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Rainbow Days, Vol. 1

Rainbow Days, Vol. 1

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  • Create Date：2023-01-22 06:52:03
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Minami Mizuno
  • ISBN：1974734706
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Summary

Four male friends support each other through the colorful ups and downs of teenage love。

These four friends couldn’t be more different: Natsuki Hashiba， a dreamer who longs for love， Tomoya Matsunaga， a self-centered playboy， Keiichi Katakura， a winsome guy with a hidden saucy streak， and Tsuyoshi Naoe， a socially awkward nerd who loves anime， manga， and games。 Together their high school days are as vibrant as rainbows！

Excited to have plans on Christmas Eve， Natsuki feels like he’s finally catching up to his friends who are in relationships。 But when things don’t go as planned， the stage is set for falling in love。

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Reviews

Laura Slabach ，

This title was just ok。 Not a bad storyline I guess but for high school students rather than middle school or younger。 I was given a digital ARC for my honest review of this title by NetGalley。 I think I would have liked the title better had the digital copy worked right on my kindle。 I could only scroll one or two pages before I would manually have to move to the next page or two so that I could read those then repeat the process。 It was rather tedious but was interesting enough that I read the This title was just ok。 Not a bad storyline I guess but for high school students rather than middle school or younger。 I was given a digital ARC for my honest review of this title by NetGalley。 I think I would have liked the title better had the digital copy worked right on my kindle。 I could only scroll one or two pages before I would manually have to move to the next page or two so that I could read those then repeat the process。 It was rather tedious but was interesting enough that I read the whole thing so it has that going for it。 。。。more

Jessica ，

Two of the male leads are trash。 No， I don't want to read about a teenage dom， and no， I don't want to follow someone who tries to make cheating an Olympic level sport。 The other two guys aren't enough to elevate this。 No thanks， dropping this like it's hot garbage 👎 Two of the male leads are trash。 No， I don't want to read about a teenage dom， and no， I don't want to follow someone who tries to make cheating an Olympic level sport。 The other two guys aren't enough to elevate this。 No thanks， dropping this like it's hot garbage 👎 。。。more

Noortje Schuurs ，

a fun， cute shoujo manga！ the oneshot story was also really cute （like honestly id totally read a longer story with the characters）。 I 。。。。。。 am not stoked about Matsunaga kissing Tsutsui though， especially since she just came out to him？？？ （like she could be bi， but still don't randomly kiss ppl when theyre obv not interested）。 the treatment of queer characters in manga is hmm not great anyway。 I don't really remembers what happens with them but as I did really like this series when I was young a fun， cute shoujo manga！ the oneshot story was also really cute （like honestly id totally read a longer story with the characters）。 I 。。。。。。 am not stoked about Matsunaga kissing Tsutsui though， especially since she just came out to him？？？ （like she could be bi， but still don't randomly kiss ppl when theyre obv not interested）。 the treatment of queer characters in manga is hmm not great anyway。 I don't really remembers what happens with them but as I did really like this series when I was younger I'll continue probably。 that's just one one thing I was kinda yikes about （and， reading the reviews， I'm glad many people agree）。 I do like Matsunaga （unfortunately I have a thing for player characters -_-） but boy he has a lot of growing to do。 。。。more

Cara ，

This book features a scene in which a character explains she has romantic feelings for her female best friend and hates men and the male character she is speaking to then kisses her out of nowhere。 When the female character is rightfully disturbed by this action， the male character thinks it is “cute”。 Wish I’d never read this shit。

Anthony Dookins ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A decent first volume。 Characters can be seen as either lovable or down right unlikable。 I liked the extra chapters at the end， the creator notes during pages was odd but I didn’t mind。 The forced kiss that happens in volume one was just…creepy。 But there are some positives here。

Jordan ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really wanted to like this I’ve been wanting something from the males perspective since I finished Hatsu haru but this was not it for me。 The humor is just completely off and not to my personal taste。 I also found it a little uncomfortable when Matsunaga kisses the girl unprompted without her really wanting it。 That was weird to me and all the boys just seem more like caricatures of what highschool boys are like。 Maybe I’m wrong about that as I am not a boy or in highschool but it just seemed I really wanted to like this I’ve been wanting something from the males perspective since I finished Hatsu haru but this was not it for me。 The humor is just completely off and not to my personal taste。 I also found it a little uncomfortable when Matsunaga kisses the girl unprompted without her really wanting it。 That was weird to me and all the boys just seem more like caricatures of what highschool boys are like。 Maybe I’m wrong about that as I am not a boy or in highschool but it just seemed kind of ridiculous most of the time。 The friend with the pain fetish came across the weirdest for me。 Not for what he was into I would say but the way the author wrote that into the story。 。。。more

salma r。di ，

the cutest and absolute best shoujo with male protagonists 100%% recommend to read if you want cavities cos i'm pretty sure it gave me diabetes the cutest and absolute best shoujo with male protagonists 100%% recommend to read if you want cavities cos i'm pretty sure it gave me diabetes 。。。more

Natalie S ，

Regular cute high school romance with some "characters"。 It was okay， but I would have liked it more as a teen。 Regular cute high school romance with some "characters"。 It was okay， but I would have liked it more as a teen。 。。。more

H。K。 ，

Really cute manga so far！

Aprilj328 ，

mrh --ok --the main couple are cute but the side characters are too much --one is s/m and the other a playboy dating all the girls and the other is mean to his girlfriend。 :（

Kastie Pavlik ，

Funny and feel good high school romance。 Hits like a cross between Nozaki and Waiting for Spring。 The characters are lovable and each has his or her own personality and stay true to that。 It's also about 4 horny high school boys， so that checks out， too。 （｡•̀ᴗ-）✧--- Funny and feel good high school romance。 Hits like a cross between Nozaki and Waiting for Spring。 The characters are lovable and each has his or her own personality and stay true to that。 It's also about 4 horny high school boys， so that checks out， too。 （｡•̀ᴗ-）✧--- 。。。more

Sara ，

Four high school friends navigate their first relationships and crushes， some with more success than others。 One friend juggles five girlfriends at once; one is a dom who likes to make others feel pain; and one is a nerd who hopes to find another nerd girl to share his interests。 Then， there's Natsuki， who is a hopeless romantic， and finally has his first girlfriend just in time for Christmas！ His friends warn him that she might be a gold digger because he wears expensive hand-me-downs from his Four high school friends navigate their first relationships and crushes， some with more success than others。 One friend juggles five girlfriends at once; one is a dom who likes to make others feel pain; and one is a nerd who hopes to find another nerd girl to share his interests。 Then， there's Natsuki， who is a hopeless romantic， and finally has his first girlfriend just in time for Christmas！ His friends warn him that she might be a gold digger because he wears expensive hand-me-downs from his fashionista sisters， but Natsuki believes in the power of love。 Later Natsuki tries to figure out a mysterious girl he met at an ice rink - is she aloof or just shy？Read the full review， and find more graphic novel reviews， at The Graphic Library。 。。。more

Paulette ，

This was a cute and adorable read。 It's a slice of life about the friendships （as well as their love lives） of four boys in their second year （going to third） in high school。 This was a cute and adorable read。 It's a slice of life about the friendships （as well as their love lives） of four boys in their second year （going to third） in high school。 。。。more

Dylan ，

This was a great first volume！ We follow four high school boys as they navigate their relationships。 I really like the characters。 It was a very fun read！ Looking forward to more。

-moonprismpower- ，

This is going to be one of my new favorite series…。 I can feel it！！！！！！ I LOVED this first volume。 I never laughed so much！ I already love these boys。And I’m pretty sure Matsun and Mari are going to be my favorite future couple… lol

Mark ，

As Christmas approaches， Natsuki finds himself incredibly unlucky in love， but a chance encounter has him head over heels。 And to achieve his wholesome goals， he’ll get by with a little help from his friends… or not…High school boys of a certain type have the enthusiasm and excess energy of a chicken coop in a lightning storm。 These are those boys and， as the manga helpfully states early on， this is the story of them and also how they’re kind of dumb。And this is， consequently， one difficult stor As Christmas approaches， Natsuki finds himself incredibly unlucky in love， but a chance encounter has him head over heels。 And to achieve his wholesome goals， he’ll get by with a little help from his friends… or not…High school boys of a certain type have the enthusiasm and excess energy of a chicken coop in a lightning storm。 These are those boys and， as the manga helpfully states early on， this is the story of them and also how they’re kind of dumb。And this is， consequently， one difficult story to review。 Let me be clear， I like this book and it has an energy to it。 Said energy can be a lot to put up with， however， which in a way makes it the most accurate simulacrum of high school boys I’ve seen in some time （also I am old and crusty and have been since I was 18）。 Accurate， but it can be tiring。The boys in question run the gamut from the generally nice Natsuki to the S&M loving Katakura （minus the jokes this is treated better than I expected it would be）， the five-timing Matsunagi， and otaku Tsuyupon （who might be the most adjusted of them）。 Minus some important caveats， they are the essence of the friendship where， when the chips are down， you have one another’s backs， but that back is also an awfully tempting place to lodge a few daggers。Playful meanness is the order of the day and if the story is not necessarily hysterical （okay， I laughed at the chocolate Gunpla）， it tries its damnedest and if you like dialogue that runs like an electric current， you will be well served as these clowns repeatedly dunk on one another like they were the Hokkaido Globetrotters。And amidst all that， Natsuki just might find himself chasing the quiet Kobayakawa while abetted and abetted by everybody around him。 Kobayakawa is so quiet she’s just this side of boring， although I’m half tempted to call that a commentary on all the thin as paper male leads in most shojo。A majority of the jokes are of solid quality; the way it flips some tropes on their head， especially the ‘guy coming to the rescue’ one， is pretty amusing。 How they managed to fit in a Valentine’s baking scene despite it being all boys is just clever enough too。And while the guys start out fairly irritating， this quickly turns into an excuse to dump on them as they so richly deserve。 While it seems they may sit atop the heap， the reality is far， far from it and that’s a fun contrast。The problem comes when the lads are at their bro-iest， which unfortunately makes Matsunagi a super problem in this volume。 He’s a player who gets played easily enough， but becomes way too forceful when Kobayakawa’s man-hating friend enters the picture。She’s very over the top as well， in a way I don’t think you’d see in a more modern series （despite the release date here， this was initially published in 2011）。 But that doesn’t excuse Matsunagi deciding that consent is something that happens to other people when he kisses her out of nowhere （consent comes up in the S&M stuff， so it’s even more odd how this plays out）。Again， a different time， but I’m not gonna pretend that didn’t happen and it really soured me on the story a little bit。 When they’ve got their sights set on aggravating one another， the guys are fine， but having it spill over to something like that is less so。Overall， however， it is a mostly positive experience that I’ll give another couple volumes to in order to see where it lands for me。 Missteps aside， it’s a pretty unique take on the genre。 That all said， if the above stuff is an emphatic ‘no’ for you， fairly warned be ye， says I。3 stars - strip Oh Maidens in your Savage Season of its messages and flip the genders and you’d basically have this examination of romance and mating in high school。 It’s not off to a bad start， but I will keep my eyebrow raised for some of its less savoury concepts as it moves forward。 。。。more

Online Eccentric Librarian ，

More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/This is a story of four friends - each very different but somehow forming a good bond。 They aren't very bright， have weird tastes in girls， and for the most part are living life in the way they know best。 This first volume introduces each of the characters but with a focus on Natsuki and his romances。Story: The four boys in high school are quirky in their one way: one has no experience with girls， one likes BDSM， one More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/This is a story of four friends - each very different but somehow forming a good bond。 They aren't very bright， have weird tastes in girls， and for the most part are living life in the way they know best。 This first volume introduces each of the characters but with a focus on Natsuki and his romances。Story: The four boys in high school are quirky in their one way: one has no experience with girls， one likes BDSM， one is uptight with a quirky cosplaying girlfriend， and the last prefers to date as many girls as possible。 When Natsuki ends up in a bad relationship， he doesn't get much help from his somewhat clueless friends。 But a random girls helps him out Christmas eve night and suddenly Natsuki finds that this female 'Santa' might be the right person for him。We pretty much get an exploration of the romances of each of these characters。 From the earnest naïve guy to the playboy， they run a gamut of different personality types。 Although this volume is primarily about innocent Natsuki and the girl he gets a crush on， we also get glimpses into the relationships of the other guys as well。The charm of the manga is in the relationships。 It does feel shallow， unrealistic， and a bit silly/over-the-top。 So those looking for a more serious slice-0f-life may find this lightheartedness offputting。 But those looking for a cute but sweet （and sometimes amusing） comic will find a good home here。 Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher。 。。。more

Aby Jo ，

If you enjoy shojo then you will like this twist on the classic shojo title。 It's told from the cute boys side and how they want girlfriends or how they are in relationship。 From getting dump， and pinning for a girl it's refreshing。 We follow four friends， and how different they are in hobbies and interest but still have each other back。 Can't wait to see what else will happen in this series and root my boys on！ If you enjoy shojo then you will like this twist on the classic shojo title。 It's told from the cute boys side and how they want girlfriends or how they are in relationship。 From getting dump， and pinning for a girl it's refreshing。 We follow four friends， and how different they are in hobbies and interest but still have each other back。 Can't wait to see what else will happen in this series and root my boys on！ 。。。more

DK ，

While this manga wasn't really for me， I do think readers who enjoy slice of life， high school shenanigans will enjoy it。 It has a similar vibe to Horimiya。 Unfortunately， I didn't really like most of the characters。 However， Natsuki and his crush are super cute together！ The story itself is pretty typical - holiday themed stories， obsessing over crushes， studying， etc。 There are two short stories at the end， as well。*I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review* While this manga wasn't really for me， I do think readers who enjoy slice of life， high school shenanigans will enjoy it。 It has a similar vibe to Horimiya。 Unfortunately， I didn't really like most of the characters。 However， Natsuki and his crush are super cute together！ The story itself is pretty typical - holiday themed stories， obsessing over crushes， studying， etc。 There are two short stories at the end， as well。*I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review* 。。。more

Ghostea ，

This is a really solid first entry for a series。 A nice blend of comedy and comradery。That said， I think this is overall better aimed at a younger readership or those who actively seek out lighter comedies that are slightly immature。Check out my full review for this one here:https://asianmoviepulse。com/2022/12/m。。。 This is a really solid first entry for a series。 A nice blend of comedy and comradery。That said， I think this is overall better aimed at a younger readership or those who actively seek out lighter comedies that are slightly immature。Check out my full review for this one here:https://asianmoviepulse。com/2022/12/m。。。 。。。more

Staci ，

Thanks NetGalley for let me read an ARC of the English version。 I’d give this 3。5 stars。 I thought the story was really cute。 I loved the friendship between the four boys。 It was realistic to how boys act， where they tease one another but are also supportive of one another， no matter their tastes。 Not a lot happens in the first issue。 It’s more establishing the friendship between the four and Natchan’s crush。 I’m intrigued to see how Natchan and Kobayakawa’s relationship progresses！

Shae ，

This series is starting off with a lot of fun and humor！This series follows 4 teenage boys as they find their way through romances in high school。 Our main hero， Natsuki is a romantic at heart。 Each of the boys is very different， and Natsuki is truly a little oblivious to how things work。 When he's dumped by his golddigger girlfriend， he offers a stranger who looks cold a scarf。 She takes the scarf， and starts wearing it constantly。 When Natsuki sees her at school， he believes it's fate！Pick up This series is starting off with a lot of fun and humor！This series follows 4 teenage boys as they find their way through romances in high school。 Our main hero， Natsuki is a romantic at heart。 Each of the boys is very different， and Natsuki is truly a little oblivious to how things work。 When he's dumped by his golddigger girlfriend， he offers a stranger who looks cold a scarf。 She takes the scarf， and starts wearing it constantly。 When Natsuki sees her at school， he believes it's fate！Pick up this volume to see how he and his 4 friends handle what is thrown at them in the series！ 。。。more

Jessie The Librarian ，

*Provided an ARC by Edelweiss & NetGalley for an honest review*Okay。。。 maybe the plot was lacking a little in places， but how could you not love these four boys and their dynamics！- 1 The Softy Empath paired with the mysterious Santa girl- 2 The Playboy paired with the Tsun-Tsun Girl- 3 The Concerning Tastes （Sadist） Boy- 4 The Barely Existing Otaku Boy paired with the talkative stubborn girl Honestly these matches are made in heaven and completely hilarious。 Still confused on when we'll see a l *Provided an ARC by Edelweiss & NetGalley for an honest review*Okay。。。 maybe the plot was lacking a little in places， but how could you not love these four boys and their dynamics！- 1 The Softy Empath paired with the mysterious Santa girl- 2 The Playboy paired with the Tsun-Tsun Girl- 3 The Concerning Tastes （Sadist） Boy- 4 The Barely Existing Otaku Boy paired with the talkative stubborn girl Honestly these matches are made in heaven and completely hilarious。 Still confused on when we'll see a love interest for S-Boy， but maybe in the next volume？ The story follows the boys as they fall out of crushes and into true love。 Their personalities are fun and bounce off of each other in such a way that you can't help but feel like they're your own friends。 Overall， I found it to be humorous and highly enjoyable from the characters to the art style。 I highly suggest checking this book out！ 。。。more

Jacqueline ，

This manga made me laugh out loud multiple times， which is hard to do。 The story and characters are ridiculous， but funny once in a while。 This book made me feel like a lot of time had gone by - but in a good sense。 Like we as readers are getting a good look at the characters from many scenarios in time。 It was quite cool。

Rebecca ，

I am reasonably certain that I reviewed the anime version of this title and that it didn't leave much of an impression on me， so I'm delighted to say that the manga is much more fun。 Why could simply boil down to the book being better than the adaptation， but whatever the reason， Rainbow Days' first volume is a goofy little confection about four guy friends with their own little quirks that may or may not work out for them。 There's enthusiastic sadist Kei， hapless Natchan， playboy Matsun， and ot I am reasonably certain that I reviewed the anime version of this title and that it didn't leave much of an impression on me， so I'm delighted to say that the manga is much more fun。 Why could simply boil down to the book being better than the adaptation， but whatever the reason， Rainbow Days' first volume is a goofy little confection about four guy friends with their own little quirks that may or may not work out for them。 There's enthusiastic sadist Kei， hapless Natchan， playboy Matsun， and otaku Tsuyopon， and together they're a mismatched bunch。 As the volume goes on， Natchan falls hard for Anna， who is guarded fiercely by her misandrist friend Mari， and I really don't like how Matsun acts around her， but that's the only major fly in the ointment。 Mostly this is just fluff and fun， and while it isn't likely to knock your socks off， it is a pretty fun time。 。。。more

XangemXV ，

This is a really sweet manga about 4 guys with different personalities being themselves and trying to find love during high school。 They struggle with their grades and with finding girlfriends who aren't just trying to use them based on their perceived financial status。 I think that I actually kind of like how each boy expresses their affection differently。 Especially Natsuki and Katakura。 I think I can guess where Matsunaga's storyline is going to go， and that's perfectly fine with me！ There's This is a really sweet manga about 4 guys with different personalities being themselves and trying to find love during high school。 They struggle with their grades and with finding girlfriends who aren't just trying to use them based on their perceived financial status。 I think that I actually kind of like how each boy expresses their affection differently。 Especially Natsuki and Katakura。 I think I can guess where Matsunaga's storyline is going to go， and that's perfectly fine with me！ There's a difference between a poly relationship and plain ol' cheating and I'd rather have Matsunaga's character go through a predictable plotline than be a proud cheater。 Tsuyoshi was a little harder to get a bead on， especially since he wasn't present for the first chapter。 I'd be interested to learn more about him as the series goes on。 Anyways， this volume is a fluffy start to a hopefully very fluffy shojo manga series！ 。。。more

Rachel ♥ ，

Thank you to Netgalley and Viz for this arc in exchange for my honest review。 Four high school boys are close in friendship， but their personalities couldn't be more different！ We meet Hashiba， Matsunaga， Katakura， and Naoe- all who have a very different take on being in love。 Through various romantic circumstances， we see this group handle such holidays as Christmas， Valentines Day， and even final exams！ The boys have very interesting personalities- all mixing and creating a fun story with humo Thank you to Netgalley and Viz for this arc in exchange for my honest review。 Four high school boys are close in friendship， but their personalities couldn't be more different！ We meet Hashiba， Matsunaga， Katakura， and Naoe- all who have a very different take on being in love。 Through various romantic circumstances， we see this group handle such holidays as Christmas， Valentines Day， and even final exams！ The boys have very interesting personalities- all mixing and creating a fun story with humor， love， and friendship。 Overall I enjoyed the comedy and banter the characters brought to light， but occasionally I found myself not being able to keep up with the dialogue。 Sometimes it was hard to follow who was taking， especially when there were 5 characters in the same scene。 The art was decent， but lacked the heavy detail I usually enjoy。 Overall a solid 3 star read。 。。。more

Hilary Fudge ，

This is the perfect type of manga if you are in the mood for a cute story about friendship。 Slice of life about a quirky group of high school kids。 This bunch don't seem like they would have much in common， or even be friends at all， but sometimes that makes for the most interesting stories。 I would be interested in reading more of these。Thanks #NetGalley for a copy of this manga。#RainbowDaysVol1 This is the perfect type of manga if you are in the mood for a cute story about friendship。 Slice of life about a quirky group of high school kids。 This bunch don't seem like they would have much in common， or even be friends at all， but sometimes that makes for the most interesting stories。 I would be interested in reading more of these。Thanks #NetGalley for a copy of this manga。#RainbowDaysVol1 。。。more

Christine ，

This was pretty underwhelming。 The fact that it wasn't queer felt like a bait and switch （why call it Rainbow Days？） and I didn't really like the guy characters。 I found it very strange to include several references to kink/BDSM in what was otherwise a very tame， high-school appropriate story。My biggest issue was that one of the male characters has a female character confess to him that she has feelings for another female student and that she doesn't like men at all。 In response， he kisses her o This was pretty underwhelming。 The fact that it wasn't queer felt like a bait and switch （why call it Rainbow Days？） and I didn't really like the guy characters。 I found it very strange to include several references to kink/BDSM in what was otherwise a very tame， high-school appropriate story。My biggest issue was that one of the male characters has a female character confess to him that she has feelings for another female student and that she doesn't like men at all。 In response， he kisses her out of the blue and she is appropriately disgusted and appalled。 His response is to think her anger is cute/funny and it's never addressed again。 That's pretty heinous behavior and this scene alone is enough that I can't recommend this to anyone。There's also a mini arc at the end where a male character calls another character 'ugly' and it's supposed to be ok because he is showing affection/using it as a term of endearment。The rest of the content was fine， but nothing remarkable。 I will not be purchasing this for my library。 Digital ARC received courtesy of NetGalley。 。。。more

Jenna Wine ，

ARC provided by NetGalley！This was a cute story about four friends and their love lives。 It gives me Daily Lives of High School Boys vibes （although Daily Lives is funnier）。 I think overall the story was fine and pretty generic for a manga plot - It is always nice to see boys be friends and have a kind relationship with one another。 I would recommend it to libraries as their students would probably enjoy it。

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