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From the fall anime “Blue Period”, the outline and sneak peek of episode 3 “Prep School Debut of the Dead” (begins broadcasting on Saturday, October 16) have been revealed.

“Blue Period” is based on an art/coming-of-age manga written by Yamaguchi Tsubasa, which is currently serialized in “Monthly Afternoon”.
Yaguchi Yatora is a high school student, who has good grades and belongs to the higher caste at his school, but is feeling inner emptiness and frustrations for some reason. The story follows him getting dedicated to the beautiful yet harsh world of art after he was fascinated by a painting.

Episode 3 is titled “Prep School Debut of the Dead”.
Yatora enrolls in the “Tokyo Art Institute” with Ayukawa Ryuji, who seems inseparably bound up with Yatora and likes dressing like a woman. “Gifted” Takahashi Yotasuke. “Drawing Fetish” Hashida Haruka. “Art Thoroughbred” Kuwana Maki.
Oba Mayu, an instructor at the school that leads them. Yatora is impressed on the drawing ability of Yotasuke and got twisted around by Ryuji, who got dumped by a guy. Yatora is constantly focusing on figuring out “find ‘what you love'” that Oba told them……

Episode 3 “Prep School Debut of the Dead” of “Blue Period” begins broadcasting from October 16 on the nationwide MBS/TBS franchised 28 networks. (*Episode 3 is broadcast from 1:40 AM)

■Broadcast Information
MBS/TBS Franchised 28 Networks
“Super Animeism” Slot | Every Saturday at 1:25 AM, Starting on October 2
BS Asahi | Every Sunday at 11:00 PM, Starting on October 3
AT-X | Every Thursday at 9:00 PM, Starting on October 7
Repeat Broadcast | Every Monday at 9:00 AM / Every Wednesday at 3:00 PM

Netflix | Every Saturday, Starting on September 2
Advance broadcast before the terrestrial channels.

■Staff
Original Creator: Yamaguchi Tsubasa “Blue Period” (Serialised in Kodansha “Afternoon”)
Chief Director: Masunari Koji
Director: Asano Katsuya
Series Composition/Script: Yoshida Reiko
Character Design: Shitaya Tomoyuki
Art Director: Nakamura Ken, Kaneko Yuji
Art Setting: Ogawa Mamio, Nakajima Mika
Director of Photography: Hattori Yasushi
Color Design: Utagawa Ritsuko
3DCG Director: Omi Arimasa
Editing: Seki Kazuhiko
Special Effects: Fukuda Naomasa
Music: Inoue Ippei
Music Producer: Sakai Kohei
Music Production: DMM Music
Sound Director: Kikuta Hiromi
Sound Effects: Koyama Kenji
Production: Seven Arcs

■Cast
Yaguchi Yatora: Mineta Hiromu
Ayukawa Ryuji: Hanamori Yumiri
Takahashi Yotasuke: Yamashita Daiki
Hashida Haruka: Kawanishi Kengo
Kuwana Maki: Miyamoto Yume
Mori Maru: Aoyagi Mayu
Saeki Masako: Hirano Fumi
Sumida: Fukunishi Masaya
Koigakubo: Kamio Shinichiro
Utashima: Tachibana Tatsumaru
Umino: Hiratsuka Miku
Shirai: Hasegawa Ikumi
Shirota: Nemoto Yuna
Yamamoto: Koga Aoi
Oba Mayu: Kazu Yuki
Okada Sae: Suyama Emiri
Ishii Takuro: Murata Taishi
Sakuraba Hanako: Onishii Saori

(C)Yamaguchi Tsubasa, Kodansha / Blue Period Production Committee