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[nrgsvr]

What kind of manga would people want to see?

Does anyone want to do anything not related to romance?

[ Mayu attatches a cute Setsubun comic involving a girl dressed as an oni. The art style is similar to his brother's.]

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[lunarlegionnaire]

Nothing in my demographic, I'm sure.

[Late 30s pushing 40. War vet. Probably too old or jaded for most manga to begin with. That demographic.]

I might know a bar or two.

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[shy_mage]

[After he took his time reading this, and tried to look it up in his English dictionary, he finally determined that there must be a typo here.]

Wh-What's a manga?

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[nrgsvr]

Seinen manga is for men. They can cover more mature themes.

[ There's also porn, but Mayu is too young to create that.]

I'm 17.

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[nrgsvr]

Comic.

[ He shows Bracken his brother's manga and focus the video on some of his favorite pages.]

This is manga my brother created.

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[lunarlegionnaire]

Then how about crime or mystery? You could always slip in a little romance so you don't alienate your usual readers.

["No one has to know." That's the reply he's tempted to send.]

...which is perfect for shakes, steaks, and burgers.

[Hint hint.]

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[nrgsvr]

I could try. I don't need to aim for the same demographic as my brother.

[ Mayu isn't subtle enough for mystery and he is dense enough to miss the hint.]

burgers sound good

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[shy_mage]

Oh... H-How come you wr-wrote 'manga' instead of comic, then?

[He looked at the images, studying them with great interest, though. Finally, he smiled.]

Th-They're pretty.

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[nrgsvr]

My language.

[ He didn't realize the meaning was missed in the Genessia bonus language.]

Yeah. My brother is a pro. His art is pretty.

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[shy_mage]

Oh.

[Well, that made sense, at least. He only knew two languages, but didn't know Japanese.]

H-Has your brother drawn any murder m-mysteries?

[Video]

[nrgsvr]

No. He mostly draws romance.

[ He tried to add some drama and action.]

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[shy_mage]

Oh... R-Romances are usually boring...

[At least, in his experience thus far. He glanced down, seeming fairly disinterested, until suddenly he glanced back up with a renewed spark of interest.]

U-Unless there's sex in them, too?

[Someone really should have never introduced him to erotic romances.]

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[nrgsvr]

No.

[ Mayu is still innocent in some ways, even though he drew racy diagrams for his middle school judo club.]

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[shy_mage]

Oh.

[His expression dropped. Oh well.]

D-Do you make any comics?

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[nrgsvr]

Not yet.

[ He's not even old enough to legally purchase porn.]

I have drawings and rough outlines.

[ He shows some judo drawings ]

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[shy_mage]

[He stared at the screen with interest. Too bad the device was so small, he didn't really get as nice of a view as he would want.]

Wh-What are they about?

[Video]

[nrgsvr]

Ground grappling techniques in judo.

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[shy_mage]

J-Judo...

[He gazed up. It sounded like a word he had heard at some point, but he couldn't place a definition with it. Mumbling under his breath, he tried to see if he could recall anything about it.]

Judo... Th-That's...

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[gamerrep]

People keep mentioning mystery, which always seems like a fun genre to draw because that will keep people guessing.

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[lunarlegionnaire]

All the more reason to give it a shot, right?

[On the contrary, Mayu nailed it. Marc's pleased as pie.]

Nice. The Saturday before V-day then, after hours? There's a really good BBQ and burger joint down on Pine and 21st. Definitely bring a plus one or five.

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[nrgsvr]

It's a form of martial arts that mainly uses grapples, pins and throws. Leverage and getting an opponent off balance is more important than brute strength.

[ Judo is the one thing Mayu devotes his energy to.]

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[nrgsvr]

Yes.

OK.

[ Finding someone to come with him would be a challenge. Most of his closest friends returned home.]

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[nrgsvr]

It'll be a challenge. I'll need to do research.

[ It's a difficult genre. Especially for someone with a tendency to miss obvious hints.]

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[shy_mage]

Y-Yeah, that's it!

[He smiled brightly. It did sound familiar somehow. Although, Mayu probably could have told him anything.]

Y-You like drawing pictures about it?

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[nrgsvr]

I practice judo. Back home, I was captain of the my middle school judo club. I used drawings to teach techniques.

Do you practice judo or know someone who does?

[ He wants a sparring partner.]

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[shy_mage]

[He furrowed his brows and shook his head, holding a staff in view of the video.]

I-I'm a mage.