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Draw This, Then Die!(2026)

Also known as Kore Kaite Shine • Draw This and Die

Archived · Nippon TV

7.812 eps
S01
ComedyDramaAnimeAnimation
ON AIR: JUL 3Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Draw This, Then Die! runs on the specific pleasure of watching beginners try to make something real. The manga club format gives each episode a built-in source of friction: creative decisions that go wrong, personalities that clash over artistic direction, and the slow, unglamorous work of producing pages that are actually good. Progress comes in small increments, and setbacks feel proportionate rather than catastrophic.

The comedy lives in the gap between the club members' ambitions and their current abilities, and the drama grows from the same place. A bad panel, a missed deadline, a disagreement over the story's direction, these carry genuine weight because the characters have put themselves into the work. That investment makes the ensemble dynamics feel earned rather than manufactured.

Best for

school club comedy, creative ambition and Comedy

Story lane

Comedy and Drama

Commitment

Season 1 · 12 episodes

Where

Nippon TV

Official Premise

A school manga club starts up and gets running.

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