Harapeko Oujisama

We have all had those days where we just want nothing more than to devour on some savory food to satisfy us from an unfortunate day. Well for Taro Tabe, that's all he wants to do as he's the gluttonous character of this hungry one shot. One day, Tabe was in some trouble with a gang until a classmate skilled in the art of karate defended him. The attractive girl known as Hanako was his savior until the scenario took a flip as she becomes abducted by the gang and now the mischievous glutton Tabe must save her. Let me be the one to clearthe air and say that this manga is a comedy and revolves more around comedic scenes rather than drama. The comedy in question can be funny at times, though many scenes are usual tropes found within manga/anime. Both of these character's personalities are nothing new to the scene as Tabe is a mischievous and rude main character who must act as the hero for the tough and masochist girl Hanako. While they may have personality types we have seen in other works, both of them are still likable despite this, which works fine for a one shot. The art is not half bad and the mangaka did an amusing job with some of the facial expressions as they were quite funny. The author did take shortcuts with this one shot however as there was not much detail within the backgrounds and even some of the characters had cheaply done faces. It's not an eye sore in any stretch of the imagination, but one would expect better from reading a one shot. Overall, the end product makes for a decent hungry powered ride. 6/10 Would include as an appetizer for a meatier and delicious course.