A beautiful and glamorous full colour manga with sketches, illustrations, and short written snippets between chapters. Veil is a really atmospheric story told in small everyday moments between a police officer and a blind heiress and their relationship. The hand lettering is a great touch, and Kotteri's beautiful illustrations keep the reader wanting to focus on every detail. There is a lot of cross over appeal in this series for readers of Western graphic novels and indie comics.

This story is about a runaway rich, blind woman looking for work who bumps into a police officer one day that offers her work at the police station answering phones.

The scenes progress very fast and seem to have time jumps between scenes 1 and 2 as it appears that a lot of time has passed. In the second scene, the blind woman is very bold, lifting the officers arm while he's sleeping on the couch so she can sit by his side in a snuggle. They even behave more like husband and wife than coworkers.

Each scene/chapter is incredibly short. There are more cover art and art pages than actual dialog happening to advance the story, and I don't see a plot or point where the story is headed.

The artwork is pretty, but I would have liked more story to this. We don't even learn the names of the characters until the very end since there are character sheets with their names, age, and interests.

Unfortunately, this wasn't for me. I like my books to have a story, and unfortunately, there was little in this.

Thank you to Udon Entertainment and NetGalley for a free e-arc in exchange for an honest review. First of all the art is gorgeous. I wish I could make up prints of so many of the panels and the manga has a noir vibe mixed with vivid colors and fashionable clothing. The characters were all very distinct. My only complaint is that it is a true slice of life. I could not tell if there even was a linear plot until we got to the character's inner monologue pages, but I loved the art and vibe enough that I'll be checking out more.

Visually stunning. An all color manga that was absolutely beautiful with a captivating story I could stop reading! I’m desperate to read more volumes.

This is a manga with a series of short chapters in which we see the 'friendship' between a runaway rich heiress and a police man.

I don't have a bad thing to say about this manga. The art style is so beautiful, their outfits are so classy. I love their dynamic and how her disability is presented with so much care. It's just the perfect romantic story. I will definitely be purchasing the physical book when it comes out.

A HUGE thank you to @netgalley and @udonent for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

💭 My thoughts

This was such a feel good read! It consisted of a bunch of adorable snapshots into the romance of a police officer and a blind secret heiress. The slice of life layout was very original (I especially liked how each chapter was called a “scene”) and did a great job adding to the overall experience. The artwork was gorgeous and had a very old Hollywood feel to it. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a quick, fell good romance.

The art is nice and the short snippets of their life is cute but wish there had been a proper plot line.

ARC review : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Beautiful collection of scenes. I adore the relationship between HIM and HER. He is protective and caring. She is open and welcoming. The art is gorgeous and I cannot wait for more.

Vintage vibes and a blossoming relationship I can't help but hope for.

Thank you Netgalley and Udon publishing for the ARC.

Recommend for fans of:

Yehuda Devir's comic of his every day life with his family
Sarah's Scribbles
Vampire Husband

It's such a beautifully drawn story, a real treat for the eyes. Emma and Alexander's history is intriguing, but manga itself consists of just snippets of their life, it's no surprise they're called "scenes" instead of "chapters". I do wish it was more developed, as there is a pure charisma beating under the ink.

I absolutely loved this manga! I really really liked the art style of the main characters. However, it kind of felt like just an art book instead of having an actual plot at times though. The manga does also start with them meeting for the first time and then suddenly they’re together?! I wish there was a little more about how they got together, etc. I will definitely keep reading this and probably will buy hard copies! Thank you NetGalley and publisher for the e-arc.

I've known about this manga for a while now and it didn't disappoint. The way the author tells the story of him and her, our two main characters, is so dreamy, tad nostalgic, it makes you yearn for the kind of connection they have. Despite not knowing whether they're friends or lovers, you know they deeply understand each other and fulfill each other's emotional needs. The art style is breathtaking, it fits the story, it simply tells the story. There's no part of this book I wouldn't adore.

The artwork in this is so beautiful. But I must say that it was hard to follow along to at times because the dialogue ended so abruptly with some episodes. I’m still not sure if they even got together yet or they’re still flirting with each other at work. It’s interesting enough that I will read Volume 2 just to see them interacting with each other. Also, he’s so down bad for her and all she has to do is touch his face lol.

When I first started reading, I was a bit thrown off my the art style. Not that I didn’t like it, but it was just so different than what I expect from manga and graphic novels. I quickly got over that and I really loved the style. The full colour really adds so much to this as well. I absolutely loved all of the outfits and you can tell how much time and thought was put into them.

This was such a unique layout for this story and I absolutely loved it. The connection between Him and Her is amazing and I immediately started the next volume as soon as I finished this one.

As much as I loved the art in this graphic novel, the story was a bit hard to follow? There wasn’t much dialogue or plot to further the story, I’m hoping to get more from Vol 2 but we’ll see.

❝Sounds like they see all kinds of things with a romantic view. These eyes of yours.❞

Veil Volume 1: Temperature of Orange - Kotteri
★★★★★

I think I just found my new obsession because favorite would be an understatement.

It's not like any other manga, as if it creates a whole new different genre to itself. The art style is very much georgeous. I personally love the coloring, it's giving you this classic vibes. Not to mention the panels, they're very much simple and not as complicated as manga usually does but it did a great job of portraying the romance, the little gestures, all the intimacy and warm feeling. Also it has an interesting format where they separate main characters' monologue in a secluded panel instead of putting it into the same normal panel. It's just simplify everything for us readers.

Now about the plot, i'm obsessed with everything about it. The romance, subtle and warm and delicate aka PERFECT with capital letters. They seems perfect for each other, the chenistry is just undeniable. I love how he's so gentle and considerate and took a generous time and effort to take care of her. The whole sweetness provided in this initial volume did a great job on hooking reader's attention for more maybe FMC's back story and some more serious conflict in the upcoming volume. Can't wait to jump into the next one!

Quick simple read nothing too special. Not bad at all, quite fun but it didn't stick out to me, I'll try the 2nd volume if that doesn't stick out I might DNF the series. I'd give this a 2.5 out of 5 just middle of the road I guess. But since I can't do half stars I'll round up to 3.

4.5 stars
Beautiful and quick read. The art style sets the tone perfectly. It would have been five stars but I felt it was a bit disconnected from scene to scene. Like how did we get from there to here at some parts. Still, I enjoyed it and I loved their teasing. Looking forward to the next one.

The way I had to remind myself to write a review and not just keep on going with the second volume is insane.

In many of my years reading translated manga, online manhua/manhwa and other comics, it's been a long time since I encountered a concept like this.

To start, I think this is either a hit or a miss for some people. It's hard to explain but ut reads like a put together collection of drabbles and scenes about a couple, rather than a full storyline that keeps on going and going.

But this way of scene after scene, with sometimes abrupt endings or a little confusing starts, gives you an insight in how they develop as a connection, how each person has their eccentricities but also their habits and opinions, and how they grow individually.

I had to get used to the artstyle at first, but quickly found myself growing fond of it. A few times there are very interesting pages of dialogue- simply without comic - and I got so attached to the characters I could already hear everything in my head.

It's not very long - around 130 pages of which many only contain artwork, but it'll definitely want you longing for more.

Perfect if you: are okay with reading drabble collections on your fanfic site of choice / like character driven stories / can appreciate vibes
Less perfect for you if you: filtered your fics being >10k words / if you want plot over characters / want pining

An interesting story featuring an unnamed couple who meet on the streets. He, a police officer, and she, a blind runaway heiress. We see them together in random scenes and get to know them. The art is truly beautiful!

I've heard great things about this manga, so I couldn't wait to read it! I really liked it, the story is very sweet and the art style is beautiful. I'll definitely read the second volume!