Draw This, Then Die! TP (2026)

To be an artist is to sacrifice everything for your craft! One wannabe manga artist is about to experience the reality of being a creator when she decides to jump into the world of manga. The award-winning manga series about the ups and downs of creating manga and being an artist—and don't miss the anime! Yasumi Ai, a first-year high schooler living on the remote island of Izu Ōshima, has one obsession: manga. When she discovers that her long-idolized but reclusive favorite manga creator, Hoshino-sensei, will make a rare appearance at Comitia, Ai doesn’t hesitate—she has to meet her hero. But that single decision sets off a chain of encounters that will shatter her assumptions about art, genius, and what it truly means to create. Winner of the 16th Manga Taisho Award and the 70th Shogakukan Manga Award—now an anime!

GET YOUR NIB AND INK READY! First-year high school student and aspiring manga artist Yasumi Ai has attended her first-ever convention, where she discovered that her manga idol, Hoshino Rei, is a teacher at her high school! But instead of gushing about the joys of art, Rei tells her that “Manga is worthless.” Despite this, Ai’s passion for the medium is undeniable, and she convinces the malcontent mangaka to be the faculty advisor for a new manga club at school. Now she’s ready to roll up her sleeves and get drawing!

SEARCHING FOR A SPARKYasumi Ai’s high school manga club has finished creating their first-ever manga for Comitia. While fun, it was ultimately disappointing. Post-project depression is setting in, but Ai's mentor pushes her to start her next project. The club travels around the island in search of manga ideas--but will they have it done in time for the school festival?