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Japan Trip and Kemoket Review (Patreon)

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2023-05-10 12:18:41

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2023-08

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굉장히 길게 얘기하고 싶은 게 많은데 최대한 간추려서 적어볼게요XD

케모켓에 참여하고 싶다고 생각한 건 작년 중순부터였습니다.

패트론을 한지 6년이 지났지만, 한 번도 쉰 적이 없었어요. 너무 지쳐서 한달은 쉬어보자고 말이 나왔던 게 케모켓까지 참여하자고 계획이 이어진 것이었죠.

A review of my trip to Japan and the Kemoket13 event.

I have so much to say about this trip, but I'll try to summarize it as best as I can. I've been thinking about participating in Kemoket since mid-last year. It's been 6 years since I started using Patreon, but I've never taken a break. I was so tired that I thought I'd take a month off and that's how the plan for Kemoket came about.

참고로 저는 해외 여행을 단 한 본도 가본적이 없었습니다XD

그래서 저에겐 여러 의미로 정말 큰 도전이었어요ㅋ///ㅋ

여권도 만들고, 케모켓 참여를 위한 동인지 판매를 준비했지요 uwu

By the way, I have never been on an overseas trip before XD. So, it was a big challenge for me in many ways lol.

I also made a passport and prepared for the sale of the book for Kemoket participation.

예측못한 난관이 너무 많았습니다.

처음 소개받았던 인쇄소가 계속 터무늬없는 요구를 해왔어요.

거기에 맞추다보니 시간낭비를 너무 많이 한 것이죠..

시즌1 만화 작업이 끝난 4월, 어떻게든 시간을 쥐어짜야했습니다.

예상한 준비시간은 4일 정도.. 였습니다만, 잘못된 정보와 첫 인쇄소의 요구 때문에 8일 9일 10일 계속해서 준비하는 시간이 길어졌던 것이죠..

It seems that there were a lot of unexpected difficulties during your preparation for the event.

I had initially thought that the preparation would take around 4 days, but due to incorrect information and demands from the first printing company, it took several more days to prepare.

The printing company kept making unreasonable demands, which resulted in a waste of time. Despite the challenges, I managed to get everything ready by the end of April when the work for season 1 of my manga was completed.

점점 초조해지던 나..

Me was gradually getting more and more frustrated...

안 그래도 만화 페이지가 너무 많았습니다.

한장 한장 형식에 맞춰 준비해야 하는 게 너무 힘들었어요.

가령 이미지 파일 형식을 PSD, 즉 포토샵 파일로 만들어야 했는데, 490페이지나 되는 걸 하나하나 인쇄소에서 제공한 이미지 파일과 합쳐야했다거나,

The comic pages were already too many.

It was too difficult to prepare each page to meet the format.

For example, the image file format had to be made into a PSD(Photoshop file), but the 490 pages had to be combined one by one with the image files provided by the print shop

용량이 33기가나 커져버린 걸 줄이기 위해 한참을 구글 검색을 해야했다거나,

250mb 용량을 인쇄소 웹사이트에 업로드 하는데만 해도 10분 넘게 걸린다거나,

골치 아픈 난관이 한 두개가 아니었던 것...

The amount had grown to 33GB, I had to spend a lot of time searching Google to reduce it. Uploading a 250mb file to the printer's website took more than 10 minutes, there were not just one or two painful challenges.

마지막에 파일명이 전부 일본어로 돼있어야 한다는 것과(페이지 번호까지 일본어로 해야했습니다..), 육안으로 보이지 않는 만화의 인쇄용 선(?)이 계속 보인다는 이상한 지적 때문에 결국 인쇄소를 급하게 바꿔야했죠.

새로운 인쇄소는 정말 부드럽게 진행이 되더군요.

템플릿에 이미지를 합쳐야한다는 요구도 없었고, 포토샵 파일 형식을 요구하지도 않았고, 파일을 업로드하는데 별다른 제한을 하지도 않았습니다-ㅈ-

In the end, because of the strange remarks, such as the file names had to be all in Japanese (even the page numbers), and the printing lines that couldn't be seen with the naked eye, I had to quickly change the printing company.

The new printing company proceeded relatively smoothly. They didn't require merging the images into the template, they didn't ask for photoshop file format, and there were no special limitations when uploading files.-ㅈ-

지금 생각해도 너무 화가 나는 부분...

Thinking about it now still makes me so angry...

농락당한 분노는 접어두고...

어쨌건 다른 좋은 분들의 도움으로 동인지 준비는 완료돼갔습니다.

행사 당시 꾸밀 것들을 준비해가고, 여행 준비, 알아둬야할 것들을 정리했지요.

Despite the frustration,

I managed to prepare for the event with the help of some kind people.

I have been preparing the things I need to bring with me during the event and organizing things I need to know for the trip.

대망의 5월, 여행당일, 저는 하루 일찍 공항에 도착해 숙박하기로 했습니다.

해당 사진은 신경주역을 거쳐 부산으로 가던 중 풍경이 너무 예뻐서 찍었습니다.

On the big day of May,

on the day of my trip, I arrived at the airport early in the day and planned to stay there.

This picture was taken because the scenery was so beautiful while I was on my way to Busan passing through Shin-gyeongju Station.

항상 해외 비행기를 탈 떈 두시간 전에 미리 와있어야하는 이유.

The reason why it is necessary to arrive at the airport two hours before the flight when traveling abroad.

이 날 부산 공항은 사람이 정말 많았습니다.

저희는 2시간 30분 전에 도착해서 여유가 좀 있었어요~

On that day, Busan airport was really crowded. We arrived 2 and a half hours early, so we had some time to spare.

부푼 마음으로 비행기 탑승!

잘 있어라 한국. 오래도 밟고 있었던 땅을 떠났습니다.

Board the plane with a heavy heart! Farewell Korea. I have left the land I've been treading on for so long.

일본에 처음 도착해 찍은 사진.

2층 전철이 한국에는 없습니다..

저희는 나리타 공항에서 도쿄로 기차를 타고 가야했어요~

The first photo taken upon arriving in Japan. The two-story train is not available in Korea... I had to take a train from Narita Airport to Tokyo.

자판기가 정말 많았는데, 모르는 음료가 한가득이었어요XD

재밌게도 자세히 보다보면 한국에 있는 것과 유사한 것들이 좀 있습니다ㅋㅋ

The vending machines were really plentiful and there were a lot of drinks I didn't know about XD.

Interestingly, if you look closely, there are some things similar to what's in Korea haha

건축 양식에서부터 한국과는 차이가 많이 있었습니다.

지붕이 뾰족한 건 겨울에 눈이 많이 와서 그렇다네요.

치우기쉽게끔 설계가 된 것!

The architectural style was very different from that in Korea.

The pointed roof was due to the heavy snow in winter.

The design was made to easily remove the snow

정말 예쁜 풍경.

딱히 필터효과를 적용한 것도 아닌데 사진이 예쁘게 찍히더라구요.

저희 나라와는 다른 게, 집 하나하나가 나무숲과 굉장히 밀접해있었습니다.

한국의 촌마을은 대체로 일대의 나무들을 밀어버리고 집을 짓는데, 여긴 그렇지 않더라구요.

The scenery was really beautiful.

Even without applying any filter effects, the photos turned out beautiful. One difference from our country is that each house was closely surrounded by a forest of trees. In rural areas of Korea, houses are usually built by clearing away trees, but here it was not the case.

적당히 예약해둔 호텔에 짐을 풀고 첫 날 첫끼를 위해 간 곳은 '시부야'!

I checked into the hotel that I had reserved and went to Shibuya for the first meal of my first day.

사람이 정말 많았습니다.

It was really crowded.

너무 많았어요... 정신이 혼미해질 정도

It was really crowded... it was enough to make me dizzy.

일본에서의 첫끼는 라멘이었습니다!

라멘이랑 초밥은 일본에서 꼭 많이 먹어보고 싶었어요XD

제가 시킨 건 이 가게에서 제일 기본라멘이라는 야채라멘.

육수가 닭으로 만들어져서 굉장히 맛있었습니다.

가격은 교자가 더해진 세트로 1160엔 정도였던 걸로 기억해요. (8~10$)

The first meal in Japan was ramen!

I wanted to try a lot of ramen and sushi in Japan XD.

The one I ordered was the basic vegetable ramen at this restaurant.

The broth was made with chicken and it was very delicious.

The price was around 1160 yen for a set with added gyosa (dumplings), which I remember was around 8 to 10 dollars.

저녁을 먹고 둘러본 곳은 시부야의 '만다라케'였습니다. 지하 6층 깊숙한 곳에 있던 책방이었는데 규모가 정말 엄청났습니다!

입이 떡 벌어질 정도.

엄청난 수의 NSFW 동인지가 많았어요XD

친구들이 이곳에 볼일이 있어 들렀는데, 수인 동인지가 있는 코너도 있었습니다ㅋㅋ

물론 수인 입지가 그리 크지않아서 규모에 비해 굉장히 책이 적었던 편ㅠ..

I visited the 'Mandarake' in Shibuya for dinner. It was a bookstore located in a deep basement on the 6th floor and the scale was really huge! My mouth was wide open.

There were a huge number of NSFW doujinshi

My friends had something to see here and I went with them, but compared to the scale, there were relatively few furry books because the target audience was not so big 8ㅈ8

그렇게 일본에서의 첫날이 흘러가고 저희는 호텔에 돌아오자마자 골아떨어져버렸습니다XD.

So, the first day in Japan passed by and as soon as we returned to the hotel, we were exhausted and went to sleep right away XD.

이튿날 간 곳은 '아사쿠사' 신사였습니다. 마찬가지로 관광객들이 많았어요.

The place we went to the next day was the 'Asakusa' shrine.

Again, there were many tourists there.

시장 분위기가 좋았습니다XD

The atmosphere at the market was great! XD

유명한 빵집도 있었는데 다들 줄을 서서 먹더라구요.

There was also a famous bakery where everyone was lined up to eat.

체감상 일본의 햇빛은 한국보다 더 강했습니다..
이런 정원이 있었는데 조경이 정말 잘 돼있었습니다.
지나가다 게이로 의심되는 외국인 커플도 발견했지요 uwu (반갑)

The sunlight felt stronger in Japan compared to South Korea... There was a beautiful garden with well-maintained landscapes. We even saw a foreign couple who looked like they were gay (it was nice)

야끼소바도 먹어봤는데, 맛은...

솔직히 그냥 먹을만했습니다XDXD

I tried yakisoba too, and to be honest, the taste was just okay. Nothing special, but it was still edibleXDXD

다시 이동했습니다.

유명한 맥주 회사 건물이라는..

We moved again. The building of a famous beer company...

디저트도 많았습니다.

많은 일이 있었지만 하나하나 사진을 다 찍어놓진 못했네요ㅠ

There were many desserts as well.

Although there were many events, we couldn't take photos of all of them.

둘째날 모험을 마치고 돌아오는 길 눈에 뜨인 도쿄타워!

On the second day, after finishing our adventure, the Tokyo Tower came into view on our way back!

가보기로 했습니다.

We decided to go and see it.

가는 중에 조경이 너무 예쁘더라는ㅠㅠ..

The scenery was so beautiful on the way there, oh my.

카드캡터 체리 생각난다.

Thinking of Japanese animation.

술축제를 벌이고 있더라고요.
There's a drinking festival going on.

이때 일행이 한명 더 오기로 했어서 술만 조금 마셔봤습니다.

At this time, one more person from our group decided to join us, so we only had a little bit to drink.

오랜만에 마신 술인데 맛있더라구요.

It's been a while since I had a drink and it tasted good.

도쿄타워는 올라가보고 싶었지만 일행과 만나기 까지 시간도 없었고, 입장료도 좀 비싸서 그만뒀습니다. 올라가보고 싶었는데...

I wanted to go up the Tokyo Tower, but I didn't have time to meet with my friends and the admission fee was a bit expensive, so I gave up. I wanted to go up there though...

결전의 날.

모노레일 전철을 타고 행사지로 향했습니다.
타고 가면서 도시가 정말 예쁘다고 생각했어요.

태양도 강렬했고, 공기도 좋았고, 조경도 멋졌습니다.

신기한 게 점심 외에는 거리에 사람이 별로 없더라고요.

도쿄가 한국의 서울 인구의 두배라는데 신기한 부분..

The Day of the Final Battle.

We took the monorail train to the venue.

On the way, I thought the city was really beautiful.

The sun was strong, the air was good, and the scenery was impressive.

It was interesting that there were not many people on the street except for lunch time.

It's amazing that Tokyo has twice the population of Seoul.

부스 참가자는 좀 더 일찍 대기하고 있어야했습니다.

건물 내부를 찍는 건 금지돼있어서 바깥만 찰칵

이번 케모켓 부스 갯수는 600개.
Participants of the booth should have arrived earlier to wait.

Taking pictures inside the building is prohibited, so only the outside is shot.

The number of this Kemoket booth was 600.

무서워서 떨면서 세팅했습니다 XD
처음이라 긴장을 너무 많이 했던 거 같아요.

다른 부스를 보니 저희들이 부족한 것들이 너무 많더라구요.

I set it up while shaking with fear XD.

I think I was too nervous because it was my first time.

After looking at other booths, I realized that we had many shortcomings.

판매성적은 적당히 팔았다는 느낌 ㅋㅋ

저와 남편이랑 다른 친구 한명, 세명분의 책을 판매하였는데, 책이 조금 남아서 나머지는 디지털 판매로 계약을 했습니다.

번역을 도와주신 @rnk_2341 님이 정말 정성스레 도와주신 덕분에 진행이 잘된 거 같았어요ㅜㅠ

가장 힘들었던 건 서 있을 장소가 생각보다 적었다는 것! 도착한 책의 부피가 너무 커서 공간이 더 협소했습니다.

저는 박스에서 책을 꺼내 진열하고, 남은 박스를 버려야했는데 너무 좁아서 낑낑댔던 기억이 나네요ㅋㅅㅋ

손님은 줄까지 서서 기다리기 시작했고, 저는 어떻게든 서둘러 무수한 박스를 정돈하여 공간을 계속 만들어야했던 겁니다.

The sales performance was okay, feeling like we sold enough.

My husband, a friend, and I sold our books, but there were some left over so we made an agreement to sell the rest digitally.

Thanks to @rnk_2341 who helped with the translation, the event went smoothly.

The most difficult part was finding a place to stand, which was less than we expected.

The volume of the books arrived was too big and the space was cramped.

I had to take the books out of the boxes and get rid of the remaining boxes, but it was too narrow and I remember struggling.

The customers started to line up and I had to somehow quickly organize the boxes and make space for them.

인파가 엄청났던 탓에 땀은 줄줄 흐르고, 손님은 밀고 들어오지, 손은 바쁘지, 정말 정신이 없더라구요XD
I was sweating profusely due to the massive crowd and my hands were busy serving customers.

책을 사주신 분들께 너무 감사한 마음이 들었습니다.
제 책이 그만한 값어치를 하는지 생각도 들었고, 너무 비싼 가격을 책정한 게 아닌지 미안하기도 했고.. (사실 프린트 값이 예상을 웃돌아서 가격이 비쌀 수 밖에 없었습니다ㅋㅋㅠㅠ 죄송해여..)
I am deeply grateful to those who purchased my book. I wondered if my book was worth the price, and if I had set a too high price. (I apologize for the high price as it was due to the unexpected cost of printing..lol Thank you for your support.8ㅈ8)