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This is the Japanese original book of "Nichijou vol.3" by Keiichi Arawi.
177 pages, Paperback
First published July 26, 2008
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Keiichi Arawi
51 books80 followersKeiichi 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.
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.
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June 2, 2019
Keiichi Arawi is one funny dude and he’s created a bunch of genuinely hilarious books - his third volume of Nichijou is definitely his best, most consistently funny yet.
The opening story of the two schoolgirls and their silently aghast faces was brilliant and makes me wonder if any of the American Dad writers took inspiration from this book when they did a similar opening sketch where Roger works as a waiter and serves everyone with his mouth silently open!
I won’t list everything I loved here because, quite honestly, it was all of it. But once again Nano and the Professor were the best - the Professor giving Nano weird robot additions (soup arm!), trying to avoid brushing her teeth again after snacking, and the superglue sequence were fantastic.
The whole fake bills/gay manga sketch was insane (the goat reappears randomly!) as was the two girls fighting over one of them buying her the wrong lunch. Stoic Mai is fast becoming my second favourite character and the whole copying homework/camping trip stuff at the end was amazing. I also liked the cute romance between the two teachers storyline. And the addition of the Gentleman character was great - another quirky Arawi creation to add to the cast!
Arawi’s comic timing is perfect as is the tone and execution of his increasingly imaginative and wonderfully bizarre stories. The world of Nichijou is a delightful and enchanting one full of bonkers people and Volume 3 in particular is the highest point this creator has reached so far.
The opening story of the two schoolgirls and their silently aghast faces was brilliant and makes me wonder if any of the American Dad writers took inspiration from this book when they did a similar opening sketch where Roger works as a waiter and serves everyone with his mouth silently open!
I won’t list everything I loved here because, quite honestly, it was all of it. But once again Nano and the Professor were the best - the Professor giving Nano weird robot additions (soup arm!), trying to avoid brushing her teeth again after snacking, and the superglue sequence were fantastic.
The whole fake bills/gay manga sketch was insane (the goat reappears randomly!) as was the two girls fighting over one of them buying her the wrong lunch. Stoic Mai is fast becoming my second favourite character and the whole copying homework/camping trip stuff at the end was amazing. I also liked the cute romance between the two teachers storyline. And the addition of the Gentleman character was great - another quirky Arawi creation to add to the cast!
Arawi’s comic timing is perfect as is the tone and execution of his increasingly imaginative and wonderfully bizarre stories. The world of Nichijou is a delightful and enchanting one full of bonkers people and Volume 3 in particular is the highest point this creator has reached so far.
December 25, 2016
This is still one crazy manga.
We have more zany fun with Mio's "adult" manga, a tsundere cranked up to eleven, robot silliness, and a battle of insults taking a very weird turn.
You don't really need to read the first three volumes of Nichijou to understand the third one since it's all one shots anyway, but if you laughed at the first two, you'll keep laughing through the third.
We have more zany fun with Mio's "adult" manga, a tsundere cranked up to eleven, robot silliness, and a battle of insults taking a very weird turn.
You don't really need to read the first three volumes of Nichijou to understand the third one since it's all one shots anyway, but if you laughed at the first two, you'll keep laughing through the third.
August 24, 2016
I've read three of these now, and I just don't get the humor. I think I chuckled once each book over a panel or a strip, but the rest of the time I'm just left shaking my head in befuddlement. No more for me, thanks.
July 21, 2016
Another hilarious volume of Nichijou. :D
January 18, 2016
Never fails to make me laugh.
Perhaps one of the most amazing things about this series is how it can be so consistently funny. Not every chapter contains absolutely crazy funny moments that Nichijou is sometimes known for, but it's consistently amusing and every now and then does produce amazingly hilarious moments.
I'd recommend the series to anybody - for me, on to the next one!
Perhaps one of the most amazing things about this series is how it can be so consistently funny. Not every chapter contains absolutely crazy funny moments that Nichijou is sometimes known for, but it's consistently amusing and every now and then does produce amazingly hilarious moments.
I'd recommend the series to anybody - for me, on to the next one!
February 4, 2022
I wanna inhabit the worlds of Keiichi arawi!
November 25, 2024
Mai is in yet another embarrassing situation where people are likely to see her BL art. Mr. Takasaki has a crush on the guidance counselor, Miss Sakurai, but is too socially awkward to ask her to go out mushroom hunting with him. Mai and Yuuko get into a big fight inspired by Yuuko buying Mai fried mackerel for lunch rather than the fried macaroni she asked for.
In every volume there are jokes I just don't get, plus a few I sorta kinda enjoy. This volume went back to the more so-so feeling of volume 1, although I did get some amusement out of Mr. Takasaki's sheer nerdiness. I suspect that the man's closest friends might be his eggplants.
Extras:
A couple full-color pages.
(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)
In every volume there are jokes I just don't get, plus a few I sorta kinda enjoy. This volume went back to the more so-so feeling of volume 1, although I did get some amusement out of Mr. Takasaki's sheer nerdiness. I suspect that the man's closest friends might be his eggplants.
Extras:
A couple full-color pages.
(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)
January 31, 2017
This review is for the first three volumes, since they're all about the same in tone and content.
This series is a combination of short stories and strips centered around a group of students in a Japanese school. It's very strange, even surreal, throughout. I really liked how unusual it is, but I felt like I didn't get a lot of the jokes. I couldn't tell whether or not it was because they were related to Japanese culture, or because they just weren't funny. There's a lot of slapstick-type humor here and well, and whether I would laugh or not was kind of hit or miss. It was kind of a more bizarre, less funny iteration of Azumanga Daioh. I would be reading and get to a point where I was like, "Why am I still reading?" and then something would make me bust out laughing and so I'd keep going.
This series is a combination of short stories and strips centered around a group of students in a Japanese school. It's very strange, even surreal, throughout. I really liked how unusual it is, but I felt like I didn't get a lot of the jokes. I couldn't tell whether or not it was because they were related to Japanese culture, or because they just weren't funny. There's a lot of slapstick-type humor here and well, and whether I would laugh or not was kind of hit or miss. It was kind of a more bizarre, less funny iteration of Azumanga Daioh. I would be reading and get to a point where I was like, "Why am I still reading?" and then something would make me bust out laughing and so I'd keep going.
January 3, 2023
It'll be difficult to come up with anything specific to say about the individual books in the series but if you're a fan of surreal comedy escapades then the books are definitely for you. I struggle between a 3 and 4 star here because some chapters gave me genuine chuckles, and others are just a bit too out there. Having said that, the relative lack of meanness from Mai towards Yuko this volume definitely left me in a better mood and the Nano plots were adorable as always.
April 26, 2025
Mr. Takasaki and Ms. Sakurai are so cute <3
September 3, 2022
Oh, Nichijou. It does make me laugh heartily sometimes.
March 18, 2018
What can I say about this series. You love it or think it's totally weird. I think it is weird and I still love it. It is mainly because I remember the anime, as I saw it before manga. And I am starting to enjoy 4-panels manga. When I want to sit in my own bubble and don't want to think about anything, I will just pick up this piece or Nozaki manga. I love the absurdity of some characters, the hidden jokes inside of it. This manga is not for everyone. You will have to get used to japanese humor, which is sometimes, kind of weird and lame. I still prefer this as a light read, when I am bored and don't know what to do.
June 1, 2023
By this point the humor is wearing thin. I don't see anything much developing in the way of storylines, and the over the top reactions don't seem as funny anymore. It surprises me to see there are so many more volumes in the series. Am I missing something? Or am I just not the intended audience?
I do find myself very concerned with the great glue incident. The cat is okay...right?
I'll try the next book from the library, trying to be optimistic. After all, it wouldn't have 11 volumes if there wasn't something to this...right?
I do find myself very concerned with the great glue incident. The cat is okay...right?
I'll try the next book from the library, trying to be optimistic. After all, it wouldn't have 11 volumes if there wasn't something to this...right?
August 2, 2024
God this manga is so goddamn hilarious and I cannot stop reading it. It does its special mix of surreal and mundane humor so well that I constantly find myself laughing at every new chapter. This style of humor is not for everyone, but the manga’s constant ridiculous and just straight-up stupid jokes always get to me. My favorite chapters were the ones about the counterfeit bills and the principal’s speech.
September 22, 2018
So the graphics are cute and I quite like the characters in general, but I do find it hard to follow each characters stories and figure out what the plot is. Because I still have the next volume checked out from the library I will give the series another chance with the next volume, but I am not sure if I will continue after that.
January 1, 2019
Can I just say that I love Mio and Yuuko's friendship? So cute!! Plus they go from wanting to murder each other to complimenting each other, the best kind of friendship <3 I really hope they add more on why that dog keeps coming to comfort Yuuko, not that I'm complaining, the dog is adorable. Poor Mr Sakamoto, though, he's dealing with so much lol
November 10, 2017
I really didn't like this volume. I didn't find it funny at all.
September 16, 2018
More and more sillies.
March 9, 2019
A really funny book with not that many translation issues. Some jokes just don't work due to the language barrier though.
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January 10, 2020The ridiculous inanity and hilarity continues.
July 11, 2020
Seriously, I love this series. It is hilarious!
April 8, 2021
I love this manga series, it is so odd and funny. It always puts a smile on my face.
December 11, 2021
Wasn't as good as the first 2
January 20, 2022
i love this manga, the style is so cute and i like how all the charaters are very relatable! I also find the cat mr sakamoto soooo funny!
December 31, 2022
Easily the best and most consistent volume so far. Genuinely hilarious.
January 23, 2024
ALL I HAVE IS ONE ARGENTINE PESO!!!
May 30, 2024
4.5/5!
A few chapters didn't land for me but it's mostly HILARIOUS and great
A few chapters didn't land for me but it's mostly HILARIOUS and great
September 25, 2024
4.5 stars rounded down ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Not quite as much fun as the anime for me, but still great. For some reason, the scenes involving the Professor and Nano are much more unsettling in the manga.
Not quite as much fun as the anime for me, but still great. For some reason, the scenes involving the Professor and Nano are much more unsettling in the manga.
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