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A review by alexbthelibrarian
Show-ha Shoten!, Vol. 1 by Akinari Asakura
4.0
I received an eARC of this title through NetGalley in return for an honest review.
I thought this was an interesting start to a manga. I liked how each main character had their own reason for enjoying comedy and wanting to achieve their goals in being comedians. I find it interesting how the main character can explain the fundamentals of comedy and know how to apply them. I would never have viewed comedy that way, so the idea that his brain has absorbed all that information is truly intriguing.
For me, personally, I had a hard time following the comedy routines and how they were funny. It may be a personal thing and just something I need to adjust to. But I found other parts funny, especially with convincing the family that they wanted to do comedy.
I would give volume 2 a chance. I was sad when it ended because I was just starting to get into the story.
I thought this was an interesting start to a manga. I liked how each main character had their own reason for enjoying comedy and wanting to achieve their goals in being comedians. I find it interesting how the main character can explain the fundamentals of comedy and know how to apply them. I would never have viewed comedy that way, so the idea that his brain has absorbed all that information is truly intriguing.
For me, personally, I had a hard time following the comedy routines and how they were funny. It may be a personal thing and just something I need to adjust to. But I found other parts funny, especially with convincing the family that they wanted to do comedy.
I would give volume 2 a chance. I was sad when it ended because I was just starting to get into the story.