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Blue Period
Synopsis
The story
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… Note: The anime premiered on Netflix on Sep 25, 2021 in Japan. The TV broadcast started on Oct 2, 2021.
DramaSlice of Life
Episode guide
12 episodes
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01Episode 1Unwatched · AiredAired Sep 25, 202102Episode 2Unwatched · AiredAired Oct 2, 202103Episode 3Unwatched · AiredAired Oct 9, 202104Episode 4Unwatched · AiredAired Oct 16, 202105Episode 5Unwatched · AiredAired Oct 23, 202106Episode 6Unwatched · AiredAired Oct 30, 202107Episode 7Unwatched · AiredAired Nov 6, 202108Episode 8Unwatched · AiredAired Nov 13, 202109Episode 9Unwatched · AiredAired Nov 20, 202110Episode 10Unwatched · AiredAired Nov 27, 202111Episode 11Unwatched · AiredAired Dec 4, 202112Episode 12Unwatched · AiredAired Dec 11, 2021Characters & voices
500 credited
Yatora Yaguchi
Main
Ryuuji Ayukawa
Main
Maru Mori
Supporting
Yotasuke Takahashi
Supporting
Maki Kuwana
Supporting
Masako Saeki
Supporting
Haruka Hashida
Supporting
Shirota
Supporting
Mayu Ooba
Supporting
Kinemi Miki
Supporting
Koigakubo
Supporting
Utashima
Supporting
Sumida
Supporting
Shirai
Supporting
Yamamoto
Supporting
Umino
Supporting
Takurou Ishii
Supporting
Sae Okada
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Todd HaberkornADR Director (English)Todd HaberkornADR Director (English)
Reiko YoshidaScriptReiko YoshidaSeries Composition
Tensai OkamuraEpisode Director (OP)Tensai OkamuraStoryboard (OP) 
Hiromi KikutaSound Director
Kouji MasunariChief DirectorKouji MasunariStoryboard (eps 1, 12) 
Kazuhiko SekiEditing
Hiroaki SatouAnimation Producer
Tomoyuki ShitayaCharacter DesignTomoyuki ShitayaChief Animation Director (eps 1-12) 
Yuuji KanekoArt Director (ep 1) 
Yukihiro ShibutaniArt Director (eps 9, 10) 
Yuusuke OnodaEpisode Director (eps 2, 7) 
Naoya FukushiCG ProducerKana HashidateAssistant Chief Animation Director (ep 12) Miyako NishidaAssistant Chief Animation Director (eps 7-10, 12) 
Tsubasa YamaguchiOriginal CreatorThemes & motifs
AniList community tags
DrawingTheme-Arts98%
Coming of AgeTheme-Drama90%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast85%
SchoolSetting-Scene84%
PhilosophyTheme-Other84%
EducationalTheme-Other82%
SeinenDemographic81%
Primarily Teen CastCast-Main Cast80%
School ClubSetting-Scene73%
TransgenderCast-Traits61%
UrbanSetting-Scene60%
Time SkipSetting-Time60%
LGBTQ+ ThemesTheme-Other50%
FemboyCast-Traits46%
CrossdressingCast-Traits46%
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Current12,973
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Completed80,968
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What viewers say
500 community reviews
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@AnimeDweeb174/196 helpful
A beautiful anime but was it the best they could have done?
@Scorpioncool67/89 helpful
[PT/BR] "Até mesmo as lágrimas são pintadas e desenhadas sobre esta tela."
@dopopo18/26 helpful
It blasts through its material so quickly that both the human and artistic connections suffer.
@ZNote33/48 helpful