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I do agree this situation seems rather ridiculous. I just can't fathom the extent to which they're ignoring Mashiro's health, as it's a serious matter that clearly shouldn't be ignored. The editor-in-chief is only doing the responsible thing, I'm sure it's hard for him to make that decision, but honestly...I understand being passionate about something, but it's silly to put all of that over your health when you're only a teenager in high school.

Nonetheless, I'm not hung up about it or anything, I'm enjoying the show. :)

I suppose this is just a cultural thing with me, or maybe I'm just becoming an old fuddy-duddy, but the Editor-in-Chief doesn't seem that unreasonable to me. Mashiro is gonna need surgery and recovery time. He hasn't been told not to draw at all, but he's shown that he doesn't know how to responsibly take care of his health. Sure the "until graduation" point may be pushing it a bit, but it is still a reasonable thing to do. If he were to collapse again I wonder if everyone would be so proud...?

Hmh, took me a while to realize he won't be going to school while hospitalized, but after that I'm totally on Mashiro's side - he'd have so much more time to draw that there's no way he'd be pushed to the same point again (properly managed of course, and using that extra time to rest instead of "work harder"). I was expecting someone to use that as an argument...

BOYCOTT?! wow nice. I really like how much more dramatic this season is.

More MashiroxAzuki moments <3
and wow, if everyone who knew Ashirogi went on hiatus, that would be..interesting to see :P

Hiramaru doesn't cease to amaze me...I love that guy XD

The whole boycott thing sounds amazing!! LOL I just want to see the mess they are going to spur up :P

BOYCOTT!!!!! FUCK YEAH!

I love it !!!! Very amazing ep !

Wow...

As much as I love how the rivals work together... I just can't support them. They're killing Mashiro. Though it's true that putting them on hiatus till April is un-called for.

I'm in favor of Ashirogi Muto on hiatus for 4 month, but not til April. Allowing him to draw is just beyond stupid.

Eiji, awesome as always.
Hiramaru, even more awesome than usual.
Fukufa, a dumb ass as always, but pretty bro.
Aoki... Still unpredictable...
Nakai, the most realistic of the bunch actually.

Loved the boycott idea

Definitely do not want to see them on a hiatus

Ooooh exciting!

Holy shit even Aoki is agreeing with this! Dayum! They have freakin good friends I tell you.

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who thought Mashiro/everyone supporting him to keep drawing in the goddamn hospital before a freaking surgery was fucking insane.
I mean seriously, I know Trap was a new series and all so it'd be bad to put it on hiatus when it just got popular but that was just them assuming their fans would ditch them and it's not like they couldn't churn out another series if that happened anyway.

The editor-in-chief's decision was perfectly reasonable since drawing in high-school was what made Mashiro collapse in the first place, so it was pretty immature to portray him as a 'villain'.I like the guy.(he kind of reminds me of Jose Mendosa from Ashita no Joe, only with glasses.)
Speaking of ANJ, the reference they did of it last episode with Mashiro relating the situation to that of Joe's last battle was contrived as all hell, and it kinda disturbed me.The context in both situations is COMPLETELY different.

As for the boycott, Fukuda being the hot-head he is makes it kinda believable, but it's still dumb.
Yeah, they're trying to 'help' Mashiro but in reality all they're doing is just going along with his bullshit about drawing manga in the hospital.
If you ask me, it's not friendship when you're leading that person towards the path of self-destruction just because you have a desire to compete with them, no matter how much they might want to compete too.That's called being a dick.
And the fact that the goddamn editors, who should behave like adults and be the voice of reason are (apparently, I forgot if they do or not) going to jump on this bandwagon is...Ugh.
Hiramaru wanting to join immediately was funny though.

Sigh.After re-experiencing Bakuman through the anime, I've come to find that it didn't hold up as well as I thought it would.But then again, it's been a really long time since I've read this part in the manga and I couldn't tell good from bad back then.

I understand both sides, but I guess Mashiro should get the final decision on whether he needs to go on a Hiatus or not.

This is something I love to see, the whole team getting together to stop this hiatus. So damn exciting! :D

Dat boycott, oh I'm loving this.
I can't wait for more.

this is so unrealistic, I'm actually gagging.....a bunch of spoiled, rotten kids band together for the sake of a retard thinking 'I'M FINE, I DONT NEED A LIVER TO DRAW....I'M FINE, I DONT NEED TO EAT OR SLEEP EITHER' by holding the company that gave them all a chance hostage with a threat of hiatus

i wouldnt want to give up MY own personal dream that busted my ass for some short sighted, obnoxious kid who doesnt get to draw for a couple of months.....boo fucking hoo, if mashiro had to wait till he was 33 like nakai, before he got his first serialization, mashiro wouldve jumped off a building already....does that mean that mashiro is more determined and dedicated than nakai? no, it means he cant have it his way....so he'll throw a tantrum until he gets it. same thing selling out to mainstream because he thought it would gain him #1 status.

Great episode, but don't agree with it.