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TOKYO ART INSTITUTE

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The Oil Painting Course for Yaguchi

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and the Japanese Art Course
for Ayukawa, right?

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Yes.

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All courses will have
the first class together.

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The atmosphere is different
than in the art club.

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Everyone here aims for art schools.

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I guess that's obvious.

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But it's better than
simply practicing still-lifes.

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This tension isn't so bad.

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Starting now, we're going to draw
plaster figures with charcoal or pencil.

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I will comment on your works
in the last hour.

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Feel free to ask me anything.

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Excuse me.

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For still-lifes,
I just draw what I see, right?

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Yes.

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All right, I will now take attendance.

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I see.

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Some people have never done still-lifes
even though they aim for art school.

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Looking for a kneaded eraser?
You can use half of mine.

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Who the hell are you?

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-Mr. Kamei?
-Here.

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I've heard that many people
who do art are weirdos.

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-But this guy is quite the character.
-Mr. Takahashi?

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-Mr. Yotasuke Takahashi?
-Here.

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A strange way of holding.

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I've drawn plaster figures twice.

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This is really not easy.

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The human face is
a combination of complex shapes.

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If you fix one part,
another becomes weird.

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What's this? The position
of the left eye is a bit strange.

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This face looks familiar.

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People tend to unconsciously draw
the face they see and touch the most.

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Try not to end up drawing
your own face on the figure.

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Even if I erase it,
the paper is slightly colored.

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What should I do?

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-I'm sorry.
-It's okay.

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Her face is a mess.

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I should concentrate on my drawing now.

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Wait. The proportions are so off.

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It's funny how you don't notice
the flaws in your drawing

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until you look at it
on the commentary shelf.

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Yes, really funny.

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That dark background…

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It's that girl's drawing.

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The dark background makes
the whiteness of the plaster stand out.

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That's a way to do it.

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He's good.

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That's cheating.

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A silent…

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A silent scream

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echoed inside me.

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-Mr. Takahashi.
-Yes?

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The proportions are good,
and you use the charcoal well.

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I guess I have nothing to critique.

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How many plaster figures
have you drawn before?

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It's my first time.

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He's exceptional.

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He stands out even in that group.

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Moreover, he seems to be the 7th place
in the national language mock exam.

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I see.

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But you didn't get
a very harsh critique either.

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Don't ignore me!

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That guy is what you'd call
a genius, right?

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I never thought I was talented.

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But I thought I got a lot better.

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In the end,

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I'm only human.

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-Hey.
-But you cracked me up.

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You are pretty greedy.

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But I like that part of you.

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What?

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You can't compare yourself to God.

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Most of the students back there

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unknowingly praised that guy
like he was in another league.

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Much like you do with Mori, am I right?

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But it seems like
you don't see Takahashi that way.

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If you envy him, you can still fight.

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Bye then. My train is here.

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Exactly. Ryuji was right.

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Why am I so arrogant?

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I only started painting half a year ago.

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There are many skilled people out there.

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You are…

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Yotasuke Takahashi, right?

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I've got chills.

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You were way above everyone else.

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I suppose so.

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I bet he doesn't have any friends.

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Are you aiming for TUA?

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Well, yes.

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He's probably a genius.

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And I am…

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only human after all.

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I'm not special.

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I can't be a genius.

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I can only improve by practicing.

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Sorry to talk to you out of the blue.
See you.

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See you, Yaguchi.

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Then I'll practice until you can't tell
my work from that of a genius.

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Wow. She's super cute.

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Braids?

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A bob cut?

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Yotasuke Takahashi.

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STRICTLY NO WHISPERING

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Hello.

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Sit down for now.

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I'll be teaching the Oil Painting Course
for the night class starting today.

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I'm your instructor, Oba.

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Nice to meet you.

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I'm going to interview
all of you one by one.

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When called,
bring your work to the interview room.

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Then… Mr. Aikawa.

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Yes.

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Oh, crap.

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I didn't know turpentine causes a rash.

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Hey, Yatora.

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Hi, Ryuji.
Aren't you in the Japanese Art Course?

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This is the 6th floor.

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I have things to do.

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-Are you constipated?
-No, I'm not!

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Sasaki.

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Me?

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What is it?

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My name is Ayukawa.

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Please go on a date with me sometime.

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Sure.

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This person

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puts on a show
of not caring what people think.

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She's not my cup of tea.

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-It's Yuka-chan.
-So cute.

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Yaguchi!

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INTERVIEW ROOM

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Again, nice to meet you.

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I'm Oba.

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I'm Yaguchi. Nice to meet you.

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-Your school of choice?
-TUA is my only choice.

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I see. Okay.

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You're a smart guy, aren't you?

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What?

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And a straight-A student, right?

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But you're not likely
to get into TUA as you are now.

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You don't pull your punches.

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This work belongs to
a guy who got into TUA.

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TUA is a place that values
the person's vision, personality,

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and worldview more than anywhere else.

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This painting is also
sincere and interesting.

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But, to put it in the worst way possible,

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you only paint what you see before you.

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However,

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the most important thing
is to do your own art.

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For this reason, maybe you should study
how to compose art.

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How to compose art?

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Yes. An answer this artist came up with.

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By appreciating various works

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and knowing how to give various answers,

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you can reflect them
in your own works and ideas.

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Imitation is perfectly fine.

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Everyone starts with imitation.

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But if you only borrow
expressions from other people,

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you won't go any further.

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First, know what you like.

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Let's start from that.

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Go to museums or read art books.

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Do anything you want.

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Just take note of the things
that touch your heart.

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Then you'll know what you like.

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Compose art?

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Know what I like?

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I guess I can't paint aimlessly.

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Next, Hashida.

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Yes.

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Hashida.

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It's interesting.

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Very humorous.

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The shade of the pencil is a bit rough,

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but the idea is easy to get.

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I like it.

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So this is also a way to do art.

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Is this what composing art is about?

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I guess I should go to some museums.

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I like doing art,
but I'm not good at appreciating it.

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Yotasuke.

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Want to go together?

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Why?

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Oh, the Morzon Museum exhibition?

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Can I go too?

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Thanks for allowing me to join you.

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Come on. Stop.

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And you are…

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I'm Haruka Hashida.

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These braids are proof
of how serious I am.

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I see.

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Are you both from the same school?

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Yes. I'm in the art class.

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And Sekai is in the advanced class.

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Must be nice to have a friend
from the same school.

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Right.

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I don't think so.

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Do you often go to museums?

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Kind of.

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I go quite often.

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It's my hobby to see other people's works.

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I'm so embarrassed.

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My level is lower than I thought.

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How often do you go to museums?

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What? Well…

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Do I look like a museum-goer?

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-I'm embarrassed.
-Don't be.

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I don't get Picasso's paintings at all.

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I thought even I could paint those.

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I don't like Picasso's paintings
that much either.

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What?

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To me, art is something like
"uneatable food."

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What?

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It's natural to have likes and dislikes.

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Expensive dishes don't always taste good.

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Knowing the place
and the method of production,

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I might think it's delicious.

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Even if I'm not interested, I get curious
if it makes a splash on review sites.

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Even something worth nothing to the world

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is a treasure when it's made
by someone important.

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I see.

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But sometimes the explanation of a work

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is different from my impression.

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What matters most about art
is how you feel about it.

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I see.

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Let's pretend we're buying some works.

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Looking at them
with the intention of buying them?

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Perhaps you'll find them
more approachable.

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This painting

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would light up my home
if I hung it in the middle of the stairs.

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Portraits don't do it for me.

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Can I really be this casual about it?

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Maybe

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art doesn't need to be that lofty
and difficult to approach.

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Maybe it's okay to just pick what I like.

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I used to dismiss art as incomprehensible.

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But now I'm thinking deeper.

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First time I've ever bought an art book.

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I know a delicious anmitsu place
around here.

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I'm going home.

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Wait. Stop.

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-Are you going?
-I'm not…

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I like anmitsu.

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We'll go on ahead.

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What?

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Ryuji.

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Hey.

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Let me bum a cigarette, would you?

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I wish it rained today.

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Nothing is more painful than
having your heart broken on a sunny day.

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Told him that you're a guy?

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I did.

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If the guy thought you were a woman,

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he'd freak out
to learn you're a cross-dresser.

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I know.

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But good for you

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to be hugged at the end.

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Are you kidding me?

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It's the worst!

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He'd never do that to a girl.

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He was surprised at first.

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Then he looked regretful.

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And he suddenly showed a gentle expression

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and hugged me.

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It's like "I'm straight,
so you understand, right?"

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You have a pretty face.

269
00:16:54,763 --> 00:16:57,266
You'd be more popular
if you dressed like a man.

270
00:16:59,018 --> 00:16:59,852
I guess so.

271
00:17:00,853 --> 00:17:04,773
But if I have to be
what the world tells me to be,

272
00:17:05,357 --> 00:17:06,275
I'd rather die.

273
00:17:08,360 --> 00:17:12,239
Girls like me because I'm like this.

274
00:17:13,490 --> 00:17:18,245
I understand women's hearts
but don't look at them sexually.

275
00:17:18,328 --> 00:17:21,415
Sometimes they tell me things
that they can't say to other girls.

276
00:17:22,082 --> 00:17:25,753
For girls, someone like me
is kind of like a prince.

277
00:17:27,546 --> 00:17:29,089
I always disliked you.

278
00:17:30,132 --> 00:17:33,052
A weird but popular cross-dresser.

279
00:17:34,136 --> 00:17:36,555
Is it so weird that I dress like a girl?

280
00:17:37,139 --> 00:17:40,184
What's weird about
wanting to be cute and pretty?

281
00:17:40,267 --> 00:17:43,312
About a man loving another man?

282
00:17:44,688 --> 00:17:48,567
I can't protect myself
by doing what I like?

283
00:17:57,117 --> 00:17:59,828
What she likes perhaps can protect her,

284
00:18:00,537 --> 00:18:02,873
but it also hurts her.

285
00:18:02,956 --> 00:18:03,791
I think…

286
00:18:04,917 --> 00:18:06,919
the more I get to know Ryuji,

287
00:18:07,002 --> 00:18:09,338
the less I think she's a weirdo.

288
00:18:11,632 --> 00:18:15,177
I'm indeed at a low level as a person.

289
00:18:21,225 --> 00:18:24,311
Boys in the Sculpture Course
have great muscles, right?

290
00:18:25,187 --> 00:18:27,564
That was an awfully fast recovery.

291
00:18:27,648 --> 00:18:28,857
Oh, Yatora?

292
00:18:28,941 --> 00:18:30,567
My eyes are open now.

293
00:18:30,651 --> 00:18:33,487
Athletic boys are better
than artistic boys.

294
00:18:34,071 --> 00:18:37,199
You know, I think
I don't like this person after all.

295
00:18:40,327 --> 00:18:41,370
It's surreal.

296
00:18:41,453 --> 00:18:44,540
The pomegranate you used
as a subject is exploding.

297
00:18:44,623 --> 00:18:45,874
Isn't it cute?

298
00:18:46,458 --> 00:18:47,709
Yes, cute!

299
00:18:48,877 --> 00:18:51,130
-Yaguchi.
-Yes.

300
00:18:51,213 --> 00:18:53,132
Your work is beautiful,

301
00:18:53,215 --> 00:18:55,801
but I'm not sure what you want to express.

302
00:18:55,884 --> 00:18:57,970
Try to do more test paintings.

303
00:18:58,053 --> 00:18:59,138
I will.

304
00:19:00,222 --> 00:19:01,557
I still don't know

305
00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:03,976
exactly what I like.

306
00:19:06,270 --> 00:19:07,896
Hashida, Yotasuke.

307
00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,023
Sorry about the other day.

308
00:19:10,107 --> 00:19:11,650
Don't worry.

309
00:19:11,733 --> 00:19:12,651
It doesn't matter.

310
00:19:12,734 --> 00:19:17,489
If that cutie is single, tell her that
you know a fine man for her.

311
00:19:19,992 --> 00:19:22,202
Look at you, so easy breezy.

312
00:19:23,495 --> 00:19:26,165
There seems to be a competition
for the summer course.

313
00:19:26,665 --> 00:19:28,333
Competition?

314
00:19:28,417 --> 00:19:30,169
In short,

315
00:19:30,752 --> 00:19:33,755
all members in the Oil Painting Course
will be ranked.

316
00:19:34,756 --> 00:19:37,301
In prep school,
I was fifth from the bottom.

317
00:19:41,763 --> 00:19:43,182
That's so exciting.

318
00:19:43,765 --> 00:19:44,808
What a creep.

319
00:19:45,601 --> 00:19:48,645
It's a rare chance to see
non-first timers' art.

320
00:19:49,146 --> 00:19:51,523
I'm not afraid of those non-first timers.

321
00:19:52,274 --> 00:19:53,817
But aren't you worried?

322
00:19:53,901 --> 00:19:55,068
Well…

323
00:19:55,152 --> 00:19:58,322
But a few years ago,
the top-scoring applicant in oil painting

324
00:19:58,405 --> 00:20:00,699
was a new graduate.

325
00:20:00,782 --> 00:20:02,534
What? Really?

326
00:20:02,618 --> 00:20:04,036
You didn't know that?

327
00:20:06,038 --> 00:20:06,955
Her name is Kuwana.

328
00:20:07,539 --> 00:20:09,082
That girl's big sister.

329
00:20:10,042 --> 00:20:11,460
Wow.

330
00:20:11,543 --> 00:20:16,173
Apparently, the whole Kuwana family
attended TUA.

331
00:20:16,256 --> 00:20:17,799
So they're like thoroughbreds.

332
00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:20,177
A competition…

333
00:20:20,260 --> 00:20:21,386
Basically a mock test.

334
00:20:22,179 --> 00:20:25,057
It's indeed a good chance
to see non-first timers' art.

335
00:20:26,308 --> 00:20:27,142
However,

336
00:20:27,726 --> 00:20:30,395
if Mori was ranked fifth from the bottom,

337
00:20:31,855 --> 00:20:33,148
then where am I?

338
00:20:35,317 --> 00:20:36,235
Stop.

339
00:20:36,818 --> 00:20:40,113
I need to figure out
how to compose art for now.

340
00:20:40,197 --> 00:20:42,157
An answer the artist came up with.

341
00:20:44,368 --> 00:20:46,536
Imitation is perfectly fine.

342
00:20:48,121 --> 00:20:51,041
Just apply it to my art.

343
00:20:53,585 --> 00:20:54,461
Well.

344
00:20:55,254 --> 00:20:57,547
It's still a bit lacking.

345
00:20:58,131 --> 00:20:59,299
Why?

346
00:20:59,383 --> 00:21:02,678
But you're challenging yourself.
That's awesome.

347
00:21:02,761 --> 00:21:05,430
Your mind should be more open than before.

348
00:21:05,514 --> 00:21:08,267
And here I focused so hard
on expression and composition…

349
00:21:09,017 --> 00:21:10,936
Next, Kuwana.

350
00:21:11,019 --> 00:21:12,312
Okay.

351
00:21:14,398 --> 00:21:16,525
Yes. It's cool.

352
00:21:16,608 --> 00:21:18,277
Yay.

353
00:21:20,779 --> 00:21:23,824
I hate to admit it,
but Kuwana's art does stand out.

354
00:21:25,325 --> 00:21:26,535
But why?

355
00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:30,247
I thought composition is a way
to make your art stand out.

356
00:21:31,331 --> 00:21:33,709
Then why is my art "lacking"?

357
00:21:35,377 --> 00:21:37,421
I'll just have to keep trying more.

358
00:21:41,383 --> 00:21:43,176
Something is still not quite right.

359
00:21:55,188 --> 00:21:57,316
Sorry for taking your time.

360
00:21:57,899 --> 00:21:59,693
I just can't figure it out myself.

361
00:22:00,277 --> 00:22:01,945
I can't tell the difference

362
00:22:02,487 --> 00:22:04,823
between the reference and my work.

363
00:22:09,077 --> 00:22:11,872
It's like a superficial copy
of someone's art.

364
00:22:14,750 --> 00:22:19,004
Your reference is an early work of
the modern artist Tamana Moteki.

365
00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,215
But it's only a superficial imitation.

366
00:22:25,218 --> 00:22:28,055
You don't understand
the true essence at all.

367
00:23:52,848 --> 00:23:57,853
Subtitle translation by: Chih-Chung Yung