The Best Episodes of Blue Period Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.5/10(272 votes)

   #1 - Awakening to the Joy of Painting

   S1:E110/2/2021

   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

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   Director:Juria Matsumura

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida
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   7.7/10(211 votes)

   #2 - He's Not Tanned At All

   S1:E210/9/2021

   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

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   Director:Yusuke Onoda

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida
3. 

   7.4/10(189 votes)

   #3 - Prep School Debut of the Dead

   S1:E310/16/2021

   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

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   Director:Shigeru Fukase

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida
4. 

   7.6/10(175 votes)

   #4 - Where Are We Headed?

   S1:E410/23/2021

   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

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   Director:Hiromitsu Hagiwara

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida
5. 

   7.7/10(169 votes)

   #5 - Helpless Even If I Know What To Do

   S1:E510/30/2021

   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

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   Director:Shigeru Yamazaki

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida
6. 

   7.5/10(160 votes)

   #6 - Serious Mental Breakdown

   S1:E611/6/2021

   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

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   Director:Ryuta Kawahara

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida
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7. 

   7.7/10(160 votes)

   #7 - The Start of the First Exam

   S1:E711/13/2021

   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

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   Director:Yusuke Onoda

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida
8. 

   7.9/10(167 votes)

   #8 - Brain-Racking

   S1:E811/20/2021

   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

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   Director:Masatoyo Takada

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida
9. 

   8.3/10(190 votes)

   #9 - Wandering Knife

   S1:E911/27/2021

   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

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   Director:Daisuke Kurose

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida
10. 

    8.2/10(183 votes)

    #10 - Our Color Blue

    S1:E1012/4/2021

    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

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    Director:Shujiro Ami

    Writer:Reiko Yoshida
11. 

    7.9/10(161 votes)

    #11 - The Start of the Second Exam

    S1:E1112/11/2021

    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

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    Director:Kuniyasu Nishina

    Writer:Reiko Yoshida
12. 

    8.1/10(159 votes)

    #12 - When I Started to be Dyed in Color

    S1:E1212/18/2021

    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

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    Director:Shinichi Fukumoto

    Writer:Reiko Yoshida