Shūkan Shonen Hachi

A manga about an aspiring manga artist with barely any talent who enrolls in the cutthroat Onigahama manga school.

This manga is decent but just that and nothing special. Eiji Masuda‘s followup to his hit romantic comedy My Monster Secret: Actually, I Am… didn’t play on his strengths of comedy and cute female characters. Instead it focused on dramatic heartfelt moments where the titular character Hachi would work hard to rise up against challenges thrown his way. Unfortunately they never worked in my opinion. The popularity of this series never grew and it was canceled after five volumes. I hope Masuda finds success with a different series in the future.

~dakazu