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hobbitfreddie 's review for:
The Demon Girl Next Door Vol. 1
by Izumo Ito
Just a fun 4-koma manga with a unique concept. It's mainly just comedy and watching our loveable looser protagonist engaging in hijinks.
Art: The cute style's alright, but every character has the same face pretty much. The character designs are unique though as they have different hair and accesories. The panel composition is nice: its 4-koma and the panels tend to be different each time, not many talking heads. t's also easy to make out everything. I also like how Yuko emotes with her tail.
Characters: The characters aren't too special. The supporting cast is pretty lack luster, personality wise. Lilith however is an exception, the comedy that involves her is probably my favorite part of the volume. But the two leads are the focus and have the most spotlight. Yuko is the main character, and she's like I said a loveable looser. You can't help by root for her. I like how the manga strays away from tropes. She's not a gifted prodigy that seeks, but instead a weakling who's pretty dumb. Momo is the second lead, a retired magical girl. I guess you could say she's the straightman to Yuko's antics. She also is pretty shrouded in mystery, hinting at some development for her down the line. However in this volume there is rarely if any character developement for them to go through, it's basically just these two messing around.
Story: It's a simple but fun story. It's not to in depth with it as, everyone just accepts this crazy turn of events. Yuko accepts her mission super quickly and never questions it. So if you're looking for drama or tension that won't be found in this volume at least. The story is pretty slow, nothing big really happens, besides Yuko training, going into debt, hanging with Momo, etc. It never gets boring however as everything is just so stupid but in a good way. It's comedy based, so it's just supposed to be a fun read. I wouldn't say nothing happens, stuff does happen, especially towards the end. I also appreciate the trope subversions, mentioned previously. Since the story isn't too fleshed out I do rate this lower, if the story had more development I'd enjoy it more.
If you're looking for a laid back read, give this a go.
Art: The cute style's alright, but every character has the same face pretty much. The character designs are unique though as they have different hair and accesories. The panel composition is nice: its 4-koma and the panels tend to be different each time, not many talking heads. t's also easy to make out everything. I also like how Yuko emotes with her tail.
Characters: The characters aren't too special. The supporting cast is pretty lack luster, personality wise. Lilith however is an exception, the comedy that involves her is probably my favorite part of the volume. But the two leads are the focus and have the most spotlight. Yuko is the main character, and she's like I said a loveable looser. You can't help by root for her. I like how the manga strays away from tropes. She's not a gifted prodigy that seeks, but instead a weakling who's pretty dumb. Momo is the second lead, a retired magical girl. I guess you could say she's the straightman to Yuko's antics. She also is pretty shrouded in mystery, hinting at some development for her down the line. However in this volume there is rarely if any character developement for them to go through, it's basically just these two messing around.
Story: It's a simple but fun story. It's not to in depth with it as, everyone just accepts this crazy turn of events. Yuko accepts her mission super quickly and never questions it. So if you're looking for drama or tension that won't be found in this volume at least. The story is pretty slow, nothing big really happens, besides Yuko training, going into debt, hanging with Momo, etc. It never gets boring however as everything is just so stupid but in a good way. It's comedy based, so it's just supposed to be a fun read. I wouldn't say nothing happens, stuff does happen, especially towards the end. I also appreciate the trope subversions, mentioned previously. Since the story isn't too fleshed out I do rate this lower, if the story had more development I'd enjoy it more.
If you're looking for a laid back read, give this a go.