8.2/10150 votesLoading...#1 - Wandering Knife
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/2021
Three move on to the second exam, including Yatora, who must master "color." Yatora worries after Yuka gets a seedy job and refuses to go to art school.
Director: Daisuke Kurose
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
8.2/10144 votesLoading...#2 - Our Color Blue
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/2021
Yuka and Yatora head to Odawara and bare their souls and bodies, hoping to overcome their personal challenges with art and their surrounding fears.
Director: Shujiro Ami
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
8.2/10124 votesLoading...#3 - When I Started to be Dyed in Color
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/2021
The second exam is in full swing. Yatora struggles with illness and an unclear theme when sudden inspiration delivers answers and a final secret weapon.
Director: Shinichi Fukumoto
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
8.0/10128 votesLoading...#4 - The Start of the Second Exam
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/2021
After drawing his own body, Yatora is ready for the second exam: a nude model. But when his health declines from stress, Oba offers a secret weapon.
Director: Kuniyasu Nishina
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
7.8/10136 votesLoading...#5 - Brain-Racking
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2021
The first exam subject is "self-portrait." A mishap gives Yatora the hint he needs; Oba takes the class to a museum before exam results are announced.
Director: Masatoyo Takada
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
7.7/10170 votesLoading...#6 - He's Not Tanned At All
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2021
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.
Director: Yusuke Onoda
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
7.7/10137 votesLoading...#7 - Helpless Even If I Know What To Do
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2021
As exams near, Oba intensifies training. Yatora struggles to articulate abstract concepts, so Saeki encourages him to use a larger canvas for fun.
Director: Shigeru Yamazaki
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
7.7/10132 votesLoading...#8 - The Start of the First Exam
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2021
Oba tells Yatora his weakness, which sends him spiraling. But a heart-to-heart with a close friend reignites his confidence as the first exam begins!
Director: Yusuke Onoda
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
7.5/10227 votesLoading...#9 - Awakening to the Joy of Painting
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2021
Life and priorities change for listless high schooler Yatora when he sees his classmate's painting and discovers an appreciation and talent for art.
Director: Juria Matsumura
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
7.5/10153 votesLoading...#10 - Prep School Debut of the Dead
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2021
Yatora joins Yuka for extra lessons at Tokyo Art Institute. He has an artistic breakthrough when visiting a museum with his strange new classmates.
Director: Shigeru Fukase
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
7.5/10142 votesLoading...#11 - Where Are We Headed?
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2021
TAI's night students join the intimidating afternoon classes to gear up for the next competition as the stress of art exams weigh on Yatora's friends.
Director: Hiromitsu Hagiwara
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
7.5/10131 votesLoading...#12 - Serious Mental Breakdown
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2021
Yatora experiments with various tools to find a secret weapon that will boost his art while exam stress begins to wear on the students' health.
Director: Ryuta Kawahara
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
The Best Episodes of Blue Period
Every episode of Blue Period ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Blue Period!
Bored with life, popular high schooler Yatora Yaguchi jumps into the beautiful yet unrelenting world of art after finding inspiration in a painting.
Genre:Animation
Best Episodes Summary
"Wandering Knife" is the best rated episode of "Blue Period". It scored 8.2/10 based on 150 votes. Directed by Daisuke Kurose and written by Reiko Yoshida, it aired on 11/27/2021. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Our Color Blue".