Blue Period

Season 1

2021 · 12 episodes · 4h 48m in all · 3.8/10

Episodes

1. 

   1. Awakening to the Joy of Painting

   2 Oct 2021 · 24 min · 4.5/10

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

2. 

   2. He's Not Tanned At All

   9 Oct 2021 · 24 min · 4.0/10

   Yatora enters the art club. Over summer break he takes part in special training to improve his skills after switching his college choice to art school.

3. 

   3. Prep School Debut of the Dead

   16 Oct 2021 · 24 min · 3.7/10

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

4. 

   4. Where Are We Headed?

   23 Oct 2021 · 24 min · 4.0/10

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

5. 

   5. Helpless Even If I Know What To Do

   30 Oct 2021 · 24 min · 4.0/10

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

6. 

   6. Serious Mental Breakdown

   6 Nov 2021 · 24 min · 5.0/10

   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.

7. 

   7. The Start of the First Exam

   13 Nov 2021 · 24 min · 4.0/10

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

8. 

   8. Brain-Racking

   20 Nov 2021 · 24 min · 4.0/10

   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.

9. 

   9. Wandering Knife

   27 Nov 2021 · 24 min · 3.4/10

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

10. 

    10. Our Color Blue

    4 Dec 2021 · 24 min · 3.0/10

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

11. 

    11. The Start of the Second Exam

    11 Dec 2021 · 24 min · 3.0/10

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

12. 

    12. When I Started to be Dyed in Color

    18 Dec 2021 · 24 min · 3.4/10

    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.