C78 Bakuman Bakulove 1 Linda Pro Extra Quality Apr 2026

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

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

— 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

"Extra quality?"

"Oh my god — Linda Pro ? I've been following your webcomic prequel!" She fans herself with a Bakulove flyer. "The scene where the two artists argue about screen tones but accidentally hold hands? Chef's kiss ." Bakulove Vol

Haruki grins. "You read it?"