Kekkon Afro Tanaka

The latest in the Afro Tanaka comedy series about the life of afro haired Hiroshi Tanaka that focuses on his life as a newly married man who is starting a family.

Masaharu Noritsuke‘s Afro Tanaka series has been running since 2002 in Big Comic Spirits. It started with Hiroshi in high school and followed his life as he drops out of school, moves to the city, travels throughout Japan, starts a relationship, and now focuses on his married life. And throughout this long running series Noritsuke’s jokes are so good I’m still enjoying this latest iteration. Afro Tanaka works because it combines dumb happenings, sharp wit, and extreme overreactions into a perfect blend of comedy. I’m sure it will never be published in English which is a damn shame because it’s one of my favorite comedies.

~dakazu