Linda Pro Extra Quality | C78 Bakuman Bakulove 1

Haruki grins. "You read it?"

"I'm . Cosplay name: 'PenName-chan.'" She smiles. "And you," she turns to Haruki, "are Black Quill ? Your fight choreography is insane. But your romance subplot? Needs work."

A woman in a flawless Bakuman cosplay — not as Azuki or Kaya, but as an original character from Bakulove itself. She wears a manga artist's apron splattered with pink ink, a headband with mechanical pencils, and carries a prop sketchbook labeled "Page of Confession." C78 Bakuman Bakulove 1 Linda Pro Extra Quality

He blinks. Then laughs — not mockingly, but relieved. "Finally, someone who actually critiques. Most people just say 'good job' and run."

"Let's make Bakulove Vol. 2 . At C79."

— 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.

Haruki, who has never blushed in his adult life, looks like a boiled octopus. Haruki grins

She printed 300 copies. For a first-time circle at Comiket 78, that's either ambitious or insane.

Shinobu turns red. "You… you know that? I only posted it on Pixiv last week." "And you," she turns to Haruki, "are Black Quill

"You like each other. Not just me." Kanon points at them. "Your doujinshi — Bakulove — it's not really about Bakuman characters. It's about you two. A shy girl who draws feelings she can't say. A tough guy who hides softness behind action scenes."