{{short description|Japanese manga series}} {{Infobox animanga/Header | name = Transparent Light Blue | image = File:Transparent Light Blue Cover.jpg | caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume cover | ja_kanji = 透明な薄い水色に | ja_romaji = Toumei na Usui Mizuiro ni | genre = {{ubl|Romance|Drama|''Yuri''}} }} {{Infobox animanga/Print | type = manga | author = Kiyoko Iwami | illustrator = | publisher = Ichijinsha | publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Seven Seas Entertainment}} | demographic = | magazine = Comic Yuri Hime | first = October 18, 2017 | last = December 18, 2017 | volumes = 1 | volume_list = #Publication }} {{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{nihongo|'''''Transparent Light Blue'''''|透明な薄い水色に|Toumei na Usui Mizuiro ni|lead=yes}} is a Japanese ''yuri'' manga series written and illustrated by Kiyoko Iwami. It was published in Ichijinsha's ''Comic Yuri Hime'' from October 18, 2017, to December 18, 2017, before being collected into a single {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume in 2018. It is licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment.
==Synopsis== Ritsu, a high school girl who is in love with her childhood friend Ichika, has been keeping her feelings to herself. However, when her childhood friend Shun confesses his love for Ichika, their relationship turns into a love triangle.
==Publication== Written and illustrated by Kiyoko Iwami, ''Transparent Light Blue'' was serialized in Ichijinsha's ''Comic Yuri Hime'' from October 18, 2017, to December 18, 2017. It was collected into a tankōbon volume on January 18, 2018, including two additional short stories "Apron" and "Shade".<ref name=ichijinsha>{{cite web |url=https://data.ichijinsha.co.jp/detail/75807772|title=透明な薄い水色に|website=Ichijinsha |language=ja |access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref>
The series is licensed for an English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-08/seven-seas-adds-railgun-kobayashi-dragon-maid-orphen-spinoff-manga-3-light-novel-series/.133988|title=Seven Seas Adds Railgun, Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Orphen Spinoff Manga; 3 Light Novel Series|website=Anime News Network|date=July 8, 2018|access-date=August 11, 2023|archive-date=August 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801044017/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-08/seven-seas-adds-railgun-kobayashi-dragon-maid-orphen-spinoff-manga-3-light-novel-series/.133988|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Graphic novel list/header | Language = Japanese | SecondLanguage = English | Width = 70% }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 1 | RelDate = January 18, 2018<ref name="ichijinsha"/> | ISBN = 9784758077729 | LicensedRelDate = April 2, 2019<ref>{{cite web|title=Series: Transparent Light Blue|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/transparent-light-blue/|website=Seven Seas Entertainment|accessdate=August 11, 2023|archive-date=May 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526085919/https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/transparent-light-blue/|url-status=live}}</ref> | LicensedISBN = 978-1-642750-41-6 | ChapterList = | LineColor = D4D4D4 }} {{Graphic novel list/footer}}
==Reception== The series has received mixed to negative reviews. In ''Anime News Network'''s "Spring 2019 Manga Guide" Rebecca Silverman gave ''Transparent Light Blue'' a 2.5 rating and Faye Hopper gave it a 2 rating. While Silverman felt the series "treads a little too close to the “nonconsensual” line for me to be fully invested", she went on to note that "if sexier yuri (without any actual sex) is what you're looking for and those issues don't bother you, ''Transparent Light Blue'' delivers while feeling less trashy than ''Citrus''." Hopper had a similar negative review, finding that "''Transparent Light Blue'' is a case where all the awareness and understanding of how messed-up a situation is in the world can't salvage its overall content."<ref>{{cite web|title=The Spring 2019 Manga Guide - Transparent Light Blue|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2019-06-04/the-spring-2019-manga-guide/transparent-light-blue/.147465|website=Anime News Network|accessdate=August 11, 2023|date=June 4, 2019|archive-date=August 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811002150/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2019-06-04/the-spring-2019-manga-guide/transparent-light-blue/.147465|url-status=live}}</ref>
Reviewing the series for ''Otaku USA'', Jason Bradley Thompson found the pacing "iffy", feeling the series tried to do too much in too few pages, concluding that "In both the central and secondary story, original ideas clash against clunky execution and sometimes crude artwork."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Jason |title=[Review] Transparent Light Blue |url=https://otakuusamagazine.com/transparent-light-blue-manga-review/ |website=Otaku USA |accessdate=August 11, 2023 |date=August 24, 2019 |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810232841/https://otakuusamagazine.com/transparent-light-blue-manga-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Erica Friedman of Yuricon was more forgiving toward the series, giving it an overall 7 out of 10 and remarking that "In 2010, ''Transparent Light Blue'' would have felt like a triumph. In 2019, it feels a little regressive, but still delivers a dose of dopamine if you like soap opera."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Friedman |first1=Erica |title=Yuri Manga: Transparent Light Blue (English) |url=https://okazu.yuricon.com/2019/05/10/yuri-manga-transparent-light-blue-english/ |website=Okazu |accessdate=August 11, 2023 |date=May 10, 2019 |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810232840/https://okazu.yuricon.com/2019/05/10/yuri-manga-transparent-light-blue-english/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==External links== * {{anime News Network|manga|21312|}}
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