Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey

Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey
Cover art for the first volume, featuring the main character, Akiko Hayashi
かくかくしかじか
(Kakukaku Shikajika)
GenreAutobiography, slice of life
Manga
Written byAkiko Higashimura
Published byShueisha
English publisher
MagazineCocohana
DemographicJosei
Original runNovember 28, 2011January 28, 2015
Volumes5
Live-action film
Directed byKazuaki Seki
Written by
  • Date-san
  • Akiko Higashimura
Music byYuki Munakata
StudioWarner Bros. Japan
ReleasedMay 16, 2025 (2025-05-16)

Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey, known in Japan as Kakukaku Shikajika (Japanese: かくかくしかじか; "So-and-so, Such-and-such"), is an autobiographical josei manga series written and illustrated by Akiko Higashimura. It was serialized in Shueisha's monthly manga magazine Cocohana from 2011 to 2015 and collected in five tankōbon volumes. The series is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.