The BEST episodes of Blue Period

Every episode of Blue Period ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Blue Period!

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

Last Updated: 3/28/2024Network: NetflixStatus: Ended

8.49

59 votes

#1 - When I Started to be Dyed in Color

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/2021

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.

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8.27

60 votes

#2 - Brain-Racking

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/2021

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.

8.14

57 votes

#3 - Our Color Blue

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/2021

Yuka and Yatora head to Odawara and bare their souls and bodies, hoping to overcome their personal challenges with art and their surrounding fears.

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8.07

59 votes

#4 - Wandering Knife

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/2021

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.

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8.04

56 votes

#5 - The Start of the Second Exam

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/2021

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.

8.00

62 votes

#6 - The Start of the First Exam

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2021

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!

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7.86

84 votes

#7 - He's Not Tanned At All

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2021

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.

7.85

60 votes

#8 - Helpless Even If I Know What To Do

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2021

As exams near, Oba intensifies training. Yatora struggles to articulate abstract concepts, so Saeki encourages him to use a larger canvas for fun.

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7.75

68 votes

#9 - Where Are We Headed?

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2021

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.

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7.70

57 votes

#10 - Serious Mental Breakdown

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2021

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.

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7.64

107 votes

#11 - Awakening to the Joy of Painting

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2021

Life and priorities change for listless high schooler Yatora when he sees his classmate's painting and discovers an appreciation and talent for art.

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7.45

75 votes

#12 - Prep School Debut of the Dead

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2021

Yatora joins Yuka for extra lessons at Tokyo Art Institute. He has an artistic breakthrough when visiting a museum with his strange new classmates.

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