officially here on inkbunny (I say officially because at first, I unofficially watched his gallery here, but follow him on pixiv) and saw one of his recent pics
and went to look up this cartoon. sure the cartoon is French, but its setup is rather nice:
Cedric is a boy in school who is in love with this Asian girl named Chen, and is trying to find a proper way to show his feelings for her. Each day, he tries something different to impress and eventually make her his so that he can marry her one day, but things don't always go as he plans. He usually confides in his best friend Christian and deals with certain rivals, especially Nicholas, in an attempt to get Chen to ask if Cedric will be her boyfriend (and eventual husband). Each episode happens at night as Cedric sits in his room, recalling the events of his day/life and writes them down in his journal before going to bed.
that's what I take from this cartoon series and at the time of typing this, I've only reached episode 5, The School Dance. so far, I like it, especially because the setup reminds me of the Nick show (and later Disney show) Doug. but instead of being a scribbly-haired Caucasoid tween trying to land a blonde-haired black girl (which the anime calls a "Ganguro Girl") named Patti, he's a French, blonde-haired boy trying to get some "Asian Persuasion".
if you want to watch it, I found their YouTube channel, keep in mind, it's French→ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx_1Q3iAjGutjU2l7ITm47A give it a watch and lemme know what you think, and most importantly, if any links are dead.