Happy Kanako's Killer Life Vol. 1
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- Create Date：2021-10-04 08:51:10
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Toshiya Wakabayashi
- ISBN：1648277985
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Grg
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Socially awkward office worker stumbles into a new job as an assassin （murder and puns ensue）。 Painfully unfunny。
Aaron
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Kanako Nishino is the most free-spirited psychopath known to humankind。 A great deal about this young woman is relatable: she's a veteran of soul-crushing office work， she dreads low-stakes social interactions， and she effectively does whatever she's told。 Perhaps it's no surprise Nishino stumbles into the trade of professional assassination by mere happenstance。 At least， one would think so。 Because upon closer observation， she's also a terrible alcoholic， dangerously clumsy with firearms， and Kanako Nishino is the most free-spirited psychopath known to humankind。 A great deal about this young woman is relatable: she's a veteran of soul-crushing office work， she dreads low-stakes social interactions， and she effectively does whatever she's told。 Perhaps it's no surprise Nishino stumbles into the trade of professional assassination by mere happenstance。 At least， one would think so。 Because upon closer observation， she's also a terrible alcoholic， dangerously clumsy with firearms， and frightfully emotionally unstable。 Were HAPPY KANAKO'S KILLER LIFE #1 written or produced for extended western media platforms， few would doubt the project would be classified as anything other than a "dark comedy。" Nishino assumes the guise of a master assassin by sheer accident。 She quits her day job as a paper-pusher only to be recruited by the criminal underworld。 Her introverted disposition， rudimentary internal monologue， and wan-faced indifference toward every job gone wrong with a beer and a slice of pizza lend the manga a wickedly humorous view of people who use violence as a tool or vehicle of idiomatic problem solving。Nevertheless， Nishida's on task。 Whether performing a gutsy no-look shot that takes out the front tire of a car in hot pursuit or sniping a sleezeball from a distant rooftop， this lady's got what it takes and then some。The protagonist's constant mishandling of her assignments either works in her favor or threatens to screw things up further。 Is it a good thing she killed a groper on the train？ Not really。 But considering she completed the task without being noticed， her grumpy boss is legitimately impressed。 Is it a good thing her senior， Sakurai-san， can't locate her during a job？ Not really。 But if her sneak skills are so good that a veteran killer can't track her， then there's little to complain about。HAPPY KANAKO'S KILLER LIFE #1 belongs to the contemporary class of Japanese comics typically native to the net and are usually birthed among conceptually quirky and creatively undemanding communities of visually similar content efforts。 Sometimes as a rather casually produced yonkoma。 Wakabayashi's work seems to match: short， tightly written four-panel pages with minimal cast， minimal character design， and minimal narrative space or flexibility。 The comic's humor is somewhat raw （e。g。， Nishino is excited to see the stars at night， despite screwing up a kill such that she has to bury a body in the countryside）， but the manga's tight format and structure limit the storytelling to brusque， straightforward， and often terrible punchlines。The author's style of humor is the most difficult facet of the manga to surmount。 Bad animal puns and anemic plays on words populate every third page of the book。 On many occasions， it's better to skip the tortured language and simply read the text as if it were plainspoken。 Many of the jokes are bland （e。g。， Nishino lolling her tongue like a frog， "I'm gonna croak！"）， others mildly clever （e。g。， Nishino finds herself in a pinch， "Are you falcon kidding me？！"）， most are a painful stretch （e。g。， Nishino imagines a squirrel over her right shoulder， "I've rodent it now！！"）， while yet others are completely indecipherable （e。g。， a spinosaurus？）。 Whether the humor arrives by way of lackluster creativity or exceedingly evangelical translation efforts on the part of the publisher， or a pale combination of the two， the result is ill-fitting。The title's weak art and excruciatingly bad animal puns may not factor for many readers whose threshold of quality manga isn't so high。 In such a case， HAPPY KANAKO'S KILLER LIFE #1 might be viewed as a rather obtuse title born from the oddest corners of the manga universe。 But the comic does show promise。 The protagonist has numerous personal， emotional hang-ups and is horrible at lying to her mother。 She sucks at actual conflict resolution and is constantly working to improve her self-esteem。 And yet， despite it all， she's a woman who finds pleasure and purpose in murder。 Such is the life of "happy" Kanako。 。。。more
Marie Kos
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Just what I needed。 Kanako is relatable。 （What does that say about me？ Hmm…） And great job to the translator！！
Beth
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Kanako kind of trips into a career as an assassin after quitting a miserable job with a terrible boss。 At first this manga seemed to be a simpler variation on the idea that "some people deserve to die，" similar to Little Shop of Horrors or Death Note， including the idea that the killing can gain a sort of life of its own and slip out of the killer's control。 But there's more to it than that， and our somewhat klutzy newbie assassin is also building some self-confidence due to being naturally good Kanako kind of trips into a career as an assassin after quitting a miserable job with a terrible boss。 At first this manga seemed to be a simpler variation on the idea that "some people deserve to die，" similar to Little Shop of Horrors or Death Note， including the idea that the killing can gain a sort of life of its own and slip out of the killer's control。 But there's more to it than that， and our somewhat klutzy newbie assassin is also building some self-confidence due to being naturally good at her job （yikes！）。 She's genuinely trying hard to be a good employee for her boss， and a good co-worker with her sempai-in-murder Sakurai。 So she's a typical Japanese pop media protagonist， sort of。。。The introduction of a detective on the prowl for the assassin-savant "K" （view spoiler）[（and who seems to have developed an immediate crush on Kanako） （hide spoiler）] sets us up for the next volume。Fun， and a little discomfiting at times。 The art is clean and deceptively simple。This is another full-color manga that is quite short， and also costs full price， if the cost factor is of any importance。I read the Seven Seas translation of this manga in English。 。。。more
Mar
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Fun tho I'm not a fan of the police Fun tho I'm not a fan of the police 。。。more
Bentgaidin
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'Happy Kanako's Killer Life' is a collection short comics about a young girl who quits an unhappy office job， and discovers to her vast surprise that she makes a superlative assassin。 There's also a lot of animal-pun interjections， some of which get very strained in the English translation and will test your sensibilities。 "Oh no he armadill-dn't" is pretty good; so is "I'm a dinosaurus mess"; "Oh for hell's snake" and "I've rodent things again" maybe not so much。。。 :） Overall， a cute collection 'Happy Kanako's Killer Life' is a collection short comics about a young girl who quits an unhappy office job， and discovers to her vast surprise that she makes a superlative assassin。 There's also a lot of animal-pun interjections， some of which get very strained in the English translation and will test your sensibilities。 "Oh no he armadill-dn't" is pretty good; so is "I'm a dinosaurus mess"; "Oh for hell's snake" and "I've rodent things again" maybe not so much。。。 :） Overall， a cute collection and I'll be curious to see when we get another volume。 。。。more
L
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This is by far one of the funniest comics I have read。 The premise is super fresh， and Kanako is super entertaining to read about。
Christine Williams
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I had fun reading this manga。 It’s funny and it’s in color too。 This is my first in color manga that I’ve ever owned。
Rebecca
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3。5/5
kat （wroughtofbooks）
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I picked this up completely on a whim。 I read the synopsis when the release was announced and thought it sounded interesting， but hadn’t made any decisions to buy it。 I’m glad I did because I love Kanako！ I find myself relating to her so much， and I love all her animal idioms。 She’s so pure and eager to help。 I love when she goes into rage mode。 I don’t even mind that there appears to be setup for a love triangle in the future， because the third wheel is so adorably infatuated with her， at first I picked this up completely on a whim。 I read the synopsis when the release was announced and thought it sounded interesting， but hadn’t made any decisions to buy it。 I’m glad I did because I love Kanako！ I find myself relating to her so much， and I love all her animal idioms。 She’s so pure and eager to help。 I love when she goes into rage mode。 I don’t even mind that there appears to be setup for a love triangle in the future， because the third wheel is so adorably infatuated with her， at first sight。 It’s hilarious。 I’m down to give volume to a buy when it’s released。 。。。more
Megan
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Adorable。 I love all the animal puns！ 💖💖
Mark
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After an unscrupulous boss causes her to quit， Kanako decides to find a new job alphabetically and ends up in the employ of a gang of assassins。 With great benefits and her own shocking aptitude for this kind of work， has Kanako found where she truly belongs？Since this is the mangaka behind the pure and adorable Tsuredure Children， it does feel like he might have had some stuff he wanted to let out during that series that’s all coming out in this one， which is a slice-of-life tale featuring some After an unscrupulous boss causes her to quit， Kanako decides to find a new job alphabetically and ends up in the employ of a gang of assassins。 With great benefits and her own shocking aptitude for this kind of work， has Kanako found where she truly belongs？Since this is the mangaka behind the pure and adorable Tsuredure Children， it does feel like he might have had some stuff he wanted to let out during that series that’s all coming out in this one， which is a slice-of-life tale featuring some deliciously black comedy。Kanako is wonderful - a put-upon wage slave who finds her true calling somewhat against her will。 Her beaten down personality makes her an expert at blending in and despite accidentally killing some people she rapidly finds herself acclimating to it。In fact， she might take to it too well， as her default response to all of the assholes in society， from the guy harassing a woman with a stroller to the argumentative customer haranguing a cashier is to produce weapons and consider taking them out and she’s not so great at keeping those impulses in check。So much of this book is just fun， from her small triumphs at becoming a more confident person to her unbridled joy when she turns into an underworld legend。 The way they handle her new boss is not exactly novel， but just another example that no matter the job， treating your employees with respect makes all the difference。 It’s strange to root for somebody to do well as an assassin， but Kanako is just so likeable。There are also an ungodly number of animal puns scattered throughout that I imagine were absolute hell for whoever had to translate this， but they do really good work for the most part。 A couple are practically inscrutable， but these things happen。 Considering the sheer volume it’s impressive they got as many to work as they did。This book’s consistently funny throughout， though not necessarily a gut buster， which is fine。 It did manage one laugh out loud moment from me when it addresses an instance of peril in the title on the page in question with perhaps the most negative sentiment imaginable。Mostly this is just a great situation comedy about somebody becoming something they thought they weren’t and then getting really into it， while also being totally out of sorts and awkward when dealing with regular people。 Her burgeoning relationship with her gruff coworker is also a pretty cute development。4 stars - charming stuff and I look forward to more。 It’s also gorgeously full colour and if you like this sort of semi-bleak humour （despite the sometimes high levels of carnage this is a bloodless affair） and also dumb idiot smug detectives， you’ll be very happy with this。 。。。more
Mehsi
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A hilarious and maybe a bit creepy manga about a happy-go-lucky girl going assassin and finding out she is actually freaking good at it。 I really had fun reading this one though I would have liked some panels to be better done。 Sometimes we would be at point x and suddenly jump to point a。 Often things wouldn't make sense any more。 But I still had fun and I laughed quite a few times。 Kanako looks so innocent and shy but in fact she is ruthless， it was great to see the change happening。 I also li A hilarious and maybe a bit creepy manga about a happy-go-lucky girl going assassin and finding out she is actually freaking good at it。 I really had fun reading this one though I would have liked some panels to be better done。 Sometimes we would be at point x and suddenly jump to point a。 Often things wouldn't make sense any more。 But I still had fun and I laughed quite a few times。 Kanako looks so innocent and shy but in fact she is ruthless， it was great to see the change happening。 I also liked seeing the assassin job and see the boss and who else works there。 The colours used and the way Kanako acts makes everything seem cute and bubbly， but really it is quite dark。 Haha。 The animal puns got a bit annoying after so many chapters， but I did like them sometimes。 I will be continuing this series。 。。。more
Minnie
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