Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey (2025)
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!
Director:
Kazuaki Seki
Writers:
Date-san, Akiko Higashimura.
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Mei Nagano as Akiko |
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Yo Oizumi as Hidaka |
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Ai Mikami as Kitami |
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Mei Hata as Satō |
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Jin Suzuki as Imada |
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Fuju Kamio as Nishimura |
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Kenjiro Tsuda as Oka |
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Teppei Arita as Nakata-sensei |
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MEGUMI as Akiko's mother |
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Nao Omori as Akiko's father |
| Directing | Kazuaki Seki | Director |
| Writing | Date-san | Screenplay |
| Writing | Akiko Higashimura | Screenplay |
| Writing | Akiko Higashimura | Original Story |
| Sound | Yuuki Munakata | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Kurato Miyashita | Colorist |
| Sound | SANA | Songs |
| Sound | MOMO | Songs |
| Sound | MINA | Songs |
| Sound | Hiroki Taniguchi | Music Producer |
| Editing | Naoki Watanabe | Editor |
| Production | Hirotsugu Usui | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Tatsuya Kato | Producer |
| Production | Yuichi Sakurai | Producer |
| Production | Akira Kishine | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Minoru Tomita | Stunt Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Etsushi Sugawara | VFX Supervisor |
| Art | Yôji Abeki | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | 佐藤愉貴子 | Costumer |