{"product_id":"blue-period-1-isbn-9781646511129","title":"Blue Period 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow a hit Netflix Original Anime!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA manga about the struggles and rewards of a life dedicated to art. Popular guy Yatora realizes he's just going through the motions to make other people happy and finds himself in a new passion: painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling...\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e2020 Manga Taisho Grand Prize Winner\u003cbr\u003eYALSA Great Graphic Novels  for Teens selection\u003cbr\u003eTexas Library Association Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List unanimous selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTILL LIFE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYatora 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...\"\u003ci\u003eBlue Period\u003c\/i\u003e is a great series, with a twist of realism that  makes your heart ache. Watching characters experience imposter syndrome  and feel inadequate during their artistic journey can be hard—and for  some, too relatable—but the way that writer Tsubasa Yamaguchi has  presented it makes it one of the best series to hit serialization in a long time.\" -Polygon \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the top 10 manga of 2020.\" -School Library Journal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A stunning manga about discovery and passion… I was not prepared for the amazing story I would lose myself in.\" -Black Nerd Problems \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An exploration of what it means to make art [and] a slice-of-life coming-of-age narrative about a young man figuring  out what it is that he wants to do with his life.\" -Anime News NetworkTsubasa Yamaguchi is the author of the hit manga adaptation of Makoto Shinkai's short film \u003ci\u003eShe and Her Cat\u003c\/i\u003e, published in English by Vertical Comics, and the art student drama \u003ci\u003eBlue Period\u003c\/i\u003e from Kodansha Comics.","brand":"Kodansha Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301171777765,"sku":"NP9781646511129","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781646511129.jpg?v=1767722849","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/blue-period-1-isbn-9781646511129","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}