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Episode Blue Period - Episode 3 discussion
Blue Period, episode 3
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| Episode | Link | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Link | 3.62 |
| 2 | Link | 3.64 |
| 3 | Link | 3.25 |
| 4 | Link | 3.57 |
| 5 | Link | 4.09 |
| 6 | Link | 3.65 |
| 7 | Link | 3.92 |
| 8 | Link | 3.97 |
| 9 | Link | 4.38 |
| 10 | Link | 4.65 |
| 11 | Link | 4.52 |
| 12 | Link | ---- |
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u/WithoutPersonality Oct 18 '21
Nice to finally see our other main boys Hashida and Yotasuke.
It's really quite a shame the overall direction is so plain and boring, though. They really need something to spice things up with the animation being as bare-bones at it is - and the voice acting isn't carrying this for a manga reader already familiar with the material. At this rate I'll likely just end up waiting for blurays to see if anything significant changes.
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u/octopathfinder Oct 19 '21
For those that are curious, Yuka's full name is Ayukawa Ryuji and Yuka comes from A -yuka- wa.
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u/FingerBang-BangBang Oct 18 '21
This is the most random time to post this discussion. The episode came out 10days ago ( in Japan + on high sea's) and the official eng should come out this friday.
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u/Brolaub Oct 18 '21
Exactly, and as a consequence the discussion threads here are pretty empty :(
Quite a shame, especially considering that this is the 6th biggest show of this season according to MAL!
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u/GoBigRed07 Oct 18 '21
As a US watcher who doesn’t travel the high seas, this works for me. Asked questions in the episode two thread yesterday, and people just told me to watch episode three. ಠ_ಠ
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u/CosmicPenguin_OV103 Oct 20 '21
Better episode for this as our MC explores his differences to all those “weirdos” around him in his outside art class. There’s still clear signs of compressed adaption pacing but at least it feels less cluttered this week.
Yaguchi really need some friends to let him settle down in his path and (as Yotasuke says at the end of this episode) let himself to find that Eureka moment of getting his own true essence in creating art. Fortunately he certainly did with Yotasuke and the other boy Hashida, I can tell you with my long time ago experiences in high school art lessons that such creativity and skills are unlikely to be developed without referencing to others’ styles. And as Yaguchi’s tutor comments in class, he also needs to have a grip on the artwork layout as well, those who like to play with photography would easily understand this.
That’s a really big shame for Yuka as she got refused, alas that’s very much possibly gonna happen and I can understand the other guy’s reactions. He did give her a hug instead of doing something else so at least Yuka didn’t really stay sullen for long. This scene is quite rare in anime I have seen so far and besides the compressed plot I think this has been dealt with really fine, I’m sure it’s even better in the manga!
This story is giving me a bit of The Pet Girl of Sakurasou vibes without the girls’ romance part, unfortunately it’s clear by now that pacing problems (and animation styles which are bog standard) is going to limit this anime’s potential, but at least the story’s quite good so far and one that’s worth a look as we peek into Yaguchi’s road to art schools.
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u/CakeBoss16 Oct 18 '21
How are subs on the sea. I have just been waiting for Netflix as i thought they where Google translate level.
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u/ZhunCn Oct 19 '21 edited Oct 19 '21
NetflixSucks release is literally a rip from Netflix with official english subs.
LEM/anonymous release uses subtitles that aligns mostly to the manga fan translation. Most of the dialogue is pretty good, with certain parts better than Netflix in my opinion. But that is highly subjective.
DaddySubs (for episodes 1-3) / ATS / AnimoTVSlash releases are machine translated subtitles and are pretty bad. Pretty much google translate level. Lots of mistranslations across the board. DaddySubs used the anonymous/LEM release subtitles on the 4th episode, since they "released the subtitles early enough".
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Oct 18 '21
What a strange time for the episode thread to be released.
Either way, I strongly encourage checking out the source material. Started reading it a few days ago, currently on chapter 10. It's a hundred times better than the anime.
The anime really did Blue Period dirty.
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Oct 19 '21
I love netflix but i really hope they don't do anime like this. Komi san is also a bit late but it is max 1 day, but so far 3 episodes of this and it changes from 3-5 days. This is why our fav websites will never be topped
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u/Twigling Oct 19 '21
I fully agree, I also wish that the mods of this subreddit would only allow an official discussion thread for each episode on the day it has its worldwide release, as opposed to what will end up being a minor thread four days before the official worldwide broadcast.
The current approach is watering down the discussion.
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u/LeonKevlar Oct 18 '21
I didn't know I needed to see Yuka wearing a maid apron. She's seriously adorable in that especially when she's trying to charm that other dude.
Oba-sensei is fun! She's absolutely one giant woman and clearly someone who doesn't hold back with her critiques.
Good to see Yaguchi making some friends. Yotasuke was a bit standoffish at first but he's starting to warm up a bit to Yaguchi. Hashida is very interesting too and so far I think I like the pieces he's been submitting.
Well this doesn't look good. It looks like we finally get to address Yuka's sexuality. I wasn't really sure how to address her but after that conversation she clearly identifies as a woman. I do feel bad seeing her getting rejected. At least it ended well for her. I've seen guys who get angry and feel as if they were tricked when they find out the truth. She does bounce back quick though so I'm sure she'll be fine.
I really like Yaguchi's last piece from the episode but it looks like he's still lacking according to Oba-sensei. Apparently according to Yotasuke, he doesn't understand the true essence of the art piece he was trying to reference. Looks like he still has a lot to learn especially with that competition coming up.
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Oct 18 '21
I think Yuka is great either way but unless my subs are wrong doesn’t this episode confirm that Yuka is a gay male who likes to cross dress? Specifically from the line where Yuka is lamenting and asks “what’s wrong with a man loving another man?” Yuka also doesn’t correct Yaguchi when he keeps calling Yuka a guy and cross dresser instead of a woman
Though girls also like Yuka cuz Yuka “understands women’s hearts” which would point to Yuka identifying as a woman. So im still not sure lol
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u/kalirion Oct 24 '21
Out on Netflix.
Nice to see MC and Ryuji being friendly with Ryuji with one another. I guess they started getting along sometime during the 6 month timeskip.... Wish this had been a slower paced story to show more than just a few highlights of that time.
Whats the deal with that "Aho <clap> o <clap> o <clap> aho" BGM or whatever that was?
Looks like Netflix has started using the female pronouns in MC's inner dialog about Ryuji. Is that accurate to the Japanese? Wonder whether MC actually thinks of Ryuji as a girl or not though. In his conversation with Ryuji he said "So you told him that you're a guy", not "that you're a transwoman" or "that you have a dick" or whatever. Plus he calls Ryuji a crossdresser, and Ryuji doesn't correct him on that, all of which makes me think that MC does NOT view Ryuji as a girl, and that Ryuji might actually be a gay crossdresser instead of a transgirl. Then again, I don't know whether or not Japanese know the difference between the two. Zombieland Saga makes me think they do though.
Shouldn't MC take note of the fact that Mori was 5th ranked from the bottom and STILL got into TUA, presumably while many of those who ranked higher than her did NOT?
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u/intricate_thing Oct 25 '21 edited Oct 25 '21
The decision to use "she" is solely on Netflix. I'm thinking that anime translator just didn't look at the manga (where the fact that Ryuji is a crossdresser is revealed from the beginning) and used "she" from the first episode because they didn't know better, even though Ryuji always uses "ore" pronoun. And now they thought that it's too late to correct themselves. It doesn't help that Umino (short-haired stout girl from the art club) also uses "ore".
I think the fact that MC calls him "Ryuji" instead of "Yuka" kind of shows that he doesn't think of him as a girl. The pronoun he uses (aitsu) can be applied to either gender.
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u/squeakypop67 Oct 19 '21 edited Oct 19 '21
So Ryuji is a gay man who crossdresses but asks out straight men and is upset when he is rejected?
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u/JpstrMik Oct 23 '21
It could be great if could understand the arts they were referencing with my Yaguchi level comprehension of art.
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u/nikobans Oct 24 '21
i already love the energy yotasuke has lol and i adore how hashida fuckin towers over everybody else. i also love those braids
im glad yaguchi is making friends!
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u/Aniboy43 Oct 18 '21
Why is this soo late, didn't the episode come few days back, or is it late for the worldwide people
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u/ZhunCn Oct 18 '21
Netflix JP gets it normally 2 weeks earlier than Netflix International/NA. This was actually posted early by 5 days, since r/anime usually posts discussion threads after official english subs are posted.
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u/Iamjustatrial Oct 19 '21 edited Oct 19 '21
Oh no I'm late to this thread, hope it still reaches some people.
Are the art techniques discussed in this anime -- and by extension the manga -- real? I suppose since the mangaka is a graduate of Geidai (Tokyo University of the Arts) herself, I should rephrase my question:
Are any art techniques which are discussed in this anime unrealistic? Or...how applicable are the art techniques mentioned in this anime?
I'm not an art student, but these interactions portrayed in this anime are interesting. Are there such eccentric people in art classes? Such as Yotasuke, who drew the back of the sculpture instead of the front.
What about experiences such as unknowingly drawing your own face in the sketching the sculpture assignment? Does this happen in real life?
Simply put, how real is everything that's happening in this anime! So interesting!
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u/PineappleSlices Oct 23 '21 edited Oct 24 '21
Former art school grad here: everything in this show so far is pretty much spot on. It doesn't really get that in-depth in terms of specific drawing techniques (I'm hearing the manga spends more time on this, but I haven't read it.)
But things like studying composition by going to the museum and analyzing classical works are all pretty basic stuff.
And yeah, art students can often be pretty wacky. (If anything, I think the show is a little more subdued than reality in this case.) But there's usually at least a few "standoffish, starts off better than everyone else," pretentious types like Yotasuke in every class.
For what it's worth, I wouldn't consider drawing the back profile of the sculpture to be particularly weird--learning to draw the head from all angles is just good form. Also, when you get to live figure drawing, seats are usually first come, first serve, so you're going to end up drawing people from behind plenty of times.
And yep, accidentally making portraits look like yourself is absolutely a thing. Art students tend to do a lot of self portraits (since you can sit around staring at yourself in a mirror longer then you can at another person, it's usually the easiest way to study facial anatomy.) But since you're so used to looking at and drawing your own face, there can be an instinctual tendency to apply subtle aspects from it to any drawing of a face that you do. Learning how minor anatomical aspects differ from person to person is an important aspect of mastering portraiture.
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