Nichijou, Vol. 9

日常 (Nichijou) #9

by Keiichi Arawi

humdrum conundrums

yukko has a depressing doppelganger. tanaka has a secret weapon. mai becomes engrossed in a new best-seller. mio squares off with a strange new vending machine, and a near-death experience creates chaos for a guardian angel...

Genres: Manga, Comedy, Humor, Fiction, Slice Of Life, Graphic Novels, Comics

200 pages, Paperback

First published December 10, 2013

About the author

Keiichi Arawi (あらゐ けいいち, Arawi Keiichi) is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator.
Arawi was born in the prefecture of Gunma in 1977. He started his comics career at age 19 and for about a decade he published short stories. His series Nichijou, a slice of life comedy manga, was first serialised between 2006 and 2015 in the magazine 'Shonen Ace', and collected in ten volumes. In 2011 Nichijou was adapted into a 26-episode anime directed by Tatsuya Ishihara, now considered a cult. From 2016 to 2021 Arawi worked on the comedy manga CITY. In 2022 he resumed the serialisation of Nichijou, as well as starting a new strip called Amemiya-san.

Reviews

[Emmy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a great series! I have been loving the later issues, because they are all filled with stories that weren't featured in the anime. This was no exception. It was absolutely hilarious! And, in particular, I enjoyed one of the final stories, which gives us a weird glimpse into the future.

[LG (A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mio meets Yuuko's celebrity lookalike, Double Cheeseburgirl. Mr. Takasaki freaks out about Ms. Sakurai seeing his pic of her as a high schooler and accidentally makes it look like he really has a crush on Ms. Nakamura. Nano and Mai get really into a book called Double Crops: A Textbook (which I later realized was written by Ms. Sakurai's father). Misato continues to have weird delusions of romance with Sasahara. Mio buys an over-priced cutting board from a weird vending machine. Also, Ms. Nakamura is now somehow living at the Shinonome Laboratory?

Yet another random and weird volume, with a lot of the weirdness somehow interconnected. So, basically a normal Nichijou volume.

It's been a while, but I think the one pen featured in a strip near the end of the volume is a reference to one of the teachers in Azumanga Daioh.

Extras:

A few full-color pages and a page about minor characters.

(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)

[Penguin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another decently entertaining set of chapters. Some really resonated with me comedically, and others didn't. I'm finding that this series, while it has its fair share of misses, when it hits for me, really hits with its ridiculous sense of humor. Nothing more to say aside from I won't ever get tired of a crappy art style being the punchline to a joke. Excited to wrap up the original set of volumes!

[czai · Rating 4 out of 5]

anothet entertaining volume of Nichijou. there were really funny moments -- like i'm literally laughing out loud and sharing it to people -- and 'meh' parts. it's balanced out, actually. i missed a few volumes though but it's not really a problem. this is still an enjoyable read and i'm sure that's the case for any volume of this manga series 😊

[Matisse · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's nice that a few characters developed, even minimally, during this series. As casual and fun as 'Nichijou' is, you feel like you really see a portrait of cartoony life.

I know I compare this to 'Peanuts' a lot, but I think it's like 'Peanuts' meets 'The Office' with its just-there-enough worldbuilding.

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really good edition. So much good stuff in here. Farts, a chopping board vending machine and what looks like a grown up professor! The farts and the chopping board... I lost it! So funny and then when the chopping board was damaged, oh I was devastated!

[DJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can't tell if it's a gag at the end, but the Professor is randomly old enough to be in school now? How much got left out of the anime? I mean, the series is just a bunch of isolated gags and jokes, but still. Wow.

[genrejourneys · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating: 4/5

Volume 9 of “Nichijou” was great. I really dig how this manga keeps returning to and elaborating on past plot lines or jokes. There were some real standouts (any reader will sympathize with Mai’s struggles in chapter 157). It was quite as stunning as the previous volume but I enjoy how “Nichijou” gets better with every entry.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Huh? :)

[Nicolas · Rating 4 out of 5]

School age professor brings us so good

[AB · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume was awesome. Made me laugh my ass off.
This is my favorite comedy manga I've read. I don't know if anything could ever top this.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This style really appeals to me. It's so stupid and silly. This one has the chopping board vending machine scene, which was ridiculous.

[David Doel · Rating 4 out of 5]

It occurs to me that I've read 9 out of 10 volumes of this series about Japanese school life and I don't recall a single cultural festival, sports festival, class trip, etc. almost always a major part of similar series. Instead, just lots of strange events.

There are still lots of segments that go over my head and occasionally a chuckle to be had.

[Ludwig Aczel · Rating 3.5 out of 5]

7/10