May 11, 2022
It is tough to analyze Himesama "Goumon" no Jikan desu due to its nature of being a Gag Manga, but it is always worth a try.
First off, you need to understand that there is no real progression in the story (except for a few sporadic chapters) so the pacing is extremely tiring if you like to binge-reading. In a normal work this would be an extremely negative point, but due to the proposal of the manga it is understandable that this occurs even if it is exhausting.
The story boils down to an eternal cycle of a princess being tortured by various kinds of torture (mostly
...
just food). Therefore, the main characters tend to be only the princess, her talking sword and the torturer of the day. In the beginning the pattern was:
- Torture begins,
- Princess tries to resist,
- Torturer shows a new perspective on the method of torture,
- Princess gives in to her wishes,
- A ridiculous secret is told,
- Reaction of the demon king.
As time goes by, in order to avoid further exhaustion and to focus on its strengths, the author begins to cut some steps from the formula by either drastically reducing the princess's resistance or by removing the details of the revealed secret and the demon king's reaction (the story even recognizes this change and makes some jokes about it).
About the characters, it is possible to say that they really fulfill their roles and are, to a certain extent, very memorable. The author's solution to avoid a deterioration in this area is to promote a rotation of torturers, which allows the princess to have different interactions in each chapter and that the development of the characters can be reduced in a coherent way. It really works, especially if you read the work sporadically.
About the art, I consider it average with some moments where it becomes quite good (usually involving the culinary dishes of the chapter), even so I believe it fulfills its role.
Overall, I recommend the work even if it is not the best gag manga out there.
P.S. The best character in the manga is the Maou!
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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