Colorful is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Torajirō Kishi. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 1997 to 2000, with its chapters collected in seven volumes. The manga was adapted into a 16-episode anime television series by Triangle Staff in 1999. The episodes are composed of vignettes typically involving men and teenage boys attempting to catch a glimpse of women's panties and/or look down their blouses. The episodes are fast-paced and short, about seven minutes each. In North America, the anime series was licensed by ADV Films.
Characters
- Hirokawa (広川) and Itani (猪谷)
- (Hirokawa)
- (Itani)
- Two freshmen at the University of Tokyo. They are perverts in their own way. Hirokawa and Itani are seen enjoying the wind blowing girls' skirts up and seeing their attractive English teacher showing them how to pronounce their L's and R's. Hirokawa shares an apartment with three people.
- Aki Yamamoto (山本)
- An athletic star. The show features clips of Yamamoto's face in between vignettes, either winking or with her name being printed all over the screen with "Yamamoto!" being said by multiple people in different ways.