#Bakuman ep19: good grief, Mashiro's strict! Good thing nearly every character in this show likes to over- think things. #anime 

I enjoyed the dramatic turn this episode took. It felt like I was watching
a dream in the beginning when I saw Takagi hand back that key. I won't pile
on Mashiro like I'm sure a lot of viewers are going to do though. He saw
how damned hard it is to write, and Takagi came through in spades. Their
relationship definitely feels more real now that they had their little
fight. And I'm looking forward to seeing how a detective comic works for
them. Like the editor said, it feels like a natural fit if they're going to
try to go mainstream.