Episode 10: 10 and 2

At their meeting with Hattori, Mashiro and Takagi hear that manga artists respond favorably to their work, but the editors evaluating it do not believe it can be published. Mashiro asks whether they can submit something for serialization, though Hattori doubts they are ready; the editor in chief says serialization requires stronger work and a compelling lead character. Their first ideas fail to impress, until Hattori proposes aiming for a cult favorite read by only 20 percent of readers, and Takagi introduces Money and Intelligence, a story about selling the contents of one's mind, which Hattori recommends developing.

Aired Dec 4, 2010