The desire to express one's soul, once awakened, can never be extinguished - only suppressed at cost. Read more
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Blue Period – 04
「我々はどこへ行くのか」 (Wareware wa doko e iku no ka) "Where Are We Going?" The desire to express one’s soul, once awakened, can never be extinguished – only suppressed at cost.
Blue Period
Rating: 10/10 Episodes: 12 Source: Manga Genres: Drama, Slice of Life Premiered: Fall 2021 Trailer Synopsis Second-year high school student Yatora Yaguchi is a delinquent with excellent grades,…
Blue Period
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Blue Period – 08
It inspires me so much when an anime is really about something. Read more
Blue Period – 10
I still puzzle over how these two mismatched kids became so intimate. Read more
Blue Period – 11
In many ways teachers are the stars of Blue Period as much as the students. Read more
Blue Period – 01
「Episode 1」 I don't know much about art, but I know what I like.
Blue Period – 06
If there was a theme here, I would say it comes down to "the grass is always greener". Read more
Blue Period – 02
As any Shinkai Makoto fan knows, art can capture the essence of something more deeply than any photograph. Read more
Blue Period – 03
Self-discovery is a long process and rarely smooth sailing. Read more
Blue Period – 03
「予備校デビュー・オブ・ザ・デッド」 (Yobikō debyuu Obu za deddo) "Prep School Debut of the Dead" Self-discovery is a long process and rarely smooth sailing.
Blue Period – 05
Whenever the closed-eyes character opens them, you better pay close attention to the next thing they say. Read more
Blue Period – 02
「全然焼けてねえ」 (Zenzen yake tenē) "I'm Not Burned At All" As any Shinkai Makoto fan knows, art can capture the essence of something more deeply than any photograph.
Blue Period – 09
Well, that got pretty damn dark there. Read more
Blue Period – 07
"That path is for your steps alone", as the song goes - and you have to take ownership of it. Read more
Blue Period – Episode 6
Exam season is looming and the stress everyone is feeling is practically tangible. As always, there was a lot to cover in just this single episode, but if…
Blue Period (Burū Piriodo)
There was hardly a single moment I didn’t enjoy in Blue Period. Obviously, I do like coming of age stories. And for me, it was great to remember…
First Impressions: Blue Period
Hello and welcome back to Otaku Thursday! It sure does feel like it’s been a while since I did a post, when in reality we were only gone…
Blue Period – Episode 11
It's the second exam and I knew I was going to be stressed for Yatora, but I wasn't expecting to be this stressed. Sure, last week's episode left…
First Look: Blue Period
Manga Adaptation by Seven Arcs Streaming on Netflix Premise Yatora Yaguchi is in his second year of high school and bored with a life spent studying and hanging…
First Impression: Blue Period
Yatora Yaguchi is a walking contradiction, embodying what are usually the mutually exclusive extremes of the teenaged delinquent and the honor student. He spends his nights hanging out…
First Impressions – Blue Period
I don't know much about art, but I know what I like. Read more
Initial Results: Blue Period
A series with both a great concept and a fantastic main character.
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Review: Blue Period [Netflix]
Yatora Yaguchi lives the life of a delinquent, and yet is still able to get good grades in class. A big weight has been placed on his shoulders…
Manga Review: Blue Period
Spoilers for the first four chapters of Blue Period! Yatora is in many ways a typical high school student, dealing with questions of who he is and what…
Blue Period – Episode 1
Yaguchi Yatora wants to become an artist, but is torn between following his true passion or choicing a more stable career.
Blue Period Anime Review
Another bright slice-of-life series has entered the fray! See how this series holds up in our review.
Blue Period – Episode 5
Yatora really went through quite the range of emotions this week and to be honest there were quite the range of emotions from the rest of the cast…
The Blue Period Arc
A slight explanation as to why I haven’t been uploading lately, and an introduction to a possible blue period arc on the website.
Blue Period – Episode 9 & 10
Episode 9 With a title like "Wandering Knife" I knew this episode was going to be intense, but I was still caught off guard with this week's episode.…
Blue Period (1-12 Streaming)
Yatora Yaguchi is a fairly popular student who excels in school, but secretly grapples with feelings of emptiness and frustration. When visi...
Blue Period – Episode 7 & 8
Episode 7 I've never been more stressed for an exam, than I am right now and it's someone else taking it. And on that note, who am I…
Manga First Impression – Blue Period
Bleu Period is an interesting manga with a lot to offer, but it also follows a lot of classical tropes and structures.
The Observation Deck: Blue Period
Despite what some detractors would have you believe, Blue Period is a wonderful and artistic experience.
OtakuGeneration.net :: (Show #937) Blue Period
Shownotes :: (show 937) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Blue Period, recorded live May 21st, 2023. This week, we talked about an anime…
Anime Taste Testing: Blue Period
This is one of those shows that I quite want to like, but am still in the process of working out if I actually do.
Anime Series Like Blue Period
In his second year of high school, Yatora Yaguchi goofs off with his friends and studies hard enough to make good grades. However, neither makes him happy. Bound…
Smile Down the Runway, Welcome to the Ballroom, Baby Steps, Blue Period, March Comes in Like a Lion
OtakuGeneration.net :: (Show #937) Blue Period
Shownotes :: (show 938) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Take the X Train, recorded live May 28th, 2023. This week, we watched an…
Blue Period – Episode 3 & 4
Episode 3 Yatora has 'graduated' from the art club and joins Yuka at the trade school and it's an incredible shock for him. It looks like he still…
Blue Period Review: The Broad Strokes
Studio: Seven Arcs Director: Koji Masunari Streaming on: Netflix Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, as the poem goes, and I’ve always felt that strongly. I thought…
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Blue Period – Episode 12 [Final Impressions]
Ahhhhhh !!!!! Yaguchi!!! You did it!!! I'm so proud of you!! This was such a lovely final episode, I'm feeling so many emotions, but overall, I'm just really…
Blue Period – In Search of Identity
I was really looking forward to the Blue Period anime after having read the manga. Here's how it held up!
Little Miss P and Blue Period
There are now two NWSL teams withing reasonable distance of me, and I’ve shamefully seen neither of...
Blue Period Volume 3: Progress Report
Now that Yatora is feeling more comfortable in the art world, has made more friends, and is learning what kind of works he likes, time is starting to…
Little Miss P and Blue Period
There are now two NWSL teams withing reasonable distance of me, and I’ve shamefully seen neither of...
Blue Period (ブルーピリオド, Kentaro Hagiwara, 2024)
An ennui-ridden teen finds the world opening up to him after he discovers the power of art yet fears he can’t live up to his new epiphany in…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Blue Period
Streaming: Netflix Episodes: TBA Source: Manga Episode Summary: Yatora is a high school student making his way through life on auto-pilot. His studiousness makes getting good grades easy,…
Manga of the Month: Blue Period
Blue Period (ブルーピリオド)by Tsubasa Yamaguchi Late in high school, Yatora Yaguchi finds a passion for painting that puts him on a new, and sometimes arduous, path as he…
Blue Period Volumes 3-5 Review
Yatora is continuing his prep work for taking the TUA entrance exam and like many third year high school students, this after school prep work is overtaking everything…
The Deep Blue Ocean – Blue Period Ep 10 Review
Yatora and Ryuji bare it all at the ocean. Did they make it back to the surface unscathed? This is a review and discussion for Blue Period Episode…