I Just Want to Get By on a Dating Show, but the Goddess Blushes at Me

What? Your name is Jiang Lang? And your talent hasn’t run out!

After transmigrating to a parallel world, manga artist Jiang Lang only wants to scrape by drawing stick figures. But his hapless roommate, who is also his heartless boss, bundles him off to the dating show Heartbeat Sketch.

“Mr. Jiang, how would you describe your ideal partner?”

Jiang Lang, with dead-fish eyes: “Someone who lets me meet my deadlines, doesn’t nag me about work, provides three meals a day, and preferably gives good massages.”

“What talents do you have that might attract the female contestants?”

Jiang Lang yawns. “Does drawing count? I can only draw stick figures fighting, or… maybe a chibi portrait of a female contestant for her memorial?”

Everyone: (°ー°〃)

On day one, the female contestants show off their cooking. Jiang Lang casually sketches the scarred owner of Midnight Diner and some of its signature dishes on a napkin, adding the caption: “Some flavors only bloom at night.” Contestant A: “He totally gets me!”

On day two, they go on dates in pairs. Jiang Lang is matched with a cool, mature beauty. To break the awkward silence, he tells her the story of Hanamichi Sakuragi and Haruko from Slam Dunk and draws their iconic scene. Cool beauty B: “H-how did he know about my secret crush back in school?!”

Netizens: “Is this guy on a dating show just to draw manga?” “Wait, these stick figures… no, the paneling and storytelling are amazing!”

When the show asks them to present “the most romantic gift,” Jiang Lang brings out the storyboards and concept art for Your Name, which he stayed up all night “rushing to finish.”

The whole room bursts into tears! “Mom, what kind of fairy-tale romance is this?” “Please, just turn it into an animated film already!”

National goddess C, a contestant on the show, blushes as she hands him her sketchbook. “Jiang Lang, could you… draw only for me for the rest of your life?”