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Brilliant Blue ends as sweetly as it began, offering plenty of humor and warmth along the way. At first, Shouzo continues to fight his attraction for Nanami, resulting in some nice chapters told from Nanami’s perspective in which his confusion over the way Shouzo’s treating him is both adorable and sympathetic. Eventually, Shouzo can’t resist any longer and takes the … [Read more...] about Brilliant Blue 2 by Saemi Yorita: B+

From the back cover: When art student Takashiro Tsuda chose to show his painting, Color, in a gallery exhibition, he never dreamed that an uncannily similar painting would hang next to his—with the same title, even. Works of art come from the deepest depths of an artist's soul, so how can anyone else be expressing themselves so much like Takashiro? Filled with a yearning to … [Read more...] about Color by Eiki Eiki and Taishi Zaou: B+

Shouzo Mita had no intention of going home to the rural town where he grew up, but when his father is hospitalized with a back injury, he returns to temporarily helm the family construction business and “fix things” with his family. Shouzo’s stay is extended when his father manages to reinjure himself, and he gradually relinquishes ties to his life in Tokyo while renewing some … [Read more...] about Brilliant Blue 1 by Saemi Yorita: B+