Rec (stylized as REC) is a Japanese manga series by Q-Tarō Hanamizawa. It was serialized by Shogakukan's manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X from November 2002 to March 2013, with its chapters collected in sixteen volumes. The story follows the relationship between Fumihiko Matsumaru, a salaryman, and Aka Onda, an aspiring voice actress. A nine-episode anime adaptation by Shaft aired between February and March 2006; an original video animation episode was also produced.
Plot
Fumihiko Matsumaru waits outside a movie theater for a date who does not arrive. As he prepares to discard the unused tickets, a young woman approaches and, speaking as if she were the tickets themselves, asks him not to waste them. Intrigued, he watches the film, Roman Holiday, with her. During the screening, he observes her quietly reciting the subtitles aloud.
Afterward, the girl explains she was practicing the dialogue, expressing a desire to emulate Audrey Hepburn. She introduces herself as Aka Onda, a twenty-year-old aspiring voice actress. They discover they live in the same neighborhood and part ways. Later that night, a fire alarms Matsumaru, and he finds Aka's apartment destroyed. With no other shelter available, he offers her a place to stay, which she accepts.
Matsumaru soon learns his proposed mascot, "Nekoki" (ねこキ), has been approved for a snack product called "Ha". Coincidentally, Aka is hired to provide the character's voice.