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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
I grabbed this from a sale, but it was pretty compelling when i started reading it, so i grabbed the rest of the volumes.
This is goofy, but filled with a bunch of really fun moments and characters. It doesn't hurt that i love radio so this caught my eye because of that.
I dig this book and am looking forward to reading the last couple volumes when they are out in english!
This is goofy, but filled with a bunch of really fun moments and characters. It doesn't hurt that i love radio so this caught my eye because of that.
I dig this book and am looking forward to reading the last couple volumes when they are out in english!
I don't think this was for me..my brain just could not get into it. I'm still trying to figure out my taste in Manga!
Thank you to both Netgalley and Kodansha Comics for providing me a copy of this in exchange for an honest review!
An interesting beginning to a series, but unfortunately, the execution of the plot is very...rough. On one hand, it matches the main character since she has a rough personality as well (she's interesting and very feisty!). On the other hand, it's too disjointed and all over the place, which can make reading it rather disconcerting.
That aside, the typography here is wonderful, and the art is incredibly detailed. It's been a while since I've encountered this kind of art style as a lot of the new manga I'm reading have clean and minimalist styles. It adds another 'rough' facet to this manga, which of course, makes it more 'on-brand' and also stand out better in overall.
An interesting beginning to a series, but unfortunately, the execution of the plot is very...rough. On one hand, it matches the main character since she has a rough personality as well (she's interesting and very feisty!). On the other hand, it's too disjointed and all over the place, which can make reading it rather disconcerting.
That aside, the typography here is wonderful, and the art is incredibly detailed. It's been a while since I've encountered this kind of art style as a lot of the new manga I'm reading have clean and minimalist styles. It adds another 'rough' facet to this manga, which of course, makes it more 'on-brand' and also stand out better in overall.
I received a free digital copy of this in exchange for an honest review on Netgalley. Thank you!
2 "it was okay" stars. I was interested in this initially since its anime adaptation is airing this season. I decided to look into it because the radio aspect sounded cool, but this book isn't actually all about radio.
The manga follows the daily life of Minare, a curry shop worker who goes to bars at night to get drunk and look for a potential boyfriend. The opening chapter sees Minare meeting the director of the MRS radio station, Mato, ranting to him about her ex-boyfriend, blacking out, and then hearing her voice on the radio the next day at work, prompting her to go investigate. After she gets acquainted with the radio people and tries the job out for herself, the rest of the manga details her struggles deciding if she should work at the radio station or stick with her current job, dealing with money problems, and having a small romance subplot with another guy. At least, I'm pretty sure that's what happened, since I started to get lost after the first chapter. The reader bounces all over the place as new characters enter Minare's life and new plot elements appear with no clear reason why. There's no real focus.
Minare herself is short-tempered, chaotic, disorganized, and passionate. I had trouble connecting and liking her, although it was amusing to see what she got herself into. The other characters were also hard to relate to for me, although I did like Mizuho, another woman who works at the radio station who's probably the nicest character in the whole volume. She also has three cute turtles!
The art is more realism-focused. Some of the expressions can be pretty funny, but there's nothing super-stylized or exaggerated in here. It works.
Overall, it didn't live up to my expectations story-wise. Some of the smack talk Minare does get to say is amusing, but the disjointed narrative and lack of focus made it difficult for me to be really invested in her and her well-being. I might take a look at the anime to see if it's less confusing, but without the promise of more actual radio and/or a less convoluted plot in the next one I don't think I'll continue with this manga.
2 "it was okay" stars. I was interested in this initially since its anime adaptation is airing this season. I decided to look into it because the radio aspect sounded cool, but this book isn't actually all about radio.
The manga follows the daily life of Minare, a curry shop worker who goes to bars at night to get drunk and look for a potential boyfriend. The opening chapter sees Minare meeting the director of the MRS radio station, Mato, ranting to him about her ex-boyfriend, blacking out, and then hearing her voice on the radio the next day at work, prompting her to go investigate. After she gets acquainted with the radio people and tries the job out for herself, the rest of the manga details her struggles deciding if she should work at the radio station or stick with her current job, dealing with money problems, and having a small romance subplot with another guy. At least, I'm pretty sure that's what happened, since I started to get lost after the first chapter. The reader bounces all over the place as new characters enter Minare's life and new plot elements appear with no clear reason why. There's no real focus.
Minare herself is short-tempered, chaotic, disorganized, and passionate. I had trouble connecting and liking her, although it was amusing to see what she got herself into. The other characters were also hard to relate to for me, although I did like Mizuho, another woman who works at the radio station who's probably the nicest character in the whole volume. She also has three cute turtles!
The art is more realism-focused. Some of the expressions can be pretty funny, but there's nothing super-stylized or exaggerated in here. It works.
Overall, it didn't live up to my expectations story-wise. Some of the smack talk Minare does get to say is amusing, but the disjointed narrative and lack of focus made it difficult for me to be really invested in her and her well-being. I might take a look at the anime to see if it's less confusing, but without the promise of more actual radio and/or a less convoluted plot in the next one I don't think I'll continue with this manga.
If anything, this manga proves you can literally write about anything. While the concept of radio personalities isn't quite new, the subject usually revolves around the plot of secret identities. Whoa, the quiet girl has been the loud voice we hear everyday on the radio?! This time we get Minare, a young woman current waitressing at a curry shop. After a rough breakup, she goes to the local bar to get shit faced and vent to anyone in proximity. What she doesn't find out until the next day is that she's been recorded and is hearing her rant on the radio. It turns out that the man she spoke to was radio producer who has taken a liking to her voice. She confronts Mato only to be tricked into being live on air. As events unfurl, Minare comes to find employment at the radio station as an up and coming talk show host at 3 am.
The story flowed until I reached the end of volume one and realized we haven't even had her first radio show yet! This isn't just a straight forward story about climbing to the top of the rankings. There is drama to Minare's everyday life from the colorful cast of characters ranging from mysterious to charming. What really pulls everything together is how Minare is the type of person to bring out the interesting side of people. In the company of anyone else, I can see their boring conversations. Instead, Minare's sense of humor (especially how the artist decides to draw comedic facial expressions) make her energetic. She really takes the spotlight and it makes sense as Mato sees in her a diamond in the rough. Volume one focuses on Minare's unwillingness to work towards anything resorting to being the jokester. When it comes to settling down to finding a career, she doesn't take much seriously leading some to consider her irritating or admirable. Through it all, we see an earnestness in her actions and the ability to care for others despite an veneer of insincerity. It's up to Minare to truly think about what she wants in life instead of going with the flow.
I recommend this manga to fans of romantic comedies with a strong female lead and a fun cast of characters.
Thanks to NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for this advance reader's copy in exchange for a fair review!
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
It was not what I expected it to be. I was thinking another thing while I was reading this manga. The main problem I had with this manga was that I didn't like the main character of the story. I didn't like her character and I felt like she was annoying most of the time. The good point for this manga was that I really liked the drawing style. The author is good at drawing facial expression.
adventurous
emotional
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed reading volume 1 excited to continue with the others. I found it funny and highly educational on the things in and around where and when this takes place the cliff notes helped to make the story whole like a longer manga closer to a short novel feel. I also found the main character funny although a bit of a flake in her adult life but we don't have it all together all the time so definitely believable that this would happen.