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Oops! Your shoe! Your shoe! Your shoe came untied! But don't worry! Tora taught Yotsuba how to tie a bow like a butterfly! Now Yotsuba can tie Juralumin's ribbon aaaall by herself. Huh? Why are Yotsuba's hands blue? Well, see, there was this reeeally pretty blue paint...and Yotsuba thought Daddy would want his stuff to be reeeally pretty blue too... Are Yotsuba's hands gonna stay blue forever and ever?!!

I'm going through my second childhood enjoying graphic novels (anime/manga). Actually I'm only interested in the ones which are cultural or historical. The second installment of A Bride's Story is better than the first story wise. It delves more into the cultural and historical setting of the story than the first book. Mr. Smith (no relation) who is an a young British researcher/anthropologist and is a guest of Karluk and Amir's family is more visible this time in the story. In the first book I wondered who is this blonde guy with glasses and how does he fit into the story? He just pops up a few times in book one. At the end of the book the author once again writes an interesting afterword of the what, when, and why aspects of the novel. Karluk and Amir's story ends as Mr. Smith rides off to another town in Central Asia to continue his research and thus another bride's story will begin. The A Bride's Story series is made up of multiple books. It's possible I might read more of them though none of the libraries here in Georgia have any volumes beyond book two in the series.

This was a good collection. Yotsuba meets a robot named Cardbo, she helps out with chores around the house (watching laundry is fascinating,) and she meets her father's good-for-nothing friend Yanda, who just shows up, eats their instant ramen and tries to steal Yotsuba's ice cream. Yotsuba is not impressed.They go stargazing with Jumbo. While in the dark park, Yotsuba shines a flashlight in her eyes, blinds herself, and then runs away into a garbage can. (I laughed for at least ten minutes.)My favorite is when they run errands in the rain, and Yotsuba informs her father that certain puddles are better for stomping in than others, and then horrifies him with her behavior at the video rental store. And then they take the train to the beach.

Acclaimed creator Kaoru Mori’s tale of life on the nineteenth-century Silk Road turns westward, following Englishman Mr. Smith on his long journey to Ankara. Passing through a fishing village along the Aral Sea, Smith and his guide encounter a pair of spirited young girls named Laila and Leily--identical twins who are fishing not for sturgeon, but for husbands! Despite their efforts to find two wealthy, healthy, and handsome brothers to wed, Laila and Leily’s plans generally only land them in loads of trouble!

Le monde vu par une énergique et joyeuse petite fille de 6 ans, Koiwai Yotsuba !La petite fille aux cheveux verts préférée de tous est de retour ! Et cette fois, Yotsuba élargit ses horizons en faisant un voyage dans la capitale avec son père ! Avec ses trains, ses quartiers et ses déjeuners de luxe, le parc d'attractions géant de Tokyo promet des aventures hilarantes et chaleureuses dans ce volume tant attendu !

Say cheese! Say cheeeese! Yotsuba's got a shiny new camera! But this new camera is too cool for just Daddy's silly poses. What else should Yotsuba take? Maybe the nice man at the restaurant who makes udon, or Shaggy Beard at the bike shop. But definitely not that dog down the street. He's a little scary and . . . Oh no! Watch out, Juralumin!!!! WAHHHH!

Originally posted here at Anime Radius.Let's face it: Yotsuba&! will always be the sweetly endearing, slightly off-kilter, forever hilarious manga we've come to know and love. Kiyohiko Azuma has created a comedic juggernaut here, and there are no signs of it slowing down or shutting off any time soon. You would think that by volume five the jokes would slow down or stop being funny? You'd be wrong. Volume six is one of the funniest volumes by far, and introduces a new item into young Yotsuba's world that promises much more hilarity down the road: a bike. Yes, a child's bike with training wheels and a basket and a tiny bell - which means that Yotsuba is now mobile, ladies and gentlemen. The town she lives in is about to get a lot more hectic, I think.While some volumes have spread out the love evenly between the cast members, this volume is all about Yotsuba. It does not suffer from moving its focus back from its ensemble of characters back onto its main protagonist, especially when the adventures she gets into are so amusing and quirky and so very Yotsuba. Her curiosity about the world can make anything exciting - from drinking fancy milk to making a bookshelf. Her big bike trip to deliver Fuuka some milk turns what could have been a simple trip into a big, world-expanding adventure that not only lets us as readers see more of Yotsuba's world but also shows us Yotsuba's first proper rolling steps into city life and places new to her, like bridges and schools. Any slice-of-life manga that can make things like those interesting deserves all the gold stars in the world.The best thing about Yen Press' release of Yotsuba&! over ADV manga's handling of the series - that is, other than the superior translation and the honorifics being kept in dialogue - is that they add a preview of the following volume at the end of the book. For a series like this, it's almost a must. After all, once you finish one book, the only thing you want to do is get your hands on the next.

Fresh off the excitement of her camping trip, Yotsuba initiates a very productive session of sandbox play in which she instructs Fuuka how to properly run a bakery. But even more exciting is a visit from Grandma! Yotsuba learns how to value and enjoy cleaning, how not to be rude when hoping for souvenirs, and most important, how to cope when Grandma leaves. But don't worry, she'll be back someday!

Having already tackled such diverse topics as cicadas and global warming, Yotsuba is back and ready to face a whole new set of challenges. See as she strives to master the complexities of rock-paper-scissors! Feel as she becomes one with the water during a weekend of fishing. Be confused as she tries to get money from strangers to buy her groceries! The mayhem continues in Volume 4.

The first new volume of Yotsuba in 3 years is a cause for celebration. Needless to say, I was very happy when this volume was released and was saving it for a special occasion. To me, Yotsuba is just one of the best, most precious things in the world, and I was so glad to be able to hang out with these characters once again. Yotsuba is still the cutest little thing, her dad is wonderful, her neighbours and friends are adorable and their collective adventures are as fun, funny and relatable as always. My personal favourite chapter was about Yotsuba, Fuuka and Hiwatari (better known as Miss Stake) going to a free yoga class. I adored how Yotsuba got everything right from the very first try but her friends struggled with every pose — my personal experience with yoga, which I've been practicing for a full year now (with mixed results), has definitely been closer to Yotsuba's older friends!The main adventure of the book though was Yotsuba and her dad taking a trip to Tokyo to pick up their new car and hang out with Yotsuba's aunt Koharuko. I just got back from my first ever trip to Japan (which was absolutely amazing) and am longing to go back there again, so thanks to Kiyohiko Azuma's authentic depiction of Japan and Tokyo in particular he managed to transport me back there, in a way. And that's what Yotsuba&! as a series has always been about for me — the feeling of spending your time with the nicest people in one of the most amazing countries on Earth. That's a great feeling, and not an easy one to capture. Hats off to Mr. Azuma for pulling that off, I could not be more thankful to him for the existence of this wonderful series (and Azumanga Daioh, for that matter). I hope that volume 15 won't take as long to release, but if that's what it takes to create such a beautiful and lovely manga, I am ready to wait.

Everyone's favorite green-haired five-year-old is back! And this time, Yotsuba's expanding her horizons by taking a trip to the big city with her dad! The giant amusement park of Tokyo--with all its trains to ride, neighborhoods to explore, and fancy lunches to eat--promises heartwarmingly hilarious adventures in this long-awaited volume!

Going home for his grandfather's funeral, thirty-year-old bachelor Daikichi is floored to discover that the old man had an illegitimate child with a younger lover! The rest of his family is equally shocked and embarrassed by this surprise development, and not one of them wants anything to do with the silent little girl, Rin. In a fit of angry spontaneity, Daikichi decides to take her in himself! But will living with this overgrown teenager of man help Rin come out of her shell? And hang on, won't this turn of events spell doom for Daikichi's love life?!

Acclaimed creator Kaoru Mori's tale of life on the nineteenth-century Silk Road continues, this time introducing a new would-be bride--Talas. A young widow, Talas opens her home to the researcher Mr. Smith, who has ventured to her town to continue his studies. However, when Talas's uncle begins to see Smith as an impediment to his plans to wed his son to Talas, the old man's schemes land the Englishman in prison! Far from friends and even farther from home, Smith's outlook seems grim...

Beep-beep-beep! Yotsuba here, and riiiight on schedule! Every day is a fun day, and today’s gonna be even funner than the rest. We’re busy, busy, busy! We should write down a schedule so we don’t forget what we gotta do… like go to the bathroom! And go to the berry gair* store with Daddy! And try to fly! Omigosh, Yotsuba missed toilet time already! Noooo! What to do?! What to do?!(*Koiwai’s note: I think she means “teddy bear.”)

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English Version: Yotsuba loooooves playing games! When Daddy's the counter in hide-and-seek, he can never find Yotsuba, 'cos I'm such a good hider! And when we go to the park, Yotsuba's the bestest at swing-tag-shoe-races. Daddy says Yotsuba's making up the rules as we go along, but Yotsuba thinks Daddy's just a sour loser. But maybe Yotsuba will let him win once in a while..."Sementara ayahnya bekerja, Yotsuba bermain rumah-rumahan di bawah mejanya. Kemudian, terinspirasi oleh buku bergambar, Yotsuba pun mulai belajar bagaimana cara membuat pancake. Kisah-kisah lucu dan menyenangkan dalam keseharian Yotsuba!"

The ranch wasn’t fun, huh? But maybe festivals will be less funner?! (Yotsuba’s playing opposites, ha-ha!) Yotsuba got uninvited to Fuuka’s school for a culr…a clart…a cultural festival! And she didn’t promise Yotsuba there wouldn’t be CAKE! Yotsuba doesn’t want a cake as biiiiiig as Jumbo, nope!! You wouldn’t either, now would you?! Ohhh! And then, and then! There ISN’T gonna be a great big festival for the whole town to go to! And Yotsuba isn’t gonna work hard and help out there with Ena and Fuuka, nuh-uh! Not even for candy, nooooo way!

There are 7 vignettes in this volume. It started a little slow, but most pages held my interest for one reason or another, perhaps because I'm confused! Although the stories basically focus on 5-year old Yotsuba, the author uses other characters, like the neighbor children, to explore concerns and perspectives of older people too. If the text already explained where Yotsuba's mother is, I missed it. Yotsuba's father is interestingly lax. Yotsuba cries here a few times, which I don't remember happening before. I don't think I'm picking up on all the character nuance. At least I'm picking up on the fact that there's nuance there, I think.