My Neighbor Seki 1
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Publisher Description
Toshinari Seki takes goofing off to new heights. Every day, on or around his school desk, he masterfully creates his own little worlds of wonder, often hidden to most of his classmates. Unfortunately for Rumi Yokoi, his neighbor at the back of their homeroom, his many games, dioramas, and projects are often way too interesting to ignore; even when they are hurting her grades.
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This compilation, an older kid's version of Yotsuba&!, collects vignettes that worked better in their original setting: as short, fun page-filler in a magazine of longer serials. Seki sits at the back of the classroom and is constantly goofing off in elaborate ways. His seat neighbor, a studious and straitlaced firecracker of a girl named Yokai, does her best to avoid his antics, but her active imagination often leads her to be more involved in the stories than he is. Eventually, Yokai starts striking back at Seki's folly, and growing more confident in the process, though her resolve doesn't mature into permitting a conversation between them. The artwork, like the story, is simple but clean, professionally polished and easy to read. The layout delivers the humor succinctly, and the translation is sharp. Morishige is known for later works in the seinen and horror categories, but this 2010 work helped launch his career. The content palpably captures the frustration and whimsy of the age it depicts, but in the end is still a simple, episodic comedy that will sell best once the anime based on the comic debuts in the U.S.
Customer Reviews
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Such a cute story so enjoyable from the beginning to the end. The author is very talented. I’ve probably read this book 100 times. I think this is a winner for people of all ages it’s a very silly and cute manga featuring Seki who is a complete goof and does nothing during class but play games (don’t try) telling you from personal experience. And yokoi tries to get him caught in the act by the teacher because she really wants to study and he is enter fearing with that.
ReaL wiNNeR!!!
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Laughs in every chapter
I laughed at every chapter at Rumi can’t help but get distracted by Seki-kun’s wild antics.
Definitely get this if you have seen the anime on Crunchyroll. If you haven’t, check out one episode (they’re short, search for “Tonari no Seki-kun") to see what it’s all about if you’re still on the fence about reading this.