Mitsuboshi Colors


Mitsuboshi Colors 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

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Media

Manga

The original manga series 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 12-episode series aired in Japan between January 7 and March 25, 2018. The opening and ending themes respectively are "Colors Power ni Omakasero!" and "Miracle Colors☆Honjitsu Mo Ijō Nashi!, both performed by Colors☆Slash. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in North America and streamed it on Hidive.
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Reception

The show received mixed reviews. Paul Jensen of Anime News Network said that the show doesn't "quite translate into anything truly memorable", and said the show's early episodes focus too much on the characters "key personality traits", but said it is "still perfectly watchable in these early scenes". However, he said that by the show's fourth episode, the show has a "comfortable rhythm" that balances humor and jokes, saying it reminded him of Non Non Biyori. He concluded that the show is "entertaining to watch" and relaxing, but is not "genuinely memorable" and criticized the animation and art for being "above average". However, in 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", and Nick Creamer called it a "a joy from start to finish" while Lynzee Loveridge was more critical.