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magicbetweenpages's review
4.0
I loved this so damn much. I absolutely love the anime series and was so surprised to see this available on the read now list that I snapped it up immediately. And in true Aggretsuko fashion, it did not disappoint. It was funny, cute, and hinted at current global topics. I had such a great time reading this graphic novel.
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.
aliasvalia's review
I adore Aggretsuko and relate to all the drama so much. The first issue talking about a virus? So funny, and to think this was first published in February? Us, sweet summer children.
Loved the art and the colors, it made me smile and laugh and that is everything I was looking for.
Loved the art and the colors, it made me smile and laugh and that is everything I was looking for.
nerdypotsie's review
4.0
*4.3 stars (rounded down)
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Down with the Sickness: 5 stars - My favorite comic in this collection and possibly my favorite Aggretsuko comic. It plays on the covid-19 pandemic by making it somewhat of a funny zombie story. I also loved how this comic addressed how people should stay home when they're sick. It was definitely dramaticized, but it showed how easily a virus can spread.
Mall Madness: 4 stars - Geez, Tsunoda was annoying to read about. This story made great commentary on entitled rich people and social media influencers.
The Visitor: 4 stars - This one was probably my least favorite one in this collection. It was still pretty enjoyable and I thought it was creative how this story played on the idea of a "Karen." However, this Karen story felt a little weird to me because Karen was actually making good points about how Retsuko can and should stand up for herself. I did really appreciate the ending though because it left off on a really good note.
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brief mentions of harassment and sexismDown with the Sickness: 5 stars - My favorite comic in this collection and possibly my favorite Aggretsuko comic. It plays on the covid-19 pandemic by making it somewhat of a funny zombie story. I also loved how this comic addressed how people should stay home when they're sick. It was definitely dramaticized, but it showed how easily a virus can spread.
Mall Madness: 4 stars - Geez, Tsunoda was annoying to read about. This story made great commentary on entitled rich people and social media influencers.
The Visitor: 4 stars - This one was probably my least favorite one in this collection. It was still pretty enjoyable and I thought it was creative how this story played on the idea of a "Karen." However, this Karen story felt a little weird to me because Karen was actually making good points about how Retsuko can and should stand up for herself. I did really appreciate the ending though because it left off on a really good note.
mikorin's review
3.0
I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.
I got really excited when I spotted that there is an Aggrestuko comic! I love the Netflix series.
The base story is this: Retsuko is a young office worker in Japan, who strives to be an ideal employee but she deals with a lot of work stress. Her one escape is karaoke, more specifically death metal karaoke. Her adventures manage to hit just the right notes on how personally taxing it can be to do everything right at work and putting our personal interests aside. The series is also very real about relationships, workplace friendships and the difficulties of a grown up life.
It is good to have seen at least a few episodes before you read the comic, as it doesn’t really have an introductiory part and you might wonder who are all these characters. Sadly, I did not like it as much as hoped, a lot of them feel like watered down, shallow caricatures of the characters I came to love in the show.
Each chapter seems to tackle a different topic. First, we deal with a virus outbreak at Restuko’s company. Corona, anyone? In the second part we go shopping and have a bit of a look into second hand stores vs. brand clothes. In part three a foreigner colleague makes a work visit. While the first two parts felt a bit rushed for me, this last part was written pretty well and it was an enjoyable journey with Resuko and how she deals with Karen, the Canadian office lady who is hellbent on improving employee satisfaction.
While the parts with Retsuko singing hit the same notes - this is where she gets real about issues that bothered her during the day - as there is little substance to her in the short stories she comes off meaner as she actually is.
I am unsure about a few translated phrases, like why people call her Calendar. I think it was short-timer in the show? That made a bit more sense, but I don’t get what Calendar even means in this context.
Overall this was a fun read, but I felt that the stories were a bit short to really have the same impact as the series.
I got really excited when I spotted that there is an Aggrestuko comic! I love the Netflix series.
The base story is this: Retsuko is a young office worker in Japan, who strives to be an ideal employee but she deals with a lot of work stress. Her one escape is karaoke, more specifically death metal karaoke. Her adventures manage to hit just the right notes on how personally taxing it can be to do everything right at work and putting our personal interests aside. The series is also very real about relationships, workplace friendships and the difficulties of a grown up life.
It is good to have seen at least a few episodes before you read the comic, as it doesn’t really have an introductiory part and you might wonder who are all these characters. Sadly, I did not like it as much as hoped, a lot of them feel like watered down, shallow caricatures of the characters I came to love in the show.
Each chapter seems to tackle a different topic. First, we deal with a virus outbreak at Restuko’s company. Corona, anyone? In the second part we go shopping and have a bit of a look into second hand stores vs. brand clothes. In part three a foreigner colleague makes a work visit. While the first two parts felt a bit rushed for me, this last part was written pretty well and it was an enjoyable journey with Resuko and how she deals with Karen, the Canadian office lady who is hellbent on improving employee satisfaction.
While the parts with Retsuko singing hit the same notes - this is where she gets real about issues that bothered her during the day - as there is little substance to her in the short stories she comes off meaner as she actually is.
I am unsure about a few translated phrases, like why people call her Calendar. I think it was short-timer in the show? That made a bit more sense, but I don’t get what Calendar even means in this context.
Overall this was a fun read, but I felt that the stories were a bit short to really have the same impact as the series.
shannonleighd's review
1.0
1.5
Don't really want to read about a "Karen" character in an office setting.
After the Covid issue, feels like maybe they should've just put this series on a longer break, it's just not funny right now.
Don't really want to read about a "Karen" character in an office setting.
After the Covid issue, feels like maybe they should've just put this series on a longer break, it's just not funny right now.
dimkerbell's review
5.0
Me gusto mucho este libro! En realidad soy mega fan de Retsko y cuando acano la 3ra tempordada me quede con ganas de mas. En este comic podremos acompañar a Retsko y compañia en varias aventuras, primero como se deben enfrentar a un virus (¡?covid) que ronda la oficina de contabilidad, tambien como debe lidiar con una supervisora de ambiente laboral y con su amiga Feneko. Me encanta el dibujo y espero se pueda llegar a publicar en español.
xoxo.
xoxo.
zanderstruck's review
3.0
This is definitely a cute comic book, mostly for fans of the series, but it also works if one doesn't know it yet. For me, it just didn't give me anything new and exciting. It was okay overall, had some cute moments, but couldn't really wow me.
Still, love the show and it's always great to see the characters again.
Still, love the show and it's always great to see the characters again.