Name: Blue Period Season 1
Genre: Animation, Drama
Released: 2021

S01 Episode 1

Awakening to the Joy of Painting

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

24 mins · Sat, 25 Sep 2021

S01 Episode 2

He's Not Tanned at All

Yatora joins the art club; over summer break, he takes part in special training to improve his skills after switching his college choice to art school.

24 mins · Sat, 2 Oct 2021

S01 Episode 3

Prep School Debut of the Dead

Yatora joins Yuka for extra lessons at Tokyo Art Institute; he has an artistic breakthrough when visiting a museum with his strange new classmates.

25 mins · Sat, 9 Oct 2021

S01 Episode 4

Where Are We Headed?

TAI's night students join the intimidating afternoon classes to gear up for the next competition as the stress of art exams weighs on Yatora's friends.

25 mins · Sat, 16 Oct 2021

S01 Episode 5

Helpless Even If I Know What to Do

As exams near, Oba intensifies training; Yatora struggles to articulate abstract concepts, so Saeki encourages him to use a larger canvas for fun.

25 mins · Sat, 23 Oct 2021

S01 Episode 6

Serious Mental Breakdown

Yatora experiments with various tools to find a secret weapon that will boost his art while exam stress begins to wear on the students' health.

25 mins · Sat, 30 Oct 2021

S01 Episode 7

The Start of the First Exam

Oba tells Yatora his weakness, which sends him spiralling, but a heart-to-heart with close friend reignites his confidence as the first exam begins.

25 mins · Sat, 6 Nov 2021

S01 Episode 8

Brain-Racking

The first exam subject is self-portrait; a mishap gives Yatora the hint he needs; Oba takes the class to a museum before exam results are announced.

24 mins · Sat, 13 Nov 2021

S01 Episode 9

Wandering Knife

Three move on to the second exam, including Yatora, who must master colour; Yatora worries after Yuka gets a seedy job and refuses to go to art school.

24 mins · Sat, 20 Nov 2021

S01 Episode 10

Our Color Blue

Yuka and Yatora head to Odawara and bare their souls and bodies, hoping to overcome their challenges with art and their surrounding fears.

24 mins · Sat, 27 Nov 2021

S01 Episode 11

The Start of the Second Exam

After drawing his own body, Yatora is ready to draw a nude model for the second exam; when his health declines from stress, Oba offers a secret weapon.

24 mins · Sat, 4 Dec 2021

S01 Episode 12

When I Started to Be Dyed in Color

The second exam is in full swing. Yatora struggles with illness and an unclear theme when sudden inspiration delivers answers and a final secret weapon.

24 mins · Sat, 11 Dec 2021

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