Synopsis
Moritaka Mashiro and Akito Takagi are pretty much foils of each other. Mashiro, an average 9th grade student but talented artist, and Takagi, an overall advanced 9th grader and aspiring writer. After great convincing, Takagi convinces Mashiro to join him in becoming the greatest mangakas Japan has ever seen. Takagi, with his gift of writing, hopes to become a successful mangaka, and Mashiro, with his gift of art, hopes to marry the girl of his dreams, Azuki Miho.
Episodes (25)
25 episodes
EP 01 1. Dreams and Reality
Moritaka Mashiro, an average student with a talent for drawing, forgets his note...
EP 02 2. Dumb and Smart
Mashiro chats with Takagi, who tells him that he chose Mashiro because he is sma...
EP 03 3. Parent and Child
Mashiro and Takagi arrive at Mashiro's uncle's apartment, where they look around...
EP 04 4. Time and Keys
Mashiro shows Takagi all that he has drawn and points out all the mistakes he ha...
EP 05 5. Summer and Names
Recalling when he and Azuki turned back to look at each other at the same time, ...
EP 06 6. Carrot and Stick
Mashiro and Takagi meet with Akira Hattori, one of the editors at Shonen Jack. H...
EP 07 7. Tears and Tears
After meeting with Hattori, Mashiro and Takagi continue working on new submissio...
EP 08 8. Uncertainties and Expectations
Takagi comes up with some more ideas, including One Hundred Millionth, a story a...
EP 09 9. Regrets and Understandings
Takagi is suspended for a week after punching Ishizawa, causing Mashiro to worry...
EP 10 10. 10 and 2
Mashiro and Takagi meet with Hattori, who says the manga artists liked their wor...
EP 11 11. Chocolate and NEXT!
Mashiro and Takagi work on Money and Intelligence while applying to the relative...
EP 12 12. Feast And Graduation
After celebrating by eating out, Hattori, Takagi and Mashiro discuss Money and I...
EP 13 13. Early Results and the Real Deal
Mashiro, at Miyoshi's suggestion, sends an email to Azuki to begin correspondenc...
EP 14 14. Battles and Copying
Mashiro has come to the conclusion that doing mainstream battle manga is the way...
EP 15 15. Debut and Hectic
Hattori goes over the weaknesses of Mashiro and Takagi's storyboard, and tells t...
EP 16 16. Wall and Kiss
Mashiro and Takagi, incorporating Hattori's suggestions, comes up with a concept...
EP 17 17. Braggart and Kindness
Mashiro starts work as an assistant for Nizuma, and meets the other two assistan...
EP 18 18. Jealousy and Love
While reworking Chapter 5, Fukuda reveals that he is dissatisfied with many aspe...
EP 19 19. Two and One
Mashiro has come to the conclusion that doing mainstream battle manga is the way...
EP 20 20. Cooperation and Conditions
Mashiro and Takagi discuss how to improve the concept behind the story, now know...
EP 21 21. Literature and Music
Mashiro and Takagi continue submitting a story every two weeks, with Mashiro sac...
EP 22 22. Solidarity and Breakdown
Team Fukuda reaches the editorial offices, but despite their protests, the edito...
EP 23 23. Tuesday and Friday
Mashiro and Takagi both decide to rewrite their manga. Fukuda, Aoki and Nakai al...
EP 24 24. Call and Eve
Koogy's manga does poorly in the Golden Future Cup, leaving Mashiro and Takagi, ...
EP 25 25. Yes and No
Thirteen series are submitted for the serialization meeting and are discussed by...