Ep. 19: Takagi Announces Engagement While Rivals Face Manga Ranking Disappointments

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Takagi visits Miyoshi’s home to announce their engagement to her parents, revealing a surprising connection between the two families that ensures a smooth meeting. Later, the couple attends a party where Niizuma’s new series motivates them as rivals. Takagi feels increasing pressure as Hiramaru’s manga, Otters, receives an anime adaptation. Tanto is released after +Natural, the new manga by Iwase and Niizuma, but disappointingly fails to surpass +Natural’s second chapter in the rankings. Amidst this, Iwase suddenly claims to have a crush on Hattori, and Niizuma abruptly announces he has stopped reading Ashirogi Muto’s manga.