When I was in art school, I often heard a recurring sentiment from my fellow students: “If people can understand even 10% of the message my piece conveys, I would be happy.” Though we differed in s…
May 25, 2022 • Subscribe
More like this
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
Blue Period is currently streaming on Netflix....
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 – 01
「Episode 1」 I don't know much about art, but I know what I like.
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 – 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 – 05
Whenever the closed-eyes character opens them, you better pay close attention to the next thing they say. Read more
Blue Period – 03
Self-discovery is a long process and rarely smooth sailing. 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 – 08
It inspires me so much when an anime is really about something. 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 – 11
In many ways teachers are the stars of Blue Period as much as the students. Read more
Blue Period – 10
I still puzzle over how these two mismatched kids became so intimate. 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 – 04
The desire to express one's soul, once awakened, can never be extinguished - only suppressed at cost. Read more
Blue Period – 06
If there was a theme here, I would say it comes down to "the grass is always greener". Read more
The Observation Deck: Blue Period
Despite what some detractors would have you believe, Blue Period is a wonderful and artistic experience.
Carole and Tuesday: Express Yourself Through Music
Oh hey, everyone. How you’ve been? You ever have a larger amount of time that you spent just relaxing or only partially doing something and then finally come…
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
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…
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 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…
Blue Period Anime Review
Another bright slice-of-life series has entered the fray! See how this series holds up in our review.
![Featured image for Review: Blue Period [Netflix]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20220207/1644241715.30666.58567.jpg)
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…
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 – 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…
Initial Results: Blue Period
A series with both a great concept and a fantastic main character.
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 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…
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…
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.
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
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 (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...
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 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…
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.…
OtakuGeneration.net :: (Show #937) Blue Period
Shownotes :: (show 937) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Blue Period, recorded live May 21st, 2023. This week, we talked about an anime…
Blue period; what lies beneath the canvas
{Spoilers for all of chapter 1} The problem of identity and self image is not a new one, especially not in anime or manga. Plenty of protagonists have…
The Importance of 'Blue' in Blue Period: Interview with Tsubasa Yamaguchi
At the Kodansha House pop-up venue in New York City, Tsubasa Yamaguchi made her U.S. fan event debut and revealed her own experience in fine art.
Manga: The Blue Period. (It’s getting an anime!)
Oh man… when was the last time I wrote about a specific manga on Manga, my life.? 2017 JULY?! Holy shit it’s been 3 and a half years…
Live the Life You Want in Blue Period
Yaguchi feels trapped by his aimless life. Does Blue Period effectively express what it means to live freely, to follow your passion?
I Saw the Live-Action Blue Period Movie
This past weekend at Japan Society NYC, I got a chance to see the live-action adaptation of Tsubasa Yamaguchi's critically-acclaimed manga, Blue Period, a month before Japanese theaters…
Little Miss P and Blue Period
There are now two NWSL teams withing reasonable distance of me, and I’ve shamefully seen neither of...