For as long as Emily Johnson can remember, it has been her dream to become a mangaka, a Japanese manga illustrator. But when she finally moves to Tokyo to start her junior year of college at Tokyo International University, things don’t go exactly as planned. One crazy idea might be all it takes to help her break into the industry, but will it do more harm than good? To make matters worse, after a lifetime of feeling left out, Emily finally has a group of real-life friends who genuinely seem to like her–including Akio, an easy-going photography student she can’t help but find attractive. Her mind knows that she needs to keep her distance from Akio, in order to protect her secret. But her wayward heart seems to have other ideas. Will Emily finally find enough courage to be herself and find that paper dreams really do come true?