When he was a child, Moritaka Mashiro dreamed of becoming a mangaka, just like his childhood hero and uncle, Tarou Kawaguchi, who created a popular gag manga. However, after a tragedy occurred, he abandoned his dream and spent his middle school years studying, with the goal of becoming a salaryman instead. One day, his classmate Akito Takagi, the school's top student and an aspiring writer, noticed the detailed drawings in Moritaka's notebook. Recognizing the vast potential of his artistic talent, Akito approached Moritaka and proposed that they become mangaka together. After considerable persuasion, Moritaka realized that if he could create a popular manga series, he might be able to get Miho Azuki, the girl he has a crush on, to participate in the anime adaptation as a voice actor. Thus, the pair began creating manga under the pen name Muto Ashirogi, hoping to become the greatest mangaka in Japan, unlike anyone seen before.