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Yatora is a student high school student to whom everything succeeds. Yet, he has always felt an impression of emptiness in him. Until the day when, by chance, he falls on a painting that literally subjugates him... Very quickly, Yatora realizes that painting is the only way to pass his emotions and reveal himself. This event prompts him to turn his body and soul into painting to try the entrance contest of the most selective of Fine Arts schools!
Yatora had decided to pursue prestigious studies in order to meet the demands of his entourage. But in order to satisfy the devouring frenzy of the desire he feels by drawing, he aims to integrate the prestigious University of the Arts of Tokyo. Is he ready to leave his comfort zone, to confront one another's eyes, to overwhelming talents and, above all, to overcome his fear of failing?
Two months before the admission contests, the level rises, and Yatora feels blocked by her lack of experience. Fortunately, Mrs Saeki, her teacher of the plastic arts club, Mrs Ooba, who follows him during the prepa course, and Mori are there to support him and open his eyes. Galvanized, the young high school student then embarks on the realization of a canvas as large as that which Mori had used for his painting of angels. Will her rage to paint be right of the colossal enterprise in which he embarked?
One month before Geidai's admission exam, Ms Ooba, the teacher at the prepa d'Art, points out Yatora's weaknesses. A hard blow for the young boy who gives himself body and soul to succeed. A few weeks before facing the first test of the so dreaded contest, he loses his foot completely. Pain and fear paralyze him. But it is still time to learn the lessons from this empty passage and resist renunciation...
In the first race of the competition, Yatora succeeded in completing his work, despite the incident of the broken mirror. As soon as they had recovered from their emotions, the candidates had to get back to work in the hope that they would be eligible for the second race, which would focus on oil painting. So, to relax and stimulate his students, the extravagant Mrs. Ooba organized a special excursion. Will this exit decompress Yatora who dreads the discipline he will have to tackle in three days?
Thanks to his self-portrait, Yatora managed to pass Geidai's first test. Curiously, he faced the sequel with serenity... But, on D-Day, he was caught with a headache that terraced him, and his skin rash intensified. Unable to concentrate, he ended up falling asleep in the middle of the race! Will he succeed in finishing his work in time? And above all, will he be admitted to the prestigious University of the Arts in Tokyo?!
Yatora has succeeded in being admitted to the Geidai competition at the first time. The vibrant heart, full of expectations and worries at the same time, he takes his first steps at the University of the Arts of Tokyo to taste his new student life. He will make surprising encounters there, but will also confront the harsh reality of art schools...
Not only does he feel incompetent compared to other students, but the teachers also make him understand that he must start by forgetting everything he has learned so far to find his own artistic identity. Nothing seems to be won for Yatora, who is as upset as he is exasperated... but open to the discovery of other interests!
In order to make the Mikoshi of the Geidai Cultural Festival, Yatora and his comrades work hard for several weeks. But not seeing the end of it and running under the heat of the summer, the students reach their limits. Fortunately, the reinforcements arrive, but will they suffice to finalize the project? Even more worrying, Yatora has not painted all the holidays and can no longer find the joy of drawing...
The students of Geidai start their last project of the year that will determine their transition to the higher level. The stakes are all the greater as the subject is free, and renowned artists will come to evaluate their works. Having been hit several hard times, Yotasuke hardly comes in class. Yatora tries to cheer him up, but he himself is assailed by doubt and wonders if he really likes to paint...
The first year in Geidai ends with a feeling of bitterness and frustration for Yatora, who wants to distance himself from painting. Decided to do something else while bailing out his bank account, he responds to the announcement of a drawing school in order to give lessons to the children. But he does not doubt that the manager of the workshop is none other than her former teacher of plastic arts, Mrs. Saeki...
Yatora begins her second year, overwhelmed by doubt and anguish, and no longer feels her enthusiasm for the beginnings. Moreover, the teacher in charge of her promotion is none other than the ruthless and stoic Mr. Inukai... But reunions, and especially a very unexpected encounter, may help her regain her passion for art.
Thanks to her meeting with Kirio Fuji, the president of the artist collective No Marks, Yatora feels a new wind blowing on his approach to art. Despite his admiration for this charismatic character, the young man does not really know who he is dealing with and is still hesitant about how he should associate with her. However, his influence may allow him to break the wall that prevented him from moving forward... This volume includes brushes 53 to 56.
During the summer holidays, Yatora is invited to follow Momoyo and Hachiro in their hometown, Hiroshima. Accompanied by Yotasuke and Yakumo, they go to Momoyo's family home to work on the works they will present at competitions. Yatora will then discover that this is where his three comrades met and that they were pushed by a fourth person, now deceased, to take the path of art... This volume includes brushes 57 to ...
While Yatora is trying to move forward on his project for the Art Of Japan competition, he learns more about the circumstances of the death of Machiko Sanada, the deceased friend of Yakumo, Hacchi and Momo. These revelations will thus upset him, but also his relationship to the group and to art. Yakumo, too, will have to manage his emotions at the announcement of a new shocking...
At the end of the Art of Japan competition, Yatora sees his triptych exhibited in a museum. He will then discover the impact that a work can have on strangers, apart from any academic evaluation or project. But above all, it is the return to the benches of the university to approach the project of the second semester. This will lead the young man into a universe that he does not know at all: the neighborhood of Kabukichô.
Collector's Edition including a reversible jacket and a 56-page cardboard artbook, all in colour, with a matt filming and a selective varnish! For his latest second-year project on the theme "Double Expo", Yatora chose Andy Warhol as a partner. In order to soak up his universe, the young student decides to dive into the Kabukichô district. This experience paid off since his advertising board of guest clubs was very successful and strengthened his desire to make art his profession. It remains to be seen how...
On the occasion of a drink with the members of the art club of his high school, Yatora finds Mori, the one thanks to whom he has set foot in the world of art. The former comrades then decide to organize a collective exhibition on the theme "For you." Invited by Mori to see an exhibition, Yatora finds inspiration for his work and takes his courage with two hands to confess to the young woman his admiration. However, she replies that she does not envisage a career of artist and chamboules all her dream...