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After graduating from high school, Natsuko Hirose starts her career as an animator. Her talent quickly flourishes, and she makes her debut as a director in no time. Her first anime becomes a massive hit, sparking a social phenomenon and earning her recognition as an up-and-coming genius director. Her next project is set to be a romantic comedy movie themed around first love! However, having never been in love herself, Natsuko struggles to understand the concept of first love, and as a result, she’s unable to create the storyboard, causing the movie production to come to a standstill. One day, she passes out while working on her storyboard and wakes up in the world of her favorite childhood anime movie "A Tale of Perishing."
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DESPAIRLuke suffers more loss and falls into despair while Memmeln comes up with a certain plan with Meg and Sally. - 02
ZENSHUNatsuko has to draw one final thing to save the Last Town from its greatest threat. - 03
FIRST STROKEAn up-and-coming anime director, Natsuko Hirose, is busy trying to storyboard a rom-com themed feature film, but because she's never experienced first love, she can't seem to progress with her storyboards.
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Season01
- S01E01FIRST STROKEJanuary 5, 2025An up-and-coming anime director, Natsuko Hirose, is busy trying to storyboard a rom-com themed feature film, but because she's never experie
- S01E02
DEFENDJanuary 12, 2025The prophet of the Last Town, Elder Baobab, decides that Natsuko should join the Nine Soldiers, but her and Luke are at odds. Natsuko tries - S01E03
DESTINYJanuary 19, 2025The Last Town has their Harvest Festival and the Nine Soldiers get some time off. That's where Luke meets Destiny. In "A Tale of Perishing," - S01E04
ETERNITYJanuary 26, 2025Natsuko notices that Memmeln is acting strange. In the movie, there is a scene with Memmeln that's a mystery even to fans, so Natsuko tails - S01E05
JUSTICEFebruary 2, 2025Destiny asks the Nine Soldiers to bring food to some orphans and they run into a former Nine Soldier, Justice. - S01E06
CHANGEFebruary 9, 2025Natsuko loses to the Voids for the first time, but still tries to continue her selfish actions. - S01E07
FIRST LOVEFebruary 16, 2025Natsuko tries to figure out exactly what first love feels like for her upcoming film. - S01E08
CONFESSIONFebruary 23, 2025Luke finally tells Natsuko how he really feels about her. - S01E09
HEROMarch 2, 2025Luke thinks about his life as the legendary hero. - S01E10
CHAOSMarch 9, 2025Rumors start to spread about Natsuko which leads the people of the Last Town to turn on her. - S01E11Season's bestDESPAIRMarch 16, 2025Luke suffers more loss and falls into despair while Memmeln comes up with a certain plan with Meg and Sally.
- S01E12ZENSHUMarch 23, 2025Natsuko has to draw one final thing to save the Last Town from its greatest threat.
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