Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction, Vol. 1

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Comedy is something we rarely see in an Inio Asano manga, and I would say he has full control of it here from the very first chapter.

Supporting characters are introduced, and author sure did think about some more exposition and backstories, but editor probably hinted that the series would take another 30 years to finish with how sluggish, meandering and lost the narration is in this series. Bulgakov pulled it amazingly in "Master and Margaret", and ever since so many, especially Japanese manga authors, are trying the same with at best, tolerable results.

As always with Inio Asano, the art is amazing, but it should be the last reason you pick up this manga.

The art style is more chibi and less realistic then his previous works, but the backgrounds are done the same way as previous. Even long-time fans of Asano’s manga will be surprised by the ideas put forth on this manga, whether it be subtle changes in artistic choices or making more debatable narrative choices. It does have the sci-fi tag, and there are some far-fetched ideas that you either accept or dismiss, but Asano doesn't totally abandon realism here. The story follows two high school girls who struggle with the mundanity of life after an alien spaceship descends on Japan.Dededede is a manga filled with joyful moments, but these same moments can also be rather melancholic.