R to L (Japanese Style). Is becoming a successful manga artist an achievable dream or just one big gamble?
Average student Moritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a manga-creating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in the manga-publishing world? Moritaka is hesitant to seriously consider Akito's proposal because he knows how difficult reaching the professional level can be. Still, encouragement from persistent Akito and motivation from his crush push Moritaka to test his limits!
Artist, Takeshi Obata made his debut in 1989 with Cyborg Ji-Chan
G. The runner-up recipient of the 30th Annual Tezuka Award, Obata's major
works include Chikarabito Densetsu and Mashin Boukentan Lamp-Lamp.
- "坂本龙马说：“如果你是男人，死的时候即使是死于阴沟，也要以前倾的姿势死去”。"
- "漫画家的五大条件、男子汉的五大条件。 第一条——绝不画卖弄小聪明的作品，要把自身所有的血液化为墨汁。 第二条——不要追求一时的人气，应该松土施肥，养其根而俟其实，加其膏而希其光。 第三条——不论得到几许地位，也别留恋。若有狂风暴雨与河清海晏，当选择狂风暴雨。 第四条——任何时候都不因战败而哭泣，要对失败加以研究，当作成功之母。 第五条——做到上述几点也别自以为是，要师法自己以外的一切人和事！"
