// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy was "Seeing Blue" sad? Because it was feeling blue.
| Seeing Blue | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 青に、ふれる (Aoi ni, Fureru) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Coming of age[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Nozomi Suzuki |
| Published by | Futabasha |
| English publisher |
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| Imprint | Action Comics |
| Magazine | Monthly Action |
| Original run | December 25, 2018 – December 25, 2023 |
| Volumes | 7 |
Seeing Blue (青に、ふれる, Aoi ni, Fureru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nozomi Suzuki. It was serialized in Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine from December 2018 to December 2023.
Synopsis
[edit]The series is centered around two people coming closer due to their disabilities. Ruriko Aoyama has a large blue birthmark over her face, but doesn't let it bother her in high school. One day, she meets her new homeroom teacher Nozomi Kanda, and takes a peek at his notebook, discovering that the book contains features about her classmates, but nothing about her. She later discovers that Kanda cannot see people's faces clearly, but can identify hers due to the blue birthmark.
Publication
[edit]Written and illustrated by Nozomi Suzuki, Seeing Blue was serialized in Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine from December 25, 2018, to December 25, 2023.[2][3] Its chapters were collected into seven tankōbon volumes from July 12, 2019, to February 8, 2024.[4][5]
The series is published in English on NTT Solmare's MangaPlaza website and app.[6]
Volumes
[edit]| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 12, 2019[4] | 978-4-575-85328-5 |
| 2 | February 12, 2020[7] | 978-4-575-85408-4 |
| 3 | December 10, 2020[8] | 978-4-575-85524-1 |
| 4 | October 12, 2021[9] | 978-4-575-85647-7 |
| 5 | September 12, 2022[10] | 978-4-575-85756-6 |
| 6 | June 12, 2023[11] | 978-4-575-85850-1 |
| 7 | February 8, 2024[5] | 978-4-575-85936-2 |
Reception
[edit]The series was one of 50 nominees for the sixth Next Manga Awards in the print category in 2020.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ 顔に大きなアザがある少女と、秘密を抱えた教師の青春ストーリー「青に、ふれる。」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 12, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ↑ あなたは自分の顔が好きですか？新鋭が紡ぐ青春コンプレックスラブ、開幕. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 25, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ↑ 冒険にはカッコいい武器が必要！窓口基の新連載が月アクで、「青に、ふれる。」完結. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 25, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- 1 2 青に、ふれる。 1 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- 1 2 青に、ふれる。 7 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ↑ "Seeing Blue". MangaPlaza. NTT Solmare. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ↑ 青に、ふれる。 2 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ↑ 青に、ふれる。 3 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ↑ 青に、ふれる。 4 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ↑ 青に、ふれる。 5 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ↑ 青に、ふれる。 6 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ↑ コミックス部門 結果発表 - 次にくるマンガ大賞 2020. Tsugi Manga (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Official manga website at Web Comic Action (in Japanese)
- Seeing Blue (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia