Sen wa, Boku wo Egaku

A manga about a college student who’s lost his family to an accident who befriends a master of ink wash painting and beginning his own journey as an artist.

This recently started in Weekly Shonen Magazine and I’ve been really enjoying it so far. It’s an adaptation of a novel by Hiromasa Togami and the theme of sumi-e paintings work perfectly within the black and white manga medium. Artist Atsunori Horiuchi masterfully recreates these ink wash pieces within the panels that are so lovely to look at. The story also does a great job conveying how artists emotions and intent are so represented in their work.

Title is also perfect as it translates to “The lines, they draw me”. Works on multiple levels.

~dakazu