Blue Period’s protagonist, Yatora Yaguchi, realizes that art is a language without words. The bittersweet series that portrays art’s ability to touch the soul of humans is now receiving a much-needed anime adaptation.
Yatora is described as a delinquent with good grades. He balances school, social and personal life perfectly but amidst all of this, he has forgotten how to feel. Everything seems dull until a single piece of painting plunges him into the world of art.
The Blue Period anime will premiere in October 2021 and it has revealed its first trailer.
The new trailer shows Yatora staring at the painting that awakened his longing to express himself. Soon, he wants to try drawing what he feels rather than what he sees. His first attempt at art is when he wants to paint the Shibuya mornings that come across to him as blue.
The girl who runs past him is Ryuji Ayukawa, an art club member who often skirmishes with Yatora. At the crossroads of life, Yatora has to decide if he will choose art or other “more profitable” subjects.
A new key visual has also been revealed for the upcoming anime.
The visual follows the clean art style of the manga. It shows the immersed expression that Yatora wears while he is painting.
The main cast members of the anime have been revealed and the selection looks perfect!
| Character | Cast | Other Works |
| Yatora Yaguchi | Hiromu Mineta | Cetsvs (Cestvs: The Roman Fighter) |
| Ryuji Ayukawa | Yumiri Hanamori | Ai Hayasaka (Kaguya-sama: Love is War) |
| Yotasuke Takahashi | Daiki Yamashita | Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia) |
| Haruka Hashida | Kengo Kawanishi | Gen (Dr. Stone) |
| Maki Kuwana | Yume Miyamoto | Shuri Maeda (Those Snow White Notes) |
Studio Seven Arcs is animating Blue Period. Staff members of the anime include:
| Position | Staff | Other Works |
| Chief Director | Koji Masunari | Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic |
| Director | Katsuya Asano | Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS |
| Series Script | Reiko Yoshida | K-ON! |
| Character Design | Tomoyuki Shitaya | Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma |
The upcoming issue of Kodansha’s Afternoon magazine will have Blue Period on the cover. The issue will be distributed on 25th May and it will contain additional details of the upcoming anime.
Blue Period’s anime was first announced in early 2021 and we are hoping that we will soon know the actual release date. It is a thought-provoking manga that will do wonders if animated properly.
About Blue Period
The Blue Period manga is created by Tsubasa Yamaguchi and published by Kodansha. It was first serialized in Afternoon magazine in June 2017.
The Blue Period revolves around the life of Yataro Yaguchi, a highschool student. Yataro looks like a model student on the outside but fights with hollowness on the inside.
He is fascinated by a painting of the Art club and decides to take up art as a profession. His path is filled with obstacles, but he still expresses himself proudly with colors instead of words.
Source: Blue Period Official Website
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