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Yotsuba! #2

Kiyohiko Azuma

4.42 AVERAGE


This never fails to put a smile on my face! The perfect mood-lifter, honestly. Yotsuba truly is a gem.

This never fails to put a smile on my face! The perfect mood-lifter, honestly. Yotsuba truly is a gem.

It is very, very hard to not be completely charmed by this series. If you can read this and not laugh or at least smile, you probably don't like Christmas or puppy dogs, either. Jerk.

Yotsuba&! Volume 2 is by Kiyohiko Azuma continues the episodic adventures of Yotsuba, her father and neighbors.

Yotsuba and her friends go to the lake to draw the wildlife. She has grand plans for drawing but she's little. So her drawing of a duck is pretty much a big scribble scrabble. She has to learn that art takes practice and her older friends are better artists than she is.

There's also a chapter called Revenge that spoofs the fear that violent TV makes children violent. Yotsuba instantly on seeing a cop show goes on a rampage, pretend killing everyone she sees. It's simultaneously cute and disturbing.

I have volume three and have been meaning to read it. Unfortunately it got pushed to the back of my bookshelf and it's taken me months to find it. I now have it and will be continuing with the series!
funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

It seemed much easier to go with the flow of the oddness in this one.

Cute, fun, funny!

This is an adorable slice-of-life manga about a young girl named Yotsuba. She has just moved to a new town, and we follow her on her adventures are she gets to know her new home, new neighbors, and gets to know more about life. It is sweet, fun, and full of laughs. I think everyone should give this series a try.

5/30/18: Upon re-read, lowered rating from 4 stars to 2. Why is everyone so damn mean to Fuuka???