Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox animanga/Header Template:Infobox animanga/Print Template:Infobox animanga/Footer Template:Nihongo is a Japanese Template:Transl manga anthology written and illustrated by numerous creators such as Nio Nakatani, Uta Isaki, Hachi Itō, and Auri Hirao. It published 5 mainline anthologies and 2 special anthologies between November, 2016 and March, 2020. It was licensed for an English-language release by Yen Press in 2017.
Overview
Éclair was announced in September 2016 as a project that would be produced by Dengeki Daioh,[1] with the first volume being released on November 26, 2016.[2] The first edition went into reprint immediately after its release and due to this success it was decided that the anthology line would continue.[3] From the subsequent volumes, words indicating colors were used in the title.
The series is licensed for an English release in North America by Yen Press.[4]
Volumes
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Reception
Anime News Network has given the series positive reviews. In their "Spring 2018 Manga Guide", Rebecca Silverman gave the first volume a 4 out of 5, noting that "most of the couples in the anthology have a strong element of friendship to their relationships is perhaps part of the appeal [...] It's a nice take on the romance genre, which so often relies on lust turning to love than beginning with an emotional bond." Amy McNulty gave the volume a 3.5 out of 5, concluding "there's no particular story that's likely to stick with the reader long after, but each makes an impact in its own way and there really isn't any major overlap in tone, setting, or circumstances within these pages."[5] Éclair Blanche was given a 3.5 out of 5 by both Silverman and Faye Hopper, with Hopper remarking that "Éclair Blanche might be conventional yuri, but for the most part it is very good conventional yuri."[6]