Yuri Is My Job! 1 Paperback – January 22, 2019

While Yuri Is My Job doesn't exactly get off to a perfect start, the series itself is fairly strong.The first volume shows how Hime Shiraki, a popular high schooler with a cutesy façade, gets forced to work for a cosplay salon after she accidentally injures the manager. While the premise itself seems fairly simple and quirky, there are some fairly engaging story threads being developed here, such as how Hime's coworker Mitsuki inexplicably hates her from day one, a mystery that, when solved, leads to additional questions.The characters initially come off as fairly unpleasant, from a girl who only cares about making everyone like her to the people who rope her into working at the café to a girl who can't seem to stand her, but as time goes on, they gradually develop and reveal more facets of their personality. For example, Hime's obsession with putting on a perfectly cute façade stems from what happened when others saw the "real" her and abandoned her.The volume ends with a fairly surprising twist, albeit one that is foreshadowed fairly effectively. Not only does it promise quite a bit of drama for the future, but it also causes previous scenes to be viewed in a new light.All in all, I'd recommend that you give this series a try, but would also like to add that you should try the first two volumes, rather than simply give up midway through the first.

Extremely cute and fun the characters have a lot of interesting flaws and interactions that keep you drawn in. I am not generally a fan of comedy based around someone being a perpetual screw up, but this stuck a good balance and was great at keeping suspense in the story for a page turner

Kanoko is the best character. Even with her slight yandere tendencies.I hate the manager. Really hate her. I don't trust her. She's definitely a manipulator. I don't buy that she got hurt.We'll have to see were it goes from here but I enjoyed the first volume and the antics of Hime. Kanoko is the best part though.

Also got great humor and artwork

I've read many yuri mangas, but Yuri is my job seems to have the best plot so far! I love the characters and their different facades that they put on. It makes the story very interesting and funny. I really enjoyed it! I can't wait to see what Hime-chan gets into next!

This feels like cashing in on yuri's rise in popularity. It's about a high-schooler roped into working at a yuri cafe that "plays" with the tropes of yuri fandom. That could be okay, if it were a meaningful critique or paraody (Think Ouran High School Host Club). But after one volume, it isn't. Maybe it gets better. But the storytelling and art were so mediocre, and the characters so unlikable, that I won't be putting money into this anytime soon.

A cute lesbian romance manga! If you're a fan of yuri, check it out!

Honestly, I have at best a tangential relationship with manga, though I think that's helpful here...because I really view this as something approachable even for me, and I certainly got quite a bit out of it. More importantly, I'm very much looking forward to future releases in this series.The setting creates a lot of potential for comedy, and Miman takes full advantage. I picture Hime as a cross between Paris Hilton and Kelly Bundy forced to work in a situation where she becomes very much a fish out of water. The supporting characters reinforce the fun without overwhelming it...they provide a good framework for the main plot to advance.Yeah, maybe I'm overthinking manga here. One thing I've had to unlearn were the concepts of characterizations and character arcs, since those don't really have the importance in manga as they do in more western-themed art. Yes, art. That's what this is.That isn't to say such things are totally ignored - looking at the parts the characters must play vs their core being is part of the fun and certainly something that created a lot of interest for me.I think this is an outstanding manga, one that I will be following.