Me and Roboco: and underappreciated classic Me and Roboco might be the best gag manga right now at WSJ: well timed jokes tightly written great and well rounded designs. Succeeds much more at being a comedy than most of WSJ manga do at being a shonen. In this story we see the daily life and adventures of Bondo Taira and his ordermaid Roboco a robotmaid thats not like the other robot maids. Along with them Robocos school friends mom and acquaintances bring different sides of weird to the story. This series is pretty much the payoff to that build up that were the comedy mangas Mitama Security Agravity Boys and Moriking having much more consistency than the first greater paneling and designs that the second and better wellwritten heartfelt moments that the last one. Despite having recurring jokes they still get a chuckle my favourite being the two friends doing positive bullying. If there is something that I dont like on this aspect is that some jokes reference other manga most of the times gratuituosly in Robocos underwear for example. I think some of these wont really stand the test of time. But the good thing is that the mangas comedy goes beyond that and it mixes the classic boke and tsukkomi japanese comedy dynamic with some absurdity. Another solid point from this series is the designs. They might seem rather simple but Bondo with his hat his friends with their quirky personalities and just Robocos face are pretty effective at being familiar in a manga that needs this exact feeling. Most of the strenght of Me and Roboco comes also from the writing. I think thats the main reason is proving to be a solid series in WSJ despite having the hate of the usual Shonen freaks that could even favor series like Guardian of the Witch over this one. You can see how tight is the writing on the rhytmn of every chapter on the details that pay off in the end and the overall resolutions that are neither overexplained nor pulled out from a hat. Sadly this is not an aspect that is praised and I guess not even recognised given that as with editing in movies when its well done you really wouldnt notice it. Most of the times people think wellwritten is just having a character change and being shown or told their backstory. But wellwritten in manga imply much more: like knowing when a flashback doesnt feel forced or a change seems earned. I think I could compare its writing to other gems in MangaPlus like Spy X Family Witch Watch Tis Time for Torture Princess and maybe Kill Me. If you want more from this author check their parody The Promised Neverland that might as well have served to pave the way for this series. Overall Me and Roboco has great comedy tighly written chapters and recognisable designs. Its a shame its not well received outside Japan. But I predict we will have Roboco for a enough long time.