We’ve had the anime adaptation of this manga property with Sketchbook ~full colors~ for awhile but the manga has always gotten less attention. Known just as Sketchbook in Japan, the series from Totan Kobako began in 2003 in Comic Blade magazine before moving on to Monthly Comic Garden where it’s been published since. The latest installment of the magazine has revealed that the next installment out on June 5th, 2019 will be the final chapter of the manga and it’ll get the cover as well. The series has thirteen volumes out as of last summer with a fourteenth coming later this year to wrap it all up.
Check out our review of the anime series here. That set contains the original Japanese language track with English subtitles, bring to life the series from Junichi Sato and Yoshimasa Hiraike that was animated by Hal Film Maker. The release comes with some solid extras that include the Picture Dramas 1-6, Clean Openings and Closings, Promotional Video, Commercials, and the Dandelion Waterwheel Music Video.
Plot concept: No matter where she goes, Sora takes her sketchbook along. The world is full of mysterious and beautiful things, after all, and Sora doesn’t want to miss a single one. The best way she knows to capture each moment is by drawing and sketching, watching and learning.
However, though Sora is full of wonder, she’s also incredibly shy. She doesn’t have many friends, except for her fellow classmates in the Art Club. But even though they all seem to be slightly crazy (the teacher included), each of them adds another bright color to Sora’s world.
[Source: ANN]
