Manga I wouldn't recommend to everyone: "Pop Team Epic," "Aimaimee," and "Yamamoto At Home"

This time, I'd like to introduce three absurd gag manga.
They all share the commonality of originating as webcomics and being absurd, surreal gag comics, so I feel they are often discussed in comparison to each other.

General Overview

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"Yamamoto At Home" > "Aimaimee" > "Pop Team Epic"
I think so.


Yamamoto At Home's comedy often features a straight man (tsukkomi) in response to a funny man (boke), making it easy to understand.
Furthermore, even without a straight man, the jokes themselves are easy to understand and feel very carefully written.
Each episode is packed with a high density of comedic banter and witty retorts, making it a very engaging read.

So, what about Aimaimi? Well, they do have someone who plays the straight man, but...Often, the straight man fails to deliver a complete punchline, and the funny man ends up pushing through with it.
You often see them going off on tangents, like "funny man" → "straight man" → "funny man" → "funny man."
Furthermore, it contains a lot of extremely provocative language and crude jokes, making it a truly outspoken four-panel comic strip.
In terms of sheer madness, I think he's head and shoulders above the rest.

Pop Team Epic might be the most difficult to understand in terms of its humor.
Rather than being "given entertainment," I think it's necessary to have the attitude of "actively seeking out entertainment yourself."
It features a lot of current events, parodies, and satire, and I feel it's a type of four-panel comic that's enjoyable to discover by finding the original sources yourself.
Since most readers are internet users who take research for granted, there may be a foundation for them to accept this kind of approach.

Yamamoto At Home (Yamamoto At Home)

The first volume of the manga is out.
I think this one has the clearest logical structure among them.
There are many funny parts, such as the interactions within the Yamamoto family, which are far from a cozy, family-like atmosphere.
There are many jokes that stem from wordplay, the flow is intellectual, and the way the punchlines are delivered is genuinely funny.

Yamamoto At Home (MFC)(Amazon)

Pop Team Epic (by Bukubu Okawa)

This might be the most difficult to understand among them.
It's full of jokes that won't make sense unless you're in the know, so it's fine if only those who understand get it.
It was also adapted into an anime.

A common developmental structure is "A → A' → B → B'".

There are many catchy lines and panels that make you want to use them yourself.
Perhaps they've even calculated that readers who are led to believe that way will spread the word.

It features a lot of current events and references to retro games, making it a great work for reminiscing and thinking, "Oh yeah, that happened."
However, if you ask me if I would recommend it to others, the answer is no.

Pop Team Epic (Bamboo Comics WIN Selection)(Amazon)

Aimaimi (Choboraunyopomi)

At first glance, the cute illustrations might suggest a typical slice-of-life moe four-panel manga, but the content is far from it—a chaotic and violent four-panel manga.
This is a work where the characters just keep repeating the same insults and spiraling out of control, making you feel sorry for the one who's supposed to be the straight man.
The comedic timing and development of the jokes are unique, and the more you read, the more your mind will be worn down by their unpredictability.
There is an anime adaptation, but it's quite mild, so reading the original manga is definitely more fitting for this work.

Aimaime (1) (Bamboo Comics 4-Panel Selection)(Amazon)

summary

This time, I've written about three works.
I've said this many times before, but I'm not recommending these works.
However, if you find even one of these works you like, you might enjoy reading the others as well.

I like all three.

Rakuten Market: 山本アットホーム／ポプテピピック／あいまいみー　（1）