Over the course of the last few years, there has been an increase in yuri content. Kuzushiro is a mangaka who has made a lot of Yuri or Yuri-Adjacent Works. This series, “A Mangaka’s Weirdly Wonderful Workplace” is one of those. It focuses on Nana Futami who is a mangaka. One thing that should be mentioned is that this series works as a comedy with the themes in the mangaka industry. Futami herself feels very much like Bocchi from “Bocchi the Rock” being very introverted and being very overreactive. If that type of comedy does not suit you, this might be a series you will enjoy.
With that being said, after the comedy, the characters are really a shine to them. The anime focuses on each one, making them feel alive, but also looks at their own issues in the mangaka industry. Futami as a new mangaka, Satou as an editor, Mizuki as an assistant, etc. This is the core of the show. If you like shows that are very character-driven, you will love this one, I would say.
It is worth noting that it looks more like the roles of characters in the manga industry. This series doesn’t spend much time on the creation of manga itself. So if that is something you are mostly interested in rather than the role in the industry, this could be a disappointment. Of course this could be highlighted more in the future content since the manga is ongoing. But this series absolutely does an outstanding job at reminding you that it is more than just the mangaka that is responsible for the creation of manga. At the same time, it shows the effect that manga can have on a person.
Now on the production side, we have a new studio named Voil. The show ended looking better visually than I expected. Not anything groundbreaking, but pretty solid for a seasonal anime.
Should you watch this show? Well, if you like Yuri or CGDCT’s series, you will very likely like this. If you like character-driven series and/or an inside look into the manga industry, then I would also say it’s worth a try. It’s not anything groundbreaking, but it’s a very solid show with good execution on a topic we rarely get anime about nowadays.