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Penguin & House, Volume 1
by Akiho Ieda
I'm typically not a fan of slice of life manga like this that don't have an overarching plot and instead just have short stories of daily life, however, I'm starting to see the appeal of cute ones like this.
In Penguin & House, we are following a university student named Hayakawa, and his pet penguin, Pen. Pen stays home a lot while Hayakawa is assumingly at class and keeps up with maintaining the home and running errands. A lot of his time is spent cooking for Hayakawa since this is what he most enjoys doing it seems. Pen does so much for his owner and honestly, Hayakawa does not even deserve him!! Pen is too good for the world and Hayakawa is so nonchalant and clumsy that he will oftentimes ruin Pen's acts of services and good deeds for him, which made me kind of hate him. Ha! Not really but ugh I felt so bad when Pen's hard work was ruined! Bless him!
This manga had me grinning the entire time reading it though! I think it is perfectly sweet and funny and would be perfect for breaking up your reading of other stories without having to get heavily invested in something else. That's personally what I find to be the biggest perk of manga like this but it's also simply something good for brightening your day if you're feeling a bit down.
So pick it up if you can! I promise you're going to love Pen because it's impossible not to. I'm already holding out hope for the release of Pen plushies or other merchandise. A little figurine? A keychain? Come on Kodansha.
Thanks to Netgallery and Kodansha Comics for an ARC copy of this in exchange for an honest review.
In Penguin & House, we are following a university student named Hayakawa, and his pet penguin, Pen. Pen stays home a lot while Hayakawa is assumingly at class and keeps up with maintaining the home and running errands. A lot of his time is spent cooking for Hayakawa since this is what he most enjoys doing it seems. Pen does so much for his owner and honestly, Hayakawa does not even deserve him!! Pen is too good for the world and Hayakawa is so nonchalant and clumsy that he will oftentimes ruin Pen's acts of services and good deeds for him, which made me kind of hate him. Ha! Not really but ugh I felt so bad when Pen's hard work was ruined! Bless him!
This manga had me grinning the entire time reading it though! I think it is perfectly sweet and funny and would be perfect for breaking up your reading of other stories without having to get heavily invested in something else. That's personally what I find to be the biggest perk of manga like this but it's also simply something good for brightening your day if you're feeling a bit down.
So pick it up if you can! I promise you're going to love Pen because it's impossible not to. I'm already holding out hope for the release of Pen plushies or other merchandise. A little figurine? A keychain? Come on Kodansha.
Thanks to Netgallery and Kodansha Comics for an ARC copy of this in exchange for an honest review.