Colorful English Sub & Dub

About Colorful

Looking for background on Colorful? This comedy, ecchi and slice of life series by Triangle Staff (1999) starts out like this. What the story covers: Two horny college slackers and a beautiful professor. A frustrated TV reporter.

Further in, a sexy track star and her tempted coach. A high school girlzilla that’s the size of the Empire State building. From hotties on subways and perverted cabbies, to panty-obsessed video geeks, sexy mall babes, and the furry phenomenon, Colorful is an odd, deranged, racy and hilarious dose of animated Viagra!

With comedy at the core, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. Hirokawa (Nobutoshi Kanna) and Itani (Yasuhiko Kawazu) are two of the characters you will meet early. It will appeal most to viewers who want something light between heavier series. The run is 16 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by Triangle Staff, so the studio's house style defines how Colorful looks and moves on screen. Because it leans on comedy, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. Its 5.1/10 score suggests opinions are split, so it suits viewers who already like the genre. On the casting side, Nobutoshi Kanna voicing Hirokawa gives the lead role a recognizable voice. It aired in 1999, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.