Aggretsuko Meet Her Friends

Aggretsuko: Meet Her Friends #1-3

by Cat Farris, Diigii Daguna (Illustrator), Megan Huang (Illustrator)

Explore the colorful world of Retsuko the Red Panda in Aggretsuko: Meet Her Friends !

You've come to love AGGRETSUKO, now get to know her friends in this hardcover collection of the fan-favorite mini-series. This fun and fanciful book puts the spotlight on PROTEIN, Fenneko, Mr. Ton in three standalone stories.

Featuring stories from Cat Ferris, Arielle Jovellanos, Daniel Barnes, Lisa DuBois, Diigii, and D.J. Kirkland, a must have for fans of the hit NETFLIX show!

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Humor, Graphic Novels Comics, Animals, Fiction

80 pages, Hardcover

First published March 24, 2021

About the author

Cat Farris is a Portland, OR-based comic artist and illustrator, and a member of the comics collective known as Helioscope.

She is the artist for the Dark Horse comic series EMILY AND THE STRANGERS, and MY BOYFRIEND IS A BEAR from Oni Press. She is creator and producer of the comic series FLACCID BADGER and the web comic THE LAST DIPLOMAT. She has also done some short pieces for PLANTS VS ZOMBIES, BANDETTE, HARROW COUNTY(Dark Horse), RICK AND MORTY, THE SIXTH GUN(Oni Press), as well as for independent anthology collections CAUTIONARY FABLES AND FAIRY TALES: ASIA, and CAN I PET YOUR WEREWOLF.

Reviews

[Shawna Finnigan · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3.33 stars, rounded down

TW// toxic masculinity, sexism

This isn’t my favorite one out of all the Aggretsuko graphic novels, but it still had some fun moments.

I Cannot Compete with You, Protein: 3 stars - A goofy little short story following Retsuko and her friends as they speculate about why their yoga instructor is a bit… odd.

Fenneko’s Grand Plan: 4 stars - I really liked the storyline of this one and how everyone banded together to help Retsuko. However, I wasn’t too fond of the art style. It’s very different from the rest of the art in these Aggretsuko graphic novels.

The Golf Between Us: 3 stars - I think this story had a good message toward the end, but I felt uncomfortable reading it due to the amount of sexism, toxic masculinity, and objectifying of women that was included in the story.

[Bookkitten (collector of nice things) · Rating 5 out of 5]

<3 <3 <3

[Frank Chillura (OhYouRead) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I literally finished Aggretsuko Season 4 only days ago and decided I needed more!! I love how sweet and agreeable Retsuko is, but when she’s annoyed or angry, she takes it to the Karaoke bar!

I have always been a huge fan of the Hello Kitty world and Red Pandas are my fave animals, so this is the match made specifically for me!!!

[Robert McKenzie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Worth the money.

Pretty good bonus for people who’ve seen all three seasons of the anime (as of this review). That said, the art for the Anai blackmail story is definitely on a lower tier than the Yoga Instructor and Golf Match stories, though the writing easily mitigates it (and we had it even worked in Fenneko’s legendary monotone laughter). Really great moment with Ton when his golfing idol presses the wrong buttons with him.

[Preethi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Aw man that was disappointing. At first I thought it was cool that the three different stories had three different art styles, but tbh I don't really love the art styles of #2 and #3. Similarly, the first story was decently entertaining, but the second isn't true to the characters at all and feels unnecessary while the third...I get what the third was trying to do with Ton's character (and the show already did it, and better) but the story just ended up contradicting itself.

I regret picking up this collection.

[Amanda Peterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another solid entry in the Aggretsuko comics, this time focusing on other characters besides our protagonist. They were interesting, especially the last one of the collection. Always recommended for fans of the series, and tentatively to those who are on the fence.

[Bexa · Rating 3 out of 5]

While the artwork is cute, and it eventually had positive messages, getting to the happy parts of the story was painful and left me more uncomfortable than entertained. If the other stories are like these, this wouldn't be a series I would want to continue.

Copy provided by publisher.

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

This set of stories wasn't bad. The main character seems to work with a few toxic people and there are a few plots where they are very manipulative to her. This is was the third book in a series but it reads well on it's own.

[bunnyhopque · Rating 4 out of 5]

short, the first two stories are sweet. the third one is ugh. just because Ton is a lesser asshole than Kin, doesn't make him a good or even an okay guy. bitchass

edit: I do want to point out my admiration for the drawings of the 2nd issue, though!

[Erin Subramanian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute collection. Great for fans of the TV series!

[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Humorous, with charm and a particular whimsy.

Have not seen the show.

[Aimee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this red panda!!

[Josephine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good! I liked that it had storylines that weren’t in the show :)

[Sarah Morgan Sandquist · Rating 3 out of 5]

The last story is a boring slog but the other two are fun and funny.

[Noelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these comics! They capture the energy and heart of the animated series.

[Cass · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, cute, nice filler while waiting for (maybe) more episodes.