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Great for beginners
This is one of the easiest pieces of Japanese media I've tried so far. It's for the most part quite easy to follow and when it does have more complex vocabulary it's usually not necessary for understanding the overall story. I think the harder aspects of the book are cultural because there are a lot of Japanese pop culture references and some very Japanese jokes that I didn't really understand.
It's skit like nature also makes it very easy to follow because there can be a chapter or two you don't understand very well and you'll still be able to understand the later parts of the book regardless.
As for entertainment value I probably wouldn't read this in English in my spare time but it's captivating enough to enjoy it in Japanese. I think it's quite useful though because there aren't a lot of other series as easy as this one in Japanese.