Veil Volume 1: Temperature of Orange

by Kotteri, Kotteri (Illustrator)

Overview

"I like looking at you when you’re enjoying a scent." On a cobblestone street, a moment was shared by two people. 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 in full-color manga collection by Kotteri!

"Like a classic film, he and she encountered each other by chance. He was an on-duty police officer in the city. She was a runaway heiress. When he learned that she is looking for work, he decided to welcome her as the police station's telephone operator... This was the beginning of the everyday lives of he and she, and the delicate distance between them. Enjoy witty dialogue and bold illustrations, in this in full-color manga collection by Kotteri!"

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781772943610
Publisher:	UDON Entertainment
Publication date:	06/03/2025
Series:	Veil Manga Series , #1
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Kotteri is a talented manga artist known for their soft, expressive art style and emotionally resonant storytelling. Their work often blends delicate character designs with rich atmospheric detail, creating an immersive experience that draws readers into the emotional lives of their characters. Kotteri gained popularity through online illustrations and doujinshi before transitioning to serialized manga, earning praise for both their artistic finesse and subtle narrative depth. With a growing fanbase and a distinctive aesthetic, Kotteri continues to captivate audiences in Japan and around the world.

Kotteri is a talented manga artist known for their soft, expressive art style and emotionally resonant storytelling. Their work often blends delicate character designs with rich atmospheric detail, creating an immersive experience that draws readers into the emotional lives of their characters. Kotteri gained popularity through online illustrations and doujinshi before transitioning to serialized manga, earning praise for both their artistic finesse and subtle narrative depth. With a growing fanbase and a distinctive aesthetic, Kotteri continues to captivate audiences in Japan and around the world.

Editorial Reviews

04/21/2025

A romance unfolds in steamy snapshots in this lush and dreamy full-color manga, the English-language debut of Kotteri!. In a nameless European city, a tall, redheaded police officer meets an aristocratic blind woman—or maybe she just always keeps her eyes closed—and offers her a job at the station. Soon they are inseparable. The story is less a narrative than a series of tantalizingly brief scenes, some only two or three pages long, allowing the reader glimpses of the attractive duo at cafés, parties, and an art museum, or sprawled together on a couch. These moments are cryptic, elegant, and erotically charged, with a cool, sexy style reminiscent of French New Wave films. The art pauses fetishistically on sensual details like pastries, coffee, cigarettes, and above all fashion, including militaristic boots and kepi caps. Short text sections offer hints at the characters’ inner thoughts (“The voice was at my feet, but then in the next instant, I heard it from the sky”), but for the most part Kotteri! admires them from a distance. This manga is all vibes, but the vibes are impeccable. Fans of classic European cinema and Parisian chic will want to check it out. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

04/01/2025

Gr 9 Up—A young heiress on the run accidentally trips over a policeman with her walking stick, and he can't help but feel a sense of protectiveness for the woman who is blind and trying to live her life independently from her wealthy family. Before he knows it, he offers her a job at the station answering phones and helps fill her closet with fashionable clothes. Presented in vignettes, this reads more like an art book dedicated to beautiful clothing, with precious moments savored sporadically between the two lead characters. The pacing is akin to a designer's concept sketchbook with a romantic storyline interwoven between the model illustrations. The full-color pages are beautiful, and the constant chapter breaks with full-page inserts of the two main characters in different scenes are gorgeous additions to unpack. VERDICT This may be a fun series for art students but might not have broad appeal for the everyday manga reader. Recommended for larger collections with students interested in art or in collaboration with art classes.—Sara Smith

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