Blue Period

Second-year high school student Yatora Yaguchi is a delinquent with excellent grades, but is unmotivated to find his true calling in life. Yatora spends his days working hard to maintain his academic standing while hanging out with his equally unambitious friends. However, beneath his carefree demeanor, Yatora does not enjoy either activity and wishes he could find something more fulfilling.

While mulling over his predicament, Yatora finds himself staring at a vibrant landscape of Shibuya. Unable to express how he feels about the unusually breathtaking sight, he picks up a paintbrush, hoping his thoughts will be conveyed on canvas. After receiving praise for his work, the joy he feels sends him on a journey to enter the extremely competitive Tokyo University of the Arts—a school that only accepts one in every two hundred applicants.

Facing talented peers, a lack of understanding of the fine arts, and struggles to obtain his parents’ approval, Yatora is confronted by much adversity. In the hopes of securing one of the five prestigious spots in his program of choice, Yatora must show that his inexperience does not define him.

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Yaguchi, Yatora Main

Mineta, Hiromu Japanese

Ayukawa, Ryuuji Main

Hanamori, Yumiri Japanese

Takahashi, Yotasuke Supporting

Yamashita, Daiki Japanese

Hashida, Haruka Supporting

Kawanishi, Kengo Japanese

Kuwana, Maki Supporting

Miyamoto, Yume Japanese

Ooba, Mayu Supporting

Kazu, Yuuki Japanese

Mori, Maru Supporting

Aoyagi, Mayu Japanese

Saeki, Masako Supporting

Hirano, Fumi Japanese

Miki, Kinemi Supporting

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Koigakubo Supporting

Kamio, Shinichirou Japanese

Kamei, Hiroshi Producer

Yonezawa, Akira Producer

Matsumoto, Takuya Producer

Fukui, Norio Producer

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Jul 24, 2024

flymango

Recommended

What kind of audience does Blue Period appeal to :

I am not an art person. I couldn't understand art thus people's love for it. Yet after watching Blue Period, although it may be seemed delusional to say the least, I finally am able to at least apprecaite art. This is what Blue Period is about, a teenager discovering himself and hoping there're others who'd truely understand his burning passion for art. Therefore, Blue Period is a "deep" anime suitable for people who'd gain enjoyment from contemplating what the story is trying to deliver. Even if you're not an art person like me, perhaps after watching ... this anime, you'd also get a new understanding about "art".
Why I give the score 9/10 :

· Story Telling
Not to be confused with "story", the story "telling" is what I find impressive about Blue Period. Art is abstract. Even so for an anime that deeply discusses this topic. To make one understand art, is no harder than trying to make one understand math. A well thought-out and sophisticatedly crafted object that is meant to express something specific ; A delicately interrelated logic combinations that produces a result only meaningful to the logic itself . All Im trying to say is --- it is even more inconceivably hard to "tell a good" story about art. I went into the anime expecting the worse to only prove myself wrong. Blue Period is not interesting because it is an anime about art, it is interesting because it is an anime about "someone that loves art". Instead of directly make the characters talk about art, the anime takes you through the process and mindset of creating art itself with the protagonist. Just like how you would teach someone to understand math. Hence you can truely see how art is amazing, not through itself, but the how the people feel when they devote themselve to it.

It's nothing but blatant and obvious that anime is a form of art, but Blue Period is an anime that has truely made me have a deep understanding of what that means. Immature, but genuine. So although there are places where it's rough around the edges, such as the animation quality etc. , solely from the fact that it was a very meaningful and enjoyable watching experience (some may think it's too high, but how many anime can truely make you feel this way let's be honest), it gets a 9/10.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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May 8, 2023

Mr_Socialite

Mixed Feelings

LISTEN BEFORE YOU BARK AT ME!

THIS IS A NETFLIX ANIME, FIRST AND FOREMOST!

That said, you must take the anime with a grain of salt. Like, it could be better, yes, but the story is beautiful. I loved this anime, and I typically hate Netflix animes besides Kakeguri.

Honestly, this anime is genuinely beautiful, whether the art design or the story. I love the characters and the growth of their personalities. They are fleshed out, and the story is something that anyone within the art community can relate to. It depicts the desire to do better and the inner conflicts one may have.

I do ... not care what anyone says, this is a good anime to watch if you want to watch an anime that makes you feel good while also feeling inner dread about your life. Somehow, that is what makes it beautiful. Having mixed feelings about everything makes it so unique.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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May 12, 2024

LarissaWeeb

Not Recommended

💙✨ I had high hopes for this show, but unfortunately, it didn't live up to my expectations. The first episode showed promise, but the excitement quickly fizzled out. The plot was as dull as a rainy day, and the characters were about as interesting as a plain bowl of oatmeal. Especially the main character - he was as bland as plain white rice! The blonde girl was much more intriguing.

💙✨ The story didn't have anything new or exciting. It felt like watching paint dry. I wouldn't recommend this show if you're looking for something thrilling. It's like eating the same boring cereal every day.

Boring/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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