“Chiyo becomes assistant to oblivious shoujo manga artist Nozaki, hoping he'll notice her love amid comedic school life.”
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
月刊少女野崎くん
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Synopsis
Chiyo becomes assistant to oblivious shoujo manga artist Nozaki, hoping he'll notice her love amid comedic school life.
Chiyo Sakura is a cheerful high school girl who has fallen head over heels for the oblivious Umetarou Nozaki. Much to Chiyo's confusion, when she confesses to her beloved Nozaki, he hands her an unfamiliar autograph. As it turns out, the stoic teenage boy is actually a respected shoujo manga artist, publishing under the pen name Sakiko Yumeno! A series of misunderstandings leads to Chiyo becoming one of Nozaki's manga assistants. Throughout the hilarious events that ensue, she befriends many of her quirky schoolmates, including her seemingly shameless fellow assistant, Mikoto Mikoshiba, and the "Prince of the School," Yuu Kashima. Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun follows Chiyo as she strives to help Nozaki with his manga and hopes that he will eventually notice her feelings.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 217 sampled reviews
What 217 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.50 · some divergence
5.0 pts
Recommenders 8.6 · others 3.6
↓ 0.83
Running avg · Aug 2014 → Mar 2025
- 9 “It's a must-watch for romantic-comedy lovers of anime. Also, it can teach a lot about the processf creating a manga, the characters the story and all.”
- 8 “Came for the romance, stayed for the Sakura-cuteness. I enjoyed this anime a lot more than others within the same genres - it was original, funny, and the characters were well-developed + cute....”
- 9 “This was the best RomCom of Summer 2014, delivering a complete package with brilliant character touches that transformed it from merely "good" to exceptional. The story proved consistently...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2014 – Sep 2014 Summer 2014
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-8855 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Frontier Works Producer
- Media Factory Producer
- AT-X Producer
- Sony Music Communications Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor