Yuko Natsuyoshi
Nana Futami (voice)
A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace (2025)
Season 1
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?!
Released Oct. 6, 2025
Episode 24 min
None+
Genres: Animation, Anime, Comedy
Keywords: tmdb.slice-of-life, tmdb.based-on-manga, tmdb.shoujo, tmdb.anime, tmdb.mangaka, tmdb.manga-artist, imdb.anime-animation + 6 more, imdb.anime, imdb.female-protagonist, mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.girls-love-gl, imdb.based-on-manga, imdb.hand-drawn-animation
Watch Providers: Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Production Companies: Voil, Happinet Media Marketing, Rakuten, Pony Canyon, AT-X + 5 more, BS Asahi, armabianca, Tokyo MX, Iwate Menkoi Television, THE KLOCKWORX
Network: AT-X
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S1E1 - A Certain Mangaka and Their Editor
Futami, a rookie mangaka, finally finished the storyboard she had been struggling with. But when sending it...
Oct. 6, 2025, midnight
S1E2 - She's a Truly Dependable Assistant.
Futami finds out that Mizuki was offered a debut and encourages her to do it, but Mizuki dodges it because...
Oct. 13, 2025, midnight
S1E3 - I'm So Swamped, I'd Even Take Help from a Cat.
Futami wants to hire another assistant, so Sato introduces a remote assistant named Nekonote.
Oct. 20, 2025, midnight
S1E4 - It's a Job I Can't Do Alone.
Futami is hit by the "pre-book release depression" every mangaka goes through.
Oct. 27, 2025, midnight
S1E5 - My Senpai Calls Herself My Rival.
Futami wants to introduce a new rival character. Then Nashida, from her assistant years, knocked on her door.
Nov. 3, 2025, midnight
S1E6 - It's a Strange Dynamic Between the Three of Us.
"Is this what it's like to cheat?" An editor from another magazine invited Futami to write a different series.
Nov. 10, 2025, midnight
S1E7 - I Didn't See It Coming.
Although Futami is satisfied with Nekonote's work, she starts to grow curious about who Nekonote is.
Nov. 17, 2025, midnight
S1E8 - This Is Also Part of a Mangaka's Work.
A serious incident occurred in the Monthly Clover's editorial department, and Futami takes on a major request.
Nov. 24, 2025, midnight
S1E9 - A Treasure I Found on a Walk.
While out walking as part of her diet, Futami comes across an abandoned puppy and takes it in.
Dec. 1, 2025, midnight
S1E10 - Let's Take a Day Off Work for a Change.
Mizuki came down with a stye and was forced to take time off from work. She wrestles with anxiety and...
Dec. 8, 2025, midnight
S1E11 - It's Important to Actually Experience It.
Nashida is getting cold feet now that the spin-off is about to fully kick off. She visits Takizawa and...
Dec. 15, 2025, midnight
S1E12 - I'm So Glad I Kept Going! I'm So Touched.
None
Dec. 22, 2025, midnight
S1E13 - Episode 13
None
Dec. 29, 2025, midnight
Network: AT-X
Episode Runtime: 24 min.
Season Runtime: 312 min.
Released: Oct. 6, 2025
Last Air Date: Dec. 15, 2025, midnight
Next Air Date: Dec. 22, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: PG
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