Maki Kuwana is a talented art student who often ends up in the same classes as Yatora Yaguchi, like winter and summer courses and the special small-group D Class. Her whole family are graduates of Tokyo University of the Arts, with her older sister being a top student. Although she is known as a genius with amazing art skills, Maki sometimes feels pressure from her family’s strong achievements. She is cheerful and easy to talk to but sometimes shows a darker side due to stress. Despite challenges, she is caring and dependable, always ready to help her friends. After a setback, she switches her focus to sculpture, passes her entrance exam after one retry, and becomes a junior student at the university.
Maki Kuwana is 161 cm tall.
She used to have semi-long hair, but she changes to a bob cut when she starts at Tokyo University of the Arts.
She colors part of her hair brown.
When painting, she wears a work jumpsuit.
Her face often gets black from using pencils until they turn to powder.
Maki is very friendly, outgoing, and cheerful.
She is supportive of her friends, sometimes acting bravely and helping out when others are in trouble.
Even though she seems bright, she sometimes makes comments that hint at hidden worries.
She loves to eat, especially cute and photogenic foods.
Maki is a big fan of K-POP and idols and enjoys going to concerts with her sister.
She tries to recommend idols to Yatora Yaguchi.
Maki comes from a family of artists.
Both her parents graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts.
Her older sister, Yuki Kuwana, was the top student in the painting program.
Maki is skilled, but she sometimes feels she can’t be “different” or “change” because of her talented family.
She tries to find her own path while dealing with the high expectations around her.
Maki is an outstanding artist with strong skills in oil painting.
She once earned first place in her prep school’s public art contest.
She later decided to study sculpture, where she also excelled.
Maki works quickly and is known for using pencils so fiercely that they turn into powder.
She is very close to her older sister, Yuki Kuwana, and often spends time with her.
Maki and Yatora Yaguchi share classes and help each other during tough times.
She helps Yatora by carrying his things and cheering him up during hard moments.
Her birthday is April 23.
She is a big eater but stays slim.
She thinks about a superstition, believing that winning first place at the prep school contest means you won’t pass the university entrance exam.
She loves eating and cute foods.
Her School Life
Maki often ends up together with Yatora in special classes like the D Class and holiday workshops.
She is seen as a “heroine” in the Blue Period story.
Family Pressure and Self-Doubt
Her parents and her older sister are all top graduates from Tokyo University of the Arts.
Maki feels the pressure to be as good as them, which makes her fear any change or difference.
This stress sometimes brings out her dark side, although she tries to stay positive.
Achievements and Setbacks
In the prep school’s public contest, Maki wins first place thanks to her strong art skills.
However, she worries about a superstition—that winning first place means you won’t succeed in the real exam.
Unfortunately, she fails to get accepted to Tokyo University of the Arts on her first try.
Change in Direction and Success
Maki reflects on why she didn’t pass the entrance exam and decides to change from painting to sculpture.
After a year as a “ronin” (a student who tries again), she passes and gets into the sculpture department.
She then becomes an underclassman of Yatora Yaguchi at the university.
Friendship and Support
Even under the stress and tiredness of exams, she helps Yatora when he is feeling unwell.
She runs to talk to him and carries his heavy things to the upper floor with him.
This shows her caring and supportive side.
Maki wears a jumpsuit when she paints.
She likes to go to idol concerts with her older sister.
She is known for her big appetite and love for cute, photogenic foods.
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