Blue Period
Acclaimed manga by Tsubasa Yamaguchi (Afternoon magazine; 2021 anime) about Yatora Yaguchi, a student who discovers a passion for painting and sets out to enter the Tokyo University of the Arts (Geidai), the hardest art school to enter in the country. The series tours real art locations of Tokyo, between Ueno and Shibuya.
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Tokyo University of the Arts (Geidai) — Yatora's GoalGeidai
location
The prestigious Tokyo University of the Arts (Geidai), in Ueno Park, is the goal Yatora chases: the hardest art school to enter in Japan. Its campus and university art museum appear in the series.
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Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museumthe Ueno museum
dedicated museum
An art museum in Ueno Park that hosts major exhibitions. It appears in the series as the setting of the visits and exhibitions that mark Yatora's artistic awakening.
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Kiyomizu Kannon-dō Temple — Uenothe Ueno temple
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A small temple in Ueno Park, with its circular 'moon pine', modeled on Kyoto's Kiyomizu-dera. It appears among the series' Ueno settings.
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Shibuya Scramble Crossing — Yatora's Blue Sunrisethe blue sunrise
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The famous Shibuya crossing at dawn is the subject of the first painting through which Yatora discovers his calling: a Shibuya washed in blue at daybreak — the scene that gives the series its heart and name.
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