Blue Period, Vol. 2
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- Author：Tsubasa Yamaguchi
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Summary
COMPOSITION
Art has changed the course of Yatora's once dull life， and now he's aiming for Japan's most competitive art school。 With entrance exams a year away， he'll need to expand his limited eye for art， and quickly。 He turns to new peers and the masters to envision pieces only he can produce， and soon dives into his first competition--the same one where his Art Club role model nearly scored last place。 Among geniuses and lifelong art kids， does Yatora even stand a chance。。。？
Art has changed the course of Yatora's once dull life， and now he's aiming for Japan's most competitive art school。 With entrance exams a year away， he'll need to expand his limited eye for art， and quickly。 He turns to new peers and the masters to envision pieces only he can produce， and soon dives into his first competition--the same one where his Art Club role model nearly scored last place。 Among geniuses and lifelong art kids， does Yatora even stand a chance。。。？
Reviews
mayday
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way way more powerful than the first volume。（view spoiler）[that scene when Yatora convinced his mother to support his choice to go to TUA and study art made me burst in to tears。It's personal because I couldn't do that in the past and to see this was so painful but I was so happy for Yatora。And I understand all Yatora's insecurity when he had given all things for art but everything looked so bleak。 This volume really hit me hard。 （hide spoiler）]AND BRAID。 BRAID。 SCREAM。 way way more powerful than the first volume。（view spoiler）[that scene when Yatora convinced his mother to support his choice to go to TUA and study art made me burst in to tears。It's personal because I couldn't do that in the past and to see this was so painful but I was so happy for Yatora。And I understand all Yatora's insecurity when he had given all things for art but everything looked so bleak。 This volume really hit me hard。 （hide spoiler）]AND BRAID。 BRAID。 SCREAM。 。。。more
Jenny Clark
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I like that we are learning more about Yatora as a person， and we get bits and pieces about his class mates in this one as well。 I especially like the conversation he has with his mom after they talk about college and he draws her working in the kitchen。 It shows how much art is opening him up to the world and how much he enjoys it。 There were plenty of art lectures in here as well， but they all make sense in context since Yatora usually asks about it， and they seam to be a little more condensed I like that we are learning more about Yatora as a person， and we get bits and pieces about his class mates in this one as well。 I especially like the conversation he has with his mom after they talk about college and he draws her working in the kitchen。 It shows how much art is opening him up to the world and how much he enjoys it。 There were plenty of art lectures in here as well， but they all make sense in context since Yatora usually asks about it， and they seam to be a little more condensed in this volume。 I'll probably continue if my library continues to get them。 。。。more
Mikaela
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A good continuing of the first book， can be a little info dumping
♔ Kalon ♔
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Another good volume， capturing the various frustration while doing art is so accurately depicted。 More exposure to art from various maestros and a lot to learn even if have been doing art for a while。 Wasn't as engrossing as the previous volume but was good nonetheless。 The family problem of choosing art as a career， the overwhelming feeling of not being good among the peers are all so well conveyed to the readers。 The only problem with this volume in my opinion was the lack of character develop Another good volume， capturing the various frustration while doing art is so accurately depicted。 More exposure to art from various maestros and a lot to learn even if have been doing art for a while。 Wasn't as engrossing as the previous volume but was good nonetheless。 The family problem of choosing art as a career， the overwhelming feeling of not being good among the peers are all so well conveyed to the readers。 The only problem with this volume in my opinion was the lack of character development and the reading felt a little flat。 。。。more
Juan Jose
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10
Susan
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a lot of interesting stuff about art， but the plot kinda fell flat for me。 dont think ill be continuing with the series
Rebecca
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Yatora trying to convince his mom about an art degree gave me flashbacks to convincing my dad about an English degree。
max
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daleee flaco es un manga de dibujo ¿por qué lloro tanto？
Shuu
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HARUKA IS SO FINE LIKE TAKE ME TO AN ART MUSEUM PLS 😮💨😮💨😮💨😮💨
Andrea Isabel
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Realmente desearía tener una pasión， siento que pierdo mi tiempo。
Katrina
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I don't know whether to continue with this series。 It's a kind of frustrating reading experience， because it has the seeds of what could be incredible， but it gets so bogged down in Art 101 lessons that it loses track of its characters。 For so much emphasis on "composition" and "drawing the eye，" you'd think Yamaguchi would be better about drawing the reader's attention to some actual character development。I was initially hopeful that we'd gotten past the "here is how to draw a still life" bits I don't know whether to continue with this series。 It's a kind of frustrating reading experience， because it has the seeds of what could be incredible， but it gets so bogged down in Art 101 lessons that it loses track of its characters。 For so much emphasis on "composition" and "drawing the eye，" you'd think Yamaguchi would be better about drawing the reader's attention to some actual character development。I was initially hopeful that we'd gotten past the "here is how to draw a still life" bits of the first volume， and when we were purely interacting with the characters， it had some sparks of greatness。 I was glad we got to see more of Yatora hanging out with his old friends， and his new prep school classmates are interesting - although not explored too much beyond the surface level。This volume finally has some intriguing stuff with Yuka， in particular， although I'm not really sure what Yuka's deal is。 A guy who identifies as male and simply （as stated in the text） enjoys dressing in women's clothes， being pretty， and dating men？ Or is that just Yatora's limited understanding of how gender works？ We're mostly getting all of this filtered through his eyes， so while he is starting to think of Yuka as a little less "weird，" he still files people in certain categories。 It doesn't seem to have occurred to him that Yuka might be a woman - and he continues to use Yuka's birth name， which no one else does。 I assume （hope？） this is something that changes as they get to know each other more in future volumes。At least they bonded a little after Yuka's devastating breakup， although some of that impact got wiped away by how quickly Yuka bounced back and just moved on to the next guy。 I really would've liked to spend more time with Yuka and to see more of a relationship - friendship， mutual understanding， etc - developing between Yuka and Yatora。 There were a few other good bits。 I liked Yatora's conversation with his mom， with the emphasis on how art helped him to understand and appreciate her more。 For all that he talks about how art is important to him and this is his passion now and he's giving up everything else to pursue it， I just。。。don't really see that in practice。 There's none of that same passion from his initial blue painting， when he truly saw the world differently and it transformed his entire perspective on life。 Now he's just slogging through typical art classes， trying to get into school， to do。。。what？ He's been creating art for about a year， and he's already lost his inspiration？ Why does he even WANT to paint？ That's kind of the message of this volume， I think - figuring out the answers to those kinds of questions - but it gets way too bogged down in material that made me feel kind of like I was sitting in an introductory college course。 Yamaguchi hasn't really figured out how to blend exposition with the natural storytelling flow; when a literal art instructor isn't on the page to give lectures， other students will step in with paragraphs of expository text， in ways that just do not happen in normal day-to-day conversations， even if you are in an art museum。The pacing was also really， really weird。 There were numerous points where I rubbed the pages between my fingers to try to figure out if some were stuck together and if I'd missed transitions。 We time-jump a lot， and it's not always clear why or when or what's happening。 While the character bios at the beginning of the book call Yatora a second year， he's already gone through his senpai's graduation and turned into a third year barely a handful of pages into this volume。 Then he does his spring prep school， then summer prep school， and I really have no idea what's going on with the rest of his classes （or life） in the meantime。 It's all。。。confusing。 Fragmented and muddy， like the low-quality reproductions of art that's supposed to be a series of impressive oil paintings but look like badly photocopied charcoals instead。Even the conversation with Yatora's mother - a high point of this volume - was odd， because in Volume 1， it seemed like she'd already accepted that this was his path， but this time around， they argued about it for so long that he had to nap in a classroom to recover。 It's disjointed and disorienting and I can't figure out what's supposed to be happening next。 If we've already skipped basically an entire year between volumes， what's the rest of this series like？ With the current pacing， he'd be getting into art school in the next volume， which means the next 10 volumes would be。。。him taking college art classes？ Just the idea of sitting through those lectures is making me tired。I think the reality is that I keep trying to like this manga， but I don't。 I feel like I'm missing something， when all the other reviews for this series seem to be absolutely glowing。 I just don't see it。 I can't connect to the characters， which makes the story fall far too flat。I'll still try the anime when it's released - my delighted gasp when I came upon the four colored pages in the middle of this volume mean that I'll probably respond a lot better when all these longwinded discussions about color theory are actually reflected by color images。 I'd hope， too， that the anime's pacing will be handled better， with more focus on the characters themselves， but we'll see。I would love to learn more about Yuka， and to find out if Yatora ever discovers what he wants to say with his art， and what his style really looks like。 I think Yamaguchi using other artists' work is actually a major flaw。 There's no wow factor like with that huge， detailed painting that made Yatora want to pursue art to begin with。 Most of the other pieces are small， indistinct， and created by other artists。 Using someone else to paint Yatora's pieces distances the creator from their own main character and makes me feel like。。。if they don't even understand Yatora， how am I ever supposed to？I gave it a good try， but I think two volumes is where I'm stopping， at least for now。 Like Yotasuke， I'm calling it quits。。。this extended prep school is not for me。 。。。more
Juli
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SÉRIO ESSE MANGÁ É PERFEITO
marcia
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More of the same， but still enjoyable。 I hope things change up a bit in the next volume or it's gonna get boring。 Yatora doesn't know what kind of art he wants to make yet so he's just going with the flow。 I like how the mangaka breaks down art principles to make them more approachable。 More of the same， but still enjoyable。 I hope things change up a bit in the next volume or it's gonna get boring。 Yatora doesn't know what kind of art he wants to make yet so he's just going with the flow。 I like how the mangaka breaks down art principles to make them more approachable。 。。。more
新新 Xin-Xin
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總覺得八虎呢，嗯，一路上的敵手最後都會變成他的男朋友們吧XD（不是那種漫畫啦）
Sanny
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¿Hm？ Me ha dejado intrigada。 No sólo sigue indagando y retrata notablemente distintos aspectos del arte y de su proceso de estudio， si no que además añade problemáticas entre los personajes， y como， tanto positiva como negativamente， las relaciones interpersonales afectan a nuestra forma de crear。 ¡Interesante！
M
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im rlly liking the series the main characters art is starting to develop and i love how much I've been learning about the industry im rlly liking the series the main characters art is starting to develop and i love how much I've been learning about the industry 。。。more
Marika Salvatori
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La mia videorecensione: https://youtu。be/ewPLFyHf6-A La mia videorecensione: https://youtu。be/ewPLFyHf6-A 。。。more
Christine Williams
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I’ve never would’ve thought that Ryuji was a guy dressed in drag。 Yotaro reminds me of myself when I was in art class。 I’m going to try my best when I start classes in August。
nush
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"but if i have to conform to what society wants me to be， then i'd rather die。" i love yuka sm :（（ been thinking about this line ever since i read it。 so many thoughts i wish i could articulate better but this volume was really Good。 "but if i have to conform to what society wants me to be， then i'd rather die。" i love yuka sm :（（ been thinking about this line ever since i read it。 so many thoughts i wish i could articulate better but this volume was really Good。 。。。more
cami
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rereading blue period cus im insane but i love everything in this volume sm
Mordecai
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Doing a binge of the first three volumes and I’m loving it so far！ The first one was a little bit of drag I have to admit but the second volume had definitely kept my attention better and almost cried from Yuka’s backstory making my heart hurt as well。 I’m hoping the third volume is just as good until the 4th one comes out。
Denise
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*4。5Gave it that 。5 bump up all because of that one scene with Yatora and his mom！ I teared up at that moment; it was so touching and heartwarming。 Good goosebumps。
Andy
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We learn more about art and how the character interprets it。 I do wish he had a sort of focus or specific talent， he seems to just do what others tell him to。 I really like the support cast， they are all interesting in their own way。
TreeSpright
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This volume has a different vibe compared to the first one。 It's a little somber， but also hopeful at the same time。 I relate a lot to the main character and the more I read about him and the other characters the more I enjoy them。 This volume made me relate a lot because of the frustration he feels when people criticize his art and he wants to express things properly。 This volume has a different vibe compared to the first one。 It's a little somber， but also hopeful at the same time。 I relate a lot to the main character and the more I read about him and the other characters the more I enjoy them。 This volume made me relate a lot because of the frustration he feels when people criticize his art and he wants to express things properly。 。。。more
Pinky
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Yatora continues to pursue art and works hard to try to get into TUA。
Jude
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3。5-4 stars。 Didn't like this volume as much as the first one。 It was weird because when I was reading it， I was enjoying the content， but then when I put the book down， I didn't feel motivated to pick it back up。 This might be due to the pacing。 It's a story about art and mostly internal conflicts， so it's kind of slow。 The parts where they talk about artistic techniques and colleges are pretty boring， too。But！ I really do like the characters and just about everything else！ Will continue readin 3。5-4 stars。 Didn't like this volume as much as the first one。 It was weird because when I was reading it， I was enjoying the content， but then when I put the book down， I didn't feel motivated to pick it back up。 This might be due to the pacing。 It's a story about art and mostly internal conflicts， so it's kind of slow。 The parts where they talk about artistic techniques and colleges are pretty boring， too。But！ I really do like the characters and just about everything else！ Will continue reading this， and I'll be watching the anime when it comes out :） 。。。more
Toni
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3。5
Lister
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Me gustó demasiado la perspectiva que muestra este segundo volumen。 El conocer un poco más de la vida de nuestro protagonista y su dilema interno en relación al arte siento que le aporta mucho a la historia， sin embargo creo que el desarrollo de Yuka chan es lo que más me impactó y me pude sentir identificado con ella。 Una historia que no puedo parar de leer y que a cada rato me hace llorar。
Spencer
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I’m actually really enjoying Blue Period， but the way that Yuka’s character is being handled makes me rate it lower。 At best， it’s an issue of text being lost in translation， and at worst just blatant transphobia and/or homophobia。 The author says that Yuka is a （cis） man who likes to dress as a woman and uses he/him for Yuka。 Meanwhile， Yuka specifically hates to be called by her birth name， uses she/her， and for all intents and purposes lives as a woman。 Only the main character and the author I’m actually really enjoying Blue Period， but the way that Yuka’s character is being handled makes me rate it lower。 At best， it’s an issue of text being lost in translation， and at worst just blatant transphobia and/or homophobia。 The author says that Yuka is a （cis） man who likes to dress as a woman and uses he/him for Yuka。 Meanwhile， Yuka specifically hates to be called by her birth name， uses she/her， and for all intents and purposes lives as a woman。 Only the main character and the author treat her has a man。 She dates men， but does not refer to herself as gay， and struggles with coping when men reject her after finding out she is AMAB。 She just wants to live as her true self， which is dressing and presenting as she does right now。To me （a trans person） she reads as a trans woman or as transfemme but according to the author， she is not。 So what gives？ I’m sticking with the series because I truly do like it， but I can only put up with this for so long。 I deal with enough transphobia in real life， I don’t want it in my fiction， thanks。 。。。more
Julianna Hartcourt
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https://songedunenuitdete。com/2021/04。。。J’ai vraiment adoré cette lecture ！ J’aime la manière dont Tsubasa Yamaguchi aborde le sujet de l’art， les questionnements et les remises en question autour。 Si des lecteur。ice。 s n’aiment pas la personnalité de Yatora， personnellement， je trouve ce personnage vrai et attachant à sa manière。 Je prends beaucoup de plaisir à le suivre。À mes yeux， ce manga à quelque chose de particulier， il me rend nostalgique d’une époque que je ne pensais pas autant regrett https://songedunenuitdete。com/2021/04。。。J’ai vraiment adoré cette lecture ！ J’aime la manière dont Tsubasa Yamaguchi aborde le sujet de l’art， les questionnements et les remises en question autour。 Si des lecteur。ice。 s n’aiment pas la personnalité de Yatora， personnellement， je trouve ce personnage vrai et attachant à sa manière。 Je prends beaucoup de plaisir à le suivre。À mes yeux， ce manga à quelque chose de particulier， il me rend nostalgique d’une époque que je ne pensais pas autant regretter。 。。。more
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