CITY, Vol. 7

CITY #7

by Keiichi Arawi

The City Three Crows try to make the best of summer in the face of overwhelming odds, while Ecchan and Matsuri inevitably waste their time by trying to make the most of it. Niikura reveals her shameful midnight snacking habits even as she tortures Nagumo with unwanted ghost stories, while on the plus side, Nagumo’s rent problems may finally be solved when an Edo-period bandit comes to the rescue?!

The soccer team’s roster of stupendous characters still can’t win a game, the barber makes an accidental fortune and loses it again, Wako resists manga stardom, everyone in town has a crush on her little sister Riko, and the mysterious quadrennial CITY race approaches...

Return once again to the charming, mind-bending, always unpredictable world of life in the big CITY.

Genres: Manga, Comics, Comedy, Seinen, Humor

172 pages, Paperback

First published January 21, 2020

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

[Ludwig Aczel · Rating 4 out of 5]

7/10

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

Return once again to the charming, mind-bending, always unpredictable world of life in the big CITY.

And we do. This series has been one of my favorites since I finished Nichijou and thought, "what else is like THIS out there?" Arawi came through and saved manga for me.

One of my favorite bits of this volume was Nagumo talking about "let's tell scary stories that aren't scary." I wish, if anything, that could've been expanded upon because that was rife for comedy. Especially given the wacky nature of this series.

Niikura's midnight eating habits were hilarious, but something I think we all tried once or twice? I damn near peed myself when she was describing how she ate.

The thing I love so much about this series is how strange everything is, but how it's grounded in reality as well. It's off the wall, but not into fantasy territory.

[Bradley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m pretty miffed I couldn’t get my hands on vol 6. I’ve had this volume for so long I might as well read out of order and regret it later. First few chapters still have me in stitches. The absurd irony is too great for my humor to stand. I buckle like a seatbelt. City’s hilarious no matter the circumstance it seems. Well done!

Top knotch humor guys. I can’t help smile at nearly every skit.

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

The second best thing I experienced in Wilmington.

[Dan P · Rating 4 out of 5]

It gets weirder and dumber with every volume and I mcfreaking love it

[David Doel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Somebody likes this series -- it's getting Goodreads ratings in the 4's. But it does nothing for me. This was my last volume and I won't be looking for more.

[Emmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The horror stories section, and Niikura's face peering under the bathroom door will haunt my dreams forever.

[Stuart Iversen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wanted to applaud the 'silent' story.