Blue Period
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Netflix Japan streaming release 1 week earlier than TV broadcast. Seven Arcs's visuals looks inherently simple, but damn it's clean just like the PV. And those art pieces are works of art, I'd compare them to Picasso's level (of which it is from inspiration). Getting to understand the model student Yatora Yaguchi with the usual gang-clique classmate friends' antics for a start is of no suprise, but when he sees art drawn by Mori Maru (which her Art Club friend, the crossdresser Ryuuji "Yuka" Ayukawa takes a disliking to Yaguchi) , it immediately strikes him of his calling to do what he truly feels like doing. From only having an experience of painting with the color blue to being fully immersed with the sight of s blu-ish Shibuya morning, Yaguchi's easily the shy one who doesn't like to express his true feelings, but give him some time to flesh out his character with the help of art teacher-cum-advisor Masako Saeki-sensei to help kickstart his passion for art. FYI, getting into TokyoU of arts is NOT easy at all, with a 20:1 acceeptance rate. Only 650 days to go. EDIT: While this premiere episode is good, missing out some of Chapter 2's panels I'd felt was kinda of a misstep, but because of time constraints it couldn't be done. Still though, they got the main points here, and that's all it matters. |
KANLen09Sep 27, 2021 10:20 AM
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| Hmm... a really interesting start from what I can see. I haven't personally watched a painting series, so it's my first time as well. But, since I like to draw as well. I can relate to a lot of things in this show. First of all, I like Yaguchi's personality and once again, I can definitely relate to what he's going through. The animation in the show looks clean. I have heard a lot about this manga. So, I was planning to read it, but, then I heard it's getting an anime adaptation. So, I'm really looking forward to it. I hope it just blew me away. |
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Pre_Yum said: Hmm... a really interesting start from what I can see. I haven't personally watched a painting series, so it's my first time as well. But, since I like to draw as well. I can relate to a lot of things in this show. First of all, I like Yaguchi's personality and once again, I can definitely relate to what he's going through. The animation in the show looks clean. I have heard a lot about this manga. So, I was planning to read it, but, then I heard it's getting an anime adaptation. So, I'm really looking forward to it. I hope it just blew me away. i'm in the same boat, the only thing that has prevented me from reading the manga is knowing an anime adaptation was on the way. |
PSN said: Ditto....That and one of my closest friends wouldn't shut up about it, so I promised her that I'll watch the animePre_Yum said: Hmm... a really interesting start from what I can see. I haven't personally watched a painting series, so it's my first time as well. But, since I like to draw as well. I can relate to a lot of things in this show. First of all, I like Yaguchi's personality and once again, I can definitely relate to what he's going through. The animation in the show looks clean. I have heard a lot about this manga. So, I was planning to read it, but, then I heard it's getting an anime adaptation. So, I'm really looking forward to it. I hope it just blew me away. i'm in the same boat, the only thing that has prevented me from reading the manga is knowing an anime adaptation was on the way. |
| Honestly, speaking as a diehard fan (i own the damn discord for the series, for heck's sake), I think this is an okay adaptation. I would never tell anyone to watch the anime over reading the manga, especially since the anime really lacks the magical feel that the manga has, but it also isn't a total disgrace. I just think it's unfortunate that this will be the only impression some have on it. Hopefully it gets better :') |
BarnaldSep 26, 2021 7:19 AM
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| Neat episode. Also, yes, like above, I watched it on Netflix Japan. |
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| Saw a few parts of the episodes and it's pretty alright so far. I don't know how Seven Arcs studio will adapt this but hopefully they'll do it right. The art works in Blue Period are on a different level and it's thanks to the authors friends who managed to help him ^^ The only downside for me is Yaguchi' s VA, I would have preferred a deeper voice but it what it is.. |
SideCharacterKalSep 24, 2021 3:53 PM
   “You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!” ' |
| Might be better idea stay with manga instead. |
"A half moon, it has a dark half and a bright half, just like me…", Yuno Gasai |
| The pacing is pretty okay for the first episode. The animation feels clunky sometimes but clean overall. I just hope Seven Arc will adapt this well |
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| Yatora has friends who are delinquents, however Yatora is a diligent person, and his school grades are also quite good. Also Yatora's friends are funny, one of his friends actually draws boobs, lmao. Yatora's drawing is pretty good he draws Shibuya full of blue, but he needs to draw better to get into art university. Pretty good episode and I hope they add more BGM. |
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| I mean, I thought it was OKAY. I do not feel like it captures what the manga is presenting very well but I mean its passable. I really do love this series and I hope it improves as the season goes on. There are a few more key moments I really hope they can get right but as it stands right now its looking like a show Netflix funded very little like "record of ragnorok". Anyway we'll see how it goes, I hope you all enjoy this series as much I do |
| I didn't read the manga before so I don't know how good the story will be and how it goes, but I like this first episode because what Yatora is going through is something that we often encounter in many people or even ourselves. I have a feeling that it's going to be really good~ so I hope it doesn't disappoint me. I don't really understand the words that senpai said "If something looks blue to you, then apples and rabbits are also blue." what does that mean? |
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| Is the anime adaptation is good? I haven't watched it, but many people say the animation looks bad |
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| Yeah the animation seems clunky, like missing frames here and there. Overall is a decent adaptation, let's see if they ramp up the quality or it stays the same. Overall is a decent start. |
| Considering the art of the manga is incredible....A bit disappointed for the anime Animation seem a bit off |
| am i the only one who felt bothered by the lack of soundtracks? they almost did not use any soundtracks during the episode, or at least any noticeable ones. the episode could have been much better if they used some tbh. |
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| reading the manga after watching the first episode, I'm kind of disappointed they cut several things (the explanation regarding color theory and perspective were cool, to point out some) that stood out to me in the manga (that, or I didn't pay enough attention to the anime) but I think it's decent enough to warrant a 3 out of 5 (the manga was definitely better, though that's just probably more to do with my own fascination of art). would've loved it if the animation had more "life" -- this is an anime about art, after all -- but i guess this is doable for now. |
luminalitySep 25, 2021 7:10 AM
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| my thoughts about episode 1 : main boy 's name is Yaguchi Yatora = 矢 口 八 虎 = Arrow - Mouth - Eight - Tiger , so he uses a tiger emoji when he messages with his phone . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBxUxkaw3uA the ending 's credits are running on a black back-ground ? netflix didnt pay enough so they cant show the ending 's animation ? only other japanese TV channels can show the ending 's animation ? some manga spoilers : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBxUxkaw3uA lol . |
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| man im so happy to finally see it animated |
No matter who much you regret or wish, if you couldn't do something in life, you can't do it after death, either. - Hanako |
| Great first episode but I'm wondering if this series can keep my interest. |
| Allright first episode, feels like it'll be an okay adaptation at best. Still kinda hopeful thou. |
MegamiRemOct 8, 2021 5:20 AM
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| Having already read the manga I'm really looking forward to how they adapt this. First episode was okay but animation could have been better. |
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CoeFuiger said: The animation was REALLY wonky and in terms of adaptation this was pretty bad/not to my liking, like, they skipped a shit ton of important dialogue and characterization. Yeah people, go read the manga please, don't let this average adaptation ruin your impressions. Thanks for the info! I plan to read the manga anyway! |
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| I'm not a big fan of the Blue Period manga by any means, but something about this anime premiere felt a little clunky for me, and I'm not talking about the subtitles (since the anime only starts legally streaming worldwide on the 9th of October, with TV broadcasting in Japan on the 2nd). The anime doesn't look terrible, but given the manga art and how the experience was reading it, the translation to anime form looks fairly bland for the most part with something slightly off about it that is hard to really put into words. It's not a terrible premiere episode, but sort of a flat-ish one. |
| I'm way more bothered about the subtitles than the animation or anything else lol. A lot of the sentences barely made any sense, especially when the art teacher was giving advice to Yatora. I'll re-watch it when it's properly subbed. It was a decent first episode. My expectation was really low just based off of the studio alone so I'm not surprised that the adaptation is just "okay", but at least it's not straying off of the source material...for now. I'm still sad that Gunjou isn't used as the OP though, it would've made me look forward to watching every episode for that alone. But anyways, Yatora's a very relatable character (in some ways). I always love it when most of the episode focuses on the character's inner thoughts. The blushing faces he makes are always so unexpected but cute lol. I'm looking forward to seeing his growth once more. |
  "As promised, all that you seek, all that we desire, is prepared up there. On top of the Tower." |
| Good episode. I like the characters and it has a story that's unique and has potential. My main criticism would be the visuals/art (as in the the anime and not the art that's drawn in the content for the series) which can be better but oh well. I'm looking forward to the following episodes |
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| Im honestly pretty disappointed by the animation, pacing and also how much content they cut out. I guess it probably means we will get 13 episodes and end on chapter 25. Also subs are pretty bad you guys should probably wait a day or 2 for better subs. They should've got gunjou for the op or ed man |
| Really good episode, the animation isn't the cleanest but I will watch this til the end and probably read the manga too |
| the paintings looks really good with the texture and brush details which I'm looking forward most from the adaption, can't wait to see more paintings to get their colors! :''D |
| A very introductive episode. Although wasn't the most catching, I'm still excited to see how this series will go. Thanks to Netflix jail, I can watch my other series before I watch this.  |
| Yuka had the best debut of the episode . Then again, this is the first episode that serves as a warm up and introduction of the series. It has a fairly interesting premise and the protagonist Yatora has a lot of potential to be developed. I love how they manage to capture the essence of art to match the premise of the story. Solid episode. The psychology of Yuka and Yatora has already captured my interest. |
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| It was an interesting episode. I love this type of anime. The main characters seems funny. I'm really surprised they show high school students smoke and drink alchool in an anime ahah |
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| wait what, the Protagonist didn't sit on the Corner Back seat? what is this... lmao Hell Yeah his friend drawing Oppai, definitely relatable. okay first episode i guess. it is not a good thing to see many complain on the First Episode from the Manga Bros, kinda made me worried. |
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sodobean said: Im honestly pretty disappointed by the animation, pacing and also how much content they cut out. I guess it probably means we will get 13 episodes and end on chapter 25. Also subs are pretty bad you guys should probably wait a day or 2 for better subs. They should've got gunjou for the op or ed man I hope not, I think they make 25 episodes in the first season. |
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| For something so hyped, what's with the sub par and clunky animation? |
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davidyodo24 said: wait what, the Protagonist didn't sit on the Corner Back seat? what is this... lmao Hell Yeah his friend drawing Oppai, definitely relatable. okay first episode i guess. it is not a good thing to see many complain on the First Episode from the Manga Bros, kinda made me worried. Some dialogues were omitted it is true. But overall pretty good adaptation! |
MemoreSep 26, 2021 4:15 AM
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| Liked the characters and the premise but the art and animation are really bad. |
noidea6492 said: Everything seems just fine, nothing to complain about. Good introduction. Totally agree!!! |
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| Gonna be one of those manga readers right now. The anime? It's good, it's following the manga, the pacing is fine everything's fine but... It doesn't have the feeling. It's animated in a way you would animate a regular anime. The beautiful shading, the feeling, the quality is just not here. As I said nothing wrong with this, but it's also nothing special, it doesn't feel like anything, Yatora almost seems bland, when in the manga he felt really relatable. The music. Kinda odd?? Like when he was flowing in Shibuya in his mind, they played this funky tune. Why? I would've loved for this anime to have calming, relaxing. inspiring music, but it's either not there (which I can see being like a charming thing) or it kinda doesn't fit I highly recommend reading the manga now or after the anime adaptation from the beginning. The art is very good, Yatora looks and feels more real instead of looking like a baddie. Character expressions also add a lot to the feeling in the manga. TL;DR: Anime good, but nothing special. Manga good, feels special. |
| YOOOO ITS HERE ITS HEREEE !!! they left out the part where yaguchi said "im actually being tutored by this guy!(rank 1 in the class)" to cover up the fact that he Actually works and tries hard so im kinda ? on why they left it out but overall pretty nice first episode, ig i was just expecting some more WOW animation for this adaptation since the mangs was just.. Great. but again its not like this is bad, at all. hope it doesn't effect the storytelling tho, manga fr made me think hard about my life lol |
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