{{Short description|Japanese manga series}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox animanga/Header | image = Kakunaru Ue wa vol 01.png | caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume cover, featuring Niina Miyamoto | ja_kanji = 描くなるうえは | ja_romaji = Kakunaru Ue wa | genre = {{ubl|Coming-of-age<ref name="vol1Natalie"/>|Romantic comedy<ref name="vol1Natalie"/>}}<!-- Genres should be based on what reliable sources list them as and not on personal interpretations. Limit of the three most relevant genres in accordance with MOS:A&M. --> }} {{Infobox animanga/Print | type = manga | author = Kyu Takahata | illustrator = Yuwji Kaba | publisher = Hakusensha | publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Seven Seas Entertainment}} | imprint = Young Animal Comics | magazine = Young Animal | first = February 24, 2023 | last = | volumes = 7 | volume_list = }} {{Infobox animanga/Video | type = tv series | director = Shunsuke Ishikawa | producer = | writer = Deko Akao | music = | studio = Roll2 | licensee = | network = | first = | last = | episodes = | episode_list = }} {{Infobox animanga/Footer|portal=yes}}
{{Nihongo|'''''Now That We Draw'''''|描くなるうえは|Kakunaru Ue wa|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kyu Takahata and illustrated by Yuwji Kaba. It has been serialized in Hakusensha's {{Transliteration|ja|seinen}} manga magazine ''Young Animal'' since February 2023, with its chapters collected in seven {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes as of April 2026. An anime television series adaptation produced by Roll2 has been announced.
==Plot== Yuuki Uehara, a high school student and an aspiring manga artist, has created a manuscript of a romantic comedy starring its protagonist, Kiyone Shiraishi. When it is rejected by an editor for being unrealistic, Uehara is devastated. He soon encounters a popular classmate of his named Niina Miyamoto, who is also an aspiring manga artist. Revealing she received the same feedback from her editor, Miyamoto proposes that she and Uehara enter a fake relationship due to their inexperience. As such, they agree to act like a real couple so they will have enough material for their respective manga.
==Characters== ;{{Nihongo|Yuuki Uehara|上原 勇紀|Uehara Yūki}} :{{Voiced by|Ayumu Murase<ref name="Crunchyroll-Anime1"/>}} : A high school student who dreams of becoming a manga artist. ;{{Nihongo|Niina Miyamoto|宮本 仁衣奈|Miyamoto Niina}} :{{Voiced by|Sayumi Suzushiro<ref name="Crunchyroll-Anime1"/>}} : A {{Transliteration|ja|gyaru}} and Uehara's classmate who is also involved in making manga.
==Media== ===Manga=== Written by Kyu Takahata and illustrated by Yuwji Kaba, ''Now That We Draw'' started in Hakusensha's {{Transliteration|ja|seinen}} manga magazine ''Young Animal'' on February 24, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:マンガ家を目指す男女のラブコメ「描くなるうえは」高畑弓＆蒲夕二の新連載|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/514185|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|access-date=June 23, 2024|language=ja|date=February 24, 2023|archive-date=March 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319154457/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/514185|url-status=live}}</ref> Hakusensha has collected its chapters into individual {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes, with the first one released on August 29, 2023.<ref name="vol1Natalie">{{cite web|script-title=ja:「ブルーロック」ノ村優介が推薦、マンガ家を目指すオタク男子とギャルの物語1巻|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/538774|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|access-date=June 23, 2024|language=ja|date=August 29, 2023|archive-date=August 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830064443/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/538774|url-status=live}}</ref> As of April 28, 2026, seven volumes have been released.<ref name="vol7"/>
The series is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment and the first volume is set to be released in February 2025.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Seven Seas Licenses Now That We Draw, You Are My Alpha, Choking on Love Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-11/seven-seas-licenses-now-that-we-draw-you-are-my-alpha-choking-on-love-manga/.215369|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912031902/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-11/seven-seas-licenses-now-that-we-draw-you-are-my-alpha-choking-on-love-manga/.215369|archive-date=September 12, 2024|date=September 11, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Volumes==== {{Graphic novel list/header | OneLanguage = no | Width = 70% }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 1 | RelDate = August 29, 2023<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:【8月29日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/537806|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|access-date=June 23, 2024|language=ja|date=August 29, 2023|archive-date=August 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830064349/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/537806|url-status=live}}</ref> | ISBN = 978-4-592-16656-6 | LicensedRelDate = February 4, 2025<ref>{{cite web|title=Now That We Draw Vol. 1|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/now-that-we-draw-vol-1/|publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=September 28, 2024}}</ref> | LicensedISBN = 979-8-89160-867-2 | ChapterList = {{Numbered list|start=1 | {{Nihongo|"I Can't Draw Based on Fiction"|フィクションなんかじゃ描けない|Fikushon Nanka ja Egakenai}} | {{Nihongo|"I've Always Wanted to Talk About This"|ずっとこんな話がしたかった|Zutto Konna wa ga Shitakatta}} | {{Nihongo|"The School at Night"|夜の学校|Yoru no Gakkō}} | "Didn't Count"{{efn|This chapter is titled "no count" in the Japanese version.}} | {{Nihongo|"A Cheer for You"|エール|Ēru}} | {{Nihongo|"A Stormy Night"|嵐の一夜|Arashi no Ichiya}} }} }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 2 | RelDate = December 27, 2023<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:【12月27日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/552834|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|access-date=June 23, 2024|language=ja|date=December 27, 2023|archive-date=December 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228013220/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/552834|url-status=live}}</ref> | ISBN = 978-4-592-16657-3 | LicensedRelDate = June 10, 2025<ref>{{cite web|title=Now That We Draw Vol. 2|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/now-that-we-draw-vol-2/|publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref> | LicensedISBN = 979-8-89160-980-8 | ChapterList = {{Numbered list|start=7 | {{Nihongo|"Most in My Life"|人生で一番|Jinsei de Ichiban}} | {{Nihongo|"Can't Look"|直視できない|Chokushi Dekinai}} | {{Nihongo|"I Don't Want to Make Her a Liar"|ウソにしたくない|Uso ni Shitakunai}} | {{Nihongo|"Assistants"|アシスタント|Ashisutanto}} | {{Nihongo|"What Makes You Special"|特別なわけ|Tokubetsuna Wake}} | {{Nihongo|"The Blues"|青い痛み|Aoi Itami}} | {{Nihongo|"I..."|僕は|Boku wa}} }} }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 3 | RelDate = June 28, 2024<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:【6月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/575257|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|access-date=July 11, 2024|language=ja|date=June 28, 2024|archive-date=June 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628020902/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/575257|url-status=live}}</ref> | ISBN = 978-4-592-16658-0 | LicensedRelDate = October 21, 2025<ref>{{cite web|title=Now That We Draw Vol. 3|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/now-that-we-draw-vol-3/|publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=May 10, 2025}}</ref> | LicensedISBN = 979-8-89373-707-3 | ChapterList = {{Numbered list|start=14 | {{Nihongo|"Practically Telling Her I Like Her"|好きって言ってるようなもの|Suki tte Itteru Yōna Mono}} | {{Nihongo|"Surprise Attack"|不意打ち|Fuiuchi}} | {{Nihongo|"That Annoying Sound"|うるさい音|Urusai Oto}} | {{Nihongo|"After the Festival"|祭りのあと|Matsuri no Ato}} | {{Nihongo|"My Type"|あたしのタイプ|Atashi no Taipu}} | {{Nihongo|"Penpen-kun"|ペンペンくん}} | {{Nihongo|"In Their Own World"|ふたりの世界|Futari no Sekai}} }} }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 4 | RelDate = October 29, 2024<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:【10月29日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/593534|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|access-date=November 7, 2024|language=ja|date=October 29, 2024}}</ref> | ISBN = 978-4-592-16659-7 | LicensedRelDate = February 24, 2026<ref>{{cite web|title=Now That We Draw Vol. 4|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/now-that-we-draw-vol-4/|publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=November 21, 2025}}</ref> | LicensedISBN = 979-8-89561-183-8 | ChapterList = {{Numbered list|start=21 | {{Nihongo|"Serene"|凪|Nagi}} | {{Nihongo|"He's So..."|こんなに|Konnani}} | {{Nihongo|"Newcomer Awards Ceremony"|新人賞授賞式|Shinjinshō Jushōshiki}} | {{Nihongo|"Girls' Day Out"|ガールズデート|Gāruzu Dēto}} | {{Nihongo|"Spineless Coward"|意気地なし|Ikuji Nashi}} | {{Nihongo|"Like When We First Met"|出会った頃のように|Deatta Koro no Yō ni}} | {{Nihongo|"Girl Talk"|ガールズトーク|Gāruzutōku}} }} }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 5 | RelDate = April 28, 2025<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:【4月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/618557|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|access-date=April 30, 2025|language=ja|date=April 28, 2025|archive-date=April 27, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250427222717/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/618557|url-status=live}}</ref> | ISBN = 978-4-592-16660-3 | LicensedRelDate = July 28, 2026<ref>{{cite web|title=Now That We Draw Vol. 5|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/now-that-we-draw-vol-5/|publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=November 21, 2025}}</ref> | LicensedISBN = 979-8-89765-170-2 | ChapterList = {{Numbered list|start=28 | {{Nihongo||イミわかんない|Imi Wakannai}} | {{Nihongo||一番ドキドキしたこと|Ichiban Doki Doki Shita Koto}} | {{Nihongo||ちょー楽しみ|Chō Tanoshimi}} | {{Nihongo||二人なら|Futarinara}} | "All Night" | "Message" | {{Nihongo||カウントダウン|Kauntodaun}} }} }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 6 | RelDate = November 28, 2025<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:【11月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/647610|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|access-date=November 28, 2025|language=ja|date=November 28, 2025|archive-date=April 28, 2026|archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0428-0034-57/https://natalie.mu:443/comic/news/647610|url-status=live}}</ref> | ISBN = 978-4-592-16694-8 | LicensedRelDate = December 22, 2026<ref>{{cite web|title=Now That We Draw Vol. 6|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/now-that-we-draw-vol-6/|publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=May 13, 2026}}</ref> | LicensedISBN = 979-8-89863-220-5 | ChapterList = {{Numbered list|start=35 | {{Nihongo||ギャルなのに|Gyaru Nanoni}} | {{Nihongo||友達|Tomodachi}} | {{Nihongo||うちでも|Uchi Demo}} | {{Nihongo||小さな恋|Chiisana Koi}} | "Debut" | {{Nihongo||プレゼント|Purezento}} | {{Nihongo||どっち?|Dotchi?}} }} }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 7 | RelDate = April 28, 2026<ref name="vol7">{{cite web|script-title=ja:【4月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/667099|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|access-date=April 27, 2026|language=ja|date=April 28, 2026|archive-date=April 28, 2026|archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0428-0025-02/https://natalie.mu:443/comic/news/667099|url-status=live}}</ref> | ISBN = 978-4-592-16697-9 | LicensedRelDate = — | LicensedISBN = | ChapterList = {{Numbered list|start=42 | {{Nihongo||最強JK|Saikyō JK}} | "Run Run" | {{Nihongo||お約束|Oyakusoku}} | "Newcomer" || {{Nihongo||楽しい?|Tanoshii?}} | {{Nihongo||参戦! 部活対抗リレー|Sansen! Bukatsu Taikō Rirē}} | {{Nihongo||インパルス|Inparusu}} }} }} {{Graphic novel list/footer}}
===Anime=== In November 2025, it was announced that the manga would receive an anime television series adaptation. It will be produced by Roll2 and directed by Shunsuke Ishikawa, with Deko Akao supervising and writing the series scripts and Hiromi Nakagawa designing the characters.<ref name="Crunchyroll-Anime1">{{cite web|last=Chapman|first=Paul|title=Now That We Draw TV Anime Announced|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2025/11/21/now-that-we-draw-tv-anime-announced|website=Crunchyroll News|access-date=November 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260329142421/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2025/11/21/now-that-we-draw-tv-anime-announced|archive-date=March 29, 2026|date=November 21, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title='Now That We Draw' Manga Gets TV Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-11-21/now-that-we-draw-manga-gets-tv-anime/.231278|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251121134926/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-11-21/now-that-we-draw-manga-gets-tv-anime/.231278|archive-date=November 21, 2025|date=November 21, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Reception== The series has been recommended by manga author {{ill|Yusuke Nomura (manga artist)|lt=Yusuke Nomura|ja|ノ村優介}}, with a comment featured on the {{Transliteration|ja|obi}} of the first volume.<ref name="vol1Natalie"/> It was also recommended by {{ill|Minoru Toyoda|ja|とよ田みのる}} with a comment featured on the {{Transliteration|ja|obi}} of the second volume; the volume also includes supporting illustrations by Hajime Isayama, {{ill|Yura Urushibara|ja|漆原侑来}}, Makoto Ojiro, {{ill|Nao Emoto|ja|絵本奈央}}, and {{ill|Keigo Maki|ja|真木蛍五}}.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「描くなるうえは」2巻にとよ田みのる登場のルポマンガ 豪華マンガ家の寄稿も|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/555004|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|access-date=June 23, 2024|language=ja|date=December 27, 2023|archive-date=January 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112084426/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/555004|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|script-title=ja:漫画家による応援企画で寄稿イラスト＆コメント到着！『描くなるうえは』第2巻12月27日(水)本日発売！|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001297.000046848.html|publisher=Hakusensha|via=PR Times|access-date=June 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228043242/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001297.000046848.html|archive-date=December 28, 2023|language=ja|date=December 27, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The manga was nominated for the tenth Next Manga Award in the print category in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:『次にくるマンガ大賞2024』ノミネート100作品決定 『カグラバチ』『ホタルの嫁入り』『ルリドラゴン』など|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2332761/full/|website=Oricon News|access-date=June 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622070316/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2332761/full/|archive-date=June 22, 2024|language=ja|date=June 21, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also nominated for the 2025 edition in the same category.<ref>{{cite web|title=Next Manga Award 2025 Reveals 100 Nominees: Full List Including War of the Adults|url=https://us.oricon-group.com/news/5058/|website=Japan Anime News|publisher=Oricon|access-date=June 24, 2025|date=June 19, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260329142430/https://us.oricon-group.com/news/5058/|archive-date=March 29, 2026|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://younganimal.com/series/423d7471396e9|Official manga website at ''Young Animal''}} {{in lang|ja}} * {{Official website|https://kakunaru-anime.com|Official anime website}} {{in lang|ja}} * {{Anime News Network|manga|29641}}
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