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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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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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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.
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.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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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.
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.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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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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5.0 out of 5 stars
Yotsuba is as cute as always
Yotsuba is the most awesome 5 year old ever. In this book you can tell she's growing up underneath the pen of Kiyohiko Azuma. She's adorable. :)
Published 4 months ago by T. Chu
5.0 out of 5 stars
Yotsuba Volume 9 delivers
As a long time fan of the Yotsuba series, the stories have always been delivered at a very consistent high level. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Kris
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely Adorable!
I have always loved the Yotsuba& series and was pleased with the storyline of the book. Somehow, I believe Yotsuba should be the poster child of childhood and cannot wait for the... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Laline
5.0 out of 5 stars
Yotsuba&! Volume 9
I thought it was a great volume. It's the type of book that makes you laugh. My favorite character so far is between Jumbo, Yanda, or Juralumin.
Published on April 4, 2011 by Debi Sorensen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Yotsuba is awesome
Yotsuba is a manga about about a little five year old girl named Yotsuba Koiwai. Who is as curious as she is cute and adorable. Read more
Published on February 8, 2011 by Jas the Unknown
5.0 out of 5 stars
Delightful as Ever
Volume 9 of Kiyohiko Azuma's "Yotsuba&!" ("Yotsubato") continues the "slice-of-life adventures" of a cute little girl Yotsuba and those interesting people around her. Read more
Published on February 2, 2011 by Tsuyoshi
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