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  Recrafted

  92/100
  Slick, expressive, and a compelling character drama. Shaping up to be a true masterpiece in the making

  The art in this manga is quite simply unbelivable. There is a grounded yet excentric art style which has serious power. The eyes and lines of characters makes them pop and instantly recognizable and individual.
  However good art isn't good enough to make a manga stand on it's own, even to a mediocre level. What takes this manga to the stratosphere of good quality is how well the art pairs with the story. Firstly this is some well written charecter drama, something close to the level of march comes in like a lion. The story progresses as we get to know the behaviour of the characters as we learn who they are. What makes this shine is how well the art and narrative blend, something with march comes in like a lion lacks. The body language of this manga is far beyond anything else i've seen in a long time, and it enriches the character of the manga. Character motion is simply beautiful, everything looks so fluid like a frame removed from a film. but above all else stands the paneling and composition. It's insane how beautiful each panel is. How each panel focuses your attention to whats important, hints at things that might be, the atmosphere generated is amazing.

  however this isn't even the best bit about the manga. Loads of manga have art that elevates the story, but blue period is probably the only one where the story elevates the art. The more you learn the more you apreciate how much work has been done to get to the very product you're reading and it elevates the experience. The mangaka plays off this too. the more you learn about a particular technique the more they'll intergrate it into the artwork which then better helps you enjoy the story.

  The story is good too. It's littered with seeds of potential development points for the story and is simply a pleasure to read. the dynamic of Yaguchi's development never seems un-natural. in-fact you could say that although his outlook changes he remains the same person throughout. Ryuji, acts as a brilliant foil and truly brings out the best of Yaguchi's development without ever feeling like a plot contrivence but a genuine, grounded character; which is increadibly hard to pull off for an excentric

  This manga is a masterpiece in the making and i can't reccomend it enough. We are seriously looking at a contender for best seinen of the decade and i'm praying to high heaven that shaft get to animate it.

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  Mikot0Misaka

  90/100
  If you're at the stage of life where you're uncertain of what to pursue, this series can put things into perspective.

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  A Personal Reflection on Blue Period

  

  Blue Period is an incredibly compelling series, with as the diverse range of characters from all walks of life that while falling into different character archetypes, that manage to provide an interesting range of motivations and perspectives, much like how art itself, the main focus of the series, is based upon.

  However, instead of focusing too much on the characters, I'll focus on why I think Blue Period is such an inspiring series, especially to young people or students entering the next phase of schooling.

  Its titular character, Yataro Yaguchi, seems to be relatively all-rounded in most regards: Studious, well-liked, fit, but nonetheless having a delinquent aura surrounding him. He hangs out with his group of friends and hopes to get into a good university.

  He is on a stable path. His parents, teachers and peers all believe he will eventually enter a good university and make a living. That said, this all changes when he chances upon an oil painting by a fellow student.

  

  This acts as a catalyst for Yaguchi's deep and incredibly driven interest into art, initially beginning as a hobby, but soon becomes inspired to become an artist and study at Geidai, one of Japan's most established and prestigious art universities.

  Back to the point, what makes Blue Period so relatable then?

  Like Yaguchi, most of us can recall a time we became obsessed with an interest or hobby, be it art, playing a musical instrument, writing poems/stories or even playing a sport, most of which probably began in our youth. We'd pour hours upon hours researching the intricacies of these interests, seeking improvement and maybe even thinking of becoming "one of the greats". But I'm sure many of you have probably been told by your parents or peers:

  ~~~"Art is too uncertain a job to pursue, you're not THAT talented, what makes you think you can make a stable living being an artist? An interest is perhaps best left as that, an interest."

  This dissuasion and belief of straying off the beaten path and going into more niche and "uncertain" career prospects are common attempts made by authority figures, much like Yaguchi's parents and teachers, to discourage him from pursuing these interests for fear of not earning money. Your future and livelihood should come before your interests, right?

  Blue Period seeks to reaffirm that choosing to pursue a future in these conventionally frowned upon areas are NOT foolish, nor completely pointless. Yaguchi's journey through art club and cram school subtly teaches him that life isn't just about seeking a good job, but about being able to pursue what your passion and your dreams. Not once does the manga make a claim that Yaguchi is a prodigy at art, or a breakout hit waiting to happen. His art is often juxtaposed to his fellow students', many of whom are greatly talented or more creative than him, and while Yaguchi is often left feeling inferior or even discouraged at whether he can get into Geidai when he's up against such tight competition, he pushes on.

  Nonetheless, Yaguchi's drive and passion to continue pushing on is simply inspiring, if not relatable on so many levels. There have been so many times that I've felt that my peers are smarter than me and despite my efforts, I could never score as high as them. I'm sure in some way or another, you'd perhaps feel that sense of inferiority, and Yaguchi's inner thoughts perfectly crystalise that. Just because you're not the best doesn't mean you should give up. You've already come so far and done so much, why belittle yourself and resign to mediocrity?

  While I'm only scratching the surface on the masterpiece that is Blue Period, its main character's experiences seem incredibly universal to students or young people from all walks of life. Fundamentally, I believe its an excellent coming of age story that teaches the value of pursuing your interests and being your best self and constantly seeking self-improvement. And hopefully, after my rambling, you'll give it a read too.

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  kyba

  99/100
  The definition of immersive and the potencial to become a masterpiece. Blue Period can be what Act-Age "failed" to be.

  •【There will be no spoilers】•

  ❈ I'm writing this while the mangá is in chapter 27, so... if in the next chapter the author just threw away the entire story and put some moon queen coming out of a shinobi's body... i don't have nothing to do with it.

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  ❈ I'm gonna already start saying that Blue Period is one of the most, (with potencial to be the most) immersive mangá i ever read, the chapters has around 40 pages, and i realized that only in chapter 6, and just because i went to see the comments, cause it's so enveloping and holds you in that you're not gonna realize that it's not a usual 20 pages mangá. I already can say that i'm just waiting some more chapters to release to give the 10. And i'm comparing Blue Period to Act-Age because i found it just when i finished Act-Age and was feeling devastated due to the "end"... and then I looked for similar mangas here in Anilist. And mannn, Blue Period has the same vibe but it's more immersive and "soft", and less Shounen like Act-Age, but still reminds a lot.

  So, let's go to the review

  Also, i made a review from Act-Age too, so if you want you can see and maybe left a like hehe: https://anilist.co/review/8951

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  ➥ About Blue Period (characters, topics, etc):

  Blue Period is a mangá that tells the story of Yaguchi Yatora, a second-year guy, he is that famous type of character with the design of a "delinquent" but still being pretty smart, nice, gentle, handsome, the perfect guy. But right in the beginning he already find himself in love with art and joins the art club. And then start the mangá, telling the story of Yatora, showing him wanting to enter in the famous Geidai University, and showing us his development changing his opinions, his way to see the world, etc. And not only that, they introduce us a lot of good and charismatic characters like Kuwana, Mori-senpai, Yotasuke, the sensei's, all of them with their issues and stuff, and the other that has more scene time, Ryuji, that... i'm not gonna tell cause it would be a spoiler hehe. The drama and philosophy are very good too (it's basically the main theme), englobes self acceptance, LGBT+ issues, etc, all in a deeply way, you see those issues in a lot of angles making you think a lot about, very very very nice. And what is nice too is that Blue Period teaches A LOT about art, i literally learned more here than in my school haha. They teaches us about dessin, oil painting, themes, colors, compositions, perspective, different tools that you can draw and a lot more, that part is very nice. Oh, and they use real paints, so this is a huge point to be more and more immersive, this mangá has that type of charm that haikyuu have, like you want to play volley when you read haha (draw in that case)

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  ➥ The art:

  The art is gorgeous, wonderful, and unique, there's times that Tsubasa make the traits like if is a "true art", not like a normal mangá (mangá is art too, you understood). The character design and the traits are very detailed, the author can make the saddest scenes, the painful scenes and the angry scenes SO perfect, you feel everything with Yatora and the other characters. There's a specific scene when Yatora drew himself naked (not showing that part) and it was so detailed, i was very impressed. And about the paints, like i said before, Tsubasa takes real paints and put in the mangá, making this extremely more immersive. A funny point is that sometimes the characters show the paints and compare them, and we (people who don't know anything about art) can't differentiate and say which one is better ahhaha.

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  ➥ Conclusion (just go read Blue Period):

  As i said in the title, Blue Period can be a masterpiece, Blue Period can be what Act-Age failed to be (due to the author). I really want to see what is gonna happen with the going of this mangá. Now a fun fact, you all know Yoasobi right? That famous japanese singer, that sings the opening of the 2 season of Beastars, etc. So, the song "Ultramarine" (that i'm gonna release the link right below) was inspired in this mangá, in Blue Period, very nice. https://anilist.co/anime/127044/Gunjou/

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  Thank you for reading so far, give a like if you liked the review, and if you disagree you can send me your points :)

  Oh, and i made some reviews in this site already, so... if you want to see some of them, you can check my profile: https://anilist.co/user/kyba

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