WcDonald's THE MANGA Chapter 02 Illustrations and Art: Acky Bright Published by McDonalds https://www.wcdonalds.com
Another week and a brand new chapter of WcDonald’s The Manga is out as of March 4th, 2024. This time answering one of many questions I had when writing the assessment of chapter 1 of the manga, which is that if the story will proceed off instantly from the earlier chapter or be extra of an anthology story with every chapter involving a unique set of characters.
With chapter 2, it appears to be the latter as not solely are the characters this week completely different, however so are the genres from which this chapter pulls concepts.
“Love From Across the Booth”
The second chapter, titled “Love From Across the Booth,” begins at a WcDonald’s in the form of the WcNugget field adjoining to a towering constructing designed after a WcDonald’s cup. In it, seated at one of many cubicles is Kazuki, a younger man sporting a varsity jacket and two dyed hair, and Shizuru, a younger lady primarily based off the Gyaru subculture. The two are from the identical metropolis school, and this results in a budding romance between the 2.
The romance is pushed ahead because of the affect of a 3rd character, a WcDonald’s Employee merely often called “J.” J has psychic powers he makes use of to carry Kazuki and Shizuru collectively.
This results in probably the most weird second: hearts float out from the 2 lovers and replenish all the WcDonald’s. This threatens to interrupt the construction, solely to be launched in time by J’s flip of a change. The chapter ends with the reveal that there’s a WcDonald’s on the moon (foreshadowing perhaps?).
WcDonald’s The Manga Chapter 2
Acky Bright returns to do the illustrations for this chapter. While her artwork type is simply good for the WcDonald’s manga total, it appears to shine a lot extra in this chapter in comparison with the primary. The method she attracts the character’s expressions and exaggerates their proportions and faces works for the story’s writing a lot better than in chapter 1.
There are loads of stand-out reactions on show, comparable to close-ups of Kazuki’s face as he appears stunned that Shizuru approached him, his panic when he doesn’t know what to say to her, the horrified look Shizuru has as she suspects there’s WcDonald’s sauce on her face, and so forth.
Also worthy of observe: the artwork of this whole chapter is about in the inside of a WcDonald’s. Yet Acky manages to get artistic with using screentone patterns, speedlines, colours, and even drawing a few of the background herself.
There is never if ever any useless area or clean background in any panel, which works to point out the hassle and expertise on show. But it may additionally probably be a matter of getting been given sufficient time to do the backgrounds, both by herself or with some assistants which might be unnamed as of the writing of this assessment. 
The story can also be vastly completely different to chapter 1, being primarily a romance story with some magical components sprinkled in, moderately than being as action-packed because the earlier chapter. But it’s simply as lovely and candy as a McDonald’s Sweet and Sour sauce (HAH! Got ’em!).
Kazuki and Shizuru’s depiction is relatable as two college students who’ve a crush on one another, and who’re nervous to take their first step into the unknown world of romance. But the 2 are given a slight nudge thanks to what’s to my shock probably the most nicest and supportive WcDonald’s workers who’re most positively not being paid sufficient for this.
Did Somebody Say “WcDonald’s”?
Overall, this chapter is a pleasant change of tempo, surroundings and story in comparison with “The Race To WcDonald’s.” The story continues to be over-the-top and the WcDonald’s-verse is simply as deliberately wacky. But being about 24 pages just like the earlier chapter makes it a fast and pleasing learn to undergo.
Now that it’s confirmed every chapter is about in a unique setting with a brand new forged of characters one can solely speculate what is going to the third chapter be about and centered round. Maybe probably the Moon, as that WcDonald’s location was talked about on the finish of this chapter? I pity the staff on that moon WcDonald’s. I hope they receives a commission effectively sufficient to be a whole bunch of miles other than their buddies and households, stranded on a lunar floor.
Where to learn WcDonald’s: The Manga
You can learn the 2 chapters of WcDonald’s The Manga by scanning the QR code on WcDonald’s themed paper baggage from taking part McDonald’s close to you. You can even take a look at the WcDonald’s web site for playing cards of the assorted characters.
If you might be unable to get a WcDonald’s bag, yow will discover printed copies of Chapter 2 of WcDonald’s The Manga at choose Comic Book and Manga shops in the U.S. You can even watch Minisode 2 of the official WcDonald’s Anime primarily based on the occasions in this chapter on the McDonald’s YouTube account.
Feel free to observe McDonald’s on their Twitter for extra information on the WcDonald’s-verse. And final however not least I extremely advocate giving the ever-so-talented illustrator of WcDonald’s The Manga, Acky Bright, a observe on her Twitter in order to indulge in the superb artwork and illustrations she creates, as effectively sustain on as the opposite initiatives on which she is collaborating.
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Until subsequent time! TO THE MOON!
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