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Episode 18: Jealousy and Love

While revising Chapter 5, Fukuda objects to several features of Jack, especially its practice of ranking series by popularity, but Yujiro tells him to earn serialization before seeking reforms. Nizuma says he starts drawing as a child because his family cannot afford video games, prompting Mashiro to recall his own constant drawing before his uncle’s death. Mashiro leaves Nizuma’s assistant position, studies his earlier work, and chooses to create a mystery. Seeing Takagi’s closeness with Miyoshi compared with his distance from Azuki, Mashiro asks why she accepts their lack of meetings, and Azuki says their love will deepen after they keep their promise, inspiring him to make a manga for her alone if needed.

Aired Feb 5, 2011