Manga author Aito Yuuki does not understand the feelings of the characters in his stories, so he asks his assistant, Ashisu Sahoto, to help him. Ashisu is prepared to do anything for the work, even grope her own breast so he will know how it feels like.

The Comic Artist and Assistants (マンガ家さんとアシスタントさんと, Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to) is a Japanese 4-panel manga series by Hiroyuki. It was serialized in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan from 2008 to 2012. It was collected in ten tankōbon volumes, with the last being published on December 25, 2012. A sequel titled Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to 2 began serialization in August 2013. An anime television series adaptation by Zexcs began on April 7, 2014, with streaming service Crunchyroll offering an english subtitled version.