Blue Period 1 by Tsubasa Yamaguchi
Winner of the 2020 Manga Taisho Grand Prize! A manga about the struggles and rewards of a life dedicated to art. The studious Yatora leaves a dry life of study and good manners behind for a new passion- painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling... Now a hit Netflix Original Anime! A manga about the struggles and rewards of a life dedicated to art. Popular guy Yatora realizes he's just going through the motions to make other people happy and finds himself in a new passion- painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling... 2020 Manga Taisho Grand Prize WinnerYALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens selectionTexas Library Association Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List unanimous selectionSTILL LIFEYatora is the perfect high school student, with good grades and lots of friends. It's an effortless performance, and, ultimately... a dull one. But he wanders into the art room one day, and a lone painting captures his eye, awakening him to a kind of beauty he never knew. Compelled and consumed, he dives in headfirst--and he's about to learn how savage and unforgiving art can be... Tsubasa Yamaguchi is the author of the hit manga adaptation of Makoto Shinkai's short film She and Her Cat, published in English by Vertical Comics, and the art student drama Blue Period from Kodansha Comics.
Winner of the 2020 Manga Taisho Grand Prize! A manga about the struggles and rewards of a life dedicated to art. The studious Yatora leaves a dry life of study and good manners behind for a new passion- painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling... Now a hit Netflix Original Anime! A manga about the struggles and rewards of a life dedicated to art. Popular guy Yatora realizes he's just going through the motions to make other people happy and finds himself in a new passion- painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling... 2020 Manga Taisho Grand Prize WinnerYALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens selectionTexas Library Association Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List unanimous selectionSTILL LIFEYatora is the perfect high school student, with good grades and lots of friends. It's an effortless performance, and, ultimately... a dull one. But he wanders into the art room one day, and a lone painting captures his eye, awakening him to a kind of beauty he never knew. Compelled and consumed, he dives in headfirst--and he's about to learn how savage and unforgiving art can be... Tsubasa Yamaguchi is the author of the hit manga adaptation of Makoto Shinkai's short film She and Her Cat, published in English by Vertical Comics, and the art student drama Blue Period from Kodansha Comics.
Winner of the 2020 Manga Taisho Grand Prize! A manga about the struggles and rewards of a life dedicated to art. The studious Yatora leaves a dry life of study and good manners behind for a new passion- painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling... Now a hit Netflix Original Anime! A manga about the struggles and rewards of a life dedicated to art. Popular guy Yatora realizes he's just going through the motions to make other people happy and finds himself in a new passion- painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling... 2020 Manga Taisho Grand Prize WinnerYALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens selectionTexas Library Association Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List unanimous selectionSTILL LIFEYatora is the perfect high school student, with good grades and lots of friends. It's an effortless performance, and, ultimately... a dull one. But he wanders into the art room one day, and a lone painting captures his eye, awakening him to a kind of beauty he never knew. Compelled and consumed, he dives in headfirst--and he's about to learn how savage and unforgiving art can be... Tsubasa Yamaguchi is the author of the hit manga adaptation of Makoto Shinkai's short film She and Her Cat, published in English by Vertical Comics, and the art student drama Blue Period from Kodansha Comics.
Winner of the 2020 Manga Taisho Grand Prize! A manga about the struggles and rewards of a life dedicated to art. The studious Yatora leaves a dry life of study and good manners behind for a new passion- painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling... Now a hit Netflix Original Anime! A manga about the struggles and rewards of a life dedicated to art. Popular guy Yatora realizes he's just going through the motions to make other people happy and finds himself in a new passion- painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling... 2020 Manga Taisho Grand Prize WinnerYALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens selectionTexas Library Association Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List unanimous selectionSTILL LIFEYatora is the perfect high school student, with good grades and lots of friends. It's an effortless performance, and, ultimately... a dull one. But he wanders into the art room one day, and a lone painting captures his eye, awakening him to a kind of beauty he never knew. Compelled and consumed, he dives in headfirst--and he's about to learn how savage and unforgiving art can be... Tsubasa Yamaguchi is the author of the hit manga adaptation of Makoto Shinkai's short film She and Her Cat, published in English by Vertical Comics, and the art student drama Blue Period from Kodansha Comics.
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As an artist, Blue Period makes me feel seen. It does such a good job at showing what pursuing art looks like in academics.
originally posted on booksamillion.com
A work of art... I waited for almost 2 months for this to arrive, but was it worth it? Yes, will I buy the whole series? Yes.
originally posted on booksamillion.com
When I first read this series I was captivated by the story completely. The struggles an art student goes through is illustrated beautifully through the mangaka's artwork. Easily one of my favorite mangas to date.
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Blue Period 1 by Yamaguchi, Tsubasa
Delivery $37.80
Blue Period 1
Delivery $21.24
Blue Period 1 Yamaguchi, Tsubasa [Used - Good] [Softcover]
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Blue Period 1
Delivery between 9–15 June $9.95
Blue Period 1 Paperback
Delivery between 12–17 June $10
As an artist, Blue Period makes me feel seen. It does such a good job at showing what pursuing art looks like in academics.
A work of art... I waited for almost 2 months for this to arrive, but was it worth it? Yes, will I buy the whole series? Yes.
When I first read this series I was captivated by the story completely. The struggles an art student goes through is illustrated beautifully through the mangaka's artwork. Easily one of my favorite mangas to date.
If you enjoy art and coming of age type stories then you'll love this. I loved learning things about art that I never knew before.
As an artist myself, I really enjoyed this manga volume! It has a unique art style and the story is really good too. I am definitely going to read the rest of the series!
As someone who in is the art community, this manga is a great representation of what becoming an artist can look like. Struggling to find what you like, and what you want to create, learning to develop your own skill and style, and so much more!If you have ever read "Sangatsu No Lion", there is a good chance you'll enjoy "Blue Period".
Great manga about protagonist who decides to become an artist and his journey to finding the beauty in art. It also deals with all the real world hurdles and self doubt that comes with that. Complex characters and beautiful art style. Also has great character growth.
One of the best mangas I've ever read! The characters are so well developed and I love the story!
As an art student myself, I knew I must give this manga a read, and while doing so I've enjoyed refreshing myself on basic art principles as the main character experiences them for the first time. I think the author hoped readers would be persuaded to pursue art if that is their passion by watching the main character experience that same change.
I love this series so much! The art style is so unique for a manga and I find the plot very motivational and a lot of aspects feel extremely grounded in reality compared to other manga series I've read. Yatora is a super relatable character (whether art is your thing or not), it's interesting to see him navigate the art world out of passion rather than skill and to learn about the world of art with him. All of the side characters are fun, and seeing Yatora overcome obstacles through his relationships is always entertaining. I'll be keeping up with the series for sure.
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