Kakushigoto Weekly Shonen special

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Volume 1 Now on Sale!! From the Creator of "Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei" and "Joshiraku" Comes
KUMETA KOUJI'S NEWEST SERIES!!

>Once upon a time, in a certain place...
>There lived a father and his daughter.

Kakushigoto
~Love and Laughter in this Manga Artist Father x Daughter Story~

A series from "Monthly Shonen Magazine" is here on business!!


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box: The daughter goes to study at her school across the river...

box: And the father goes to work at his office atop the hill.

>I'm off!

>Be careful.

box: Daughter, Gotou Hime

box: Father, Gotou Kakushi

But that father has something that he's hiding.


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sign: Not for Sale

>Close the shutter before you go, Clark Kent.

>At least call me Tony Stark or something sometimes.

>When he crosses that boundary...

right arrow: Meguro Ward
left arrow: Shibuya Ward

>He changes form.

>Yes, the father's...


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>Hidden thing
>Was a drawing job.

margin:	Gotou Kakushi (Kakushigoto, "Hidden thing/Drawing job")
	Manga Artist and father. Places his daughter Hime before all else.

	Gotou Hime (Himegoto, "Secret thing")
	4th grader. Extremely honest.

>Hey.

>He's still sleeping.

>Don't be unreasonable. You can't expect a manga artist to work a regular nine-to-five.

>Actually... there are some who do.

>Like who?

>Akimoto-Sensei, Araki-Sensei...

>Besides those two?

>Akimoto-Sensei...
>Or Araki-Sensei...

>Why do you hide what you do for work in the first place?
>You should take more pride in the title of manga artist.

>It's what all of us here aspire to be, after all.

>Oh?
>If that's the case, then...

>Do you ever tell your own parents whose assistant you are,
>And what it is you draw?


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margin:	Shiji Aogu (Shiji wo aogu, "To defer to authority")
	Chief Assistant.

	Kakei Ami (Amikake, "Area fill")
	Assistant.

	Sumita Rasuna (Sumi tarasu na, "Don't spill the ink")
	Assistant.

>I haven't told them.

>See what I mean?

>Just because I haven't gone out of my way to tell them doesn't mean I'm hiding it!

>I already know. You've been...

>Telling your parents that you're an assistant for Okamatsu-Sensei right now, haven't you?

>B- But--

>But there's no way I could tell them!
>Not that their daughter helps draw something like this!

>Ah

>What if my 10-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER...
>Found out about something that even adults try to hide?

>This is something that was decided from the moment she was born.

>Congratulations.
>It's a beautiful baby girl.

>A girl...

>Congratulations, sir.

>Gotou...
>Gotou Kakushi-san...

>Are you by any chance the manga artist?


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margin: Keshi Kakeru (Keshikakeru, "To spur on/to incite" Keshigomu wo kakeru, "To apply an eraser")
	Assistant. Has a habit of making rude remarks.

	Rokujou Ichiko (Roku ichi, "Six one" from the number of tone used for her skin)
	Hime-chan's teacher and a fan of Gotou-Sensei's.

	Tomaruin Satsuki (Tomaru in Satsuki, "Quit in May")
	Gotou-Sensei's managing editor. Laid-back.

>I read "Kinta Mashi Mashi"!
>I'm a huge fan of your work!

>Kinta...
>Mashi Mashi

>Oh yeah, that really pervy one!!

>It's an H-manga?

>Don't be rude!

>It's a dirty joke manga.

>That's doesn't
>Help at all!

>Aren't they the same thing?

>Not at all!

>At that time, the father made a vow...
>That he would hide his occupation from his daughter for the rest of his life.

>Now, let's get back to our unspeakable work, everyone.

>Aah, he's pouting.

>Now that I think of it, I wonder if the new assistant who was supposed to start today
>Is going to show up.


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>Maybe the editor gave him your home address by mistake.

>Waaah!

>What if he ends up spilling the beans to Hime!?

>I'm here to help with the manga.

>Him!

>A stripey shirt!

>Undoubtedly out of respect for Umezu-Sensei!

>Yes?

>I'm too late!

>I've told her over and over not to answer the door when she's home alone...

>slump

>Dad.

>I want you to do exactly as I tell you.


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margin: Prone to worry out of love, father Gotou Kakushi's troubles with the manga industry in this new comedy! Volume 1 on sale now to rave reviews!!

>Don't say anything about manga or being an assistant, okay?

>W- What are you talking about?

>That's the spirit.

>Um, I'm short on time and really need to be getting back...

>Won't it seem suspicious for you to leave and then come right back?

>Dad, can I open this package?

>Package?

>The one I just delivered.

>Ah
>Aaah!

>Can I open it?

>Yes, yes.
>The stripes are the wrong color anyway...

>I had the copies of the new volume sent to your house.

>You stupid son of a--!

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