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I'm not sure I've ever fallen in love with a manga quite as fast as this. I have certainly never read through any manga in Japanese quite this fast.
Before you read on: I think it's best to go into this manga blindly, without even reading the MyAnimeList synopsis! Read the first chapter and see if you like it. If you think "That was fun, but is there more to this than just a surreal comedy?", the answer is "yes!", and I think you should continue and discover it for yourself. But if you need more information - here's my review. Mostly spoiler-free, but building expectations.
Going into it, I expected a surreal comedy. Something absurd and funny, with adventure and wondrous moments, but little more. And while there are certainly chapters like that, there are two things that I didn't expect to be quite as prominent: Wholesomeness and darkness.
Neither of these things are obvious from the beginning. They feel more like spices hidden in the dish, but when they hit, they hit hard. Especially the darkness - there was more than one time where I got that creeping feeling of dread that makes you murmur "Oh no..." when you realize what is going on. But the manga never dwells on it, and soon you'll have fun moments and wholesome developments again.
That mix of elements, combined with interesting characters and a cute art style, makes this a really fun read with quite a few very emotional and memorable moments for me. It's easily the best thing I read in Japanese so far, and definitely one of my favourite mangas in any language. I hope you'll enjoy it too!