Colorful (stylized as COLORFUL) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Torajirō Kishi. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 1997 to 2000, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon 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.

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Manga

Colorful, written and illustrated by Torajirō Kishi, was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 1997 to 2000. Shueisha collected its chapters in seven tankōbon volumes, released from February 20, 1998, to December 15, 2000.

Anime

Colorful was adapted into a 16-episode anime television series by Triangle Staff, broadcast on TBS's Wonderful programming block from September 6–30, 1999. The opening theme is "Boku no Taion wa 37.5 C." (僕の体温は37.5°C), performed by Yūko Miyamura. In North America, the series was licensed in English by ADV Films. They released the 16-episode in DVD on March 18, 2003. It was later broadcast in the United States on G4's Anime Unleashed anime block in 2005 . The series was launched in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment on July 12, 2005.