TV series

Draw This, Then Die!

2026 · 2 seasons

A gentle, earnest look at creative ambition, mixing small-island warmth with the quiet ache of trying to make something true.

Tagline: What would a manga character do?
Overview: First-year high school student Ai Yasumi lives on the island of Izu Oshima and loves reading manga. But after a certain turning point, she sets her sights on creating stories of her own! As she dives into the world of manga-making, Ai faces challenges, growth, and the excitement of chasing her creative dreams. Where will her creative journey take her?
How it feels: Earnest, warm, uplifting and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, art, ambition, friendship
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
art
ambition
friendship
identity
Places: small town
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Genres: animation, comedy, drama
Created by: Akiyo Ohashi, Hiroaki Akagi, Takahiro Enokida, Yoshiyuki Shirahata
Written by: Aki Itami, Hiroko Fukuda, Kanichi Kato
Starring: Akira Sekine, Saori Hayami, Saya Hitomi, Kanon Fujimura, Inori Minase, Anna Nagase, Noriko Hidaka, Atsumi Tanezaki
Music: Hiroaki Tsutsumi
Cinematography: Shigemitsu Hamao
Length: 2 seasons, 12 episodes, 23 min each
Network: Nippon TV, YTV, FBS, Chukyo TV, RNB, HTV, FCT, STV, KNB, YBS, KTK, NKT, RAB, TVI, MMT, ABS, JRT, TOS, YBC, UMK TV Miyazaki, TSB, TeNY, RNC, NIB, KKT, Daiichi-TV, FBC, RKC, KYT, KRY
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese