Episode 7

The Manga Artist’s Brain, Nozaki-kun

Japanese

漫画家脳野崎くん

Romaji

Mangaka Nō Nozaki-kun

Information

Episode

7

Airdate

August 17, 2014

Chapters Covered

12 & 19^[1]

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The Manga Artist’s Brain, Nozaki-kun (漫画家脳野崎くん Mangaka Nō Nozaki-kun) is the seventh episode of the anime.

Synopsis[]

Part 1[]

After completing the month's manuscript, Umetarou Nozaki has the afternoon off; since he doesn’t have any particular hobbies, Chiyo Sakura goes with him to have some fun. However, Nozaki’s mind is always preoccupied with his manga so he relates every real life situation to it. They go to see a movie, which has some really great background shots that Nozaki wants to use as a reference. At the café, he takes pictures of what they’re eating. At the clothing store, he decides to buy some outfits so he can use them for Mamiko. He even asks Sakura to try on one so he can see how it looks, but she refuses.

When they go to the hobby/toy store, they meet Mikoto Mikoshiba perusing the figurines section. Although he’s embarrassed to see them, Sakura and Mikorin convince Nozaki to pick out a figurine for himself. However, Nozaki is only interested in using it as a model for Suzuki. Their final stop is at the art store. Sakura buys some supplies for the art club; she tries to convince Nozaki-kun to try oil or watercolor painting. All he can think of is how in the future his collection of illustrations will be sold and he’ll be famous not only as a manga artist but also as a real artist. Sakura replies that doing such a thing wouldn't count as having a hobby.

After their trip, he asks Sakura to come over if she is free; he had made too much food and had no one to finish it. Sakura realizes she shouldn’t have expected more from him.

Part 2[]

Sakura asks Mikorin to be their model for her after school art club. However, he refuses. Within minutes another girl from the club asks him, and he immediately agrees. Realizing what he’s done (because of his different personalities), he begs Sakura to get him out of it; she refuses.

The next afternoon, each girl gets him to do the kind of pose they want to draw. Nozaki also arrives because he has plans with Mikoshiba. Mikorin hopes he can get him out of this mess, but Nozaki, unaware of Mikorin’s feelings, takes permission to take some photos of the club room while the girls are busy with Mikoshiba. Later, he starts to sketch as well, but Sakura notices that he’s just plotting out manga points. Sakura lets Nozaki choose the final pose; he makes all the girls take different stances around Mikoshiba. Sakura realizes she just let Nozaki-kun take over the art club.