Series synopsis
The Comic Artist and His Assistants, also known as マンガ家さんとアシスタントさんと is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on April 8, 2014. It ended on June 24, 2014. It stars Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Saori Hayami and Arisa Noto.
The life of an artist can be hard: Long, arduous hours working with only your thoughts and assistants to keep you company. In the case of overworked mangaka Aito, his attempts to merge the two are so far unsuccessful. His priorities are askew and subjecting his assistants to his fantasies has taken precedent over work. Despite his abuse of power, his assistants are willing to play along. Thankfully, editor Mihari is there to keep him in line, from threatening to fire him to physical punishment.
Premise
The life of an artist can be hard: Long, arduous hours working with only your thoughts and assistants to keep you company. In the case of overworked mangaka Aito, his attempts to merge the two are so far unsuccessful. His priorities are askew and subjecting his assistants to his fantasies has taken precedent over work. Despite his abuse of power, his assistants are willing to play along. Thankfully, editor Mihari is there to keep him in line, from threatening to fire him to physical punishment.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Yuuki Aito (voice)
- Saori Hayami as Sahoto Ashisu (voice)
- Arisa Noto as Mihari Otosuna (voice)
Guest cast
- Yuka Iguchi as Rinna Fuwa (voice)
- Rie Kugimiya as Sena Kuroi (voice)
- Manami Tanaka as Matome Minano (voice)
- Miku Ito as Sahono Ashisu (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 18 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 6 | June 25, 2014 | November 26, 2014 |
| Season 1 | 12 | April 8, 2014 | June 24, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashisu's Holiday \ You Never Know Until You Try | June 25, 2014 |
| 2 | The Dreaming Comic Artist | July 23, 2014 |
| 3 | Study Date | August 27, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Perfecting Breasts! \ Dream Job \ Panty Wars \ Mihari Otosuna's Day Off Aito, a lowly manga artist, continually says and does things that make his assistant, Sahoto, uncomfortable in every way imaginable. |
April 8, 2014 |
| 2 |
A New Assistant Arrives \ That's Important \ First Time Together A new girl shows up to assist Yuuki, but there may be a problem with her. Later, Yuuki's editor tries to persuade him to alter his manga to rise in the rankings. |
April 15, 2014 |
| 3 |
Porno Mag Panic \ Can I Take Care of Her? \ Dark Comet Appears! Yuuki's porno stash is found and the models look awfully similar to Sahoto. Later, after Yuuki's hamfisted attemps to take care of Sahoto, a cute temporary assistant is hired. |
April 22, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 8, 2014 |
| Last aired | June 24, 2014 |
| Runtime | 13 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | at 01:05:00 |