My Wonderful World follows Shinobu who has struggled with reading and writing his whole life. One day he encounters a cafe worker who tells him he may have dyslexia giving Shinobu the answer he has been seeking. This story from the first few pages introduces us to Shinobu and showcases how his struggles to read and write have impacted him. Meeting his future boss is the first time Shinobu gets the chance to talk with someone who shares his disability. I enjoyed how the author has paced Shinobu's journey so far as he is adjusting to his new normal. I did think at times this was a bit slow but overall, I still think this is worth the read.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kodansha for the e-book copy!

First of all I want to thank netgalley for providing me with this manga.

Shinobu Asakura has never been able to read or write—and not for lack of trying. It's made getting and holding down jobs difficult, and he's constantly berated by people who think he's just slacking off when he's just trying to keep up. But a chance meeting with a café worker who introduces a new word to Shinobu's vocabulary—dyslexia—may just change the course of Shinobu's life forever.

In this manga we see how Shinobu goes through the process of learning to live in his adult life with the knowledge of knowing that he has dyslexia, believing all his life that his lack of learning was due to being stupid, because he did not understand, actually being that it was because he had dyslexia and that no one knew how to understand him and give him enough time to help him, we see how he must adapt to get jobs, but he always loses them. until he finds his ideal job where he will learn more about his condition and how he can be part of society without major problems.

I loved the story, and I got to see how they treated him even though I don't have any condition that hinders my learning, more than suffering from anxiety.

But I came to see how difficult it is for the protagonist, since nobody took the time to help him.

It is a good read, to read calmly.

I give it a 4.5 out of 5 stars

I an unable to review this title, as it was archived before I had a chance to download and read it. This feedback is only to stop this title from adversely affecting my netgalley feedback rate. If in the future I have the opportunity to read this title, I will post a proper review here.

I would rate this between 3/4 stars.
It is about our main character learning he has dyslexia later in his life and we see to a point how it affects his life. This is not something I have seen in manga, so it stands out a bit with uniqueness.

I was pleased to see a dyslexic main character, however I did find this a little hard to read but that’s purely a personal issue. As someone struggling to get an ADHD diagnosis, I saw a lot of myself in Shinobu and the lack of support he had etc which perhaps impacted my enjoyment of this a little bit.

A great story about a dyslexian person who wants to live a normal life. It was interestin to learn about dyslexia and the trouble people with dyslexia have in their life. I was good to see that you still can live your life how you want even with a disability.

Summary:

Shinobu Asakura has struggled to find a place where he fits. More accurately, he's struggled to hold down a job. He blames this on his inability to read. When a prospective boss points out that he might be dyslexic, Shinobu realizes that he might have been too harsh on himself.

Having a name for his condition may not magically fix the world for him – but it can empower him to find new ways to navigate the world. He just has to try. Hopefully, he's found just the person to help guide him.

Review:

Oh wow. I went into My Wonderful World, Vol. 1, not knowing anything about it (I like the occasional surprise, so going in knowing nothing can be fun), and wow! I was blown away. Poor Shinobu. It's easy to empathize with this protagonist and all of his struggles.

It's even easier to root for him! I loved seeing that light-bulb moment in his life. While it may seem like a relatively minor moment, it's perfect for a slice-of-life series. Shinobu is the perfect character for this journey.

Overall, this first volume did a great job of summing up what dyslexia is, alongside what it may feel like to go through such a journey. It's great to see more representative stories popping up, and I can't wait to see more!

Highlights:
Slice of life
Dyslexic main character

Interesting volume. I would consider checking out the rest of the series ! Some of the characters were a bit predictable but other than that, great concept!

This manga portrays dyslexia, which the main character funds out later in life they have. The manga does a good job helping the reader understand the reading disability and how it looms from the perspective of someone that has it. But it feels quite surface level, a textbook understanding of the disability. It does not explore it on a personal level, how does it affect the main character specifically? How will it affect his life? This should be his story, so I wish it would focus on his personal relationship with his disability more. Aside that, the story and characters are lacking in depth. And compared to other contemporary/slice of life style manga, it lacks the strong emotional moments to really pull you in. Not that it doesn't try to engage you in the later half of the volume but it does not pull it off in my opinion. I appreciate the good intent the author had when creating this story but without the representation, it does not hold up as an entertaining read unfortunately.

My Wonderful World follows a soft-spoken protagonist whose world changes when he realizes he might be dyslexic when he meets someone else like him. This manga really shows the importance of community and labels (for some!), and I really enjoyed the journey the characters took! If you like heartwarming, slower manga, you're sure to love this as much as I did.

I feel like this is an important read to help others understand dyslexia & I'd be interested to read more volumes to see how the story progresses featuring this disability.

I myself am dyslexic and didn't find out to much later in life like this MC, however, I did ok in school and slipped under the radar whereas this MC should have be recognised given support as he cannot read and write really at all. He failed school and repeatedly gets fired from jobs due to being seen as dumb or like he can't be bothered whereas in reality, he really can't do the job and if he was only given a chance to explain how he sees the world, it could make all the difference. Finally he learns about his disability and gets involved in a café job where the owner is dyslexic and a drama group. Through the café and the owner, the MC learns new coping mechanisms to adapt challenges in order to fulfil them, e.g. taking orders and recognising that each drink uses a different mug etc. (Previously he blamed his glasses or claimed to be foreign to avoid issues).
At first our MC faces a few challenges with explaining his disability to his grandma who instantly sees disability as negative and focused on wanting to find a cure/treatment. However, after a discussion its clear she just wants the best for him and feels like she's failed him.
We end this volume with our MC trying to create a play that represents his journey with dyslexia which he finds challenging in itself. I'd be interested to see how this gets done in future volumes and what other conversations about dyslexia are had.

Most of all I loved how there were multiple times where the artist showed the reader how text appears for people with dyslexia, really helping the reader to understand that for many people, the text appears physically blurry or to be moving as they try to read.



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My thanks to NetGalley and Kodansha for an eARC copy of this to read and review.

Good until 50%, then it went off of the rails. I appreciate the representation of someone with dyslexia, I can't imagine how hard it must be to live with it and this gave me some inkling of what it must be like.

The cafe owner and his friends were all jerks and I didn't appreciate the abuse they gave to the MC who had just realized he had a learning disability. Let the poor guy learn how to deal with it and grow. They just threw him in the deep end, for literally no good reason.

DNF at 50%, I couldn't stand to see the poor guy suffer after he had been through so much already. Too mean with no payoff.

I recommend the first half for the representation, second half, not so much.

2, I can't take the meanness, stars.

Thank you Netgalley for the e-arc of this manga.

This manga is not usually what I go for, but it did enjoy it a lot and the arc was beautiful. Loved the representation about dyslexia. I am not part of the community to know if it positive or negative but I did like to see something different to what I usually read.

I was unimpressed with this manga overall, I only liked the main character and not much else.
The first half was just ok. We are introduced to Shinobu and see his struggles with dislexia, but then it went dowhill for me. I could’t stand the theatre group and their interactions with Shinobu and I fear we’re gonna get more of that in the next volumes. This manga was not for me.

This manga by Mizuho Aimoto is not my cup of tea.
My wonderful world feels like a simple educational story and less like Shinobu (the main character) story. Okay, I think that this manga could be interesting for people who don't struggle with dyslexia or have never heard of it, cause you get a glimpse of this character trying to learn how to cope with this disability; but as someone who already has an idea of what dyslexia is, the story gets boring. Simply because I don't need chapter after chapter of how this disability works.
Sadly a disappointing reading for me.

3.5 Stars

So, let’s start with the good things. Firstly, I’m really pleased to see a manga with dyslexia representation. I think our main character is likeable and I liked his grandmother as well. The visual example of how words can appear differently for different people and some of the instances of Shinobu struggling are good.

On the other hand the book simplifies things in favour of story, there is a cost to this, and I think some parts could have been handled better. The café owner is both helpful to Shinobu finding out about himself, but he is also very hard towards our main character. Setting challenges and reprimanding Shinobu for not trying hard enough.

Having said that, as a disabled person I know that sometimes we can be the harshest critics of our own community. If one person has found a workaround and is succeeding its very easy to expect other people with the same disability to be able to achieve the same things. Obviously it doesn’t work like that. Just because Shinobu found someone who understands the struggles he has doesn’t mean that they will not measure Shinobu against their own achievements and expectations of what they think Shinobu should do.

I’m rounding the rating of this up, because I am pleased to see more inclusion in Mangas.

"Expressing yourself requires taking everything inside you and spitting it all out."

Very interesting story! Found it extremely eye-opening and deeply found myself rooting for Shinobu. The art was very pleasing and had a soft feel to it. Very curious about the second volume!

*(I received an e-copy from the publisher. All thoughts expressed are my own.)*

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Shinobu Asakura has always struggled with reading and writing. It's not for a lack of trying, but this problem has followed Shinobu into his adult life. Living with his grandmother, Shinobu is desperate to find a job and help out with the finances. He finds himself getting fired from job after job due to his inability to follow written directions. After his most recent job loss, Shinobu stops in at a cafe where the owner informs him that he may have dyslexia. This new information may just change the entire course of Shinobu's life.

A great stand alone graphic novel that discusses the hardships of dyslexia, from trying to keep a job to just taking care of yourself. It's a glimpse into the struggles and some creative solutions to working around the problems. Although this is a short read and barely grazes the surface of dyslexia, it's a good introductory educational manga.

Shinobu has trouble keeping a job due to the fact that he struggles to read and write. He tries to adapt in other ways but people don't understand why and thinks he's messing around or lazy. When Shinobu is trying to write a resume in a cafe the owner asks him if he's dyslexic when he observes him struggling. Shinobu has no idea what that is. Curious he continues to visit the cafe and becomes friends with the owner and eventually gets a job there. Shinobu learns more about himself and feels a sense of relief that he understands that he's not stupid but has a disability. I really enjoyed this.