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The Best Episodes of Blue Period Season 1

Every episode of Blue Period Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Blue Period Season 1!

Bored with life, popular high schooler Yatora Yaguchi jumps into the beautiful yet unrelenting world of art after finding inspiration in a painting.
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Awakening to the Joy of Painting" is the best rated episode of "Blue Period" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 227 votes. Directed by Juria Matsumura and written by Reiko Yoshida, it aired on 10/2/2021. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "He's Not Tanned At All".

  • Awakening to the Joy of Painting
    7.5/10227 votes

    #1 - 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

  • He's Not Tanned At All
    7.7/10170 votes

    #2 - 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

  • Prep School Debut of the Dead
    7.5/10153 votes

    #3 - 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

  • Where Are We Headed?
    7.5/10142 votes

    #4 - 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

  • Helpless Even If I Know What To Do
    7.7/10137 votes

    #5 - 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

  • Serious Mental Breakdown
    7.5/10131 votes

    #6 - 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 Start of the First Exam
    7.7/10131 votes

    #7 - 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

  • Brain-Racking
    7.8/10135 votes

    #8 - 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

  • Wandering Knife
    8.2/10150 votes

    #9 - 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

  • Our Color Blue
    8.2/10144 votes

    #10 - 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

  • The Start of the Second Exam
    8.0/10128 votes

    #11 - 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

  • When I Started to be Dyed in Color
    8.2/10124 votes

    #12 - 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