What They Say
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!
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers):
After her fun at the ranch, Yotsuba is ready for a whole new set of adventures. Starting with a small chapter in which Yotsuba acts as the “Ranch Man” and ends up following a cat, and a short escapade in which Yotsuba “plays opposites” and ends up eating at a restaurant. Soon, Yotsuba finds herself travelling to Fuuka’s cultural festival in search of cake, and playing at the neighbor’s in the middle of a typhoon. Finally, Yotsuba minds the house and ends up “fusing” with Jumbo in the process, participating in a festival and earning candy, and picking up acorns.
In Summary:
As always, Yotsuba ends up stealing the show here with her wacky antics and unique perception of the world around her. Even when you can take a good guess as to what she’s going to do (such as in the typhoon chapter) it’s still hilarious to watch it come about. The supporting characters also do a good job playing off of Yotsuba well, especially Jumbo, who has a number of great moments in this volume. All the stories here feel solid and contain a number of fantastic gags, with the possible exception of the acorn chapter, which feels a little thin in comparison. Hopefully Yotsuba’s whimsy and charm will continue to be as wonderful as it is here, as this volume certainly makes for an enjoyable read.
Yotsuba participates in a festival, plays in a typhoon, and even gets cake in this exciting new volume!
