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A review by sarasreadingnook
A Nico-Colored Canvas, Vol. 1 by Nao Shikita
2.0
This one really missed the mark for me. Initially, I was intrigued by the synopsis and was looking for a new manga to get into. But I’m afraid this just was not for me.
It felt like the story was quite rushed. The art style was overall fairly consistent with what I would expect from a slice-of-life, school themed manga. Each panel mostly focused on illustrating the main characters, with simple back drops of either shaded backgrounds or sometimes a clear backdrop. There were some frames that were more intricate, though I think this would more detail would have been appropriate since this focuses on an art major, therefore with more detail it would have supported that theme a bit better, in my opinion. The dialogue and interactions between characters at times lacked maturity and sensitivity, and is not dialogue I would expect from art university students or professors. Unfortunately, there was a lot of off-putting and demeaning language and behaviours/gestures that threw me off.
So, essentially, this manga was not for me.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an eGalley for review. All opinions are my own.
Source: NetGalley and Amazon purchase (book archived prior to reading)
It felt like the story was quite rushed. The art style was overall fairly consistent with what I would expect from a slice-of-life, school themed manga. Each panel mostly focused on illustrating the main characters, with simple back drops of either shaded backgrounds or sometimes a clear backdrop. There were some frames that were more intricate, though I think this would more detail would have been appropriate since this focuses on an art major, therefore with more detail it would have supported that theme a bit better, in my opinion. The dialogue and interactions between characters at times lacked maturity and sensitivity, and is not dialogue I would expect from art university students or professors. Unfortunately, there was a lot of off-putting and demeaning language and behaviours/gestures that threw me off.
So, essentially, this manga was not for me.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an eGalley for review. All opinions are my own.
Source: NetGalley and Amazon purchase (book archived prior to reading)