The following ideas have been used to increase the reader's satisfaction by packing in development and information, while also making it easier to understand! “It’s a Gas Shop!!” Episode 6 Complete Making Commentary

Episode 6 of the full-color manga `` It's a Gas Shop!!' ' where Kiyu Kase, a new graduate, joins a small gas company and struggles to do his job with his cheerfulness and honesty. It's a lot of work, including the consideration and presentation of the project I was assigned for the first time as a new employee, the qualification exam for my job, and a look back at my roots when I was job hunting. While it can be very satisfying to read a lot of elements in one episode, it tends to make it difficult to convey scene changes and detailed information, so in the making of episode 6, there are many ways to make the story as enjoyable as possible. I can.

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There are three main changes that the author made in the sixth episode of 'It's a Gas Shop!!'. First of all, episode 6 begins with an episode about acquiring the qualification of 'Class 2 Sales Supervisor' necessary for gas store work. By adding a few words from a senior gas dealer at the beginning, we clearly convey the point, ``How difficult is this qualification exam?''

As a way to explain the same question, ``What is this qualification exam?'', there is a table showing the schedule of courses and exams, as shown in the image below. ``It's a gas shop!!'' is interesting because you can read information about the gas shop by the author who has professional knowledge and experience, but such descriptions are ``you can enjoy the main story even if you don't read it'' and ``you'll find it interesting if you read it carefully.'' It's best if you decide on two stages: 'It's interesting because it's well known.' In the initial name in the upper left of the image below, information was arranged in a table in the upper right of the image, and the schedule was color-coded to make it easier to understand as shown in the lower left, and characters were placed to make it more fun. As shown in the lower right, corresponding parts of the table are colored the same to make it easier to understand. Because it's so packed with information and interesting, you need to be careful about how you convey the information.

The second ingenuity that can be seen in episode 6 is the reaction from Kiyu's seniors after she gave her project presentation. Below is the initial name, and you can see the silent reactions of the seniors to Kiyu who completed the presentation.

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In particular, the last panel depicts the reaction of Iga-senpai, who supported Kiyu's first contract in the first episode and sent Kiyu the memorable words, 'Let's try to get closer to 100%.' . In order to make it easier to convey Iga-senpai's emotions here, we are considering adding hand movements and changing his posture from leaning forward to leaning back, making small adjustments.

The third point is the last scene. Episode 6 concludes with a scene in which Kiyu falls asleep from exhaustion and dreamily remembers the origins of how she came to work at a gas company. The initial name is as follows, when Kiyu comes to a joint information session for job hunting and sees that everyone, including herself, looks the same, she wonders what she wants to do. ? I'm feeling anxious.

At the end of episode 6, time suddenly returns to the past and the story directly connects to episode 7, so there are two points to consider: ``Will the story be conveyed smoothly from the previous page?'' ``Will it be conveyed smoothly to the next episode?'' It was considered. First of all, regarding the part ``Will the story be conveyed smoothly from the previous page?'' Even if there is a scene change, it may be difficult to understand that ``we have returned to the past,'' so a friend wakes up Kiyu who was dozing off. By telling them that the company briefing session has ended, we make it easier to understand when the current time is. Also, by including Kiyu waking up after Kiyu falls asleep and reminisces, the flow of the story is made easier to understand.

There are also two changes on the last page. First of all, Kiyu's feelings of ``feeling bad about herself'' were only described as general anxiety in the initial name, so she clearly expresses them and clarifies them. Second, since episode 7 depicts the scene where Kiyu visits the gas shop and Hoshimi living facilities for the first time, Hoshimi appears at the end of the episode to make it easier to connect to that scene. The last panel was Kiyu's anxious face, but it was changed to a scene in which Arika appears, making the gloomy reading experience a positive one.

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