EP 01Awakening to the Joy of PaintingLife and priorities change for listless high schooler Yatora when he sees his classmate's painting and discovers an appreciation and talent for art.
EP 02He’s Not Tanned at AllYatora enters the art club. Over summer break he takes part in special training to improve his skills after switching his college choice to art school.
EP 03Prep School Debut of the DeadYatora joins Yuka for extra lessons at Tokyo Art Institute. He has an artistic breakthrough when visiting a museum with his strange new classmates.
EP 04Where Are We Headed?TAI's night students join the intimidating afternoon classes to gear up for the next competition as the stress of art exams weigh on Yatora's friends.
EP 05Helpless Even If I Know What to DoAs exams near, Oba intensifies training. Yatora struggles to articulate abstract concepts, so Saeki encourages him to use a larger canvas for fun.
EP 06Serious Mental BreakdownYatora experiments with various tools to find a secret weapon that will boost his art while exam stress begins to wear on the students' health.
EP 07The Start of the First ExamOba tells Yatora his weakness, which sends him spiraling. But a heart-to-heart with a close friend reignites his confidence as the first exam begins!
EP 08Brain-RackingThe first exam subject is "self-portrait." A mishap gives Yatora the hint he needs; Oba takes the class to a museum before exam results are announced.
EP 09Wandering KnifeThree move on to the second exam, including Yatora, who must master "color." Yatora worries after Yuka gets a seedy job and refuses to go to art school.
EP 10Our Color BlueYuka and Yatora head to Odawara and bare their souls and bodies, hoping to overcome their personal challenges with art and their surrounding fears.
EP 11The Start of the Second ExamAfter drawing his own body, Yatora is ready for the second exam: a nude model. But when his health declines from stress, Oba offers a secret weapon.
EP 12When I Started to Be Dyed in ColorThe second exam is in full swing. Yatora struggles with illness and an unclear theme when sudden inspiration delivers answers and a final secret weapon.The studious Yatora leaves a dry life of study and good manners behind for a new passion: painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling… (Source: Kodansha USA) Note: The anime premiered on Netflix on Sep 25, 2021 in Japan. The TV broadcast started on Oct 2, 2021.
