Blue Period

Second-year high school student Yatora Yaguchi is bored with his normal life. He studies well and plays around with his friends, but in truth, he does not enjoy either of those activities. Bound by norms, he secretly envies those who do things differently.

That is until he discovers the joy of drawing. When he sees a painting made by a member of the Art Club, Yatora becomes fascinated with the colors used in it. Later, in an art exercise, he tries to convey his language without words but instead through painting. After that experience, Yatora finds himself so invested in art that he decides that it is what he wants to do for a living. But there stand multiple obstacles in his way: his parents who are hesitant over his unique choices, his more experienced peers, and the study of a subject much deeper than he initially expected.

Blue Period was nominated for the 43rd Kodansha Manga Award in the General category in 2019. In the following year, the manga won the 13th Manga Taisho Award as well as the 44th Kodansha Manga Award in the General category.

The series has been published in English by Kodansha Comics USA since October 6, 2020. It has also been simulpub through K Manga. The manga has also been released in Spanish by Milky Way Ediciones since October 25, 2019; and in Polish by Waneko since September 6, 2021.

The manga was adapted into a Japanese live-action film that premiered on August 9, 2024.