

Second-year high school student Yatora Yaguchi is a delinquent with excellent grades, but is unmotivated to find his true calling in life. Yatora spends his days working hard to maintain his academic standing while hanging out with his equally unambitious friends. However, beneath his carefree demeanor, Yatora does not enjoy either activity and wishes he could find something more fulfilling. While mulling over his predicament, Yatora finds himself staring at a vibrant landscape of Shibuya. Unable to express how he feels about the unusually breathtaking sight, he picks up a paintbrush, hoping his thoughts will be conveyed on canvas. After receiving praise for his work, the joy he feels sends him on a journey to enter the extremely competitive Tokyo University of the Arts—a school that only accepts one in every two hundred applicants. Facing talented peers, a lack of understanding of the fine arts, and struggles to obtain his parents’ approval, Yatora is confronted by much adversity. In the hopes of securing one of the five prestigious spots in his program of choice, Yatora must show that his inexperience does not define him.
12
Total episodes
12
Canon episodes
0
Filler episodes
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% Filler
Every season
Single Season
Currently, Blue Period has no sequels, prequels, or registered spin-offs. This is the complete story available at the moment.
What to watch, what to skip
You're in luck! Blue Period doesn't have a single filler episode: all 12 episodes are canon. It's a faithful adaptation of the original manga, so you can enjoy it from first to last without skipping anything or checking any list of expendable episodes.
The 12 episodes of Blue Period aired in 2021 and follow the story's chronological order. There are no transition episodes, no needless recaps, no arcs invented by the studio: every chapter advances the main plot and develops the characters just as the source material does.
In short, the watch order for Blue Period is as simple as it gets: start at episode 1 and keep going to episode 12 without detours. If you came looking for which Blue Period episodes are filler so you could skip them, the answer is that there aren't any.
Episode by episode
12 Episodes
| # | Episodes | Aired | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Am Awakened by the Pleasure of Painting10/02/2021 | 10/02/2021 | Canon |
| 2 | He's Not Tanned At All10/09/2021 | 10/09/2021 | Canon |
| 3 | Prep School Debut of the Dead10/16/2021 | 10/16/2021 | Canon |
| 4 | Where Are We Headed?10/23/2021 | 10/23/2021 | Canon |
| 5 | Helpless Even If I Know What To Do10/30/2021 | 10/30/2021 | Canon |
| 6 | Serious Mental Breakdown11/06/2021 | 11/06/2021 | Canon |
| 7 | The Start of the First Exam11/13/2021 | 11/13/2021 | Canon |
| 8 | Brain-Racking11/20/2021 | 11/20/2021 | Canon |
| 9 | Wandering Knife11/27/2021 | 11/27/2021 | Canon |
| 10 | Our Color Blue12/04/2021 | 12/04/2021 | Canon |
| 11 | The Start of the Second Exam12/11/2021 | 12/11/2021 | Canon |
| 12 | When I Started to be Dyed in Color12/18/2021 | 12/18/2021 | Canon |
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Common questions
Blue Period has a total of 1 season. The series is completed. Each season is divided into multiple episodes with stories that advance the main plot of the anime.
In total, Blue Period has 12 episodes in its only season. You can consult the complete episodes table to see the breakdown by season.
It is recommended to watch Blue Period in chronological broadcast order. This means starting from season 1 and continuing sequentially to the last season. Check our watch order guide which includes information about filler vs canon episodes for an optimal experience.
Yes, Blue Period is a completed anime. All seasons have already aired and you can enjoy the series in its entirety without waiting for new episodes.
No, Blue Period does not have filler episodes. All its episodes are canon and faithfully follow the original manga story, so you can watch all episodes without worrying about skipping anything.
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