“Renji's pride shatters when prodigy Naomi transfers to his art school, sparking rivalry and fascination.”
Houkago no Salome
放課後のサロメ
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Renji's pride shatters when prodigy Naomi transfers to his art school, sparking rivalry and fascination.
"Can you help me paint after school?" asks my classmate Naomi. Our feet carry us to the art storage room that no one goes to. I quietly become her assistant in producing artworks. Naomi suddenly arrived at an Osaka art high school. The pride of the gifted, hardworking Renji gets torn to shreds by her ominous talent. Renji bluffs "I can come up with something like that too." But, he gradually finds himself enthralled by her talent. He writhes between his self-consciousness and inferiority complex. Is she his rival or is she...?! (Source: Futabasha, translated)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 13 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 44m approx
- Published Mar 2020 – May 2022
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M55181 catalog