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Blue Period

Blue Period
★ 7.2/10•2021•24m•TV-14•Animation•Drama
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Bored with life, popular high schooler Yatora Yaguchi jumps into the beautiful yet unrelenting world of art after finding inspiration in a painting.

StatusEnded
Runtime24m
LanguageJA
First Air DateOct 2, 2021

Episodes

Episode 1 - Awakening to the Joy of PaintingE124m

Awakening to the Joy of Painting

Life and priorities change for listless high schooler Yatora when he sees his classmate's painting and discovers an appreciation and talent for art.

Oct 2, 2021

Episode 2 - He's Not Tanned At AllE224m

He's Not Tanned At All

Yatora enters the art club. Over summer break he takes part in special training to improve his skills after switching his college choice to art school.

Oct 9, 2021

Episode 3 - Prep School Debut of the DeadE324m

Prep School Debut of the Dead

Yatora joins Yuka for extra lessons at Tokyo Art Institute. He has an artistic breakthrough when visiting a museum with his strange new classmates.

Oct 16, 2021

Episode 4 - Where Are We Headed?E424m

Where Are We Headed?

TAI's night students join the intimidating afternoon classes to gear up for the next competition as the stress of art exams weigh on Yatora's friends.

Oct 23, 2021

Episode 5 - Helpless Even If I Know What To DoE524m

Helpless Even If I Know What To Do

As exams near, Oba intensifies training. Yatora struggles to articulate abstract concepts, so Saeki encourages him to use a larger canvas for fun.

Oct 30, 2021

Episode 6 - Serious Mental BreakdownE624m

Serious Mental Breakdown

Yatora experiments with various tools to find a secret weapon that will boost his art while exam stress begins to wear on the students' health.

Nov 6, 2021

Episode 7 - The Start of the First ExamE724m

The Start of the First Exam

Oba tells Yatora his weakness, which sends him spiraling. But a heart-to-heart with a close friend reignites his confidence as the first exam begins!

Nov 13, 2021

Episode 8 - Brain-RackingE824m

Brain-Racking

The first exam subject is "self-portrait." A mishap gives Yatora the hint he needs; Oba takes the class to a museum before exam results are announced.

Nov 20, 2021

Episode 9 - Wandering KnifeE924m

Wandering Knife

Three move on to the second exam, including Yatora, who must master "color." Yatora worries after Yuka gets a seedy job and refuses to go to art school.

Nov 27, 2021

Episode 10 - Our Color BlueE1024m

Our Color Blue

Yuka and Yatora head to Odawara and bare their souls and bodies, hoping to overcome their personal challenges with art and their surrounding fears.

Dec 4, 2021

Episode 11 - The Start of the Second ExamE1124m

The Start of the Second Exam

After drawing his own body, Yatora is ready for the second exam: a nude model. But when his health declines from stress, Oba offers a secret weapon.

Dec 11, 2021

Episode 12 - When I Started to be Dyed in ColorE1224m

When I Started to be Dyed in Color

The second exam is in full swing. Yatora struggles with illness and an unclear theme when sudden inspiration delivers answers and a final secret weapon.

Dec 18, 2021

Actors

Hiromu Mineta

Hiromu Mineta

Yatora Yaguchi (voice)

Yumiri Hanamori

Yumiri Hanamori

Ryuji Ayukawa (voice)

Daiki Yamashita

Daiki Yamashita

Yotasuke Takahashi (voice)

Kengo Kawanishi

Kengo Kawanishi

Haruka Hashida (voice)

Yume Miyamoto

Yume Miyamoto

Maki Kuwana (voice)

Mayu Aoyagi

Mayu Aoyagi

Maru Mori (voice)

Fumi Hirano

Fumi Hirano

Masako Saeki (voice)

Masaya Fukunishi

Masaya Fukunishi

Sumida (voice)

Shinichiro Kamio

Shinichiro Kamio

Koigakubo (voice)

Tatsumaru Tachibana

Tatsumaru Tachibana

Utashima (voice)

Miku Hiratsuka

Miku Hiratsuka

Umino (voice)

Ikumi Hasegawa

Ikumi Hasegawa

Shirai (voice)

Yuna Nemoto

Yuna Nemoto

Shirota (voice)

Aoi Koga

Aoi Koga

Yamamoto (voice)

Yuki Kazu

Yuki Kazu

Mayu Oba (voice)

Emiri Suyama

Emiri Suyama

Sae Okada (voice)

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