My Toys Part 1
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| Publisher | Gangan Comics | ||||||||||||
| Published in | Young Gangan | ||||||||||||
| First published | August 4, 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Manga | Dōdō Yamasaki | ||||||||||||
| Page count | 20 | ||||||||||||
Kahori, an obsessive toy collector, faces the issue of balancing her hobby with her responsibilities as an adult.
Synopsis
[edit]The story of the war between heroic Autobots and evil Decepticons continues... in the mind of Kahori Hanamura, an imaginative 18-year old romance writer and avid Transformers collector. After playing out a fight between Optimus Prime and Megatron, she's alarmed to discover there's barely any space left on her shelves for her latest purchases, imagining the characters themselves are none too happy about their cramped situation. Satoko Hanamura, Kahori's cousin and editor, comes home late to find a brand new display case delivered to their living room, which Kahori is currently lining with Decepticons. More importantly, she sees that Kahori has neither done the laundry nor even started on the draft of her latest project. Kahori responds by having an Optimus Prime toy with a voice gimmick tell Satoko that "freedom is the right of all sentient beings". She then rushes to her computer when alerted that she's won an online auction for an overseas market variation of a Transformer with slightly differently colored knees.
Satoko notices that Kahori hasn't washed for days and absolutely reeks, but Kahori claims she never leaves the house anyway so nobody will notice. Satoko, however, has had it with her childish attitude, reflecting that it's caused by a sheltered upbringing away from Tokyo and is only going to sabotage her future life and writing career. Dragging Kahori away to wash her herself, Satoko tells her to just cut her long hair if she's not going to be taking care of it. Kahori insists that hairdressers cost money that could be used for toys, and that she never has to meet other people thanks to mail order, so it's fine. Satoko warns her that her lifestyle only works thanks to them living together, which they won't do forever—as an independent writer, Kahori will someday have to face life's problems on her own.
That night, Kahori sulks about her scolding and considers giving up on her writing career and returning to the countryside rather than being left to fend for herself in Tokyo. Even imagining Optimus Prime encouraging her does little for her self confidence. Her worrying is interrupted when her phone informs her that one auction she's following has risen to the price of 52,000 yen, which she can't afford after having bought the glass case. This interruption causes Kahori to realize one simple, unchanging truth of the universe: if you want money for toys, you have to work! With this motivation fresh in mind, she throws out any thoughts of quitting and starts writing.
Satoko once again comes home, this time delighted that Kahori has submitted not just this month's manuscript, but next month's as well. She finds a note from Kahori, who asks for an advance on her next paycheck, before finding Kahori herself, sound asleep on the floor and surrounded by her toys.
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
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Notes
[edit]- Kahori receives her toys via Amazom delivery, an obvious parody of Amazon.
- Toys seen in Kahori's collection include: Henkei! Sideswipe, Movie the Best Voyager Optimus Prime, Revoltech Megatron, Henkei! Ironhide, Beast Hunters Shockwave, Age of Extinction Evasion Mode Optimus Prime, Legends Ultra Magnus, Legends Springer, Masterpiece Hot Rod, Movie the Best Leader Optimus Prime, Legends Fortress Maximus, United Drift, and Movie the Best Leader Megatron. Also visible are boxes for Beast Wars Tigerhawk and Thrilling 30 Metroplex.
References
[edit]- Transformers × Dialect Girl: My Toys translation by Mohair Translations
