Eren the Southpaw Episode 8 Story & Preview Cuts Released: Koichi Joins Yanagi's Team and Faces Demanding Deadlines

The story and preview images for Episode 8 of the TV anime Eren the Southpaw (JP: 左ききのエレン, Hidari Kiki no Eren) have been revealed. This episode will air on Wednesday, May 27 at 12:00 AM (JST), and will later be available on various international streaming platforms.

Episode 8 Story

A month has passed since Kamiya left the company. Having transferred to Yanagi's team, Koichi spends his days overwhelmed by a fierce workload and tight deadlines while struggling to adjust to the actions and words of his new boss, Yanagi, whose approach differs vastly from that of Kamiya's team. Yanagi's demanding words gradually push Koichi to his physical and mental limits. Meanwhile, Kamiya, who has returned from Shanghai at Mitsuhashi's invitation to attend the Young Art Director Symposium where Koichi is scheduled to speak, reunites with Koichi for the first time in two years.

Introduction

High school life is halfway over, a time when everyone begins to seriously consider their future career paths. Koichi Asakura, who aspires to enter an art university to become a designer, is one day struck by a shock when he sees graffiti scrawled on the wall of an art museum.

The one who drew it was Eren Yamagishi, a left-handed high school girl who had suppressed her own talent following a certain incident. Before long, the two find mutual recognition through the act of "creating," and they begin their respective journeys: Koichi on the path to becoming a designer, and Eren toward becoming a painter—.

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Source : Eren the Southpaw Official