Blue Period 15 (Afternoon KC)

[Machine Translation] Hachitaro, with no money and no plans, decides to spend his summer vacation during his sophomore year at the University of the Arts in Hiroshima, his classmates' hometown, to create a work of art. It was there that he learned of the origin of their dream. In his second year of high school, Hachitora discovered the joy of painting, and with great effort, he was accepted into the Tokyo University of the Arts. One summer day in his second year at the university, Hachitaro learns of a "public exhibition" and is invited by his older classmates, Yakumo and Hachiro, to return to their hometown of Hiroshima to create a work for it. Hachitaro, who is aware of the world of art making, which is distinct from classes and assignments such as prizes and exhibitions, decides to spend his summer vacation in Hiroshima. While working hard on his artwork, he spends time with Yakumo, Hachiro, and Momoyo, his classmate at the University of the Arts, and learns of the existence of an old friend of theirs, a student at the University of the Arts named Sanada. She is the young artist who gave Yakumo, Hachiro, and Momoyo the strong motivation to go into art...! The "freshman" period is over, and the step into adulthood begins. New encounters, new challenges, new ways of relating to art, and a new phase in Hachitaro's life. The latest edition of this never-before-seen art-related coming-of-age manga, which details the history and possibilities of art and depicts the passions and struggles of the young men who enter art school, is already here!

金も予定もない八虎は藝大2年の夏休みを作品制作のため級友の故郷・広島で過ごすことに。そこで彼らの夢の発端を知るのだった。高2で絵を描くことの楽しさに目覚め、猛烈な努力の末に東京藝大に合格した矢口八虎。藝大2年目の夏のある日、八虎は、「公募展」なるものを知り、年上の同級生・八雲と鉢呂が、その作品制作のために彼等の故郷・広島へ帰省するのに誘われる。賞金や展示など授業や課題とは一線を画す作品作りの世界を意識した八虎は、夏休みを広島で過ごすことになった。作品制作に励む一方、八雲や鉢呂、藝大の同級生・桃代たちと過ごすうちに、彼らの古い友人だった真田という藝大生の存在を知る。彼女こそは八雲や鉢呂や桃代にアートへ向かう強力な動機を植え付けた若き芸術家だった…！「新入生」の時期は終わり、大人へのステップが始まる。新しい出会い、新しい課題、美術との関わり方、八虎の人生も新しい局面へ。アートの歴史や可能性を詳細に活写、美大に進学した青年たちの情熱や奮闘を描く、今までになかった美術系青春漫画、早くも最新刊登場！！