Alternative TitlesJapanese: イチゴーキ!操縦中 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 2
Chapters: 19
Status: Finished
Published: Nov 28, 2022 to Apr 17, 2023
Theme:
Gag Humor
Demographic:
Shounen
Serialization:
Shounen Jump (Weekly) Authors:
Hayashi, Seiji (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #204932 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #11223
Members: 1,664
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Your Feelings Categories Apr 17, 2023
Okay, look. This manga is stupid, it is absolutely ridiculous. A high school boy gets beaten to death by a gorilla within the first chapter. And it's a Jump manga that only lasted 19 chapters, can it be that good? Yes...to those with a specific type of humor. Ichigooki is a manga that starts off just kind of okay but the more it goes the dumber it and gets, and the more fun it becomes. It's very clear that the author was given the "wrap up" signal pretty early on and just decided to whatever the hell they wanted. And you know what? It works.
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Feb 9, 2025
Though my personal rating for this manga is very low, I'm giving it a mixed rating because in this instance I can see how someone else with a different sense of humor could enjoy this series. Here are my thoughts on why it's a mixed bag:
Gag humor manga is always a hard type to recommend or not recommend, because people don't laugh at all the same things. That being said, this series is particularly divisive with its humor and caused a huge drop-off in readership by chapter 2, which probably instantly spelled its demise. The theme is creative enough and could work, and is honestly ... May 31, 2023
Countless new manga have come from Shounen Jump’s weekly magazine, of which an equal many number have met an unfortunate and swift end from falling sales. Of these series, many can see the common signs; often they have traditional shounen tropes, potentially interesting settings, or otherwise impressive art. One genre that has been somewhat universally known as usually less-than-stellar though comes in the form of comedic manga. Comedy as an art form is hard enough, and when one tries to manage all the secondary aspects that comes with making a manga that already difficult task becomes split even further. Thus, it’s not too terribly shocking
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