3.424 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestThe second exam is in full swing. Yatora struggles with illness and an unclear theme when sudden inspiration delivers answers and a final secret weapon.
Bored with life, popular high schooler Yatora Yaguchi jumps into the beautiful yet unrelenting world of art after finding inspiration in a painting.
Writing
Brutally honest about art school gatekeeping and economic barriers.
Acting
Hiromu Mineta captures desperate ambition perfectly.
Hiromu Mineta
Yatora Yaguchi (voice)
Yumiri Hanamori
Ryuji Ayukawa (voice)
Daiki Yamashita
Yotasuke Takahashi (voice)
Kengo Kawanishi
Haruka Hashida (voice)
Yume Miyamoto
Maki Kuwana (voice)
Mayu Aoyagi
Maru Mori (voice)
Fumi Hirano
Masako Saeki (voice)
Masaya Fukunishi
Sumida (voice)
Shinichiro Kamio
Koigakubo (voice)
Tatsumaru Tachibana
Utashima (voice)
Miku Hiratsuka
Umino (voice)
Ikumi Hasegawa
Shirai (voice)
Yuna Nemoto
Shirota (voice)
Aoi Koga
Yamamoto (voice)
Yuki Kazu
Mayu Oba (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tokyo University of the Arts (Geidai) depicted here is Japan's most prestigious art school—admission rates are genuinely brutal.
The manga author Tsubasa Yamaguchi is herself a Geidai graduate, making Yatora's suffering essentially autobiographical.
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