Tvær vinkonur. Önnur sjálfsörugg og metnaðarfull, hin feimin og einangruð. Sameiginleg ástríða þeirra fyrir manga-teiknimyndasögum verður upphafið að óvæntri vináttu.

Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters, Monster) leikstýrir þessari hjartnæmu sögu, byggðri á hinni rómuðu myndasögu Tatsuki Fujimoto.

English 

Fujino, a gifted and determined teenager, is confident in her talent as an aspiring manga artist while the reclusive Kyomoto rarely leaves her room, devoting herself entirely to drawing.

Brought together by their shared passion, the two small-town girls pursue their dream of becoming manga artists over the course of thirteen years.