It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 1997 to 2000, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes.

The episodes are composed of vignettes typically involving men and teenage boys attempting to catch a glimpse of women's panties and/or look down their blouses.

Colorful, written and illustrated by Torajirō Kishi, was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 1997 to 2000.

[4] Colorful was adapted into a 16-episode anime television series by Triangle Staff, broadcast on TBS's Wonderful programming block from September 6–30, 1999.

[1][5][6] The opening theme is "Boku no Taion wa 37.5 C." (僕の体温は37.5°C, "My temperature is 37.5 degrees"), performed by Yūko Miyamura.