Blue Period

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  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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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  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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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  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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