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Color (Yaoi Manga) |  | Authors: Mikiyo Tsuda, Eiki Eiki
Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 755231
Media: Paperback
Pages: 200
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 1569701121
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9781569701126
ASIN: 1569701121
Publication Date: July 28, 2009
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Theirs was a miraculous and fateful first encounter! In a trance, Takashiro Tsuda gazed at the artwork that shared the same title as the work he had created. The title "Color," and the artist: Sakae Fujiwara. This coincidence was the driving force that led the men to inevitably meet, but what bond, if any, will the artists share?
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 Delivers for readers who want a bit more substance out of their yaoi manga November 17, 2009
GraphicNovelReporter.com (New York, NY)
Takashiro Tsuda painted his soul onto a canvas with a piece he titled "Color." What he didn't expect was that a nearly identical painting with the same title would be hung next to his in an art show. Plagiarism is impossible. In fact, it's the furthest thing from his mind. Instead, Takashiro decides that he must meet its creator, Sakae Fujiwara. Surely this fellow artist must have an identical soul.
Takashiro accepts a scholarship to attend a special high school for the arts. There he finds that a fellow painter he keeps bumping into is Sakae Fujiwara! After a mere moment of dismay that Sakae is male, the two boys become instant friends, for Sakae has been seeking out Takashiro as well.
The boys are inseparable. Soon they realize that each desires more than just friendship with the other. Love inevitably blossoms, their friends accept their relationship, and life is all well and good.
This would make for a rather boring series if everything remained skittles and beer. After enjoying happiness for two years, family situations suddenly arise that could separate the happy couple for good. Takashiro and Sakae search their kindred souls to decide if they must submit to bad fortune or find a way to conquer it.
Eiki and Zaou's combined efforts lead to an unencumbered story and solid artwork. The aging of the characters from adolescent boys to young men works perfectly to convey the passage of time. The pair even drew an afterward parody of how their relationship as authors compares to the one between artists in their story.
Color is one of those yaoi manga that one might expect to be cheesy and terrible. Surprisingly, it's not. In fact, it is a rather endearing piece about two boys who develop genuine love that leads to physical attraction rather than the other way around as in a majority of yaoi. Although Takashio and Sakae may not be particularly masculine, they are still very clearly males. Neither one has any exaggeration to his feminine side, save for Takashiro's hair. Overall, Color is a "warm fuzzy" yaoi that does contain some sexual situations. Eiki and Zaou will need to up the ante on drama if they hope to keep the series interesting; but for now, it delivers for readers who want a bit more substance out of their yaoi manga.
-- Courtney Kraft
Amusing, adorable light yaoi manga by two delightful manga-ka November 17, 2009
Ej Chandler (Maryland, USA)
This manga was especially interesting because the two artists each drew one of the main characters (and divided the other characters between them) The romance between the two high-school boys is actually based on the way the two manga-ka (both female) got to know each other. More of that story is told in the substantial back pages, which are amusing as well as informative!
Ahem, the story. Two young artists (painters) see each other's painting in an amateur showing, and find out they're going to attend school together. Yes, they find out they're both boys, and are attracted from the start. They practically read each other's minds in a way that's potrayed amusingly rather than annoyingly. Their classmates' reaction to their budding romance is fun, and the romance itself is adorable--notably their first kiss! ::giggles madly over the memory::
This is light, "16+" yaoi--there's some kissing scenes, and one or two nonexplicit, pleasing sex scenes.
 First Love could not be more tender and sweet! August 1, 2009
R.Parklane (Tokyo, Japan)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This budding romance between 2 young men is expressive, sweet and tender. Both Takashiro and Sakae are very likable. There is an innocence in their young love which just makes one warm and fuzzy. Their first kiss, their first sex, nothing too explicit but the blushing facial expressions speak volumes. They come from different backgrounds. Sakae's background is a pleasant surprise as he is Yutaka's younger brother. Those of us who read The Art of Loving know who I am referring to. Sakae's family is of course rich but being the youngest son of a mistress has made him one lonely child with the death of his mother and an impersonal father. By contrast Takashiro is a small town boy with a normal loving middle class family but his dead twin has also left its mark from his early age. The plot here is refreshing from the time they meet through their almost identical paintings, their growing love during 2 years of art school surrounded by teasing friends until unfortunate circumstances which nearly force them apart. And I thought the ending is credible with its simple message. The role reversal towards the end is pretty funny, LOL. An added bonus is the featuring of Tohno and the cameo appearance of Yutaka from The Art of Loving, a series which is on hiatus (very disappointing!).
A collaboration by 2 mangakas, each of them with credit to her own work, the plot is seamless and I just love their merged artwork. Each mangaka contributes different characters and it is a marvel how their artwork blend together. Takashiro is drawn by Taishi Zaou and Sakae by Eiki Eiki. This itself is a treat as we get 2 individuals who are visually different too. As I write this review I have to admit I have reread this one a few times :).
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