Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun

Chiyo Sakura, a bright high schooler, finally works up the courage to confess her crush to the unflappable Umetarou Nozaki—only to be met with a baffling response: an autograph. The mix-up makes more sense once Chiyo learns Nozaki’s secret life as a celebrated shoujo manga creator, publishing under the pen name Sakiko Yumeno. Before she knows it, a chain of misunderstandings lands her a spot as one of his manga assistants.

As deadlines and drawing sessions take over, Chiyo’s school days fill with eccentric new friends, including the boldly confident fellow assistant Mikoto Mikoshiba and the school’s so-called “Prince,” Yuu Kashima. Between helping Nozaki with his work and navigating the oddities of his creative world, Chiyo keeps hoping he’ll eventually recognize what she’s been trying to say all along.