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終わりのち、アサナギ暮らし。 #2
Giant Spider & Me: A Post Apocalyptic Tale, Vol. 2
FRIEND OR FIEND?
Nagi has befriended Belle and her father, but trouble still abounds. She has a huge hole gaping in her roof, after all! When they take a trip to the morning market to find help, Nagi decides it is the perfect time to introduce Asa to the community. Will the giant spider be greeted with terror or a warm welcome?
Nagi has befriended Belle and her father, but trouble still abounds. She has a huge hole gaping in her roof, after all! When they take a trip to the morning market to find help, Nagi decides it is the perfect time to introduce Asa to the community. Will the giant spider be greeted with terror or a warm welcome?
180 pages, Paperback
First published September 8, 2017
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December 3, 2021
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Absolutely wonderful!
I really enjoyed the added characters to this volume! It fleshed out the story even more and added another layer of depth to how things would be if a young woman really did decide to adopt a giant spider. LOL! I think Nagi's "struggle" was very real and on point and once again found her to be relatable because of it.
The cooking aspect continues to be awesome! And make me hungry! LOL! I LOVED one new character we meet and how he is involved with food. I'm excited to see what things come from that!
I sort of low key think Belle might be my favorite character because she is a hoot! Not necessarily because she does funny things, but because her reactions are probably the most "realistic" out of everyone's, and therefore making it funny.
I didn't expect that cliffhanger of an ending! :o :o :o
Absolutely wonderful!
I really enjoyed the added characters to this volume! It fleshed out the story even more and added another layer of depth to how things would be if a young woman really did decide to adopt a giant spider. LOL! I think Nagi's "struggle" was very real and on point and once again found her to be relatable because of it.
The cooking aspect continues to be awesome! And make me hungry! LOL! I LOVED one new character we meet and how he is involved with food. I'm excited to see what things come from that!
I sort of low key think Belle might be my favorite character because she is a hoot! Not necessarily because she does funny things, but because her reactions are probably the most "realistic" out of everyone's, and therefore making it funny.
I didn't expect that cliffhanger of an ending! :o :o :o
July 20, 2021
Really digging this. Gently ominous, oddly innocuous and quirky.
September 20, 2024
Still super cute! I liked meeting more characters and getting to explore this post-apocalyptic world
August 30, 2018
Still cute, but seems relatively plot free? We're meeting new characters and encountering new situations, so I'm hoping the story gets more interesting.
The world as it's set up is pretty unique. It's post-apocalyptic, but it doesn't fall into the tropes of desolation that's common with these settings. It's more like the world was reset to a more agricultural age. That said, Nagi's kitchen is ridiculously well-stocked considering her situation, it strains belief at times.
I have to give them a slight ding for a typo I found: "Yeah, I know. I couldn't hel getting my hopes up." That "help" needs a "p". Remember the importance of editing and proofreading!
The world as it's set up is pretty unique. It's post-apocalyptic, but it doesn't fall into the tropes of desolation that's common with these settings. It's more like the world was reset to a more agricultural age. That said, Nagi's kitchen is ridiculously well-stocked considering her situation, it strains belief at times.
I have to give them a slight ding for a typo I found: "Yeah, I know. I couldn't hel getting my hopes up." That "help" needs a "p". Remember the importance of editing and proofreading!
July 4, 2024
More friends, more food... more human beings, both terrific and terrible.
August 24, 2021
The plot points continue slowly going from one place to the next, and we expand quite a lot to meet many new characters. It's still very chill and not much happened. But the food is always so delicious to see and it genuinely makes me hungry 😋
February 14, 2021
A seriously cute 2nd volume in this adorable series!
November 7, 2021
Volume 1 ended with Nagi, Asa, and a traveling peddler (does he have a name yet?) facing off against an armed stranger. In volume 2, the armed "stranger" turns out to be the peddler's daughter, Belle. Once Belle calms down, Nagi goes looking for a carpenter to fix her roof and finds herself up against the townspeople's perceptions of Asa. Somehow, Nagi has to convince everyone that Asa isn't a dangerous monster. And as usual, good meals play an important part in the story.
This is the coziest post-apocalyptic story ever. There are minor moments of distrust and fear, but mostly everyone is nice and willing to be won over by a plate of good food or bowl of warm soup. Speaking of which, although some foods are clearly limited or seasonal, no one seems to be starving or desperately trying to come up with ingredient substitutions. I think the closest we've gotten to that is when Belle asks for a meal with meat, which Nagi doesn't have on hand, and Nagi makes something similar to what Belle asked for using a few blocks of freeze-dried tofu instead.
Once again, there are hints of possible ominous developments, but since both volumes so far have been primarily gentle and cozy, I doubt volume 3 is going to wrap things up with doom and gloom. I'm honestly kind of surprised that volume 3 is going to be the last one, since this feels like the kind of series that could go into the double digits just hyper-focusing on everyone's daily lives. This volume has only just introduced the community Nagi lives near, and both the traveling peddler and the cafe owner (if he has a name, I missed it) could provide a peek into what life is like in other areas of the world.
Speaking of the cafe owner...how's that going to work in this post-apocalyptic world? It sounds like money is no longer a thing, and folks operate on a bartering system. Will customers purchase meals with ingredients? I suppose one service the cafe could provide is a meeting space for people to talk and unwind, but since the community seems to have been around for a while and is fairly small, theoretically they already have a place for those activities that suits their needs. Maybe I'm answering my own question about this series' length - it's possible that Morino didn't want to have to deal with some of the inevitable questions about how society functions.
I agree with Belle that Nagi's a little too trusting. At the very least, Nagi should have worked out slightly more detailed terms and conditions for her arrangement with the cafe owner. That said, she's well-known in the community and people seem to like her, so maybe they'd back her up if things went badly.
The meals made in this volume: tofu karaage, walnut soup, cream stew (which uses 350 grams of chicken - a little hard to believe considering the earlier info and the chicken coop developments), sea bream sashimi, and simmered sea bream carcass. Although the preparation of each meal is depicted in some detail, and the author lists ingredients and approximate amounts, most of the meals aren't something I'd want to attempt with my weak cooking skills. Sashimi has never sounded particularly tempting to me, and making it based solely on the instructions in this manga sounds like a bad idea all around. I'd definitely try the walnut soup or tofu karaage if someone made them for me, though.
I'm looking forward to seeing how this wraps up.
Extras:
Two full-color illustrations (one of them is used for the cover art), a one-page comic-style afterword by the author, and a two-page bonus comic showing how Belle's night at Nagi's place went.
(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)
This is the coziest post-apocalyptic story ever. There are minor moments of distrust and fear, but mostly everyone is nice and willing to be won over by a plate of good food or bowl of warm soup. Speaking of which, although some foods are clearly limited or seasonal, no one seems to be starving or desperately trying to come up with ingredient substitutions. I think the closest we've gotten to that is when Belle asks for a meal with meat, which Nagi doesn't have on hand, and Nagi makes something similar to what Belle asked for using a few blocks of freeze-dried tofu instead.
Once again, there are hints of possible ominous developments, but since both volumes so far have been primarily gentle and cozy, I doubt volume 3 is going to wrap things up with doom and gloom. I'm honestly kind of surprised that volume 3 is going to be the last one, since this feels like the kind of series that could go into the double digits just hyper-focusing on everyone's daily lives. This volume has only just introduced the community Nagi lives near, and both the traveling peddler and the cafe owner (if he has a name, I missed it) could provide a peek into what life is like in other areas of the world.
Speaking of the cafe owner...how's that going to work in this post-apocalyptic world? It sounds like money is no longer a thing, and folks operate on a bartering system. Will customers purchase meals with ingredients? I suppose one service the cafe could provide is a meeting space for people to talk and unwind, but since the community seems to have been around for a while and is fairly small, theoretically they already have a place for those activities that suits their needs. Maybe I'm answering my own question about this series' length - it's possible that Morino didn't want to have to deal with some of the inevitable questions about how society functions.
I agree with Belle that Nagi's a little too trusting. At the very least, Nagi should have worked out slightly more detailed terms and conditions for her arrangement with the cafe owner. That said, she's well-known in the community and people seem to like her, so maybe they'd back her up if things went badly.
The meals made in this volume: tofu karaage, walnut soup, cream stew (which uses 350 grams of chicken - a little hard to believe considering the earlier info and the chicken coop developments), sea bream sashimi, and simmered sea bream carcass. Although the preparation of each meal is depicted in some detail, and the author lists ingredients and approximate amounts, most of the meals aren't something I'd want to attempt with my weak cooking skills. Sashimi has never sounded particularly tempting to me, and making it based solely on the instructions in this manga sounds like a bad idea all around. I'd definitely try the walnut soup or tofu karaage if someone made them for me, though.
I'm looking forward to seeing how this wraps up.
Extras:
Two full-color illustrations (one of them is used for the cover art), a one-page comic-style afterword by the author, and a two-page bonus comic showing how Belle's night at Nagi's place went.
(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)
August 14, 2025
หลังจากเล่มที่แล้วที่บอกว่ามีตัวละครใหม่โผล่เข้ามา สรุปว่าเป็นลูกของผู้ชายที่มาขอนางิหลบฝน ชื่อว่า ‘เบลล์‘ ตอนแรกก็ไม่ค่อยจะญาติดีกันเท่าไหร่ แถมไม่ค่อยจะโอเคกับเจ้าอาสะด้วย แต่ว่าหลังจากนางิทำอาหารให้กิน ทุกอย่างก็กลับกลายเป็นดี 5555555
จากเล่มก่อนที่อาสะทำกระจกบนหลังคาแตก แล้วน้ำฝนมันสาดเข้ามาในบ้านจนน้ำรั่วลงไปชั้นล่าง พ่อของเบลล์ก็บอกว่าไปหาคนในหมู่บ้านมาช่วยกันซ่อมดีกว่า ทั้งสามคนเลยตัดสินใจว่าจะไปตลาดเช้าเพื่อซื้อของมาทำอาหารแล้วก็หาช่างด้วย และก็เป็นจังหวะดีที่จะได้พาเจ้าอาสะไปทำความรู้จักกับคนในหมู่บ้าน แต่แล้วเรื่องวุ่นวายก็เกิดจนได้ เห้อ มากคนก็มากความนะ…
ปล. ชอบบ้านของคุณเจ้าของคาเฟ่มากกกก บ้านโคซี่มากๆอ่ะ แถมยังไปชวนเจ้าเด็กสองคนมาทำงานกับตัวเองแลกกับค่าซ่อมบ้านอีกนะ 😤
อ่อใช่! เล่มนี้ก็มีสอนทำอาหารอีกเหมือนเดิม อ่านละหิว~
จากเล่มก่อนที่อาสะทำกระจกบนหลังคาแตก แล้วน้ำฝนมันสาดเข้ามาในบ้านจนน้ำรั่วลงไปชั้นล่าง พ่อของเบลล์ก็บอกว่าไปหาคนในหมู่บ้านมาช่วยกันซ่อมดีกว่า ทั้งสามคนเลยตัดสินใจว่าจะไปตลาดเช้าเพื่อซื้อของมาทำอาหารแล้วก็หาช่างด้วย และก็เป็นจังหวะดีที่จะได้พาเจ้าอาสะไปทำความรู้จักกับคนในหมู่บ้าน แต่แล้วเรื่องวุ่นวายก็เกิดจนได้ เห้อ มากคนก็มากความนะ…
ปล. ชอบบ้านของคุณเจ้าของคาเฟ่มากกกก บ้านโคซี่มากๆอ่ะ แถมยังไปชวนเจ้าเด็กสองคนมาทำงานกับตัวเองแลกกับค่าซ่อมบ้านอีกนะ 😤
อ่อใช่! เล่มนี้ก็มีสอนทำอาหารอีกเหมือนเดิม อ่านละหิว~
April 14, 2023
So far it's a cozy post-apocalyptic story with a lot of cooking and recipes. In this Volume the townspeople met Asa and things at first didn't go well, but it all worked out in the end. Also the scene with Asa and the chickens on top of him was adorable! We were introduced to a new character with a café and he seems pretty cool. But that last scene... I swear, if that man does something bad...
September 14, 2019
I'm the jerk who was bored with this. It felt like I was reading a cooking show as there was a recipe in every chapter.
September 18, 2019
Not as cutesy as the first volume but there is more substance to the plot.
Illustrations and portrayal of Asa continue to tug at my hear.
On to volume 3!
Illustrations and portrayal of Asa continue to tug at my hear.
On to volume 3!
January 10, 2021
Do I think the story could be better? Maybe. But do I think the book could be cuter? Absolutely not. So adorable. There were two spots I was slightly concerned my copy was missing a page because the conversation seemed to jump, but that could just be an inaccurate assumption.
January 16, 2022
Loving these!
October 2, 2020
This was just as charming and cute as the first volume! The only complaint I have is that the conflict between the villagers and Asa was handled a little too neatly. Yes, there was still one dissenter by the end, but the conflict was handled too cleanly and wrapped up too fast for my liking. Also, the fact that everyone calms down after they eat, implying that part of the problem was hunger, seemed kind of comical. It's like yeah, the problem isn't a giant-ass spider with huge fangs, the REAL problem is that we're hungry and that's clouding our judgment. Sure, that works.
The next volume's the last, which makes me sad cuz I'd like this story to continue, but I'm looking forward to it!
The next volume's the last, which makes me sad cuz I'd like this story to continue, but I'm looking forward to it!
July 16, 2022
It’s a really cute light fluffy read
April 21, 2025
Resulta que la figura misteriosa era la hija del señor del anterior tomo y no funcionaba la pistola.
Es una grosera con asa y nunca en el tomo se disculpa.
Como piensa que es mayor que nagi, tambien con eso me parece molesta.
Claro eso te lleva a una comparación esa chica tiene papá presente y vive en el pueblo, y nagi vive sola en una cabaña apartada, papá ausente y super madura por su soledad.
igual estoy más del lado de la pobre nagi.
luego como lo sugerió el señor papá de la nueva integrante del grupito, van al pueblo a buscarle quien le arregla el techo. (Duermieron allá con nagi, papá agradecido, chica no cortés con asa; además el señor le hace el arreglo temporal).
En el pueblo el típico malentendido de monstruo y que es ladrón. Una viejita calma la situación haciendo que coman todos juntos.
Pero luego, encuentran que el gallinero tiene un hoyo, no están las gallinas y asa no están. Entonces los neutrales y antis pos culpan a asa.
Se evidencia que eran unos lobos, y asa para más inri, andaba como pastor cuidando las gallinitas. Entonces dos señores se dislculpan por no creer en nagi y asa, solo no un señor con sombrero.
Como la viejita dijo que hay un nuevo a las afueras que tenía muchas herramientas, lo buscan. Encuentran un barco viejo abandonado y con árboles crecidos. Era un joven de lentes que había construído un café ahí.
(Para ese entonces el señor del primer tomo se separa del grupito para hacer unas compras, e hija se molesta; otra vez que feo estar en los pies de nagi viendo eso, padre presente y amoroso e hija no agradecida). A ese joven, le parece lindo asa.
Entonces van ahí y le piden que le haga el favor. Él dice no, por que no les tiene ninguna obligación. Chica se molesta. En eso el joven empieza cocinar un pescado, nagi pide que explique para saber como hacerlo, él comenta y les comparte. Luego dice "cambié de opinión, si hacen algo por mí, yo devuelvo el favor", quería que trabajase ahí para que le trajeran clientes al café. Sí lo pudo decir mejor y no decir que adultos seguirán a niñas al puesto. Capaz "hey traigamne clientes".
La chica enojada se agarra a nagi antes de que acepte. diciendo que "él no es cortés"
Por favor, el se comunicó claramente y llegan a un acuerdo, vos ni disculpas puedes decir por ese primer día que te conocieron, ahí tú no fuiste cortés.
La cosa es que sí, el hombre de la gorra que sostiene que asa es un monstruo; los siguió y parece que se raptó a nagi.
Es una grosera con asa y nunca en el tomo se disculpa.
Como piensa que es mayor que nagi, tambien con eso me parece molesta.
Claro eso te lleva a una comparación esa chica tiene papá presente y vive en el pueblo, y nagi vive sola en una cabaña apartada, papá ausente y super madura por su soledad.
igual estoy más del lado de la pobre nagi.
luego como lo sugerió el señor papá de la nueva integrante del grupito, van al pueblo a buscarle quien le arregla el techo. (Duermieron allá con nagi, papá agradecido, chica no cortés con asa; además el señor le hace el arreglo temporal).
En el pueblo el típico malentendido de monstruo y que es ladrón. Una viejita calma la situación haciendo que coman todos juntos.
Pero luego, encuentran que el gallinero tiene un hoyo, no están las gallinas y asa no están. Entonces los neutrales y antis pos culpan a asa.
Se evidencia que eran unos lobos, y asa para más inri, andaba como pastor cuidando las gallinitas. Entonces dos señores se dislculpan por no creer en nagi y asa, solo no un señor con sombrero.
Como la viejita dijo que hay un nuevo a las afueras que tenía muchas herramientas, lo buscan. Encuentran un barco viejo abandonado y con árboles crecidos. Era un joven de lentes que había construído un café ahí.
(Para ese entonces el señor del primer tomo se separa del grupito para hacer unas compras, e hija se molesta; otra vez que feo estar en los pies de nagi viendo eso, padre presente y amoroso e hija no agradecida). A ese joven, le parece lindo asa.
Entonces van ahí y le piden que le haga el favor. Él dice no, por que no les tiene ninguna obligación. Chica se molesta. En eso el joven empieza cocinar un pescado, nagi pide que explique para saber como hacerlo, él comenta y les comparte. Luego dice "cambié de opinión, si hacen algo por mí, yo devuelvo el favor", quería que trabajase ahí para que le trajeran clientes al café. Sí lo pudo decir mejor y no decir que adultos seguirán a niñas al puesto. Capaz "hey traigamne clientes".
La chica enojada se agarra a nagi antes de que acepte. diciendo que "él no es cortés"
Por favor, el se comunicó claramente y llegan a un acuerdo, vos ni disculpas puedes decir por ese primer día que te conocieron, ahí tú no fuiste cortés.
La cosa es que sí, el hombre de la gorra que sostiene que asa es un monstruo; los siguió y parece que se raptó a nagi.
January 19, 2020
Giant Spider & Me: A Post-Apocalyptic Tale By Kikori Morino
Official Synopsis:
FRIEND OR FIEND? Nagi has befriended Belle and her father, but trouble still abounds. She has a huge hole gaping in her roof, after all! When they take a trip to the morning market to find help, Nagi decides it is the perfect time to introduce Asa to the community. Will the giant spider be greeted with terror or a warm welcome?
Genres: Fantasy & Slice Of Life
Book Style: Manga (Japanese Comics)
I decided to read Giant Spider & Me: A Post-Apocalyptic Tale By Kikori Morino Vol.2 because I've read vol.1 and it left off with a big cliff hanger of an unusual visitor tying to gun down Asa The Giant Spider) and I wanted to know what was going to happen next. Once I started reading this book I fell in love because this story is so cute and wholesome! I really like how the author made a post-apocalyptic environment not scary so that it fells more like an relaxed place. I love the artwork because it reminds me of Studio Ghibli style and how Asa design is very cute and is kind of like a mixture of spiders! I soon realized the unknow stranger trying to gun down Asa was the daughter of Nagi's first visitor which turns out to be the unusual stranger's father (we still don't know his name exactly); his daughter is named Belle. Nagi, Asa, Belle & Belle's Father start to get along and decided to take Asa out to the community in order to hopefully fix their roof that Asa broke while wondering around. We meet more characters in this volume and have more fun Japanese cuisine recipes with other characters cooking. Some of the characters think Asa is a "Monster" and others don't mind Asa but Nagi is trying to get her community to trust Asa. Later Nagi, Asa & Belle find a person who owns a café that could help them fix Nagi's roof but he wants the 3 of them to help work at the café to gain costumers for a trade of helping them with Nagi's home. I can't wait to read vol.3 (final book) because of another big cliff hanger where one of the characters go missing/kidnapped and to see how this story ends! I would recommend this book to spiders lovers, Studio Ghibli fans, anyone who wants a wholesome yet cute manga to read!
Official Synopsis:
FRIEND OR FIEND? Nagi has befriended Belle and her father, but trouble still abounds. She has a huge hole gaping in her roof, after all! When they take a trip to the morning market to find help, Nagi decides it is the perfect time to introduce Asa to the community. Will the giant spider be greeted with terror or a warm welcome?
Genres: Fantasy & Slice Of Life
Book Style: Manga (Japanese Comics)
I decided to read Giant Spider & Me: A Post-Apocalyptic Tale By Kikori Morino Vol.2 because I've read vol.1 and it left off with a big cliff hanger of an unusual visitor tying to gun down Asa The Giant Spider) and I wanted to know what was going to happen next. Once I started reading this book I fell in love because this story is so cute and wholesome! I really like how the author made a post-apocalyptic environment not scary so that it fells more like an relaxed place. I love the artwork because it reminds me of Studio Ghibli style and how Asa design is very cute and is kind of like a mixture of spiders! I soon realized the unknow stranger trying to gun down Asa was the daughter of Nagi's first visitor which turns out to be the unusual stranger's father (we still don't know his name exactly); his daughter is named Belle. Nagi, Asa, Belle & Belle's Father start to get along and decided to take Asa out to the community in order to hopefully fix their roof that Asa broke while wondering around. We meet more characters in this volume and have more fun Japanese cuisine recipes with other characters cooking. Some of the characters think Asa is a "Monster" and others don't mind Asa but Nagi is trying to get her community to trust Asa. Later Nagi, Asa & Belle find a person who owns a café that could help them fix Nagi's roof but he wants the 3 of them to help work at the café to gain costumers for a trade of helping them with Nagi's home. I can't wait to read vol.3 (final book) because of another big cliff hanger where one of the characters go missing/kidnapped and to see how this story ends! I would recommend this book to spiders lovers, Studio Ghibli fans, anyone who wants a wholesome yet cute manga to read!
November 5, 2023
Volume 2 of Giant Spider and Me brings in a ton of new characters. We meet the the person behind the gun from the cliff hanger in Volume 1, and the theme of "not judging a book by its cover" continues because this person becomes another friend for Nagi.
The next batch of new people come into play when Nagi and Asa must go into town for supplies and to find a carpenter to fix their roof. Most of the town's folk are not happy with Asa, and want Asa killed or caged. Thankfully the elder/mayor of the town intervenes. Over a bowl of sweet walnut soup, because food fixing everything is the other major theme of this series, the townspeople decide to not do anything drastic about Asa, but some rules will need to be in place.
Of course a terrible misunderstanding soon occurs, and Asa is blamed, but fear not, Asa proves to be the clever and friendly giant spider we know and love. We all know you shouldn't mess with Asa, but Asa is no mindless killer.
Now this seems like plenty to fill one volume, but we do get another arc. This time we follow Nagi, Asa, and new friend Belle, as they search for the towns new and elusive carpenter. After Asa goes on a wild butterfly chase, the three stumble upon a rusting boat with a forest and cafe built on the bridge of the ship!
We are left with a cliff hanger just like last time, so make sure you have Volume 3 close at hand.
(reviewed by Jenna I.)
The next batch of new people come into play when Nagi and Asa must go into town for supplies and to find a carpenter to fix their roof. Most of the town's folk are not happy with Asa, and want Asa killed or caged. Thankfully the elder/mayor of the town intervenes. Over a bowl of sweet walnut soup, because food fixing everything is the other major theme of this series, the townspeople decide to not do anything drastic about Asa, but some rules will need to be in place.
Of course a terrible misunderstanding soon occurs, and Asa is blamed, but fear not, Asa proves to be the clever and friendly giant spider we know and love. We all know you shouldn't mess with Asa, but Asa is no mindless killer.
Now this seems like plenty to fill one volume, but we do get another arc. This time we follow Nagi, Asa, and new friend Belle, as they search for the towns new and elusive carpenter. After Asa goes on a wild butterfly chase, the three stumble upon a rusting boat with a forest and cafe built on the bridge of the ship!
We are left with a cliff hanger just like last time, so make sure you have Volume 3 close at hand.
(reviewed by Jenna I.)
August 29, 2018
Nagi and her guests must try to find someone to fix the hole in her roof, while keeping themselves and Asa safe from wary villagers. Nagi and Asa make unexpected friends but also find unexpected dangers. Through it all, they find that food comes in handy to help defuse tense situations.
Do not read this while hungry. Not unless you have a good cupboard full of food and can cook alongside the characters. I was not so well prepared, but for those who are there are easy recipes to follow scattered throughout the book for the foods the characters prepare. The food actually seemed to take over the plot a little bit in this one. But the plot does keep moving eventually. There's another cliffhanger ending to make readers eager for the next book. Hand this to those who want to try manga but are worried about the content in some of them (this is completely clean). Also a good pick for foodies and light dystopia fans.
Notes on content: No language issues. No sexual content. Some potentially dangerous situations, but all end ok.
Do not read this while hungry. Not unless you have a good cupboard full of food and can cook alongside the characters. I was not so well prepared, but for those who are there are easy recipes to follow scattered throughout the book for the foods the characters prepare. The food actually seemed to take over the plot a little bit in this one. But the plot does keep moving eventually. There's another cliffhanger ending to make readers eager for the next book. Hand this to those who want to try manga but are worried about the content in some of them (this is completely clean). Also a good pick for foodies and light dystopia fans.
Notes on content: No language issues. No sexual content. Some potentially dangerous situations, but all end ok.
July 18, 2018
I always finish these way too quickly! Considering I am usually very afraid of spiders, I love Asa more than I can express. The ending on a cliffhanger is a little frustrating considering the next volume isn’t supposed to come out until December. Also I found some of the transitions between scenes not at smooth as in volume 1, particularly in the village. However, overall I am still loving this series and want more ASAP!
June 6, 2020
Nagi and Asa, the giant spider, make a new friend in Belle and agree to work in a café.
I was a bit disappointed in this second volume. I LOVED the first one - it was adorable, with lots of cute discoveries as Nagi and Asa get to know each other. This one was 75% human interaction which is ok, but not adorable. Asa is not the star of this one so it's more of a normal slice of life story. Here's hoping volume three is more Asa-all-the-time!
I was a bit disappointed in this second volume. I LOVED the first one - it was adorable, with lots of cute discoveries as Nagi and Asa get to know each other. This one was 75% human interaction which is ok, but not adorable. Asa is not the star of this one so it's more of a normal slice of life story. Here's hoping volume three is more Asa-all-the-time!
October 25, 2023
It's pretty similar to the first volume, in that it's a cozy cooking manga held together by a heartwarming story and supplemented by gorgeous landscape art. While I won't say the story's substantial, it is kinetic in a way I don't often see in other cooking manga, which makes this notable even among other cozy cooking manga.
This has, like, the most beautiful-looking explanation on how to scale and fillet a sea bream I've ever seen.
This has, like, the most beautiful-looking explanation on how to scale and fillet a sea bream I've ever seen.
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October 8, 2021Another charming volume about a girl & her giant spider pet. In this volume, she enters the local village and the two are confronted with anti-spider prejudice...which is kinda fair since the spider is GINORMOUS!
Content Notes:
Sex/sexual situations: None
Profanity/swearing: None
Religious references: None that I can remember
LGTBQ + rep: Not specified
Content Notes:
Sex/sexual situations: None
Profanity/swearing: None
Religious references: None that I can remember
LGTBQ + rep: Not specified
January 17, 2019
I still like the outlandish idea of the story here, and we are introduced to a whole bunch of new characters. The fact that there isn't much of a story kind of detracts more this time. The storytelling is alright. The art is often really nice. The manga is very silly.
March 16, 2020
As Nagi-chan and Asa continue to live on their mountain they venture down into the village and encounter the world, such as it is. But how would you greet a giant spider walking down the center of the village market?
July 30, 2020
Damn humans.. everything they are not used to is a monster (and they have to doing something heroic to make them accepted!), when it's always the humans that are the monsters.
I love Asa.
Why has Oleg kidnapped Nagi?
I love Asa.
Why has Oleg kidnapped Nagi?
August 11, 2021
volume kedua menghadirkan lebih banyak karakter namun penulis mampu memanfaatkannya sebagai momentum untuk membuktikan bahwa Asa bukanlah creature yang berbahaya. selain itu, hidangan makanan di sini menggugah selera semua hihi jadi pengen recook bawaannya 😆
June 11, 2022
Finally found the second book somewhere. So much fun. The spider is so cute and it’s awesome that there are recipes in each chapter. Of course this one also ends on a cliffhanger so now I need to go find #3…..
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