notthatkeane's review against another edition
5.0
One of my favorite manga series, and one I read over and over again. I love the humor, and the characterizations! Really great!
antivancrowe's review against another edition
4.0
Character 4| Setting 3| Art 3.5| Plot 3| Enjoyability 5|
Overall rating: 3.7
This manga is hilarious. We follow a young girl named Yotsuba and her life adventures. It's entertaining and warms my heart. Yotsuba is just a weird little girl who does weird things and it's not phenomenal, but very sweet.
If your having a hard time reading this will definitely at least get a chuckle out of you.
Overall rating: 3.7
This manga is hilarious. We follow a young girl named Yotsuba and her life adventures. It's entertaining and warms my heart. Yotsuba is just a weird little girl who does weird things and it's not phenomenal, but very sweet.
If your having a hard time reading this will definitely at least get a chuckle out of you.
ancillary_reader's review against another edition
4.0
Adorable and often quite hilarious (especially the facial expressions). I don't enjoy it as much as Azumanga Daioh (by the same mangaka), but a very good readalike nonetheless.
*I have most of the series lined up to read, but won't bother reviewing them here, as I am wont to do with manga series
*I have most of the series lined up to read, but won't bother reviewing them here, as I am wont to do with manga series
akemianko's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
angrybooklady's review against another edition
4.0
A charming slice of life manga about the most chaotic little girl in the world. The story starts with Yotsuba and her dad Yousuke moving to a new town. Each chapter is about Yotsuba discovering or interacting with some new concept or object. This is where the title Yotsuba&! comes from–”Yotsuba& Television,” “Yotsuba& Cicada-Catching,” etc. Yotsuba’s antics soon embed them in the lives of their neighbors, the three Ayase sisters.
Yotusba Koiwai is an adorable little chaos goblin. She has a limitless sense of curiosity combined with an impressive dearth of self-awareness, the kind of kid who would be absolutely exhausting in real life. Yotsuba seems to lack even the most basic understanding of the world around her, to the point that I kind of started to wonder if she might be a space alien. Her dad seems to have decided to cope with this by accepting it in a very “*shrug* what can you do?” kind of way.
The Ayase sisters are reader proxies, at least in this first volume. They are the only characters who don’t know Yotsuba going into the story, and so are the most confused by her. The oldest, Asagi, seems to be in her early 20’s and is the most conventionally beautiful of the three sisters. Asagi is probably the sister who is the most comfortable with Yotsuba’s shenanigans, I think because she also has a bit of chaos goblin in her as well. Fuuka is the middle child. She is polite to a fault and her desire to be helpful is precisely what draws her and the rest of her family into Yotsuba’s wake. I identify heavily with Fuuka and I think she’s probably my favorite Ayase so far. Ena is the youngest and seems to be the closest to Yotsuba’s age. She’s the sister we know the least about at this point, but I’m looking forward to seeing her character develop.
I’ve had this series on my radar for a while, and I’m glad I finally picked it up. It’s great if you’re looking for something simple and wholesome to read. I haven’t read Azuma’s most famous work, Azumanga Daioh, but this definitely gives me another reason to check it out.
Yotusba Koiwai is an adorable little chaos goblin. She has a limitless sense of curiosity combined with an impressive dearth of self-awareness, the kind of kid who would be absolutely exhausting in real life. Yotsuba seems to lack even the most basic understanding of the world around her, to the point that I kind of started to wonder if she might be a space alien. Her dad seems to have decided to cope with this by accepting it in a very “*shrug* what can you do?” kind of way.
The Ayase sisters are reader proxies, at least in this first volume. They are the only characters who don’t know Yotsuba going into the story, and so are the most confused by her. The oldest, Asagi, seems to be in her early 20’s and is the most conventionally beautiful of the three sisters. Asagi is probably the sister who is the most comfortable with Yotsuba’s shenanigans, I think because she also has a bit of chaos goblin in her as well. Fuuka is the middle child. She is polite to a fault and her desire to be helpful is precisely what draws her and the rest of her family into Yotsuba’s wake. I identify heavily with Fuuka and I think she’s probably my favorite Ayase so far. Ena is the youngest and seems to be the closest to Yotsuba’s age. She’s the sister we know the least about at this point, but I’m looking forward to seeing her character develop.
I’ve had this series on my radar for a while, and I’m glad I finally picked it up. It’s great if you’re looking for something simple and wholesome to read. I haven’t read Azuma’s most famous work, Azumanga Daioh, but this definitely gives me another reason to check it out.
anuwolf's review against another edition
5.0
There is nothing more pure and good in this world. There is nothing in this world that is as happy and lovely. World peace could be achieved if everyone read this series.