Thread 280341029

Gather 'round one last time ArtCHADS, Exorcisters and Paranormal Enjoyers, here be the final volume of Souboutei!
...but really though what else do I need to say at this point? You know it, I know it, it's now or never:
SOUBOUTEI
MUST
BE
DESTROYED
Previous thread:>>280308540

This volume will be a bit longer than usual

Maagscoin is going to the moon

I know im repetitive about this but the manga should have been way shorter

Damn can't believe we're here already. Thanks op

>>280341069
I wonder how long it took to draw all of these "paintings"?

OUR HEROES

>>280341250
https://youtu.be/cUs8FEsDUZ4?si=iGFHsb1RGKDwH3tr

ONE LAST TAKOHADOUJI

>>280342036
T-they'll win the bowl!

>>280342119
He's too sportsmanlike.

IT'S WORKING
HIS BRAIN SHOOK

>>280342325
In this moment, I am Deido.

>>280342258
They are so out-of-the-loop

>>280341772
>detested her freedom, bound her in shackles and dragged her back
The artist bro understands what killed her

>>280341029 (OP)
Oh shit. It's that TIME.

>>280342776
>You rat!!!!

T...Takohabros...we're SOVLLESS!?
We're FRAUDS!?

>>280342430
Shonen should exist, and anyone telling you otherwise or that it's not art is a complete pseud btw

>>280343058
>his reeling from a blow is just him walking around the room, relaxing, and looking at his competitor’s composition
Real art battle here

>Deido learned the Talk no Jutsu
HOLY FUARK

>>280343176
>goddamn it even my shiny new sister loves my archnemesis
>when is it deido’s turn

fffuuucckk
the final is today?

>>280343137
Deido is a True Artist.

>>280341404
You're asking the impossible. This is already one of his shorter works.

>>280341472
That psychic is still alive?!

>>280343313
>No, Deido. YOU are the Yomiza.

>>280343494
HE'S A PROFESSIONAL!

Dumb paint, YOU GOT IT ALL WRONG

>Ultra painting brush clash
FUAAAAAAAAAAAAARKKKKKKKKKKKKK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtiqvsutWf0

>>280343883
>The final battle is about making paint dry
Kino

ONE LAST GRANDPA ASSIST

>>280343594
Cute Seiichi

>>280344062
>STOP HAVING FUN, ART IS AN OUTLET FOR PAIN

>Waku Waku
DEIDO
WHAT HAVE YOU AWAKENED

>>280344183
>oh I’m like unique or something
>cool

>>280344140
I love the "shake my brain" effect.

TAKOHA CONFIRMED FOR ART

>>280344334
>Cries in awe of Takoha
Good

>>280342954
>and I haven't seen any of Takoha's in a while
He's outside the time bubble. Did Takoha's art block last literal years?

>>280344511
Probably months. Same with Deido. They literally just hit block and seize for months.

>>280344537
>They literally just hit block and seize for months.
Makes sense, I've been there before.
hell, I'm there right now

>>280344688
WE’RE BANDAGE-BACK

>>280344688
Yooooooo, they're good.

THEY LIVE

Seiichi...

>>280344873
>absorbing his whole-ass house
He’s going to be the most powerful artist of all time

>>280344991
Isn’t the sea at this point absolutely full of a lifeform particularly hostile to shino?

>>280345152
Jar her

EXIT

>>280344928
He's a good big brother.

Absolute Souboukino
Fujinema, even

>>280345312
dammit travis why are you cool

>>280345342
How many title drops are we on?

>>280345090
>He laughed.

EXIT
AN ARTIST, A VILLAIN, A LITTLE BROTHER, A REAL HUMAN BEING AND IN HIS OWN SPECIAL WAY, A REAL HERO
SAKAMAKI DEIDO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OVSofqS488

>>280343272
>You should just take what you want, Masaru!

>>280345456
Damn, what a character Deido was. He played just about every role.

>>280345456
RIP

>>280343742
>>280343782
>art is in full detail while the artists are just a rough sketch
kino.

>Who cares about your awards, I gotta eat with MY FRIENDS
Travis...you came a long way...

...!

>>280345845
>when you see art

Fin

BUT WAIT
THERE'S MORE

>>280345712
The goodest boy

>>280345977
So they’re finally gonna un-bandage the boy
It’s clear he hasn’t needed it since his resurrection, that skin clear.

Okay, it's over for real this time
As promised, SOUBOUTEI HAS BEEN DESTROYED
See you around, /a/nons!

A beautiful ending

>>280345845
Cute Seiichi and Rokurou moment

>>280345944
>>280346064
Thanks for the dumps. I hate how underrated Fujita's works are. I think all of his manga deserve more attention.

its not meant to be stitched but I felt like doing it anyway

>>280346023
>Takoha
>penname Hakota
IT'S POTTERY

>>280346194
swap then, they should be facing each other

>>280342216
They deserve it the most honestly

Time paradoxes and multiverse shenanigans
It's the only way to make Deido disappear and atone for his crimes but at the same time give him a new chance in life from scratch

It's obvious but Deido, Oujin, Zanka and Kaerikuro will live through WWII

We don't know about Oujin. He can't sneak into Souboutei anymore to find food so we don't know how it's going to be for him. We can't be sure about trapping Koremitsu's soul either

>>280343455
i know but it should have been way shorter

>>280346064
It's really over.....Souboutei really has been destroyed....... Thanks for the dump OP. No missing pages. I'm glad that I've now read Fujita's most famous three manga. He definitely is one of the best mangaka there is. He always manages to stick the landings too, which is a rare gift for mangaka.

>>280346456
Nice.

>>280346064
Thank you, this was great. I'll definitely read his other works after this, both Karakuri Circus and Souboutei were very entertaining stories. As the second half of KC was somewhat disappointing, I'm glad that this was very consistent in quality and writing until the end.

>>280346064

Thank you anon, really enjoyed this one

>>280346064
Danke mang. It's been a wild, wild ride.

>>280346023
>>280346213
Is it the 10 extra years of experience or was it just his penname?

>>280345750
>>280345944
>>280345778
>ywn never have 4 girls who fawn over you because you were with them in your darkest hour
>ywn have one of those girls scour multiversal timelines just so she can bring you back to the one true time line

>>280345342
Even Deido admits it

>>280344658
>his masterpiece was an apology to his sister
The ultimate siscon

>>280344461
>deido lost because he was a /lit/let
Writing is another art form after all, they are the way we communicate the "heart" with each other

>>280341404
I think it's just about right. He might have trimmed it a bit, but I can't see it cutting more than a few volumes. I don't really have any complaints with the pacing either, even if it does slow down a bit in the second half.

>>280342295
when did he stop calling him Rakuro?

About 29% of my /a/ folder is now just stuff from Fujita's manga.

>>280343442
I wonder if Fujita created and drew all these paintings by himself

>>280343494
Water is in a hurry to the ocean, if they don't die then good for them if they die who cares?

Fujita shook my brain.

I guess some of us will see each other in Silver Mountain threads from now on.

>>280341143
always wonder how one Japanese man can travel around the globe during ww2.

>>280346023
>in a few years... we gave 1 more artist we need to save

>>280341851
>Three years talking to Deido

>>280342220
To Rokurou this must look weird at super speed.

>>280341213
>well...life is made of parting
Fujita really likes to insert a lot of his opinion, but in a good way the readers could sympathize with. Other than the parting, there's also how Fujita hates Japanese imperialism which we can see from Zanka's reaction to Japanese's surrounded in the earlier chapter, and in the new manga Ginbei hates soldiers since he is an old man who survived ww2.

Thanks for the storytime, Anon.
I read the first few volumes back when it first started, but it was even more enjoyable going through the entire thing to the end.

>>280348251
Another anon said that all these paintings, both Takoha and Deido's came from another artist Fujita was friends with. IIRC he also said Yomiza's drawings were Fujita's.

>>280341029 (OP)
I don't want these threads to end, but....
SOUBOUTEI
MUST
BE
DESTROYED

>>280344140
>waku waku

>>280341250
God, I love how blunt Takoha is in this fight

>>280341570
Shino seething always makes my day

>>280341772
Deido's mindset is being utterly dismantled

>>280341851
How would you guys spend 3 years with Deido?

>>280345610
>>280345642
Souboutei destroyed twice in one volume, never can destroy that place enough.

i joined this thread last week
now i think i have to see what came before it

>>280345012
I would like to believe there's an alternative twist where the sea is secretly full of liquid lifeform like the invader and the grandpa sea. Shino will get beat up by them as soon as it enters the sea because it shows hostility which other liquid life can sense.

>>280344183
>I can see no colours from you, and you only
I like that this kind of implies that Deido's weird vision really isn't anything supernatural. That he's just really good at reading people and that comes through in his synasthesia, and Takoha is the first person he really just can't get a read on.
Though then again there was also that stuff about being able to tell a farm animal was going to give birth to twins as a kid so maybe I'm just overthinking it and it is supernatural.

>>280342036
The sisters have become so cute since they first appeared

Definitely my favorite of Fujita's works. Then again I haven't read Moonlight Act.

>>280349938
properly understood, the occult isn't supernatural either

>>280341738
I don't know who drew/painted those background paintings, whether it was Fujita himself or an assistant, but I just want to show some appreciation for the amount of work being put into something that isn't even the focus.

>>280342400
Brain Shock Therapy?
Try Brain Shake Therapy instead!

>>280342430
Am I.. a low art enjoyer?

>>280342881
I'm glad Deido is able to make comebacks so that this discussion isn't completely one-sided.

>>280341963
>small summon humiliation

>>280343357
>He took of the coat
Deidobros? I'm get a bad feeling from this...

>>280343742
>>280343782
Sudden art shifts like these always get me

>>280343883
La artista...

>>280348239
same I love his works so much

>>280346064
good night sweet prince. Always a pleasure

>>280344032
I should've been keeping a Grandpa clutch counter

>>280344097
Now this is an Art Fight!

>>280341404
I think it was the perfect length.

>>280344140
This manga has had a lot of great expressions, but that smile has to be my favorite

>>280341772
Deido BTFOed

>>280342007
Totally forgot what this worm thing is supposed to be

>>280344832
Shino, you never learn, do you?

>>280342325
Based Deido, you are right

Duchamp and it's consequences has been a disaster for the human race

>>280345342
So cheesy, but a good title drop is art.

>>280343555
Imagine spending decades seething over the man who 'ruined' your sister and becoming a worse version of him.

>>280345456
RIP Sakamaki Deido
One of the most outstanding villains I've seen in a while

>>280344032
Grandpa is co MVP with Takoha at this point

>>280344140
Takoha becoming a fully awakened Chad is breaking Deido's brain

>>280344140
his Spiral power is surging

>>280341570
God I love when villains SEETHE so hard Even if they are going vs companions.

>>280346064
Thanks for the dump OP
This was a fantastic manga. The entire cast was great, even Shino, as easy to make fun of her as she was, was actually a very threatening villain with a lot of presence.

>>280349909
The premise of the Prime Minister and Secretary of Defense launching a bombing of a haunted mansion is ridiculous on paper, but it just works man.

>>280346064
Excellent ending!
>>280351616
Agree

>>280343222
>>280343272
/OUR/ Wingman

>>280343742
>>280343782
Kino.
No... Not kino...
Kunst.

thanks for the dailys op, this is my fav manga from this author and was a joy to reread with everyone, now i only have the gantz dailys left.

>>280346213
I don't know if it's been mentioned, but Takoha is based on Fujita's friend named Hakota. He's the one who did the paintings featured in Souboutei.

>>280346456
Saved

>>280341282
>that painting
he cute
>>280341347
KWAB

>>280344140
One of my favorite pages.

>>280345342
Best title drop in all of media.

>>280345191
>>280345222
Also one of my favorite sequences ever.

>>280349087
>life is made of partings
Out of curiosity, this is actually a famous phrase in Japan, it's a translation of an old Chinese poem. Look up 「サヨナラ」ダケガ人生ダ.

Souboutei is not my favorite Fujita manga, but this ending is a masterclass. It's one of the few endings I'd call perfect.

>>280341772
Deido BTFO with FACTS and TRUTH.
Takoha would make millions through psychoanalysis.

>>280342325
Isn’t Duchamp French?

I always thought he was just shitposting during World War I which caused him losing faith in Europe civilization and traditional art.

>>280350372
Aren't we all?

>>280342220
I wonder if Oujin regularly delivered fresh coffee beans to Souboutei

>>280344524
So you understood now, Doudei
Souboutei must be...destroyed...

>>280342467
looks like Deido's brain got a good shaking

>>280342816
Deido keked by Yomiza yet again

>>280346064
Thanks for the dump anon
I actually couldn't wait for the dump and finished it again during vol. 3 dump

>>280342912
>>280342954
Takohabros...

>>280350135
Okay, Travis.

>>280343313
Yes Deido, you are the Yomiza to many little brothers by now with all the people you've harmed.
>>280343357
>Deido called him Takoha
It's working.

>>280344032
Grandpa is the most based lifeform in this manga. Sorry Takoha, but you're no.2

>>280344140
>>280344183
What beast has Deido unleashed?

>>280344658
absolute KINO
what a final piece
>>280344688
>>280344728
YES!

>>280345090
His smile and optimism: restored

>>280341250
>I'm not so good at talking
bruh literally steamrolled through Souboutei without fighting :skull:

>>280341633
damn brat

>>280344928
Zanka will surely take good care of best girl.

>>280342325
>>280342360
I wonder if Fujita is or was aware that the only thing that kind of art took over was because it's an easy way to launder money. Take for example that tapped banana from years ago. When someone pays thousands of dollars for it they don't get the banana, they get a certificate that says that if you tape a banana onto a wall you are recreating an art piece. This certificate, in turn, can be used for tax deductions, among other things. While dadaism did start as something to shock people, it was meant to fizz out. But instead, it was coopted by corporations; just like how it happened to punk.
I'm sorry, but I think it's something everyone should know and that isn't said enough.

>>280344991
Shino/the alien is incredibly stupid. It could have hidden a drop behind in a million ways rather than betting it all on a march to the sea.

>>280345222
>Nanako came back at the end
>her old friends did not let go
>Shino bows out
Fujita, I kneel.

>>280345456
RIP to the great artist.

>>280346064
Thanks for the ride, OP.
Souboutei...has been destroyed!

>>280344524
>>280344553
cute

>>280346064
Thank. It was a great read. I'm only iffy about the final time traveling. In fact, I would've preferred if Zanka and Makoto were stuck in the present
But... who was this kid? I forgot.

>>280356923
Zanka would never abandon pre-war Japan and live in the present.
I only hope he and Makoto survived the war and lived content.

>>280342183
>I was actually thinking of YOU Takoha

>>280342400
I am mad.

>>280342430
Yomiza was a cheesecake artist of his time basically.

>>280343176
sword maiden in LOVE

>>280345456
One of my favourite exit in media, pure cinema

>>280345456
I actually liked him way more than Faceless, even if the later was a good source of laughter.

>>280355943
Tangentially related, reminds me of a tirade this anon went about Bauhaus.

>>280345610
I want to believe he gave himself a fake moustache because the dad would trust a moustache bro easier.

>>280351354
I remember it was a metaphorical form of fear Kiritas had with their dad

>>280356923
>But... who was this kid? I forgot
I don't know if he's someone in particular but if he is, I'm being on a young Takoha being inspired by Deido due to time loops

>>280343961
BIG SUCCESS RETURNS???????

>>280341029 (OP)
SOUBOUTEI MUST BE DESTROYED
LET'S GHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

>>280341143
Note that Deido called him Takoha here, not Yomiza. Even at this point, he was starting to see through his rage.

>>280345580
>>280345610
>did they just went back in time to fix Deido's origin story
Fujita was too kind lmao

>>280346064
Now...it's time for Gekkou Jourei to be corrected

>>280341181
>>280341213
>Takoha thinks he's naturally going to go to Hell the moment he dies
It's interesting how behind all his seeming optimism and hopeful talk-no-jutsu, Takoha is a deeply pessimistic person - arguably just as much as Deido. He's just better at coping with it and hiding it.

>>280341282
He's just a silly little guy Deido.

>>280341404
This is Fujita's shortest long-form series, besides Moonlight Act. It couldn't have been any shorter without compromising the story.

>>280344183
>>280344221
Takoha is his abyss staring back. I like it...

>>280341347
I think this has to be the fastest case of jobbing I've ever seen.

>>280341472
Oh hey, one of the psychics lived.

>>280341570
Shino just can't stop seething. You love to see it.

>>280341772
Deido will NEVER recover from this truth bomb.

>GAPM0
No captcha. Deido is not gap moe.

>>280342007
>>280342036
What was Shino even thinking here? Of course it wouldn't work - they literally killed Oujin with their own two hands.

>>280342220
They're both so silly. I love 'em.

>>280342258
>a mere haunted house
They are unaware.

>>280342295
>these people are our elders
Kurenai, I'm pretty certain Seiichi is older than them.

>>280342325
Deido is so fuckign right. That shit makes me angry.

>>280342430
Essentially, you can enjoy high intellectually stimulating art but that ahit can get exhausting after a long while and all you want to de-stress is the artistic equivalent of a Kirby game.

>>280342633
Shino is getting it, and not in the fun way.

>you take care too, sis
Cute Seiichi.

>>280342735
TANK SQUADRON GO

>>280342912
>>280342954
No...

>>280343272
Deido is disgusted by Takoha's lack of resolve.

>>280343517
>WHY ARE YOU STILL GETTING IN MY WAY
Because you must be destroyed, Souboutei.

>>280343594
Seiichi is fucking bullying the shit out of this evil water.

>>280343742
>>280343782
Amazing.

>>280344957
>Shino's defeat was offscreen'd
absolutely brutal

>>280343961
It's over...

>>280344032
WE ARE SO FUCKING BACK

>>280344140
Deido has unleashed a monster.

>>280344221
>he's scared

>>280344524
Now he understands. Why Souboutei must be destroyed.

>>280344658
What a way to cap off his artistic career.

>>280341029 (OP)
What was Takoha's relation to Seiichi's dad again? Was Gramps based on Seiichi's grandpa paternally or maternally?

>>280344688
>>280344728
THEY'RE ALIVE

>>280344832
>Shino seething so much she's prioritizing a drill duel with Seiichi instead of ignoring him
The Invaders are really fucking bad at this whole "no emotions" thing.

>>280344928
Best brother.

>>280345023
>we gotta keep this one in the family
After Seiichi marries Rokurou, he will BE family Takoha.

>>280345090
Deido's faith in mankind has been restored. Takoha truly is the best at talk-no-jutsu.

>>280345222
>Nanako's eyes briefly return to normal, like her lingering spirit reasserted itself
>Shino lets go of her hate and seethe and willingly accepts defeat
I think this is probably the nicest and quietest way any Fujita big bad has ever gone out.

>>280345282
A good nephew and his uncle going on a journey together.

>>280345342
Souboutei must be destroyed? No, Souboutei has been destroyed.

>>280345419
>little brothers...are such fools
Somewhere, Bai Jin is nodding along.

>>280345456
RIP Sakamaki Deido. May you go on to paint true wonders in the next universe.

>>280345610
>>280345642
Imagine being Souboutei and just getting destroyed without any idea of what's happening.

>>280345712
Bestest of good boys.

>>280345778
They've all come a long way. Takoha saved them.

>>280345880
>>280345914
>>280345944
Shino lost yet again, but it was an elegant one.

>>280346064
Thanks OP. Souboutei has been destroyed.

>>280348724
True. Unless a new Ushio & Tora storytime happens

>>280359647
Please no... My poor sleep schedule can't take it...

>>280344461
I love how dumb the text is on the right, the page is hilarious out of context. Thanks for sharing this gem, OP.

>>280360171
caught u shakin'

Finally done. Now this was a feast.

Overall I think I still liked KC more but Souboutei comes right after.

>>280359647
I will be there for sure.

>>280360303
>what Rokurou's image folder will look like after a few years

>>280346023
EOP here - is the name of that house (lower left) anything significant?

>>280360135
Yeah, unfortunately if you wanna make or even follow a storytime you have to fuck up your sleep schedule, it's not a major issue if you're young but I'm pushing 40 here and I can no longer deal with it the way I used to, I'm sure it's the same for many other anons.
I fucked up quite a bit during this one because of drowsiness and being tired, but I wanted anons from both sides of the world to have a chance at catching these threads and there's not really a choice for timeframes if you care about that.

On the other hand, I still do plan to make a Hyouge Mono storytime in the future, but it will very likely be daily chapters rather than a whole volume dump, so that doesn't fuck up anyone's sleep schedule, that was my original plan before the KC threads changed my mind.

>>280360446
It's not fully visible, so we can never be sure, but it's a diner, and the き character might be part of さかまき, as in Sakamaki.

So, "Sakamaki Diner," maybe.

>>280350109
You will probably like it up until that part

>>280360539
Yeah not gonna lie. There were lately so many threads of manga dumps I would have followed but couldn't because of time.

And it's hard to catch up when there is a new volume every day,

Especially if you haven't read the manag before.

>>280360652
Yeah, that's also another issue I have, there's too many storytime threads as of late and far too much overlap as a result, it's not really encouraging for people who want to start their own as chances are many anons are already following many other storytimes and don't have the time to follow yet another one.

>>280360135
Same, but we need to finish all the Fujita manga anon...

>>280341029 (OP)
I don't believe that this crap drag this long

good double deido

Yomiza's son is Grandpa (or who the water is based on). Yomiza fucking won.

>>280344140
Takoha BEAST mode owes Kurenai sex

>>280346064
Thank you for posting. I can't believe Souboutei has actually been destroyed.

>>280346064
Thanks for shaking our brains OP

>>280361527
>Deido and the Invaders were literally beaten thanks to Yomiza, not once, but twice over

>>280365454
It's multiple times when you remember that Seichi and Makoto are his son's grandchildren and that Makato also ended up with Deido's childhood friend.

>>280341029 (OP)
DESTROY!!!
for one last time

>>280357841
I think we saw him once at some point. I don't think it's Takoha since he had long hair as a kid.

>>280357841
>>280367044
My guess is the kid is not exactly Takoha but a kid with Takoha-like qualities. Due to the changes in the timeline where Yomiza made amends, Takoha as we know him might not exist.

>>280341250
>I am not so good at talking
says a Japanese man whose talk no jutsu is not only powerful but (what is the least believable part) makes total sense

>>280341389
>2 grand a bottle
maags are great but fuck them capitalsits

>>280341404
I don't see what parts could be cut without hurting the whole story?

>>280341694
panel 10 is the smuggest takoha yet

>>280342007
>>280342036
fujita is so good at writing cute evil women

>>280344908
Poor Zanka. When he had just finally made amends... You could take Deido's quoting of the motto as in he didn't want to go back to his own time or you could take it as him giving a gentle push to let Zanka know he's not for much longer.

>>280342881
>SOULLESS
>>280342881
>fuck, i am

>>280346064
Unfortunately, the ending is too good, so it is not a masterpiece.

>>280343357
Man, this back and forth is so good. Deido and Takoha really feel like true rivals.

>>280343742
>>280343782
Can't stitch this in photoshop right now but shouldn't these great pages go like this?

It has it highs and lows but it was very fun overall
The only really bad point, in my opinion, is the role of Kurenai in all of this
She's underage but neither Deido, Takoha, or the author, have any problems making her the object of affection/desire for those creepy older guys and readers alike

>>280370089
Someone already thought of that
>>280346194
>>280346456

In the printed book, though, both pages would be printed on the front and back of the same page.
Not left-right like a spread.
You first see Takoha painting furiously, then flip the page and just behind is Deido doing the same

>>280367277
It seems likely. The design stands out a bit so I thought it was a character we have seen before and not a kinda random one.

>>280368532
More than rivals, Deido and Takoha are really the same person but with the crucial difference being that Takoha didn't let his emotional trauma control him.
At the end of the day Takoha agrees with Deido's arguments but refuses to give in to pessimism and self-loathing, he acknowledges that he's way less skilled than Deido and deeply regrets that Deido ended up sealing himself away from the world because he could have achieved even greater heights were he not mentally scarred by his past, he doesn't condone all the killing and shit that happened because of Souboutei but he still feels for the guy because they're so similar.
Deido himself wasn't completely blinded by his deep seated hatred for Yomiza when it came to Takoha, deep down he knew he found a kindred soul in Takoha and valued his opinions, it's also why the cover art for this volume mirrors Deido's final painting, in the end Deido and Takoha end up connecting with each other and both grow from their hyperbolic time art chamber duel, they develop a genuine and heartfelt friendship.

>>280345342
I can't believe he said IT

>>280345456
An autist extraordinaire
EXITS

>>280345712
the best one ever was T_T

>>280346064
I have to admit Fujita has surpassed himself with Souboutei. What a manga.

>>280341404
shit man I was thinking it could have been two volumes longer.

>>280359647
with the fact there's two more volume storytime that started last week (Gantz and World Trigger), I'd avoid starting another one right now

>>280345610
how does this work without taking away all of their friendship and character development? i'm legit curious, did they just create a Happy-Ending alternate timeline?

>>280374704
It kinda does, kinda doesn't, OG Deido dies but Takoha goes back in time to help fix Yoshitaro and save Shinobu while Seiichi destroys the invaders by drilling the shit out of the swamp, that creates a divergent timeline where Deido leads a happy life and Souboutei becomes what OG Deido and Rokurou were talking about.
In the end this doesn't save OG Deido but gives a parallel version of him a better chance at life, also through Takoha's help, it's just that in the new parallel timeline the friendship with Takoha and all that development happens when Deido is still young Yoshitaro so it's not quite taking that away.

>>280345712
damn it we need more endings with little boys and adoptive big brothers having their happy ending together

>>280371500
Deido's philosophy is "boo hoo the world is a cruel place nothing matters T_T", while Takoha is "the world is a cruel place but that shouldn't stop us from achieving happines :D".

so who won the Takoha bowl?

>>280375139
Kurenai, much like how Rokurou won the Seeichi bowl, all in the family

>>280345944
I hope there's a multiverse where Shino and Hakumen live happily as human sisters with Faceless as their overly protective caring dad.

>>280374704
It's the culmination of their friendship and character development. Takoha not only prevented the creation of Souboutei but allowed Yoshi a chance to properly explore and develop his skill without hangups holding him back.
The second alt timeline with Kinoshita, Makoto, and Oujin with this father's spirit already enslaved could be its own manga.

>>280375186
Hakumen died seething to the very end. I don't think there's any chance of reincarnation.

>>280374015
It could be done as a daily chapter instead. Those mostly avoid the worst pitfalls of a full volume and still allow for plenty of speculation and discussion.

>>280375139
Kurenai obviously.

The doctor ended up becoming my favorite character

also gives me hope for making new friends now that I'm older and my only friend passed away recently.

>>280375186
That would be the Wrongest thing ever and I would pay money to read it.

>>280376257
The patrician choice.

>>280375139
There wouldn't even be a bowl without Flor.

>>280360640
I'm curious, please explain

>>280375233
Nah, I think Hakumen's last thoughts were of wanting to be human, so not being made of evil and being loved.

>>280360539
I'm glad the newest manga by the hyouge mono author gets english translations. It's been a blast reading it.

>>280341404
I find that I wanted less volumes of fighting aliens and more volumes of takoha and deido sitting around arguing about art

Takoha's probably my favourite Fujita MC. Ushio's a bit too vanilla (he's way better wither Tora) and I'm sure many of you know what people found to be flaws in Narumi and Masaru during the last Storytime.

>>280380494
Something something about copyright so Fujita has to change the tune, and most people dislike it after the tune changed.
Most importantly, the final boss sucked, probably the worst villain of Fujita.

>>280382701
I enjoyed how they always show Takoha utilizing his Talk no Jutsu rather than telling, even as far back as the bathtub scene. Also managing the monstrous cast, all the while giving everyone development and a satisfying ending. Literally no deaths to cut the chaffe or writing himself into a corner. I haven't read any other of Fujita's works but I can ascertain he must have a high IQ and storytelling ability.

>>280376257
Travis looked like such a jobber at first. I'm proud of how far he's come.
Honestly, all of the exorcists looked like jobbers, and developed out of that thanks to Takoha.
I feel like that was the point with the other exorcists being brought along at the last minute. To show how far our heroes have come.

>>280384048
NTA but naruhood

>>280384048
deido was right

>>280380499
This. Her last tail was a Wish.

She wished to be born as "light" next time and for someone to grant her a real name.

>>280341404
The middle part definitely went on way too long, I really had to push myself through like chapter 120-200 since it was mostly random fights against alien evil water minions.

>>280386062
interesting

>>280367862
Evil Women are good for you.

>>280378186
I can totally see Faceless being a single dad that's still madly in love with his late wife.

>>280384211
Souboutei is actually the only Fujita manga where none of the major hero cast die, I'm pretty certain. Even Grandpa turns out to have survived despite countless death flags.

>>280346650
>the second half of KC was somewhat disappointing
Everything that needed to happen, happen

>>280353563
>Souboutei is not my favorite Fujita manga
You are right, all of them are masterpieces

>>280389407
Grandpa has a new lease on life in earth's oceans, right? The drops remaining in all the people could count too.

I always forget this one came after Moonlight Act.

Was that one so bad?

>>280390736
>Was that one so bad?
The Volume 29 series? I don't know, Ushio to Tora and Karakuri Circus are his most popular series

>>280389407
I'm pretty sure Moonlight Act has no deaths in the main cast either, since everyone who died got brought back to normal in the ending.

>>280390736
>I always forget this one came after Moonlight Act.
Because we need translations and new translations for the first half of Kakecircus

>>280392608
No one in their right mind is gonna do that besides a publisher.

>>280390736
Maybe it deserves a revisit.

I am so glad my wife Kaerikuro survived and lived happily ever after, Souboutei was destroyed and everyone in this thread got to read a great manga.

>>280380331
Haha, very funny.

>>280360553
Seems to be a も

>>280388710
Nooooooooooooo

>>280360135
Your sleep schedule must be destroyed.

>>280389671
Yeah, and unlike the Invaders, Gramps wouldn't need to hijack people at all and could just passively exist alongside them unless needed.

>>280384211
>Also managing the monstrous cast, all the while giving everyone development and a satisfying ending
It's not often you see it done well.

I don't want it to end...

>>280346456
Thank you, anon. Good work.

>>280374015
Yeah it's gotten crowded. I wonder how many other anons are holding back on a story time they want to do.

>>280357968
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSTO

farewell anons. Souboutei is finally destroyed

>>280357968
>>280406450
one last time

>>280407402
I'm going to miss him.

>>280407402
We shall meet again for Ushio & Tora, and from there, on to the Silver Mountain.

>>280399873
It's not as bad as it was when the Jojo storytime was ongoing, but still pretty bad.

>>280411785
I feel there was a recent uptick. Maybe because its summer.

>>280366898
Now Souboutei is destroyed...

>>280401770
Grandpa becoming aware that he could fight led to Shino's plans failure. And why they failed? Because Shino tried to snack on a plane, who had Seichi and Makoto, who brought Zanka and Rokurou to Souboutei, who had meet and brought Takoha, who destroyed the house and portals that Deido's build.

>>280350365
Genuinely a good reaction image.

>>280413879
Grandpa was the key.

Souboutei wants to destroy our thread before it hits bump limit......

>>280341041
how long

>>280417865
After all this time we can't let let him win

>>280417935
So long.

Hey anons! I just got got this cool new owl as a pet. When I bought him he was sleeping, but he's waking up now, so say hi to him!

>>280420759
AIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEe

Fujita and his assistants working
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8UQERIYXww&t=203s

>>280420759
I shouldn't have clicked.

>>280421641
Very cool

>>280420759
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

>>280420779
>>280422822
>>280424115
>Its name was Minerva. There was only one rule. Those looked upon by Minerva will die.
>Even on TV, though a camera. It did not matter - those looked upon will die.
>Soars during night or day.
>Has large eyes. Has a field of view of about 110 degrees. Can turn it's head about 270 degrees in a fraction of a second.
>Can fly at a speed of up to 340 kmh (211 mph).
>Didn't take a single hit against anti-aircraft, infrared sensor missiles, 87-type auto-controlled anti-aircraft artillery, machineguns, handguns and smoke barrages. Can't be sensed by computer-controlled weapons.
>Minerva's curse works through a sort of liquid poison that doesn't run out and instantly reaches anyone looked upon. If the eyes are blocked by way of supernatural powers it will just find another opening into the body such as the ears.
>Can detect bloodthirst and danger.
>Can easily dodge bullets after they are already fired.
Ushio:Destroyed
Tora:Obliterated
Hakumen:Good luck with clawing out your eyes inferior creature
Narumi:Demolished
Masaru:Executed
Faceless:Both incels, but only one cuck. Even with your cyborg body you're screwed
Moonlight Act Cast:Never even read your manga, but it's comedy and losing to a bird is funny
Takoha:Can't talk-no-jutsu a bird
Seiichi:Grandpa ain't gonna save you now
Paint:Invades Minerva and instantly has the entire lifeform filled with poison
Deido:Birds don't care about art
*Stares at you* psssh...nothin personnel...kid...

Souboutei must be rebuilt

>>280426954
Stay dead Shino

This thread MUST hit bump limit!

>>280429069
>>280346023
I've come to help.
Here's is Hakota's (Fujita's art friend who did Takoha and Deido's paintings) gallery. He is literally Takoha and got a picturebook published.
https://www.deviantart.com/hakota/gallery/all

>>280393480
>No one in their right mind is gonna do that
It happen for various Manga, like The Climber, Baki, some Tokyopop and Dark Horse Manga, etc

>>280426954
We can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him better than he was. Better, stronger, faster...

>>280429144
Ngl, they are good works but it isn't something I would have in my house. I think that some look like cursed paintings, others look very goofy.

>>280431306
>I think that some look like cursed paintings
Well duh

>>280429144
Caught my squid

>>280346064
I missed a lot of this storytime and am still catching up. But thanks for the dump OP. Fuck this house

THIS THREAD WILL NOT BE DESTROYED!!!

>>280433124
Ganbatte, anon.

Can't wait for the sequel

ART CRITICS MUST BE DESTROYED

>>280429069
We're gonna make it.

Can't believe you madmen kept this thread alive so long, here's one last shitpost from me you glorious bastards

>>280342036
>>280342059

Last post for OUR HERO

Reaching the tread limit conjures up images of Shino trying to reach the ocean.

>>280440323
Nice.

RIP Souboutei...
You truly were destroyed...

Tried making some art of our jobber queen Shino. Feels appropriate as a send off.

>>280443869
And here's the uncolored version

>>280429144
>https://www.deviantart.com/hakota/gallery/all
I want this in my house.

i mean, my dad had a shit ton of these old movie-posters made in Las Vegas where someone edited his faces onto movie stars, from Conan the Barbarian to E.T.

The E.T. one was specially cursed. IDK why he paid for it.

>>280429144
Cool.

>>280440323
It's always important to know the power levels.

>>280443869
>>280443953
Nice art anon.

>>280440323
Excellent work, anon.
>>280443869
Soul.

Last post for Yadorigi

Art is STRONG