Ep 1. This Love... Is Being Turned Into a Shojo Manga

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun is a popular anime series that revolves around the life of a high school student named Chiyo Sakura who develops a crush on her classmate Umetarou Nozaki. Being a shy and reserved girl, Chiyo finds it difficult to express her feelings to Nozaki.

In season 1 episode 1, titled "This Love... Is Being Turned Into a Shojo Manga," Chiyo decides to confess her love to Nozaki one afternoon after school. However, things don't go quite as planned as Nozaki mistakes her confession for a request to help him with his manga. It is then revealed that Nozaki is actually a popular shojo manga artist who writes under a female pen name.

To Chiyo's surprise, Nozaki drafts her as his new assistant and takes her to his home to help him with his work. She is introduced to some of Nozaki's colorful characters including the male lead, Masayuki Hori, and the editor, Hirotaka Wakamatsu. Chiyo is excited to be working for her crush, but she quickly learns that being a manga artist's assistant is not an easy job.

Throughout the episode, viewers get to see the unconventional working methods of Nozaki and his team. They move from one location to another, gathering information and inspiration for their manga. Often, Nozaki catches inspiration from everyday events such as Chiyo's crush on him or his friends' love lives.

The episode is filled with humor and lighthearted moments as Chiyo struggles to understand the quirky personalities of Nozaki's colleagues and how to contribute to the manga. She even gets to experience firsthand what it's like to be a character in one of Nozaki's shojo manga.

Overall, the first episode of Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun season 1 is a delightful introduction to the world of a shojo manga artist. It introduces the main characters and sets up the plot for the rest of the series. The combination of romance, humor, and manga creations makes this show a must-watch for fans of the shojo genre.