Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan Omnibus, Vol. 2
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- Create Date：2022-03-09 09:51:39
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Gaku Kuze
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Summary
2。1 FADE IN: INT。 STUDIO BREAKROOM - MIDNIGHT
While grappling with unexpected overtime， unreasonable working conditions， and unflattering costumes， URAMICHI makes the acquaintance of other jaded professionals deep behind the scenes。 Digital strategist SAITO and merchandising whiz HANBEI almost seem like his kindred spirits， but their respective bad attitude and even worse temper keep the doors to URAMICHI'S fragile heart firmly shut。 There must be someone out there who understands。。。right？
2。2 CUT TO: THE JADED COMEDY THAT INSPIRED THE ANIME
While grappling with unexpected overtime， unreasonable working conditions， and unflattering costumes， URAMICHI makes the acquaintance of other jaded professionals deep behind the scenes。 Digital strategist SAITO and merchandising whiz HANBEI almost seem like his kindred spirits， but their respective bad attitude and even worse temper keep the doors to URAMICHI'S fragile heart firmly shut。 There must be someone out there who understands。。。right？
2。2 CUT TO: THE JADED COMEDY THAT INSPIRED THE ANIME
Reviews
Fny
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If you haven’t picked up this manga yet。 What are you waiting for？
Rebo
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The anime is still better bc the translation/localization gets more of the humor across， but this was still fun and I’m looking forward to the next volume。
Serenity Fox
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The first book was close to perfection and I purchased both manga at the same time。 However， you should learn from me and maybe consider purchasing this after finishing the first omnibus。 This book I give a 3。5 however there are no half stars so I round up。 This volume was underwhelming to me because of the weird translations of the songs （that I just started to skip over at this point）， lack of comedic moments， semi-rushed character development， and slow background story unveiling。 It takes one The first book was close to perfection and I purchased both manga at the same time。 However， you should learn from me and maybe consider purchasing this after finishing the first omnibus。 This book I give a 3。5 however there are no half stars so I round up。 This volume was underwhelming to me because of the weird translations of the songs （that I just started to skip over at this point）， lack of comedic moments， semi-rushed character development， and slow background story unveiling。 It takes one episode for uramichi to break down crying for a kid yet there is not a reason for him to be overly sentimental （other than the obvious）。 Thinking on how long he has worked for this company this can’t be the first time this has happened。 Also the “teaching moments” （between reader and story teller） are a bit too lackluster。 I blame it partially on the translation but in all honesty。 This is something you want to give to someone who has gotten their first job or works a job and feels miserable。 。。。more
Angela Watts
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loveeeeee the cast， the humor， the art， just GAH。 so chill。 and relatable。
Jnyama
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I loved the first volume and the second one did not disappoint me。 This one delved more into the backgrounds of the character and introduced a few more dysfunctional TV crew members that are all immediately recognizable to anyone who has ever met people with low job satisfaction。 Hope this series continues forever。
Merenwen
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I am LOVING this series。 Hopefully the anime will be available on Netflix in North America。As someone who's been teaching herself Japanese for a while， I especially love the puns in everyone's names。 （"Uebu Saito"。。。 *snicker*） I actually got my dictionary out at one point to look up certain names！ I am LOVING this series。 Hopefully the anime will be available on Netflix in North America。As someone who's been teaching herself Japanese for a while， I especially love the puns in everyone's names。 （"Uebu Saito"。。。 *snicker*） I actually got my dictionary out at one point to look up certain names！ 。。。more
Chelsea Best
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Absolute killer manga so far！ I love it so so much！ I have never identified so much with an anime/manga character in my life and I cannot wait to buy more of this series and add it to my shelf！
Kelsey
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You know， I wasn't sure going in how the second volume would compare to the first， but in many ways it may be better。 While I didn't laugh as much （it is still really funny， make no mistake）， there are truly gems of wisdom in here。。。or rather life lessons。 I also really enjoyed meeting more unhinged characters and getting more glimpses of everyone's past （some of which are downright sad）。 Cannot wait for more volumes and to continue watching the anime！ You know， I wasn't sure going in how the second volume would compare to the first， but in many ways it may be better。 While I didn't laugh as much （it is still really funny， make no mistake）， there are truly gems of wisdom in here。。。or rather life lessons。 I also really enjoyed meeting more unhinged characters and getting more glimpses of everyone's past （some of which are downright sad）。 Cannot wait for more volumes and to continue watching the anime！ 。。。more
Tatyana
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Well， it wasn’t a fluke。 I found this bind-up as delightful as the first。 Now I’m really looking forward to the anime。 I hope they won’t spoil the comedy。I was really disappointed with the anime Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san， for example。 The comedy in that one was gold， but then they tried to bring the story to the screen and it fell completely flat。 Cross my fingers it won’t happen with Uramichi。
LG （A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions）
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Content warning: depression， （view spoiler）[child abuse （emotional for sure， but also possibly physical？） （hide spoiler）]Uramichi is back， limping his way through work yet not quite to the point of just giving up。 A part of him still finds tiny things to cling to， like the knowledge that his show's young viewers look up to him。 Of course， that just makes it more painful when he lets them down。This volume introduces a few more station staff members: Kikaku Hanbei， who works in Marketing; Amon， th Content warning: depression， （view spoiler）[child abuse （emotional for sure， but also possibly physical？） （hide spoiler）]Uramichi is back， limping his way through work yet not quite to the point of just giving up。 A part of him still finds tiny things to cling to， like the knowledge that his show's young viewers look up to him。 Of course， that just makes it more painful when he lets them down。This volume introduces a few more station staff members: Kikaku Hanbei， who works in Marketing; Amon， the show's producer/writer; and Uebo Saito， who runs the show's website。 We also get to see a little more of Daga Mabui， Iketeru's sister， meet Nekota Matahiko， and learn a little more about Uramichi's past。After a rough start， Volume 1 eventually grew on me。 Volume 2 was much better overall， but I have a feeling that those who enjoyed the blunt darkness of Uramichi's on-camera statements in Volume 1 may not like Volume 2 as much。 Volume 2 scaled that kind of thing back a bit， made the children a little more childlike overall， and focused more on the "behind the scenes" workplace comedy aspects and exploring Uramichi's past and the nuances of his emotional life。 There were still plenty of "Together with Maman" show moments， but they were presented somewhat differently - Uramichi's filter seemed to be a little more in place， even though he was still clearly close to cracking。The Uramichi of this volume didn't feel quite like the one of the first volume。 He seemed softer and more vulnerable， less scarily brittle， which I honestly didn't mind。 He actually had a few things he seemed to care about - the way the kids viewed him， for example - and there were a couple moments when he found himself emotionally overwhelmed while on camera。 Possibly it took the author a while to settle on what Uramichi should be like？Of all the characters， Uramichi was the one who felt the most painfully real to me， and some of the revelations about his past and the way he functions were gut-wrenching。 There was a part where several of the cast members were put on the spot and asked to draw their fathers， and （view spoiler）[Uramichi's drawing was unexpectedly upsetting。 He didn't even seem to realize what he was revealing to everyone。 （hide spoiler）] Kumatani's thoughts about Uramichi were similarly sad， and it lined up with my suspicions about why Uramichi allowed Usahara to visit him so much when he didn't even seem to like him。Which makes it sound like this volume was a drag， but I actually found it to be funnier than the first one。 Kikaku was my favorite new addition to the cast， alternating between smiles and scary rage and intensity。 The guy would make a perfect horror movie serial killer。 His first scene， in which he explained the expectations and deadline he was working under， was fabulous。My favorite on-camera moment was probably when poor Uramichi was forced to redo his Right-Left Man traffic safety footage while dealing with a hurt neck。 As Uramichi said （with a great big smile plastered on his face）， "When you get old， all kinds of body parts give out on you！" My right hip， shoulder， and arm could all relate。For some， even this volume may turn out to be too dark and bleak。 The closest Uramichi may ever be able to come to happiness is finding a way to accept his life as it currently is， keeping an eye out for little moments that move him in some way， but maybe the author will eventually get him to a better emotional place。 I have a small amount of hope， after the surprisingly sensitive and empathetic flashback scene with Kumatani。 For now， this series is going on my list of ones I'd like to keep and continue reading。 Guess I need to find some shelf space for it。Extras:This is an omnibus edition containing volumes 3 and 4 of the original series， so there's color artwork at the beginning of both volumes （3 pages total）。 There are also character profiles， the full lyrics of the songs they sing on the show， a few bonus comics， a one-page afterword comic， and 5 pages of translator's notes。 （Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions。） 。。。more
Krystal
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I would give this six stars if I could。 Nothing has ever spoken to me like this book has。
Rebecca
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This series really has dark（ish） comedy down pat， and the precocious kids in this volume up it to an actual 4。 I also like the glimpses of the past we get， as they help ground and grow the characters。
Jesse Keljo
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While I still found a lot to like in Volume 2， it seemed to tread water a bit so I’m hoping the story moves a bit more in Volume 3。
Jillian -always aspiring-
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2021 Read #60I think my main problem with this series is that I don’t really care for the characters。 My favorite is probably Kumatani， but that’s mainly for his outside perspective to everyone else’s problems。 This manga is just a tad too depressing for me from the perspective that no one really seems happy with their “adult” lives。 Where’s the catharsis？ Give us something hopeful to latch onto！ Etc。
Elena
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⭐️ Includes volumes 3 & 4 ⭐️Something that really surprises me is how the mangaka draws the chapters’ cover。 In all the covers you can see Uramichi smiling but it’s so obvious that he’s about to lose it。 It kinda makes me think about how it feels when you have a staff meeting and your boss is bullcraping but you can’t say anything *sighs*。Here we get to see more about he and the other character’s life outside their jobs。 Uramichi remains my favorite character， he has a lot of things going on for ⭐️ Includes volumes 3 & 4 ⭐️Something that really surprises me is how the mangaka draws the chapters’ cover。 In all the covers you can see Uramichi smiling but it’s so obvious that he’s about to lose it。 It kinda makes me think about how it feels when you have a staff meeting and your boss is bullcraping but you can’t say anything *sighs*。Here we get to see more about he and the other character’s life outside their jobs。 Uramichi remains my favorite character， he has a lot of things going on for him so I can't wait to know more about his past。Be warned tho， this story sometimes hits too close home if you are dealing with anxiety or high-functioning depression so if you decide to binge this， you may feel a little bummed out later on。 Still， it was another great volume for me， LLWUO is quickly becoming one of my favorite series！ 。。。more
-moonprismpower-
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