Märchentic Bazooka

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I don't know much about Japanese comedy shows or routines, only that as per tradition there tends to be comedy duos where one of them plays the straight, serious character and the other one is the funny guy with the jokes. Maybe that is the reason why, but the skits in the manga just fell flat for me and I did not find them funny at all. The manga talked a lot about how people get interested in the comedy show biz and what it is like to start out as a comedian but it felt soulless to me.

The art is really pretty and the ... base premise had some nice ideas, what it's like to navigate the difference of having a friend who is your comedy partner and having them also as your crush/romantic partner. The execution however felt lackluster, I did not connect with the characters or their struggles. We did get some shoehorned in flashbacks about their past but it didn't really have any emotional impact. One thing I appreciated was that the flashbacks were done from both sides and we learned both of the characters feelings. However, the dialogues were very skippable and the characters spent way too much time in their own heads instead of talking to each other.