Blue Period 4 (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...PIECES 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.