Mangaka favorite of our editorial team with its slice-of-life gems ARIA (read our file on this series) and Amanchu!, the talented Kozue Amano will make its return to the catalog of Ki-oon early next year!
The publisher has actually just announced the publication, the February 6, 2025 at the price of 7,95€from volume 1 of Colors Color Createthe author’s latest series. Launched in Japan in March 2022 on the Mag Comi pre-publication site of the publisher Mag Garden, it currently has 5 volumes and is still in progress.
This time, Amano will take us to a celestial island with settings as singular as they are sumptuous, to follow the steps of an adorable 4-year-old girl who has everything to discover but above all, who is amazed by a little thing.
Finally, to properly celebrate the arrival of the author’s new series, the volumes of her masterpiece ARIA in Masterpiece version will be reprinted and back in bookstores from February!
Synopsis :
Built on a sky island, the village of Onobori is surrounded by long banners fluttering in the wind. It is said that they protect from the ever-present danger, in a town where the slightest misstep leads to a fatal fall… On her flying scooter, Nodoka goes there for the first time with a mission: to find little Aka, also adorable How clumsy at four years old! The little girl lives with her grandfather in a windmill renovated into a pretty café. His favorite pastime: exploring!
That day, Aka decided to have a picnic under the cherry blossom trees. Nodoka watches with concern as the little girl braves the void alone along the labyrinthine alleys and steep staircases. But the game is worth it: the trees around the neighborhood sanctuary offer a grandiose spectacle! On closer inspection, in their branches hides a shadow… or rather a huge black cat! Could it be a local god? Whatever happens, Aka doesn’t hesitate to share her meal with him and make a friend…
Newcomer to this enchanting hamlet, Nodoka is not at the end of her surprises!
After ARIA The Masterpiece and Amanchu!, Kozue Amano takes us into a new world of dreamlike fantasy! Soft and sweet, this epic for everyone can be enjoyed like candy. Flying machines, dreamscapes and everyday magic are revealed through the eyes of little Aka. Rediscover the candor of childhood and let yourself be carried away by the lyrical breath of Colori Colore Creare!
