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Summary: "Yatora studies hard and gets good grades, and he parties hard, staying out late drinking and watching soccer with his friends. He checks all the boxes he needs to be the perfect high school student. But it all starts to feel empty, and he begins to wonder what part of his life expresses who he is...or even if he has a unique voice at all. Then he wanders into the art room one day, and a lone...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC 2023
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Summary: 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BLUYamaguchi, Tsubasa
Summary: After some performance issues during TUA's first exam, Yatora needs to gain perspective and with the help of an old friend, chooses to undertake a new challenge: the nude self-portrait.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BLUYamaguchi, Tsubasa
Summary: "Yatora now has new materials in his tool box and a wider range of expression under his belt. But a week before the first exam, Ooba-sensei says he's missing a crucial edge. With so much at stake, Yatora's self-doubt brings him lower than ever before. Still, he has his fire, his resilience--and he might just get a lucky break, too"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BLUYamaguchi, Tsubasa
Summary: "Yatora studies hard and gets good grades, and he parties hard, staying out late drinking and watching soccer with his friends. He checks all the boxes he needs to be the perfect high school student. But it all starts to feel empty, and he begins to wonder what part of his life expresses who he is...or even if he has a unique voice at all. Then he wanders into the art room one day, and a lone...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BLUYamaguchi, Tsubasa
Summary: "Art has changed the course of Yatora's once dull life, and now he's aiming for Japan's most competitive art school. With entrance exams a year away, he'll need to expand his limited eye for art, and quickly. He turns to new peers and the masters to envision pieces only he can produce, and soon dives into his first competition--the same one where his Art Club role model nearly scored last...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BLUYamaguchi, Tsubasa
Summary: "Second Exam. A surprising setback before the second exam shakes Yatora up, but after everything he's been through, he must persevere. This time, the subject turns out to be something both new and familiar... But does an average guy like Yatora stand a chance against the geniuses and prodigies vying for a spot in the nation's most competitive art school?" -- back of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics 2022
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Summary: Self-doubt still plagues Yatora well into his first year at TUA, but running into an old friend may help turn things around.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha USA 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BLUYamaguchi, Tsubasa
Summary: "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? With 100 days until university exams, Yatora must toil to produce a piece only he can."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BLUUmino, Chika.
Summary: "Agu still can't give up on her love for Mayama, even though his relationship with Rika seems to be deepening...Is Agu cursed to suffer hopeless love affairs forever?"--from publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2009
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Summary: Yatora, a perfect high school student with good grades and lots of friends, wanders into the art room one day where a painting awakens him to a kind of beauty he never knew, soon consuming him and sending him deep into the savage world of art.
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Summary: "Summer whizzes by like a typhoon, and Yatora has learned that large-scale pieces--in production and concept--only come together with elbow grease and teamwork. TUA opens its gates once more for the second term and Yatora's back at it. . .But he hasn't picked up a brush in months!"--Back cover.
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Summary: "Still life. Yatora is the perfect high school student, with good grades and lots of friends. It's an effortless performance, and, ultimately... a dull one. But he wanders into the art room one day, and a lone painting captures his eye, awakening him to a kind of beauty he never knew. Compelled and consumed, he dives in headfirst--and he's about to learn how savage and unforgiving art can...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics 2020
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Summary: "Professor Hanamoto is off in Mongolia on a research trip, and Hagu is having a hard time coping. The gang do their best to help her out, especially Takemoto. But as graduation threatens to alter their friendships forever, Hagu begins to turn toward Morita. Love triangles-- who says you don't learn math in art school?"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2008
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Summary: "Takemoto, a sophomore art student in Tokyo, thinks his greatest worries in life are finding ways to eat more meat and getting to class on time. But with friends like his, life is never going to be that tame"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2008
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Summary: "Hagu and Takemoto are the last of the gang to graduate, and after his bike odyssey Takemoto has a future in temple restoration. But Hagu's recent injury might steal her ability to paint forever. Can love make up for such a painful loss?"--cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2010
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Summary: "Takemoto's journey across Japan continues, and though he's sleeping in empty lots and subsisting on convenience store food, he seems to be getting closer to understanding what made him ride away from school and his friends. But with his money running out and his bike on its last legs, will he have to give up his quest before he finds what he's looking for?"
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2009
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2010
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Summary: The curious and curiouser Yotsuba moves to a new town with her dad. In the process of moving in, Yotsuba encounters things like swingsets and broken door handles, which all bring about a never-ending torrent of questions and shrieks of amazement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2009
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Summary: "Tasuku is starting to feel at home at the drop-in center--just in time for him to help a younger student who also hangs out there. Misora Shuji likes to wear girls' clothing but is unsure about their gender identity. Will Tasuku's guidance offer Shuji some clarity or just make things harder?"--Provided by publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment 2019
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Summary: "Two high school geniuses scheme to get the other to confess their love first. Two geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first ...?! ... Will Hayasaka prove to Kaguya that she can win Miyuki's heart after all ... while singing karaoke? Then the student council engages in some competitive cooking. Yu tries to spare Miko the embarrassment of the others...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2019
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Summary: "Two high school geniuses scheme to get the other to confess their love first. Two geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first ...?! ... Will Miyuki ever admit to his insignificant but seemingly infinite lack of nonacademic talents? And what of the other student council members? Are any of them willing to see themselves objectively? Then it's time for the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2020
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Summary: "When Tasuku attends a workshop organized by Cat Clutter, the last person he is expecting to see there shows up: his crush, Tsubaki! Is this the beginning of a dream come true?"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment 2019
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Summary: "High schooler Akiko has big plans to become a popular mangaka before she even graduates, but she needs to get much better at drawing if she ever wants to reach her goal. Looking for an easy fix, she signs up for an art class, thinking all her problems will soon be solved. She's in for a surprise: her new instructor is a sword-wielding taskmaster who doesn't care about manga one bit. But maybe...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas 2019