Episode 13: Early Results and Final Report

At Miyoshi's urging, Mashiro emails Azuki so they can begin exchanging messages. On the first day of high school, he and Takagi submit the pen name Muto Ashirogi, while Hattori praises their work but seems not to expect Money and Intelligence to receive serialization, perhaps because he wants them to wait until after high school. The manga initially ranks first in NEXT's early poll, then falls to third in the final count, while Nizuma's work takes half the votes. Mashiro and Takagi conclude that they need a stronger mainstream manga and resolve to surpass everything they have made before.

Aired Dec 25, 2010