by The manga ” Draw This and Die, ” which won the Grand Prize at the “Manga Taisho 2023,” has been decided to be made into a TV anime. It will be broadcast on Nippon Television, and a teaser visual has also been released.
“Draw This and Die” is a story about a high school girl fascinated by manga who forms a manga study group with her friends and struggles to find what she wants to draw.
The impactful title contains “determination to create.” Still, contrary to that impression, it is a bright and positive manga x high school girl youth story dedicated to everyone who wants to create something. It is currently being
Serialized in Shogakukan’s “Gessan,” the comic has sold over 430,000 copies. In addition to the Grand Prize at the Manga Taisho 2023, it won the 70th Shogakukan Manga Award.
The teaser visual depicted “Izu Ojima,” modeled after the original author Toyoda Minoru’s hometown of Izu Oshima. It also represents the back of the main character, Yasumi Ai, who lives on this island surrounded by blue skies and seas. The figure of the character Pokota stands next to her, and from here, the story of their manga begins.
Toyoda Minoru’s comment, “It’s being made into an anime!!! When I first met with the production side, I was asked, “What do you want me to pay attention to?” I first said, “I want you to think about the island’s beauty first.” As requested, the picture of the island I was shown in the check was so beautiful. I also look forward to seeing the girls moving freely in this space.
I’m looking forward to waiting with everyone in excitement.
Synopsis Yasumi Ai is a high school freshman living on Izu Ojima, an island in Tokyo. She loves reading manga, and after a particular incident, she thinks about “creating” manga… What kind of world awaits the girl?
