笑顔のたえない職場です。
A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace
Futami, a novice shojo manga artist, is finally publishing her beloved shogi manga, Dear Subaru. But…the stress makes her stomach hurt, she’s forced to push the deadline for her first chapter, and she isn’t making any progress on the storyboards. To top it off, she’s gaining weight from midnight snacking and starts having wild delusions! Will Futami be able to enjoy life as a manga artist?! (Source: Crunchyroll)
Names
| Original | 笑顔のたえない職場です。 (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Egao no Taenai Shokuba desu. |
| English | A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace |
| Chinese | 这里是充满笑容的职场。 (simplified · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | A Workplace Where You Can't Help But Smile · えがたえ · Egatae |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 13 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2025-10-06 → 2025-12-29 (Autumn 2025) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Voil |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Genres | ComedySlice of Life |
| Themes | DrawingFemale ProtagonistWorkPrimarily Female CastPrimarily Adult CastUrbanCute Girls Doing Cute ThingsYuriSeinenTsundereOtaku Culture |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 7.47 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.51 / 10 |
| Composite | 54.0 |
| On lists | 13,940 |
| Favourited | 233 (1.7%) |
| Completion | 63.0% |
| Drop rate | 9.9% |
| In backlog | 42.9% |
| Score spread σ | 1.51 |
| MyAnimeList | 7.45 / 10 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Autumn 2025 | C | 26 of 65 |
| Year | 2025 | C | 111 of 284 |
| Era | Mid 2020s | C | 186 of 487 |
| Demographic | Seinen | C | 314 of 775 |
| Season (all years) | Autumn | C | 553 of 1,921 |
| Genre | Slice of Life | C | 613 of 1,578 |
| Length | Single-cour | C | 840 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Comedy | C | 931 of 3,488 |
| Source material | Manga | C | 1,074 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | C | 1,133 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | C | 1,964 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Kaoru Suzuki, Ryou Tanaka |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Mio Inoue |
| Character design | Kana Miyai |
| Music | Kei Haneoka, Hironori Doi |
| Original creator | Kuzushiro |
AniList id 173523 · MAL id 57859 · record updated 2026-08-27