Monthly Girls' Nozaki Kun

Sakura finally gathers the courage to confess her love to Nozaki, who's actually a prominent manga artist. He asks her to collaborate with him.

Nozaki introduces Sakura to his friend Mikoshiba, who's a big flirt. Sakura describes a friend of her own for Nozaki to use in the manga.

Sakura and Nozaki meet Mikoshiba's friend Kashima, a popular girl. Meanwhile, Sakura tries to discover the identity of the manga's background artist.

Nozaki and Mikoshiba exhaust themselves working on a new manga. Later, Mikoshiba practices talking to girls to prepare for a mixer.

Nozaki tells Sakura about his first agent, who stole his work. Later, Nozaki spends a day as Mamiko to better understand the character.

Nozaki helps a friend deal with a girl who's making his life miserable. Later, Sakura, Waka and Hori fill in when a sick Nozaki can't make a deadline.

Sakura tries to get Nozaki to forget about work on a rare day off, and Mikorin gets into trouble with Sakura's after-school art club.

Hori tries to help Nozaki learn how to draw backgrounds. Wearing a bull mask, Kashima carries an exhausted Hori to the nurse's office.

Nozaki gets a romantic idea for the manga when he and Sakura both forget umbrellas. Later, the two help Miyako confront her demanding editor.

Nozaki sends Wakamatsu and Seo on a date to get new ideas for his characters. Tone-deaf Kashima is helpless when Hori plans to stage a musical.