Series synopsis
Blue Period, also known as ブルーピリオド is a Japanese animation drama television series that premiered on MBS on October 2, 2021. It ended on December 18, 2021. It stars Hiromu Mineta, Yumiri Hanamori, Daiki Yamashita and Kengo Kawanishi.
Bored with life, popular high schooler Yatora Yaguchi jumps into the beautiful yet unrelenting world of art after finding inspiration in a painting.
Premise
Bored with life, popular high schooler Yatora Yaguchi jumps into the beautiful yet unrelenting world of art after finding inspiration in a painting.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Hiromu Mineta as Yatora Yaguchi (voice)
- Yumiri Hanamori as Ryuji Ayukawa (voice)
- Daiki Yamashita as Yotasuke Takahashi (voice)
- Kengo Kawanishi as Haruka Hashida (voice)
- Yume Miyamoto as Maki Kuwana (voice)
- Mayu Aoyagi as Maru Mori (voice)
- Fumi Hirano as Masako Saeki (voice)
- Masaya Fukunishi as Sumida (voice)
Supporting cast
- Shinichiro Kamio as Koigakubo (voice)
- Tatsumaru Tachibana as Utashima (voice)
- Miku Hiratsuka as Umino (voice)
- Ikumi Hasegawa as Shirai (voice)
- Yuna Nemoto as Shirota (voice)
- Aoi Koga as Yamamoto (voice)
- Yuki Kazu as Mayu Oba (voice)
- Emiri Suyama as Sae Okada (voice)
- Taishi Murata as Takuro Ishii (voice)
- Saori Onishi as Hanako Sakuraba (voice)
Guest cast
- Ken Mizukoshi as Baseball Live Reporter (voice)
- Tetsuro Noda as Baseball Commentator (voice)
- Ryuji Yamamoto as Aikawa (voice)
- Yuuki Sanpei as Kamei (voice)
- Ryota Suzuki as Sasaki (voice)
- Azusa Tadokoro as Clerk (voice)
- Rio Tsuchiya as Woman (voice)
- Ayumi Tsunematsu as Atsuko Takahashi (voice)
- Sara Kitano as Female College Student (voice)
- Saika Kitamori as Female College Student (voice)
- Fumie Mori as Yotasuke's Mother (voice)
- Akira Sekine as Maki's Friend (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | October 2, 2021 | December 18, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
October 2, 2021 |
| 2 |
He's Not Tanned At All 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. |
October 9, 2021 |
| 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. |
October 16, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 2, 2021 |
| Last aired | December 18, 2021 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday |