Blue Period, Vol. 8

First published in Japan in 2020 by Kodansha, Ltd., Tokyo

About the author

Tsubasa Yamaguchi is the author of the hit manga adaptation of Makoto Shinkai's short film She and Her Cat, published in English by Vertical Comics, and the art student drama Blue Period from Kodansha Comics.

Summary

Winner of the 2020 Manga Taisho Grand Prize! A manga about the struggles and rewards of a life dedicated to art. Popular guy Yatora realizes he's just going through the motions to make other people happy and finds himself in a new passion: painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling...

CITYSCAPE
After a disappointing first assignment, Yatora is encouraged by Maki and is determined to move forward. His next assignment is a scenery of Tokyo. As he takes on new materials and methods, he also becomes exposed to new ways of seeing the city he thought he knew so well. Can Yatora finally evolve beyond the “exam art” that got him into art school…?
 

Product details

• Authors: Tsubasa Yamaguchi
• Publisher: Kodansha america
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.08.2022
• EAN: 9781646512928
• ISBN: 978-1-64651-292-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 208 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Blue Period
• Subject: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire