Series · Kodansha
The Lines that Define Me Vol. 1
Graphic Novel
Sep 3, 2025
Sosuke Aoyama is a college student adrift on his own...until a chance meeting with suibokuga artist Kozan Shinoda brings him into the world of India-ink painting. But though he finds connection with the art and Shinoda himself, there's more to both the art world and Shinoda's family than Sosuke realizes...
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The Lines that Define Me Vol. 2
Graphic Novel
Sep 3, 2025
Sosuke Aoyama, a college student with deep emotional scars, is scouted by Kozan Shinoda, a giant in the ink-painting scene. Through him, he encounters an entire world of passionate artists, an experience that helps rescue him from his loneliness. Through painting, he discovers, he can face up to his past, connect with others, and get the contours of his life back in order...
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The Lines that Define Me Vol. 3
Graphic Novel
Sep 3, 2025
As his work's displayed at his college's festival, Sosuke finds that it brings him new interaction with friends, master artists, and others. It only serves to deepen his knowledge of the craft, and as he senses a warmer wind blowing across his heart, he hears that his teacher Kozan Shinoda will hold a public painting session at the festival. There, a miracle unfolds...
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The Lines that Define Me Vol. 4
Graphic Novel
Sep 3, 2025
Encountering ink-painting master Kozan Shinoda has changed solitary college student Sosuke Aoyama's life. Through the hidden thoughts of Kozan, Sosuke recalls fonder memories of his parents...and the gratitude he feels for the people he's met. And now he's ready to pour it all into a single flower... Every young man's path is lined with miracles. And as this story closes, his will be brimming with shining life like never before.
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