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Yotsuba&!, Vol. 9 [Paperback]

Kiyohiko Azuma
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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December 21, 2010 5 and up Yotsuba&! (Book 9)
Beep-beep-beep! Yotsuba here, and riiiight on schedule! Every day is a fun day, and today's gonna be even funner than the rest. We're busy, busy, busy! We should write down a schedule so we don't forget what we gotta do...like go to the bathroom! And go to the berry gair...um, teddy bear store with Daddy! And try to fly! Omigosh, Yotsuba missed toilet time already! Noooo! What to do?! What to do?!

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About the Author

Kiyohiko Azuma is the bestselling creator of AZUMANGA DAIOH and the critically acclaimed YOTSUBA&! which won the Excellence Prize in the manga category at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2006. The series was also nominated for an Eisner Award in the U.S. in 2008 and has been a regular New York Times bestseller.

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  • Age Range: 5 and up
  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Yen Press (December 21, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0316126799
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316126793
  • Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.7 x 7.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #196,805 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Wait is worth, so please be patient. Tsuyoshi  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
It's the type of book that makes you laugh. Debi Sorensen  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement
I recommend a definite buy/read to all... this is manga at its best. N. S. Michael  |  1 reviewer made a similar statement
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hot Air Balloons... Korean BBQ... Teddy Bears~ December 15, 2010
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Yotsuba continues her cute adventures of discovery in this, the ninth volume of Yotsuba&.

Here we start off with a rare bit of cattiness from Yotsuba's next door neighbor Ena, who doesn't like Yotsuba renaming her Teddy bears without permission... ah! So cute, her angry face~. This, of course, leads to Kowai-san taking Yotsuba to the mall (and subsequently a t-bear shoppe). As mentioned above, other story lines involve going to a Korean BBQ with Jumbo and Yanda (whom, while still hostile, Yotsuba seems to slowly be getting used to) and a day trip with the Ayase girls and Torako to a hot air balloon festival.

Little touches in one or two panels push things over the edge of greatness into perfection territory... such as the running gag concerning Yotsuba trying to get Fuka coffee, Asagi's glee at Yotsuba's clumsiness at play, and (my personal favorite) Fuka overhearing the Kowai's early morning Boxerman routine.

The art is the standard Azuma (author of Azumanga Daioh) greatness... though I do note that Torako isn't as exotic looking as normal. She usually has more dynamic poses... while she's not drawn as energetic as Asagi (who is often prone to very dramatic posing), she's just, well... not as COOL as she has been in previous entries. Maybe that's intentional, as she gets more used to life interacting with the entire Ayase clan and the Kowais (Yotsuba especially).

In the end, volume 9 is just as fun and cute as everything that has come before (barring last volume's typhoon chase down the street... first Yotsuba, then blank, then Asagi = gold!). I feel for Fuka as she studies for her entrance exams, and enjoy Jumbo's petty jealousies over Asagi when Yanda mentions her attractiveness. Yotsuba&, as always, is a lovely slice of life with a goofy kid in the center of it all, living and learning in her perpetual state of wonder.

I recommend a definite buy/read to all... this is manga at its best.
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To look at any volume of Yotsuba, it seems like the writer/artist is someone who went to some kind of architectural design school, and these books are his thesis. Any building, any set piece where the characters are placed in, is exceptionally drawn, with what looks like perfect perspective and attention to detail. It looks amazing. The series overall seems directionless outside of the little contained stories within these volumes, and the growing characters and continuities that continue past those stories. Compare Yotsuba to the artist's other work, Azumanga Daioh, where the series had a definite ultimate direction (see the girls through their high school years), it's hard to foresee any conclusion to this series.

With that being said, it's still really fun and enjoyable, with extreme emphasis on lighthearted. I've bought all nine volumes, and plan on seeing it through to the end, if it ever does, so the author's certainly doing something right. I'd even enjoy watching this transferred to an anime series, if it was handled as amazingly well as Azumanga Daioh: The Complete.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Continues to be funny and enjoyable December 12, 2010
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To be honest, there's not much substantial to say here. The premise of this manga hasn't changed -- it's still following the adventures of young girl Yotsuba Koiwai -- and it's just as charming as ever. This is a great manga for all ages, and although I'd advise starting at the beginning, you wouldn't lose much starting here in the middle.
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