Great start, great characters, awful finish. I assume it got axed, but even then, this is an awful way to end a manga.
The premise isn't too horribly original: struggling mangaka gets a new editor who is quirky but dedicated, and falls for them. The genders are reversed from some of the other struggling mangaka stories I've read before (Comic Studio, Koimoku), but the basic ideas are the same: to make it as a mangaka you need to pull all-nighters, you need to pay attention to detail, you need to be creative, you need to balance your artistic impulse with the readers' preferences,
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 Alternative TitlesJapanese: ペンとチョコレート More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 2
Chapters: 22
Status: Finished
Published: Aug 11, 2008 to May 13, 2010
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Nemu, Youko (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #162522 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #12784
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Jun 22, 2022
Fun art style, easily readable, great characters, probably got axed.
Not the best or most original plot, but I was never bored and I consistently felt compelled to keep reading. The actual plot is secondary to the development of the characters and relationships (which is not necessarily a bad thing given how well-written the characters were) but it does show. There is a great energy in the beginning of the series that comes from seeing the main character fall in love with her job again and again -- the author's passion for their work comes through each time the main character finds her motivation again. The ... |
