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Ponkotsu-chan Kenshouchuu can be compared to an average school-based romcom except it has a unique twist to it; our main character has supernatural powers that change daily. Yumesaki is given a new ability everyday via text from “God” and these abilities can range from quite useful to completely useless.



Yumesaki turns to her classmate, Mito, for help. Mito is heavily judged on his outward appearance; being seen as frightening, but despite his looks,Mito just wants people to depend on him.



The story is unique and cute with short chapters to read easily as you get to see the bond grow between these opposing personalities, Mito ... is smart and reliable while Yumesaki is ditzy and all over the place; making them good friends for each other. The art is perfect for the story, cute and not too simple but not too complex either.

Ponkotsu Ponko is a wholesome and adorable read!
It’s a comedy slice of life with a sweet (and ‘useless’) older model robot maid, Ponko, sent out to live with a more bitter old man, Genji. Reading on, the story will introduce more of what led up to Ponko to be sent out to Genji and their friendship.
The reader will get introduced to a few side characters throughout the quiet town that our characters reside in resulting in Ponko making friends. Although she is deemed useless, everyone in town is quite fond of Ponko!
There is the right amount of comedy with shenanigans our main ... characters get into because of Ponko but a good amount of sadness as we dwell into the past but also as we move forward in Genji’s life as well.

I thought I’d leave a bit more of a positive review considering I enjoy the manga.
I’ll start off with the characters:
I could be wrong but it seems the chapters are originally posted on Twitter and as for fun by author Zyugoya who just drew up the main character one day and decided to add a personality and story to her, I can see why people could have an issue with the design I guess but it’s not abnormal to have a larger chest so if you don’t like fanservice or breasts as big as Ochiai’s then I recommend you don’t read.
The ... whole cast of characters is cute but it seems the main complaint is on Ochiai so I’ll put my 2 cents in; I think there is small character development for Ochiai which isn’t bad, as in the beginning she’s clearly insecure and had to go unappreciated in her past relationship.
Once Sawatari enters the picture, we can see more confidence in Ochiai, even if she is still sensitive to the trauma of her former partner.

The story itself is a bit slow in the beginning and the chapters are short. It’s a cute romcom, the humor is pretty meme-like at times which I enjoy. The art also compliments the romcom element with heart warming moments and the comedic effect of Ochiai’s flustered
moments, etc.

All in all it’s a cute and light read.