Mitsuya Maeno is a 27-year-old male editor who was Umetarou Nozaki’s previous editor for Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun. Known for his handsome looks, narcissistic personality, and irresponsible work habits, he often annoys both his colleagues and the manga artists he works with. While he appears charming and easy to talk to, his selfish nature and constant blunders often create distrust toward editors among the artists. He especially loves tanuki (raccoon dogs) and forces them into the stories he handles. Because of his inability to take his job seriously and his habit of shifting blame, those close to him find him very frustrating, though a few still admire his looks and friendliness.
Mitsuya Maeno is 176 centimeters tall.
He has brown hair styled in a center parting.
He dresses in fashionable "cool guy" clothes often seen in men's magazines.
He has a fresh, handsome, and approachable look.
Mitsuya Maeno is highly narcissistic and self-centered.
He often takes credit for others' work, saying their success is thanks to his advice.
He likes to talk about his ideas for manga when drunk but can't actually give detailed answers.
On the surface, he is friendly and smooth, making people think he is nice at first.
He doesn't care about how his actions affect others.
He is often irresponsible, unreliable, and selfish at work.
He loves attention and wants to be praised.
He enjoys parties, hanging out, and anything fun more than actual work.
Mitsuya Maeno used to be the editor for Umetarou Nozaki before Ken Miyamae.
Now he is the editor for Yukari Miyako.
His family includes his father, mother, and older sister.
He is 27 years old, born on August 1.
His blood type is B.
He has no outstanding abilities as an editor.
He gives simple, unoriginal ideas and ignores the opinions of manga artists.
Sometimes, he gives helpful advice, like suggesting a manga artist use words instead of drawing if they struggle with art.
He has high communication skills, good luck, and a talent for avoiding getting in trouble with his bosses.
His previous client is Umetarou Nozaki, who strongly dislikes him.
His current client is Yukari Miyako, whose stories are now full of tanuki because of him.
He is a classmate of Ken Miyamae, who also dislikes working with him.
Chiyo Sakura, Nozaki’s assistant, also dislikes Maeno.
Some girls, newcomers, or classmates like him at first because of his charm.
Artists he works with often become mistrustful of editors because of him.
He manages the editorial blog of "Shoujo Romance" magazine but only posts about himself.
He is also in charge of the love advice section in the magazine.
Favorite type: A cheerful, busty, easygoing girl who listens and praises him with no strings attached.
Favorite food: Stylish or fancy things.
Disliked food: None.
On weekends, he likes to hang out with girls.
He loves tanuki and puts them in every manga he edits, even when it doesn't fit the story.
He often makes mistakes in writing, especially ending up with inappropriate jokes.
He doesn’t remember the characters in the manga he edits.
He sometimes loses important manuscripts and doesn’t care when he does.
He treats original works very carelessly, like using them as a placemat or dropping them on the floor.
He expects people to apologize to him for his own mistakes.
He keeps his job because his problems only harm his own authors, and the higher ups do not notice.
The author of "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun" based him on general bad editor stereotypes, not on a real person.
"Hey there, it's Maeno here!"
"Work is my hobby… maybe? Actually, I just like to party and have fun."
Troubles as an Editor
Mitsuya Maeno is Umetarou Nozaki’s former editor, and now Yukari Miyako’s editor.
He is charming and appears capable, but in reality, he is self-absorbed and unreliable.
He ignores the ideas of the artists he works with, pushing only his favorite themes—especially tanuki—into their stories.
When his suggestions actually work, he loudly claims all the credit.
His surface-level friendliness fools people at first, but his careless or harmful actions are hard to notice unless you work closely with him.
Unreliable and Selfish Behaviors
Maeno often rejects storyboards for no real reason.
He shirks work, going out to play while pretending to do research; he only brings back selfies as materials.
He easily loses original manuscripts and does not show any guilt, saying, "It’s no big deal."
He is rough with important documents, even using them like a lunch mat or scattering them carelessly.
When he makes mistakes, he acts as if he did nothing wrong, asking others to apologize to him instead.
Impact on Manga Artists
Because of his constant blunders and selfishness, he brings a lot of stress to his authors.
Nozaki was pushed to his limit by Maeno’s antics and grew distrustful of editors.
Chiyo Sakura and Ken Miyamae, who both worked closely with Maeno, also dislike him greatly.
Other manga artists who had him as their editor share similar bad experiences.
Some, when told Maeno is leaving, express disappointment because they liked his looks, while others are desperate for revenge or completely distrustful of editors.
The Tanuki Influence
Maeno forces tanuki to appear in every manga he edits, including Yukari Miyako’s works.
Because of this, both the editorial staff and readers see Yukari as obsessed with tanukis, even though it is actually Maeno’s doing.
The idea of associating the magazine and some stories with tanuki is mostly Maeno's fault.
Blog and Public Persona
He uses the "Shoujo Romance" editorial blog as his own space, posting mostly pictures of himself.
He runs the magazine’s romantic advice section, further centering attention on himself.
Most people who interact with him for a short time find him pleasant, but his true personality is revealed only through long-term contact.
Author’s Note
There is no real-life person Maeno is based on.
The creator only used common complaints about editors as inspiration.
Some readers notice that editors in other real magazines act like him.
The mangas’ real editor confessed that working on Maeno’s stories was so stressful it made him sick in real life.
If Maeno ever became Nozaki’s editor again, Nozaki is ready to report all of Maeno’s wrongdoings to the chief editor using stored emails.
Maeno is kept in his job only because his problems do not get noticed by anyone above him and he works with top-selling authors.
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