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Blue Period · Episode 1: Awakening to the Joy of Painting

Awakening to the Joy of Painting
2021-10-0224 min

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

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Blue Period

Blue Period

ブルーピリオド

Also known as: ブルーピリオド, Periodo Azul, Голубой период, Блакитний період

ONA202177%DramaSlice of Life

Synopsis

The studious Yatora leaves a dry life of study and good manners behind for a new passion: painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling… (Source: Kodansha USA) Note: The anime premiered on Netflix on Sep 25, 2021 in Japan. The TV broadcast started on Oct 2, 2021.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Yatora Yaguchi
Yatora YaguchiMain
Hiromu MinetaJP
Hiromu Mineta
Ryuuji Ayukawa
Ryuuji AyukawaMain
Yumiri HanamoriJP
Yumiri Hanamori
Utashima
UtashimaSupporting
Tatsumaru TachibanaJP
Tatsumaru Tachibana
Hanako Sakuraba
Hanako SakurabaSupporting
Saori OonishiJP
Saori Oonishi
Sumida
SumidaSupporting
Masaya FukunishiJP
Masaya Fukunishi
Mayu Ooba
Mayu OobaSupporting
Yuuki KazuJP
Yuuki Kazu
Maru Mori
Maru MoriSupporting
Mayu AoyagiJP
Mayu Aoyagi
Koigakubo
KoigakuboSupporting
Shinichirou KamioJP
Shinichirou Kamio
Fumi Kamiyama
Fumi KamiyamaSupporting
Atsumi TanezakiJP
Atsumi Tanezaki
Yotasuke Takahashi
Yotasuke TakahashiSupporting
Daiki YamashitaJP
Daiki Yamashita
Shirai
ShiraiSupporting
Ikumi HasegawaJP
Ikumi Hasegawa
Maki Kuwana
Maki KuwanaSupporting
Yume MiyamotoJP
Yume Miyamoto

Staff

Todd Haberkorn
Todd HaberkornADR Director (English)
Todd Haberkorn
Todd HaberkornADR Director (English)
Reiko Yoshida
Reiko YoshidaScript
Reiko Yoshida
Reiko YoshidaSeries Composition
Tensai Okamura
Tensai OkamuraEpisode Director (OP)
Tensai Okamura
Tensai OkamuraStoryboard (OP)
Hiromi Kikuta
Hiromi KikutaSound Director
Kouji Masunari
Kouji MasunariStoryboard (eps 1, 12)

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AnimeDweebscored 70/100
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Scorpioncoolscored 86/100
A beautiful anime but was it the best they could have done?
Z
ZNotescored 44/100
It blasts through its material so quickly that both the human and artistic connections suffer.
B
bentohscored 85/100
Okay I like it, Picasso
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unwrittenZephyrscored 60/100
Despite having a rock solid foundation, Blue Period fails as an adaptation.