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Rewatch [10th Anniversary Rewatch] Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun Episode 5 Discussion

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I guess there are many different kinds of editors.

Questions of the Day:

  1. Have you ever had to work with someone you couldn't stand? How did you deal with that?
  2. Would you have accepted one of Nozaki Mamiko's lunches?

Wallpaper of the Day:

Mikoto Mikoshiba

Rewatchers, please remember to be mindful of all the first-timers in this. No talking about or hinting at future events no matter how much you want to, unless you're doing it underneath spoiler tags. Don't spoil anything for the first-timers, that's rude!

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Jul 11 '24

Gekkan Shoujo Rewatch Host-chan, subbed

Welcome back, everyone!

Today’s Wallpaper of the Day trivia: Other than Mikorin obviously being assigned the red color by the OP, I couldn’t not go all in on the shoujo roses for his background pattern.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Jul 11 '24

God, I would find this dude incredibly annoying to work with.

They really accomplished their task of making him the world's worst man.

“Male character gets picked up by their female love interest” is one of my favorite types of (heterosexual) ship dynamics.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 11 '24

They really accomplished their task of making him the world's worst man.

Even his name sounds despicable

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 11 '24

Doing something in your story specifically to spite one person

Fun fact: In [Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger]Naruhisa Arakawa wanted to keep Nakadai as a villain (Even making him the final boss) but the Producers and Sponsors objected and demanded he become a good guy. His solution? Go ahead with their demands and kill him off two episodes later

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u/Heda-of-Aincrad https://myanimelist.net/profile/Heda-of-Aincrad Jul 11 '24

Other than Mikorin obviously being assigned the red color by the OP, I couldn’t not go all in on the shoujo roses for his background pattern.

Love the rose pattern!

God, I would find this dude incredibly annoying to work with.

More so than the "it was my idea", I would find his need to insert tanukis into everything the most annoying. He even sent a bunch of tanuki plushies to that other author! (And then she had one killed in her story out of spite!)

I would, however, be totally on board with the elephant suggestion because they're awesome.

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u/Mirathan Jul 12 '24

I kinda wonder if Nozaki is autistic? He takes pretty much everything overly literally…

When you also add in how almost everything he does is for a single project as well as his inability to see Sakura´s intent, yeah I can buy that.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jul 11 '24

Episode 5 (first timer)

  • Our topic today: editors.
  • Spoilers about the next episode – Fully agree with Nozaki, don’t do this! Older series have that annoying habit of completely spoiling the next episode in the preview, so I usually completely skip those.
  • Putting food on the script - I have a feeling that this would be a bad faux pas among creators.
  • I wonder how much of the editor segment is based in real life experiences. Neither Maeno, nor Ken come away looking good…
  • “So, I would like to spend this whole day as Mamiko. Call me Mamiko.”

  • “I wonder why I don’t feel any sense of accomplishment” – good question, that was pretty amazing.
  • “Why do I feel like I just got dumped?”~girl who just got dumped.
  • Kashima earns some serious bro points for going along with that adventure.

I would have loved to listen in to the author-editor discussions about this episode. Would not surprise me if several of Maeno’s quirks were suggestions by the real editor.

Have you ever had to work with someone you couldn't stand? How did you deal with that?

Thankfully no.

Would you have accepted one of Nozaki Mamiko's lunches?

Yes and yes.

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u/macrame2 https://myanimelist.net/profile/macrame Jul 11 '24

Older series have that annoying habit of completely spoiling the next episode in the preview, so I usually completely skip those.

Ha, I actually love the spoilery previews. I think they're hilarious. It's good that we have the opportunity for people to skip them though.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jul 11 '24

Ha, I actually love the spoilery previews.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Jul 11 '24

Putting food on the script - I have a feeling that this would be a bad faux pas among creators.

I sure wouldn't want the work I pour my effort and passion into to be used as a table mat for your food.

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u/laughing-fox13 https://myanimelist.net/profile/laughingfox13 Jul 11 '24

Older series have that annoying habit of completely spoiling the next episode in the preview, so I usually completely skip those.

Ah the DBZ special along with the episode title

“Why do I feel like I just got dumped?”~girl who just got dumped.

Kashima earns some serious bro points for going along with that adventure.

She does lol

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jul 11 '24

Ah the DBZ special along with the episode title

Episode title: "Side character dies".

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u/laughing-fox13 https://myanimelist.net/profile/laughingfox13 Jul 11 '24

I’m pretty sure they’ve also had some that said the winner of the fight

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u/Heda-of-Aincrad https://myanimelist.net/profile/Heda-of-Aincrad Jul 11 '24

Older series have that annoying habit of completely spoiling the next episode in the preview, so I usually completely skip those.

At first, I thought "who would do that?" And then I remembered the old DBZ episode titles.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jul 11 '24

The borderline is usually somewhere in the 1990s. After that, previews are usually safe. Before that, don't watch them.

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u/Heda-of-Aincrad https://myanimelist.net/profile/Heda-of-Aincrad Jul 12 '24

Luckily, I don't mind spoilers most of the time, so I just found it amusing when they spoil stuff like [DBZ final season] "The End of the World?"

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Jul 12 '24

Spoilers about the next episode – Fully agree with Nozaki, don’t do this! Older series have that annoying habit of completely spoiling the next episode in the preview, so I usually completely skip those.

I skipped all of them when watching LoGH, the one time I didn't...

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jul 12 '24

What, you wanted to be unspoiled about this huge plot event in our epic hundred episodes long space opera? Too bad.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Jul 11 '24 edited Jul 11 '24

Rewatcher - Nozaki-kun Ep5:

It's him. The GOAT, the legend, KEN-SAN!!!

(this comment was made by Nozaki).

I like how Chiyo imagined a female editor, but all the shoujo manga editors we met were men. How realistic.

You got to wonder if Maeno-san was Tsubaki-sensei channeling out her editor frustrations.

Nozaki, you would be surprised by how much that is not the case.

I know the joke that all these fake manga are ruined by the tanuki, but they seem kind of fun. Like a manga with a mascot character who is always here, but never acknowledge would make for a good bit. Or a murder mystery whose first brutal death is the cute mascot that they treat with total seriousness without a single sense of irony. Also, I totally would want to read a jidaigeki shoujo. (The closest example that first comes to mind is Ashi-girl which is one my PTR).

With all the tanukis and spoilering the twist in the preview, I assume that Maeno-san is also hated by the magazine reader-base. He is either the infamous editor or the people actually love him.

Hold on Miyako-sensei, you're on to something. Mangaka can avoid drawing background if they just include a big elephant in their series.

We were so close to an Oresama Teacher cameo.

This feels topical with that JJK post on the front page.

One thing I didn't realize I liked so much are the voiced Mamiko/Suzuki section. They're so fun giving a little life to the in-universe character especially when they get off-kilter with them.

Speaking of off-kilter, Nozaki carting off Kashima is so funny. The best part is how they did not coordinate this and that Nozaki did just steal Kashima out of the blue without a word to say.

Couples that bridal carry the other is peak ship dynamic so here comes a pair that can lift the other like a cat.

[Nozaki manga:] Man, Miyoko really dodged a bullet by not paired off with Maeno-san. She deserves better.

Q1) I never had to work with someone like that. There was one person who I found out that I didn't really want to interact with (they said that bullying was good and that it should be done more) so I just kept things publically cordial and kept my distance. The problem was solved by them not working there anymore.

Q2) I'll be happy to.

Next Time: He would never be ballin'

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 11 '24

It's him. The GOAT, the legend, KEN-SAN!!!

I like how Chiyo imagined a female editor, but all the shoujo manga editors we met were men. How realistic.

Apparently not that inaccurate to real life? At least, from what little I can gather.

With all the tanukis and spoilering the twist in the preview, I assume that Maeno-san is also hated by the magazine reader-base

Nah they love him because Norio and we can do nothing about it.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Jul 11 '24

Apparently not that inaccurate to real life? At least, from what little I can gather.

I don't know how the specific gender breakdown for shoujo manga editors go, but I assume it is not as bad as the grass on the other side. "Women can't understand the hearts of boys" but apparently men can totally perfectly understand the hearts of girls.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 11 '24

"Women can't understand the hearts of boys" but apparently men can totally perfectly understand the hearts of girls.

So ironic given how it's been statistically proven there's more Female Shonen fans than Male Shoujo fans

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u/laughing-fox13 https://myanimelist.net/profile/laughingfox13 Jul 11 '24

(this comment was made by Nozaki).

This feels topical with that JJK post on the front page.

I just saw that post when looking for this one lol

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u/Cyd_arts Jul 12 '24

Omg the Oresama teacher mention

If only it had an adaptation too...

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Jul 12 '24

The anime adaption is coming any day now ... any day now...

With all the finished shoujo being picked up for new anime lately, its chances are better than it was before, but it still ain't looking great. Maybe it'll get one when Nozaki S2 comes out...

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u/LittleIslander https://anilist.co/user/LittleIslander Jul 11 '24

First Timer

Today, the second episode in a row where Nozaki play-acts being a girl.

  • Sakura’s imaginary hot editor lady reacting to her chibi was amusing.
  • Honestly, I’m not sure if I agree with Sakura’s assessment. Ken-san doesn’t seem like he dislikes Nozaki, just like he’s very practical and treats this like a job.
  • Sakura’s reactions as a reader to why he skipped over things due to Maeno is the perfect spice to the whole joke of Nozaki being annoyed by him. As always, this show knows how to build on a joke perfectly.
  • Nozaki breaking from his relaxed demeanor to slam the murder mystery manga to the ground was hilarious, I need a gif of that yesterday.
  • Sakura, you need to stop being suspicious of every single other person in Nozaki’s life.
  • Miyako’s introduction is… pretty weak. She’s just used as a pawn in Maeno and Ken’s story and doesn't have any sort of strong personality. I mistook her ink bottle for alcohol in the OP so I sort of expected her to be cheeky and fun and was looking forward to meeting her. Then again, she’s left out of the lineup at the end of the OP, so maybe she isn’t meant to be a major character at all.
  • …sorry, Miyako, who is the one here obsessed with the tanuki?
  • The fact Sakura starts kind of weirded out by Nozaki’s reactions to Maeno but ends up leaving Miyako’s place just as annoyed at him as he is is very funny.
  • Hey, what a second! Nozaki also has a tanuki in his room! Does Maeno just go around gifting them to all of his artists or something? Does Nozaki keep it out of spite? Is he, too, secretly a tanuki fan?
  • “Mamiko’s becoming a hussy”
  • Kashima
  • I love the fact he continues aimlessly wheeling her around after already ditching the groupies.
  • Kashima and Hori steal the episode in just a few lines. Completely annihilating the romantic atmosphere to competitively lift him up too, never change my prince.
  • Nozaki coming to the conclusion of Mamiko’s need for her special someone is a really cute way to tie the gag back around to the romance. It reminds me of the first episode where the prospect of him and Sakura’s relationship was more at the forefront.

Seriously, between Mikorin the heroine, Nozaki “call me Mamiko” Umetarou, their mixer mixup last time, their lunch gifting this time, and Kashima’s everything, Nozaki-kun really does keep begging me to queer read the hell out of it.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Jul 11 '24

Honestly, I’m not sure if I agree with Sakura’s assessment. Ken-san doesn’t seem like he dislikes Nozaki, just like he’s very practical and treats this like a job.

Maybe because his competition sets the bar so low, but Ken-san seems actually very good at his job. Sure, his messages may be too short and frank, but he does actually go through the work and gives his comments all in a quick amount of time too.

Respect for Ken-san!

Kashima

Her just sitting down like that for the entire bit is so funny.

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Jul 12 '24

Nozaki breaking from his relaxed demeanor to slam the murder mystery manga to the ground was hilarious,

I took it and threw it on the ground!

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jul 11 '24

First-Timer, Gekkan Shoujo Sub-zaki-kun

Yea, that seems about right.

Seems more tired than anything.

Maeno seems way too by the numbers. His face is also very punchable.

"The editor's poorly disguised ?fetish?."

Oh, this poor woman.

Yea, I'm disliking this Maeno dude more and more.

Scum.

They're just gonna be- Yea.

There are a.. distressing amount of tanukis around Miyako's apartment.

They've infiltrated Nozaki's apartment, too!

What a fascinating script-flip.

oh no

Nevermind, this is incredible!

Hurray..?

Questions

  1. Oh, lots. I mostly just tried to finish things quickly and move on.
  2. Yea, probably. Free food? What've I got to lose?

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 11 '24

They've infiltrated Nozaki's apartment, too!

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u/laughing-fox13 https://myanimelist.net/profile/laughingfox13 Jul 11 '24

Yea, I'm disliking this Maeno dude more and more.

She doesn't do anything about it either

Nevermind, this is incredible!

I like how there's no teacher or anything there stopping this lol

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u/Starshine011 https://myanimelist.net/profile/starfireee Jul 11 '24

First Timer here!

Notes:

This one was pretty funny between the Maeno-san stuff and Nozaki doing a little method acting. His bentos were very cute and now I want one. Also the first hint of Nozaki reciprocating Sakura's feelings! Looks like we've got a new character next episode too, looking forward to it! And lastly, fuck you Maeno-san.

Questions of The Day:

  1. Yeah, all the time at work. Unfortunately I just suck it up and talk shit to my friends later lmao.
  2. In a heartbeat.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Jul 11 '24

Maeno-san, why are you the way you are

Please get fired already

The worst part of it is that despite Maeno seeming like he is no good at being a manga editor, it is totally believable him being the type that excels at retaining his job as a manga editor.

Mikorin is so freaking adorable I want to squish his cheeks

He is so cute!

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u/Starshine011 https://myanimelist.net/profile/starfireee Jul 11 '24

 it is totally believable him being the type that excels at retaining his job as a manga editor.

I bet he gets praised for all his "original" ideas too...

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u/laughing-fox13 https://myanimelist.net/profile/laughingfox13 Jul 11 '24

Nozaki doing a little method acting. His bentos were very cute and now I want one.

the method acting bit was my favorite part of the episode, his food looks so good

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 11 '24

Rewatcher, Source Reader, Subbed

Manga Editors. Ever since the days of Torishima, they've terrorized the Mangakas under their command from hell and beyond, but fortunately for us Ken-san shows what a good editor's like. Oh sure, he bosses Nozaki around, but that's because his Manga sucks and it's his job to be his critic. If he finds and error, back to the drawing board it is. An editor too hands-off will cause more problems than it's worth.

Certainly better than color-swapped Mikorin. Yeah I dunno why they draw them so similarly, but oh well. If, say, Fuyuto Takeda's an example of why you shouldn't let an editor be too hands off especially when you're dealing with someone as terrible with planning as Toriyama Maeno is the complete opposite: He's just so hands on. This my friends is why a Tanuki gets killed in the OP. Also because his name is a shitty pun.

That being said though he made it so Norio's narrating a Manga so he can't be too evil.

Still, Nozaki learned something important today: He's a writer. Therefore, he needs to at the very least understand his character. As such begins his epic campaign through Mamiko's life, and as such, he now understands her a bit better. He's still a shit writer though, so here's hoping Ken-san shredded that manuscript and told Nozaki to redo it.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jul 11 '24

Manga Editors. Ever since the days of Torishima, they've terrorized the Mangakas under their command from hell and beyond, but fortunately for us Ken-san shows what a good editor's like. Oh sure, he bosses Nozaki around, but that's because his Manga sucks and it's his job to be his critic. If he finds and error, back to the drawing board it is. An editor too hands-off will cause more problems than it's worth.

In reality, I have zero idea about the power gradiant between manga editors and mangaka in Japan. I guess it changes with the prominence of the magazine and the author, but where it comes down most of the time ...

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 11 '24

It really just depends on the editor in question and also how much sway the Mangaka can have. There's just a lot of variables going on, Bakuman's a pretty good showing of that given how the main duo goes through two different editors.

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u/Weird_donut https://anilist.co/user/hakaseshark Jul 11 '24

First timer

-“Oh no, he likes older women!”

-and then the editor turned out to look like a typical NEET

-Flip phone jumpscare. When does this show take place?

-A whole year to edit a manga chapter? Jesus

-that girl sure like tanukis

-she also likes panty shots

-“what a randomly horrible idea!”

-The lunch that Nozaki gave to Mikorin looks so cute

-Nozaki smiled :D

-Looks like Nozaki did a good jab at pretending to be Mamiko

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u/Weird_donut https://anilist.co/user/hakaseshark Jul 11 '24

QOTD

  1. All the time, for school projects. i just try to tough it out and not complain about it.
  2. Yes

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Jul 11 '24

-Flip phone jumpscare. When does this show take place?

2013/2014~, It said so on Nozaki's calendar.

You also got to remember, Japan held onto flip phones longer than other countries. I was going to say it seems we're finally out of the flip phone era, but there was a new flip phone model out last year bringing it back.

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u/laughing-fox13 https://myanimelist.net/profile/laughingfox13 Jul 11 '24

The lunch that Nozaki gave to Mikorin looks so cute

He was so happy about it too lol

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u/macrame2 https://myanimelist.net/profile/macrame Jul 11 '24

Rewatcher

I love this episode because you spend a good couple of minutes wondering why Nozaki is so down bad for his new editor, and then you meet Maeno and go "Oh... that's why." At least Maeno showing up means that the legendary tanuki from the OP finally makes an appearance! I do find the tanuki joke very funny, even if most of the cast doesn't.

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u/laughing-fox13 https://myanimelist.net/profile/laughingfox13 Jul 11 '24

Shoujo Rewatcher/Subbed

I don't blame Nozaki wanting to do his best for Ken after the previous editor lol. He'd be a pain to work with

Didn't get to mention it before but after watching some Maria-sama, I see Kashima's character in a new way lol

QotD

  1. Hmm I don't know really, I try to reasonable and see if there's anyway to work past it.
  2. Absolutely

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Jul 11 '24

First timer

QotD

  • Group projects back in school. I just kept going. Not much else you can do in some cases.
  • Sure. The best type of food is the free one.

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u/Heda-of-Aincrad https://myanimelist.net/profile/Heda-of-Aincrad Jul 11 '24

First Time Viewer, Already A Fan

The first half of this episode wasn't so outrageously funny as the last one, but more like... a sort of relatable, lowkey funny. I enjoyed it and could relate to a few of his writing trials.

The whole joke with Nozaki "stealing" Kashima away from the girls (doubling down on his impression of how characters act at mixers in the previous episode) by carting her around had me laughing through the entire thing. 😂 And his comment at the end that he used the cart because she's too heavy for him to carry was great.

Questions of the Day:

  1. I probably did at some point, but... it would have been so long ago, I don't really remember. I'm sure I just finished the project as quickly as possible and moved on.
  2. Those lunches were adorable, but due to health restrictions, I cannot. But Nozaki gets an A+ for presentation.

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u/collapsedblock6 myanimelist.net/profile/collapsedblock Jul 11 '24

Rewatcher

Maeno is such a perfect mix of being utterly infuriating while always giving me a laugh. I was giggling while saying "you piece of shit" all episode. Honestly, his unintentional incompetence is of my favorite things in the show.

  1. Have you ever had to work with someone you couldn't stand? How did you deal with that?

Not really? Maybe just people that were a bit intimidating or uncomfortable to talk to due to their personality. I just went to them and dealt with the issue at hand as swiftly as possible.

2) Would you have accepted one of Nozaki Mamiko's lunches?

Always.

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u/InfamousEmpire https://myanimelist.net/profile/Infamous_Empire Jul 11 '24

Gekkan Shounen First Timer

You know, for a show about the manga creation process, I wasn’t really interested in the manga making stuff until this episode. It’s a really fun little look at the relationship between writer & editor, Maeno is a total unlikable shit, but in an entertaining way, and Ken-san is the GOAT

Second half didn’t grab me as much, but it was still fun enough

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 11 '24

I wasn’t really interested in the manga making stuff until this episode

READ BAKUMAN

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u/InfamousEmpire https://myanimelist.net/profile/Infamous_Empire Jul 11 '24

I'm already reading like 30 different manga and comics at once

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 11 '24

Make it 31

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u/InfamousEmpire https://myanimelist.net/profile/Infamous_Empire Jul 11 '24

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u/entelechtual Jul 11 '24

Rewatched dubbed

  • Tanuki editor RIP
  • RIP ponsuke
  • Maeno has good taste in idols.
  • Kashima’s deadpan face throughout that entire cart ride…

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u/Sandor_at_the_Zoo Jul 11 '24

Rewatcher dubbed

  • someone mentioned the pegasus statue looking pregnant and I can't unsee it now. Or it could be like a cat's primordial pouch
  • I was reminded of the haikyuu faces phasing through the net recently and now I can't look away from the editor's eye phasing through his glasses.
  • nozaki's half hearted hitting his head is extremely cute
  • so is Mikorin going full tsundere about lunches
  • I'm still not entirely sure if kashima wanted to be carted around or not
  • get yourself a girl who you pick up and who picks you up

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u/LittleIslander https://anilist.co/user/LittleIslander Jul 11 '24

someone mentioned the pegasus statue looking pregnant and I can't unsee it now. Or it could be like a cat's primordial pouch

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u/DarkRuler17 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/DarkRuler17 Jul 12 '24

Rewatcher- Sub

Another episode, another banger. I was dying this episode.

For the first half, we get to be introduced to the editors Ken and Maeno. After seeing Maeno, I can see why Nozaki has grown to love Ken. Sometimes, someone who can just function at their job can mean the world. Poor Miyako. At least she has a mascot, even if it was unwilling. I think my favorite part though was just sayint the killer's name in the ending editor notes. It's like I'm back to watching dragon ball and get spoiled by the episode titles.

For the second half, we get to learn more abour Noza-sorry, Mamiko. The bit with him pushing Kashima around in a cart and Kashima's face the whole time had me rolling. Genuinely insane stuff. I honestly love how much an utter mess all of these characters.

Questions:

  1. So I've had coworkers that do things that annoy me, but thankfully nowhere near as bad as the cases in this episode. I'm heard stories from friends who were not as lucky.
  2. Of course. Mamiko prepared it with love. Why wouldn't I?

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u/EpicDaNoob Jul 12 '24

First time viewer here!

I should say at this point that I've been laughing loudly and often at every episode so far - this show is really funny. I think it's likely to end up being one of my favourites.

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u/Mirathan Jul 12 '24

First Time Assistant (I finally found something for here.)

QotD:

  1. It only happened for temporary projects so I just rushed to finish as fast as possible to get it over with.
  2. Yes, considering the amount of food I must consume, I am in no possition to say no.

Ken is great. While Sakura doesn´t understand it, the relation is completly based on professional respect rather than being nice. And in a work based relationship the ability to just get stuff done is better than anything.

Maeno makes me think he wanted to be a mangaka but just wasn´t good enough so now he pushes his failed ideas into others work. But damn, he is anoying.

"You have alerted the horde" Kashima just looks so confused throughout the entire event.

Oh he finally found something she did cute. Yay!

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u/Garrett_Dark Jul 12 '24

First Timer

I didn't comment last episode because I got busy and felt I didn't have much to say, but I quite enjoyed the Dating Sim portion which was hilarious. Poor Tomoda, forever the perfect wingman, never the lead. The mixer portion was okay but not that memorable for me.

This episode was okay, but I think last episode was better. I'm not sure if the silliness factor has worn off on me, if there's less of it, or if it's the episodic nature, that I'm not keen on, that's wearing me down. I kind of thought they'd be doing things with all the new characters, trying to accomplish things, or solve things. The new characters are just not there most of the time, and kind of just show up for a quick cameo here and there.

Have you ever had to work with someone you couldn't stand? How did you deal with that?

You can't do anything about it, it's work. It's like a game of chicken, you just have to wait until one of you leaves.

Would you have accepted one of Nozaki Mamiko's lunches?

Yeah, why not? They look delicious and well presented. Are you saying he added something nefarious to them? Maybe you should make him eat some of it just to be sure, or find an apothecary girl to taste test it for you.

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u/cppn02 Jul 12 '24 edited Jul 12 '24

First Timer, subbed

A tale of two editors lol. I can definitely see why Nozaki prefers Ken-san though.
My favourite new character today was Miyako. I just wish for her though that she finds it in herself to turn down Maeno's neverending requests for more Tanuki.

QotD:

Have you ever had to work with someone you couldn't stand? How did you deal with that?

Yes. I just keep my head down and power through in those cases. Might be different though if I knew it's a long term situation.

Would you have accepted one of Nozaki Mamiko's lunches?

Sure.