Blue period 3 (Kodansha America, Inc)

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... ADAPTATION Relief is short-lived for Yatora after his first competition, where his piece ranks higher than expected but is far from his dream school s standards.

He s prepared to give Ooba-sensei s challenges everything he s got but what if all he s got is still not enough$72 With 100 days until university exams, Yatora must toil to produce a piece only he can.