Tsubasa Yamaguchi

wow! I love this book, I first watched the series on Netflix which was awesome but reading it is entirely different and it really inspired me to make some art and pursue it when I had been in a block and was giving up. I started sketching again while I was reading it and even though I may not be the best it has shown me not to give up and I don't know if that was really the message of the storey but it was too me. It may not be so inspirational for other people but it really was for me and I think it has such a lovely message and is so so so so worth the read!… (more)

Ahh, this volume explores the wholesomeness and purity of kids making art. Yatora's new part-time job involves him helping out with the kids' community art class. This series loves to overthink and over-analyze everything.

We see with the kiddies in art class the moment when art either takes a back seat for "serious pursuits" like focusing on education, career, or parental expectations. Or, when the love of creating art, follows you to adulthood.

It also shows how much parental approval or lack thereof can significantly alter a child's creations.

I'm glad to see Yatora get to see art without so much technical thinking and judgment behind it. His art teachers can be so harsh, sometimes. Making art shouldn't feel like a chore, and I think that's what he has been missing.

Also, with Hashida ... the experience with Sae will either endear him to teaching or the pain of making an impact on a student's life just for them to leave or drop art will deter him.… (more)