Blue Period (manga)

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Blue Period
Blue Period Volume 1 cover.jpg
Volume 1 cover featuring protagonist Yatora Yaguchi
ブルーピリオド
(Burū Piriodo)
GenreComing-of-age[1]
Manga
Written byTsubasa Yamaguchi
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
DemographicSeinen
Original runJune 24, 2017 – present
Volumes10 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by
Written byReiko Yoshida
Music byIppei Inoue
StudioSeven Arcs
Licensed byNetflix (streaming rights)
Original networkJNN (MBS, TBS)
Original run October 2, 2021 – scheduled
Wikipe-tan face.svg Anime and manga portal

Blue Period (Japanese: ブルーピリオド, Hepburn: Burū Piriodo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsubasa Yamaguchi. The series has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon since June 2017 and has been collected in 10 tankōbon volumes as of May 2021. The series is licensed in English by Kodansha USA. An anime television series adaptation by Seven Arcs will premiere in October 2021.

Plot[]

Yatora Yaguchi is a fairly popular student who excels in school, but often deals with inner emptiness and frustrations. One day he became fascinated by a painting at his high school's art club so deeply that it inspired him to try his hand at painting. Later he was inspired by a friend Ryuji and subsequently joining the art club, becoming more deeply involved, and attempts to apply for the Tokyo University of the Arts as his choice of college.

Characters[]

Yatora Yaguchi (矢口八虎, Yaguchi Yatora)
Voiced by: Hiromu Mineta[2]
Ryuji Ayukawa (鮎川龍二, Ayukawa Ryuji)
Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori[2]
Yotasuke Takahashi (高橋世田介, Takahashi Yotasuke)
Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita[2]
Haruka Hashida (橋田悠, Hashida Haruka)
Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi[2]
Maki Kuwana (桑名マキ, Kuwana Maki)
Voiced by: Yume Miyamoto[2]
Maru Mori (森まる, Mori Maru)
Voiced by: Mayu Aoyagi[3]
Masako Saeki (佐伯昌子, Saeki Masako)
Voiced by: Fumi Hirano[3]
Sumida (純田)
Voiced by: Masaya Fukunishi[3]
Koigakubo (恋ケ窪)
Voiced by: Shinichiro Kamio[3]
Utashima (歌島)
Voiced by: Tatsumaru Tachibana[3]
Umino (海野)
Voiced by: Miku Hiratsuka[3]
Shirai (白井)
Voiced by: Ikumi Hasegawa[3]
Shirota (城田)
Voiced by: Yuna Nemoto[3]
Yamamoto (山本)
Voiced by: Aoi Koga[3]
Mayu Oba (大葉真由, Ōba Mayu)
Voiced by: Yuki Kazu[4]
Sae Okada (岡田さえ, Okada Sae)
Voiced by: Emiri Suyama[4]
Takuro Ishii (石井啄郎, Ishii Takurō)
Voiced by: Taishi Murata[4]
Hanako Sakuraba (桜庭華子, Sakuraba Hanako)
Voiced by: Saori Ōnishi[4]

Media[]

Manga[]

Blue Period is written and illustrated by Tsubasa Yamaguchi. The series began in the August 2017 issue of Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine, released on June 24, 2017.[5] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on December 22, 2017.[6] As of May 21, 2021, ten volumes have been released.[7]

In North America, Kodansha USA announced the print release of the manga in November 2019.[8]

Volume list[]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 December 22, 2017[6]978-4-06-510586-3October 13, 2020[9]978-1-64-651112-9
2 March 23, 2018[10]978-4-06-511124-6January 5, 2021[11]978-1-64-651124-2
3 August 23, 2018[12]978-4-06-512336-2May 18, 2021[13]978-1-64-651125-9
4 February 22, 2019[14]978-4-06-514484-8August 17, 2021[15]978-1-64-651126-6
5 June 21, 2019[16]978-4-06-515958-3November 30, 2021[17]978-1-64-651127-3
6 November 22, 2019[18]978-4-06-517512-5February 15, 2022[19]978-1-64-651128-0
7 March 23, 2020[20]978-4-06-518889-7——
8 September 23, 2020[21][22]978-4-06-520727-7
978-4-06-520725-3 (SE)		——
9 January 21, 2021[23]978-4-06-521994-2——
10 May 21, 2021[7]978-4-06-523175-3——
11 September 22, 2021[24][25]978-4-06-524669-6
978-4-06-524977-2 (SE)		——

Anime[]

An anime television series adaptation was announced on January 19, 2021.[26][27] Seven Arcs is animating the series, with Koji Masunari serving as chief director, and Katsuya Asano serving as director, with scripts by Reiko Yoshida, character designs by Tomoyuki Shitaya, and music by Ippei Inoue.[28][3] The series will premiere on October 2, 2021 on the Super Animeism block on MBS, TBS and other channels.[2][b] Netflix will stream the series weekly outside of Japan starting on October 9, 2021. Omoinotake will perform the opening theme "EVERBLUE," while Mol-74 will perform the ending theme "Replica."[29]

Reception[]

The series ranked #4 on Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2019 for male readers,[30] ranked #14, along with The Fable by Katsuhisa Minami, on the 2020 list,[31] and ranked #15, along with Bōkyō Tarō on the 2021 list.[32] It ranked #16 on the 19th "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine.[33] In 2019, the manga was nominated for the 12th Manga Taishō and the 43rd Kodansha Manga Award for Best General Manga.[34][35] In 2020, the manga won the 13th Manga Taishō and the 44th Kodansha Manga Award for Best General Manga.[36][37] It was also nominated for the 24th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.[38] Blue Period ranked #9 on Alu's manga community "My Manga Best5" 2020 ranking, in which 46,641 users (via Twitter) participated.[39][40] The series was also one of twelve manga series to make the 2021 Young Adult Library Services Association's top 126 graphic novels for teenagers list.[41]

Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network gave the first volume a B+. She praised its coming-of-age narrative and characters (specifically the adults), while criticizing it for being too informative at times.[1]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Credited as Chief Director (総監督, Sō Kantoku).
  2. ^ MBS and TBS list the series premiere at 25:25 on October 1, 2021, which is effectively 1:25 a.m. JST on October 2.

References[]

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  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Mateo, Alex (April 27, 2021). "Blue Period Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Cast, October Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 6, 2021). "The Blue Period. Anime Reveals More Cast & Staff, Key Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Loo, Egan (August 20, 2021). "The Blue Period. Anime Unveils Cast for Instructor, More Classmates". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
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  7. ^ Jump up to: a b ブルーピリオド（１０） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Mateo, Alex (November 17, 2019). "Kodansha Comics Announces 12 Digital Manga Licenses, 4 Manga Print Releases". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
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  21. ^ ブルーピリオド（８） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
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