Review for Youchien Wars, Vol.1

Review for Youchien Wars, Vol.1

Yōchien Wars 1 by Yuu Chiba, Girl with gun waiting to shootA hilarious manga about a kindergarten, assassins, kick-ass scenes, a girl who believes a bit too much in horoscopes, and more!

I came across this one on Twitter and I just HAD to read it. It sounded like a read that I could definitely use at this moment. Something funny. Something silly. And maybe a dash of darkness.

In this one we are at Kindergarten Noir, aka the safest kindergarten in the world. Here you will find the kids of politicians, businessmen, and VIPS. AKA, kids that need the most protection because people are after them/their parents. But these kids don’t have to worry, well, OK, maybe a bit haha, there is a whole team of formerly criminals who kick some serious butts to protect them. Wait, I can hear you think, but Mehsi, formerly criminals? Yes. You read that right. These criminals are the top dogs… but they know better than to go against orders. They want that sweet sweet reduced sentence. Not that many of them may make it that far given how crazy things are at this kindergarten. There isn’t a day that someone tries to assassinate, kidnap, take, or get a kid. You need all your wits. All your systems on go. You need to be prepared. Yes, the manga is packed with action, but no worries, there is also a lot of humour to balance it or just give action scenes a bit of funny situations.

Because that is what you get with our MC. She is called Rita and she is like the best there is. But she is also here to find a hot date. Yup. Priorities. This girl wants a hot date and she will find one. Those poor assassins think that she is just an easy one to tackle… but you better answer your questions right, because otherwise BANG BANG you dead. Bye. Also this girl loves her horoscopes and believes fervently in them, which just made me laugh. Even the kids know what to expect with Rita-sensei. XD I really did like Rita, she is a great character and I am just hoping that one day she finds her hot date.. though I would recommend maybe not going for them in the assassin-pool of hot guys.

Next to Rita we also meet other characters. From the boss of the kindergarten (don’t make her angry), a newbie (but is she totally pure about her intentions), and then there is Doug (who is a bit grumpy about things, but as we see he also gets swooned by Rita as the story continues, though Rita is oblivious seemingly, haha).

Oh, and those who read shoujo and the likes? Remember the scenes with the heroine falling dramatically and the male lead catching her in some dramatic way with lots of glitter and show? Well, those scenes you get in this one with the kids. Some crazy scenes and the assassins guarding/holding the kids safely.

Each chapter begins with the baddies concocting a plan, sending out an assassin (often with some code name that made me laugh at times). I liked that, especially since each assassin was just so confident… they shouldn’t have been that.

It is a really fun manga and I had oodles of fun! I will be reading this one further. I can use a funny action manga in my life!

Star rating, 5 stars

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