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Oct 31, 2024 (PST) | Total Reviews: 43

An Inspiration to Artists

An art manga that emphasizes that grit, rather than talent, is the key to becoming a genius. I like that the art pieces featured are contributions of various artists.

I plan on giving the first few volumes to my budding-artist kid relative. Hopefully, the series becomes an inspiration for her should she decide to take art seriously.

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May 27, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

もっと早く読めばよかった

I wish I had read it sooner

This review contains spoilers. アニメを先に見ていて、続きが気になっていたけど一旦藝大受験まででストップしていた。こないだ思い立って全巻買ってしまった。藝大合格してから現役と浪人生との経験値の差で苦しむ描写が本当に読んでるこっちまで苦しかった。がんばれー泣と思いつつもそう上手くいかないのがリアルすぎて藝大出身の作者ならではだなぁと。元々芸術系の作品に惹かれるタイプではあったが今ではもう新刊でる度に買っていて、私自身も芸術により興味を持てた。八虎の固定概念が崩れていくごとに私自身の固定概念も崩れて、芸術ってこれでいいんだ。と考えを改めさせてくれた作品。作家に限らず生き方って色々あるよね

This review contains spoilers. I was watching the anime first, and although I was worried about the continuation, it stopped until the University of the Arts entrance exam. I made up my mind the other day and bought all the volumes. It was really painful to read the depiction of suffering due to the difference in experience points between active duty and ronin after passing the University of the Arts. The fact that it didn't work even though I thought it would go well was so real that it was unique to artists who graduated from the University of the Arts. Originally, I was the type who was attracted to art-related works, but now I buy them every time they come out, and I myself have become more interested in art. As the Hachiko stereotype collapsed, so did my own stereotype, and this is fine for art. It's a work that made me change my mind. There are many ways to live, not just writers

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May 25, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

全人類が読むべき作品

A work that all mankind should read

舞台化されたのをきっかけに大人買いして、それから続けて購入しています。絵が綺麗なのはもちろんですが、人物の心情がブワっと伝わってくる演出が素晴らしいです。私は美大を受験したことはないのですが、芸術という正解がない分野で揉まれ苦しみながら、自分とは何かを考え続ける主人公に、こちらも没入してしまいます。出てくる作品は、実際に色々な方が描かれた作品で、とてもリアリティがあります。夢を追い続けることの楽しさだけではなく、苦しさ切なさも味わうことができる漫画です。

Adults bought it after it was made on stage, and then they continued to buy it. Of course, the picture is beautiful, but the production that quickly conveys the feelings of the characters is wonderful. I've never taken an art college entrance exam, but I'm also immersed in the protagonist who continues to think about what he is while struggling and suffering in a field where there is no correct answer called art. The works that come out are actually works drawn by various people, and they are very realistic. It's a comic where you can enjoy not only the fun of continuing to pursue your dreams, but also the pain and sadness.

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Mar 29, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

懐かしい

nostalgic

自分は◯十年前に美大受験しました。この作品と比べて実にゆるゆるな受験生でした。当時の研究所はこんなに丁寧でしっかりしたシステムや指導は無かったですが、逆に自分で見つけていく面白さはとてもありました。芸大はだめでしたが、幸い私立美術大学油絵科に合格し、何となく楽しく描いてあっという間に卒業。もったいないことをしたのかなとも思います。教授に「もう少しいろいろ考えて描いてみてもいいんじゃないか？」と言われましたが、気持ち良く描けてるんだからそれでいいと思ってました。みんなこんなにしっかり悩んで描いてたんだとちょっと反省しました。とりあえず6巻受験が終わったところまで読みました。どんどん上手くなっていく時の楽しさ思い出しました。久しぶりに漫画面白かったです！

I took the art college entrance exam ten years ago. Compared to this work, I was a really laid-back examinee. Laboratories at that time didn't have such a careful and solid system or guidance, but on the contrary, it was very interesting to find it myself. I wasn't good at art college, but luckily I passed the oil painting department at a private art university, and somehow enjoyed drawing, and graduated in no time. I also think it was a waste. I asked the professor, “Isn't it okay to think about a little more and try drawing?” I was told, but I was able to draw comfortably, so I thought that was fine. I was a little sorry that everyone had such a hard time drawing. Anyway, I read volume 6 until I finished taking the exam. It reminded me how fun it was when I got better and better. It's been a long time since the cartoon screen was white!

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Mar 20, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

絵をもっともっと描きたくなる！！

It makes me want to draw even more pictures!!

This review contains spoilers. つまらない日常を生きる少年が絵と出会い、やっと本気で生きられるように、人と心を交わすようになっていく。私も絵描きですが、夢中になれることがあるありがたさ、絵を通して繋がる人間模様や成長、表現する楽しさなどシンパシーを感じて胸が熱くなりました！とても感化されました！私ももっと絵を描きたい！もっと！もっと！

This review contains spoilers. A boy living a boring everyday life encounters pictures, and he begins to exchange hearts with people so that he can finally live in earnest. I'm also a painter, and my heart was heated because I felt sympathy, such as the gratitude of the fact that there are things I get carried away with, the human patterns and growth that connect through pictures, and the joy of expression! I was so inspired! I want to draw more pictures too! and more! and more!

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Jan 19, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

絵が描きたくなる作品

Works that make you want to draw

中高生におすすめしたい作品です。とにかく主人公が頑張っている姿が自分には刺さりました。また藝大の難しさが絵をやっていない自分でもわかりました。

I would recommend this work to middle and high school students. Anyway, the sight of the main character doing his best stuck with me. Also, I understood the difficulties of Geidai even though I'm not a painter.

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Dec 20, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

とても大好きな作品です

It's a work I love very much

なにかを頑張ってみようと思える素敵な作品です。絵や美術大学などの専門的な話もとても分かりやすくまとめられていて、読んでいて面白かったです。美術に興味が湧きました。

It's a wonderful work that makes me want to try my best at something. Specialized stories such as painting and art colleges were also summarized in a very easy to understand manner, and it was interesting to read. I became interested in art.

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Dec 18, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

藝大受験まで

Until the University of the Arts entrance exam

大学受験までしか読んでいないが、美術に対する意識が変わった。今後美術館に行った際の絵の見方が変わりそう

I've only read it until the university entrance exam, but my attitude towards art has changed. The way I look at pictures when I go to an art museum seems to change in the future

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Nov 24, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

迫力ある漫画

Impressive comics

ただ芸大に受かるために絵の練習を頑張ってるだけの作品なのに、なぜこんなに切羽詰まった迫力があるんだろう、と不思議に思いながら読みました。絵の描き方についても専門的な知識をうまく使ってくれていてすごく説得力がある。文句なしに面白いです。読んでいて自分も一生懸命なんでもいいから打ち込みたい、と思わせてくれる作品でした。

I read it while wondering why it is so powerful even though it's just a work that I'm working hard to practice painting in order to get into the University of the Arts. They also make good use of their specialized knowledge on how to draw pictures, and they are very persuasive. It's interesting without complaint. It was a work that made me read it and thought that I wanted to work hard to type in anything.

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Nov 19, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

情報量がとても多く面白い

There is so much information and it's interesting

アニメ化しているということで読んでみたのですが想像よりはるかに面白かったです。美大についての情報、心情表現等とても繊細に描かれています。

I read it because it was made into an anime, but it was far more interesting than I had imagined. Information about art universities, emotional expressions, etc. are depicted very delicately.

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Nov 11, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

代わりに夢を追ってくれてありがとう

Thank you for following my dreams instead

This review contains spoilers. 藝大(私は音楽科だったのですが)を諦めてしまった過去があります。主人公が持っている武器を全部使って夢に向かう姿。また、そんな彼を前に進めようとする周りの大人たち・仲間たちに心打たれ、脳内で自分に置き換えて「叶うぞ！頑張れ！」と応援しながら見ています。

This review contains spoilers. I have a past where I gave up on the University of the Arts (I was in the music department). The protagonist uses all the weapons he has to face his dream. Also, I was struck by the adults and peers around him who tried to move him forward, and in my brain I replaced him with myself and said, “It will come true! Go for it!” I'm watching while cheering.

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Sep 15, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

人気作なだけある

There are only popular works

こういう青春ものはすごく好きです。絵画やイラスト好きなので、描く人たちがどんな風に作品を仕上げていくか、その葛藤なんかがめちゃくちゃ胸熱です。YOASOBIの曲もよかったですよね。

I really like this kind of youth stuff. I like paintings and illustrations, so I'm really excited about the conflict over how the people who draw will finish their work. The song by YOASOBI was good too, wasn't it?

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Aug 19, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

心清らかに落ち着く

Clear your mind and calm down

芸術と向き合い人間と向き合い自分と向き合い。そして悩みながらも前へ進んでゆく。出てくるみんなが好き。読むと心が落ち着きます。

Face art, face people, face yourself. And while worrying, they move forward. I like everyone who comes out. Reading it calms my mind.

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Aug 09, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

すごい世界だ

It's an amazing world

娘の美大受験をきっかけに知った作品。あまりにも知らない世界だったので、少しだけこの本で理解できてる。何かを創り出すって、凄いことだね〜これからの八虎の成長が楽しみ

I learned about this work when my daughter took the art college entrance exam. It was a world I didn't know enough, so I was able to understand it just a little bit with this book. Creating something is amazing ~ I'm looking forward to Hachiko's future growth

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Jun 24, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

青春！！！！いい！！！！

youth!!! good!!!

青春って感じです、でもなんかやっくん影あるのに実は素直ですごく良い子ってのが読んでいて気持ちがいい。んーーーー上手く言えないけど気持ちがいい！笑病んだらやさぐれたりっていうのじゃなくて全力でぶつかってるっていうか、悩み苦しんでる姿さえも清々しいというか。かと言って見ていてもどかしいとか虚しいわけでもなく。応援したくなるというか、見てるこっちも頑張りたくなるような。こういう生き方したいなーと思わされます。

It feels like youth, but it feels good to read that he is actually an honest and very good kid even though he has some kind of shadow. Hmm... I can't say it well, but it feels good! lol it's not about getting sick and getting upset, I mean they're hitting it with all their might, and even the sight of them worrying and suffering is refreshing. However, it doesn't mean it's frustrating or empty to look at it. It makes me want to cheer, or rather, watching it makes me want to do my best too. It makes me think I want to live this way.

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Jun 24, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

記憶の深くから・・・

from the depths of my memory...

以前に描いていた絵を思い出すかのように読んでいくうちに描きたいという衝動が出てきました！学生のあの感じを？思い出します。

As I read it as if I were remembering a picture I had drawn before, the urge to draw came up! That feeling of being a student? I remember.

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Feb 26, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

真剣

serious

ある時突如何かハマる。そこから一直線という経験は少なくない人々にあるはず。今までの自分の価値観や生き方を変えていく主人公に勇気を貰える

At some point, all of a sudden, I'm addicted to it. There must be quite a few people who have had the experience of going straight from there. You can get courage from the protagonist who changes his values and way of life up until now

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Dec 30, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

絵を描くのって楽しいだけじゃない

Drawing isn't just fun

This review contains spoilers. 今まで色んなことを器用にこなしてきた主人公が絵に出会い興味を持ち真剣に向き合うお話です。絵を描く難しさや周りとの差に落ち込んだり絵を描いてる人には刺さる作品だと思います。

This review contains spoilers. It's a story where the main character, who has done various things with dexterity until now, encounters painting, is interested, and faces it seriously. I think it's a work that sticks to people who draw pictures because they are depressed by the difficulty of drawing pictures and the differences between people around them.

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Dec 02, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

絵描きが好きな方と夢を追いかける方へ

For those who love drawing and those who chase their dreams

This review contains spoilers. アニメを見てから、漫画も読んでみようと思った。両方が素晴らしかった。アニメはカラーの絵、ピッタリのBGMと声優で、完成度が高い作品です。漫画は描きについてより多く解釈してくれるほか、八虎の父親も応援してくれる側だと、ストーリーの全体図が見えます。「好きなことは趣味でいいというのは大人の発想だと思います」「頑張れない子は好きなことがない子でしたよ」「好きなことをする努力家はね、最強なんですよ」「絵ってさ、言葉だと伝わなないものが伝わるんだよ」以上のセリフは私の心を救ってくれます。

This review contains spoilers. After watching anime, I thought I'd read comics too. Both were great. The anime has a high degree of perfection, with color pictures, perfect background music, and voice actors. Manga interprets more about drawing, and if Hachitora's father is also on the supporting side, you can see the overall picture of the story. The lines above “I think it's OK to do what you like as a hobby.” “A child who can't work hard is a child who doesn't like anything.” “Hard workers who do what they like are the strongest,” and “pictures convey things that cannot be conveyed in words” save my heart.

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Nov 23, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

作家の気持ちを追体験できる

You can relive the artist's feelings

自分自身は絵はあまり書かない方ですが、本作品を読み絵を描く人はこんな視点・心情で絵を描いているのかと気づきがあった作品でした。ブルーピリオドを読んでからは、作品の見方が変わったと思います。知らない世界を追体験できて楽しませてもらいました。ありがとうございます！

I don't write many pictures myself, but it was a work where I realized that people who read this work and drew pictures were drawing pictures from this point of view and feeling. Since I read Blue Period, I think the way I look at the work has changed. I was entertained to be able to relive a world I didn't know. Thank you so much!

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