R-15

Taketo Akutagawa enters an academy where exceptional talent is the condition of admission. His gift is writing, but his specialty in adult fiction makes classmates quick to misunderstand him, leaving him determined to prove that his ability deserves the same recognition as theirs.

School newspaper work and encounters with gifted musicians, inventors, and other unconventional students give him a wealth of unfamiliar experiences. Amid the resulting misunderstandings, Taketo struggles to turn his imagination into work he can be proud of while finding a place among people whose brilliance does not make them any easier to understand.