Please, Please Me 1
November 15, 2009
Kisun – Netcomics – 2009 – 3+ volumes
I reviewed this over at Manga Recon, so you can check it out over there.
After taking a long break, I tried out another one of Netcomics online-only series, this one one of their very new and very flashy, josei-ish series. I loved it. It was exactly like Happy Mania, which is what I want out of every josei-ish comic I read. What can I say, it was my first, and it set a high standard. Mostly I like the comedic approach. While the characters have a lot of the same dating woes as the ones in other josei series, they also seem to be enjoying themselves, and the writing is extremely self-conscious and makes you laugh at some of the strange things that happen when one is looking for a suitor.
There’s one scene where Nagyoung is trying to break it off with her boyfriend that is absolutely worth its weight in gold. I have never seen awkwardness come across more genuine or funny.
Also, high marks for another scene where an office full of people disburses for lunch and, for one panel, turn into Teletubbies running through a sunny field. I am continually amazed by how universal some things are.
