My Neighbor Seki, Vol. 9

Tonari no Seki-kun #9

by Takuma Morishige

Desktop Distractions

Seki transforms himself into an old lady selling cheap candy, an avant garde artist who uses a very unusual medium, and even a marionette who mimics his own antics in miniature. Will Seki’s artistic abilities land him a job as a manga artist?

Genres: Manga, Humor, Young Adult, Graphic Novels, Japan, 21st Century, Slice Of Life

162 pages, Paperback

First published May 9, 2017

About the author

MORISHIGE Takuma: 森繁拓真

Older sister is the mangaka Akiko Higashimura.

Reviews

[Ken Yuen · Rating 4 out of 5]

More adventures with Seki. Sadly, no robot family this time, but instead, we get to see more of Seki's family! Yes, it's gone that far!

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yes, it's more of the same, but IT HASN'T GOTTEN OLD YET. I don't know how Morishige has kept what's essentially a single joke going for 9 volumes so far. It's impressive.

[Perla Villa · Rating 5 out of 5]

The mysterious Mr. Seki makes an appearance and we get to see more of his family.

[Spaghett · Rating 4 out of 5]

(read in Japanese)

Another great Seki-Kun volume. Seki's puppet is another all-time great bit and there are some fun appeareances from his family in this one.

Reading-wise I would say this was the easiest volume for me, but at the same time there were some specific cultural references that I didn't know that tripped me up. I could still get the punchline from context in the first one, basically Seki seems to know the answer to a long-standing pop culture mystery and won't tell anyone, but the Olympic medals chapter had a lot of traditional culture references that I didn't know and it was the first chapter I've had where a lot of the jokes were lost on me. I looked up a translated version and there were a lot of translator notes on that one, but hey, now I know them for next time, so I still learned something!

[duniamimpigie Anggi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bapaknya Seki muncul!!! Meski cuma di komik tambahan di paling belakang!! Hyaaaaa~~~ sayangnya wajahnya belum dikasih liat

Btw, yang paling bego menurut saya di jilid ini adalah bagian Seki jadi seniman lem kertas!! Sama ngupas kulit kacang tanah, cangkang telur rebus, sampai kulit kastanye pake sumpit!! Dan seperti biasa, hubungan Seki dan Rumi masih bikin geregetaaaaan~~~

[Travis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another entertaining and well-varied addition to the series. Rumi interacts more with Seki's family and, especially with the final bonus comic, there is a feeling of a trifecta, as she unknowingly encounters his father after already establishing friendly relations with his mother and younger sister.

[Jill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eek, we got to meet more of Seki’s family in this one ! I think it’s funny that obviously he’s told them so much about his “neighbor” in school. I’ve long suspected that half of his games are to entertain her as well and he has more than a bit of a crush on her....even if she’s completely oblivious. 😬🤗

[Shin Donghae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Setidaknya volume 9 ini lebih menarik dari yang sebelumnya, meski pola permainan Seki mulai terasa ma-ma hhe
Extra ada Ayahnya si Seki yg ternyata juga mencerminkan "kemampuan" putranya yg di luar nalar tsb hho. Chapter yg ada ibu Sekinya malah bikin gregetan utk nuansa Rumi-Seki (lho??)

[Raechel · Rating 3 out of 5]

The pair in the back of class are back with their distractions. However, in this volume we see them outside of school more, even with a surprise appearance of Mrs. Seki. Some of Seki's antics were wild in this volume, but I'm curious to see where he goes next.

[Erica · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm like crying laughing at how Yokoi is low key already a part of Seki's family. Every scene with them in it is pure gold.

[nidah05 (SleepDreamWrite) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another good volume.

[Rod Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

The gag strips set at the classroom desks remain fine, but I really follow this series now for the brief glimpses of Seki's family outside the school, and this volume thankfully has several.

[Liz Licata · Rating 5 out of 5]

seki's parents are amazing

[Emmy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I actually thought the series was over after book 8, so I was beyond thrilled to find out there are at least two more books!

[Tami · Rating 4 out of 5]

This puts such a big smile on my face

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

:)

[Caity McPhe · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like Mrs. Seki. I want more of her.

[Pata · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mucho más interesante que el anterior, pero creo que yo ya me he cansado de la fórmula de este manga, porque ya no me hace gracia.

[David Doel · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was better than some of the earlier volumes, but still repetitious. Nine down and one to go.

[Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Olympics taking place in this installment as the Olympics are going on in France in real life is cool.

[R · Rating 5 out of 5]

So funny and fun to read! I love seeing Seki's parents!!