Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun

To high school student Chiyo Sakura, her classmate Umetarou Nozaki is the boy of her dreams. Despite his imposing physique and blunt demeanor, Chiyo sees him as a romantic ideal. When she finally gathers the courage to confess her feelings, she anticipates rejection—but instead, she is unexpectedly recruited as an assistant for his manga work. The irony is palpable: while Nozaki makes his living drawing sweet, sentimental shojo romances, he remains remarkably oblivious to real-life matters of the heart. Thus begins Chiyo’s daily routine, balancing the creative demands of manga production with the quiet ache of unrequited love.