Ep. 12: Nanamine faces defeat while Ashirogi Muto celebrates success at the new year party.
Kosugi challenges Nanamine to a competition, warning that failure requires a formal author-editor partnership. Takagi identifies the impossibility of Nanamine’s management strategy, and Nakai exposes Nanamine’s hidden ratings to the public, causing the team to leave. With his rank falling to 19th and PCP dropping to 3rd, Nanamine initially considers quitting. However, Kosugi refuses to abandon him, inspiring Nanamine to restart the work personally. At Yueisha’s 2016 New Years Day party, Nanamine declares Ashirogi Muto his rival and vows to defeat them. Later, Mashiro attends an elementary school reunion where he is celebrated as a celebrity. He corrects his classmates’ misconceptions about the manga industry, while discussing with Takagi how their careers caused them to miss social experiences, though both remain dedicated to their dreams. Finally, a bank robbery report reveals that only a PCP volume was left behind, mimicking the manga.
Episodes
- Ep. 8 · Mashiro and Takagi confront Nanamine Tooru about his controversial manga and unethical collaboration methods.
- Ep. 9 · Nanamine’s Unorthodox Manga Creation and Editorial Conflict
- Ep. 10 · Serialization committee approves two new works while Nanamine challenges Ashirogi Muto with a secret weapon.
- Ep. 11 · Nanamine’s Desperation Leads Kosugi to Seek Ashirogi Muto’s Help
- Ep. 12 · Nanamine faces defeat while Ashirogi Muto celebrates success at the new year party.
- Ep. 13 · Imitation and Unconsciousness
- Ep. 14 · Nizuma's Deal with the Chief and the Staff's Challenge to Save CROW
- Ep. 15 · Seven weeks remain before CROW ends as editors and authors strategize to surpass Nizuma's lead.
- Ep. 16 · Yujiro supports Nizuma ending CROW while Ashirogi Muto ties second place