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Lenni Reviews: “The Way of the Househusband” Vol. 13, by Kousuke Oono

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In this volume, our favorite househusband:

  • Deals with a wild boar in town
  • Has a nice late-night snack with his wife
  • Goes ice skating
  • Plays shogi with a kid named An
  • Deals with seasonal allergies
  • Helps search for a lost person
  • Has an encounter with a recently released gang member
  • Wife goes through his books to see what he reads
  • Goes camping
  • Makes pancakes

All the typical humor I’ve come to expect from this series is here and it’s so much fun. I’m also loving the side plot of crafty yakuza wanting to defeat Tatsu using their woodworking, sewing, and pottery skills. I can’t get enough of all this intensity put towards mundane tasks which I thought might get old 13 volumes in but it still gets a chuckle out of me. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Marriage Toxin” Vol. 5, by Joumyaku & Mizuki Yoda

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Hamster Master Arashiyama has been taken under Gero’s watch and he teams up with the Hitman Hunter, Piichi, to save her. But facing the leader of the Beast Master clan will be a monumental challenge.

Piichi’s back story is just violent hilarity and I have to give it to Kinosaki. They really go above and beyond for Gero. He’s lucky to have good people with him. The Beast Master’s ultimate form/abilities are impressively disgusting. He reminds me of too much splicing in Batman Beyond; just squirming parts of animals competing for space. The battle is well done and again, all the different assassins’ abilities working together is very entertaining. I had hoped Arashiyama would have done more but the fight isn’t over yet. 3.5 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “I Wanna Do Bad Things with You” Vol. 3, by Yutaka

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Fuji’s next idea for a prank on his brother, Koichi, is for them to beat Koichi on a test to lower his ranking. To do this, they must enlist the help of Kei, who offers to help Mamori study to get her poor grades up to par.

Kei is… An interesting way to work more fanservice into this but… Okay. This volume is one of those situations where it’d be better if Fuji didn’t care what his brother did and visa versa but I’m old and out of fucks to give. Teens think everything is such a huge deal so yeah, I get it. I also sympathize with Mamori as she struggles to make friends and has been used before. I do wonder what exactly Koichi stands to gain by snooping on Fuji and Mamori aside from thwarting the bad things they get up to but clearly this is building up to something. I just hope this adorable friendship doesn’t break. 3.9 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Marriage Toxin” Vol. 4, by Joumyaku & Mizuki Yoda

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In order to protect Hamster Master Arashiyama, Gero not only has to face the Hit Man Hunter but the entire Beast Clan on their home turf including Beast Master Toshiro Dogo, the head of the clan.

This volume has a ton of action and Arashiyama is really funny. Of course, I’m a sucker for cute animals and watching little hamsters come in so handy is a fun part of the general cool factor of all these different abilities. It’s overall tense with some amusing moments but it really expands the assassination world and ups the threat. Beast Master Toshiro is also very, VERY creepy. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “I Wanna Do Bad Things with You” Vol. 1, by Yutaka

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Mamori has always felt ignored and weak and her classmates judge her for being so tall. Her classmate, Fuji, is jealous of his perfect older brother. When they meet, they not only find a kindred spirit but decide to stir up some trouble to get back at those who ignore and underestimate them.

This is a cute start to the series with our two misfits deciding to be misfits together. Mamori is relatable and adorable and Fuji has some depths to be explored in the future. His older brother seems sus (a LOT sus, actually) but we’ll see what’s done with his character. I do hope Fuji doesn’t get too manipulative with Mamori because she’s a total pushover. 3.5 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “The Way of the Househusband” Vol. 12, by Kousuke Oono

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In this volume, Tatsu participates in a baseball game against some window breaking kids, helps his friend Masa with his food tasting videos, visits a new food cart with some very odd food combinations, takes a traffic safety class, and deals with some Halloween trick or treaters.

The stories are rapid fire in this and feel shorter than in previous volumes but they’re still funny and clever so, I’ll take it. Better to keep it pithy and entertaining than try to pad things out and get boring. I still would like more backstory on Tatsu, though. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Marriage Toxin” Vol. 3, by Joumyaku & Mizuki Yoda

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While acting as a body guard for Shiori, Gero faces the Sound Master Naruko. Then Gero must confront his next big challenge: attending his close friend’s wedding.

I mean… Given what we’ve gone through in this volume alone, there’s no way the wedding would be remotely normal. They also introduce the Hitman Hunter so, this volume is flying through plot points while I’d honestly hoped for more quality time with Mei and Gero. Not even for those two nutjobs to get together but because they’re so much fun to see interact. 3 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Let’s Do It Already!” Vol. 1, by Aki Kusaka

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Yuri has feelings for Keiichiro and when she gathers the courage to confess them, she’s happy to find out the feelings are mutual! There’s just one problem: Keiichiro refuses to kiss her. Unbeknownst to her, Keiichiro is from a powerful and wealthy family with strict traditions around dating so he cannot touch her until he’s 18 years old.

At first I thought this was going to be a straight up goofy romantic comedy ant while it is funny in places, Keiichiro’s situation is sad. He’s isolated, emotionally awkward, and under a lot of pressure. Not to have too much sympathy for him as he’s a super rich kid but the antics with Yuri seem a lot less funny when you think about it. I also like that Yuri is genuine; she doesn’t care about his wealth or status. Other than that, not a bad start to a romance manga. 3 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Mr. Villain’s Day Off” Vol. 3, by Yuu Morikawa

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This volume has fun with The General as he interacts with a stray cat and agonizes over whether or not to have ramen as a late night snack but the emotional punch of this is learning about the Rangers. I almost wish the stories were reversed; the fun stuff with The General taking place after the Rangers because the kids getting their powers and being trained is kinda sad. Cute but sad. It would have been a nice palate cleanser to have some stray cat and ramen fun after the hard truths about becoming a Ranger. I do like it, though. It shows a nice balance between the opposing forces and the series is overall still fun. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Cat + Gamer” Vol. 4, by Wataru Nadatani

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Obayashi comes over for a visit and suggests that Riko get another cat to keep Musubi company. But has Riko leveled up enough to handle another cat and will they even get along?

This volume dives into some instructional information about how to introduce cats to each other but it’s done in a fun way. We get so much more of Musubi’s inner thoughts and with Soboro added to the cast, we have both cats in their new situation. They are funny and cute, basically everything we’ve come to expect from this series but if you were in this for the humans, they’re not as much of a focus. 4 out of 5.

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