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Yotsuba&!, Vol. 01 (Yotsuba&! #1)
From the nutty mind of Kiyohiko Azuma, creator of the hit manga Azumanga Daioh comes the story of the new kid in town - little Yotsuba, a green-haired and wide-eyed girl who doesn't have a clue... about anything! With no knowledge of the world around her, and an unnatural fear of air conditioners, Yotsuba has her new neighbors' heads spinning. Join the hilarious exploits o...more
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
June 21st 2005
by ADV Manga
(first published August 27th 2003)
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All of the Yotsuba mangas are absolutely darling. There's no real overall plot, just the goings on of a cute little girl and her adoptive father and their friends. She's both an amusement and an irritant to her neighbors who are three girls ranging in age from just a bit older than Yotsuba to college aged. Everything in the world is seen by Yotsuba as new and strange and that's what is so great about these books. The cuteness is not treacly nor saccharine, it just is something that makes me gigg...more
From the creator of Azumanga Daoih comes Yotsuba&!, a laugh-out-loud manga series for all ages. Yotsuba&! centers on a bright-eyed five-year-old girl named Yotsuba who is inquisitive, cheerful, naïve, and bounding with energy. Yotsuba brings excitement (and the occasional embarrassment) to the lives of her single father, Koiwai; the neighboring Ayase family; her father’s best friend, Jumbo; and others.
The humor – and appeal to all ages – in this 10-volume series stands comes from multip...more
The humor – and appeal to all ages – in this 10-volume series stands comes from multip...more
First, let me explain the title. Yotsuba is the name of the little girl who is the main character of this manga. The ampersand is meant to be just that so the title would literally read "Yotsuba and...". Every chapter in the manga is titled "Yotsuba and (something)" like Yotsuba and Moving! or Yotsuba and Global Warming!
So that is the title.
The actual series (considered a comedy) is about a 5 year old girl named Yotsuba who basically is learning about the world and seeing everything through the...more
So that is the title.
The actual series (considered a comedy) is about a 5 year old girl named Yotsuba who basically is learning about the world and seeing everything through the...more
First off, the title of the manga comes from the chapter titles – each one is labeled differently; “Yotsuba and Moving.” “Yotsuba and Global Warming” (no, I’m not kidding).
I picked up this manga because it’s by the same manga-ka as Azumanga Daioh, which just delighted me to read. Yotsuba is a young girl living with her father, Koiwai, and they have just moved to the neighborhood. Jumbo, a friend of Koiwai’s, helps Koiwai move things into the house but Yotsuba wanders off. Jumbo takes off to look...more
I picked up this manga because it’s by the same manga-ka as Azumanga Daioh, which just delighted me to read. Yotsuba is a young girl living with her father, Koiwai, and they have just moved to the neighborhood. Jumbo, a friend of Koiwai’s, helps Koiwai move things into the house but Yotsuba wanders off. Jumbo takes off to look...more
[This is a review of the whole series.]
We sometimes encounter things—moments, vistas, sounds, ideas—that wholly disarm us. Things that slide so neatly between our hope for the world and our experience of the world that our rational mind is sheared momentarily from the engine of our dreams, that part of us that fuels and crafts desires, longings, hopes, and wishes. We sometimes encounter things that divorce us from the corrupting coolness of reason and leave us in a state, however temporary, of u...more
We sometimes encounter things—moments, vistas, sounds, ideas—that wholly disarm us. Things that slide so neatly between our hope for the world and our experience of the world that our rational mind is sheared momentarily from the engine of our dreams, that part of us that fuels and crafts desires, longings, hopes, and wishes. We sometimes encounter things that divorce us from the corrupting coolness of reason and leave us in a state, however temporary, of u...more
My impression of this manga, in two words: delightful surprise. Slice-of-life manga stories are so often a hit or miss proposition, but Yotsuba&! is simply wonderful. The title character, a little girl named Yotsuba, approaches the world and all it contains with a wide-eyed wonder that leads, naturally, to comedy more often than not, and she draws the older children and adults around her into that wonder. It's a gentle, funny, and sweet story that never falls into cloying saccharine sentimen...more
I worked through these earlier this year in their original Japanese. As a language learning tool, you really couldn't pick a better manga because the stories are so ordinary, so everyday, packed with regular words, few katakana cognates, and verbs you can actually use. The characters are expressive, the language relatively simple, and the amount of kanji minimal (Yotsuba, being four or five-ish, never speaks in kanji, which I thought was a nice typographical touch), so most of the stories are ea...more
Yotsuba is a very strange, very cute little kid (maybe about 4 or 5 years old) who in this idyllic version of Japan can safely wander all over her corner of town, exploring and learning about the world around her. All the volumes I've read have been excellent, mixing adult-level humour at Yotsuba's misunderstandings of the world with a real sweetness and authentic compassion for a kid's desire for agency and knowledge.
As soon as I find the exact perfect image, I'm getting a tattoo of Yotsuba, a small one, over my heart. Ok, maybe not over my heart, but I'm going to ink her onto my skin to remind me to "enjoy everything", to keep that childlike wonder as close to me as I can at all times.
Watching (literally; it's a graphic novel) Yotsuba (a pre-K kid from some other country - her name is synonymous with "four-leafed clover", thus her four-pigtailed, green hair) explore her world is a little like re-living my m...more
Watching (literally; it's a graphic novel) Yotsuba (a pre-K kid from some other country - her name is synonymous with "four-leafed clover", thus her four-pigtailed, green hair) explore her world is a little like re-living my m...more
Yotsubato! is a funny book, the first of its series in 11 books, and good for ages 8 and up. Anyone who doesn’t mind that the adults sometimes take over a few pages and can read in the traditional manga style is generally good too, because some of the images contain no words, but are crucial to be looked at in one certain order. I can read in traditional manga style well, so it wasn’t a problem for me. It may be hard for other non-manga readers. This was a bit of a light read, but it was a manga...more
It was FUNNY! I wonder where Yotsuba came from, too, but I like reading about what she does. The "Cicadas" chapter was the funniest. And when she was drawing and it was really bad, but she said it was good. When she started running away from her neighbors it was odd. And, when she let go when she was on the swing! Man! Okay, I'll stop raving. It was definitely 5-star worthy.
Yotsuba is a great story about a crazy little girl moving to the big city. This crazy green-haired girl has an absolutely hilarious story, and the volumes afterwards get even funnier. Whether she's pretending to be a cicada, or going out to catch them, this girl is always stirring up trouble and laughter.
Other characters are Jumbo, a very very tall man, Fuka, the next door neighbor, Asagi and Ena, the older and younger sibling of Fuka, Yonda, someone who works with Yotsuba's father that shows u...more
Other characters are Jumbo, a very very tall man, Fuka, the next door neighbor, Asagi and Ena, the older and younger sibling of Fuka, Yonda, someone who works with Yotsuba's father that shows u...more
I am delighted about Yotsuba- I have read quite a lot of manga during my teen and early twenty years, but I was more on the fantasy side of it. So, as I grew up my interest in manga diminished quite a lot, although every now and then I stumble upon something interesting. And that´s what it happened with Yotsuba. It´s more a slice-of-everyday story, but so imaginatively told that one cannot help but smiling at Yotsuba´s (and her dad´s!)ideas. Yotsuba is truly a kid- what difference with other "ki...more
Yotsuba&! By Kiyohiko Azuma, is a graphic novel about a young girl, named Yotsuba, with a single father living together. The father works a lot so he hired a young lady to help out with the chores and Yotsuba. Yotusuba is full of energy and is a big hand full. The young lady tries her best to do all the chores and keep Yotsuba under control. But she is doing to well. I gave this book two stars because it was quite confusing and hard to understand what was happening. This book is not like mos...more
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From the mind of Azumanga Daioh! Which I didn't find all that bustagutfunny as everyone else did (much perfer School Rumble) anyway-Yotsuba! is a manga that brings everyday life to....life. The plot isn't groundbreaking. Just a 5 year old girl and how she sees things through her little brain and how it affects those around her who enjoy her antics.
The characters are what make the series, much like Azumanga, and yotsuba was so cute and just like a real little kid I couldn't help but fall in love...more
The characters are what make the series, much like Azumanga, and yotsuba was so cute and just like a real little kid I couldn't help but fall in love...more
I save Yotsubato for when I'm having a really bad day, when depression and sadness overwhelm me. A single chapter makes me smile and giggle, and makes the world a much better place. It's difficult to explain to people who haven't read it why the adventures of a little American adoptee moving from rural Japan to the city with her slacker Daddy, living next door to three older girls of varying ages, is so entrancing, but Yotsubato is warm, loving, and very very funny.
Yotsuba herself is almost too...more
Yotsuba herself is almost too...more
This was given to me by my daughter with a note saying: "I think you'll recognise the similarities between me and Yotsuba." I did, and then I thanked all creation she's not that young anymore!
Despite being somewhat manic and undisciplined (somewhat?), Yotsuba is endearing. The cast of secondary characters are pleasantly quirky. What elevated this read from three to four stars, however, was the department store chapter. I remember shopping with my daughter, I remember the havoc she used to cause....more
Despite being somewhat manic and undisciplined (somewhat?), Yotsuba is endearing. The cast of secondary characters are pleasantly quirky. What elevated this read from three to four stars, however, was the department store chapter. I remember shopping with my daughter, I remember the havoc she used to cause....more
Yotsuba is a great manga to read in Japanese if you're a beginner-intermediate Japanese student. The dialogue is very simple (almost straight from Genki 1+2) and almost every kanji has hiragana next to it so you wont need a dictionary. Yotsuba speaks like a child, but that's what makes it so easy to understand. When Yotsuba doesnt understand something, the adults explain it to her in easy Japanese language. It's great! Also, if you get really stuck, having the pictures there is super helpful. Ev...more
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Wow, very bizarre. This episodic manga is about a young girl - Yotsuba - moving to a new town with her Dad, and meeting the family of a mother and three daughters that lives next door. Somehow the endearingly obnoxious Yotsuba charms her neighbours more than she annoys, and miraculously has the same effect on this reader too. I'm not sure why this is so appealing - the stories are very episodic and really pretty slight with little true plot development over this volume. But the depiction of Yots...more
A charming slice of life story that takes place in a small cheerful Japanese neighbourhood, Yotsuba is a relaxing delight for any reader. That said, it reads like the newspaaper comic it is, and occasionally falls into the all fluff, no substance category. This is, of course, fine - but while I enjoyed it, I would not say I loved it.
The story revolves around five or six year old Yotsuba, a sweet little girl living with her father. In this volume, Yotsuba and her Dad move in and meet the neighbou...more
The story revolves around five or six year old Yotsuba, a sweet little girl living with her father. In this volume, Yotsuba and her Dad move in and meet the neighbou...more
In this funny manga young four year old yotsuba and her dad moves to a new town. Yotsuba gets along with her new neighbors and loves her new town. She enjoys her new life and is known for being a different, unique and weird child in town. She has new friends and learns lots of things. I liked this book because it was really funny and different. This shows a young girls innocence and bravery. I don't think any other girl in the country is as funny and weird as the green haired yotsuba. I recommen...more
This is one of the funnies series I have ever read. Ever. Yotsubato is also the cleanest manga I have ever read, as it follows the zany adventures of ordinary 6-year-old Yotsuba. Yotsuba has unlimited energy and curiosity about the world around her. She doesn't know much, but finds happiness in anything, no matter how small or insignificant others may find it. Her father is a translator who works at home and never changes out of his boxers if he can help it. And then there are her rather normal...more
Ella has been giggling at these for over a year now, so I thought I'd give them a try. I mean, she (and her younger sister) were right about the Bone books: I *do* like them. Turns out that she's right about these too: they're sweet, charming and entertaining.
Yotsuba is 5 years old and she has green hair; she locks herself in the bathroom, goes hunting for cicadas (it's a catch-and-release program, never fear), hangs out with the neighbour girls, learns about doorbells and air conditioners and...more
Yotsuba is 5 years old and she has green hair; she locks herself in the bathroom, goes hunting for cicadas (it's a catch-and-release program, never fear), hangs out with the neighbour girls, learns about doorbells and air conditioners and...more
Japanilainen sarjakuva ei ole oikein minun teekupilliseni, mutta Kiyohiko Azuman "Yotsubasta" (Punainen Jättiläinen, 2008) ei voi olla pitämättä. Se kertoo vilkkaasta pikkutytöstä, joka tutustuu uuteen asuinpaikkaansa viisivuotiaan tarmolla ja uteliaisuudella. Sarjakuva koostuu lyhyistä episodeista, jotka käsittelevät ihan tavallisia asioita, kuten keinumista, "ilmastonpuutosta", laulukaskaiden pyydystämistä ja kaatosadetta. Joskus totuus on kuitenkin tarua ihmeellisempää, ja Azuman valloittava...more
It's absolutely adorable! Yotsuba&! brings the cuteness and innocence into Manga reading. I love the fact that she can find something good about every situation.
It's the world through a child's eyes. You can get a sense of how you saw things when you were young too. It brings back memories for me; of when I thought the swimming pool had a neverending bottom. I went in six feet of water and thought there was no bottom of the pool. Yotsuba is a bit brighter than I was at age five or six, and I...more
It's the world through a child's eyes. You can get a sense of how you saw things when you were young too. It brings back memories for me; of when I thought the swimming pool had a neverending bottom. I went in six feet of water and thought there was no bottom of the pool. Yotsuba is a bit brighter than I was at age five or six, and I...more
"Yotsuba&!" is a great manga series. It is very clever and funny, and best of all, it is appropriate for all ages. It just goes to show that not all great comedy mangas are for teens and adults; they can be kid-friendly, too. Kiyohiko Azuma, of Azumanga Daioh fame, does a great job of developing the characters and making them all very lovable and relatable to some degree. His ability to make all audiences laugh shines through here as it did in Azumanga Daioh, and his art in this manga is gre...more
It's cute and I can read this in Japanese. I found it after three years of university instruction and one year abroad, so YMMV, but the vocabulary is simple and consists of everyday real world words with furigana over the kanji. In my opinion, it's an excellent series to start with if you are a student of the Japanese language who wants to start reading real Japanese. On the downside, the stories are uneventful because they are aimed at a very young audience. But they are pure childhood innocenc...more
Some very cute artwork/drawing through this whole manga.Yotsuba is a very interesting hyper, little girl! Hahaha.
Stories are very, very light hearted and not very long so it makes it easy to read a few chapters and then stop and come back to a few days later if you wish too. You're bound to get a few laughs if you don't take it seriously. There seems to be a bit of a 'serious' storyline under all the fluff and fun but I've no idea if I'll get to learn more about it as the series progresses or no...more
Stories are very, very light hearted and not very long so it makes it easy to read a few chapters and then stop and come back to a few days later if you wish too. You're bound to get a few laughs if you don't take it seriously. There seems to be a bit of a 'serious' storyline under all the fluff and fun but I've no idea if I'll get to learn more about it as the series progresses or no...more
If you're looking for something light, something fun or something to pass the time away, read this series.
Follow Yotsuba-chan on her adventures and misadventures as she moves to her new home and tormen.....er....befriends the neighbors.
Each chapter is a story separate from each of the earlier ones but should still be read in order because you do see the characters develop.
This cute little kid, Yotsuba's story is enjoyable no matter what age group you are. Even your parents might like it (If you...more
Follow Yotsuba-chan on her adventures and misadventures as she moves to her new home and tormen.....er....befriends the neighbors.
Each chapter is a story separate from each of the earlier ones but should still be read in order because you do see the characters develop.
This cute little kid, Yotsuba's story is enjoyable no matter what age group you are. Even your parents might like it (If you...more
Awww! What a cute and funny book! This book simply teaches us to enjoy the things in life and be happy. This graphic novel is about a little girl named Yotsuba who moves to a new town in Japan. She is extremely curious, which leads her to do lots of exciting things. She also befriends her neighbors, the Ayases. I don't normally like reading graphic novels, but I gave this one a try. The artwork wasn't extremely detailed, but the simplicity really worked. I found Yotsuba to be adorable and charmi...more
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Kiyohiko Azuma (東清彦 or あずま きよひこ Azuma Kiyohiko) is a Japanese manga author and artist. His most well-known work is Azumanga Daioh. His current series is Yotsuba&!, which is serialized monthly in Dengeki Daioh magazine.
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