A review by saramarie08
Show-ha Shoten!, Vol. 1 by Akinari Asakura

3.0

On her last day before moving across country, Shijima's classmate begs him to tell her something funny so she may smile again. He fails to come up with anything, and decides to devote his life to comedy so he'll be ready if he ever finds her again. Shijima also serves on the Student Council, and he's tasked with getting more information out of classmate Higashikata before the school's festival. Higashikata instead finds out Shijima is one of the most popular teen joke-writers in all of Japan, and he begs him to become his comedy partner! But Shijima is deathly afraid of public speaking. Higashikata, a consummate performer and child movie-star, swears he'll support Shijima and carry the scenes. The two have some mild success at their school's talent show, so they decide to enter a local competition as a way to prove to Shijima's family he is serious about a life in comedy. They must win this competition to be able to advance to the next round, and to gain the support of their family and friends, or else be forced to give up comedy in favor of a sensible life striving to get into a top university.

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