Introduction
New shoujo manga artist Nana Futami works hard every day while being supported by Kaede Satou, her female editor who is older than her, and Mizuki Hazama, her assistant. According to the girl herself, she sometimes drums up intense daydream delusions of occupational illness! A working girls comedy set in the entertainment industry, brought to you by an author who always draws various girls.
(Source: Kodansha, translated)
Audience reviews
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ShyNinjaGirl
What you might get if a polycule opened a manga studio.
Honestly, you almost get the feeling if not for the editor half the cule wants to hit with a brick, they could just do all this at home. But I digress.
Cute manga artist is getting ready to launch her first monthly shoujo series, starts dating within the company, who supports her en masse s she works through rewrite after rewrite as they get closer and closer to launch.
I really like the dynamic that everyone has- I was fully expecting cattiness and mistrust, but... apart from the guy nobody likes, it's clear they're all there for each other. The VAs really play into it- and the overall feeling you'll get is a warm cuddly one. You could just see them coming together and helping each other, and how it wasn't just encouragement in-ch…
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Egao no Taenai Shokuba desu, or simply Egate, is an anime with a lot to like and is the type of show that, in theory, would be right up my alley. However, to my great surprise, it ended up being a forgettable experience that never really drew me in. While the anime is fantastically produced, well-paced, and depicts a reasonably believable picture of a mangaka's life, the comedy elements fall flat, and I struggled to like many of the characters. I can see why people like this, but it’s not for me.
Egate centers around mangaka Nana Futami and depicts different parts of her professional life alongside her assistant Hazama (Ha-san) and her editor Sato. Being more of a Slice-of-Life anime, the plot lacks direction; the episodes simply show different, random snapshots of her life and work. Lack…
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Like most slice of life anime these days, the plot is very episodic to the point where even the episodes are split between an A plot in the first half, and a B plot after the eyecatcher. On the other hand, because of its slower pace, the animators have room to breathe and craft some beautiful characters. Not a single animation error or sign of laziness in sight. The show does have its fair share of running gags, however, and those can get annoying fast.
While it doesn't do much to stand out, it was a nice, pleasant experience that dives into the world of manga creation. Some will enjoy its slower pace, while others may be annoyed by the lack of stakes and running gags. If you've ever been curious about the life of a mangaka and the wonderful friends she can make along the way, be sure to…
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what a lovely anime!
since the beginning it's already had a strong plot and characters
they did great too with animations, looking fluid and kinda calm
They described mangaka very realistically like most of mangakas are weird genius and kinda socially awkward because they don't really interact with a lot of people
The characters itself are very interesting with different personalities like Futami who's genius but kinda have anxiety problem, hazama very strict and caring but sometimes didn't take care of herself
every characters had different things they need to take care of and it's kinda wholesome when they help each other and tease eachother ngl at first i hate nashida and didn't want her to ruin Futami & Hazama everyday life but as the story goes I start liking nashida more and mo…
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Over the course of the last few years, there has been an increase in yuri content. Kuzushiro is a mangaka who has made a lot of Yuri or Yuri-Adjacent Works. This series, "A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace" is one of those. It focuses on Nana Futami who is a mangaka. One thing that should be mentioned is that this series works as a comedy with the themes in the mangaka industry. Futami herself feels very much like Bocchi from "Bocchi the Rock" being very introverted and being very overreactive. If that type of comedy does not suit you, this might be a series you will enjoy.
With that being said, after the comedy, the characters are really a shine to them. The anime focuses on each one, making them feel alive, but also looks at their own issues in the mangaka industry. Futami as a new…
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This was nice little slice of life anime, and it almost flew under my radar if not for a single FB page posting scenes from it. It's a shame it received so little attention as it is really good when to comes to displaying the life of mangaka. But with cgdct and yuri vibes, which just makes it that much better imo. :)
Animation and music: both are good. Animation is good and fluid, there were no quality drops or a scene I could say it was outright 'bad'. Music is nothing special, it get's the job done but nothing more than that. No noteworthy soundtracks either.
Overall: animation and music are industry standard, not good and not bad.
Characters: this is where the show truly shines, there are quite the number of them but they are all enjoyable to watch. Main lead is Futami-san who is li…
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A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace — Truly, the life of a mangaka has its ups and downs, but it's, by all means, weird and wonderful for a rather hectic workplace.
If you know me well, I love exploring niche topics that are rarely shown in any medium, anime or otherwise. It's just so fascinating to learn from someone else's or some others' POV of jobs or roles that you don't really get to experience as a normie, even if ambitions do get in the way of dreams that have, on one or more occasions, made or broken you at that. And certainly, the lives of authors are no different at all, who are at the very creation of the worlds and characters that we can both experience on a love-hate basis. This is especially so for mangakas (i.e. manga authors), whom I feel have the hardest role as comp…
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I’ve been saying for a while now that we’re in a golden age of both shojosei and Yuri. The sheer volume and diversity of content that’s being pumped out annually is insane. Back in the day we’d be lucky if we got one a year, now we’re getting 1-3 per season. It’s great for Yuri/LGBT fans and the industry as a whole to see different types of stories. In the case of Egatae, we’ve got a lesbian workplace slice of life story following Futami and her totally not gay gfs as they go about their daily lives as mangaka and manga assistants. The show totally nails the slice of life genre. It has a great mix of the daily activities of a mangaka, the girls interactions which are the perfect mix of hilarious, wholesome and downright heartwarming and character development. For a slice of life show, it’s…
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