"Ms. Tereko, a 4-koma manga published in a certain local newsletter".Fake Documentary Q is a YouTube channel that makes horror mockumentary-style videos. They often have a twist both in the story, and in the background, needing you to pay attention and rewatch the videos to catch it.They've recently started a new project, "Q: Contact Us If You Recognize This Manga". Each chapter will feature a new "real" manga with a mystery attached.This is the second chapter.
In the early 90s, a 4-koma manga was published in a local newsletter.Its title was "Miss Tereko".It followed the shenanigans the eponymous housewife got into in her daily life.[XXX Town Bonding Festival10/28 Sports Center]>"Ms. Tereko" has some "strange strips"---So it was described to our editorial departmentby Mr. Oota, who found the old newsletters among his late father's belongings.[Provider of Town ReportMr. Yuuji Oota (58)Railroad Company Employee]*Full name and picture published in accordance with his request.
>>283259019>>283259007So, more competent SCP?
>>283259026>SCPa dog turd is more competent than that tumblrshit
>"Town Report XXX" was a PR newsletter produced until 2003 by the XXX Town Hall.>It was nothing special; it printed governmental news, event announcements, that sort of thing.[Want to Advertise on Town Report?Town Report XXX is distributed not only to every household in town, but also public facilities and stores. With a circulation of 1500 copies every month, your PR can reach every townsperson! For publication fees, please contact our planning division at XXX-XXX.]>Apparently, they produced 1500 copies every month in 1991 and distributed them to every household.Mr. Oota's family collected 20 issues spanning 1990 to 1993.>The collection has a lot of missing issues, it's quite embarrassing...>I believe they simply forgot to throw them out with other used paper waste.>I found them in a storage room with old newspapers and leaflets, you see.>...So, before I disposed of them, I took a look for nostalgia's sake, but...>before I get into that, please see them for yourself first.
>>283259041SCP was made by goons
Ms. TerekoToshirou B.(6) PatrollingBecause the town's so peaceful, you know?The newspapers have piled up...[Morning Paper][Itou]I smell a case!*ding-dong-ding-dong*No way... could this be...!*rattle*>I prefer to read the papers all at once, y'know?*kerthunk*Town Report XXX 1990 September IssueMs. TerekoToshirou B.(14) Silence*vrrrr*......>?>?............>?Next dayThe silent treatment works best after all.Town Report XXX 1991 June IssueTL Note: Tereko has a speaking quirk of using katakana at the end of her sentences, something often seen when representing a foreigner speaking Japanese.
Ms. TerekoToshirou B.(16) HealthCome on,let's do some radio calisthenics with gusto today too!>Your mother's always so healthy, eh?......We're back~A small treat after exercising (music note)*nom* x2>That's unhealthy, Mom.[Potato chips]Town Report XXX 1991 August IssueMs. TerekoToshirou B.(25) Breaking News*Eh!!* That idol, 00-chan, had an affair!?[Affair!! On A Secret Date]I gotta hurry![Greengrocer]Did you hear!? 00-chan and the actor && were dating!!>A human hand fell from the suitcase's gap...[Affair]Oh, but I wanted to break the news!Town Report XXX 1992 August Issue
Mr. Oota noticed that some strips of "Ms. Tereko"had lines unrelated to the storyline mixed in.>In this "Breaking News" strip here,>Ms. Tereko saw a celebrity's affair on the news and ran out of her house>to "break the news" to the nearby greengrocer--->Immediately after that,>the greengrocer's line in the fourth panel is strange.[A human hand fell from the suitcase's gap...] (highlighted)
[A human hand fell from the suitcase's gap...]>A hand, from a suitcase?>He must've been watching a thriller, or so I thought,[Affair]>but the TV screen he pointed to was captioned with "Affair".>In the same panel, Ms. Tereko was huffing and puffing, "Oh, but I wanted to break the news!">Taking that into consideration...[I saw it on TV too, Ms. Tereko.Oh, but I wanted to break the news!]>I'd say this conversational flow is more natural.>If this was everything, you could write it off as some kind of mistake,>but there were 7 more "strange strips"...>I figured, "oh, these aren't misprints or any issue of the sort,>someone put them there intentionally..."
Ms. TerekoToshirou B.(32) Sampling ProA man with a red umbrella pushed someone off the train station's platform.[Diced SteakToday's sample]*blah* x8Huh, I see.I couldn't see the station name.The umbrella's frame was so wide~~>Miss, I think you had enough to decide whether to purchase or not...Oh dear. They were so tasty, and before I knew it...Town Report XXX 1993 February IssueMs. TerekoToshirou B.(34) BuffetAn all-you-can-eat buffet!I heard the red umbrella drop to the ground, and I saw the station name.I can't remember it, but I'm sure of it.>He didn't have enough fingers to hold up the umbrella?Town Report XXX 1993 April Issue
>These two strips have a few common points.>"Red umbrella"[I couldn't see the station name.The umbrella's frame was so wide~~][A man with a red umbrella pushed someone off the train station's platform.]>"Push" and "drop"[I heard the red umbrella drop to the ground, and I saw the station name.I can't remember it, but I'm sure of it.]>"Train station"[He didn't have enough fingers to hold up the umbrella?]>I immediately noticed due to how close the publishing dates are, only two months apart in '93.Feeling something out of place about the lines, unthinkable as simple mistakes,>"This is a message from the artist"---so Mr. Oota gradually came to believe.
>A record of events the author experienced?>A prediction or prophetic dream?>Or is it a coded message addressed to someone...? Vague speculation is all I have, sadly.Now then, who is the author, Mr. Toshirou B.?No information could be found online about this mystery mangaka---Mr. Oota himself attempted to garner information from his contacts in the town hall and printing industry, but to no avail.>"The author isn't a proper mangaka, but someone connected to the town hall">is my working theory.>I don't know if he was a worker who was good at drawing, or the family or friend of one,>however, I feel this is the more realistic option to hiring a pro and paying their manuscript fees, considering the town's budget.>It was a small settlement of not even 5000 residents.
Additionally, Mr. Oota pointed out,>Toshirou B. himself might not necessarily have put in that dialogue---and he explained why:>According to Town Report's credits page, it was made by its own specific department,>but the fact of the matter is that they also outsourced the editing to printing steps.[Town HallEmployees of the department and related organizationsHired?Toshirou B.Coverage/Writing<-ManuscriptText and picturesSpecialized companies (outsourced)EditingLayoutingPrinting<-Complete!Town Report]>Specifics aside... "people other than the author were involved multiple times" up to the printing step.>I think it's possible for someone to have rewritten only the dialogue through whatever process.
>If we fix the lines... like this,[Ms. TerekoToshirou B.(29) One Man's TrashOur plot produced too much spinach.18th of March, the day the flowers bloom, (highlighted)someone whispered in my ear. (highlighted)It might be for the best if we cancel the flower-viewing party. (highlighted)A feast tonight, huh?Fufufu, they're just "waste".Ms. TerekoToshirou B.(29) One Man's TrashOur plot wound up producing too much spinach.It's almost these eggs'expiry date, y'know?My relatives gave me mackerel, but I don't need it.A feast tonight, huh?Fufufu, they're just "waste".]>the drawings clearly follow the title's story progression, see?[Town Report XXX 1992 October Issue]>The handwriting may seem the same as the normal portions, but honestly, the naked eye is unreliable...[The newspapers have piled up...A small treat after exercising (music note)*nom* x2That's unhealthy, Mom.But,A man with a red umbrella pushed someone off the train station's platform.Diced SteakToday's sampleThe silent treatment works best after all.]>...Most of what I said was speculation, but...
>multiple people were involved in making this,>the local government's own PR newsletter, distributed to every household every month;>in spite of that, at least 8 "strange strips" were published,>and that is an undeniable fact.[Ms. TerekoToshirou B.(25) Breaking NewsMs. TerekoToshirou B.(29) One Man's TrashMs. TerekoToshirou B.(32) Sampling ProMs. TerekoToshirou B.(34) BuffetMs. TerekoToshirou B.(38) Early BirdMs. TerekoToshirou B.(39) Secret IngredientMs. TerekoToshirou B.(40) PhotographMs. TerekoToshirou B.(41) Doing the Dishes]>If they kept back issues*, we'd probably find more.>There must've been complaints back then, too, right?>...Oh, I forgot to show you the last 4 issues.>Please take a look at them, and tell us if you notice anything.*Municipal newsletters are classified as administrative publications rather than official documents, so while there are no specific regulations governing their storage, many municipalities preserve them indefinitely. However, some issues may be missing due to disasters, government office relocations, or inadequate storage protocols within municipal offices.In the case of XXX Town, multiple back issues prior to 1993 were missing. Since no records remain, it remains speculative, but it is possible they were lost during renovations accompanying the large-scale organizational restructuring in 1994 or during the 2004 municipal merger.
Ms. TerekoToshirou B.(38) Early BirdMorning, dear, time to wake!>Mngh, mmbl, mmbl...Wake uuup~~! Your numbered ticket is 48~!!Recently, whenever I look at the clock, it's at 48 minutes.I get the feeling that's no coincidence.Town Report XXX 1993 August IssueMs. TerekoToshirou B.(39) Secret IngredientToday is hamburg steak.Guess the secret ingredient!>Hmm... white clothes?>In the mountains?>Constantly looking behind him?The right answer is[Yakiniku Sauce]*ta-da*expired yakiniku sauce!Someone's going to "Tenryuu", huh?[Sauce]Town Report XXX 1993 September Issue
Ms. TerekoToshirou B.(40) Photograph>Say cheese.Our hiking photos finished developing!I can't see that beinga natural fire.The room number is 3-104.>......Town Report XXX 1993 October IssueMs. TerekoToshirou B.(41) Doing the DishesHoney, please do the dishes for me (heart)>Leave it to me!>Only a single shoe was left in the sixth floor's landing (music note)*hum-hum-hum*>Someone was standing there.Already done?Slowly waving their hand...Town Report XXX 1993 November Issue
Town Report XXX was redesigned after 1994's April issue as part of a new town development policy.Following a merger with a neighboring city in 1994 and until its discontinuation, "Ms. Tereko" and other manga were no longer being published.The printing company in charge of Town Report went under in '05.Objections from the townsfolk--- None? The culprit behind the line changes--- unknown.[Wake uuup~~! Your numbered ticket is 48~!!Recently, whenever I look at the clock, it's at 48 minutes.I get the feeling that's no coincidence.]But the fact this manga kept being published up to that point is, if I may so myself, strange.-QC:2 "Ms. Tereko", a 4-koma manga published in a certain local newsletter-
And that's it for now. The manga updates monthly. Our group wants to scanlate it, but we're in dire need of redrawers. If you want to help us, please contact us as written in this image.
>>283259295thanks for the dumop anon
>>283259088>>283259100To be frank, I thought the joke was that a more important report came up while she was running.
>>283259177Oh, didn't consider that.
>>283259212>but it is possible they were lost during renovations accompanying the large-scale organizational restructuring in 1994 or during the 2004 municipal merger.I love it when I learn about lesser-known Japanese events in manga.
>>283259295Thx mate.Most of the changed lines sounds like lines from other newspaper articles. Supernatural explanations aside, it could be a printing/editorial error at some point.
>>283259295Thank you for posting.
Am I going crazy, or is there a vague connection between this chapter and the previous ones?
Bump
>>283259007is this ai translation? which program?
>>283264148Arigato.
>>283264261By hand.
>>283262132You might be right. But you're also going crazy.
>>283259054It was taken over by tumblr users and then fell from grace, though.
>>283267932Is it still in that state now?
bump for more readers
>>283259265Thanks.I don't get it.
>>283259007Thanks for this OP, seems interesting.
>>283269306Yeah, but more people are trying to capture the old style.
>>283272573Welcome on-board, anon.
>A human hand fell from the suitcase's gap...>A man with a red umbrella pushed someone off the train station's platform.>I couldn't see the station name. The umbrella's frame was so wide-->I heard the red umbrella drop to the ground and I saw the station name.>I can't remember it, but I'm sure of it.>He didn't have enough fingers to hold up the umbrella?>18th of March, the day the flowers bloom, someone whispered in my ear.>It might be for the best if we cancel the flower-viewing party.>Your numbered ticket is 48~!!>Recently, whenever I look at the clock, it's at 48 minutes.>I get the feeling that's no coincidence.>Hmm...white clothes?>In the mountains?>Constantly looking behind him?>Someone's going to "Tenryuu," huh?>I can't see that being.>A natural fire.>The room number is 3-104.>Only a single shoe was left in the sixth floor's landing.>Someone was standing there.>Slowly waving their hand...
>>283274921Or>I can't see that being a natural fire.
>>283262132>I can't see that being a natural fireMaybe
>>283259046Just about to read this OP but thanks so much for posting it. Loved the first one and was looking forward to this. You're a star for taking the time to bring it to us and this is one of the reasons I still use /a/.
Thank you anon for the scans and translation. Love the series, very excited for this spinoff.
So, can anyone explain?Is this strip can predict the future?
bump for even more readers
>>283259007Thanks
>>283276223I'd like someone to explain it too.
>>283259007I didn't know they had a manga! Thank you for posting.
>>283276223>>283281566We don’t really know, it's a mystery for now
>>283282917
So, is Q Japanese Analog Horror?
>>283283888They make mockumentaries which sometimes involve analog and digital technology, but other times do not involve tech at all.
>>283259128What a cunt
>>283284895Interesting. Experimenting with the format.
