Ge-ge-ge no nyobou 7/27

a.k.a. it's not all about me?

Kitamura, the Shonen Land assistant, looked at the draft of the new Devil Boy comic. He said, "Wow, this is great. Very powerful." Shigeru smiled. "I think it's good. And the idea that only one in 10,000 children will be tempted..." Kitamura nodded. "That's good. And Mephisto is really scary." Kitamura shuffled the pages, showing an old thin man in a black suit and tophat. Shigeru said, "Having him tempting the boy puts a human face on the devil." Kitamura said, "Toyokawa has been really excited about this. He asked me who was doing it?"
( soup for me? )

Toyokawa, the Shonen Land editor-in-chief, and Funayama, the TV producer, ran down the street together to Shigeru's house. They crowded into the entryway. "Fumie!" She rushed out. "What's wrong?" Toyokawa said, "It came!" Funayama panted, then said, "Devil Boy... they're doing it!" After a moment, Fumie turned and yelled, "Shigeru!" He came out, and looked at them. "What is all the noise?" Toyokawa said, "Devil Boy is going to be on television." Shigeru looked at him and said, "Really?" Funayama said, "Yes!" They all pounded on each other in excitement.

<to be continued>

Ge-ge-ge no nyobou 7/28

a.k.a. spreading the word

Toyokawa, the Shonen Land editor, and Funayama, the TV producer, sat at the table with Shigeru. Toyokawa said, "We've got a broadcast slot starting October 6." Shigeru said, "Wow, that's really soon." Fumie set tea cups in front of the men, and started to leave. Shigeru waved her into a chair.
( there's a song in the air... )

Kurata yelled, "You're bending the page! Be careful." Komine said, "Today of all days, don't make a mistake." Sugai scurried over to his desk.

<to be continued>