03x14 - Let's Go to the Manga Artist's House, Part 1

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Koi: Today was another exhausting day.

Koi: I just want to hurry home so I can relax.

Haza: K-Koichi...

Koi: Hazamada...

Haza: Hey, how are you doing?

Haza: Th-Thanks for everything the other day.

Koi: Um, are you all healed up now?

Haza: Kinda. I was released from the hospital two days ago.

Haza: Where's that villain— I mean, where's Josuke?

Koi: He already went home.

Koi: Apparently, he found an invisible baby yesterday,

and there was a big fuss over finding her mother.

Haza: Is she a Stand user?

Koi: Apparently.

Koi: The baby has only warmed up to Josuke's father, Mr. Joestar,

and if he's not around, she turns everything around her invisible.

Haza: So is Mr. Joestar going to be in town for a while, then?

Koi: Probably.

Haza: I see. By the way, Koichi, do you like to read manga?

Koi: Manga? Oh, I guess about as much as anyone.

haza: Have you heard of Rohan Kishibe, who draws Pink Dark Boy?

Koi: Pink Dark Boy? Of course!

I'm a huge fan!

Haza: Yeah? You like it?

Koi: I guess you'd call it "horror suspense."

Koi: There are some pretty gross scenes,

but the thrills that seem to close in on you

Koi: and the realistic characters are great, aren't they?

Haza: Right, right!

Haza: Did you know that Rohan Kishibe actually lives in Morioh?

Koi: Huh?!

Koi: What?! He lives in Morioh?!

Koi: No way! You can't be serious! Really?!

Haza: I couldn't believe it, either!

Haza: But I happened to overhear some realtors talking.

Haza: I know it seems unbelievable, but it's true!

Haza: Hey, want to go see if we can get some autographs?

Morioh Station

Koi: Yes! Of course I'll go!

Sign: Rohan Kishibe's House

Haza: Looks like we think alike!

Koi: Really?

Kishibe,Sign: Kishibe

Koi: Over there!

Koi: I think that might be his studio.

Koi: The light's on!

Haza: You're right...

Koi: I wonder if he has any other family.

Haza: I heard he lives alone.

He debuted at sixteen, and now he's twenty.

Koi: Twenty?! He's so young!

Koi: So he became a pro at my age.

Haza: There's no point in snooping around, Koichi.

Haza: Try ringing the doorbell.

Koi: M-Me?

Haza: Oh, come on! I'm ordering you, as an older student.

Haza: I tend to get pretty nervous.

Koi: What? That's not fair...

Let's Go to the Manga Artist's House, Part

Haza: That face!

Haza: Rohan Kishibe!

Haza: He looks just like his picture in the New Year's deluxe edition!

Haza: Uh, I mean... Rohan-sensei!

Koi: H-Huh?

Rohan: Who are you two?

Rohan: What are you doing? Playing a prank?

Haza: N-No! We would never!

Um, we're students at Budogaoka High School.

Koi: W-We're fans of yours, Sensei.

Rohan: Fans? Of mine? You're readers?

Rohan: So my address has gotten out.

Haza: N-No, um... I just happened to overhear it.

Haza: So, I know this is sudden,

but it would make us really happy if we could get your autograph.

Rohan: Fans of mine, eh?

Rohan: That's good.

We might be on the same wavelength, then.

Haza: Huh?

Rohan: Nothing, never mind. Pardon.

Rohan: An autograph or two is no problem at all.

Haza: Yes! I guess it's a good thing we came.

Rohan: I know.

Rohan: Since you're here, would you like a tour of my studio?

Both: Huh?

Both: You'll let us go into your studio?!

Rohan: I'm already done with my work for the day, so if you two would like...

Both: Of course!

Rohan: Then...

Both: Pardon the intrusion!

Rohan: Come in.

Haza: Wow!

Koi: Wow! Raw -color manuscript!

Haza: This is amazing! It has so much more impact!

Haza: I-I'm so moved! I-I-I'm so glad that we came!

Koi: How long have you been working in Morioh?

Rohan: I moved here three months ago.

Rohan: My family home is in S City,

Rohan: but I lived here for a time when I was a child.

Rohan: Tokyo is very convenient, but it's pretty chaotic.

Rohan: The environment is nowhere near

as calm as it is in Morioh, and I can't work there.

Rohan: Not to mention,

Rohan: with the fax machines and copiers we have these days,

I have a system where, given four hours,

I can send in a complete manuscript.

Rohan: You could say there's no point in living in

the city now, other than for pointless status.

Haza: Um... So what do you do for assistants or staff?

Rohan: I don't have any. I draw it all by myself.

Both: Huh? All by yourself?!

Koi: You draw pages of such elaborate art in just one week?!

Rohan: I can draw them in four days. Five if there are color pages.

JoJo-overlap,Both: What?!

Rohan: On the remaining days, I have fun going on trips and such.

Rohan: I don't really like dealing with people,

and that's why I chose to be a manga artist.

Rohan: If I had an assistant, it'd be harder for me to work.

Koi: That's so amazing... Wow.

Haza: You're a genius!

Rohan: Pardon me for a moment.

Haza: Whoa, a s-spider!

Rohan: We really are out in the burbs.

There are a lot of bugs and spiders.

Haza: Um... Sensei?

Rohan: I see... So this spider is an Araneus ventricosus...

Rohan: It can be found in houses and mountainous regions all across Japan.

Rohan: Though it is an orb-weaver,

there are some that make webs day and night.

Rohan: By the way,

Rohan: do you two know what it takes to draw an interesting manga?

Rohan: Reality!

Reality is the energy that breathes life into a piece of work,

and reality itself is entertainment.

Rohan: People often think that manga are drawn from imagination and fantasy,

Rohan: but that's not actually true!

Rohan: For me, drawing something that I've experienced,

or something that has moved me, is what makes it interesting!

Rohan: For example, in the city, people would just be grossed out by this spider and k*ll it.

Rohan: As a manga artist, you need to know how its legs are connected,

where the eyes are, and how to tell the difference between a male

and a female in order to be able to draw it.

Rohan: Apparently a spider's webbing hardens when it's exposed to the air,

but you have to know what hole it comes from,

Rohan: and what its innards look like.

Rohan: When a spider's belly is cut upon, how does it suffer before it dies?

Rohan: You have to know these things for the sake of reality.

Koi: That's so cruel!

Rohan: Cruel?!

Rohan: An amateur brat like you is criticizing me, Rohan Kishibe?!

Koi: N-No! I wasn't criticizing at all! I'm sorry!

Rohan: I should have a taste, too.

Koi: Manga artists are really strange people, just as the world perceives them!

Rohan: Very nice! That agonized expression...

Rohan: Perfect example of how one looks when puking!

Rohan: I should sketch it.

Haza: R-Really?

Rohan: Now it looks fake.

Rohan: Forget it. I won't sketch it.

Rohan: It won't be of any use.

Haza: I-I'm sorry.

Rohan: Autographs, wasn't it?

Rohan: I'll go get a signing pen from the kitchen,

Rohan: and bring out some tea, as well.

Haza: Oh, you don't have to...

Haza: But that's amazing! I had no idea...

Haza: Pink Dark Boy must be so amazing

because of how far he goes to figure out all kinds of things...

Koi: Um, Hazamada...

Koi: I know we just got here, but, um...

Koi: Maybe we should go home.

Haza: Huh? Go home? You want to go home? Why?

Haza: This is a lot of fun!

Koi: I don't really have a reason, but...

Koi: I guess you could call it a hunch.

Koi: Though I'm not usually that perceptive...

Koi: I just suddenly got the feeling that Rohan-sensei is a bit dangerous.

Haza: Dangerous?

Do you mean that he might be a Stand user?

Koi: No! Nothing like that. Just, um...

Haza: Just because Rohan-sensei's a bit unusual,

Haza: I don't think you should just assume that he's a Stand user.

Koi: I'm not assuming that he is...

Koi: I just said I have a bad feeling.

Hza: Besides, if Rohan-sensei actually is a Stand user,

wouldn't that be great for us?

Haza: That means I have something in common with a famous manga artist.

Haza: But, all right.

If you have a bad feeling, we can go home for today.

Haza: We can always come again.

Haza: But!

Haza: Only after I've looked at this thing that caught my eye.

Koi: Thing? What thing?

Haza: Ah, you're dense, Koichi!

On top of the desk, next to the phone.

Haza: Look carefully.

Koi: Oh! C-Could this be...

Haza: Yup! He said he just finished working, right?

I've been eyeing that carefully.

Koi: A manuscript for Pink Dark Boy that's just been finished?!

Koi: Does that mean no one else has even seen it yet?!

Haza: Once I get a glimpse of this, we can go home.

Koi: We should get permission first.

Haza: Koichi, you don't know manga artists at all.

Haza: These manuscripts, before they've gone to the printers,

are a closely-guarded trade secret!

Haza: There's no way he'd let us outsiders read a

manuscript that hasn't even been checked by the editor yet!

Haza: I'll have a look, then put it right back.

Koi: That's an even worse idea!

Koi: It's fine! It's not like it can hurt anything.

Both: Huh?

Haza: What is this feeling?

It's always a thrilling manga, but is this the impact of a raw manuscript?

Haz: I'm getting goosebumps!

Koi: It's so good!

Hurry up and turn the page, Hazamada.

Haza: I'm so moved!

rohan: It appears

rohan: that my manuscript was compatible with you two after all.

rohan: I thought you would read it.

Rohan: And only those who are the first to read my manuscript, and are compatible...

Koi: H-Hazamada...

Haza: K-Koichi...

Rohan: ...will have their hearts opened by my ability, Heaven's Door!

Haza: A-Ability?!

Koi: My hand!

Haza: K-Koichi! What's going on?!

Morioh_Landmark_,Sign: Morioh Landmark Manga Artist Rohan Kishibe's House Get off at the Morioh Kotodai -chome bus stop and walk minute. Area: A mansion situated on tsubo of land. LDK plus an attic. If you actually go, he'll pretend to be out.

Rohan: There are a lot of things recorded in the human body.

Rohan: Everything from the moment you were born.

Rohan: In order to read that, I will turn you both into books.

Rohan: Books that have your lives written in them.

Haza: Help!

JoJo-overlap,Rohan: You read the manga too, didn't you?

Haza: It's happening to me, too!

JoJo-overlap,Koi: Hazamada!

Rohan: This will cause you no actual harm, so don't worry.

Koi: Wh-What are you trying to do?!

Rohan: I told you earlier that for manga, the author's sense of reality is important, right?

Rohan: Which means reading about your lives and

experiences will offer me realistic ideas.

Rohan: You can't get this from interviews!

Rohan: You're going to tell me % realistically, as if I had experienced it myself.

Rohan: Koichi Hirose. Born March th, , at AM at Red Cross Hospital in S City.

Rohan: You were born premature at grams, and spent a week in an incubator.

Rohan: You're from a family of four, and your older sister's name is Ayana...

I see...

Rohan: It appears that your grade school and middle school days were pretty ordinary,

Rohan: and your personality is very honest.

Rohan: That's very commendable.

Rohan: You...

Rohan: What is this ability that you have?! Reverb?

Rohan: Someone other than me has an ability like this?!

Rohan: You, too?

Rohan: "Stand users!" This is...

Rohan: Everything from April of on is amazing!

Rohan: You've only had amazing experiences ever since!

Rohan: Josuke Higashikata, Jotaro Kujo,

Yukako Yamagishi, Okuyasu Nijimura, Tamami Kobayashi...

Rohan: I can't believe it...

This is amazing! It's so entertaining!

Rohan: I just discovered the best material a manga artist could hope for, Koichi Hirose!

Rohan: Shining Diamond,

Star Platinum,

The Hand, Love Deluxe, et cetera, et cetera!

Koi: Wh-What do you plan on doing with us?!

Rohan: I'm going to take your memories

so I can use them as material for my manga!

Koi: Reverb!

Koi: Please stop attacking us with your Stand immediately!

Koi: Otherwise...

Rohan: Are you going to have Reverb Act attack me with sound?

Koi: Yes! Please release me from your Stand!

I won't hold back!

Rohan: I know. It's written on your th page.

Rohan: You're far more timid than most people and taken rather lightly by others,

Rohan: but when it's necessary, you have courage that can overpower your fear.

Rohan: Truly magnificent!

Rohan: I'm very impressed with you!

Rohan: I'm sure my readers will like your personality, too.

Koi: I'm not bluffing! I'm really going to attack you!

Rohan: Oh, shut up...

Rohan: And just try it!

Koi: Reverb Act !

Crash,Sign: Crash

Crash,Sign: Crash

Koi: Huh? I-I missed?!

Haza: Did you accidentally miss or did you miss on purpose?

Haza: Your control is way off!

Koi: Then how about this?!

Crush,Sfx: Crash

Haza: Where are you attacking?!

Rohan: Koichi, sadly for you, I have put a safety lock on Reverb.

Koi: Huh?

Rohan: You are now unable to attack me.

Haza: Safety lock?

Rohan: Look... I've already written it into your th page, right here.

I_cannot_attack_,Sign: I can not attack the manga artist, Rohan Kishibe

Can_Not,: I can not attack the manga artist, Rohan Kishibe.

Can_Not,Sign: c

Can_Not,Sign: an

Can_Not,Sign: n

Can_Not,Sign: ot

Can_Not,Sign: can not

Rohan: This is Heaven's Door's ability.

Rohan: It lets me read people's experiences via words and pictures,

and it also allows me to write into your memories.

Rohan: You will now never be able to harm me in any way, shape, or form.

Koi: Wh-What?!

Rohan: But that's all I'm going to mess with.

Rohan: If I write in any more, it'll make your life fake,

Rohan: so it wouldn't benefit my work at all.

Rohan: Let's see... I guess I'll have a look at Hazamada, too.

Haza: Sensei! You are a genius! I admire you!

Rohan: Huh... I see.

Rohan: Let's see...

You sometimes feel relief after you've

picked on things weaker than yourself, like kittens and small birds.

Rohan: You want to force yourself on Junko from -E,

but you're too cowardly, so you can't.

Rohan: Your balls often get sweaty,

and when you're adjusting them during class,

nothing gives you a greater thrill than the thought that someone might see you.

Rohan: You're an awful man.

There's no way my readers would like you if I wrote you into my manga.

Rohan: You're useless.

Haza: No fair! There's no hope for me!

JoJo-overlap,Koi: Why?

Koi: Why are you doing this?

Even without reading about my experiences, you're an amazing manga artist!

Koi: The world knows that!

Koi: You're living in this amazing house at the age of twenty!

Koi: You're doing much better than most people your age!

Koi: And yet, why do you need my memories?!

Rohan: Do you think that I, Rohan Kishibe, draw manga

for the sake of money and attention?!

Rohan: I'm drawing manga so people will read it!

Rohan: So someone will read it! That's the only reason!

Rohan: It's a very simple reason, but I don't care about anything else!

Rohan: So that people will read it, I look for realistic material every day!

Rohan: Listen well. Whenever I finish a manuscript, I feel amazing.

Rohan: Everyone feels great after finishing work, don't they?

Rohan: But that feeling only lasts for an instant.

Rohan: It's only a little while,

because I start thinking that no one's going to read my completed manga,

and my insecurities start to grow.

Rohan: Then I get even more insecure because, maybe next week,

no one's going to read it, and then I might not know what

to draw anymore, and I might not feel like doing anything anymore.

Rohan: These feelings have been reoccurring over and over since I was sixteen.

Rohan: Until three months ago, when someone shot me with an arrow,

and I gained the ability of Heaven's Door.

Haza: Keicho Nijimura...

Rohan: Yes, that was also written in you.

Rohan: I'm sure you two don't understand the feeling of having found

the best material to use for drawing a masterpiece!

Rohan: But this is it, right now!

Rohan: It's the best!

Rohan: Koichi, I'm going to make your reality mine!

Haza: See, Koichi? Wasn't Rohan-sensei a great guy?

Haza: Aren't you glad we went?

Koi: Yeah! It was so much fun!

To_Hirose_Rohan_,Sign: To Hirose Rohan Kishibe

Koi: Not only did he give us these great autographs,

he even served us tea and cookies.

Koi: I'd love to go again.

Haza: Yeah. Let's definitely go again.

Haza: Well, I'm heading this way, so...

Koi: He really was a great guy.

Rohan: You'll never speak of this, Koichi.

Koi: Huh?!

Koi: Wh-Why?!

Koi: How did I lose kilograms?

Koi: But I don't look any different!

Koi: It reads five kilograms...

Koi: The scale's not broken.

Koi: Th-This is impossible!

Koi: Th-This has to be the work of an enemy Stand user!

Koi: Otherwise, there's no way I'd lose kilograms!

Koi: But who...

Koi: I need to talk to Josuke about this.

Aya: What's the matter, Ko?

Koi: Huh?

Koi: Me? U-Uh...

Koi: Wait... What was it?

Aya: What are you talking about? Weirdo.

Phone: What's wrong?

Aya: Oh, nothing. My little brother's wandering around in his underwear.

Koi: What was it?

I could have sworn I thought about something really important just now.

Koi: Well, if I forgot about it, it can't be that important.

Koi: Man, my shoes and bag sure feel heavy today.

Koi: Huh?

Koi: Th-This house...

Koi: Why?

Koi: I somehow ended up walking to Rohan-sensei's house without realizing it.

Koi: The door's open...

Koi: I'd like to stop by and thank him for yesterday,

but then I'd be late for school. It's probably a bad idea.

Koi: He might actually still be asleep since he's a manga artist.

Koi: I really shouldn't just barge into his house.

It's really not a good idea...

Josu: Hey, did you see that, Okuyasu?

Oku: Yeah...

Oku: We followed Koichi because he was heading in the

opposite direction of the school, but what the heck is he doing?

Oku: Whose house is that?

Oku: I have my doubts, but it's not some chick, is it?

Koi: Rohan-sensei...

Koi: He's working so frantically.

Koi: But I wonder what it is...

I can't shake the feeling that being here is actually terrifying.

Koi: What is it?

Rohan: I'm glad you came.

Rohan: I've been waiting for you. You're right on time.