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Manga: The Blue Period. (It’s getting an anime!)
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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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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…
The Blue Period Arc
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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 – 08
It inspires me so much when an anime is really about something. Read more
Blue Period – 09
Well, that got pretty damn dark there. Read more
Blue Period – 01
「Episode 1」 I don't know much about art, but I know what I like.
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
「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 – 04
The desire to express one's soul, once awakened, can never be extinguished - only suppressed at cost. 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 – 02
As any Shinkai Makoto fan knows, art can capture the essence of something more deeply than any photograph. Read more
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 – 06
If there was a theme here, I would say it comes down to "the grass is always greener". 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
Little Miss P and Blue Period
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Little Miss P and Blue Period
There are now two NWSL teams withing reasonable distance of me, and I’ve shamefully seen neither of...
The Observation Deck: Blue Period
Despite what some detractors would have you believe, Blue Period is a wonderful and artistic experience.
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!
Natsume’s Book of Friends and Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey
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Natsume’s Book of Friends and Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey
We’re back from holiday break! The Astros cheated to win the World Series and get to another one, and also in the season in between. The players should…
Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey
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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…
Initial Results: Blue Period
A series with both a great concept and a fantastic main character.
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 – 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…
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 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…
Blue Period Anime Review
Another bright slice-of-life series has entered the fray! See how this series holds up in our review.
First Impressions – Blue Period
I don't know much about art, but I know what I like. Read more
First Impressions: Blue Period
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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…
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.
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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…
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…
Blue Period | Episodes One and Two Review
Blue Period is an interesting anime. After watching the first two episodes, I think the story is something I can get behind. Despite only being two episodes in…
Blue Period Volumes 6 and 7 Review
Yatora has passed the first part of Tokyo University of the Arts’ entrance exam but as the second exam starts his stress-induced afflictions are worse than ever and…
Blue Period Volumes 1 and 2 Review
TheOASG reviews Blue Period, where Yatora's life changes when it stumbles upon an art piece and becomes driven with a brand-new hobby.
Blue Period | E3 and 4: Self Discovery.
Blue Period is a very interesting anime. I thought episodes three and four carried the same level of intrigue. I’m not an artisty person so I have a…
Art and Competition: PPPPPP vs Blue Period
I do feel unfair writing this post considering that PPPPPP (which will be 6P in this post from this point onward) vs Blue Period. Especially since 6P is…
Blue Period – 12 (End) and Series Review
This last run of episodes has been really spectacular, and the finale more than held up its end of the bargain. Read more
Blue Period | E7 and E8: Exam Time.
I’ll mention this time and time again, the biggest reason why I continue to watch and be fascinated by Blue Period is that it feels very real. While…
Blue Period - The Dichotomy between Talent and Hard Work
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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…
The Goddess of Art – Blue Period Ep 2 Review
Summer break comes to pass, and Mori-senpai graduates. Is the adaptation moving too fast? This is a review and discussion for Blue Period Episode 2 on Netflix.