My Senpai is Annoying Manga Assessment
先輩がうざい後輩の話
Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi
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Due to following fairly a couple of manga-ka and Japanese artists on Twitter (X), I typically get launched to fascinating new sequence. Such was the case with Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi. Though the chapters had been brief, the artwork appealed to me and I wished to know extra. So when Seven Seas acquired the license, I fortunately purchased the volumes. Sadly, Manta-sensei introduced the manga to an finish. So I figured I’d write a assessment.
NOTICE!!! Within the curiosity of full disclosure, I ought to point out that I’m the adapter for the official English translation of the True Tenchi Muyo! novels, that are additionally revealed by Seven Seas.
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The Story, in Temporary
The story of My Senpai is Annoying begins with IGARASHI Futaba, who’s a brand new worker at an workplace. Though she is in her mid-20s, she appears like a younger, teen lady. Additional, she is usually a little bit of a tsundere at instances. She’s assigned a senpai at work named TAKEDA Harumi. He’s tall, muscular, and middle-aged however single. Futaba finds him annoying on account of his boisterous voice. Additional, he annoys her by patting her on the top and treating her like a daughter. Nonetheless, over time, Futaba involves respect her senpai and even falls in love with him.
Additionally on the workplace is SAKURAI Touka. She’s additionally in her 20s, has a big chest, and could be very widespread with the males on the workplace. Nonetheless, she solely has eyes for workplace colleague KAZAMA Souta. He’s additionally in his 20s and likes video video games. Though he finds Touka engaging, he doesn’t consider {that a} lady as scorching as her could be all in favour of him.
Subsequent up is Futaba’s greatest good friend, KUROBE Natsumi. She and Futaba have been pals since highschool. Natsumi is athletic and likewise has a big chest along with a perma-tan. She catches the attention of SAKURAI Yuuto. He’s a highschool boy who moved in together with his sister, Touka. Yuuto has a mad crush on her. Natsumi enjoys teasing him a bit, and is flattered by Yuuto’s affection. Nonetheless, she wonders why he could be so into her.
The tales are slice of life tales, informed briefly chapters, normally 4 pages in size. Nearly all of the tales will characteristic Futaba and/or Harumi. However the different characters get featured tales as nicely. And typically, there are tales the place all the characters are collectively.
What I Favored
The very first thing I can say I appreciated about My Senpai is Annoying is the art work. In any case, it was the art work that originally caught my eye and made me within the story. Shiromanta-sensei does exceed on this space. When you purchase the primary quantity, Sensei went again and improved the artwork, as his art work again then was a bit rougher than at current.
Subsequent up on the listing of issues I appreciated are the characters. Each one among them has their very own attraction. Additional, I might relate to all the characters, which was good. I might perceive everybody’s attitudes. I believe Souta is the character I associated to probably the most. In any case, when the most well liked lady round exhibits an curiosity in you, and also you don’t end up worthy, you’d suppose that you just should be imagining issues, or that there’s no means such a woman could be all in favour of you.
As well as, I appreciated that characters grew over time. There’s no established order to maintain relationships the identical. For instance, Futaba began out as simply irritated by her senpai. And but over time, she got here to respect him and fall in love with him. Positive, the assorted romances within the sequence didn’t develop very quick because it took the whole manga to run their course. Nonetheless, Shiromanta-sensei did permit the characters to develop, and that was good.
And at last, the slice of life tales had been fairly pretty. Whether or not set within the workplace, or out to lunch, or on the seashore, or no matter, I simply loved watching these characters do their factor.
What I Didn’t Like
Whereas I appreciated the romances in My Senpai is Annoying, I didn’t like how abruptly the manga ended. I’m guessing that Shiromanta-sensei in all probability acquired uninterested in the sequence. However, a sure variety of pages had been wanted to finish the ultimate quantity. I’ve seen it earlier than the place making an attempt to day trip issues doesn’t work out that nicely. As such, whereas we noticed a pleasant decision and aftermath of the Souta-Touka relationship, we simply acquired a speedy finish for the Futaba-Harumi relationship.
Personally, I might have appreciated to see them truly get married. As a substitute, we get this as a affirmation on the ultimate web page of the manga (not counting an omake chapter that may come within the precise remaining quantity). As well as, I might have cherished to see Futaba and Harumi after they’re married. However except we see this within the omake stuff, it was to not be.
Lastly, we don’t get a decision to the Natsumi-Yuuto relationship. I get that some people had an issue with a 20-something lady being concerned at any degree with a shouta-looking highschool boy. Personally, I didn’t have an issue with it. For a begin, I bear in mind being a highschool boy. Second, whereas Natsumi might tease Yuuto a bit, there’s nothing vulgar about it. Additional, due to Yuuto’s sincere affection for Natsumi, it did trigger her to do make cease some unhealthy behaviors on her half.
So I might have appreciated to have seen one thing about Natsumi and Yuuto. However we didn’t get that.
Seven Seas
The most effective translator/adapters within the enterprise are “The Twins” (Alethea & Athena Nibley). That’s as a result of they’re within the “correct however readable” diversifications moderately than rubbish “localization” the place stuff is simply made up. As a result of they translated and tailored My Senpai is Annoying, you already know the title is in good palms. No complaints on the difference entrance.
Seven Seas goes the additional mile by printing the volumes in coloration. As I acknowledged in my assessment of the primary quantity of the manga,
As such, it matches what Shiromanta-sensei did for Twitter/Pixiv, although probably with some further enhancements. It isn’t “full coloration” as typically Sensei solely used coloration to focus on sure issues. Whereas I extremely approve of Seven Seas retaining the colour, a few of the pages in print are darker than they had been in digital kind.
Seven Seas has all the omake stuff of their volumes, which is good.
Ultimate Ideas and Conclusion
In the long run, My Senpai is Annoying is a really fulfilling josei manga sequence. The art work is beautiful. The characters are enjoyable and memorable. The slice of life tales are fulfilling. And, the characters are allowed to develop, even when slowly. Whereas I might have most popular extra aftermath stuff, perhaps I’ll get that within the remaining quantity when it’s launched.
Notice: Simply as a phrase of warning–to additional help Shiromanta-sensei, I did briefly subscribe to his Fanbox account. Sensei doesn’t do full-on hentai, however he does have characters from the manga in VERY ecchi art work, extremely suggestive of sexual exercise. There’s no frontal nudity, so it does appear an odd factor to do. Different artists I’ve appreciated with healthful, mainstream manga have full-on hentai manga behind a paywall. 😅
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