is a Japanese four-panel

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series written and illustrated by Kaori Hanzawa. It made its first appearance in

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'' magazine with the May 2014 issue. An

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television series adaptation by

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aired in Japan between April and June 2018.

Plot

Kaoruko Moeta, a

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who goes by the pen name "Kaos", is a freshman in high school. After her manga ranks at the bottom of a reader survey, her comic editor recommends that she enter a special dormitory for manga artists. Kaoruko's roommates are shōjo manga artist Koyume Koizuka, teen romance manga artist Ruki Irokawa, and shōnen manga artist Tsubasa Katsuki. The girls support each other as they work to create the best manga series.

Characters

; : :A shy 4-koma manga artist who moves into the Bunhousha Dormitory to improve her manga. As she looks much younger than she is, her appearance often becomes a reason for jokes and affection of others. ; : :A shōjo manga artist who struggles with drawing boys. She develops a crush on Tsubasa. She has no experience in romance, so she is always nervous about the quality of her romantic manga and the nature of her "strange" feelings for Tsubasa as another girl. ; : :A serialized "Teen's Love" manga artist. She originally wanted to draw cute animal manga for children, but her ability to draw big-breasted women led to her drawing erotic manga. ; : :A serialized shōnen manga artist with a boyish appearance. She will often put herself in the role of one of her characters in order to work on her manga. Because of her handsome appearance, other girls often fall in love with her making her very popular in school, the most notable example of which is Koyume. She comes from a rich family, keeps her hair long, and has a different personality while at home. ; : :The housemother at Bunhousha Dormitory, who is a former

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manga artist. ; : :Kaoruko's editor. ; : :The strict homeroom teacher of Kaoruko's class and former yaoi manga artist. ; : :A horror manga artist who enjoys the screams of others. ; : : ; : : ; : :

Media

Manga

''Comic Girls'' is a four-panel series written and illustrated by Kaori Hanzawa. It made its first appearance in

's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

'' with the May 2014 issue, and began serialization in the magazine with the August 2014 issue.

Anime

A 12-episode

television series adaptation by

aired in Japan between April 5 and June 21, 2018. The series is directed by Yoshinobu Tokumoto, with series composition by

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, character designs by Keiko Saito, and music by

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. The opening and ending themes are respectively "Memories" and , both performed by Comic Girls (a group formed by

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, and

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). The series was simulcast by

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worldwide except for Asia and parts of Europe.

Video game

Characters from the series appear alongside other ''

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'' characters in the 2018 mobile RPG, ''

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''.

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