The Inspiration Behind the New Arc
The synopsis and preliminary scene cuts for the second episode of the summer anime series ``Draw This and Die'', which will begin broadcasting on Friday, July 10, 2026, ``You are Shining ~Drawing Manga is Hard'' have been released.
``Draw This and Die'' is a manga romantic growth story based on Minoru Toyota's manga currently being serialized in Shogakukan's ``Gessan'', which won the grand prize of ``Manga Taisho 2023'' and the ``70th Shogakukan Manga Award'' and received many high ratings on SNS. A first-year high school student who loves reading manga and lives on the island of Izuojima in Tokyo begins to think about creating manga after a certain event. What is the path of manga creation that Ai will embark on? A ``manga x high school girl youth story'' full of manga love is unfolding, packed with all the pain and joy that goes into creating a work.
Episode 2 Synopsis
Anumi heads back home, still moved by the fact that Teshima-sensei has the star of her dreams.
The next day, he and his classmate Akafukuyuki ask to establish a manga research group. Teshima is reluctant, but as a condition of establishing the company, he asks Ankai to draw one manga.
With Pokota's support, Anumi begins drawing manga for the first time.
Meanwhile, Teshima was visiting the Teramura Honten store, which specializes in manga, and which Anumi frequents every day.
The second episode of the summer anime ``Draw This and Die'', ``You're Shining ~Drawing Manga is Hard'', will be broadcast on Nippon Television's ``Fura-Ani'' slot on 30 stations nationwide from July 10th (Friday).
TV anime “Draw this and die”
Broadcast information
Broadcast on 30 stations nationwide from 11:30 pm on Nippon Television's Fura-Ani every Friday starting July 3, 2026 (Friday)
(The first broadcast starts at 23:35)
*Broadcast time is subject to change.
AT-X Broadcast every Friday from 22:30 starting July 10th (Friday) (*Repeat broadcast: every Tuesday at 10:30/every Thursday at 16:30)
Delivery information
Fastest delivery on U-NEXT, Anime Hodai, Lemino, and Anime Times! Will be distributed sequentially on other distribution services!
[Fastest delivery]
Distribution starts every Friday from 24:00 from Friday, July 3rd *First time distribution starts at 24:05
U-NEXT / Anime unlimited / Lemino / Anime Times
[Other distribution services]
Delivered sequentially from 24:00 every Monday from July 6, 2026 (Monday)
◆Unlimited viewing service
d Anime Store / d Anime Store Niconico Branch / d Anime Store for Prime Video
DMM TV / Prime Video / FOD / Hulu / NETFLIX / Bandai Channel
AnimeFesta ／ J:COM STREAM ／ milplus ／ TELASA
◆Pay-as-you-go service
Nico Nico Channel / YouTube / HAPPY! Video / Movie Full Plus
◆Free delivery of the latest episode for a limited time
ABEMA / Nico Nico Live Broadcast
*The distribution start date is subject to change without notice. Please check the information for each distribution service for details.
Original information
Minoru Toyota “Draw this and die” (currently being serialized in Shogakukan “Gessan”)
STAFF
Director: Hiroaki Akagi
Series composition: Yuko Fukuda
Screenplay: Yuko Fukuda, Aki Itami, Kanichi Kato
Character design: Kenji Segawa
Color design: Kumiko Yanagisawa
Art director: Reiko Kasuga
Director of Photography: Shigemitsu Hamao
Edit: Fumi Hida
Music: Hiroaki Tsutsumi
Sound director: Tatsuhiro Amano
Sound production: Bitgroove Promotion
OP theme: Tatsuya Kitani “Suicide Note”
ED theme: Legal Lily “Conifer”
Animation production: Shinei Animation
Produced by: Ojima Minami High School Manken
CAST
Akira Sekine Saori Hayami
Saya Hitomi Kanon Fujimura Inori Minase
Noriko Hidaka (high is "ladder")
Atsumi Tanezaki (Saki is "Tatsusaki") Yukana Kikuko Inoue
(C) Minoru Toyota/Shogakukan/Ojima Minami High School Manken
