Blue Period, 16

Yatora wins an award in an extracurricular art competition with a piece he created during his time in Hiroshima with his friends from the Geidai. In an exhibition without assignments or evaluations, he witnesses firsthand the impact his work has on strangers. The door to the future has opened for him. What was once a vague dream transforms into a concrete goal, and he begins his journey toward adulthood.