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Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store #1

by Koma Matsu

深夜のコンビニでアルバイトをしながら就職活動をしている松駒くんの元に、一人の新人がやってきた。 『「お客様は神様だろぅ! ?」とお怒りになったお客さんに対して、淡々と「神は死んだ」と返した期待の大型新人が夜勤にやってきました。ゆとり世代ならぬさとり世代である彼の今後の活躍に期待したいところです。』 Twitterに投下され一躍話題になった「ニーチェ先生」と松駒くんのコンビニバイトライフ、スタート!

Genres: Manga, Comics

First published January 27, 2014

Reviews

[Topher Marsh · Rating 4 out of 5]

An adaptation of a series of popular Twitter posts @matsu_koma chronicling real-life exploits of convenience store staffers. Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store includes a series of stories of a part-time convenient store worker Matsukoma, and the new part-time worker, Tomoharu Nii, nicknamed Nietzsche-sensei. Full of dry and subtle humour. Fun to read. There is a story arc. However, the narrative is pushed forward by one page mini-stories/themes. Two to seven frames per page. Five frames on average. Reminded me of Novels In Three Lines by Felix Feneon. One good example is "Please Ask" on page 20. The book could be described as "Mr. (Kevin) Smith Goes to Tokyo" or "Clerks in Shimokitazawa"

[August · Rating 5 out of 5]

A slice-of-life comedy taking place in a convenience store where somebody of the so-called Satori Generation joins the night shift. Great if you love Buddhist themed humor. The references to Western philosophy are few and a bit basic but they manage to nail the comedic timing everytime it comes up. The regular konbini slice-of-life is a riot on top of that. Nii-kun is a hilarious, relatable (is that a bad thing?), and fun character. Not to mention the artwork is well done and dynamic, and I love the character design! If you have ever worked customer service you will probably find something to love about this volume (doubly so if you find yourself pondering Nietzsche when the going gets tough).

[Arska-täti · Rating 3 out of 5]

Strippityylinen mangasarja Konbini -ruokakaupassa työskentelevästä nuoresta miehestä, jota aletaan kutsua hyvin Nietzschemäisen asenteensa vuoksi Nietzsche-seinseiksi. Hän tekee osa-aikatyötä kaupassa, ja työskentelee enimmäkseen yövuoroissa, missä vastaan tulee jos jonkinlaista enemmän tai vähemmän vaativaa asiakasta. Kylmän viileän käytöksensä avulla Nietzsche-sensei hoitaa tilanteen kuin tilanteen parhain päin, vaikka kohteleekin asiakkaita turhankin kylmäkiskoisesti.

Tässä sarjassa tuodaan hauskalla tavalla esiin japanilaisen Konbini-kaupan arkea. Tapahtumia seurataan toisen työntekijän näkökulmasta, jolla on toisinaan suuriakin vaikeuksia ymmärtää Nietzsche-sensein käytöstä. Kaikesta huolimatta asiat kääntyvät lopulta parhain päin.

[Fon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heard of the manga like long long time ago, but hadn't got to read it until now. It was a little bit different from its drama adaptation (in terms of the length of each episode) but the fun and essence of the story are similar. Nii-kun is a character I'd really like to get a grasp of.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Got this at a Japanese bookstore and it felt very fitting to read it because we’ve been going to a lot of convenience stores while we’re here.

[Mylove4book · Rating 5 out of 5]

厭世型的搞笑漫畫~ 笑著笑著會莫名有點悲哀||

[Khari · Rating 4 out of 5]

コメディ漫画はあまり好きじゃないけど、これが違う。

ブラックユーモアなら面白い。何でだろう？私の心が黒から面白いの？現実的から面白いの？もっと頭使わなきやイケナイから？

分からないけど。これが面白い、りんねは面白くない。

[Asuka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super funny but the focus isn’t really on Nii.

[owlette · Rating 5 out of 5]

To non-Japanese people who think Japan is a great/cool/nice/pretty country full of kind/polite/gentle/non-violent people, read this manga. Also, it's an excellent companion to Convenience Store Woman.