
Tagame was also the founding editor and Art Director of Japans most widely used gay magazine G-Men. The publisher also explained that the project does not have its usual framework but hopes it will lead to a new market penetration. If you want to tell us about a lower price if you are a salesperson for this product you will propose updates through the seller support. You can notify us by filling out and submitting this form or if you have no other option by submitting this form back to us by mail. Amamiya paid a high price for his freedom of identity, and when a figure from his past suddenly appears, the situation becomes a vivid example of just how complicated life can be.Its light pink and says GAY MANGA in block letters as publisher is probably not helping your American sales really what you thought and GAY MANGA was also printed on my li y certificate. Amamiya counsels Sora about how to deal with who he is. A mentorship and platonic friendship ensues as Sora comes out to him and agrees to paint a mural in the shop, and Mr. Amamiya, a middle-aged gentleman who is the owner and proprietor of a local coffee shop and is completely, unapologetically out as a gay man. Sora’s world changes forever when he meets Mr. His best friend and childhood confidante is Nao, a young woman whom everyone thinks is (or should be) his girlfriend, and it would be the easiest thing to play along-she knows he’s gay but knows, too, how difficult it is to live one’s truth in his situation. He wants to live honestly as a young gay man in high school, but that is still not acceptable in Japanese society.

Set in contemporary suburban Japan, Our Colors is the story of Sora Itoda, a sixteen-year-old aspiring painter who experiences his world in synesthetic hues of blues and reds and is governed by the emotional turbulence of being a teenager. Publisher’s webpage (with contents sample pages)ĭimensions : 7.54 x 1.3 x 10.28 inchesĪ mesmerizing coming-of-age and coming-out graphic novel by the genius writer-artist of the Eisner Award–winning breakout hit My Brother’s Husband

I sincerely wish a lot of my fans will get their copies! E-book edition like Kindle will be also available. This big 528 Pages book includes all 3 volumes of Japanese edition in 1 book.

The story is completely translated into English by my friend Anne Ishii, and is published as very beautiful hardcover book designed by my friend Chip Kidd, from the publisher Pantheon. My new for-all-ages comic book ‘Our Colors’ is translated into English and will be released on June 21 in North America.
