Yeah it's captivating really. As much as the journey is about acquiring technical skill and knowledge for Yaguchi and by extension insight into the world of art for the viewer it is also a very personal story. As such I find art to be the perfect vehicle or subject matter for that purpose. In contrast to fields like Computer Science (which I am apart of) art always requires a dialogue with oneself. This lends itself well to a balanced and engaging story that is able to fuse character development and portrayal seemlessly into its more technical escapades.

That's honestly a hard one. What I like about this manga is the general atmosphere. Seeing people so dedicated to one pursuit has always fascinated me greatly. Basically all of my best friends have such passions and strong interests (some of them in the arts). So while I can't personally relate to that I have a good idea what such a life looks like. A scene that has stuck out to me though is right at the beginning when Yaguchi goes home, stares out of the window and begins his journey into the arts by simply drawing the rooftops of the other houses. It's very simple but it's very effective in what it does imo.

Probably the finale and the glimpse we get into Oreki's psyche and growth throughout the series via his semi-hallucination right at the end.

A great contender though is basically all of episode 19 (if I'm not mistaken). An entire episode in one room but it's one of the best of the entire show.

@Notxt

How about:
Mahoutsukai no Yome

A bit edgy. More battle royal than football obviously but I'll keep watching for now.

@Archea

Carneval Phantasm is awesome! Aside from that I'm quite lost though tbh.

I honestly like Rise more. It has a bit more Charme in my opinion. Especially base world (but also Iceborne) was a bit too polished for my tastes. I quite enjoy the comical and silly parts of Monster Hunter. And as epic as World and Iceborne was (my knees are still weak from Fatalis) I felt it was too serious at times.

I'd say 4U is also the better game mechanically and content-wise. Exchanging underwater-combat for mounting was a welcome change imo. What's your opinion on rise and world?

Oh it's definitely 4 Ultimate for me. 3 Ultimate was my first one so I sucked a lot and therefore the game was a bit less fun.

Octopath really is amazing. Thanks for reminding me that I still have to finish the final fight.

No worries man, one of my favortie franchises. It has a rather steep learning curve in the beginning but recent titles (like Monster Hunter Rise) are way more newcomer friendly.

Try Monster Hunter. You can sink more than one summer break into it haha.

That is definitely Suou: https://anilist.co/character/59801/Hisashi-Suou from Chihayafuru!

Quite accurate. Though I'd say I used to relate more in the past than I do now. I just haven't updated it in a while.

@earphoneriot You seem like a very invested person who puts adequate amounts of care into things you care about.

Oh that sounds interesting. Never heard of it though. Thank you!

@gugugagaa

How about this one: All You Need Is Kill

It's quite short but I really love the art and action in it.

@Pasi123 boy

@Durian

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