Absolutely charming and action-packed! I love stories that deal with superheroes/people with superpowers, and, here, the sidekicks are fed up. The predicament with Goo is handled as seriously as a Marvel movie, and I loved it. Light-hearted fun packs a punch here! I’ll be reading book two. 

 The artwork is lovely, but, even with the mystery element, I didn’t care for the characters. Artemis has the most personality here even if she is grumpy most of the time. Karen is just overly clueless, and the dialogue feels slightly off, at times. The ending is very cheerful, but nothing wrong with something light-hearted. Not too bad overall. 

A bit of a slow start, but I found this charming. A new favorite for kids.

Refreshing volume with the same foolishness you’d come to expect from this series! A new schoolyear and a slightly friendlier and more talkative Komi. I keep saying this, but some of Komi’s friends are a bit strange. The gyaru girl was about to irk me at first with her slang, but she turned out all right. I was gonna scream if she said, “this friendship hit different.” 

Anyway, I loved seeing the reverse dynamic between Komi’s brother and his own version of Tadano. While Komi is quiet and wants to make friends, her brother is anti-social on purpose. 

Really good! I’m not just saying this as an artist too. Here, Yatora’s been coasting through life telling people what they want to hear and careful not to make himself an outcast – until he finds he can express his true feelings with art.

While I don’t regret not going to art school, Yatora asked some of the exact questions I had about whether it's worth going to art school and could you make stable money with an artistic career. I'm excited to see his journey as he grows as an artist.

There are so many relatable things here, the merit of learning to draw realistically can help influence your stylized work, how not to compare your art to others, how art comes easily to some like prodigies, and how you should enjoy what you make.

If it's worth anything, reading this made me want to practice still life and perspective-drawing again.

*sn: first time I saw a typo in a commercially-published book. It happens, guys. 

 The way supernatural elements are weaved into the story is charming, but I didn’t mesh well with the storytelling. While I’m happy to see another private investigator (a detective without the power of the police) story in YA, which I feel we’ve been lacking in recently, I found the story lackluster. 

The story is progressed very slowly, and I didn’t feel a connection to any of the characters though cheerful Jay was mildly entertaining. However, I enjoyed how supportive and loving Ellie’s parents were and how much Ellie esteemed her great grandmother. Still, this story is only for patient readers. 

so glad Alberton got his comeuppance.

 

 Ugh, why do some mangas love a dude with a sister complex? After like age 6, that changes from over-protectiveness to pure weirdness. Yo, Yuri, it ain’t bout to be you. Get out the way for a real man! 

STILL, I’m enjoying this series. It’s still fresh and crispy like a bag of chips. I adore little Anya (and Damian) too! The art style is so clean and sleek. The extra chapter was a bunch of fun. 

 I think this is the best volume out of the three currently released. The majority of the jokes are funny (the ones at the girlfriend’s expense and Cat feeling ignored are awkward), and the artwork has a snazzy, cartoony style. 

There’s even a loose story arc about the father getting a girlfriend. And... THEY FINALLY INCREASED THE FONT SIZE! It’s easy to read as opposed to that awful fine print from before. Thank you, Wilson Ramos Jr., the letterer for this volume. Slight downside: some of the line art feels out of align and out of focus. Maybe from trying to enlarge the original file? 

Overall, I enjoyed reading this! 

 Amazing. This is the same manga that was as stale and brittle as burnt toast before this arc. The artwork has even improved more though it was already beautiful. Riku has come to some realizations about his family and even his friends. The (not) friendship between Riku and Chiaki is honestly touching. I can’t remember ever seeing two male friends cry and hug each other outside of someone dying, and one of the two comfort the other. Wholesome.

Oh yeah, Ten is still cardboard. Like, girl, what do you even do? All these volumes and you still have no character growth, interests, or motivations outside your boyfriend. Her entire purpose is to help Riku get his family drama together. But whatever.