So bright!
So bright...
It's so sparkly!
So why did we come to the beach so suddenly?
Is there an ocean scene you're going to draw in your manga?
Nope!
Then why?
Because it's summer!
So bright!
Comic Girls
I haven't been to the beach in forever.
Neither have I! I'm so excited!
I'm going to fall!
I'm done changing!
I got a new swimsuit. What do you think?
Her body's bright, too.
She's being noticed by everyone...
And...
Does this color not look good on me?
It does!
So don't lift them up.
Really?
Why aren't you changing?
Why? Um...
We didn't bring swimsuits...
What?
But why? We're at the beach!
Well...
It basically never crossed my mind...
Jeez. Let's go to a rental shop, then.
Rental Shop
Part-timers wanted
There's one right over there.
Kaos-chan, are you done changing?
Y-Yes.
So cute!
Um...
Yes?
It wouldn't be good if my tummy got cold, so can I wear a haramaki?
You look really lame, so please don't!
I'm ready.
Your body is so lean and pretty.
You don't have any fat on you,
like around your tummy or around there...
I'm sorry for staring!
This is my rectus abdominis muscle!
And these are my obliques!
Make sure you study anatomy properly!
Yes, ma'am!
S-So strict...
Okay, Ruki-chan is next.
Th-That's okay.
I'll just watch all of you swim.
And—
We picked one out earlier.
It won't be any fun unless we all go swimming.
Is she done yet?
She's taking a while...
Did she... actually run away?
No way.
Ruki-chan!
No!
So bright!
Rukki, did you get a little bigger?
Wait, really?
Yeah, your height.
Why are you talking about my height right now?!
Yay! The ocean!
So cold!
What are you doing, guys?
I could probably use those cliffs over there for a battle scene!
There are so many couples in swimsuits.
Wow I'm getting a front row seat.
You guys need to look at the ocean!
Let's go, Kaos-chan!
I nearly drowned before, so I'm scared of the ocean!
I can't!
What? You guys aren't going to play?
I guess not...
Koyume-chan...
Ten Minutes Later.
I wonder where Koyume-chan went...
She made friends!
Koyume is pretty amazing.
I thought manga artists were all introverts.
And she's really cheerful.
She has this aura that draws people in.
Koyume-chan...
What?
Kaos has somehow attracted some crabs.
Are they resonating together because they're all small?
Koyume-chan is hanging out with people we don't know...
My chest feels all tingly...
Koyume-chan, I changed my mind! I want to play with y—
Sand! Hot!
You need to calm down, Kaos-chan.
Let's get you used to the water first.
It's not scary if we're holding hands, right?
It's not.
I have way more fun with you, Kaos-chan.
Fun...
My chest is pounding.
It feels like there's electricity flowing through my body and it's going numb.
Could this be...
A man o' war...
Kaos-chan!
They look like they're having fun.
Should we go?
I feel like I want to sketch a little longer, but...
Hey!
It's so cold!
You'll get used to it.
Here.
Hup.
It's okay, Ruki-san!
You're still the most beautiful mermaid to me!
Don't let it get to you so much, Rukki.
Yeah.
You look really good in that swimsuit.
Ugh! Don't surround me like that!
You're way too concerned about that.
The beach, swimsuits, the world of girls...
So cute...
Kaos-chan!
Hurgh.
It hurts... but I'm so happy...
Kaos-chan!
Head towards America!
That's your biceps brachii muscle.
It's been so long since I moved around this much.
Me, too.
It's been such a long time since I've had fun playing around like this.
Right?
I don't want to ever forget this view from today.
The blue sky, the white clouds...
And...
Rukki's sketchbook being washed away by the waves.
So what made you want to come to the beach all of a sudden?
Huh?
Well, because it's summer!
There's still a lot more to do!
Like going to see fireworks, going to the pool, and to an amusement park!
Um, sorry.
I don't have any more energy...
We won't last.
Aw, come on! Let's go!
My sketchbook!
You were saying how you didn't want to forget that view,
but this is the first thing you do when we get back?
Isn't it a bit dark in here?
It's hard to see the screen when it's too bright.
Koyume-chan and Ruki-san went shopping.
I'm not really interested in clothes.
Tsu-chan, are you sure you don't want to go buy some fall clothes?
Just buy whatever for me.
You should've gone with them if you wanted to go.
But they said they were going to Harajuku and Shibuya...
I could never go to Shibuya or Harajuku!
I'll only go to Nakano or Akihabara!
I don't want to ride anything other than the Sobu Line!
You don't really back down, huh?
It looks like they sent us a bunch of glamour shots.
They're such girls...
They're asking us which outfit looks better.
Hey, they replied.
They said the sailor outfit in the first picture.
Really?
Yup.
"Because the vibrant green probably won't show up in print."
Of course it wound up manga related.
Maybe I will go with this.
Yeah, they said they liked that one, too.
Okay!
Ruki-chan, you should buy a matching one!
I don't look good in these things.
What?
Although...
I get all excited when you're stripping off sailor outfits.
M-Miss?!
Thank you very much!
Yay, bought!
You seem happy.
It's so much fun shopping with you, Koyume-chan.
Really?
Well, Tsu-chan's not interested in fashion at all.
I know!
Why don't we get some pasta somewhere?
Heck yeah!
I'll let those two know, then.
Apparently they're going to go eat pasta somewhere.
I see.
Ruki-san would probably yell at us if she saw our meal.
We can eat these once in a while.
This looks so good!
Koyume-chan, did you get the carbonara?
Yup! Want to share later?
Yeah!
Pardon me, could we get another straw?
Sure.
So bold...
Yeah...
What's the matter?
Maybe shojo manga artists really can't draw shojo manga without relationship experience...
Did your editor say something to you again?
Yeah...
She said that I could maybe do a one-off,
but I lack the experience to do a serialized series.
That's not true!
If you get better at using your imagination, you could draw great manga and even get serialized.
I mean, look at me! I barely, I mean, hardly...
Actually I have no experience whatsoever.
I-I'm so sorry!
Uh, it's nothing to apologize about...
But what a surprise!
It seems like you'd get a lot of people asking you out.
No one's ever asked me, and even if I had a boyfriend,
I could never go on dates with him looking all ragged from working all night the day before.
I would want to prepare like a week in advance.
You're such a girl!
But then I wouldn't be able to work on my manuscripts.
Ramble Ramble Ramble
I'll have to sacrifice sleep time and try to recover with hot baths.
Then I'm probably going to be even dizzier during classes...
I'd die...
Maybe relationships aren't your thing, Ruki-chan.
On the other hand,
you seem like the type to be able to draw manga, even if you're in love.
You might even be more powerful if you had a boyfriend.
My editor told me that, too.
So is there anyone you like?
Huh?!
I-I mean, I don't even know any guys.
Yeah, and I guess Tsu-chan is a girl.
How did you know I was thinking about Tsubasa-san?!
Of course I know! It's totally obvious.
Don't think I'm weird, okay?
I don't even really understand it myself.
I know that Tsubasa-san is a girl,
but she's cool and really hot.
Not to mention, she's like a prince, but can be really innocent and cute.
And when I'm watching Tsubasa-san, I can draw all kinds of boys.
They all look exactly the same, though...
Well, why don't you try hanging out first? Just the two of you.
Just the two of us?
Why don't you go on a date with her?
D-D-D-D-D...
A date?!
Episode 5 "Amisawa-san, Do You Cosplay?"
Wh-What are you... I couldn't possibly go out with Tsubasa-san on a d-date... I-I could n-never do...
But Tsubasa-san is a girl!
Going on a date with her is...
It's not weird at all!
Girls have always asked Tsu-chan out.
Huh?! And how does she react?
Um, I think...
Um... I'm a big fan of yours.
But the fact I draw manga is a secret...
How did you find out?!
Huh?
Do you have special powers?!
What's your aim?!
I don't think their feelings ever got across.
Yeah...
Well, if I did go somewhere with just Tsubasa-san...
Koyume.
Give me your hand so we don't get separated.
O-Okay.
Something like that...
Koyume-chan, we're talking about dates...
You lose.
Final round.
I haven't won once.
Actually, you're not bad for a girl, Kaos.
But when you're up against me with my evil eye which has ultimate kinetic eyesight—
KO! You win!
I won...
U-Um, that doesn't count.
Tsubasa-san.
What?
I thought you had an evil eye.
Kaos...
Why, you little—
Get over here!
Stop, stop!
You're playing video games again!
So bright!
Huh?
Go on.
U-Um...
Um, uh...
This is too embarrassing!
Oh, my. Whatever shall I do?
I just happen to have two tickets to the amusement park that expire tomorrow.
Yay! I love the amusement park!
Huh?
What should I do?
I just got a request for an illustration, so I can't go.
Huh?
I-I also got a sudden request for an illustration...
or not.
But my manuscript... actually doesn't have a due date...
My cold... is actually all better now...
My leg... Yes, my leg hurts...
Somehow, it ended up being just the two of us.
Maybe we should start with this...
I-I don't know what to say to her...
U-Um, sorry? Did you wait long?
Huh?
But we both came from the dorm, right?
Right...
I'm so...
...worried.
I'm so embarrassed...
Here you go. Have something sweet, and calm down.
Th-Thank you very much.
How much do I owe you?
Don't worry about it.
You never let me pay you for being an assistant.
So today, as compensation, I'll treat you to whatever.
Is there anything else you want?
Well?!
Something else?
That thing?
I think I want to take a picture with it.
Got it.
I'll go take it down!
Please don't!
Tsubasa-san is so nice!
Where should we go next?
I haven't been to an amusement park in about ten years,
so I have no idea.
Oh, then I'll show you around.
This way!
It's gradually starting to look like a date.
I wonder where they're going.
Haunted House
Maybe the haunted house.
Or the coffee cups...
Maybe the Viking ship?
Um, I think this is it...
Or were they just lost?
But isn't this...
The Jet Coaster to Hell
A jet coaster...
Yes! It's a lot of fun!
So it was actually Tsubasa-chan who reacted like that!
Matron?!
That was so scary...
Oh, this is the cosplay area.
Yes, yes, so that's her next move.
Wasn't the jet coaster a lot of fun, Kaos-chan?
Scary... Jet coaster...
Kaos-chan?!
Someone's cosplaying as the Dark Hero!
Let's go have our picture taken!
Excuse me...
Why are you here?!
Mayu, let's go home.
I want to disappear.
Huh?
You're the one who forced me to come with you.
Miharun and Mayu-chan!
Hey, wait!
Amisawa-san?
Ack, Kaos-sensei!
Amisawa-san, do you cosplay?
Don't get the wrong idea.
This is my best gear!
It is?!
Sorry that I'm too close.
You're totally fine.
A date?
Those two?
Isn't it wonderful to be young?
Coffee
We never had that happen.
You're too loud.
We're going to get caught if you don't pipe down.
Are you sure you wanted to come here with me today?
Huh?
Wouldn't it have been better for your research if you'd brought your boyfriend instead?
Oh, but I don't have one...
Why not?
Why not...? I...
You're really cute, so I doubt anyone would turn you down if you asked them out.
That's not true...
But it is!
If you actually tried, no one would say no.
Want me to go find someone you could ask?
Please wait!
Um... I know this is for my manga, but...
But I want to keep my first love dear to my heart.
Sorry.
Rukki tells me all the time that I can be pretty tactless.
That's not true! It's my own fault!
I'm a shojo manga artist,
but I can't even be clear about my own feelings!
Your own feelings?
Yes...
Koyume-chan.
Is she actually...
This atmosphere...
Hey, it's our turn.
Yay! Let's get on!
They were so close!
What should I do?
I-I'm alone with Tsubasa-san on a Ferris wheel...
Koyume?
Y-Yes?!
Is something on your mind?
Huh?
I don't mind. You can tell me anything.
Huh? Um...
What should I do? Should I tell her?
But I don't even know if these feelings are actually love...
Actually, how does liking someone feel?
What is love?
Is it about your manga?
My manga?!
Was I wrong?
Oh, well, there is that, too, but...
What is it?
Right, well, I love romance manga and dramas,
and I have fun drawing them,
so I'm pretty satisfied with just drawing them.
But after coming to the dorm,
watching you and Ruki-chan,
I feel in awe, and you two seem so professional...
Even Kaos-chan doesn't give up. She always tries her best.
So after seeing that,
I've been wanting to try even harder...
But then I got told I'm still a long ways away from a serialized series.
You just need to keep going the way you are, Koyume.
Being able to have fun while you're drawing is what's best about you.
You don't have to worry about catching up to us.
Tsubasa-san...
I'll be waiting for you, no matter how long it takes.
Okay...
Was there anything else?
There isn't!
Thank you very much.
But I never thought you'd say something like that, Koyume.
I'm sorry, I just couldn't hold back...
Wait, what happened?!
Guys?
Development?! Was there development?!
N...
No!
She patted me on the head She patted me on the head
We were just talking about manga!
But it's written all over your face.
Huh?!
We should all research romance manga together sometime.
If you don't mind, I'll go with you to do some research again anytime.
Th-Thank you very much.
I'll um... sit in the corner so I won't get in the way...
Kaos-chan, you need to keep working hard, so we can both get our manga serialized together!
I'll continue cheering you all on with yummy food.
Then I'll do my best not to get in everyone's way...
Rumble
Kaos-sensei...
Please observe how professional your friends are being and learn from that!
Haunted House
They like kneecaps?
Do you like them, too?!
I do!
Kneecaps are the best!
Next time, "I'll Go Shave All My Hair Off!"
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I'll Go Shave All My Hair Off