Blue Period

1. S01E01Awakening to the Joy of PaintingOctober 2, 2021 4.5Life and priorities change for listless high schooler Yatora when he sees his classmate's painting and discovers an appreciation and talent
2. S01E02He's Not Tanned At AllOctober 9, 2021 4.0Yatora enters the art club. Over summer break he takes part in special training to improve his skills after switching his college choice to
3. S01E03Prep School Debut of the DeadOctober 16, 2021 3.7Yatora joins Yuka for extra lessons at Tokyo Art Institute. He has an artistic breakthrough when visiting a museum with his strange new clas
4. S01E04Where Are We Headed?October 23, 2021 4.0TAI's night students join the intimidating afternoon classes to gear up for the next competition as the stress of art exams weigh on Yatora'
5. S01E05Helpless Even If I Know What To DoOctober 30, 2021 4.0As exams near, Oba intensifies training. Yatora struggles to articulate abstract concepts, so Saeki encourages him to use a larger canvas fo
6. S01E06Season's bestSerious Mental BreakdownNovember 6, 2021 5.0Yatora experiments with various tools to find a secret weapon that will boost his art while exam stress begins to wear on the students' heal
7. S01E07The Start of the First ExamNovember 13, 2021 4.0Oba tells Yatora his weakness, which sends him spiraling. But a heart-to-heart with a close friend reignites his confidence as the first exa
8. S01E08Brain-RackingNovember 20, 2021 4.0The 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
9. S01E09Wandering KnifeNovember 27, 2021 3.4Three 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
10. S01E10Our Color BlueDecember 4, 2021 3.0Yuka and Yatora head to Odawara and bare their souls and bodies, hoping to overcome their personal challenges with art and their surrounding
11. S01E11The Start of the Second ExamDecember 11, 2021 3.0After 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
12. S01E12When I Started to be Dyed in ColorDecember 18, 2021 3.4The second exam is in full swing. Yatora struggles with illness and an unclear theme when sudden inspiration delivers answers and a final se

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