Tsubasa Yamaguchi’s “Blue Period” (ブルーピリオド) seinen manga is confirmed to inspire a TV anime for 2021. The award-winning manga is about the struggles and rewards of a life dedicated to art. A new illustration drawn by Yamaguchi is also revealed for the announcement.
▍About the Series
“Blue Period” has been serialized in Kodansha’s seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon since June 2017 and has been collected in 8 tankōbon volumes as of September 2020. The 9th volumes will be published on 21st January 2021.
In 2020, the manga won the 13th Manga Taishō and the 44th Kodansha Manga Award for Best General Manga. It was also nominated for the 24th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. The series was also one of twelve manga series to make the 2021 Young Adult Library Services Association’s top 126 graphic novels for teenagers list.
The series centers on Yatora Yaguchi, a fairly popular student who excels in school, but often deals with inner emptiness and frustrations. One day he became fascinated by a painting at his high school’s art club so deeply that it inspired him to try his hand at painting. Later he was inspired by a friend Ryuji and subsequently joined the art club. Becoming more deeply involved, he attempts to apply for the Tokyo University of the Arts as his choice of college.
