--- product_id: 62542532 title: "CITY 1" brand: "keiichi arawi" price: "£13.13" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/62542532-city-1 store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # CITY 1 **Brand:** keiichi arawi **Price:** £13.13 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** CITY 1 by keiichi arawi - **How much does it cost?** £13.13 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/62542532-city-1) ## Best For - keiichi arawi enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted keiichi arawi brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Keiichi ArawiCITY 1 ## Images ![CITY 1 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91PgKii34zL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Great Comedy Manga / It's Better than Nichijou. There, I said it! *by H***0 on Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2019* A Comedy Manga (Japanese comic where the panel speech-bubbles are read in order from right-to-left top to bottom) by Keiichi Arawi. (For those familiar with Nichijou, see a more comparative review lower down)The humor focuses on a trio of characters comedic interactions with the everyday events in a city that's anything but ordinary, where the normal turns absurdist/surreal at the drop of a hat. While I wouldn't recommend this for someone's first manga (that would be either "Fullmetal Alchemist, hands down.) I would definitely recommend this to anyone who wanted to explore the comedic side of Manga, along with Nichijou (another work by Arawi) and Gintama by Hideaki Sorachi. Keiichi Arawi likes to have his manga set in a modern day setting where the characters are "normal humans" going about their everyday life, but in the most absurd/eccentric ways. For me, the characters meshed as well as those from the sitcom Seinfeld, with the chemistry of the main trio being great. I certainly didn't regret purchasing it!///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Below is the review for those Familiar with Keiichi Arawi's other work, "Nichijou", and the anime that sprung off of it.Let me start off by saying I absolutely love Nichijou (also known as "My Ordinary Life"), own the Complete Anime Series and all nine volumes of the manga, but setting all of that aside, I would say that Keiichi Arawi has gotten even better since Nichijou finished.CITY feels like a town in the Nichijou universe, but with enough distance between it and Nichijou's geographical location to not have characters crossover. The characters are more varied since the story is unshackled from the "High school kids" setting, and the manga is better for it. The eccentric/surrealist comedy returns, with great chemistry between the main trio (three college students, though they never seem to be in class), and overall I would 100% recommend it to anyone who enjoyed Nichijou for anything other than "Hakase Moe" scenes (not to say there isn't Moe, but it is certainly more toned back). I actually think the main trio works better with all three of them "on stage" at the same time, while Yuuko, Mio and Mai always were usually one short of a trio most skits, usually being either YuukoXMio or YuukoXMai. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Promising start of series *by S***T on Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2018* I really enjoyed Keiichi Arawi's "Nichijou" and while I have to be in the mood for it, I also enjoy "Helvetica Standard" as well. Arawi's style is weird humor. Not gross humor but just absurdist humor that have an odd way of seeming familiar in spite of the weirdness. Characters have a sliding scale of morals and use that flexibility to get out of scraps only to find that the scraps still catch up with you.So it is with "City, vol 1." Nagumo is an young adult just barely out of her teens. She's restless and reckless and in the first chapter, she's ditched her apartment to avoid the landlady who has come for the rent. Her flight from her landlady takes her through streets of her city where we are introduced to characters who will play a role in the comedy series. Nagumo's friend, Niikura, who knows Nagumo's tricks. The security officer, Mr Officer, who is new to the store fronts but earnest in his job. Izumi, the girl with a hat, who pops up randomly. The restaurant owner who likes to use the security office's bathroom. His son, Takewaku, who works at the restaurant and ends up making Nagumo a part-time worker which wasn't really her plan.That's just in the first chapter. It is an opening volume so the pace is brisk. I ended up having to re-read because I felt like I might have missed something. I do like the cast as they are fairly familiar if one has read or watched "Nichijou." So far, there is no super annoying character like the Professor in "Nichijou" but I have a feeling that character will show up at some point. Overall, it is a promising start and I look forward to the next volume. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just what I expected from the author of Nichijou *by J***C on Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2018* Another great novel from Keiichi Arawi. If you know and love Nichijou, this will be equally enjoyable. Funny and adorable cast, surreal and unexpected humor, and already building up to some great moments to expect from future volumes, this is an easy pick for any Slice of Life fan. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/62542532-city-1](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/62542532-city-1) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-17*