In a more critical review of the first volume, Elias Rosner of Multiversity Comics felt it is obviously a debut work where Takahashi does not find her footing until chapter six. He praised her clear artwork, facial expressions and comedic timing for slapstick comedy, but noted a lack of character development due to episodic chapters and felt the verbal jokes did not translate well. He gave it a 6.8 out of 10 explaining that it "does a brilliant job of introducing the absurdity of the world and the endearing obnoxiousness of its characters while being mired by the dated nature of its portrayal of Ataru's lechery, its flimsy story, and its simplistic characterizations."