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reviewed Yotsuba&! 1 by Kiyohiko Azuma (Yotsuba&! -- bk. 1)

Kiyohiko Azuma, Kiyohiko Azuma: Yotsuba&! 1 (2009, Yen Press) 4 stars

The story of the new kid in town - little Yotsuba, a green-haired and wide-eyed …

Decent, weirdly exhausting, occasionally very funny

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The mangaka has managed to create a pure slice-of-life comedy manga that is exhausting to read, through sheer force of text-shouting and child-chaos. It's impressive in this respect.

There are some standout panels that are very emotive and striking. The child exhibits charming childlike weirdness that is missing from many manga children. And lightly sprinkled throughout, there are moments of laugh-out-loud hilarity.

Yet, for me personally, overall I feel rather lukewarm about it. It's fine. I probably won't continue with it.