CH. 40: WRITER’S BLOCK
SIGHHHH
WHAT’S WRONG? YOU KEEPING SIGHING…
UH NOTHINGNEXT SUNDAY IS KANADECHAN’S BIRTHDAY -
WHAT’S WRONG ~?
WAIT?
SAY THAT AGAIN?
IN THE OTAKU WORLD, THERE IS A CULTURE OF UPLOADING FANART AND FANFICTION ON THE BIRTHDAY OF A 2D CHARACTER-
WELL THEN LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING AMAZING TO BLOW YOUR WORRIES AWAY~
YOU SEEM WORRIED ABOUT SOMETHING
EVEN THOUGH I’M NOT AN OTAKU, WHY AM I THINKING ABOUT THAT!?
TADA! A SCREENSHOT OF UNNO KANO -SENSEI’S FANFICTION ABOUT KANADE -CHAN~
THAT’S ME
NEXT SUNDAY IS KANADE’S BIRTHDAY, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO READ IT THEN
THAT WOULD BE NICE~
EHHHHH EVEN KAEDE READ THAT TOO?
BUT THERE’S ONLY ONE FANFIC SO FAR—I CAN’T WAIT TO READ THE NEW WORK
I LIKED IT SO MUCH I READ IT MULTIPLE TIMES~
NO NO DON’T GET ME WRONG, IT’S NOT BECAUSE OF OTAKU-LIKE REASON LIKE WANTING TO CELEBRATE KANADE-CHAN’S BIRTHDAY IT’S ONLY RIGHT? BECAUSE KAEDE WAS INTERESTED IN IT RIGHT?
HEYY AKINAA— DOWNSTAIRS-
I’M ACTUALLY UNNO KANO
EH!? SERIOUSLY!!
I HAVE TO WRITE IT!
AND THEN WHEN I REVEAL THAT I’M [UNNO KANO]-
WELL THAT ASIDE, THERE’S ONE WEEK LEFT
I GUESS I DON’T MIND WRITING 10 MORE?
KAEDE SAID THAT SHE WANTED TO READ A NEW FANFIC BUT-
IN THAT CASE I’LL HAVE TO DECIDE RIGHT YAHOOO— NOW AKINA LET’S PLAY~!
WHERE DID YOU CRAWL OUT FROM!?
BY THE WAY WHAT’RE YOU DOING? STUDYING?
MAKOTOSAN LET US IN YOU KNOW!? DON’T DO UNNECESSARY THINGS…!
CRAWL LIKE BUGS!? BEING QUIET LIKE BUGS WOULD HELP…
DID I JUST GET IGNORED!?
AHHHHH!!
HEAVEN!!?
AFTER SCHOOL AH—DAMMIT— YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF THAT DUMB KONATSU, I COULDN’T WRITE A THING… IN THE END WE PLAYED A LOT
WELL, HONESTLY A WEEK WAS THERE’S PROBABLY STILL 6 MORE DAYS LEFT, THAN IF I START ENOUGH TODAY—
THERE’S A NEW QUEST DELIVERED
WANT TO MEET UP AT MY PLACE TODAY?
HEY HEY AKINACHAN
OH CRAP! I WASTED 2 DAYS! OH CRAP!!
IT’S NOT GOOD TO PANIC SINCE I’VE MADE UP MY MIND, I SHOULD FIRST REVISIT THE MATERIAL FROM THE MOVIE VERSION ON DVD—
BU-BUT IF I THINK IF I WRITE ABOUT IT I STILL HAVE 2 A DAY I CALCULATE 5 DAYS, IT’S NOT I CAN FINISH 10 IMPOSSIBLE FANFICS RIGHT?
WHY DID I SPEND THE WHOLE NIGHT REWATCHING THE TV VERSION OF [SLIME PREPURE]!? EVEN THOUGH KANDE-CHAN ONLY APPEARS IN THE MOVIE VERSION—
THE OVERNIGHT TENSION
HAS SUDDENLY SUBSIDED
I’VE EXPERIENCED IT FIRSTHAND
… GOTTA GO TO SCHOOL
AH HOW SCARY… THIS IS PREPURE’S TRAP!
AN INTERESTING WORK CAN DRIVE A PERSON MAD!
HEHEHE AFTER SCHOOL
YESTERDAY I WAS A FOOL WHO PLANNED TO WATCH A 2 HOUR MOVIE BUT ENDED UP WATCHING 10 HOURS OF ANIME, BUT TODAY I’M DIFFERENT
THE OVERNIGHT TENSION IS REVIVED
ANYWAY THERE ARE SITES WHERE I CAN INFORMATION, IT SHOULD BE FINE IF I JUST READ THOSE
THAT’LL MAKE THINGS QUICK—
EH? WHAT IS THIS!? I HAD NO IDEA!?
ANIME ITO STORE LIMITED!?
OTHER THAN THAT—
OTHER THAN THAT—
IF I’D KNOWN IT COULDN’T DEFEAT THAT WEIRDO
WAIT, UWAHH BLUE AND KANADETHERE GREEN!? CHAN ISN’T WERE SUCH REALLY!? INCLUDED HINTS!? I HERE! DIDN’T NOTICE AT ALL!?
WHY!?
I DIDN’T MAKE ANY PROGRESS!!
I’M GOING TO WRITE IT TODAY—
AND THUS, AFTER SCHOOL
NOOO... I’VE BEEN STUCK EVERY NIGHT?
IT’S THE REAL DEAL FROM NOW ONWARDS
YEAH! ORIGINALLY I WAS PLANNING TO FINISH IT OVER THE WEEKEND ANYWAY!
THAT’S RIGHT! IT’S BECAUSE I DIDN’T MAKE A SCHEDULE!
IF YOU MAKE A SCHEDLULE JUST LIKE FOR STUDYING OR EXERCISE GAMES—
ALSO I UNDERSTAND WHY I WASTED MY TIME FOR 5 DAYS
LOOK! THE END OF LATE STUDYING AND EXERCISE!
THAT’S WHY, FOR NOW, I SHOULD START WITH THE SCHEDULE FOR THE FIRST FANFIC!
THERE!
BECAUSE I WAS DOING WHATEVER I WANTED LIKE KONATSU, IT DIDN’T GO AS PLANNED
AS LONG AS I CAN MANAGE MY IT FEELS SCHEDULE, GOOD IT WILL WHEN GO AS THINGS GO PLANNED AS PLANNED!
TOOK A SHOWER
THAT’S WHY YOU SHOULD ALLOT MORE TIME TO THE FIRST TASK—
ONE HOUR LATER
I SEE, IS IT BECAUSE I’M NOT USED TO IT?
THIS IS BAD!!
WHY CAN’T I EVEN FINISH THE FIRST TASK!?
I STILL HAVEN’T FINISHED THE FIRST TASK…
I DON’T GET THESE PROBLEMS WHEN I STUDY—
TWO HOURS LATER
WHAWHAT EVEN SHOULD THOUGH I I DO? MADE A SCHEDULE PROPERLY AND WASN’T DISTRACTED BY KONATSU?
SO I SHOULD USE THESE!!
AH THAT’S RIGHT, STUDY! I SHOULD STUDY!
I CAN’T WRITE WITHOUT DOING MY RESEARCH !
AND A STORY CAN’T DO WITHOUT DRAMA AND GROWTH…
FIRST, I SHOULD CLARIFY THE SUBJECT MATTER AND THEME
JUST NOW WAS LIKE TRYING TO DO MATH WITHOUT KNOWING THE FORMULAS!
BUT I FEEL DIFFERENT TODAY, I’M REALLY CONFIDENT
NOW THAT I’VE LEARNED TO WRITE A STORY, I CAN PRODUCE ANY WORK—
OKAY THIS IS PERFECT!
LOOKING BACK I CAN SEE WHY MY PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS AT WRITING FAILED
YOU CAN’T APPROACH THIS KIND OF THING WITH BRUTE FORCE ALONE
WAIT AHHH! IT’S ALREADY KANADECHAN’S BIRTHDAY TODAY!
I CAN’T EVEN COMPLETE THE FIRST STEP!
I HAVE… TO HURRY— WHAWHAT SHOULD I DO, THE SENSE OF HELPLESSNESS FROM BEFORE IS BACK...
I’LL JUST TAKE A, A SMALL NAP—
BU-BUT THE BIRTHDAY TECHNICALLY LASTS TILL 11.59 PM TODAY
HUH IT’S MORNING!?
RIGHT, LET’S WRITE! THERE’S NOTHING TO MAKE YOU WRITE LIKE A DEADLINE!
IF IT’S ME, I CAN DO THIS—
WOW, THIS REALLY FIRES ME UP… AH THIS ONE! WAIT THIS 10/10 ISN’T THE STARS! TIME TO READ IT!!
THE SITE— WOAH A LOT OF FANART OF FANFICS HAVE BEEN UPLOADED!!
CRAP THERE’S ONLY 16 HOURS LEFT!!
WHY… EVEN THOUGH IT’S JUST WRITING—
BUT AS EXPECTED, SHE COULDN’T WRITE!!
EVEN THOUGH IT’S JUST WRITING!!
HOW DID I END UP READING TWEETS!?
HOW DID I END UP DOING A QUEST!?
HOW DID I END UP REREADING MY DOUJINSHI!?
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU CAN’T FINISH WRITING IN TIME
WHAT SHOULD— WHAT SHOULD I DO—!!
WOAH, THERE’RE A LOT OF RESULTS— PHEW, THAT MEANS I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE
BUT THAT DOESN’T CHANGE THE SITUATION AH I SEE, THAT’S TRUE—
IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE A BREAK ONCE IN A WHILE
IF I DON’T FIND A SOLUTION, I’LL KEEP MAKING THE SAME MISTAKES
HOW TO WRITE SUCCESSFULLY—
IT’S GOOD TO MOVE YOUR BODY INSTEAD OF “I WALK 5 SITTING AT THE DESK KM EVERY ALL DAY… DAY”, THIS PERSON SAYS...
ALRIGHT! I’VE MADE UP MY MIND
THEN IT SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT IF I DOUBLE IT AND DO 10 KM
I WONDER IF YOU SHOULD JOG INSTEAD OF WALKING
16 YEAR OLDS DON’T KNOW THEIR OWN SPEED
BUT MY SPIRITS HAVE BEEN LIFTED! IF SO—
BUT SHE COULDN’T WRITE!
CRAP! I DID 10 KM MORE BY ACCIDIENT! ENDED UP DOING 20 KM!
IF SO!!
ONWARDS! NOTHING LIKE COFFEE TO LIFT YOUR SPIRITS RIGHT!?
BUT SHE COULDN’T WRITE!
THE AROMA SHOP THAT CHIGUSA RECOMMENDED THE OTHER DAY—
A GOOD FRAGRANCE CAN HELP!?
BUT SHE COULDN’T WRITE!
SELFENLIGHTENMENT!
EH? MILK HELPS?
A NAP!!
CLEANING!?
IT TOOK AN HOUR!?
WA WAAAAA
KANADECHAN’S BIRTHDAY IS ENDING
THE WORK HAS TO BE REVIEWED THOROUGHLY— YOU CANNOT DO WITHOUT THIS—
I’M OUT OF TIME—
2 HOURS LEFT
EVEN THOUGH I HAD SO MUCH TIME, WHY!?
WHAT SHOULD I DO…
THEME… SUBJECT… THERE MUST BE DRAMA AND GROWTH—
OW OW OW OW OW—
THERE IT IS!?
THAT WAS A SPECIAL RELEASE …
THE FIRST DOUJINSH I I EVER BOUGHT—
THE ART IS’T ALL THAT GOOD IT ISN’T AN EASY READ EITHER EVEN THOUGH I CAN’T DEFEND ANYTHING ABOUT THIS MANUSCRIPT—
IT’S JUST BECAUSE I LIKE ORANGE AND GREEN—
THIS REALLY IS A GOOD BOOK—
I WON’T REJECT ANY BOOK ABOUT THEM
I DON’T KNOW IF THIS IS RIGHT BUT—
IT’S FINE IF IT’S LAUGHED AT
I DON’T GET IT
IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE GREAT
I WANT TO WRITE
ON SCREEN: BORING, JUST DAYDREAMING, DUMB
AHH I SPENT THE WHOLE NIGHT
SIGHHH
A STORY ABOUT GREEN AND KANADECHAN PLAYING TOGETHER, SURELY—
NONOTHING
WHAT’S WRONG, AKINACHAN? YOU’RE SIGHING AGAIN
SUCH AN AKINACHAN—
LET ME SHARE MY HAPPINESS WITH YOU—!
HM, TODAY’S AKINACHAN SEEMS REALLY OFF HUH
ISN’T SHE ALWAYS LIKE THIS?
WAIT, THIS—
IT’S AMAZING!
YOU MIGHT ALREADY KNOW BUT UNNO KANOSENSEI RELEASED A NEW WORK—
I READ IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN~
THATHAT’S GREAT?
YEAH IT IS!
THEIR LOVE WAS CONVEYED REALLY WELL! LOOK, THE COMMENTS AGREE!
THIS PERSON’S PAIRNG OF GREEN X KANADECHAN WAS REALLY GOOD
… AH…
IF YOU WANT HIM TO WRITE MORE, DID YOU SEND YOUR FEELINGS ACROSS CLEARLY?
I DID—I SURE DID—
AHH I’M REALLY IT WOULD LUCKY! BE GREAT IF THIS PERSON WROTE MORE
I READ VERTICALLY THOUGH?
- YEAH…
CREATING ANY PIECE OF WORK IS REALLY HARD HUH!
BECAUSE—
I’M ALL FIRED UP!!
RIGHT HERE!
PLEASE READ HORIZONTALLY !
I THINK HE’LL DEFINITELY WRITE MORE
IT PROBABLY WON’T TAKE SO LONG THIS TIME!
I CAN’T WRITE
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