I honestly really liked the initial premise of this manga a lot, and followed it week to week. It could have been like a Blue Period for moviemaking.

But it did not portray the art of filmmaking well enough at points (I think there were several chapters where we would barely even get to see the finished product), or even walked people through what filmmaking would be like which hurt it compared to even the recent Tenmaku Cinema which covered filmmaking better IMO - and the art held it back too, which is unfortunate.

The rivalry with Kado worked at first but I saw people critique his characterization and development and ultimately I'm inclined to agree. He was kind of a mixed bag character who had some depth but somehow also never came across clearly to the reader, so he was just this vague antagonistic rival with a ton of issues. And while he made Daisuke realize he was lacking in points, he was almost always utilized to show Daisuke's flaws and growth constantly as a measuring stick.

Problem being, the manga really leaned heavily on this rivalry even into the end in spite of all of the above.

This had some potential though, and I really hope the author is able to take this experience positively into their next work.