Our colors, Gengoroh Tagame ; translated from the Japanese by Anne Ishii
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Our colors, Gengoroh Tagame ; translated from the Japanese by Anne Ishii
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Our colors
Nature of contents
comics graphic novels
Oclc number
1260689467
Responsibility statement
Gengoroh Tagame ; translated from the Japanese by Anne Ishii
Series statement
Pantheon Graphic Library
Summary
"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, governed by the emotional turbulence of being a teenager. He wants to live honestly as a young gay man in high school, but that is still not acceptable in Japanese society. His best friend and childhood confidante 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 is gay but knows, too, how hard it is to live one's truth in his situation. Sora's world changes forever when he meets Mr. Amamiya, a middle-aged gentleman who is the owner and proprietor of a local coffee shop, and who is completely, unapologetically out as a gay man. A mentorship and friendship ensues, as Sora comes out to him and agrees to paint a mural in the shop, and Mr. Amamiya counsels him (platonically) about how to deal with who he is. But it won't be easy. Mr. Amamiya paid a high price for his freedom of identity, and when a figure from his past suddenly appears, it becomes a prime example of just how complicated life can be." --, book jacket
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adult
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- Psychological comics
- Graphic novels
- Synesthesia -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Fictional Work
- Graphic Novel
- Friends
- Graphic novels -- Japan
- Sexual and Gender Minorities
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Adolescent
- Homophobia
- Mentoring -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Young adult fiction
- Mentoring
- Friendship -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Self Concept
- Synesthesia
- Gay teenagers -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Manga
- High school boys -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Japan
- Self-acceptance -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Homosexuality -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Gay comics
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- Genre8
- Subject24
- Psychological comics
- Graphic novels
- Synesthesia -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Fictional Work
- Graphic Novel
- Friends
- Graphic novels -- Japan
- Sexual and Gender Minorities
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Adolescent
- Homophobia
- Mentoring -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Young adult fiction
- Mentoring
- Friendship -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Self Concept
- Synesthesia
- Gay teenagers -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Manga
- High school boys -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Japan
- Self-acceptance -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Homosexuality -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Gay comics
- Content1
- Author1
- Illustrator1
- Is Part Of1
- Other version1
- Translator1
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