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Hyouka - Volume 03 - The Kudryavka Sequence - Welcome to KANYA FESTA! (1)

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curious about something. I would often see different mangas where the art

style is similar and wondered whether it's by the same author.

And now she's saying the person who drew the promotional poster for the

Cultural Festival is the same as the one who drew Ashes at Dusk?

If that's true, then I must confirm it for myself. Once I do that, then I'll be

able to find out the identities of both the writer and the illustrator. While the

writer Anjou Haruna has already transferred schools, if the illustrator is still

around, then it just might be possible for "Ajimu Takuha" to make a return.

Feeling excited, I raised my voice,

"Where's this poster right now?"

Chi-chan had begun to climb down the stairs while still holding my wrist.

Without letting go, she replied,

"Besides the Conference Room!"

Okay, let's go!

The illustration showed a male and female student, with the caption "The

42nd Kanya Festival" written alongside the detailed schedules.

We were looking at the said poster's design. The contrast in shading was

quite clear. As Ashes at Dusk was all in black and white while this was in

colour, I must be more observant.

It was actually quite difficult in trying to determine whether the illustrations

in a manga and a poster were by the same person.

Yet, this time, there wasn't much difficulty. Though the artist did change his

style in his drawing of female characters, the style for male characters

remained the same. Just one glance and I'd recognize the similarities. To

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