This was beautiful! I love the art style so much, it’s gorgeous. Honestly the whole vibe of this is so good. It’s a slice of life manga and I really liked how we just get different glimpses into their relationship. Aleksander and Emma are so cute together!

Veil Volume 1: Temperature of Orange and Veil Volume 2: Calming Noir by Kotteri

"I like looking at you when you’re enjoying a scent." On a cobblestone street, two people shared a moment. One day, by chance… he, a police officer, met she, a runaway heiress. She was looking for a job, and he welcomed her as the new police station receptionist. Enjoy witty dialogue and bold illustrations in this full-color manga collection by Kotteri!

🎨Kotteri’s artwork is beautifully romantic, and you can see their love for the female form, fashion, and human connection in each detail. The entire story feels like a romantic art book, and the details tell you so much more when you look closely.

🌹These volumes embody the tiny, beautiful moments in a budding relationship. The smallest details aren’t overlooked: moments together sitting on the couch, having a cup of coffee or a sip of alcohol, walking down the street, or simply existing with one another. These little moments are illustrated and conveyed in a way that demonstrates the growing love and comfort of our runaway heiress and Mr. Police Officer.

😌It is a simple, cozy, and wholesome read that leaves you wanting more. Every little touch, smile, blush, and flirtation brings butterflies to my stomach as you remember the beautiful beginnings of love and the little daily comforts of a long, loving relationship.

👗👗👗👗👗/5⭐️

this is perfect if you wanna enjoy a personalized good style with a slooooow romance full of unspoken words.

Veil is a simple story. We follow 'her' and 'him' as they bump into each other and become colleges, friends, and potentially, something more. Emma is a runaway heiress, desperate to find her independence despite her blindness. Alexander is a police officer who offers her a job as a receptionist.

The story is told through quick vignettes, showing us simple glimpses of their lives as they grow closer. This whole series is effortlessly romantic. Every chapter is full of longing, soft glances, and heart achingly sweet touches. There's so many small details that make this so tender. He always touches her hand before touching her face, just to let her know it's him. She asks him to describe colors or paintings, and never fails to compliment his romantic descriptions. He gives her near full independence, but she never wants it if he isn't with her.

Then there's the art. It's absolutely stunning. I love manga artists who have a strong love for fashion, which Kotteri clearly does. Emma is always in beautiful dresses and furs, her hair done in curls. Even Alexander's police uniform, which he wears most of the scenes, is striking and fits him perfectly. Both volumes are in full color, mainly primary pastels, and it gives this dreamlike vintage feel. There are also tons of wonderful standalone art pieces filling out the pages. They look like something ripped straight from a fashion magazine.

This was a stunning series of vignettes featuring a charismatic couple falling for each other. This was almost film-like, glamourous and romantic, with French charisma, phenomenal colour and artwork, and charming characters i fell in love with from page 1. They were so darling with each other and each page and panel carried gorgeous energy as we glimpsed their moments together. And even though this vibe was pretty chill, they were still vibrant and pretty hilarious when they bantered and got cute with each other. This was beautiful and i really enjoyed it and i'm 100% ready to dive right into Veil 2 to see what Emma and Alexander get up to next!

It’s a simple storyline, the story of a man and a woman who met by chance.

Beautiful art, beautiful colors. The narration is not linear and only gives us a glimpse of those strangers who become friends and more with time.

This was a beautiful and wonderful translation of a graphic novel/manga. Such a beautiful book, with art and a simple storyline that’s secretly packed full of content for the reader through the small written excerpts and the art. Absolutely beautiful.

I feel like this manga is all vibes and art and little to no plot. It reads kinda like a classic film. I liked it, but for.p my mangas I like more action than this one. Good for what it was!

3.75 ⭐️

This manga was a super quick read and while it took a second to get used to the art style, I really enjoyed the fact it was in color instead of the usual black & white. I think it's cute that this seems like it'll be a slow burn with the two Mmcs living together but I feel like there was a lot of plot holes happening in this for being volume one.

Veil is a gorgeously illustrated slice of life series about a young, wealthy, blind woman and a policeman who becomes her protector when she leaves home to try and discover how to make it on her own. She's quite literally lost on her own in the city. We get very little story and plot overall but each "scene" is a beautifully drawn segment of a moment or a day the pair spend together.

oh my GODDDD THIS WAS SO GOOD!!!! I LOVEEE THE ART STYLE AND THE CHARACTERS ARE SO CUTE!! i cant wait to continue this series!

At first I was a bit confused because it does jump around a bit but after finishing I realized I quite liked the little snippets into their lives. Not to mention the art style is gorgeous. I think someone described the outfits as being from the 1960s and I definitely agree. It had this black and white film vibe to it but achieved that somehow in full color.

I really loved the relationship between the two main characters. It was wholesome and danced around romantic affection for each other. It was very cozy and sweet.

The artwork is beautiful but the captions/story jumped around a lot and I couldn’t make sense of what was happening.

Veil has gorgeous art and compelling characters. I love the art style, the fashion choices and the atmosphere. The main characters are fun and have a gorgeous dynamic between them.

if there's one thing that stood out to me in this book it's the art style. It's giving 1960s Hollywood glam, Marilyn Monroe-era vibes with the witty dialogue of a 1930s black-and-white film. The choice of colour drew me in from the first page and the two main characters ooze with class I wish this was a movie. TBH stories (especially manga) that treat disabled characters as equals to their s/o is not that common? so I’m pretty happy with the way the fmc was written and the thoughtful acts of service by the mmc. The romance was budding (slow burn, just how I like it <3) and the pacing was quick....though you get kind of just get thrown into the story and the chapters are too short for my linking - the overall reading experience is one i will recommend.

thank you netgalley for providing this to me!

I have been waiting for this series to get an English translation for so long, I am so happy that it is finally coming out!! Veil Vol. 1 introduces the audience to Emma and Alexander, an heiress and a cop whose chance encounter begins the story. Full-color mangas are not very common, so I really appreciated the color-enhanced visuals of this series. The art style is gorgeous and elegant, reminding me of something you’d see in a collection of fashion design sketches. The volume consists mainly of vignettes of these 2 characters’ time together. Separating each of these chapters is lovely art of the characters. Given the nature of the storytelling, the audience doesn’t get much information about the characters. While I loved the vibes of the book, I do wish there was a bit more to the story itself as I felt that I barely knew anything about these characters (their names are told to the audience in an afterword rather than the story itself). Thank you Udon Entertainment for providing this eARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I knew from the first page I was going to love this manga, and I wasn't wrong. The art is not only stunning but but matches the story perfectly. Each chapter is a little moment in the lives on the two main characters that show something about their relationship. Even without a solid story line with a beginning, middle and end the manga is still able to convey the love story of Emma and Alexander.

I’m not usually a fan of slice-of-life stories, so Veil just wasn’t for me in terms of its slow-paced, everyday narrative. That said, I loved the art style. While the story didn’t hold my interest, the visuals make Veil worth flipping through. If you enjoy beautifully illustrated, slice-of-life manga, this might be a great read for you.

I loved the vibes of this book. I didn't really know what to expect when i started reading it but I really enjoyed my time with it. The art is beautifull and really colorful. The story is slice of life and that is precisely the what the book is, little snippet of their time together after the first encounter.
Really cute short read that i recommend
Thank to Udon Entertainment ant Netgalley for the ARC

4.25 ⭐️

Thank you to Udon Entertainment for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

I was very excited to receive the English translated version as an E-ARC, and I think this has provided me with a lot of enthusiasm for seriously getting back into manga and graphic novels.

Veil is structured as a set of vignettes showing the budding relationship of a blind woman and the policeman she accidentally bumps into on the street. Once I realised that it was not going have a structured plot/narrative in the traditional sense, I was hooked.

What I loved most was the art style. The mangaka evidently has a passion for fashion design, and I thought the addition of standalone illustrations of the characters between chapters added to the dream-like quality of the storytelling (perhaps we are glimpsing how the characters wish to be perceived). The style reminded me of 1920s comics, but the outfits/setting seemed to be more 1940s/50s. This mix works very well. It is stylish, sophisticated, and also playful.

I saw the relationship between the main characters as something that could be interpreted as flirtatious and romantic, but the overarching theme I took away from their bond was trust. She needs to trust him physically, both to guide her through the world and to not overstep any boundaries. He needs to trust her to not to take advantage of his position and that her mysterious past will not get him into trouble. Their teasing of each other probably hints at attraction, but also the potential of a strong platonic friendship.

Overall I found this first volume to be oozing with style and peppered with delightful moments of humour. It was a moreish, dreamlike read and I will definitely move on to the next volume to see how the characters' relationship progresses.