Blue Period

Name: Blue Period
Genre: Animation, Drama
Released: 2021-10-02
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Hiromu Mineta, Yumiri Hanamori, Daiki Yamashita, Kengo Kawanishi, Yume Miyamoto

ENDED1 Season12 Episodes★ 7.2

Blue Period is an animated drama series on MBS that premiered in 2021, ending after 1 season and 12 episodes.

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NetworkMBS

First AiredOct 2, 2021

Last AiredDec 18, 2021

GenreAnimation, Drama

Runtime24 min

Original Titleブルーピリオド

LanguageJapanese

CountryJapan

ProductionSeven Arcs, Kodansha, MBS

Bored with life, popular high schooler Yatora Yaguchi jumps into the beautiful yet unrelenting world of art after finding inspiration in a painting.

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Cast

Hiromu Mineta

Yatora Yaguchi (voice)

Yumiri Hanamori

Ryuji Ayukawa (voice)

Daiki Yamashita

Yotasuke Takahashi (voice)

Kengo Kawanishi

Haruka Hashida (voice)

Yume Miyamoto

Maki Kuwana (voice)

Mayu Aoyagi

Maru Mori (voice)

Fumi Hirano

Masako Saeki (voice)

Masaya Fukunishi

Sumida (voice)

Shinichiro Kamio

Koigakubo (voice)

Tatsumaru Tachibana

Utashima (voice)

Miku Hiratsuka

Umino (voice)

Ikumi Hasegawa

Shirai (voice)

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 12 episodes

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E1Awakening to the Joy of Painting

Oct 2, 202124m★ 4.5

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

E2He's Not Tanned At All

Oct 9, 202124m★ 4.0

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.

E3Prep School Debut of the Dead

Oct 16, 202124m★ 3.7

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

E4Where Are We Headed?

Oct 23, 202124m★ 4.0

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.

E5Helpless Even If I Know What To Do

Oct 30, 202124m★ 4.0

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

E6Serious Mental Breakdown

Nov 6, 202124m

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.

E7The Start of the First Exam

Nov 13, 202124m★ 4.0

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!

E8Brain-Racking

Nov 20, 202124m★ 4.0

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.

E9Wandering Knife

Nov 27, 202124m★ 3.4

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.

E10Our Color Blue

Dec 4, 202124m★ 3.0

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

E11The Start of the Second Exam

Dec 11, 202124m★ 3.0

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.

E12When I Started to be Dyed in Color

Dec 18, 202124m★ 3.4

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.

About Blue Period

Blue Period is an animation, drama series on MBS. The show first aired on Oct 2, 2021 and currently has 1 season and 12 episodes. Blue Period has ended. It has a rating of 7.2/10 based on 116 votes. The cast includes Hiromu Mineta, Yumiri Hanamori, Daiki Yamashita, Kengo Kawanishi, Yume Miyamoto.