Jinsei wa Barairo da.

Description

After his parents were killed in an accident, Yayoi assumed their hundred-million yen debt. He was being pursued by collectors when a mysterious man, Kazu, appeared before him and offered to take on the debt for him if he would become Kazu's...

Includes an extra one-shot "Say Yes"

Type

Manga

Associated Names

A Rose Colored Life

A Rose Coloured Life

La Vie en Rose (HASHIDA Yukari)

La Vien Rose

Life is Rosy

人生はバラ色だ。

玫瑰人生

Groups Scanlating

Dangerous Pleasure

Forever More

Latest Release(s)

v.2 c.8 by Dangerous Pleasure 16 years ago

v.2 c.7 by Dangerous Pleasure 16 years ago

v.2 c.6 by Dangerous Pleasure 16 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

2 Volumes (Complete)
1 Volume (Complete) -Bunko-

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

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User Rating

Average: 7.7 / 10.0 (217 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.53 / 10.0

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Last Updated

December 11th, 2023 8:24am PST - 1 year ago

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Genre

Comedy Drama Romance Yaoi
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Kaiousha (2008)

Outou Shobou

Serialized In (magazine)

GUST (Outou Shobou)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

DMG (2 Volumes - Complete/Digital)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #755

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Monthly Pos #1693

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3 Month Pos #2229

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6 Month Pos #4526

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Year Pos #7299

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List Stats

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Enjoyable ^^

by gloomy_gloo
16 years ago

Rating: 8.5 / 10.0

What is most refreshing about this story is that the seme doesn't just suddenly lose his cool and jump the uke in the heat of the moment or force the uke into sex because he couldn't control his desires. The plot doesn't simply revolve around sex, which gives the characters' relationship more depth. Also, while this series has a lot of cliché yaoi manga situations, they don't usually end in cliché ways, which is nice ^^

Overall, it's worth a read.

P.S. While vol.2 ch.8 (the last chapter of the series) hasn't been released yet, ch.7 is actually the last chapter of Kazu and Yayoi's story since ch.8 has to do with Kazu's past.

... Last updated 16 years ago

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not my thing

by pleochroic
14 years ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

and that's primarily because of the art, which, i am sorry to say, i find butt-ugly. the story itself wasn't as bad, even though i couldn't at all get what kazu saw in yayoi, and i didn't care whether they ever got together kazu, on the other hand, was quite a nice seme, and the story was mildly humourous. i don't want my time back, but i am unlikely to read it again; the art makes my eyes hurt.

the side story at the end is creepy and doesn't fit with the mood of the main story. it also made me like kazu a little less.

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Brilliant

by daniyagami
16 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I simply loved the story, it's hysterical and plays with all clichés from yaoi and shoujo. You can't take it serious or you will miss the point of this manga. Relax and enjoy and you will probably find yourself laughing loud.

... Last updated 16 years ago

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Conflicted

by Cassandra08
12 years ago

Rating: N/A

I enjoyed the main story, not the best, not the best art, plot, etc, but a decent read nonetheless and relatively enjoyable. However, I intensely disliked the second to last side story, which seemed really wrong to me (although, like other reviewers I normally 'like' rape and shota), and that kinda ruined it. So I'm not going to rate this, as I'm kind of conflicted about my final opinion...

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Quite boring.

by Kinky-Chan
12 years ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

No offence, but the story is really boring. Not to mention that some parts are very rushy, and I don't even know what on earth is going on. I've got no idea what the characters are trying to convey and all I know is, that Yayoi is some stubborn freak that gets freak out with "fags" and yet he can still give Kazu some kisses just because of the cash. Ugh. Come on. I think at least Toshiya shows more affection and expression although I don't like the old man part. (I'm totally not a fan of uke falling for old man. It's gross and just plain ugly. Seriously)

However, I do find Kazu a funny lad. He always say those embarrassing stuff with a straight face. I kinda like that! And the art...well, I'll just say that I'm not a fan of pointy faced guys.

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Funny and unusual

by raketsuban
13 years ago

Rating: N/A

Usually I don’t like manga where one of the protagonists is initially straight and either winds up in a “gay for you” scenario, or is kind of forced into the relationship against their will (Arashi no Ato, I’m looking at you). But Jinsei wa Barairo da somehow pulls it off, probably because by the end of the volume Yayoi is as bratty and unwilling to give Kazu a break as he was in the beginning — there’s an aborted sex scene, but otherwise the action between Yayoi and Kazu is limited to a whole lot of (largely unromantic) french kissing. But what the manga lacks in the traditional BL romance/sex department, it makes up for in the comedic antics of its characters. Yayoi and Kazu’s relationship develops more in the second volume, though I have to say I enjoyed the first volume more if only because the second contains a side story about Kazu’s secretary that involves a disturbing portrayal of abuse that’s never quite condemned.

Full review here: http://tinyurl.com/6wwutut

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nearly over averange though nice humour until last chapter

by ceren
13 years ago

Rating: N/A

I agree with pleochroic. the artwork was just above avarage however story had a nice humour. although the story was developed slowly, it came to conclusion very hastly.

I tottally missed the podephile category and unfortunately read it.even though i read before similar pieces involving sexual abuse and such, i have no recollection of any with such forced feelings. I simply like to remind mangakas sometimes that abused one does not have to love the abuser. in fact, in reality it would be called pathologic.also i was not convienced at all that fukushima sincerly had nice feelings for his abuser. it was written but there was no sensation of it.

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Pretty good

by KittyTeea
14 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

From my point of view the art isn't half bad, maybe it's also because this is not my first manga by this manga-ka, but even from the first time I didn't mind it. Apart from this I liked the story, which was pretty funny. About the characters, I have to say that the uke was pretty annoying, he didn't have many qualities, though I couldn't make myself to hate him since he was so silly. The seme, except for his poker-face, turned out to be a really nice guy. Well I have to admit that I liked the pace because it wasn't rushed, since it wasn't natural for a straight guy to fall immediatly for another guy and there were even women in this one, wow.
It actually turned out to be a fairly entertaining piece, which is worth a try.

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Well,

by boycrazy92393
15 years ago

Rating: N/A

I liked it ^-^ it was cute, funny, and sweet. And the seme was really hot, so even though there wasn't much smex, it was nice on the eyes ;D Also, even though it's old, somehow her drawings had a "timeless" feel, so I didn't know it was actually old until after I had read it. Weird. Well anyways, nothing too deep here, just an enjoyable, comical read 🙂

... Last updated 15 years ago

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yawn

by grumble_cakes
16 years ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

this story tries to mix drama and comedy and fails on both ends. The premise seems promising but it turns out to be a collection of really lazy, boring yaoi/shoujo romance cliches (there's even amnesia). The main couple is ok but Yayoi is loud and homophobic and it's hard to understand what the hell Kazu finds in him. The artwork isn't very pretty, either.

oh, and the side story in the second volume completely goes against the mood of the main story and is frankly kind of gross and disturbing.

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