Dagashi Kashi (2017)

[だがしかし]

Volume 9

Author/Artist: Kotoyama
Publisher: Shounen Sunday Comics

Synopsis:
Kokonotsu and Hajime go out to make some Christmas deliveries.

Story/Characters:
We get several nice little episodes. No doubt the best parts are when Kokonotsu and Hotaru tend the shop's food stall together at the New Year's festival and Kokonotsu and Saya's pseudo-date. The kite episode is also amazing.

Art:
Hajime's Christmas outfit. That is all. (Saya's isn't bad either, even if it just appears on the chapter cover and the sketch afterward.) I praised the kite episode before and the visuals are what really sell it.

Other:
Of the four 4-koma this volume, probably my favorite is the one where Hajime is asking Kokonotsu about his favorite Christmas present.

Conclusion:
We have some really nice character moments and the very funny kite episode which make this volume a no-brainer. Get it.

Rating:
Own It