Abiko Samejima/Plot

2.5D Stage Play
Abiko Samejima first approached Yoriko Kichijoujiabout how much she loved the Sweet Today manga and wanted to become her assistant. In her work, rarely did she ever converse with her colleagues, but opened up with her sensei, Yoriko, about herself and her in-the-works manga. Not long after, Abiko's manga, Tokyo Blade, began serialization and surpassed Sweet Today in sales and popularity.

Due to only knowing success, she grew an ego, often butting heads with her editors and berating media and even the stage-play of her manga. This behavior caused her to have bad relations with her editor and no assistants to help her: She saw their art as lifeless. Her behavior escalated to the point where she threw away her own health for the sake of maintaining her manga's vision. Yoriko saw this decline and decided to course-correct by talking things out with her.