No Roses Without Thorns: My Life As a Shojo Manga Assistant
Bara wa Shuraba de Umareru: 70-nendai Shoujo Manga Assistant Funtouki
What's it like to be a manga creator's assistant, when she's working on the most popular shojo manga in the country?
The 1970s were a golden age for girls manga, or shojo manga, in Japan – but what was it like to create these pages of roses, sparkles and romance? Manga artist Nami Sasou shares some of the not-so-glamorous stories from the ink-stained battlefield of... cute girls' romance manga? A highschool assistant to Suzue Miuchi, the creator of the famously popular Glass Mask, this manga about making manga tells it like it was... With a decidedly "shojo" point of view!
(Source: Udon Entertainment)
Note: Nominated for the 25th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. Ranked #3 for female readers in the 2021 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook.
What's it like to be a manga creator's assistant, when she's working on the most popular shojo manga in the country?
The 1970s were a golden age for girls manga, or shojo manga, in Japan – but what was it like to create these pages of roses, sparkles and romance? Manga artist Nami Sasou shares some of the not-so-glamorous stories from the ink-stained battlefield of... cute girls' romance manga? A highschool assistant to Suzue Miuchi, the creator of the famously popular Glass Mask, this manga about making manga tells it like it was... With a decidedly "shojo" point of view!
(Source: Udon Entertainment)
Note: Nominated for the 25th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. Ranked #3 for female readers in the 2021 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook.
What's it like to be a manga creator's assistant, when she's working on the most popular shojo manga in the country?
The 1970s were a golden age for girls manga, or shojo manga, in Japan – but what was it like to create these pages of roses, sparkles and romance? Manga artist Nami Sasou shares some of the not-so-glamorous stories from the ink-stained battlefield of... cute girls' romance manga? A highschool assistant to Suzue Miuchi, the creator of the famously popular Glass Mask, this manga about making manga tells it like it was... With a decidedly "shojo" point of view!
(Source: Udon Entertainment)
Note: Nominated for the 25th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. Ranked #3 for female readers in the 2021 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook.
Format
Manga
Chapters
4
Volumes
1
Staff
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Status Distribution
Current
2%·3
Planning
74%·119
Paused
1%·1
Completed
24%·38
Score Distribution
5060708090100
Tags
Female Protagonist79%Drawing79%Autobiographical79%
Frequently asked questions
How many chapters does No Roses Without Thorns: My Life As a Shojo Manga Assistant have?
No Roses Without Thorns: My Life As a Shojo Manga Assistant has 4 chapters across 1 volume.
Is No Roses Without Thorns: My Life As a Shojo Manga Assistant completed?
As of now, No Roses Without Thorns: My Life As a Shojo Manga Assistant has finished.
When did No Roses Without Thorns: My Life As a Shojo Manga Assistant start publishing?
No Roses Without Thorns: My Life As a Shojo Manga Assistant started publishing on February 13, 2020.
What kind of manga is No Roses Without Thorns: My Life As a Shojo Manga Assistant?
No Roses Without Thorns: My Life As a Shojo Manga Assistant is a manga, originally from Japan.