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Yatora Yaguchi lives the life of a delinquent, and yet is still able to get good grades in class. A big weight has been placed on his shoulders by his peers, but he feels empty inside and knows that there has to be some kind of way to release his inner emotions and frustrations. Then one day, he stumbles across the school's art club and sees a painting by a third-year that moves him like nothing he has ever seen. With a new passion for painting, he joins the art club and begins a road to creating his own masterpieces, letting out the emotions and frustrations he kept locked inside. But is his sudden decision to pick up painting something the school, who have put so much faith in him as an excellent student, a wise one? He becomes excited with the idea of entering Tokyo University of the Arts, but what will the school and his family think of this sudden life change? Breaking free of his past traditions can feel so dangerous...and thrilling at the same time.
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