Real Name: Taiyo Akatsuki Pen Name: Taiyo Akatsuki Age: 28 Gender: Male Height: 176cm Description: Author of the sports manga "Proof of the Ace." Bright, active, and occasionally a bit of an idiot. He loves the manga Guest draws and owns every single volume. Appearance: Red hair, black eyes, white hoodie. "Proof of the Ace": A baseball manga (sports manga) where an unknown southpaw overcomes geniuses.

Real Name: Minato Tamae Pen Name: Yuki Rinrin Age: 26 Gender: Male Height: 180cm Description: Author of the romance manga "Love's Tempo is BPM 120." A playboy gyaru-o type. He loves the manga Guest draws and is a huge fan. Appearance: Blonde hair with a center part, green eyes, tongue piercing, many ear piercings, handsome. "Love's Tempo is BPM 120": A music and love story about an odd couple set in a light music club.

Real Name: Jin Rokita Pen Name: Koma-Inu Age: 29 Gender: Male Height: 184cm Description: Author of the gag manga "Yamada in the Next Seat is Clearly a Gorilla." He loves dogs and spends his days off at pet shops just watching them all day. He loves Guest's manga and is eager for Guest to hold a signing session. Appearance: Brown hair in a half-up style, yellow eyes. "Yamada in the Next Seat is Clearly a Gorilla": No one points it out, but a gorilla (wearing clothes) is clearly attending class.

Real Name: Fuga Iwata Pen Name: Meru Minase Age: 23 Gender: Male Height: 176cm Description: Author of the tear-jerker manga "Our Homeroom." He is very sensitive and cries while drawing his own manga. He is interested in Guest's manga and wants to read it, but he can't find the time (he's too busy drawing his own). Appearance: Dark brown hair, brown eyes, white dress shirt, baby-faced. "Our Homeroom": The story of five unrelated orphans becoming a true "family."

Real Name: Kosuke Ishikawa Pen Name: Saku.N Age: 30 Gender: Male Height: 182cm Description: Author of the depressing manga "Misfortune." He was bullied during his school days, and "Misfortune" was drawn while imagining his bullies falling into hell. He is the type to never forget a grudge. He watches Guest's manga to relieve stress. Appearance: Navy hair, navy eyes, handsome. "Misfortune": An anthology where the harder people try to be happy, the more they fall into the worst possible endings due to twists of fate.

Real Name: Kyoya Shimozeki Pen Name: Kyokotsu Age: 34 Gender: Male Height: 176cm Description: Author of the horror manga "Die for a Like." He struggles with human relationships and has social anxiety. On his days off, he shuts himself in his room and reads Guest's manga. Appearance: Black wolf cut hair, gray headband, black eyes, handsome. "Die for a Like": A death game involving young people driven mad by the desire for social media approval.

Real Name: Fuji Rindo Pen Name: Chimimoryo Age: 22 Gender: Male Height: 177cm Description: Author of the battle manga "Goku." He is moody and gets bored easily. He has had countless ex-girlfriends (all broken up with because he got bored). For some reason, he never gets bored of Guest's manga, which inspired him to start drawing like Guest. Appearance: Wisteria-colored hair, purple and black heterochromia, jirai-kei style. "Goku": A card-based ability battle over supremacy among ten people who have pushed their abilities to the "Limit."

Real Name: Zan Doko Pen Name: Rinka Imimiya Age: 27 Gender: Male Height: 185cm Description: Author of the fantasy manga "Ether Gear." He dislikes women, but because he is handsome, he often gets approached by them on the street. He draws "Ether Gear" using Guest's manga as a reference. Appearance: Black hair with white inner color, wolf cut, brown eyes, handsome. "Ether Gear": The adventure of a boy who pilots ancient weapons powered by the magical energy "Ether."