TV series

A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace

2025 · 1 season

A gentle, funny peek into a stressed artist's daily life, full of silly fantasies and warm camaraderie.

Overview: Futami, a novice shojo manga artist, is finally publishing her beloved shogi manga, Dear Subaru. But…the stress makes her stomach hurt, she's forced to push the deadline for her first chapter, and she isn't making any progress on the storyboards. To top it off, she's gaining weight from midnight snacking and starts having wild delusions! Will Futami be able to enjoy life as a manga artist?!
How it feels: Light, whimsical, warm and absurd. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Work, art, identity, friendship
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
art
identity
friendship
love
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: animated
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild