Yotsuba&! GN 2
Anyways, I will start the review on Yotsuba&! Volume 2! In case you haven't noticed, Koi-wa-i Yo-tsu-ba has four ponytails and green hair. What does this remind you of? If you ask me, it reminds me of a four-leaf clover! In fact "yo-tsu-ba no ku-rō-bā" is Japanese for "four-leaf clover!" (Source: Wikipedia
So let's go to the chapter review and the first part! (I will be using the big bold spoiler tags, OK?) (PS. All names will be in the Japanese format, aka last name first.)
Chapter 8: Yotsuba & Drawing!
First part (filled with SPOILERS!): It starts with Yotsuba trying to draw Jumbo (Ta-ke-da Ta-ka-shi), but the paper's too small! So she goes outside to draw on the sidewalk, and sees a new character, Ha-ya-sa-ka Mi-u-ra (A!). Note that I said "see", not "met". Yotsuba looks up because she saw Miura sliding (with shoes with wheels on the bottom), and she rubs the ground where Miura was sliding. Hahaha!
Review: Introducing a new character is always funny, especially with the long cover-up at the park.
Chapter 9: Yotsuba & Revenge! (My favorite chapter!)
First part (filled with SPOILERS!): It starts off with Yotsuba, Koiwai-san (Dad), and Jumbo watching a mafia movie, and they see someone get shot! They continue to watch for a bit, and then Yotsuba exits the TV room. "Dad" and Jumbo continue to watch, and then Yotsuba returns! With a water pistol. And she acts like someone else. You can guess what happens next. After Koiwai-san and Jumbo get shot, Yotsuba twirls (Sims style) and returns to her old self... with the water pistol. Revenge takes place... end of first part.
Review: FAVORITE... CHAPTER... EVER!!!!!! Caps lock and extra exclamation point intended.
Chapter 10: Yotsuba & Cake! (Yum)
First part (filled with SPOILERS!): Yotsuba and A-ya-se E-na start off playing make-believe with Ena's teddy bears Anne and Jularlmin (No, Yotsuba, Juliet!), then Miura comes over. After more make-believe, Miura orders cake (again, make-believe), and Yotsuba goes to the fridge to find some. I will remind you that the fridge she's raiding is not hers. After finding no cake ("Whoa! Meat!" "Don't take that."), Ayase-san (Ena's mom) wants Yotsuba, Ena, and Miura to go get some cake for them and herself.
Review: Pretty good! Example:
Yotsuba: "It's all gloppy. It looks like mud!"
Ena: "How rude!"
And Ena is about six to ten years old.
Chapter 11: Yotsuba & No Bother!
First part (filled with SPOILERS!): Yotsuba wakes up, rolls on the "bed", stands up, and shouts "GOOD MORNING!" She finds her dad in the computer room, doing the Daddy Dance. Yotsuba does it with him (and I did it too, to try it out), and they rush off to eat rice with soup. After, they go to the bedroom, where Koiwai-san passes out from lack of sleep. After lots of shouting, she goes and draws on the "Yotsubox".
Review: Ha ha, Yotsubox! Too funny. Don't forget the drawing on Dad's face and the mayo and butter debate.
Chapter 12: Yotsuba & Pools!
First part (again, filled with SPOILERS!): Guess what? Mr. Koiwai got free tickets to Water World! Yay! But Yotsuba doesn't know what Water World is, so Jumbo explains it with little effect. More mentioning of Yanda (who you won't meet until Chapter 30, so be patient), then Jumbo asks Yotsuba to invite A-sa-gi, his crush. ("Quit using her to ask girls out." "But... I... I'm too shy!) Yotsuba returns, and said that she said yes! Yay!
Review: Person mix-ups and people who can't swim are bountiful in this chapter!
Chapter 13: Yotsuba & The Frog!
First part (SPOILERS): We start with Miura looking to see what Yotsuba is doing. She says she's trying to fish... for a frog. I'll give you a minute to hurl while I help my sister with her homework.
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I'm done. Anyways, Yotsuba goes to another "stream" when she sees THE DREADED EYE! (See Chapter 5 for details) Miura then leaves, leaving Yotsuba tio catch a frog
Review: I love the part when SPOILER!
Chapter 14: Asagi & Souvenirs (Yes, Asagi&, not Yotsuba&)
First part (spoilers): We see Ayase Fu-ka bringing home groceries, then we cut to Asagi giving out souvenirs from her trip to Okinawa. Ena got a shisa, and scenes play in my head.
(From Azumanga Daioh:
Osaka: Shiisaa yaibiimi?
Chiyo: Uree, shiisaa yaibiin!
Bonus points to anyone who can e-mail me the volume #, the page #, and the title of the 4-Koma.)
Fuka got a weird shirt, and Ayase-san got sata andagi! MORE SCENES!
(From Azumanga Daioh:
Tomo: Hey, what IS that? Some kinda donut?
Chiyo: They're sata andagi.
Osaka: Sata andagi!
Tomo: How much were they?
Chiyo: 100 yen.
Osaka: Sata andagi!
Tomo: Where did you buy-
Osaka: Sata andagi!
Tomo: Will you shut up!
Osaka: Sata andagi!
Again, bonus points to anyone who can e-mail me the volume #, the page #, and the title of the 4-Koma.)
Overall review: RUN TO THE BOOKSTORE AND BUY NOW!!!!!!!!! Please, this is too funny to be true. Now, I will sign off to read it again.
Yotsuba&!

Publisher
ADV Manga
Country of origin
Japan
Year of production
2003
Writers
Kiyohiko Azuma
Artists
Kiyohiko Azuma
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