| The secret story about the birth of "Maison I... Contributer：Pingshan Date：2005/11/20(Sun) 12:27 No.3 |  |
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On the magazine "BIG CIMIC SPIRITS", Rumiko Takahashi drowed a cartoon
of 2 pages. It was a secret story about the birth of "Maison Ikkoku".
I'll try translate.
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"1980" Rumiko Takahashi
After 3 years from my decutting as a manga artist,
I've graduated from college, and started running a serial manga
in the weekly magazine "Shonen Sunday".
I've lived a wooden mortar apartment at Nakano, Tokyo
since the college days.
My charge editer of those days said:
"Run a serial manga. We would start new magazine."
"lucky!"
I had only one idea, and said,
"I want make a manga on the theme of a cheap apartment."
There was a suspicious apartment next to my apartment.
I could find a hand guards and protector of Kendo at the front window,
and books sticked out the other broken window.
I've never seen residents.
"dormitory?"
That apartment was completely demolished in 1980 spring.
I made stoyies of "Maison Ikkoku" with this apartment as a model.
"I'd better take photographs.."
When I decided to run a serial, I had been unable to seen buliding.
On the day the first number published..
"Sorry, I forgot to take a magazine."
"Eh?"
I remember it was rainstorm.
"My manga appear in."
I bought that first number at general store nearby.
previous notice, cut of propaganda poster,
I had a good time in a unique atomosphere on starting magazine,
it was excitement,uneasiness,expectation..
"Here is a small room."
In 1980 winter, I decided to be moving and keep work space.
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