for a manga magazine, though the main reason for her breaking up with Hinata remains unknown. Despite her rivalry, she still has some degree of respect for Hinata, as she refers to her by the senpai honorific. She can also be quite intimidating, especially towards Tohru. Five years later, she is Kouta's editor as well as his wife, and the couple are expecting their first child together. A critically acclaimed author who can sell ten million copies of his manga once it hits print, earning him a spot in the . He briefly hired Kouta as an assistant, but quickly fired him following an ink spill which ruined one of his pages, claiming he does not have what it takes to be a manga author (he admits later on that he is a bit hotheaded when it comes to manga) and explaining to him the realities of the manga industry. It is revealed by Izumi that he was a former employee of Comic Splash, and was Hinata's disciple. Hinata gave Mine his big break on his debut manga "Farewell, Tokyo" which sold 30 million copies, which in turn led to the spread of numerous rumors by her competitors. It is later revealed that Hinata (who was a manager at the time as well as his editor) had collaborated with him on his debut work. Yū Takashima A staff editor for Comic Heat. Comic Splash staff A member of Comic Splash's editing apartment. Ozma Studio A famous manga artist who goes by the pen name Ozma (Stylized as OZMA) and the first manga artist Hinata managed. He is the founder of Ozma Studio and his Ozma System, the director system, which is based on Hinata's teachings. Omura worked exceedingly hard, being Sawanoguchi's debut solely-managed manga artist. His works and common elements inspired Kouta to be a manga artist himself. It is revealed that when Omura was Hinata's protege, they eventually fell in love. Omura began to monopolize Hinata and when she refused, he slandered her, tarnishing her image. A girl whom Kouta met at a manga cafe after leaving his home following a fallout with Hinata. Like Kouta, she too, is a fan of Ozma's works. It is later revealed that she is the Chief of Ozma Studio and a fellow manga author, as well as the Art Director and author of Revolution x2 (also known as Revo Revo), one of