Reviews

Nichijou 1 by Keiichi Arawi

lifeonasofa's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 Stars

Super cute manga, adorable characters. A care free humorous book with short and snappy scenes. Utterly bizarre, slapstick fun. Some shorts made me giggle, some didn’t hit - possibly due to translation or simply different sense of humour. 🍣 

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iza_23's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

thebashfulworm's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

eons's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.0

bibified's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

absurdity cranked to eleven! gags hit fast, randomness never stops, and somehow, it all works. chaotic, charming, and clever ❤

montycello's review against another edition

2.0

I guess this wasn't really my style or humor, so it fell flat for me. I thought it was funny probably 1/5 of the time and some of the jokes even seemed to feel hammered in a little too much. This was worse when I thought the joke wasn't even funny in the first place. Again though, this just might not have been for me.

(I don't know why this book only seems to be listed under the Finnish translation...)

iwillburnout1st's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

biblioberuthiel's review against another edition

3.0

So goofy. So weird. A little better in show form than in manga form, in my opinion. The physical gags and absurdities translate a little better in video since the "action" shots are not always the best in the manga. Super fun though.

botanyandbooks's review against another edition

5.0

This manga is so quirky and that is really why I love it. The chapters are just snapshots of the daily life of several students and they are just so hilarious. Yes at times the humor can be quite dry and some of the jokes are a little lost in translation but it is still really funny.

biblioseph's review against another edition

5.0

Nichijou follows the everyday lives of various people in the town of Tokisadame, mainly focusing on the energetic Yūko Aioi, the bright and cheerful Mio Naganohara, the quiet and deadpan Mai Minakami, the anxious robot Nano Shinonome, her eight-year-old creator the Professor, and a talking cat named Sakamoto, along with an ensemble cast of characters. Random and/or outlandish events regularly occur throughout the series, mainly through the mundane situations each character undergoes.

Wow, that’s a terrible blurb.

Nichijou means ‘everyday’ in Japanese, and the claim to fame for this 10 volume manga series is its extreme take on mundane events in the lives of several high schoolers. Varying from a robot hiding her cyborg parts from her classmates, and the dramatization of a papercut or crashing into someone, to the senseless violence of disagreements, and the secret history of unnoticed things.

My favorites are probably the two friends, Mai, who is totally deadpan and Yuuko, who tries hard to make jokes. At one point Mio is trying to catch a sausage and it turns into something out of an action manga. I was so glad when she caught it again and was able to eat it — no matter whether the 5 second rule applies or not. I definitely sympathize with the robot girl, Nano, her professor is a little too blase about the random food hidden in her robot body!

So many highlights, but without spoiling anything, I loved the Principal and the deer, the cat Sakamoto and the boy with the goat. This book was filled with gags, puns, jokes and haiku just riffing on a genre that usually isn't so outlandish.

I like how the jokes build and the humor is gentle even while it is over the top. It’s an amazingly well struck balance. It’s an absurd take on slice-of-life and it’s really fun. I recommend giving it a chance if you want a laugh. With so much variety in a single volume, you're sure to find something you like.