Back from Kumeta's break.Shibuya Near Family chapter 144: Ikko works frantically at her desk>*Scribble scribble*>...Ikko-chan is studying...>Paper: What breed of dog is...>3. Papillon>Wait.>What's with these questions?>Q: Where is the moyai statue currently located?Moyai are stone statues from the village of Niijima, modeled after the Easter Island moai statues. One well-known moyai was until recently situated near Shibuya Station.>Also,>What's the meaning behind these mysterious symbols?
>I'm leaving now.>(*Fwhoooo*)>(*Brrrr*)>It got really cold,>all of a sudden.>Yeah.>It really does feel like autumn has disappeared.>It's not like it's much of an issue or anything, though.>Sure it is.>Taking the four seasons,>Right to left: Spring, summer, autumn, winter >and removing autumn...
>Is like taking *ki-shou-ten-ketsu*,>and removing the *ten*."Ki-shou-ten-ketsu" is a traditional Japanese (and Asian) four-part storytelling structure. Its four parts are introduction (起, "ki"), development (承, "shou"), twist (転, "ten"), and conclusion (結, "ketsu").>It's like taking a yonkoma, and removing the third panel.>What's that supposed to mean?Yonkoma literally means four panels, and generally refers to a comic with four panels in a single column going from top to bottom. It's a common format for gag manga series and such, and ki-shou-ten-ketsu is a typical way to structure such strips.>Still, I think you're onto something.>I mean, doesn't it feel like a lot of things in the world are losing their *ten*?>Like what?>Like, people who are used to watching short videos...>Fast-forwarding to the end of a story, skipping the *ten*.>But the *ten* is really important, isn't it?>It's the loss against a rival that leads to more training.>Or the couple that has gotten all lovey-dovey>getting in an argument over something stupid.
>But, reading that kind of stuff is a pain.>Paper: Reader survey>And surveys apparently show that they're usually not very popular either.>Then, I guess what's popular is winning effortlessly,>or always being lovey-dovey, all the time.>Thanks to our focus on time and cost efficiency,>modern Japan...>Has lost its *ten*.>Top to bottom: Ki, Shou, Missing, Ketsu>Really, since there are so many talented kids these days,>many of them don't ever experience hardship or setbacks.>We're losing our autumn...>Because we've lost our *ten*.>Rather than hoping for autumn,>we should be looking for any *ten* we can find.>But, if you just live your life normally,>you're unlikely to run into any sort of *ten*.>All right, everyone. Take your seats, please.
>Today, I have someone to introduce.>This is our new transfer student.>Sankou Mame. Nice to meet you.>There's the *ten*!>Background: (Ten)kouseiThe word for transfer student is 転校生 (tenkousei), which starts with the same kanji as is found in ki-shou-ten-ketsu.>Th-the rival makes her appearance!>What?>(*Badum badum*)>(*Excited*)>(*Staaaare*)>A-are they...>Expecting something from me?
>That girl in particular...>(*Staaaaaare*)>I've been searching for someone like you,>*ten*.>To put it simply: You are the third panel,>Sankou Mame-san.Her name is evidently a pun on "san koma me" (３コマ目), which means "third panel".>Now come, turn the boring routine of our daily lives upside-down!>That's the duty of the transfer student!>Since time immemorial, transfer students have been the ones to get involved in all sorts of commotion!>My job as a transfer student just got a lot more difficult.>Do you have any particular talents?>Talents, huh... Umm...>I guess I know "Shibuya" pretty well.>She really is your rival, Ikko-chan.>N-no...>I mean, she says she knows Shibuya well, but she's still just a transfer student, right?
>Paper: Shibuya Proficiency Test - ShibukenThe test seems to be modeled on tests such as the Kanji Aptitude Test (Kanken) or Japanese Language Examination (Goken).>Left paper: Toka Ikko - 242 points. Right paper: Sankou Mame - 750 points.>(*Ding ding ding*)>(*Gloom*)>Ikko-chan lost!>(Gasp!)>Ikko-chan actually lost in a Shibuya competition!>There's your *ten* for you.>You are hereby stripped of your Shibuya Duty armband.>This is so humiliating...!>Well, a lot of Shibuya residents don't know much about the city despite living there.>How nice.>We got our lost *ten* back.>I'm not happy about this at all!>Please, don't be so disappointed.>You still have a chance to restore your honor.>You see,>Top to bottom: Ki, Shou, Ten>now that we've progressed through the *ki*, *shou*, and *ten*...
This is my favorite drawing style in all of manga. On a scale of 0-10, how much of a pleb am I?
>We'll leave the *ketsu* to you, Ikko-san.>What's the *ketsu*?>The punchline, right?>I can't...>Do something like that.>(*Depressed...*)>(*Setback*)>Punchline..>You're still doing panel three.>This is bad... I can't let myself lose to those Mizkan-like eyes...Mizkan is a vinegar brand with a distinctive logo consisting of three lines on top of a circle.>Shibuya Duty Diary - I wouldn't mind losing the third period at school.>Sidebar: It seems that the Moyai has been moved to the plaza on the western side of Shibuya Fukuras for the duration of the redevelopment.Thanks for reading. I'm sick, so come up with a funny conclusion yourselves, please.
>>2830973100, you're a patrician. >>283097324thanks OP
>>283097324>I'm sick, so come up with a funny conclusion yourselves, please.How about this ketsu?
Chapter 143: Ikko's horror makeup
And that's all for today. Thanks for reading!
>>283098265Thanks to you too, typesetter-anon
Do you think the new girl will be a permanent addition to the cast? That one imaginary friend transfer student never appeared again, from what I recall...
poor Ikko...
>>283097204Someday, someone will pass judgement on Kumeta for his puns. >>283097324Thank you for translating. Hope you get well soon. >>283098265Thank you for typesetting, as well.>>283099595Did they ever get a name? If no, I think the transfer student's going to become a mainstay.
>>283099625every time shibuya is mentioned somewhere, I think of ikko. like, how did she survive the shibuya arc from JJK?
>>283101138>We seriously need to do something about all these sorcerers running around.>呪術廻戦? More like 充実海鮮.
>>283101387>that's it! we must eat a lot of sea food to obtain magical powers!>didn't eel give fire resistance or something?* >we must start an eel farm! I'll begging by filling the bathtub!then make the first page be ikko's mom screaming in horror with a "how did this happen?" in the corner. Kumeta should hire us already. *eel is thought to help cool down in summer
>>283101545Or how about>Nobody asked if we wanted these sorcerers>Instead of 呪術廻戦, we need a 呪術改選!>Eru-kun is made to run for the office of Strongest Sorcerer of Today>Ikko gets caught voting for Gojo even though the whole thing was her idea
>>283098265Thank you for posting!
>>283101740>Ikko gets caught voting for Gojo even though the whole thing was her ideathat's a good one, ha
>>283097310Seconding 0. Kumeta is genuinely really fucking good and his style is extremely sharp and appealing. I do admittedly like his character designs from SZS more, but SNF is admittedly no slouch either. Even if Ikko's hair looks like jam.
>>283101387kek
>>283101138>呪術改選>>283101387>>283101545>>283101740I love it when anons write entirely new Kumeta chapters.
>>283108394Another great one.
>>283097066wasn't there a gag like this already in szs
>>283097324thanks OP
>>283105928for me, Kakushigoto is the kumeta style at its height, especially the color pages.
>>283110694Same i love how he developed such a unique artstyle
>>283111509yeah you only need a glance to recognize it's him. that also applies to his writing style.
