Shita Kanda Toki to Daitai Issho - Ch. 1

[MangaDex]

 

[KuroHaruto]

hot damn, the mangaka of Akebi-chan?? Sign me up for this treat!!!

 

[outinthegardener]

Art is carrying this chapter. Interesting panel composition, dedication to line work instead of tone, great character designs, women's fashion to the max. If there's a complaint, it's that the linework is of uniform weight.

As to the plot? Not much to go on yet. I get the feeling that the side characters will all get development, and their relationships will get fleshed out. The sensei is a child author, correct? That feels under-addressed. But I love the MC's design and her opening conflict that I'm really invested in where it goes!

 

[trapesiumz]

huh

 

[BobbyHenderson]

Art is carrying this chapter. Interesting panel composition, dedication to line work instead of tone, great character designs, women's fashion to the max. If there's a complaint, it's that the linework is of uniform weight.

As to the plot? Not much to go on yet. I get the feeling that the side characters will all get development, and their relationships will get fleshed out. The sensei is a child author, correct? That feels under-addressed. But I love the MC's design and her opening conflict that I'm really invested in where it goes!

On P26, it says that there's only a one-year difference between the bald girl and the protagonist, and the latter mentions having loved the bald girl's manga since she was herself a child, so...
I was also confused when I translated the chapter, but I don't think I made a mistake here. Plus, they exchanged mails for ~4 years, which means she should at least be 15-16 now, considering she started at 11-12 years old, but she looks like she's 10 at most? She's an adult.

 

[JeezyHungry]

what the heck? So the woman, seemingly looking like she's in her 20s, talked to a child mangaka, saying she loved his manga since childhood, so is the kid actually 20 or

 

[Tamako11]

Is the mangaka a girl or a boy?

 

[BobbyHenderson]

Is the mangaka a girl or a boy?

The mangaka is probably a girl, judging by her appearance and people’s reactions to her haircut
Actually, the original text didn't use any gendered terms except for “watashi” which is generally feminine, but can also be used by both genders in formal situations like here.

 

[ShadowHusky]

I think it's pretty clear that the mangaka is an adult with a tiny frame. They've been active since the 6th grade, and has been working for years.

 

[UdenEmpati]

On P26, it says that there's only a one-year difference between the bald girl and the protagonist, and the latter mentions having loved the bald girl's manga since she was herself a child, so...
I was also confused when I translated the chapter, but I don't think I made a mistake here. Plus, they exchanged mails for ~4 years, which means she should at least be 15-16 now, considering she started at 11-12 years old, but she looks like she's 10 at most? She's an adult.

Could also be Tuuro-sensei has a medical condition that results in stunted growth, like the aptly-named Growth Hormonal Deficiency Syndrome.

Tuuro-sensei says that their(her?) head is shaved because "it won't get in the way/isn't important", but maybe there's a medical reason for it, as well.

Not saying this is the case. But an adult in their 20s, even with an incredibly petite frame, usually wouldn't look like a prepubescent child, and Tuuro's frame as-depicted doesn't suggest something like dwarfism.
And, it would add another reason to ceasing being a mangaka, if there's....let's say, an expiration date, involved.



But I'm not gonna speculate beyond that, and wait to see if it's addressed in-story as I'm sure it will be.

 

[77BLc9JwJGpLVARkamJx]

Well, at least its not because she has cancer.

 

[WindMil]

Thanks for the translation! Curious to see where this goes

 

[outinthegardener]

Well, at least its not because she has cancer.

Not ruling that out yet, tbh. This "if not kid, why kid shaped" is such a checkhov's gun inclusion that I expect it to lead to something. There aren't many clues one chapter in. Cancer is a guess. Growth-hormonal deficiency is another. Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Fragile bone disease), they were confined to a hospital and drew manga to pass the time? Who knows!

 

[reutermo]

Imwan

Not ruling that out yet, tbh. This "if not kid, why kid shaped" is such a checkhov's gun inclusion that I expect it to lead to something. There aren't many clues one chapter in. Cancer is a guess. Growth-hormonal deficiency is another. Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Fragile bone disease), they were confined to a hospital and drew manga to pass the time? Who knows!

The reason to assume that the mangaka have cancer is because have the shaved head and they literally said that they shaved it because it was distracting from the manga writing.

 

[livingice]

I'm locked in for another hiro work, I was also confused and assumed the mangaka was a child but yh continuing to read cleared that up. Going to predict that this will focus on relighting the spark and rekindling joy in publishing work again (a beloved thematic trope of mine)

 

[Stormtomte]

Hiro's art is just amazing.

 

[ShadowHusky]

The reason to assume that the mangaka have cancer is because have the shaved head and they literally said that they shaved it because it was distracting from the manga writing.

You'd might be surprised, but not everyone is comfortable with sharing their medical condition in public or on a first meeting; especially if it's terminal.

 

[zairaner]

Not ruling that out yet, tbh. This "if not kid, why kid shaped" is such a checkhov's gun inclusion that I expect it to lead to something. There aren't many clues one chapter in. Cancer is a guess. Growth-hormonal deficiency is another. Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Fragile bone disease), they were confined to a hospital and drew manga to pass the time? Who knows!

If she really has cancer, the title being "It's Pretty Much the Same as When You Bite Your Tongue." would be some dark humour.

 

[tabedetam]

Well, at least its not because she has cancer.

same thought when i saw the shaved head lol. Thought they quit cuz of cancer

 

[Oldfatbubba]

I hope this line from the chapter doesn't have any significant to Akebi's Sailor Uniform: "When I was told I would be in charge of an artist... that an artist shouldn't have multiple serializations'.