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(4.20/5)Emotional gut punch
Despite it's simple language, レンタルおにいちゃん delivers a heartwarming message of support, forgiveness, and healing through its excellent visual storytelling. The full story concludes after twenty chapters across four volumes, making it a good read for those who prefer shorter, self-contained works.
Fairly easy to read and an engaging story
This is a story about loss, grief, trauma, friendship, and family. I don't want to say too much but I think it's well worth a read.
The language was pretty approachable, especially when Kanami is in a scene because the adults dumb their language down for her which is more at my level. But there are a few scenes where the adults are discussing some heavy stuff and that is harder to follow. And there is a character that speaks in Kansai-ben which is a curveball.
With only twenty chapters, it's a quick enjoyable emotional read.
A good manga. Very simple language, furigana is on every kanji, and the story is very engaging!
A good manga. Very simple language, furigana is on every kanji, and the story is very engaging!
A must read!
This is my quintessential recommendation for beginners. Completely accessible at N4 level and, like mentioned in my peers' reviews, there's an actual story being told!
Often beginner-friendly language comes with a pretty flat plot, but not this one. This tearjerker will keep you entertained while you learn!
The art is beautiful and the delicate theme is very masterfully handled in its four volumes. Most notoriously, the characters all behave very reasonably and the kid actually feels like a human child in her way of thinking. While she has difficulty grasping certain concepts in life(especially regarding human behavior), she learns from her experiences and from observing the adults around her.
All in all, a super cute story to warm up our cold, cold hearts lol and maybe even cry a little (I know I did!)
Pretty decent
After a long time on my bookshelf collecting dust, I have finally read it. It is easy to read at N4 level. A few words I didn't know, here and there a sentence I didn't understand but otherwise I could read the book almost fluently. Accordingly, very good for consolidating knowledge and learning a few new words. Unlike other works of this difficulty, there is a concrete story that is compassionate and interesting. Absolutely recommended. I am already looking forward to the next three volumes.
Sad But Sweet
I'd been wanting to try this out for a while and I finally read it. It was a quick read, with easy vocabulary and grammar but an emotionally difficult story. I'll read the next one. 4 stars.
Perfect for beginners
- Full furigana
- Low text density
- Simple grammar
- Daily life frequent vocabulary
- Standard speaking style (no one is talking in full hiragana, or with weird speaking quirks or a dialect*)
- Engaging story
- Does not happen in a school setting
When people ask me for suggestions for their very first manga in Japanese, レンタルおにいちゃん is my №1 recommendation.
*: A character speaking in Kansai-ben is introduced in volume 2
I read this as my first manga and highly recommend it for the other beginners too!
The language starts off easier and the wanikani word sheet is a huge help.
I read it completely without knowing the story and I'd say it was rather good. I'm thinking about buying the other volumes too.
Most entertaining beginner manga I have read so far
I'd highly recommend this as a beginner manga for a few reasons:
- The language is not too hard most of the time, especially in the first book (it ramps up a bit in difficulty as the books go on, especially as two characters from Osaka are introduced, but it's still manageable with some Googling). It was really satisfying whenever I was able to completely read a few pages in a row without having to look anything up.
- There's a Wanikani group you can use for help if you ever get stuck or if you want to use their vocab sheet
- The books were actually interesting. This one was so big for me. I had sometimes been pushing myself to read through classic beginner recommendations that just didn't hold my interest (i.e. Flying Witch or Yotsuba), only to abandon them. This book through would sometimes have me pushing to keep reading even though my brain was starting to die because I just had to know what happened next. I mean, these books have DRAMA and I loved it.
This is an excellent beginner manga and I think it would be a great first manga! It has furigana and pretty straightforward language (DeepL didn't have any issues). It also starts off deceptively simple and then ramps up in difficulty, which is nice for a beginner. The WaniKani vocabulary sheet has excellent coverage too.
The story is about a little girl who's driven to rent a big brother. As you might expect, it's not a happy circumstance (poor girl has it rough!) and I won't say it's a very fun story - quite serious actually - but it's alright.
Overall, I’m definitely adding this into my mix of recommended first manga, along with ふらいんぐうぃっち and ARIA. There are still some quite tricky parts though, so don't go in expecting it to be a breeze! :)
Interesting and engaging story
The story is about a girl who rents a brother and explores themes of grief, acceptance, mental health, love and family. The story is great, slowly building the relationships and characters. I am around a N4 and I am able to understand most of it with looking up a few words. I Can recommend!! Each volume gets better and better and my confidence and enjoyment in reading increases!