイログ』にもぜひお使いください。かなりレアな逸品(koroも登場）です！お見逃し��く。小菅

EDIT: it could also be the cover of the new fan book, I don’t read Japanese help me out here

[mihaelkeehl]

Updated Death Note Merch pictures since I was cleaning

Contents below the cut

First edition Japanese Manga

Bunko edition manga

Convenience comics edition manga

Convenience comics edition manga

All in one manga

Black edition manga

Hardback manga (first volume only)

Shounen jump comics with Death Note covers including jump SQ with the new one shot

Volume 8 and how to read 13 Japanese edition

L change the world Japanese edition

L change the world novel

LABB novel

Death note boxset anime

Death Note anime Blu-ray boxset

L change the world movie

L change the world special edition movie

L change the world behind the scenes dvd

Live action movies 1 and 2 boxset

Death Note relights 1 and 2 dvd

Complete nendoroid petit figures sets 1 and 2

Death Note sound track 1, 2 and 3

L change the world sound track

Death note musical soundtrack, Kenji Urai and Hayato Kakizawa vers

Bandai Death Note figure

Complete Jun Planning figure collection

Mello DVD bonus figure

Near DVD bonus figure

Complete bobble head figure collection

Shinigami skull figure (metal)

Complete Real Figure Collection figures

Death Note note book 1 and 2 Japanese

Death Note calendar (2007)

Near commemorative card 50th shounen jump

Gods eye tarot deck and accompanying book and merch

Ryuk earring necklace pendant

Death Note trading card game starter pack

Never Complete art board

Shinigami King figure DVD bonus

Christmas Nendoroid Light Yagami

Never Complete stickers

Never Complete knife and spoon set

Special edition how to read 13 with Nears finger puppets

Temporary Death Note tattoos

Clear ‘I am L’ file

Replica Misa Amane Death Note

Replica Light Yagami Death Note

Various doujinshi by ai love love and NEEMA

Never Complete catalogue

Death Note short stories

Death Note file no. 15

Takeshi Obata art prints

Nendoroid L and Light 2.0

[ayameyumesaki]

Just now, CLAMP announced that e-book version of GATE 7 is published for 15th Anniversary of SQ Jump Comics and you can read the first volume for free until 10th November 2022!

My hand is itching to read the original version 🥺

(Anyway, you need to have Amazon account to access the e-book, and it's in Japanese!)

[kenkaodoll]

Kamiya Dojo Monogatari Tales 39 (Jump SQ 21/03)

About Kamiya Dojo Monogatari:

Tales of Kamiya dojo is written by Kaoru Kurosaki and published along with “Rurouni Kenshin Hokkaido” arc in JUMPSQ. The tale involved the Rurouni Kenshin character in daily life that takes time between Kenshin and Kaoru marriage until the epilogue chapter in original manga before Hokkaido Arc. Until this month (Feb 2022) there are a total 51 chapters in Tales of Kamiya dojo. This is an unofficial translation.

Previous story: https://kenkaodoll.tumblr.com/post/676074488718344192/kamiya-dojo-monogatari-tales-38-jump-sq-2102

The next day.

Megumi came to Akabeko with a sample of lotion.

“One bottle per person. When the bottle is empty, please return it to me.”

“Yes, ma'am.”

The cheerful replies of the girls echoed through the store. Akabeko is thriving, riding the wave of civilization, and has recently increased the number of female workers. After the store burned down two years ago, they had rebuilt it to accommodate more customers than before, and it seems to have worked .

“It is important to keep your skin clean. Wash your face well and  wipe  the water off your face with a hand towel gently. Then, apply a generous amount of this lotion. There's no point in applying lotion to dirty skin. Make it a habit to apply it after waking up in the morning and before going to bed at night”

“Yes, ma’am.”

“Wow, smells good”

“If this is used before sleep, it seems we will have nice dream”

The waitresses quickly opened the cork of the bottle to smell the lotion inside and apply it to their faces.

“I'd like you to recommend the lotion to people around you if you like it. It's sold at Takiya, a drug store in Nihonbashi. I really appreciate it if you do that.

“Yes, ma’am”

“I'm sure you'll agree. If your skin is getting rough, the effect of this lotion would be doubted, so be sure to take good care of it starting today. Also, make sure you get good nutrition and get plenty of sleep”

“Megumi-san, do you think nutrition and sleep are related to the lotion?”

Tae commented.

“They may be unrelated to the effect of lotion, but beauty and health are related. I want to sell lotion, but my biggest wish is that you will be healthy. After all I'm not a lotion maker, I'm a doctor.”

“Oh, I see. But our restaurant serves lunch and dinner, so we can get enough nutrition, so we are fine”

“It's true, the food was so good that my skin was glowing”

One of the waitresses reported.

“Well, that's no problem”

Megumi smiled.

“My mother was worried that I might develop blood sickness if I ate all the Akabeko’s food. What do you think, lady doctor?”

The other waitress asked Megumi with a worried look.

At that time, it was said that eating too much beef or milk would cause blood sickness due to the excessive amount of nourishment. In the 10th year of the Meiji era, there was even a kyoka (comical song/lyric) posted in the weekly satire magazine "Dandan Chinbun'' called "Blood sickness  caused by beef and broth cured with ‘senkyuu’  grass root and tree bark . ‘Senkyuu’ is a perennial herb of the parsley family that is used in Chinese herbal medicine.  Here it is a hang-up word used in a pun on "Naoriyasen". The blood sickness (red blood cell hyperplasia) in modern times is considered to be different because it is not a disease caused by excessive intake of nutrients.

“Well, yes. Eating beef is not necessarily bad for your health, but it is better to get nutrition from a variety of foods than  only beef. So if you want to eat beef, eat other foods at home to maintain a balance. Eating plenty of seasonal vegetables is very good.”

“I'm glad. I wondered what I would do if I was told that I shouldn't eat the meals. Because it's really delicious”

“You like to come to work for the meals, right?”

“That’s right”

The waitresses were chattering away.

“I wonder if it's open yet”

A well-dressed, western-style gentleman with a mustache opened the door.

“Ah, yes, please come in!”

Tae greeted the gentleman with a big smile on her face.

“Welcome to our shop!!!”

The waitresses  chanted in lively voices. Their voices were bright enough to cheer up the ambience.

“Please take this seat, sir”

“Mm.”

A woman wearing a Kimono with a marukage (traditional topknot hair) quietly followed behind the gentleman.  They were probably a couple. Marukage is a hairstyle that has been used by married women since the Edo period. However, in this case, the woman still looked quite young, despite her round topknot hairstyle.

Within the era of civilization, men were quick to switch to Western-style clothing, but it took much longer for women's Western-style clothing to spread than men's, so the combination of a gentleman in Western-style clothing and his wife in kimono was not uncommon.

As the guests arrived, the waitresses stopped chattering and quickly took their places.

“I'm going to eat here and then go home. I don't want to keep bothering. One beef hot pot, please.”

“Yes. Thank you!”

Tae smiled reflexively.

“Two beef pots”

The gentleman from before ordered.

“ Yes, thank you sir!”

Tae replied to him with a smile as well.

“My wife has never had the popular beef hot pot before”

The gentleman spoke to Tae in a good mood.

“Well. You're a good husband who loves his wife“

“ Yes, I'm very grateful”

The young mistress said in a quiet voice and bowed.

“I have a business and come to Asakusa often, but this is the first time for my wife. I'm thinking of doing business with foreigners in the future, but I have to take my wife to dinner parties with me, so she has to get used to eating meat. We’re living in an odd world now.”

Of course, in the Edo period, there was no such thing as a dinner party with a foreigner accompanied by his wife, so the gentleman's impression of an odd world was not surprising. However, the gentleman's words sounded more like he was bragging about having dinner with a foreigner accompanied by his wife, rather than worrying about the odd world. Tae, with the intuition of a businessman, sees through this.

“Well. A dinner party with a foreigner. That's so glamorous and wonderful, isn't it? I hope that  we can celebrate your prosperity.”

He looked flattered after hearing the words.

Seeing that the gentleman was in a good mood, Tae became more convinced that this must be a man whose business was really going well. Then she said.

“Oh, yes!, that's it, I remember”

As if she remembered, she took out a small bottle that was tucked into her belt. It was Megumi's lotion.

“Here’s a very good lotion. This is the sample, so you can try it if you like”

Tae quickly handed the bottle to the young mistress.

She intended to make the young wives with husbands whose businesses were doing well buy lotion.

Seeing that, Megumi hurriedly took out a flier with a map of Takiya store and its address, then went to the mistress’ seat and handed it over.

“Well, I’m selling the lotion in this shop, please come if you want to chat with us about the result”

This was a strategy that Tae and Megumi had planned before.

They would give a sample of the lotion and a flier showing the location of the Takiya store to potential customers who would buy it. When they handed out the fliers, they didn't say, "Please come to buy," but rather, "Please come to chat," to raise the threshold.

“Takiya... Takiya-san, a drug wholesaler in Nihonbashi. Isn’t it?”

The young mistress took the small bottle and the flier without hesitation. Megumi and Tae stared at her with smiles on their faces.

“…..”

Unable to bear the pressure, the young mistress uncorked the vial and poured out some of the lotion inside into her palm, smelling the fragrance.

“Well... It smells so good.”

Her voice was a little louder.

“Such a lovely thing. Are you sure you want me to take it?”

“Yes, of course. If you like it, please come to Takiya.”

Megumi spoke to her amiably, an unusual manner for her.

At that moment.

“Ma’am!”

Suddenly, a sharp, blatantly gruff voice flew out.

“Yes, sir”

Tae replied, surprised with the abruptness.

“It’s slow!”

“Eh!?”

“Is the beef hot pot ready yet?”

The gentleman, who had been in a good mood earlier, began to shout angrily.

“?”

For a moment, both Megumi and Tae were unaware of the sudden change in attitude.

But Tae was used to doing business with customers.

"Yes, yes, sir, It’s coming, please wait a minute.

Tae said, then she gently pulled Megumi's arm and left the gentleman.

“Now... What was that? What was that?”

Tae pulled her to the kitchen in the back, and Megumi made sure that the gentleman could not hear their conversation before whispering.

“I wonder what it is...”

Tae whispered in response.

“Sometimes there are customers like that. The man who just came in was probably jealous because his wife had been pampered by us for giving her lotion. He has a nice beard, but he's a child at heart, I guess”

“It's not so bad if someone scares you from the start because you're prepared for it, but when someone who's friendly then suddenly changes, it's scary and surprising. Maybe I'm not cut out for the hospitality industry.”

Megumi thought languidly  about what just happened.

“Well, we just happened to have a customer like that today. Let's eat some beef hot pot and get well”

“What... You want me to go back to that seat over there and eat beef hot pot? In the seat near that customer?”

“No way. I told you to eat at the place where we're preparing the food today. You can leave through the back door”

“Thanks. I'll do that”

Megumi said without enthusiasm.

At the table where the gentleman and his young wife were seated a waitress finished delivering the beef hot pot they had ordered.

However, the gentleman's gruff and loud voice continued. The gentleman's voice continued to be loud and abusive towards the young mistress and her family, saying things like, "You come from a poor family, and if it weren't for me, the whole family would have starved to death," and, "Your brother can learn, but he can't do business. Honestly, it was unbearable to listen to.

The young mistress was just getting smaller and smaller as the gentleman hurled abusive language at her.

The beef hot pot would not have tasted right after that.

・

A few days later.

Megumi was given a seat in a corner of the Takiya. She started selling the lotion. The Master of Takiya store was very happy, saying, "I'm glad I asked Megumi-san ”.

And then,

“Hello, I came to help”

“Huh, what are you doing?”

“Oh no, I’m helping you Megumi-san. Kaoru-san conveyed her apology. She said she was sorry that the Kamiya Dojo was full of useless men, even though she could get the customers from Akabeko for the lotion. So at least I’ll help with the selling”

“But, why are you wearing such weird makeup?”

Misao was wearing badly applied Western-style make-up that made her look like Otemoyan.

.…continue in chapter 40….

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TLnote(1): translating Japanese is so hard because the sentence structure is very different compared with the English also the style of writing is different, plus there’s a lot of figurative, poetic language and things that sounds not making sense if it’s directly translated into english. So forgive me if this is very weird to read, and please tell me if you want give corrections.

TLnote(2) I will provide the original Japanese text for correction if any of you who read have better knowledge of Japanese language. Just dm and I’ll send the file.

TLnote(3) Dtninja had translated some earlier chapters in his website. You can go and check on there, for now I only translate the chapters that I want to read.

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World Trigger 3rd Season Anime's English-Subtitled Trailer, Ad Streamed

The panel at New York Comic Con also revealed that the English dub of the anime's second season is in production and Toei Animation expects the dub will be finished by the end of the year. Ian Sinclair is joining the English dub cast as Gatlin

The third season will premiere on October 9 on TV Asahi's NUMAnimation programming block and will air on Saturdays at 1:30 a.m. The rock band Kami wa Saikoro o Furanai returns to perform the opening theme song "Time Factor," while the duo Fantastic Youth performs the ending theme song "Ungai Dōkei" (Yearning to Be Above the Clouds).

New cast members for the third season include Ryota Takeuchi as Mikhail Kronin and Mamiko Noto as Yuri Rindō.

Crunchyroll will stream the new season starting this weekend.

Daisuke Ashihara debuted the World Trigger manga in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 2013. The manga went on hiatus in November 2016 due to Ashihara's poor physical health, and returned in the magazine in October 2018 for five issues before moving to Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine in December 2018.

Viz Media and MANGA Plus both publish the series simultaneously in English digitally. Viz Media also publishes the manga in print.

The manga inspired two television anime in 2014 and 2015. The second season of the anime premiered on January 9 and aired for 12 episodes. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan.

The manga is inspiring a stage play that will run at Shinagawa Prince Hotel Stellar Ball in Tokyo from November 19-28, and at Sankei Hall Breeze in Osaka from December 2-5.

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New Written Review from Mike Crowley on You’ll Probably Agree: 10 Reasons Why ‘Blade Runner 2049’ is better than ‘Blade Runner’

If you haven’t’ seen the movie, see it then read this. No intro, let’s jump right in.

1. K is a replicant

The reveal of K’s genetic code, or lack thereof, flips everything we assume the movie will be on its head. We are learning along with K what it means to exist. Do we as humans, live like replicants? Do we obey a society that treats us like trash but breath anyways out of the fear of death? Where we viewed “Blade Runner” mostly through Deckard’s eyes who didn’t have much of a personality, K’s lack of a character is his entire purpose for existing. For K to emote is to face death.

Where Harrison Ford’s Deckard entire arc was us questioning if he’s human or not (despite what Ridley Scott unequivocally says), there’s nothing much of substance to Officer Deckard. He gets drunk, retires replicants, that’s it. Name one thing that makes Deckard standout? I’ll wait. Ryan Gosling’s Officer K goes from a machine that is dying spiritually on the inside to someone wanting to have a purpose in life. All while maintaining his composure, if perhaps too much poise for the film. Anything with a conscious can feel. Whether or not how it was made is as relevant as where you were born or what skin color you are. The importance is that you’re here.

K doesn’t seek gratitude nor affirmation. He doesn’t suffer from a narcissistic personality. All he wants is not just to be another useless piece of metal.

2. Deckard has depth this time

Being a daddy changes you a lot. Rick isn’t just a slouchy drunk who likes to shoot robots out of legal obligation. He’s a man who’s principles and love for forbidden things cost him his life. What kind of soul did Deckard have in the first film? Who did he care for? Please don’t say, Rachel, we all know why he was attracted to Rachel. Like Winston in 1984, Deckard rejects Big Brother for a life of pain to gain a glimmer of happiness. 

3. It’s horrifyingly relevant

Denis Villeneuve based the imagery in 2049 on a planet that has become degraded with pollution. The buildings are extrapolating enormous amounts of water into the atmosphere, the sea wall at the end of the picture will be our new Mount Rushmore, the orange Vegas is happening now. Denis Villeneuve didn’t predict the earth looking like this, but his production team was still spot on. A picture that transcends its very style, developing a look that will be discussed on its merits separate from the ubiquitous original, is a stunning achievement.

Everything isn’t dystopian because that’s the way it was in the book. It’s what will happen to us in real life, why we’d look for colonies to live on if we had the technology or funding towards NASA to do so. God help us all.

4. The love story questions the essence of relationships

The story between K and Joi further examines the meaning of love, sex, and mortality, with the two being different versions of artificiality. When the default sexed-up version of a naked Joy pops up on the screen, we are emotionally mortified. Some of us may be repulsed to observe a character we care for utilized like a thirsty Godzilla.

The towering ad tries to seduce K tempting him to buy it, rendering everything Joi said to K throughout the picture questionable. Its manipulation solidifies his final decision in life to help another man. We’re not sure if she loved him or said what it thought it wanted him to hear throughout the narrative. Possibly Joi herself didn’t know her intentions. An unusual amount of nuance and uncertainty rests in the love story. Who do we love? Why do we love? Do we love by the heart or the heart of our designers whom we don’t know?

Meanwhile, Deckard was just drunk and horny when he bashed Rachel up against the wall. Sorry, that really was all there was to their passion despite what Wallace says.

5. The movie was an honest commentary about how the world views woman

Here’s a controversial one. A lot of women were disgusted by the way they were depicted in the film. Outwardly watching the movie, I can’t blame them. I’ll let Mr. Villeneuve speak for himself. “I am very sensitive to how I portray women in movies. This is my ninth feature film and six of them have women in the lead role. The first Blade Runner was quite rough on the women, something about the film noir aesthetic. But I tried to bring depth to all the characters. For Joi, the holographic character, you see how she evolves. It’s interesting, I think. What is cinema? Cinema is a mirror on society. Blade Runner is not about tomorrow; it’s about today. And I’m sorry, but the world is not kind on women.”

Villeneuve is right. Women today are still sexualized. Even with the Me Too movement, women are continually seen as sex objects or subservient slaves in a male-dominated society. Villeneuve isn’t interested in painting a rosy picture that Hollywood does for female roles to make the audiences feel comfortable. It’s an honest reflection on who we are. What we see is what we don’t want to see, but that’s part of the honesty of cinema.

6. The score is mesmerizing

Another point in which I may face some contention. Yes, Vangelis’ score is iconic, but it only works for the era it was composed in. Much of its mixture of bleeps, blops, and wind chimes are a product of its time. A lot of emotion is missing from the score other than the opening theme and “Tears In Rain.” Hearing much of the soundtrack while on the road, I sometimes thought I was listening to something from a porno. Take a listen to “Wait For Me” in the soundtrack and tell me otherwise. Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Walfisch’s score is timeless while also paying respect to Vangelis’ synthetic use in the original. It dives into the character’s mind providing a replication of something more human than what Vangelis composed.

7. It thematically ties more directly to “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” than “Blade Runner” does.

“Blade Runner” got the overall gist of Phillip K Dick’s novel. Replicants are scared, trying to find a way to survive as Deckard hunts them down. However, the Andies in the movie almost deserve to die. In their quest for more life, they torture and kill multiple civilians. What did the guy making the eyes do to deserve being frozen to death? What about J.R. Sebastian? He was nothing but pleasant to Roy and Pris. Did Roy eye gauge him when he was done with Tyrell?

Aside from Luv (Sylvia Hoeks), our replicants are fully rounded people. Sapper Morton is a watchful protector who was meant to be a NEXUS 8 combat medic; Joi’s true intentions come into question for herself and us. K’s inner conflict is the central core of the story. All of this revolves around the meaning of existence within a world that has forgotten about you. The introduction of Robo procreation is an evolution of Dick’s ideas, widening his notion of why life exists in the first place.

8. It doesn’t get lost in the scale

Many sequels love scope over characters. Remember “The Matrix”? Remember how they talked about Zion and all these other things we didn’t see? When the sequels brought in Zion, the focus got lost in the spectacle. “The Matrix Reloaded” was a bumbling CGI mess of Agent Smith Clones and cave orgies. “The Matrix Revolutions” was a glorified “Space Invaders” game. Shoot as many sentinels as you can before becoming overwhelmed. Amidst the sequels bumbling chaos, I missed the smaller scale of the Nebuchadnezzar crew.

The story of “2049” could have focused on the replicant uprising with thousands of robots slamming into humans. We could have gone off-world to finally see what all these other colonies we’ve heard about are like. Some have argued that the movie could have borrowed some of its source material from the later novels about replicants creating humans, so on and so forth. All of that sounds incredible in theory. In execution, you would likely get “The Matrix” sequels.

A movie that overreaches in scope, attempting to please fans by showing everything. What we got was an incredibly meaningful story that further explores the themes of the original while building upon its world without going too far. We see what’s beyond L.A. on the dilapidated west coast. The answer is not much. The film aims at minimalism over extravaganza.

9. We’re still talking about it

After being MIA for decades, “Blade Runner 2049” isn’t forgotten. I can’t say the same for “Superman Returns,” “Monsters University,” “The Incredibles 2,” “Live Free or Die Hard,” and “Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull.” In fairness, people do talk about Indy 4, but not in a positive fashion. “Blade Runner 2049” returned to the limelight with disastrous box office results yet high accolades, even gaining the Academy’s attention. Ironically it seemed destined to live the life of its predecessor.

“2049” may have tanked because it was a multimillion-dollar art film that respected its audience’s intelligence. Maybe “Blade Runner” was too far gone amongst the public to gain an interest geared almost entirely towards comic books and Disney. I think the trailers after the reveal teaser looked too generic for my own two cents, turning me off from the film for a short while.

Here we are with Honest Trailers in 2020, making a video about a film that came out in 2017. Bloodsoaked orange skies from the headlines mention the atmosphere of this film. Somewhere, about 100 other people are writing their analysis of “Blade Runner 2049” as I type right now. Seven years from now, we’ll be talking about why the world is still like “Blade Runner 2049.” Villeneuve made a timeless sequel to be remembered.

10. It’s better than the first film and one of the best films in the last ten years

Here’s why you’ll probably agree with this one when you put your pitchfork down. Remove your nostalgia goggles. I know it’s hard to do, please, trust me. Look at the points I made above. Think about how ironic the love story is to our lives. The layers of meaning behind K’s existence is lightyears beyond the featureless Rick Deckard. The picture isn’t flawless. Niander Wallace is spectacularly corny in his scenery-chewing grim monologues. Dr. Eldon Tyrell had some ambiguity regarding the morale of his intentions. For that, I’ll give the original the benefit of my doubt. I understand Ryan Gosling was cast to be intentionally deadpan, but it’s okay to emote once. His distant stare in all of his other performances made it difficult for me to discern myself from the actor’s rather dull persona.

With this said, “Blade Runner 2049” understands cinema. Its atmosphere is why we venture into a dark room that takes us to a different place. Denis Villeneuve’s masterful follow up is one of the most orgasmic cinematic experiences I have witnessed in the last ten years that demands a re-screening in 2022 when theatres reopen at an entirely safe capacity. The style doesn’t overshadow its substance, which is far richer in detail than the original without grasping at blatant metaphors. “Blade Runner 2049” is slow cinema at its finest, letting us into the character’s heads, knowing when to be quiet and when to be loud.

Like “The Empire Strikes Back,” not everyone appreciated the movie at first. Time has been incredibly kind to it, though. I wish the Academy recognized “Blade Runner 2049” beyond its technical marvels in 2018. I suppose it wasn’t the type of picture that catches Oscar voter’s eyes. But it has acquired the audience’s to this day. Now, if you could just look up and to the left for me?

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D.Gray-Man Vol.26: Komui’s Lounge (Extended) 3/5

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Question 13: How is the cover image for the tankobon (comic book) and Jump SQ. RISE (the magazine) decided?

Lavi: The author has full liberty for the comic book’s cover, but in the magazine’s case, the exclusive designer will ask the author to draw it according to their image of the cover.

Allen: You know so much, Lavi. I’d expect no less from the author’s bosom friend!

Lavi: Are you dissing me, Allen-san?

Marie: So the designer is the one who decides the character and their pose?

Lavi: Yep. I heard sometimes they even request color tones as well. Because the cover is the face of the whole magazine, Hoshino’s nervous when drawing the magazine’s covers, unlike the comic book’s.

Link: On a side note, on the cover of this latest Volume 26, General Cross is holding a toothpick in his mouth.

Allen: Do we have to go into such detail?

Link: I thought there might be those who are wondering.

Lavi: That’s because back in Volume 14, she drew General Cross holding a cigarette and got scolded.

Bak: What’s wrong with that? Couldn’t she draw whatever she wants to?

Lavi: Well, after all, this is still a shounen manga 

(T/N: comic written for teenage boys).

Wisely: Grown-up issues, indeed.

Question 14: Link, between English and French tea, which do you prefer?

Link: We’ve received a number of beverage-related questions. For example, How many sugar cubes does the Millennium Earl consume during teatime? and Exactly how delicious is Lenalee Lee’s coffee? As for my preference, I’d probably say English tea. Inspector Lvellie prefers French tea, though, so I’ve had a great deal of that as well. The Earl prefers English, doesn’t he?

Wisely: Correct you are. The Earl has an awfully sweet tooth. He puts in 20 sugar cubes and lots of milk for a cup of tea. He’s such a dear. He’s moping lately after Desires told him to cut back on his sugar intake. What a dear.

Allen: I wonder why he would consider that adorable.

Lavi: There’s more sugar than tea in your tea, too, right Allen?

Allen: SUPER SWEET TEA WITH SALTY THINGS IS A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN!!!

Lavi: Do you really have to yell it?

Link: Make sure you brush your teeth well, Walker. You’re always sleeping right after your meals.

Allen: Roger roger roger.

Link: Only once is enough!

(T/N: In Japan, saying “yes” (hai) more than once is considered rude, as it shows annoyance. I get that a lot from my coworkers.)

Marie: You had tea parties with Lenalee and Miranda sometimes, right Allen?

Bak: WHAT!? Walker! You!

Allen: Eh? Wait! It’s just because they said they’ll give me sweets. There’s no ulterior motive on my part! Besides, it’s more like Link and Lenalee’s tea discussion with me tagging along than a tea party, actually.

Link: What are you talking about? I was the one accompanying you!

Allen: Well, aren’t you the one who did the most talking?

Link: That’s because you were busy eating the whole time, isn’t it? Lenalee Lee seems to make a hobby out of serving the Science Division coffee and tea, so we simply exchanged ideas on tea leaves and brewing. She’s more of an expert than even me on tea, after all.

Marie: Looks like she’s been studying up for the Science guys’ sake. She learned coffee brewing straight from Head Chef Jeryy himself too, and her coffee’s simply awesome.  

Lavi: Plus, you also get to behold that adorable face as she hands you your cup with a smile, and it enhances the experience. Hey, Allen, Lenalee’s been taking really good care of her hands, ya know? Said she wanna serve us tea with beautiful hands. Ah, she really is a lady...

Allen: I’m getting all choked up right now.

Bak: Lenalee-san...you’re wonderful. (in love♡)

Question 15: Does Lavi wash his face with his eyepatch on? Or wash his face in secret?

Allen: He leaves it on.

Lavi: I TAKE IT OFF! OF COURSE I TAKE IT OFF! But yeah, I do wash my face in secret!

Allen: You always leave it on when we use the Order’s communal bath together, don’t you? Why do you have to be so secretive about it? Stop being so stuck-up and let us see it already!

Lavi: Argh! Stop, Allen! Stop yanking! Aaaaaargh! 

Marie: Oi, Allen! Lavi told you to stop, didn’t he?

Link: Walker, stop wasting our precious paper bullying Bookman Jr.

Wisely: There, there. It’s fine, isn’t it? Our readers will get stressed out if we keep it all stiff and heavy. Besides, the boy hasn’t seen Bookman Jr. in ages and he’s just thrilled.

Allen: That’s not it! 

Bak: That aside, why do you need to hide it? Is there some secret behind it?

Lavi: Well, about that...I really can’t say anything.

Question 16: Since when did Supervisor Komui and Head Chef Jeryy become close friends?

Marie: When...? They already seem close by the time Head Chef Jeryy transferred to Headquarters, though. 

Bak: That’s because Komui was the one who recommended Jeryy for the transfer. Jeryy was a cook in the Asian Branch at first, and he went to all sorts of trouble taking care of Komui back when he just joined the Order. Komui was a completely different person back then, you see. He had this slightly dangerous streak about him, so Jeryy probably couldn’t find it in him to just leave him be.

Komui seemed prejudiced against Jeryy for a while there, but then he might’ve lost the battle of wills, and before I knew it, they’ve already become close. After that, when Komui was promoted to Supervisor, Jeryy was the first he called over to Headquarters. It might’ve been to help Lenalee-san who was mentally ill back then, I reckon.

Link: I don’t mind them being close, but calling each other by the likes of “Komie-sweetie” and “Jerry-deary” in the vicinity of Order members is quite out of line in my opinion.

Wisely: That Jeryy-summat lad’s food seems real delicious to me. I’d love to try some.

Allen: Negative. Jeryy-san is mine.

Lavi: He’s not yours...

Question 17: Are Noah Memories comprised of only original memories of the past? Though the Noah Memories are passed on from person to person, can we conclude that the human memories of previous Noah hosts are not passed on to the next Noah host as well? 

Lavi: Now this is an interesting question.

Wisely: Hmmm. Yes, the memories are passed on. When we are awakened as Noah, an enormous amount of memories and data would come rushing into our heads, and among them are also the memories and emotions of those who were previous reincarnations of Noah.

Allen: I had the memories of Suman, who became a Fallen One, flow into my head once. Back then, I felt like I’m going to lose my very self. My head felt like it was breaking apart, and I was really scared. Though you’re all Noah anyway, you guys really are something, living carefree even with memories and feelings of countless other people within you. 

Wisely: We’re not carefree, boy. In the past there were also Noah whose selves were devoured by the memories and were destroyed. In order to keep that from happening, usually most Noah unconsciously suppress those memories. By doing so, we can shut out the memories of the previous incarnations. However, if Noahs are injured by Innocence, they might not be able to suppress it anymore, and those memories would come flooding back. We Noah also have it tough as well. 

Allen: Now that you mention it, the Noah really do seem to become more violent the more we attack them.

Wisely: The profound hatred towards Innocence within the memories is what makes us so. That’s why we’d like you to be gentle with us ♡.

Allen: That tendency to joke about is just what drives me up the wall.

Lavi: Is it true that even among Noahs, the Millennium Earl is the only one who lives for several thousands of years?

Wisely: Correct.

Bak: Do all humans have the possibility of awakening as a Noah?

Wisely: They do.

Marie: And that awakening cannot be prevented?

Wisely: No. Furthermore, once they learn of Noah’s mission, they would accept it with their own free will.

Link: And what is Noah’s mission?

Wisely: Oh dear. That’s a secret~♫

Link: Tch.

Question 18: Looks like Allen’s hobby is saving up money. Was he doing other part-time jobs apart from helping out at the cafeteria as well?

Lavi: Nah, mostly it was just the cafeteria right? ‘Coz you got to sneak some bites.

Allen: It was the best part-time job on earth. At the Order, looks like it’s just the stint at the cafeteria and helping out the Science Division. Actually I’d wanted to earn a bit more, but what with rewriting reports, studying and trainingーeven on holidays I’m still quite busy. 

Link: What’s with that disgruntled look? Fulfilling your duties as an Exorcist is just natural. Besides, you’re being paid to be one anyway, aren’t you? 

Allen: But that’s totally not enough at all!

Wisely: Can’t be helped, with that much debt on your tab.

Bak: Such hardship at such a young age, Walker. Unimaginable to me, though, well-bred as I am.

Allen: If your heart pains for me, then please donate. (whips out donation box).

Marie: “At the Order”, you said. You mean you’ve worked elsewhere before?

Allen: Back when I was still training, I worked with Master as guards for caravans. Functions as battle training, too. It was a rough job, but the pay really was wonderful. To top that, we also got free meals, and debt collectors didn’t pursue us into deserts, too. 

Lavi: You really seem to be able to survive anywhere, huh.

Link: Caravans...? So that’s how you’ve been mingling in and lying low. No wonder we hadn’t been able to track down General Cross.

Question 19: What became of Kanda’s underpants that Lavi hid back in the Weekend Schedule? 

(T/N: From Gray Log. Argh dammit haven’t got round to translating Lavi’s)

Marie: Oi! Lavi! You really are such a pain!

Lavi: Ack! Sorry! But Yu’s always so calm and cool, you see. Makes me wanna see him freaking out for once.

Bak: You must really have balls to try that out.

Link: So uncivilized... (T/N: I feel like I’m quoting Obi-Wan a lot...)

Allen: So? Did Kanda freak out?

Wisely: You seem to be enjoying this, boy.

Lavi: Naaaaah～Actually, he just got dressed like nothing happened then went out to the forest for night practice.

Allen: ーwith NO UNDERPANTS ON!?

Marie: Well, it’s not totally unexpected...or rather...Kanda probably won’t get worked up over such things?

Wisely: I see...It’s the same with Tikky too. Is it just that gorgeous men do not need underpants to be gorgeous men?

Allen: I have completely no idea what you’re talking about here.

Lavi: To top that, looks like Yu just slept in the forest like that with no underpants on, too. It really wasn’t worth the trouble hiding his pants. Ah, bummer.

Marie: It's not just ah bummer, is it!? Give Kanda back his pants!

Lavi: Whaaaaat!? Even if I did return it to him, the way things are Yu wouldn’t remember it anyway. He’d probably just say something like “Huh? What’s this about?” then just stalk off! And I’d be left looking like a dork who bombed a pant-stealing prank! It’s embarrassing!

Marie: You got it backwards. What’s embarrassing here is the fact that you hid someone’s underpants, good grief (weary face).

Allen: Marie, you have to be more seriously angry, otherwise you’ll never get through to Lavi. Gotta look more strict.

Lavi: Youーyou traitor! You were all grins back there when you heard how I hid Yu’s pants, weren’t you, Allen!?

Allen: Was I? Of course not. Unlike you, I’m not a little kid.

Lavi: Ha! You’re one to talk! Whenever you do part-time at the cafeteria, you’re always stealing bites out of Yu’s food before you serve it to him. Think I didn’t know!?

Allen: That’s because Kanda’s always mocking my hospitality skills. Befitting punishment, I say! It’s not like you’re any better, Lavi. I know you’re always stuffing Kanda’s bag full of porn whenever he goes on a mission. And then there’s the time you tampered with Kanda’s toothpasteー

Lavi: You were with me that time, weren’t you!?

Bak: There’s more?

Wisely: A-ho-ho-ho (laughing). Somehow I feel like we can be good friends, boys.

Marie: Would you guys stop it already? Look, I’m grateful that you boys care about Kanda, since you guys are around the same age, but tone down the pranks! He’s still not used to these things. 

Allen, Lavi: Aw, come on~!

Link: We shall not let our precious word count be depleted further by such a nonsensical topic. This conversation ends here!!

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