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Description
Poor Mugi Tadano! Heartbroken after his girlfriend moves away, he takes a summer job at his friend Kazuki's beachside snack bar/hotel on a tropical island. It seems like the perfect plan - until he meets Yuu, who might just be the cutest person that Mugi has ever seen.

Type
Manga

Related Series
N/A

Associated Names
ぱすてる
纯爱涂鸦

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Latest Release(s)
v.27 c.129 by NS-Scans (347d ago)
v.27 c.128 by NS-Scans (428d ago)
v.26 c.127 by NS Scans (494d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
33 Volumes (Ongoing)

Completely Scanlated?
No

Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A

User Reviews
Pastel by Master_M2K

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2 topics, 21 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.1 / 10.0 (748 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.05 / 10.0
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Last Updated
May 14th 2013, 6:50pm PST

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Genre
Comedy  Ecchi  Harem  Romance  School Life  Shounen  Slice of Life 
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Author(s)
KOBAYASHI Toshihiko

Artist(s)
KOBAYASHI Toshihiko

Year
2002

Original Publisher
Kodansha

Serialized In (magazine)
Magazine Special (Kodansha)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
Del Rey (14 Volumes - Defunct)
JManga (14 Volumes - Defunct)

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Weekly Pos #630 increased(+123)
Monthly Pos #785 decreased(-96)
3 Month Pos #667 increased(+96)
6 Month Pos #678 increased(+145)

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On 3041 reading lists
On 781 wish lists
On 167 unfinished lists
On 238 custom lists

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Forum Posts
so... how much progress is there in the story? 221 days, 1 hours, 24 minutes ago
Biggest WTF moment in Pastel 1414 days, 2 hours, 1 minutes ago

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 Good at first, but quickly started just dragging on and on...   
Rating: 1.0 / 10.0
by tanstaafl
January 12th, 2008, 8:53pm
As of V16 C85:

I really liked this series at first, but it turned into a real drag after the first few volumes. In the beginning it felt like a real story about two people learning to live together and the changes and growth in them and in their relationship as they got to be friends, dealt with other people, etc.

But then the story stopped moving, the character development died, and the relationship between Mugi and Yuu just stopped going anywhere. In volume 16, they've spent most of the last three years together, yet they got along better, communicated more, and seemed closer together at the beginning of volume 3 when they'd only known each other a few weeks.

The other thing that bothers me is that, after the first couple of volumes, the relationship between Mugi and Yuu seems to get more and more lopsided. Mugi always seems to have Yuu's interest at heart, he looks out for her, tries to be loyal to her and is a pretty good friend to her. Yuu often takes Mugi for granted, doesn't really seem to put much into the relationship, and rarely shows any interest in being loyal to him or being a real friend.

At the beginning of the series I really liked Yuu, but now I'm almost wishing Mugi would dump her and find somebody who is more interested in being a good friend and working at building a relationship with him.

Edit:

I've pretty much given up on this series. Started out with the potential to be a good story, but eventually wound up as nothing more than a sit-com: just a string of diconnected episodes with almost no plot or real story line to tie things together and keep it interesting.

... Last updated on March 21st, 2008, 5:21am
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 I guess...   
Rating: N/A
by xdeLiiRiOus
December 27th, 2007, 1:53am
I've read the first few chapters of it, and I didn't like it at all and I guess I stopped after that. The art was nice, very bubbly and warm, but I just don't like the character Yuu. The author has made her too hollow, she's seems.. empty... you know? Even though she's one of the main characters... I still think she seems quite hollow, it's like as if there's something missing from her, but we just can't pinpoint it.
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 Bit dragged out story but it's getting there.   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by Aenonar
November 4th, 2007, 10:04am
It felt that the manga was pretty much over already at chapter 17ish and that it could have had a really nice ending there, even though it would have been a bit short. It wasn't quite the story I first imagined, I thought he'd travel the world or something in search for her but it was probably better the way it was. Felt a bit slow and dragged out, and quite a few frustrated feelings over the main char. But now at chapter 82 It's getting quite interesting again. Nice artwork and characters. The conversations and story are flowing quite natural as well (Considering the main chars personality).
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 Excellent Warmth   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by GreyDeath
October 8th, 2007, 11:29am
Being a large burly man, I have read mostly bloody and violent manga etc. But I need Warm And Fuzzy Feelings every so often to keep going. I read most of Ichigo 100% until the drama started turning my stomach sour, and similar is coming on with Suzuka so I've put that one down. However, Pastel doesn't cause this. I find it to be warmer and far more comfortable. I did not give it a 10 because I do agree the mangaka could have sped a few things up. Overall I've found the artwork to be very enjoyable, and the characters pretty fun. This isn't mindblowing by any means, but this IS fun and something I can read without needing tums. Just call me a big softie.
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 I smiled at last   
Rating: 8.5 / 10.0
by dhika
September 23rd, 2007, 1:26pm
I had a big smile on my face but not before going through all that "at the edge" moments. I agree with eNviS, I mean what the &*%^!!! If that chapter 80 doesnt come, I will seriously kick my laptop.. I gave 8.5, because I am neither nine-ing or eight-ing this manga (this author left me undecided).

Hmmm.. the charater changed.. I mean, Yuu's personality changed. gah!!.. i'm getting irritated with the author..

... Last updated on March 29th, 2008, 9:35pm
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 Lucky me...   
Rating: N/A
by eNviS
September 11th, 2007, 8:55pm
This is a great manga but it was dragged on a bit before something happened between them, I did really like what the "ending" of what I've seen (vol 14 ch 80) It really made up for it. I almost got angry at him for the rest of it after 2nd chance and those times it came up to them being in those types of situations. xD I'm lucky I found it just now instead of at the start of it, I would have been so pissed.

... Last updated on September 11th, 2007, 9:01pm
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 A decent shounen romance, but where's the developments? ^_^   
Rating: 7.9 / 10.0
by Master_M2K
September 9th, 2007, 7:45am
Story/Plot:-
The story starts of as a typical boy meets girl and then they somehow end up living together bigrazz but after the first couple initial volumes it just drags on with random stuff for 10 volumes.

Artwork:-
The artwork is good enough for a rom/com with superb details on the environments however the character design are plain especially the male protagonist and the girls are sometimes hard to tell apart.

Final Thoughts:-
I thought this romantic comedy had some potential of being one of my faves, but that was ruined once the mangaka decided to drag on the story for ages. Not only is the story dragged on but it's full of every single type of cliche but at least it had plenty of jokes and the story is finally starting to get back on track. ^_^
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 interesting   
Rating: N/A
by joelfo
July 16th, 2007, 8:06am
its quite good .... though the story kinda doesn't seem to be developing anymore then the usual repetitve daily life with a few problems here and there, but i have only read up to v11 soo ill keep reading i just don't wanna stop....so i guess you just gotta give it a chance and see where it leads
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 Drag? Finally :O   
Rating: N/A
by Jetril
July 8th, 2007, 9:41pm
In case people just read the negative comments below..
Spoiler (highlight to view)
well confession finally occurs V14
so... hey, maybe give it a shot? Typical series but the comments are kind of unfair, a lot of romance series drags out a few volumes, tad harsh to hit it just for that.
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 Nothing happens?   
Rating: 7.0 / 10.0
by RilleL
June 15th, 2007, 5:16am
I have to agree with chickenwing on this one. It's suppose to be a comedy romance right? But nothing happens. Seriously.
I've read up to vol7, and you'd expect that some development between the two main characters should've happened, but no luck...
Is the mangaka dragging the story so he could make a 40 vol serie? It feels like that sometimes...
I'll keep reading, but if nothing happens the rating is going down. Way down.
Too bad, because this manga have potential.

... Last updated on June 15th, 2007, 5:17am
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