![]() ![]() It’s an incredibly expressive series in just the faces alone, aiding the humor and even drama well. The level of conflict, drama, fakeness, and inner torment bleeding through is sold exceptionally in the artist’s depictions of the characters. The artwork is no slouch either, helping to bring these characters and the comedy to life. They are all not as developed as Uramichi, but there is a lot of personality and energy in them that’s just entertaining to read. The song leaders are Iketeru, a guy with unlimited potential despite his stupidity, and Utano, a woman who constantly suffers from existential crises about where she is in her life. Mitsuo is the more popular of the two and seems the most down to earth, while Tobikichi suffers from serious confidence issues and is constantly butting heads with Uramichi. Tobikichi and Mitsuo play the animal costumed friends on the show, often seen together and constantly causing problems in one way or another. ![]() However, his past, alluded to throughout, is what seems to have really beaten him down into his current, depressed state. Despite his intensity and no-nonsense attitude, he does seem to actually like his coworkers and the kids themselves on some level. He loves imparting certain wisdoms on the kids that are definitely not appropriate to tell them, but he never seems to go too far with it either. He is very super cynical and just overall tired, showing plenty of false enthusiasm, just going with the flow to get through the day. Uramichi is the exercise instructor for “Together with Maman”. But again, we don’t get much of a glimpse of that until the very end of the book. It is more towards the end of the book that we get that side of the series, but it does show there is a reason for why everyone’s the way they are. While the characters do all have these pasts that are mostly played for laughs (Utano being a failed pop star for instance), the series isn’t above touching on their personal histories. Uramichi, for example, frequently goes out with everyone after work despite how much they irritate him. The cast does care about one another to some extent at the end of the day. It just works so well with how all the elements turn out.īut despite its lighthearted attitude, Life Lessons is capable of being genuine and having a bit of depth to it. Despite how cynical and done with everything the cast are, there’s a strange amount of truth in what they say and do that makes it even more relatable. The situations they keep landing in and having to deal with, like shooting a summer episode in the middle of winter, keep everything fresh and allow for new twists on recurring gags. the children’s wide-eyed, but still wise nature, leading to amazing interactions and gags. ![]() All of the characters work well off of each other, like Uramichi’s deep cynicism vs. It comes down to its very strong writing in many different areas. Very rinse and repeat in a way, with exceptions towards the end of the first volume.Īnd yet, this is quite possibly one of the funniest series that I have read in a very long time. Most chapters are like that with a new twist or variation - hosting a health event, or dealing with a concert. Every chapter sees our cynical lead, Uramichi, dealing with his job as a host on a children’s TV show, whether it be struggling to stay motivated or dealing with frustrating coworkers. Life Lessons definitely can end up on the repetitive side of things from how it is structured. Eventually, you hit a point where things just may end up feeling tired or repetitive. Alongside mascots played by a couple of bushy-tailed millennials, and a singing duo whose music embodies the notion of being kicked while you’re down, Uramichi wades through the misery of working life, one sardonic comment at a time… The BreakdownĬomedy is tough, especially when keeping a series going for long. Uramichi is a 31-year old children’s TV host who leads physical exercises and teaches life lessons colored by one main theme: adulthood sucks. Is it good? The LowdownĪccording to the official description provided by Kodansha Comics: Let’s take a look at this oddball series about children’s entertainment hosted by the worst people. ![]() Before that though, Kodansha Comics released the original manga into the West this past winter. After being delayed from the previous year due to the pandemic, Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan will be getting its anime debut in Summer 2021. ![]()
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