#That said Yuka and Maki are my Blorbos and Yatora is a Good Egg

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Are you reading the Blue Period manga? What are your thoughts about the last couple of arcs?

Apologies for the late answer, as I didn't see this message until just now. I am a fan of the Blue Period Manga, though I was behind until I saw this message and decided to catch up (to chapter 57).

Blue Period's messages are always kind of heavy and cerebral, and these last couple of arcs are no exception. In the No Marks arc Yatora waffling between the commune-style of art and the art-school style of art was interesting and perfectly illustrates different ways of viewing art and the cultures that surround it. Obviously there's more cultures than the two that were present during that arc, but Yatora has been making his way through various types of art communities through the manga and it gives us a lot of different perspectives in which to view both art and hard work.

I thought it was very interesting and fitting that Fuji made Yatora feel like he was an observed bug, and ultimately his final art piece was an installation that focused on eyes and how people perceive him. As I type this, it makes me realize that kind of subject matter is one that would always have resonated with Yatora, as he has been concerned about how other people perceive him from the beginning of the series. It's a piece that speaks to his core, and makes sense for his theme about guilt. (Also it was great to see Maki again!)

As for the road trip arc, it seems like it's the start of another interesting conversation: the relationship between art when an artist is alive and after an artist has passed. It's nice that we get to have this heavy conversations in the moments of levity for the main characters. I don't have many thoughts on this arc so far, because it has only really just begun.

I finally got to read the extra fashion chapter with Yuka, and boy I'm glad it was finally translated! It definitely watered my crops seeing Yuka again, and Yuka and Yatora hanging out like actual friends going out to see things together. It makes me feel a little less like Yuka just disappeared from the narrative.

Hope this answers your question!