Date

Maria Date (伊達まりあ, Date Maria) is a new hire for N2 Factory Studio Studio 2. She is the daughter of a manga artist, though she doesn't want to be associated with her.

Plot
Date started working as inbetween animator at N2 Factory Studio. On her first day, he was introduced to the rest of the new hires and Asaishi was explaining them things around the studio. When Fuji Yuiko came, Asaishi introduced her and told them he will be training them.

Fuji then gave them their first assignment, cleanup. As Miyuki Sanada didn't even knew what was that, she wondered why an amateur like her was even hired by one of the top five animation studios in Japan. After finishing her job, she showed it to Fuji. She commented that she figured she would have learned how to ink, as she is the daughter of an manga artist, but Date got quickly annoyed telling Fuji to not talk about her mother. Fuji then told her she forgot "please" as she was forgetting her manners. Looking at her work, she told her that her lining wasn't bad, but her nose was 0.2mm off. Date believed that was in the acceptable margin of error, but Fuji explained deeply why that was an issue. Later Asaishi invited her and the rest to the welcoming party.

At the party, Miyuki went to grab some meat and then offered the rest, Date declining taking anything from her. She was later introduced on the front scene along the rest of the new inbetweeners.