Kanon buys both their doujinshi. Then she asks, "Can I take a photo with both of you? For my blog?"
"You're Linda Pro?" A voice cuts through her anxiety. C78 Bakuman Bakulove 1 Linda Pro Extra Quality
— 23, pen name "Linda Pro" — stares at her newly printed doujinshi. Bakulove Vol.1: Pages of the Heart. It's a Bakuman fan comic focusing on the untold romance between two rival manga creators (not the main canon couple). She's proud of the crisp lines, the "extra quality" glossy cover, the 36 pages of pure emotional tension. Kanon buys both their doujinshi
Shinobu freezes. Haruki drops his drink. — 23, pen name "Linda Pro" — stares
He blinks. Then laughs — not mockingly, but relieved. "Finally, someone who actually critiques. Most people just say 'good job' and run."
, 24, stands with a box of his own doujinshi — a gritty action manga called Black Quill . He's handsome in a disheveled, slept-on-a-desk way. They share a circle table because the event organizers messed up the seating chart.