Yet another excellent chapter in the Bakuman canon. As expected, Ashirogi Muto as made their (his) way into serialization, but unfortunately as we find here, at the expense of their manager Hattori. Happiness and sadness, the ever present dichotomy this time around has a particular relevance as Tagaki and Mashiro are forced to deal with the changes (good and bad) that come with finding success within the manga industry.
Changes abound. It's a bit unfortunate to have to see Hattori go, but it proves for the better. Miura, while initially overbearing and excessively extroverted, proves to calm Ashirogis' fears about the next step. Inasmuch, Miura appears to know a lot about the business side of the manga industry. Apparently the output that comes with serialization (the tankobon) is the most important thing. High initial expenses for the mangaka come in the form of assistants.
I suppose one the common stereotypes of manga assistants is that they tend to be idiosyncratic. And while everyone has their own special idiosyncraticies (apparently that is a word), assistants have them in excess. I'm sure many well-received, published mangaka can attest to this fact (I know D.Gray-man's Katsura Hoshino can). Anyway, it will be interesting to see over the next few chapters, the various quirks and weird behavior that will be displayed by Mutos' three new assistant artists. All in all, there's a lot to look forward to. As with everything I love about Bakuman; it's all about the process and embracing the changes that come with it.
Yet another excellent chapter in the Bakuman canon. As expected, Ashirogi Muto as made their (his) way into serialization, but unfortunately as we find here, at the expense of their manager Hattori. Happiness and sadness, the ever present dichotomy this time around has a particular relevance as Tagaki and Mashiro are forced to deal with the changes (good and bad) that come with finding success within the manga industry.
Changes abound. It's a bit unfortunate to have to see Hattori go, but it proves for the better. Miura, while initially overbearing and excessively extroverted, proves to calm Ashirogis' fears about the next step. Inasmuch, Miura appears to know a lot about the business side of the manga industry. Apparently the output that comes with serialization (the tankobon) is the most important thing. High initial expenses for the mangaka come in the form of assistants.
I suppose one the common stereotypes of manga assistants is that they tend to be idiosyncratic. And while everyone has their own special idiosyncraticies (apparently that is a word), assistants have them in excess. I'm sure many well-received, published mangaka can attest to this fact (I know D.Gray-man's Katsura Hoshino can). Anyway, it will be interesting to see over the next few chapters, the various quirks and weird behavior that will be displayed by Mutos' three new assistant artists. All in all, there's a lot to look forward to. As with everything I love about Bakuman; it's all about the process and embracing the changes that come with it.
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