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katharine_opal 's review for:
Otherworldly Izakaya Nobu Volume 1
by Natsuya Semikawa
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!
This manga was largely episodic, with each chapter being an "episode". The sole focus of this manga is to show off Japanese dishes and to have the characters visiting the Izakaya be stand-ins for the readers. It is interesting to have these Japanese dishes shown and explained, and also learn a little bit about German food by extension. But it really doesn't have any over-arching plot line to keep my interest. Yes, reading about these unfamiliar (Well, some were, I knew most of them) Japanese dishes is interesting, but by the final chapter, it gets a bit boring. I don't know how they will make a series out of this. I am curious about how a Japanese Izakya restaurant appeared in medieval Germany/random fake European city. But it's just brushed off like it's a very unimportant part of the story, even though it's something that seems to be interesting. The art style is interesting, but it's not really to my taste. I just didn't vibe with this series.
This manga was largely episodic, with each chapter being an "episode". The sole focus of this manga is to show off Japanese dishes and to have the characters visiting the Izakaya be stand-ins for the readers. It is interesting to have these Japanese dishes shown and explained, and also learn a little bit about German food by extension. But it really doesn't have any over-arching plot line to keep my interest. Yes, reading about these unfamiliar (Well, some were, I knew most of them) Japanese dishes is interesting, but by the final chapter, it gets a bit boring. I don't know how they will make a series out of this. I am curious about how a Japanese Izakya restaurant appeared in medieval Germany/random fake European city. But it's just brushed off like it's a very unimportant part of the story, even though it's something that seems to be interesting. The art style is interesting, but it's not really to my taste. I just didn't vibe with this series.