Yatora Yaguchi, a second-year high school student, is a delinquent with outstanding grades who is uninspired to pursue his real purpose in life. Yatora spends his days trying hard to retain his academic position while socializing with his similarly unambitious peers. Yatora, despite his easygoing manner, dislikes both activities and wishes he could find something more rewarding. While contemplating his dilemma, Yatora finds himself looking at Shibuya's bright environment. Unable to describe his feelings about the extraordinarily beautiful sight, he picks up a paintbrush in the hope that his ideas will be represented on canvas. The thrill he feels after earning appreciation for his art propels him on a drive to attend the exceedingly competitive Tokyo University of the Arts—a school.