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Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie, Volume 2: 03/29/23
Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie, Volume 2 by Keigo Maki (2019) expands the world of Shikimori and Izumi. Now included are Izumi's parents, a friend group, and a stray kitten. The chapters remain fairly episodic and gag centered. Although the main gag is Izumi's curse of clumsiness, bad luck, and injury, there is more focus too on his relationship with Shikimori. While she can and does feel jealousy if someone else comes to Izumi's rescue, she doesn't go so far as to feel that their relationship is off. The two of them have a solid, albeit, young relationship. How their relationship is portrayed reminds me of a high school centered manga version of the old series Hart to Hart. Four stars Comments (0) |