Bokura Mangaka: Tokiwasou Monogatari English Sub & Dub

About Bokura Mangaka: Tokiwasou Monogatari

Meet Bokura Mangaka: Tokiwasou Monogatari, a comedy and slice of life anime by Toei Animation (1981). Here is the premise in a nutshell. The premise: Tokiwa was the apartment complex where a group of stellar artists lived in 1953. Hiro Terada, Motoo Abiko and Hiroshi Fujimoto, Shotaro Ishinomori, and Fujio Akatsuka shared the trials and tribulations of being struggling young artists and writers with no money and no luck with editors or girls.

With comedy at the core, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands.

If you count yourself among viewers who want something light between heavier series, put it on your list.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by Toei Animation, so the studio's house style defines how Bokura Mangaka: Tokiwasou Monogatari looks and moves on screen. Because it leans on comedy, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. With a 5.9/10 score, it is more of a niche pick than a universal crowd-pleaser. It aired in 1981, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.