The Essence of Being a Muse

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Aug 01, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English
  リアルすぎて胸が苦しい、、、
  It's so real that it hurts my heart...
  This review contains spoilers. 自分の才能が平凡か非凡かなんて、簡単には判断付かないものなのに、周りと比べ続けて、自己肯定感が低く、流されてばかりの主人公。どんな世界でも同じなのかもしれないけど、特に芸術などの努力と才能の世界は、きっと自分の生まれ持った「センス」に左右される部分が大きいから、それが自分の価値に見えるんだろうな。でも、自分らしく、自分の好き、それらを自分の弱さと向き合って、王道じゃないけど進んでいく物語が、とても素敵でした。

  This review contains spoilers. It's not easy to determine whether his talents are mediocre or extraordinary, yet he continues to compare himself with others, has a low sense of self-affirmation, and has just been swept away. It may be the same in any world, but in the world of effort and talent, such as art, I'm sure there is a large part influenced by the “sense” I was born with, so I guess that seems like my own value. But the story of being yourself, your likes, facing your weaknesses, and progressing even though it's not a royal road was so wonderful.

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Jan 25, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English
  良い
  good
  誰もがこんな感情を持っているのだと感じました。自分だけの苦しみと思っていたものがそうではないのかもと思えた安心や、感情と表現される言葉が異なることにも心が動きました。まるで自分以外の誰かの人生を覗いているような、リアリティ溢れる素敵な物語でした。

  I felt that everyone had this kind of feeling. My heart was also moved by the reassurance that what I thought was my own suffering might not be the case, and the differences in the words expressed with emotions. It was a wonderful story full of reality, as if I were peeking into the life of someone other than my own.

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Jan 19, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English
  あかん、泣いた
  Oh, I cried
  This review contains spoilers. お金を出して読むか迷ってる人には金額以上の価値があるから心からおすすめします。最後の作者のあとがきの一字にまでしっかりと“作品”のエネルギーが染み込んでありました。「芸...美大を目指してて」という主人公のセリフが出てくるのですが、本当はトップの藝大を目指しているのに自信を持って言えないところとか美大に関わったことのある人間には共感どころの話じゃない、えぐられる心理描写が満載です。主人公だけでなく、周りの登場人物たちみんなが、葛藤していて、自信がなくて、諦められなくては、人のせいにして成長していく何かを目指してる人、目指せてなくて何かのせいにしてしまってる人、全ての人が読んだらいいと思うマンガです。しかも、最後に作者様のあとがきがありますが、作者様も漫画家という競争の世界でがんばったんだ、という背景が見えて泣いてしまった。素晴らしい作品を見れてよかったです。紙のコミックスで欲しい。

  This review contains spoilers. I wholeheartedly recommend it to people who are unsure whether to pay money to read it because it's worth more than the price. The energy of the “work” was firmly seeped into the last character of the author's afterword. The main character's line “Gei... Aim for Art University” comes up, but it's full of psychological depictions that resonate with people who have been involved in art universities, such as places where they can't say it with confidence even though they're aiming for the top art college. Not only the main character, but all the characters around them are in conflict, and if they don't give up, I think it would be nice for everyone to read it, people aiming for something where they will grow by blaming it on others, people who have not been able to aim for it and have blamed it on something. Moreover, there is the author's afterword at the end, and I cried when I saw the background that the author also did his best in the competitive world of being a manga artist. I'm glad I was able to see this wonderful work. I want it as a paper comic.

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