It is very straightforward and generally formulaic at face value. In the beginning, we follow Keima and his partner in crime, Elsie, as they try to collect "Loose Souls" from within their psyche. That is not to say it still pulls in satirical themes into those segments, at least in the first arc of the story. Similar to how you see chibi-style formats in something like Aria whenever a comedic moment happens, The World God Only Knows plays with the same formula and never loses its steam throughout the manga.Īlthough the manga is generally a comedy, it does have its vast share of drama mixed in. The artwork comes into play with the dialogue's comedy because Tamiki's drawing style has a very wacky ascetic to his character designs that look magnificent. Other times it pokes fun at it, almost mocking it without being too clever with its jokes, and they all add great humor. The jokes all span out, dealing with familiar otaku tropes that are funny and sometimes insightful. The two things that best describe how the parody works in The World God Only Knows come down to the writing and the actual artwork that Tamiki has within his talent. It takes a man like Tamiki Wakaki to make it seem like an absolute cakewalk to envision a perfect parody with The World God Only Knows. for a manga focused on comedy, but luckily with manga, you can go buck wild with the stroke of your drawing utensil and think of what works best. These things include great comedic timing, sharp jokes that don't feel forced, and excellent pacing in-between comedy segments. Writers have to analyze the aspects of the things they are trying to parody in the first place, but they have to make all of the things that make good comedy work.
It can be a challenging comedic flavor to pull off correctly.
There comes that one manga you find at the corner of your eye to where you can enjoy it whether you like the genre it consists of or not, all in the essence of parody and satire.
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