Everything happens way way too fast. The romance is so fast paced that it feels as if you have missed something...and its hard to relate to. Similar to the characters, by the time the manga ends, you would still havent been able to understand them at all. So, so.

I just read the first chapter and it is one of my most favorite manga already. The art is wonderful - exactly what I like in which the manga is drawn lightly - not like the typical shoujo manga characters, and the plot is sweet and simple.

The moment i began reading, i knew this was something unique.
The art is as beautiful as Chiba Kozue makes her mangas and its breath taking.
The romance is the most compellling that i have ever read, to find true love within art is something so deep and meaningful that words alone can not depict its true feelings. This manga has shown this to the limit and it was just so beautiful..
The ending was cut short but i think Chiba suggested for us to have our own imagination to how it would end, just like Nanaka and Chihaya's love was creatively imagined.

This is my best Chiba Kozue manga in all times and possibly the shortest, heartfelt story...

... Last updated on April 23rd, 2010, 9:00pm

i just read it as well and its an adorable manga
i cant wait for more
and the drawings are soo pretty
and the concept of art is new so its a different feel to shoujo
i advise everyone to read it!!! =)

i just read the first chapter, but from what i see i like!
i love the whole art-concept and it appeals to me!!
nanaka is a very cute character but I hope she doesn't
end up a crybaby or pushover. we'll see how it goes.
but for now, read it if you have spare time!

it looks pretty good.

When I said something about mature, its not that "mature". The whole plot mainly focus on arts. This manga is nothing but a heart-warming read. No confident in each characters .. and that's what make it more real, mature and calm.

This author is one of my favorite, I'd prefer to read something like this rather than an annoying shoujo manga in the future. Always. Worth my time reading.

I'm honestly surprised at how many high votes there are for this, because I'm left wondering why I wasted my time on this. It's sugary sweet (which isn't a problem if you're in the right mood for it) and painfully clichéd, but it has a wonderfully soft, peaceful feel to it. So why did this leave me so cold?

I think the root of it is how unconvincing the whole story is. Usually I can forgive the most unrealistic of plots, but this is just too much of a stretch, even for me. Nanaka, Haijima and Mibu meets at beginning of a new school year when she joins the art club, and I'm supposed to believe that in the space of about 2 days (perhaps a week at maximum), they've all fallen in love? I can buy into the idea of a crush, but that's not it - by the 3rd chapter, two of them have at least professed to love the other and were floundering in the melodramatics of rejections, repressed feelings and whatnot. That is just plain ridiculous. Had this been paced better, I might have been more invested in the characters and their relationships, but the idea of 4 people bumping into each other and falling deeply in love just makes me snort. There's also a gaping plot hole at the end - what happened to the "I have to move overseas" thing, which was the main obstacle? Apparently, it's easily forgotten once the prescribed number of pages ran out and the author had to throw the leads together.

Another weakness due to the short length is the characters, none of which have any development whatsoever. Haijima is quiet, anti-social and bad at expressing himself, and apparently so is Nanaka. Mibu is the playboy who masks his feelings, and Meiko's... just the cheerful best friend. So why should I care about these people and their silly romance? I found Haijima particularly annoying - he's just there to look pretty, does one or two things that the female lead supposedly finds attractive, and POOF! we have a love interest. He's frankly a bit of a jerk, and it figures that the nice guy finishes last.

The only good thing I can say for this manga is that it has beautiful art and a lovely, serene atmosphere. Perhaps it would've been better had the author focused on the art theme and ditched the ridiculous love square? 24 Colors had potential, but in the end it really fell flat. It tried to go for too much and should have been either better paced or extended into at least 2 volumes... but on the other hand, I'd probably gag if this plot was dragged out any longer.

This was your typical sugar-sweet shoujo. I have a sweet-tooth...but this one was so bad it gave me a toothache. However, if you're the type who just wants that vomit-from-the-sweetness type of angsty romance in a quick 5 chapters...this is totally for you.

It was cute although I felt that it could have been longer then maybe the romance wouldn't bee so fast paced. I still love it though. It kept me interested and the main characters are lovable as well. The art too is absolutely stunning!

I think I found this series through the mangaka's earlier works, but anyway, I love this story.

Dont get me started on the art. Gorgeous. Breathtaking. Lovely. Just a few words thrown in to express my love for the art. No wonder--it's a manga based on art. As a fellow artist, I'm happy to say it gets two enthusiastic thumbs up XD

The story was very touching and sweet. I absolutely loved it--especially the ending. Gorgeous story.