Our Colors

<b>A mesmerizing coming-of-age and coming-out graphic novel by the genius writer-artist of the Eisner Award&#150;winning breakout hit <i>My Brother&#146;s Husband</i></b><br><br>Set in contemporary suburban Japan <i>Our Colors</i> 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 confidant is Nao a young woman whom everyone thinks is (or should be) his girlfriend; and it would be the easiest thing to play along&#151;she knows he is gay but knows too how hard it is to live one&#146;s truth in their situation. <br><br>Sora&#146;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&#146;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.