"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 be..."--Page [4] of cover.

"First published in Japan in 2017 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo."--Colophon. Reads from right to left. Added subtitle: "Stroke 1 : awakening to the joy of painting"