As of me writing this

This will be my first review about animanga content and I’ll try my best to express what I’ve learned about this series and how it expresses emotions in a more positive manner.
Yotsuba&! deeply reminds us all about our days of how much of happiness, joy and emotions we felt during the childhood years, and boy does this show it perfectly, it shows us how much we feel about ourselves when we were young, and when we as adults read through this story, it deeply resembles us in a more positive manner, it’s beautiful, it’s charming to the eye and it’s just so touching to the heart.

The story starts off with Yotsuba koiwai moving into a new town with her father, and seeing all around her surroundings, she felt shocked but not just her surroundings but even people, items, refrigerators, air conditioners, bicycles, being interested in basically anything she could find, as a reader you progress through the story and you’ll be able to see Yotsuba’s growth and see her gain new friends and who teaches her new things and experiences, she befriends 3 of the sisters from the ayase family that being, Fuuka Ayase, Ena Ayase and Asagi Ayase, characters like Jumbo and Yanda add more touch to yotsuba’s character growth because they are also the ones who play a part in her life, the comedy is really good and it’s mostly Yotsuba’s reactions, which are really fun to read, her solo adventures make anyone share her excitement when she goes on an errand for the first time, to the zoo and see animals she's only seen in her picture books, firework shows and so many other experiences that have become common places for people in general.

One thing I really like about the manga is how it shows the mistakes that we make even to this day, not lying to parents, not knowing what to say in the current situation, but trying to correct yourself to do better, everyone makes mistakes but we learn from them and we make them better, especially on the part when Yotsuba was trying to make pancakes, she made many mistakes but at the end she was able to make them perfectly.

the other scenario, which is related to lying was when Yotsuba brought a yoga training ball, while bouncing it around the house, she accidentally broke the vase, but she lies to her father saying that a “lying bug” made her lie, but her father straight away takes her to a Buddhist temple, placing her inside the enclosure of the guardian statue, which ultimately made confessed that she was the one who lied, and then her father let her out and told her not to lie again, our parents taught us that “one lie will lead to another lie” and it continues to happen until and unless you say the truth because eventually they will come to know about it at some point in time.

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Yosuke and Yotsuba’s bond as a father and daughter, even when taken as a orphan, it feels genuine to see them play together, showing the right ways he genuinely loves and cares about her daughter, it teaches us a bit more about parenting, it really illustrates the importance of understanding the bond between a parent and a child.

Chapter 104 around the time Yotsuba got her first backpack, is when it really struck me emotionally that this is how it feels to have a bond between them

Edit: Re-Read volume 15

Re-Reading this volume again at a time where I’m actually mentally unstable is perhaps the best decision I have ever made

I was talking to my friend regarding this series and then I realized, wouldn’t it be great to have a feeling like this again

Revisiting my childhood days, grandparents visiting us….I do still remember all the memories I cherished throughout my 20+ years of living

I don’t know what else can come close to comfort and happiness when it comes to Yotsuba&! Maybe one day I will lead a happy life without any regrets, this story means a lot to me as a person who’s gone through so many stages in life, a kind soul can lead to so many different emotions

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Another one of the bonds I liked were with Yotsuba and Yanda, their bond felt very strong in many respective ways, acting as her nemesis, playing pranks on her, eating her ice cream, both of them like teasing each other and it’s so fun to read and enjoy because it just reminds me of my uncle and I having a similar bond, making it feel more natural to me personally because it’s more than just playing pranks and being naughty, Yanda has always been the “goofy” type, which I like, the same goes for Jumbo, the more positivity I see towards this series is not just a story but built towards the characters because that is it’s main strength, the story isn’t compelling, the story doesn’t feel concrete but that’s the beauty of it that makes it even stronger because that’s what I always liked while reading this series the cast spans a rage of ages, making the dynamics feel more natural to look forward to as you progress

When yotsuba’s grandma came to stay for 3 days, but wasn’t able to tell her before hand but had to tell her when she was departing back home

this reminded me of my days when my grandpa used to stay over on weekends when I was very young and I always used to get teared up when he does leave, seeing this immediately reminded me of him, he always used to give me money and get me pencil box and so on

It felt emotional to me after reading these particular chapters which were involved with her grandmother, which made me tear up, I miss my grandpa even to this day, and it just showed me that same feeling when I was really young

One thing I always like about any series in general is the artwork, and this one is no exception, while it looks simple to the eye, it makes the expression feels comedic, it feels very beautiful to read throughout the series, background art is also where it shines a lot

In conclusion if you ever need a break from your life or stress, this manga is literally perfect just to relieve you from all that, it’s a perfectly balanced meal of slice of life, comedy and how it portrays in real life scenarios, while I don’t think I’ve written the best review, im glad I stepped up and decided to write about it and I don’t regret it at all

If you read this entire review, thank you very much