Nico Nicolson

Toraya Totarou, an unsuccessful comedian whose only breakthrough came from his partner, meets a mysterious woman named Tayuta who speaks to him in a friendly manner. When he comes into contact with her and her love of tanka poetry, Totarou's destiny begins to change!

Otaku culture has finally become mainstream, and Megumi can’t quite get used to it. Divorced, with a teen daughter, Megumi thinks fondly back to her days as an anime and manga otaku—in 1995. That year, she transferred to a new school and decided to start fresh by hiding her otaku interests. She found herself taken under the wing of a basketball ace named Masamune, who’s got a kind heart and looks just like one of her favorite characters. Though Megumi catches a whiff of destiny in the air, she’s crushed to learn that Masamune detests otaku… \[Kodansha]

Nico is a manga artist in Tokyo. Her family consists of her mother and grandmother, who live in Miyagi. Their home was washed away during the earthquake, but at her grandmother's request, her mother worked hard to rebuild the house in the same place. When Nico returns to her family home for the first time in a long time, she witnesses her grandmother's strange behavior... Since she was a child, her grandmother has always looked after and doted on Nico, in place of her mother who worked outside the home. But why is her reliable grandmother acting like this...? Her beloved grandmother is becoming like a stranger... Nico doesn't know about dementia yet, but...

Nico Nicholson and her editor interview manga artists about what made them want to become manga artists, the road leading to their debut, manga production techniques, and advice for new artists (such as Nicholson herself). The first interview is with famed Berserk manga artist, Miura Kentarou. His art process and his relationships to fellow manga artist friends are addressed, and insight is given into the art materials he uses.