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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
Stories about coming out, be it as a teenager in high school or an older adult, always hit hard on the emotions. Our Colors hits particularly hard because Tagame is a master at getting readers to put themselves in the protagonist's shoes. I have nothing in common with Sora or Mr. Amamiya, but I was right there with them when it came time to face the challenges that life had placed on their paths to happiness.
The art is simple yet emotive in a way that helps your eyes flow from one panel to the next without you realizing that you're flying through it. Tagame's expressions always hit the mark for what the character is feeling and the deceptive simplicity of everything helps the more detailed panels really stand out and have a greater impact.
This is a very Japanese story in the way that people react to things and act in certain situations, so I don't think it will be as accessible to most casual readers. However, I would still highly recommend it as an emotional window into the lives of others.
Very happy thanks to NetGalley and Pantheon for the emotionally satisfying read!
The art is simple yet emotive in a way that helps your eyes flow from one panel to the next without you realizing that you're flying through it. Tagame's expressions always hit the mark for what the character is feeling and the deceptive simplicity of everything helps the more detailed panels really stand out and have a greater impact.
This is a very Japanese story in the way that people react to things and act in certain situations, so I don't think it will be as accessible to most casual readers. However, I would still highly recommend it as an emotional window into the lives of others.
Very happy thanks to NetGalley and Pantheon for the emotionally satisfying read!
I really liked the healthy communication and the healthy relationships in the book until the very end and they had this grown man agree to kiss a high schooler. They tried to play it off as some platonic thing, but there’s no situation where this would be an appropriate way for an adult to interact with a child
I liked the storyline and the characters, though it feels a little immature. I don't like a certain kiss that happens between two characters, because of the age difference. The art style was nice, and I liked the characters for the most part. I'm glad there are more graphic novels and stories talking about coming out stories.
I honestly wish I had a book such as Our Colors to read and understand myself better as I was growing up gay. It was not an easy time then, and maybe it isn’t now as well, but there is information, there are other people’s experiences, and I would like to think and believe that people communicate and speak with each other about being gay/queer/alternate or different sexuality/sexual identity a lot more now than what they used to, when I came out in the late 90s.
This book is also about friendship and the nature of empathy more than anything. Yes, it is about a 16-year-old’s coming out journey and it is also about identity confusion, of how the world works, of how it views people who are “different”, and what comes after that, but it is also about love, hope, friendship, and what it takes to be yourself.
Tagame’s explores the friendship of between Mr. Amamiya and Sora with so much grace, maturity, and emotion that I couldn’t help but also weep in some places. It was in a sense, that cathartic for me. Sometimes I wonder what would it be like had my father and I spoke about me being gay? How would have that turned out for me? What would it be like to speak with an older gay man as I was growing up? And that’s precisely what technology enables today – the freedom to speak with someone who has been there, but with caution.
Sora could be any teenager but he isn’t. There is something about him that Tagame shows the reader – the way he views the world in colours, of how he categorizes people that way as well, and how his emotions are also connected all with colours. It is beautiful how the entire manga is in black and white, and yet I could picture colour whenever Tagame mentioned it in the text.
The translation of the text by Anne Ishii is sparse, beautiful, and to the point. It is right in beat with Tagame’s illustrations and story-telling. Our Colors is a beautiful book that I encourage everyone to read, cis-het or not. It is wonderful and might even teach you how to view the world differently.
This book is also about friendship and the nature of empathy more than anything. Yes, it is about a 16-year-old’s coming out journey and it is also about identity confusion, of how the world works, of how it views people who are “different”, and what comes after that, but it is also about love, hope, friendship, and what it takes to be yourself.
Tagame’s explores the friendship of between Mr. Amamiya and Sora with so much grace, maturity, and emotion that I couldn’t help but also weep in some places. It was in a sense, that cathartic for me. Sometimes I wonder what would it be like had my father and I spoke about me being gay? How would have that turned out for me? What would it be like to speak with an older gay man as I was growing up? And that’s precisely what technology enables today – the freedom to speak with someone who has been there, but with caution.
Sora could be any teenager but he isn’t. There is something about him that Tagame shows the reader – the way he views the world in colours, of how he categorizes people that way as well, and how his emotions are also connected all with colours. It is beautiful how the entire manga is in black and white, and yet I could picture colour whenever Tagame mentioned it in the text.
The translation of the text by Anne Ishii is sparse, beautiful, and to the point. It is right in beat with Tagame’s illustrations and story-telling. Our Colors is a beautiful book that I encourage everyone to read, cis-het or not. It is wonderful and might even teach you how to view the world differently.
fast-paced
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book was so fucking beautiful, in the artwork and the story and just...goddamn. Quote that really hit me? "Nobody comes out just once." Oof. I. Loved. This. Book.
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No