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Blue Period S1E8 — Brain-Racking

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Blue Period•Season 1•Episode 8

Brain-Racking

7.9/10 · 190 votesNov 20, 202124 min

Ranked #5 of 12 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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.

Directed byMasatoyo Takada

Written byReiko Yoshida

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Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes12

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Cast18

Hiromu Mineta

Hiromu Mineta

Yatora Yaguchi (voice)

Yumiri Hanamori

Yumiri Hanamori

Ryuji Ayukawa (voice)

Daiki Yamashita

Daiki Yamashita

Yotasuke Takahashi (voice)

Kengo Kawanishi

Kengo Kawanishi

Haruka Hashida (voice)

Yume Miyamoto

Yume Miyamoto

Maki Kuwana (voice)

Mayu Aoyagi

Mayu Aoyagi

Maru Mori (voice)

Fumi Hirano

Fumi Hirano

Masako Saeki (voice)

Masaya Fukunishi

Masaya Fukunishi

Sumida (voice)

Shinichiro Kamio

Shinichiro Kamio

Koigakubo (voice)

Tatsumaru Tachibana

Tatsumaru Tachibana

Utashima (voice)

Miku Hiratsuka

Miku Hiratsuka

Umino (voice)

Ikumi Hasegawa

Ikumi Hasegawa

Shirai (voice)

Crew7

Reiko Yoshida

Reiko Yoshida

Writer

T

Tomoyuki Shitaya

Supervising Animation Director

K

Kenji Masuda

Layout Supervisor

H

Ho Seong-jin

Animation Director

M

Masatoyo Takada

Director

L

Lee Sang-jin

Animation Director

M

Masatoyo Takada

Storyboard Artist

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Episode Summary

"Brain-Racking" is episode 8 of Blue Period season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 190 votes, ranking #5 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Masatoyo Takada and written by Reiko Yoshida, it aired on November 20, 2021.

Next: E9 · Wandering Knife Best of Season 1