is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsuwo. The manga was serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh magazine from 2014 to 2020. An anime television series adaptation directed by Tomoyuki Kawamura and produced by Silver Link aired between January and March 2018.
Premise Set in Ueno, the series follows three elementary school girls named Yui, Sat-chan and Kotoha, who form an organization known as "The Colors". Together, they perform various deeds and errands to protect the peace in their town.
Characters
Yui is a timid designated leader of the Colors. Her catchphrase is "Trigonometric functions!" She is prone to crying at the slightest provocation.
Saki is a energetic girl who comes up with crazy ideas. Her catchphrase is "Extra virgin oil!".
Kotoha is a laid-back girl who constantly plays video games despite being bad at them. Yui often exploits this fact to tease Kotoha. Kotoha has sadistic tendencies and often likes to step on anyone she sees on the ground. Her catchphrase is "I've beaten this game!".
Saito is a policeman who watches over the city and constantly comes at odds with the Colors.
Daigoro is an old man who runs a general store called Whale Factory and is nicknamed "Pops" by the Colors. He comes up with various devices for the Colors to play with and is always seen wearing different sunglasses.
Saori is Satchan's mother who runs a fruit store called Kise Fruits.
Nonoka is a high schoolgirl who works at her family bakery called Sasaki Bread. While her sister wants to convert the bakery into an onigiri store, she is keen on keeping the bakery alive and has been practicing how to bake and experimenting with different spices.
Momoka Nonoka's older sister who is nicknamed "Moka". She knows how to make delicious varieties of onigiri and wants to convert the bakery to an onigiri store.
Nonoka's classmate who has a lot of part-time jobs. Nonoka often jokingly tells the Colors that her friend might repeat a year in high school because of that.
Media Manga The original manga written by Katsuwo began serialization in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh magazine on July 26, 2014. Seven volumes have been released as of October 26, 2019. The series finished after 72 chapters, ending in the August 2020 issue of Dengeki Daioh which released on June 27, 2020.
Anime An anime adaptation was announced at the Dengeki Comic Festival 2017 on March 12, 2017, which was later confirmed to be a television series on July 27, 2017. The anime series is being directed by Tomoyuki Kawamura and produced by Silver Link, with series composition by Shogo Yasukawa and character design by Takumi Yokota. The twelve-episode series aired in Japan between January 7 and March 25, 2018. The opening and ending themes respectively are and , both performed by Colors☆Slash (Yūki Takada, Marika Kouno, and Natsumi Hioka). Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in North America and streamed it on Hidive.
Reception The anime received mixed reviews. Paul Jensen of Anime News Network said that it does not "quite translate into anything truly memorable" and its early episodes focus too much on the characters "key personality traits". He said the anime is "still perfectly watchable in these early scenes" and that by Episode 4 of the anime, it has a "comfortable rhythm" that balances humor and jokes, saying it reminded him of Non Non Biyori. He ended that the series is "entertaining to watch" and relaxing, but is not "genuinely memorable" and criticized the animation and art for being "above average". However, while reviewing the first episode, Rebecca Silverman of the same website described it as a "cute girls show" she can "get behind"; Theron Martin called it "charming"; Nick Creamer called it a "a joy from start to finish"; Lynzee Loveridge was more critical.
See also Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu – Another manga series by the same author I'm Looking for Zombies – Another manga series by the same author Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club – Another anime series directed by Tomoyuki Kawamura
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References
External links Official website