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Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey

2025 · 126 min

A warm, gently funny coming-of-age story about a stubborn teen and her tough mentor, with a bittersweet edge.

Directed by
Kazuaki Seki
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Mei Nagano, Yo Oizumi, Ai Mikami
Overview
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 this unconventional art teacher is just what she needs to realize her dreams!

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Directed by
Kazuaki Seki
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Mei Nagano, Yo Oizumi, Ai Mikami
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • ambition
  • education
  • work
  • identity
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Kazuaki Seki
Written by
Akiko Higashimura, Date-san
Starring
Mei Nagano, Yo Oizumi, Ai Mikami, Mei Hata, Jin Suzuki, Fuju Kamio, Kenjiro Tsuda, Teppei Arita
Music
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Runtime
126 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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