The upcoming Blue Period anime revealed a second key visual, made in collaboration with Meguru Yamaguchi, a popular Japanese artist. In addition to the key visual, information about the additional cast was also revealed.
The official Twitter account for the series shared the visual, which features Yamaguchi’s unique art style:
Additional cast information for the anime is now also available on the official Twitter account, as well as the official website. It includes Mayu Aoyagi (Maru), Fumi Hirano (Masako), Masaya Fukunishi (Sumida), Tatsumaru Tachibana (Utashima), and Shinichiro Kamio (Koigakubo).
Aoi Koga (Yamamoto), Miku Hiratsuka (Umino), Ikumi Hasegawa (Shirai), and Yuna Nemoto (Shirota) are also starring in the anime.
The Blue Period anime previously revealed a key visual, main cast information as well as a trailer. The anime begins airing in October 2021. Studio Seven Arcs (TONIKAWA) is producing, with Katsuya Asano (Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS) as director. Tomoyuki Shitaya is handling character designs, while Reiko Yoshida is in charge of series composition. In addition, Kouji Masunari is listed as the chief director for the series.
Blue Period anime is an adaptation of the seinen art manga of the same name by Tsubasa Yamaguchi. The manga started serialization in Kodansha’s Afternoon magazine in 2017, and it currently has 37 chapters.
The series is also available in English on Kodansha’s website, which describes the plot as:
Yatora 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!
Source: Official Twitter, Official Website
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