Blue Period

This is my first time writing a review and to put it short, the reason is because I never felt the need for it. However, seeing how controversial this show is being, I felt compelled to give my own two cents. For starters, I agree, the art is terrible. It's just not good, especially considering it's a show about art. I just criticized a show about music endlessly because the soundtrack isn't good enough considering music is the whole theme of the show, then why am I giving such a high score for Blue Period? How is it so deserving of a 10? Short answer: the art doesn't matter. I've watched my fair share of bad animation and they CAN make or break an anime sometimes but this one is not one of those cases. The bad art pales in comparison to everything this show has to offer. Another opinion I see very often: the manga is better and this is a bad adaption. Maybe it is, maybe the manga really is better. The thing is, being a bad or a normal adaption doesn't mean it's a bad anime. Just how being a breathtaking adaption doesn't mean it's a good anime. Taking examples of each one: Noragami: it isn't a good adaptation, the source material is way better, the anime messed up several things including using fillers and changing how the story really went to make it fitting of an "end". The characters doesn't have an ounce of the depth they have in the manga. However, as an anime, in a vacuum, I really like it. Noragami wasn't a bad experience regardless of how different from the manga it may have been. 3-Gatsu no Lion: it's pretty much a copy, it's what I would call a normal adaptation. Whether you're reading the manga or the anime, it'll be literally the same. Barely anything changes between them, and it's as much of a good anime as it's an amazing manga. Kimetsu no Yaiba: now this is what I would call a perfect adaptation. It adapted the source material and improved it. All the comedy timings improved, the art improved, it's just amazing. Is it necessarily a good anime? Not really. I may have given it a 10 because the production is so breathtaking you can't just look away, but the story and the characters itself are pretty bland. All that is to say that being a good, a normal or a bad adaptation of the source material shouldn't be an indicative of it being a bad or a good show. Regardless of it being better or worse than the source material, the anime is a piece on its own and it should be treated and reviewed as such. Now about soundtrack, I genuinely didn't feel anything wrong with it. Heck, I barely noticed it, and while not noticing the soundtrack means it wasn't good, it also means it wasn't missed at any time. Whether that's good or not, it's up to you. Now to what really matters: the characters. I get it, the support cast really isn't outstanding in any way shape or form. Some of them don't have any personality, others barely get any development and most of them are just plot devices. With all that in mind, now I ask you: so what? Something that Blue Period made me realize is that sometimes it's ok if one of the characters is the sun and all the others are only stars, stespstones to make the sun shine even brighter. This is exactly what happens in Blue Period. The supporting characters are exactly what the name say here: supporting characters. They're there to redirect all the shine, all the light so Yatora can shine even brighter, and boy, how he shines. Yatora is the sun but he doesn't shine alone. Ryuuji was an exquisite character as well, the few episodes of his arc were outstanding. Yotasuke was also a very intriguing character throughout the show and Mori could even be considered an absent main character, always being the driving force behind Yatora. Yatora's friendship with the other three deliquents was also a very sweet thing, despite Yatora "leaving them behind", they never once mocked him, on the contrary, they supported him through everything. As superficial as their friendship may seem, they were great friends. His teachers as well were very interesting characters, one of them very peculiar and subtle, the other doing everything on her power to improve her students' art. They really lacked a better, or any, development but as opposed to other shows that also lacked this element, I didn't miss it. I never felt the need to get any arc for any of them because this is a show about Yatora, he is the star, he is the sun. This is about Yatora following his passion, about Yatora making art, it's Yatora's coming of age story and it was told marvelously.

You ever watch a show, or listen to a song, or even see a photo that afterwards has you questioning your life choices? Makes you reflect on yourself? This may not apply to anyone else, but thats what this show did for me. I won't tell you the art is good or the sound design or character designs are good because I can't tell that stuff. But I can say the characters are believable and the story writing is really well done. I havn't watched many shows where I feel like I've been on this journey of self discovery alongside the characters themselves. By episode 6 I felt like I had spent a year with our main character. The show also tackles some darker subject matter, nothing shocking but stuff that isnt usually covered in anime that I've seen, and when it is it's usually tacked on or used for some way to force character development. But in Blue period I think it was tackled realistically and maturely. I really enjoyed my time with this show, and I'm mostly using this review to jot down everything thats been on my mind since I finished it. I hope others who watch this come out with similar experiences, but I can understand if some part of the show that I didnt have a problem with turns someone off.

Honestly, I really loved the anime so far and I must really say it was a succeed adaptation for me. I heard a lot of nice things about the manga. Art and slice of life are beautifully blended, but art remains at 35-40% in anime, I would liked to see more art-piece. The characters in this series are amazing each one gives a unique insight into the varying minds behind art, some side characters moments not that much meaningful as they could have been, but the fundamental ideas behind the characters and their developments are always there. In anime I was felted like the real main character is Ayukawa and Yaguchi "aka the main character" is just an tool for the transfering Ayukawa's feelings and story to watchers in my opinion. Yaguchi is always aiming for his goals through hard work rather than natural talent. Because of this you are easily understanding a real art piece coming from what kind of hard and long processes' and what kind of story-line sleeping behind an art piece While watching the anime. The music choices are not bad I cant replace them with better ones but they are not carrying the mood of the scenes sometimes. And lastly I want to say that you gonna enjoy while watching Blue Period even you dont have any interested in art.

What is dreams and how far are you willing to go too achieve them thats some questions we get answered through the story of blue period I will now talk about why i think blue period is such a amazing manga and anime and hopefully convince you too read it or watch it by the end 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. One night 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 200 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. Relatability i find blue period too be one the manga which i have imagined being the main character at some point in the story not because he is some buff greek gud in a fighting tournament but becuase he is like me someone who have no idea what he wants too do in the future, no idea whats his dreams are, he has no Ambitions until he found that one thing which he loves too do. and i am sure that is not only me who been there wondering what my future will be like and what i will be doing and you will feel like that until you find your ambition for yatora his abitions is art yatora is also a very hard working student who always trys too improve and puts in more work then others do because of that he is always stressing and feels pressure over himself and it isn´t only yatora that is relatable becuase there is so many more relatiable characters in this story for exampel yatoras friend yotasuke takashashi is someone you can easly relate to he is really reserved ans has a shy personality even do he is shy he has complete confindence in his art skills and isn´t afraid to admit it he is relatable for most people because even if you dont are as confindence as him you might be shy and reserved and the other way i think that blue period did an outsatnding job at making characters which you can see yourself in and just relate to them overall. Dreams dreams are something we all have even if you have a small dream or a big dream, you have a dream and you want to achieve that dream right? why would have you have that dream if not Dreams are something that are being shown perfectly in this story do too the fact that this story is about dreams and how much hard work you are willing to put into making them come into reality and yatora shows what it takes too make your dreams come to life he shows that you cant just sit around and do nothing and expet your dreams too become reality he shows that dreams come true if you put enough hard work into mastering your craft and that you have too do everything too get what you want thats one of my favorite features with yatora how hard working he is and seeing him work so hard makes me want to work harder and pushing myself too higher levels and its not just yatora who makes you feel that because i feel that kuwana shows that asspect really well too do to the fact that she is always working hard too live up to her expectations i feel like blue period makes you feeling like working harder after seeing others work so hard for their goals expectations expectations is a thing everyone has exprienced somehow in life it can be that your parent has expectations that you will get good grades in school or whatever it may be expectations isn´t something easy too handle, it can put you in a bad mood if you don´t feel like you have achieved the expectations that were pushed on you someone who pictures expectations amazing in blue period is maki kuwana who was a member of the cram school yatora attened Although kuwana looks positive, energetic and a bit eccentric, Maki suffers from an inferiority complex towards her older sister. and the heavy burden too live upp too her expectations her sister is someone who did every art piece and exam with ease and always got the higest grade on top of that have her whole blood line being acceptede into tokyo university of artists. And now everyone has the expectations that she will be like her sister and get into the universty but with all these expectations comes a burden who makes you think less of yourself and think that you can´t do things which you normally can do it makes you with lower of yourself. as someone with two older brothers i can see her struggle and see why she suffers so much from expectations. even tho i dont have such extrem and hard expectations as kuwana has i can still understand her Kuwana was someone who i think were neccesery too the story and too show that someone with talent isn´t always that happy expressing yourself expressing yourself may be a hard task for people too do regardless if its because your scared or that you dont know what say it or how to say it Art lets you express yourself in a diffrent way then if you just say it outloud and you can cleary see that in one of my favorite panels of the manga where yatora makes a sketch of his mother while she is cocking and while he is doing that he realises so many things which he havent done before like how her hands are rough because she cleans the dishes with hot water or how the food always rotates between meat and fish each day and how she is always eating the worst parts of the dishes and how she is doing all that just because of her familys well being and yatora would have never seen that if he hadent drawn that picture its lets you see more details and express yourself in a diffrent and more exiting way Now i hope that i have convinced you too watch or read blue period because there is a lot of more amazing details you will seen when you read it and then you will realise why blue period is such a good story i have changed myself after reading it or at least gott another mind sett and begun too think about things in a way i didnt do before now this is only my second review so i hope i did an okay job at explaing everything:D i will end it with one of my favorite quotes from blue period and it is I don´t understand the beauty of a Picasso painting. Couldn´t i paint something like that? - Yatora Yaguchi

"Blue Period" had several flaws in the development of some characters and some episodes swayed along the boundary of being boring, but the art, character development of the protagonist, and touching commentary are what kept me watching. Yatora Yaguchi the series lead, is very likable and comes a long way throughout the series on his journey of self-discovery and self-confidence. This anime highlights the importance of believing in oneself and finding the courage to follow your dreams even during difficult situations. "Blue Period" does a pretty good job in discussing some LGBT themes in a grounded, compassionate way that is relatable to most viewers and also implies the plight that people in this community face. Overall, the excitement and drama that comes from the main exam story arc really holds this show together and keeps the viewer entertained even during slower portions of this anime. The art in this anime is also exquisite and the colors used really help the art pieces that are presented pop.

I liked this anime but I didn't love it, but one thing that I liked the most was the way the author interperted the situation of each character. I really liked how you could clearly see how the characters felt and why there are many people who have a hard time showing that but this person doesn't and that he didn't just focus on the development of the protagonist and his friends he also told a lot about the people around him, but I think you could know a little more about Takahashi Yotasuke. I didn't like the design of the characters like Hashida Haruka and Kuwana Maki very much but I loved the design of Yaguchi Yatora, Ayukawa Ryuuji and Sakuraba Hanako. The art I liked a lot was one of the things I liked the most but I don't really know why, but one thing they could have improved was the sound. But all in all I think that the author has a beautiful message to pass with each character with the protagonist is don't give up and always count on those who support you and Ayukawa Ryuuji is enough what you want not what others want you to follow even hurting the senses of someone because this is your only life. At least for me I don't know if it's different for you. Overall- 7,4 <3 I apologize if something is misspelled and the vocabulary is limited because I'm not fluent in English.

The first thing it did beautifully was the essence of the story. A kid who has no direction in life discovers a passion for art and decides to pursue it. Blue Period conveys the feeling of trying to get better at art and having to adapt to it so well. Yaguchi doesn't pull out the Main Character Powers card and starts wowing everyone with his skill. He suffers what all of us artists have had to suffer through. Realizing that you're out of your depth, not knowing jack about the supplies you have to use, feeling inferior to anyone who might be a hair above your level, the crippling insecurity that gets conformed during crit, and most of all, feeling like you try your hardest and having it still not be enough. Seeing it so easily conveyed felt like a slap in the face, yelling at me that I wasn't special in those feelings and to suck it up. But the fact that they were able to show it meant that others had experienced it and know what we've had to deal with. That even if we're stressed and anxious and insecure, we're still good. We're still okay. The second thing done exceptionally was the art style and the sound design. The art style used for the characters and environments was so sharp and clean. All the colors belonged together. If you stared at the screen until you couldn't stare anymore, they would mesh into the most beautiful sea of bluish-grey that you'd ever seen. It's gorgeous. Colors simultaneously pop and harmonize. The sound is also gorgeous. The VA's did a wonderful job conveying emotions and making all the characters feel like real people. The opening and ending music are the best sounds I've ever heard. [I'm actually listening to Replica (the ending) while I write this.] It's the only anime where I've refused to skip the intro or outro, even while binging. I just love them too much. The queer representation is also *deeply* appreciated. Yuka, a nonbinary/transfemme person, is one of the main characters. They're represented in such a human way within their queerness. So many times it nearly brought me to tears because of how much I related to them. Dealing with social negatives that seem like they're positives when they're not. Wishing it could be different so it would be simpler. Just that one chance for it to be simpler. The random bursts of confidence in it, using it to your advantage even if you don't like it, and the deep-rooted insecurities you hide behind a confident face felt so real that they hurt. It was bright out when I was watching this show. And as Yuka said, nothing sucks like having your heart broken on a sunny day. And their realness broke my heart in the best way possible. Lastly, the characters were absolutely fantastic. Each one of them was dynamic and important and compelling and full of life. Even the ones that were shitty, or deadpan, or fit into a certain archetype. They were their own people. They were human. They had energy and relationships and insecurities and dreams. They're special and unique. And even though I struggle with names, I remember each one of them. The cast of characters was done wonderfully and made the anime that much better to watch. If one had any different personality, I don't know if I could've stuck around. If you haven't watched this yet, please do. It's gorgeous and relatable and is one of my new favorite shows. I recommend it to anyone who wants to do art or has a dream they feel like they can't pursue. Do yourself a favor and watch this.

I LOVE this anime. In fact i think they need to make another season of it. The reason why i love it is because it is different. No fantasy, no tragic, no drama, no romance. This show focus on art, and how much it can drain you physically and emotionally. It also shows how people over come it. How easily we can be to be affected by other people's comments. Realistically, no matter how you love art. It is not something society thinks you can get a job with. Now a days everyone plays safe, going to business school, engineering, IT, things people aren't interested in but forced to choose because they can find job easier that way. Why I find this anime relatable because, I am one of those people.. I loved art. I use to love drawing, it was an escape, a hobby. But i stopped, I became depressed. Exams made me so stress, I wasn't confident at all, I kept comparing myself to other people. I am pathetic. No matter how wonderful art can be.. Expectations of yourself kills. Especially if you do not have friends or family that support you like the characters in the anime show support for the male lead. The male lead was experiencing all of these stress and emotions, especially being a total beginner in art. It gets depressing for someone who has been doing art for years, let alone a complete beginner. This anime showed things that i can never do for myself. Courage, perseverance, believing in yourself even if you do not have the confidence. Such wonderful raw emotions and experience. I don't know what other people are expecting saying it is a waste of time. But i think this anime is perfect as it is.. Its a fact that art students stress over their work so much that it can lead to emotional break down. Shattered confidence. As pathetic and over dramatic as it sounds. Its real. But what we do not see is that, it is OK to be pathetic. Just do whatever you can, there is no perfection in art, it is how you view your art to be perfect. STOP comparing yourself with other people. Every drawing/ painting is a masterpiece of its own. We are so blinded with expectations of ourselves that we do not see that. I feel that this anime would help me so much when i was struggling a few years back.. None the less, no regrets. I need to accept myself with or without art in my life. I love and enjoy art still, visually. I hope whoever watches this anime realizes all the raw emotion, experience and struggle the anime portrays, ENJOY YALLL.. This anime made me create an account jus to write a review on it.. XD

First of all I did not read the manga, those who read it said that the adaptation is very bad. I really liked anime, I think it is a good adaptation, that is to say, a good anime. I really like how the protagonist captures he found something that he likes and he will follow that path until he finishes it. I love how you search for more and more knowledge. The subplots as each person helps, affects the others, I think that is very well done. How it represents stress, I love it and how important the mental health of the characters is. I highly recommend it. The animation is good I think it is better than average, just like the soundtrack. I loved the character design very cute. En español: Primero que nada no lei el manga, los que lo leyeron dijeron que la adaptacion es malisima. A mi me gusto mucho el anime creo que es una buena adaptacion, es decir un buen anime. Me gusta mucho como plasma el protagonista encontro algo que le gusta y va a seguir ese camino hasta acabarlo. Me encanta como busca mas y mas conocimiento. Las tramas secundarias como cada persona ayuda, afecta a los demas, me parece muy bien hecho eso. Como representa el estres, me encanta y lo importante que es la salud mental de los personajes. La recomiendo mucho. La aniamcion esta bien creo que es mejor que el promedio, igual que la banda sonora. El diseño de personajes me encanto muy lindos.

The anime adaptation of Blue Period is by all means, not a bad adaptation. But, it's also not a great one. I read the manga and watch the anime to draw comparison to the two and I must say, they skipped a lot of contents. But, I still enjoyed the anime. The characters are great, they are very relatable and you grow to like these characters as the episodes go on, I can't find one single character that I dislike in this anime. Yaguchi is one of the best written main character I've ever seen. We can see his struggles and doubts from start to end and you can't help but cheer him in pursuing art. The characters are the bread and butter of this anime because all of them are so well written. The voice actors also helped them become more believable because the voice acting in this anime is great. The animation is pretty decent, but it's not that great. I don't really mind the animation that much and it's still enjoyable. I like the opening and ending, it's catchy and it perfectly captures the feel of the anime. The main problem of this anime is the story. I'm not talking about the story being bad, but certain pacing, scenes and even character screen times are cut in the anime. Those cut scenes help to build up the situation so it can give much more impact and the anime cuts it which is a bit disappointing. Episode 1 has a good pacing for a start but after Episode 2, it all starts to become fast and confusing. They also cut some monologue and the art explanation is not as thorough as in the manga. Overall, I still enjoyed this anime. It might not be a great adaptation, but it's still a decent watch. I might stick to the manga more after this. Thanks for reading.

Most animes that people rate highly are usually ones they can relate to on a personal experience. I enjoyed RELife more because I could relate to it, but the animes that I find it more impressive when an anime that I can't relate to, manages to elicit feelings of empathy despite never having been in that position. And Blue Period is one of those. I'm not artistic by any means. I know a handful of people who've done art in high school but never gone further, and then one person who went on to do something art related in further education. But I can't relate to the struggles of the artist. What Blue Period managed to do for me though, was make me care about the characters. It immersed me fully into Yatora's life. I was cheering him on so bad. When he felt frustrated, I felt frustrated. I was truly rooting for Yatora. As someone who has absolutely no clue what to do in the future, I, for some reason, took comfort in watching a character struggle towards a future he knew he wanted. Instead of making me stress while reflecting on myself, I ended up enjoying every minute of Blue Period. Now I don't know whether this is what artists truly go through. If not, well... no comment. BUT, the portrayal of the struggle of artists was a sight to see. I never imagined it would be this hard, but thinking about it, it makes sense as to why it is. Art is one of the few subjects that don't have a correct answer. It's totally open to interpretation and so hard to stand out among the many artists. In short, I loved everything about Blue Period, right from the story/plot to the characters. I don't consider this anime to be your typical one. It had the perfect balance of Slice of Life and Drama. The characters were all interesting. Yatora, his friends, even Kuwana, all enjoyable characters. I LOVE that Yatora's friends look like delinquents but were supportive of him from the start. I love that Yatora felt so human on the screen. I enjoyed the OP, ED and the music used in between. I loved the art style and character designs. I loved Ryuuji's part in it. It just felt, real. All of Yatora's struggles felt like something that would happen to someone in real life. In the middle of one of the most important periods in his life, Ryuuji needs him and Yatora steps completely out of his comfort zone rather than following his usual "model student" act. And he grew from that. Both of them, unsurprisingly. If it wasn't clear already, I enjoyed this anime a lot. I even briefly thought about giving it a 10, but figured 9 was just right. Not a masterpiece, but highly highly enjoyable and thought provoking. I highly recommend watching this anime. It probably is dependent on your tastes, considering the amount of differing comments, but I didn't expect to enjoy it this much, yet here I am. I'll be back for a second round without a doubt. The anime ended but it is definitely just the beginning for Yatora's future in art.

"If you feel frustrated, it means you can still grow." -Ryuji Ayukawa After seeing all the rave reviews about the manga, and not having read it myself, I decided to give this anime a try, since it had an interesting premise, an art anime potentially based on Picasso's Blue Period? Who could pass up such a good opportunity to watch this? I'm not an artist at all, in fact, I suck at art so much I've gotten laughed at many times, so I won't speak in a way that makes it seem I'm an art master. Personally, I find art very interesting and eye-opening. People say art broadens our perspective, and I would have to agree with that, and I saw some of that in this anime for sure. From what I've heard about the manga, many people said they cried, it changed their life, and resonated with them a lot. Now, from an anime-only standpoint, I'm quite sure that the anime rushed a lot of the story, and unfortunately, that resulted in rather mediocre storytelling and character development, but overall, there are still a lot of good themes to be seen here. My grading criteria: Story: /25 Art: /10 Music: /10 Characters: /20 Enjoyment /15 Comedic/Romance themes /20 STORY: 16/25 It's rather bland, but not completely uninteresting. Yaguchi is a rather stock character that goes through changes like in many shounens, and I found him to be pretty bland. What shines though in the story are the developments of characters around him, especially a certain girl called Ryuji Ayukawa, but she's a "he"! As a trans-male, or rather, a cross-dresser, we explore a lot of societal problems in our modern world today, acceptance of people who are "different", and a family's treatment of their child. I felt a lot of the disadvantage in society that he had, and it showed in his art, and while being a popular person, people never tried to establish a deep bond with him, except for Yaguchi, a childhood friend of his. The depth of Ryuji is what made me engaged in the story, and I was wondering for the longest time, when we would get some backstory on him. ART: 6.5/10 For an anime about art, the animation was rather lackluster, and it detracted from the immersion. Not to say the paintings weren't good, I could see the texture of the paint on a canvas, and the angelic portraits, those are very nice to look at indeed. MUSIC: 8.7/10 The opening was one of my favourites this season, otherwise quite average. CHARACTERS: 15/20 Self-doubt, passion, creativity, perseverance. These are the main themes of Blue Period, and they are shown in Yaguchi's journey to be an up-and-coming artist. What I've found from this show is that art is difficult to master, it's subjective, and to be successful, you gotta think outside the box. All these requirements make us wonder, is art even worth pursuing in the first place? Yaguchi asks these same questions, and though these themes are executed perfectly, we could see his mental journey. The supporting characters, are not forgettable at all, and as I mentioned earlier, Ryuji Ayukawa is the best side character I've seen in quite some time, dealing with more than just his gender identity, but with family issues as well. It could be argued that Ryuji's character writing was even better than Yaguchi's, and I'd love to hear some arguments on that. ENJOYMENT: 12.5/15 Some good episodes, some average ones, I enjoyed it overall. COMEDIC/ROMANTIC THEMES: 14.1/20 Some funny jokes here and there, and slight romance, with Yaguchi and Mori, or Yaguchi and Ryuji, one being a source of inspiration, one being an interesting friendship. It was fun watching the relationships develop. OVERALL: 7.28/10 There's no doubt in my mind the manga's better (even though I haven't read it). Technical issues and story issues aside, this was a pleasant anime that gave us a look at the world of art, and whether you're an artist or not, I'm sure this anime will be a decent one that you'll enjoy.

When I first saw this anime, I thought that this anime would be about painting. But apparently this anime has a deeper story This anime tells about a high school boy named Yatora. He is a smart kid who is always bored and pretends to be happy. He finally found true happiness when Yatora painted for the first time. Yatora's parents could not afford to pay Yatora to enter the university he wanted. Finally Yatora decided to enter an art university. From then on, Yatora who originally painted while having fun had to start painting seriously. Yatora's journey was not easy. He had to go through a lot of hardships and was stressed because getting into an art university was so difficult The change in Yatora's life and relationship with those closest to him is amazing to me. Drama mixed with elements of painting in my opinion only exists in blue period anime. For me the story in this anime is not entirely about painting, but this anime also tells how high school students struggle to get into a college. I will give 10/10 for the drama and story. Yatora's voice actor has a great voice. His voice could reflect the stress Yatora was feeling. I recommend this anime for those of you who want to watch drama anime with an uncomplicated story

Blue Period is a show I really enjoyed overall, it's themes and characters really stood out to me and I think they were all developed really well. I really loved seeing the main character grow throughout, it's always satisfying seeing someone improve/grow more and more as a story goes on and it really feels like going on a journey along with these characters. I loved the attention to and clear respect for art itself throughout, you can tell the writers are passionate about it and do their best to educate the viewer along with the characters which I really appreciated - I actually learnt a whole lot about art from watching this. I really like how they addressed a lot of the problems that come with perusing a hobby/career such as art as well, it feels super realistic and leads to a lot of very real drama throughout that I was very invested in. Overall I definitely recommend this show to anyone really, I think it has a lot you can take away from it and handles it all very well!

I won’t be telling you throughout the review you should read the manga because I think by this point you must have heard that the manga IS much better and that as a matter of fact, you SHOULD read it. However, I do not think the adaptation is the worst thing to ever be created as many paint it to be and I will explain it throughout the review. Does it have its faults? Yeah. Is the source material a lot more meaningful? Probably. But from what was adapted I think the studio did a pretty okay job to fit the first arc in as cohesively as they could. I don’t think Blue Period is a manga that is easy to adapt if I am being honest, it’s very stylistic and the way art and scenes are drawn in the source material are one of the aspects that really draws you into the story. This is something that is oftentimes very hard to depict animated, animation has a lot of factors and phases to it influencing its execution thus why Blue Period lacked in this department, becoming one of its weakest points. The story hits home but I don’t think it's a story that everyone will be the target for either. I can't speak for people that dont enjoy art (be it making or seeing it) but I do think it's a story, or at least Yatora’s part, that dwells a lot into the mind of an artist and what it feels like to enjoy, hate, feel and create art. This is one of the things that Blue Period capitalizes on and nails at its core, how much something you feel passionate towards can be something so meaningful and life changing to you while at the same time be an experience that makes you crumble with doubt, self hate and criticism. Art isn't something that is always a “happy” rounded process but it's rather a rollercoaster of emotions that makes you tune yourself to a medium and we really get to see that through the characters, in a variety of perspectives and scenarios that make us know that an artists perspective is always evolving and changing depending on the context and the person in of itself. As for the characters, Blue Period’s highest point in my personal opinion comes from its very realistic and raw character takes. They are not meant to be a satirical parody to a stereotype or an over exaggerated characteristic; quite the contrary, Blue Period’s characters all feel very real and I am sure that everyone watching can at least relate or sort of connect with someone. Although I do think Yatora’s character development (due to pacing and timing struggles) lacked on the development part, sometimes appearing a bit generic and static (even though I know from reading the manga he is far from that), the best fleshed out character on the anime comes to Ryuuji. Their arc is handled very well, showing us at the right moments their struggles and spacing it out throughout the anime in a natural way that never felt forced. Even though I was scared at first they would rush and butcher their arc, skimming through their struggle with gender, a very important and hardly ever talked about issue in anime, I do believe the execution was done progressively and made Yuka shine above the other characters from the cast. One thing I do critique in the character aspect that, again, goes linked towards Yatora’s sometimes “rushed” narrative, is the portrayal of Yotasuke. Even though I may be biased here because Yotasuke is my favorite character from the manga and I know this first arc isn't really the one where we delve into his struggles and personal battles, I do think because of the same pacing and animation visual timing moments, his scenes sometimes came off as stiff and that didn't allow the viewer to form a close connection to him as they may have intended to. Yotauske’s character represents a lot of misconceptions and misunderstandings with the way we perceive others by their manners and skills, encapsulating someone to a role they might as well not feel comfortable with, and I don't think the theme was quite as successful as it could have been with his portrayal. I enjoyed the relationship he held with Yatora but I do think this is one of the major negative points I would have towards the character aspect. As for the rest, as I mentioned before, the animation in Blue Period isn't really one of its selling points, and that may deter someone looking for an art focused anime that isn't, well, very artistic. The movements and proportions are sometimes off and this difficults the narrative at times due to the stiffness of it all, but in the end, even with its faults which diminished the effect of certain scenes, I dont think its something unwatchable. The voice acting is pretty good and the music is pretty nice too, fits the themes and atmosphere quite well. Overall, I don't think Blue Period is a bad anime and it accomplishes its main goals pretty well, which is to bring (hopefully) more attention to the manga and invest viewers into experiencing the beauty within Yatora’s art journey as well as that of the many other characters that create meaningful bonds with the reader as the narrative goes along. I would say, if you have the time to read the manga, go do that first and afterwards come watch the anime and relax watching the moments you enjoyed being animated and the characters coming to life. Blue period anime isn't a masterpiece and I don't think it ever meant to be one, it's trying to tell a story to the best of its abilities and I think for the most part, it was an okay narrative with characters carrying along the tone to its original material.

I feel like I need to preface this by saying that I'm not involved in the art world at all, so if you're looking for a review to tell you how accurately this series represents teenagers in Japan who are trying to pursue art as a career, this isn't it. What I can tell you is how good it was as an anime. I think "fine" is a bit too harsh to describe Blue Period, but I think this series is somewhere in between "fine" and "good." There were some moments within this series that really spoke to me, whether that be because of one of the characters' struggles or because of the art production. I did think some elements of this series were well done if you looked at them in a vacuum. Again, I don't know how accurate this series is in terms of art, but I found it fun to go through the process the main character went through to create his art pieces. Seeing him learn and apply skills was awesome, even if each art piece wasn't a masterpiece. There was also an attempt to show him getting better at drawing and whatnot that I appreciated, but I don't think it hit well all the time. The main character, as a character, was also fun to follow sometimes. His interactions with the other characters were often insightful enough to make them interesting. Unfortunately, the rest of this series falls pretty flat. It's too simple. It's got a very linear plot, and because of that, it doesn't take long for the episodes to become a cycle of creating a new piece every episode. The art and animation weren't great, and that extended to the art pieces being produced. The anime was trying to reach its goal in one season, and that meant anything beyond painting and learning was background. Because of that, any time the main character had a period of introspection, it felt hollow; any time a character had a breakdown, it felt one-dimensional; character relationships felt shallow sometimes and strong at others. Really, though, the honest truth is that this anime doesn't do enough to stick in your mind. It isn't an anime that makes you think about it too much. Even writing this review, I'm struggling for things to say because I've never wanted to think about the plot and the characters before now. I won't say "don't watch this," because this anime is a decent experience. I found a handful of moments that made it easy to relate to the characters on screen, and the conclusion of the story was ultimately satisfying. Just know that Blue Period isn't going to break any barriers. It's a standard plot without much extra fluff. The bare-bones nature with which it writes about art and its main character's interest in it is charming, but don't expect rich backstories or conflicts. Blue Period is exactly its synopsis, so the decision on whether to watch it or not is yours.

Art is definitely not for everyone. Now sum to that a slice of life story of a student trying to apply an admission to an art degree in a distinguished college. Ok, let's paraphrase that. What could happen if we broadcast a plain story into the minds of the existing demand population ravenous for funny stuffs and doped action scenes. Don't get me wrong. Just look everywhere be it videogames, anime, manga, novels, etc. Today, do you think a plain story around a subjective topic as art can compete with those?? Of course not. And that is why this is not for everyone. But look, be grateful that there are still critics like me that judge a book by its content. You will be missing any fantastic and out of the world tropes in this anime. You will be getting a new refreshing story about a particular student with a particular life and a particular family. You will be watching a normal nothing out of context story that has something to do with students in art school. What there's for you is the drama. Imagine a group of students in the final year with family issues, money issues, purpose issues, and the sort of things that will commonly trouble the minds of most people during that period of life. The difference here is, we are talking about art school, and the story is told by the MC point of view. So, expect new things to learn and to discover with this refreshing story. Now for my grade: actually 8/10 is pretty generous. But that's enough since it can be arguably overusing the need to do insights scenes and there's nothing sloppy here, be it the animation, the story or the art. Is good quality stuff above average not for everyone tastes. Score: 8/10

Holy underrated peak. This anime deserves far more recognition than it gets. The character development is handled really well and never feels forced. Every major character grows naturally, and their progress feels earned rather than handed to them. What stood out the most to me was the protagonist's journey. The series doesn't just tell you that the MC works hard—it actually shows the effort, the setbacks, and the gradual results, making every achievement feel satisfying. This is an anime that will resonate with people who have a goal they're seriously working toward. If you've ever dedicated yourself to improving at something, this story is likely to hit the right spot. Don't come into this expecting romance. That's not what this anime is trying to be. Its focus is on passion, perseverance, self-improvement, and pursuing your dreams, and it executes those themes exceptionally well. if you are preparing for some exam it will definitely inspire you **Score: 9/10.**

It’s not my strongest recommendation for sure, and for those who don’t enjoy a slower pace where the story isn’t driven by action it certainly isn’t for you. But if it does somewhat interest you I think it’s worth it to give it a watch, despite its flaws because there isn’t really another in the segment. It’s not life changing in any regard, but as an experience I think you would be better off having watched it than not, though it’s marginal. Despite being an anime about art, its actual art style is basic. That’s it, there’s no other descriptive word to use. However that doesn’t mean bad, just familiar. In the animation department it’s the same story. Characters in general are more interesting in their appearances than other shows who use this style though. Something I particularly liked was the face compositions. They’re not the basic anime ones, there’s more differences and in their features which makes them all more interesting. For me it raises the quality. There’s more thought put into the actual anime part than meets the eye. The actual works of art themselves are drawn well. It is impressive how they recreate oil painting looks with the tools the animators have. The story gets started quickly, despite that there’s still (roughly) enough for 12 episodes. The story is paced for the experience (and not the viewing one), so as I said those into action won’t enjoy it, flat out. It’s a true slice of life. The writing is possessed with a certain depthless secular spirit in the lessons it tries to teach, which is disappointing but what can you do? It’s an anime about art club I suppose it’s to be expected. There is also a bit of “false advertising” surrounding Ryuji. Looking at the posters and art you might think he would play a much bigger role as he’s always beside Yaguchi. I suppose it’s actually better he isn’t though. On the topic of Ryuji, I found that the portrayal of his character was actually impressively accurate, though in the end the writers come to the “conclusion” despite that. I’m going into too much detail, those who’ve thought more about the issue know what I’m saying though. The ending was incredibly predictable. It wasn’t necessarily bad, but I would assert there would be more artistic value if the other outcome had occurred. Either way the point of the show isn’t to get to the ending, it’s everything between there and the beginning. It’s not the most interesting or profound anime there is. But it’s 12 episodes of a unique premise with almost none of it being definitively unenjoyable. Little shows like this often come at you from a new angle and ultimately leave you thinking about them for a while afterwords and that’s the case here too. It’s not a commitment, I think for the majority of people it would be a positive takeaway, if for no other reason than exposing yourself to something new.

"Blue Period" is art in a shape of a show. "Blue Period" is a must seen by any artist or person that aspires to create any kind of art. It talks about frustrations and dreams in a poetic but crude way. It shows clearly and honestly the slowly progress of growing up in the artistic field and the struggles and stress that came together with the choice of picking the artistic field. Not only the negative parts of being an artist are not overwhelming romanticized as the positive parts of self growing and self knowledge acquired through drawing and artistic observation are neglected in this show, exposing in a poetic but honest way the different things art can bring to you. Apart from the different characters that have different roles and backgrounds, all valid and relatively realistic in the artistic field, what makes the show way more relatable, we can also talk about the sound track. The sound track is one of the highest points in this show, in pair with the image. Is really good at taking the watcher to the scene and emotion it wants, making the scenes way more vivid. In sum, "Blue Period" it should be a must in any list sould that, in any point of their life, wanted to create something, or likes to create something. "Blue Period" is the poetry everyone needs to watch. And everyone will interpret their part in a different way.