The Blue Period #7: What Fans Are Saying: Tessy-sensei leveling up under Hebichika-sensei! A toxic workplace where pure admiration turns into pure murderous intent!

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2 weeks wtf?! "Draw to Kill – The Lost World" is literally my bible… Nana was an assistant with her too? Teshima-sensei's a bit loose in the head tho lol. A Galactic Nova lookin' thing? Hebichika-sensei just does whatever she wants. Nah I'm good. Wait she's only ever called "Newbie-chan"…

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Teshima-sensei's evolution into a mangaka is peak. Adding and adding stuff until it turns into… whatever the hell this is lol. Hebichika-sensei lives in her own world so she can be selfish and still drop a masterpiece. Not happening tho. Ohh so that's where Robot and Pokota came from! She finally used her actual name!

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Draw This Then Die Ep 7. The ferry ride back from Comitia. That's where we dive into Sensei and the shop owner's past. Her assistant days are actually super interesting. Wild that they met right there. Flowing straight back from the flashback to the ferry was so smooth. Absolute banger episode, learned a lot ngl.

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Finally acknowledged Teshima Rei as actual Rei! Gotta remember, getting home is part of the training camp! So Nana was the one spilling about Sensei's flashbacks. So pushy, teach me moreee! Getting whispered in the ear by Saori Hayami's voice would straight up murder someone. I'd def be one of the casualties.

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Ep 7. From Sensei's pov, why'd that girl's magma completely vanish once her drawing skills hit passing grade and she started lookin' at things like a pro? Why'd she stop drawing in the first place? Such a cruel yet gorgeous story. Crucial part of the plot too. What's even gonna happen to the manga club kids just having fun…

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Well you know, if you follow instructions and it bombs, the person giving the orders takes the blame. Gotta do what you're told. Though honestly, I'm kinda shocked Teshima-sensei didn't just blow up Hebichika-sensei's house/office lol.

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This ep is just… way too good tbh… Sensei and Nana, the old-timers' flashback arc. Just this single story gives complete normies who don't make art this massive appreciation for creating stuff. Passing that vibe to people who know nothing? That's the real flex.

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So THIS rewritten name was what actually led to serialization…?! Hebichika finally called her by her name instead of Newbie-chan… did she finally get recognized?! 😳 What are Teshima and Nana even yelling from the boat lol?

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Teshima-sensei is surprisingly analytical. She kept a notebook of everything Hebichika and the editor said. But it still got rejected. That twist where Hebichika's vision just clicks into place was god-tier though, super frustrating lol.

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And then Hikaru asks her straight up, "Whose assistant were you again?" (classic Hikarun line). Teramura didn't spill about Hebichika. And scene.

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Basically the whole ep was Hebichika-sensei's flashback days. Wonder if we'll ever find out Stone Dragon's mom is Hebichika. Explains why Sensei's out on Oshima though. What's the manga club's next move…

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Back to the present. Teshima rolling up on Hikaru who stayed up all night like "So this is where you were💢" Old-school tone wtf lol. Teramura actually spilled Teshima's embarrassing past to Hikaru?! Teshima lunging at her lmao.

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It's over. Hebichika might act like a pure instinct/vibe artist, but she can actually verbalize her stuff pretty well. Realizing she's playing dumb on purpose makes me wanna commit crimes tbh.

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Pacing is so smooth and the plot is just fun to watch. Ending theme is great too, leaves you sitting in the afterglow. Thanks for Ep 7!

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Casual cameo of Hikaru back when Teshima and Nana were assistants—showing three of them in the background is such good foreshadowing.

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Maybe I should've listened to Kongoji-sensei the editor more… she actually seems competent (explains how she climbed to deputy editor-in-chief later)

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Tessy-sensei entering that "drawing is insanely fun" zone. Wonder how she ends up drifting away from manga from here…

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God himself would just die if you stabbed him with a knife, total regular human deep down.

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Honestly my only complaint with Draw This Then Die is the broadcast times are all over the place. Fix the schedule already pls!!

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Illusions totally shattered, Teshima and Teramura hop on the island ferry and scream "I'mma murder youuuu〜!!!" lol.

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But wait… is the world like, super small? Everyone's concentrated in one spot like Oshima's the last place on Earth.

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"Aspiration is the emotion furthest from understanding," or whatever. Only when someone takes you seriously can you stand on equal footing as a pro.

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"Cuz you and I are already—" was such a savage farewell gift. Total toxic boss, but she delivers when it counts.

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Hebichika doesn't just run on genius vibes, she actually understands perspective and can explain it too.

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This ep… absolute dopamine rush. Entrance to hell for some, heaven for others.

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Having power means getting away with whatever you want is a total privilege. Such an unfair reality.

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Tessy, don't tell me her current speaking style is just a copy-paste of some female teacher character from a manga lol.

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Teramura was an assistant too? So they met during the assistant grind, not back in manga club days.

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Robot and Pokota were born from murder?? And I guess she got validated in a weird way lol.

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Scorching the pen nib with a lighter… my friend (wanted to be a mangaka back then) used to do that too…

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Hikaru probably knows Sensei was her mom's assistant, wonder what's up with that.

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Getting bogged down by too many outside opinions and losing your way… happens to pro baseball players too lol.

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Never booked a ferry before, can you actually pick a specific room when you reserve?

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You know that vibe where a oneshot ends cleanly and you're like "Wait, they're actually turning THIS into a series?"

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FREAKIN' GENIUS WHO SPEAKS IN PURE NONSENSE VIBES.

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Started wearing glasses just for manga? Hebichika actually drops good advice sometimes.

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Guessing she finally saw them as equal rivals instead of just grunts at the end?

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Teshima-sensei can actually smile now! After struggling so hard with manga work!

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In a way, you could say she brought an idea straight to God. That's wild.

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Oh right, almost forgot since it's been a couple weeks, it's the ferry ride back after Comitia.

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Nighttime Rinkai line is genuinely gorgeous, as a country bumpkin I feel this so hard.

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Finding out Hebichika-sensei is that girl's mom blew my mind when I read the manga.

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Aw man man✨✨✨ So THAT'S how they started out💕 Nana-chan.

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Depends on the style, but some people literally don't care about backgrounds at all lol.

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That running animation with Tessy and Nana is so goddamn good 😭

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Teramura's "Keen!" gives off massive Mami Koyama version of Arale vibes.

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Already crying at the scene where the way the world looks starts shifting.

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Hebichika is cute and all, but wonder what she's like in the modern day…

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"Look properly and draw." Actually super solid, straight-up advice.

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Vision is everything yo. Hebichika's whole office is suddenly wearing specs!

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Total occupational hazard lol. Might actually hate getting info dumped right at mealtime tho.

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Learning and leveling up step by step〜 keep it up, you got this〜 👍

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Rei: "…Nah, a kitchen knife would probably be way faster."

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Ohhh〜!! It's Robot and Pokota〜!! 👀 Finally got approved!! 😆✨

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Such a solid flashback ep. Nice little breather (though way too chunky for just a breather).

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"Total garbage〜" getting hit with a point-blank fire-tier roast lmao.

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Teramura was an assistant too〜 so that's where they crossed paths〜

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Loving Saori Hayami's performance here since it's not a voice you hear every day.

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Turns out it was the technique of an actual high-tier skilled pro… We lost big time…

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Actually getting the "enemy" badge officially unlocked is so hype〜〜!!!!

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As an old man now, I'm way too weak to self-insert scenes about youth.

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Spotting a familiar hairstyle working as a senior assistant lol.

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Working with your idol? Yeah your hype is gonna be through the roof.

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I mean, building designs are literally infinite… nowhere near enough hours in the day.

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Sensei's flashback arc was absolute peak. Gotta rewatch it later.

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A lending library?! So she was Hebichika's assistant all along.

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A whole year passes, becomes actual combat-ready labor, still called "Newbie-chan".

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Nobody there? Pulling an all-nighter swapping old stories? Training camp ain't over till you're home!

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Thinking you changed things without being pushy… only you think that lol.

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No "next ep airs at XX mins" text so probably back to regular schedule next week?

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Mostly Tessy's flashbacks so Pokota didn't show up at all.

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Make sure you don't mess up even a single bit (5-7-5).

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Hebichika's cute exterior mixed with absolute poison in her voice is a 10/10 fit.

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Look at her now compared to how down-bad extreme otaku she used to be lol.

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Tokimeki Love Romance, short for Love Roma, classic.

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Insane flex? Makes me wanna swap out my camera lens specs…

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Means a pro looked at her as an actual rival.

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Tokyo looking way too sparkly, massive cyberpunk vibes.

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Part 2 with the big sis as the protagonist is a pretty whack Part 2 lol.

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Seeing everyone together in the opening modern Comitia scene hits different.

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A story that actually knows how to stick the landing is a masterpiece.

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Following every single piece of advice until you lose your own style, classic trap.

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I drew this sensei, hoping it would kill you (5-7-5).