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The Comic Artist and His Assistants (Japanese: マンガ家さんとアシスタントさんと, Hepburn: Mangaka-san to Ashisutanto-san to) is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki. It was serialized in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan from February 1, 2008 to September 21, 2012 and the chapters collected into 10 tankōbon volumes. A sequel titled The Comic Artist and His Assistants 2 was serialized from August 2, 2013 to June 6, 2014. An anime television series adaptation animated by Zexcs aired between April 7, 2014 and June 23, 2014.
The Comic Artist and His Assistants | |
![]() Cover of the first manga volume | |
マンガ家さんとアシスタントさんと (Mangaka-san to Ashisutanto-san to) | |
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Genre | Comedy, slice of life[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Hiroyuki |
Published by | Square Enix |
Magazine | Young Gangan Shōnen Gangan Gangan Online |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | February 1, 2008 – September 21, 2012 |
Volumes | 10 |
Audio drama | |
Released | January 26, 2011 |
Episodes | 1 |
Manga | |
The Comic Artist and His Assistants 2 | |
Written by | Hiroyuki |
Published by | Square Enix |
Magazine | Young Gangan |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | August 2, 2013 – June 6, 2014 |
Volumes | 1 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Takeshi Furuta |
Produced by | Jun Fukuda Hiroyuki Tajima Yukie Iwashita Shintarō Yoshitake Takayoshi Takeuchi Daisuke Tatsumi Sayaka Suzuki Takuya Narita |
Written by | Aki Itami |
Music by | Tomoki Kikuya |
Studio | Zexcs |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Tokyo MX, AT-X |
Original run | April 7, 2014 – June 23, 2014 |
Episodes | 12 |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Takeshi Furuta |
Produced by | Jun Fukuda Hiroyuki Tajima Yukie Iwashita Shintarō Yoshitake Takayoshi Takeuchi Daisuke Tatsumi Sayaka Suzuki Takuya Narita |
Written by | Aki Itami |
Music by | Tomoki Kikuya |
Studio | Zexcs |
Licensed by | |
Released | June 25, 2014 – November 26, 2014 |
Runtime | 6-10 minutes (per episode) |
Episodes | 6 |
Manga author Yūki Aito is an incredibly perverted man whose main loves and desires is to love everyone close to him and draw ladies' underwear. His assistant, Ashisu, is constantly put into awkward situations and is forced to cope with Aito's shenanigans.
The Comic Artist and His Assistants was serialized in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan from February 1, 2008 to September 21, 2012. It was compiled in 10 volumes released between October 27, 2008 and December 25, 2012.[2][3] A sequel titled The Comic Artist and His Assistants 2 was serialized from August 2013 to September 2014.[4] It was compiled in 1 volume on June 25, 2014.[5]
A drama CD of The Comic Artist and His Assistants has been released on January 26, 2011.[6]
An anime television series adaptation animated by Zexcs aired from April 7 to June 23, 2014. Crunchyroll hosted a simultaneously released English subtitled version.[7] Shortly after, Sentai Filmworks licensed the series for digital and physical release in North America.[8] The series was released in Japan on 6 Blu-ray and DVD discs at a rate of one per month from June to November 2014.The series upcomingly was released in Mexico after Yowu Entertainment fired the show and being released by Televisa airing on three channels bitMe, the gaming channel, Golden Premier, The premium movie channel and Telehit, the music channel, and web airings on Blim The mexican VOD subscription free-on-demand service as well as Canal 11 in Costa Rica, ETC in Chile, America TV in Peru, La Tele in Paraguay and Canal Uno in Colombia. Mini OVAs were included with each volume of the Blu-ray/DVD packages.[9] Sentai released the series on subtitled-only Blu-ray and DVD on September 15, 2015.[10] The opening song titled "Pure Impurities" (純粋なフジュンブツ, "Junsuina fujunbutsu") and ending song titled "Spica" are both sung by idol group StylipS. The Show was dubbed in French and aired on two channels Gong and Nolife, and the show until Nolife ceased operations Game One continued to air the show as well.
No. | Title | Original airdate |
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01 | "Master the Boobs!" Transliteration: "Oppai o kiwamero!" (Japanese: おっぱいを究めろ!) | April 7, 2014 |
"The Dream job" Transliteration: "Yumemiru oshigoto" (Japanese: 夢見るお仕事) | ||
"Panty wars" Transliteration: "Pantsu wōzu" (Japanese: パンツウォーズ) | ||
"Mihari Otosuna's Day Off" Transliteration: "Otosuna mihari no kyūjitsu" (Japanese: 音砂みはりの休日) | ||
02 | "The New Assistant" Transliteration: "Shin ashisutanto tōjō" (Japanese: 新アシスタント登場) | April 14, 2014 |
"That's Most Important" Transliteration: "Sore ga daiji" (Japanese: それが大事) | ||
"Together for the First Time" Transliteration: "Hajimete no futari" (Japanese: はじめての二人) | ||
03 | "Smutty Magazine Panic" Transliteration: "Etchi-bon panikku" (Japanese: エッチ本パニック) | April 21, 2014 |
"Can I Nurse Her to Health?" Transliteration: "Kanbyō dekiru ka na" (Japanese: 看病できるかな) | ||
"The Black Comet" Transliteration: "Kuroi suisei arawaru" (Japanese: 黒い彗星現る) | ||
04 | "S & M" Transliteration: "S to M" (Japanese: SとM) | April 28, 2014 |
"The Mascot Character" Transliteration: "Mascot Kyara" (Japanese: マスコットキャラ) | ||
"Introducing Bra-Mew" Transliteration: "Buranyā Tōjō" (Japanese: ブラニャー登場) | ||
"Seventeen Mihari" Transliteration: "Sebuntīn Mihari" (Japanese: セブンティーンみはり) | ||
05 | "Shock in the Park" Transliteration: "Kōen Shokku" (Japanese: 公園ショック) | May 5, 2014 |
"Someday" Transliteration: "Itsuka wa" (Japanese: いつかは) | ||
"Using Those Around You for Inspiration" Transliteration: "Midjikana Hito o Sankō ni" (Japanese: 身近な人を参考に) | ||
06 | "Let's Go to a Hot Spring" Transliteration: "Onsen ni Ikou" (Japanese: 温泉に行こう) | May 12, 2014 |
07 | "The Attack of the Little Sister" Transliteration: "Imouto Shuurai" (Japanese: 妹襲来) | May 19, 2014 |
"Their Night Together" Transliteration: "Futari no Yoru" (Japanese: 二人の夜) | ||
"A Piggyback for the Super-Assistant" Transliteration: "Super Assistant o Onbu" (Japanese: スーパーアシスタントをおんぶ) | ||
08 | "Looked Over by the Editor-in-Chief" Transliteration: "Henshū-chō chekku" (Japanese: 編集長チェック) | May 26, 2014 |
"To Feel Like a Girl" Transliteration: "On'nanoko no kimochi ni" (Japanese: 女の子の気持ちに) | ||
"Overdoing It" Transliteration: "Yari-sugi" (Japanese: やりすぎ) | ||
09 | "Past Mistakes" Transliteration: "Kako no Ayamachi" (Japanese: 過去の過ち) | June 2, 2014 |
10 | "Sena's Close Call" Transliteration: "Sena-chan Kikiippatsu" (Japanese: せなちゃん危機一髪) | June 9, 2014 |
"I'll Cheer You on!" Transliteration: "Ōen shimasu!" (Japanese: 応援します!) | ||
"Rain Talk" Transliteration: "Ame Tōku" (Japanese: 雨トーク) | ||
11 | "The Feared Transformation" Transliteration: "Osoreteita Henka" (Japanese: 恐れていた変化) | June 16, 2014 |
"You Can Do It, Sena" Transliteration: "Ganbare Sena-chan" (Japanese: がんばれせなちゃん) | ||
"Know Thyself" Transliteration: "Jibun o Shirou" (Japanese: 自分を知ろう) | ||
12 | "Progress" Transliteration: "Zenshin" (Japanese: 前進) | June 23, 2014 |
"The End of Summer" Transliteration: "Natsunoowari" (Japanese: 夏の終わり) | ||
"Psychological Profiling Using Underwear" Transliteration: "Pantsu de Wakaru Seikaku Shindan" (Japanese: パンツで分かる性格診断) | ||
OVA–1 | "Ashisu's Holiday" Transliteration: "Ashisu-san no Kyūjitsu" (Japanese: 足須さんの休日) | June 25, 2014 |
"You Never Know Until You Try" Transliteration: "Yatte Minakucha Wakaranai" (Japanese: やってみなくちゃわからない) | ||
OVA–2 | "The Dreaming Comic Artist" Transliteration: "Mangakka-san no yume" (Japanese: 漫画家さんの夢) | July 23, 2014 |
OVA–3 | "Study Date" Transliteration: "Date de Obenkyou" (Japanese: デートでお勉強) | August 27, 2014 |
OVA–4 | "Protect the cute" Transliteration: "Kawaii o Mamorou" (Japanese: かわいいを守ろう) | September 24, 2014 |
OVA–5 | "Little Sister VS Editor-in-Chief" Transliteration: "Imōto VS Henshū-chō" (Japanese: 妹VS編集長) | October 29, 2014 |
OVA–6 | "The Perfect Day for a Nap" Transliteration: "O Hirune Biyori" (Japanese: お昼寝日和) | November 26, 2014 |
"When Assistants Snap" Transliteration: "Kireta Ashisutanto" (Japanese: キレたアシスタント) | ||
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