Ore to Kawazu-san no Isekai Hourouki - Chapter 2

Chapter 2

So this chapter starts immediately after the first ended. Tarou and the old wizard (now the old frog) are arguing about his new body. There's a bit of funny back-and-forth banter (I'm starting to see that this will be one of the key elements in this series' "comedy"). The artwork is still on the simple side - there's not really any backgrounds in this chapter, just foreground with the characters.

Artwork
 As I said, the artwork still quite simple. There's next to no detail - heck, Tarou doesn't have a nose 99.99999% of the time. I know it's just a personal gripe, but it's still a bit annoying. But, the story does make up for it (at least so far).

Simple and no detail, unfortunately.

Tarou
 Tarou is still being himself. He wants to get home, wants nothing to do with the magic (or so he gives the initial impression), and is has constant conflicts with Old Frog. No real new developments, except we do get to see a taste of Tarou's super-mega-ultra-uber power in this chapter. Two tastes, actually. One - bringing Old Frog back from the dead, and two - blowing a hole through a mountain on accident. He does have neat looking robes now, though.

Old Frog/Other Characters
 Old Wizard is now an Old Frog, but that's about all we get from this chapter. We don't see him use any magic (except to "correct" his translation magic that allows Tarou and him to communicate). There's more back-and-forth banter between him and Tarou - some of it leading to violence - but nothing really new.

Story
This chapter begins with Tarou and the Old Frog arguing about the new body Tarou gave him. After a bit of wrestling, they decide to act like men, shake hands, and put it behind them.From there, Tarou immediately wants to put this new magical ability behind him and return to his old life. To be honest, I never understood that attitude, and I'm not sure if that's the stance that someone would take in that sort of situation in reality. I mean, who could pass up near god-like power just to spend some time in your old life where your life will consist of going to school, then work, eating, and sleeping. It's boring and depressing in comparison. Yeah, leaving family behind is tough, but it'll happen at some-point (everyone dies). But perhaps that's just me.

About the Old Frog - in this chapter Tarou and the Old Frog formally introduce themselves. Yet, when the Old Frog says his name - surprise, surprise - it's censored.

 Excuse me while I go rage. 

Apparently, the issue is that the magic translation that the Old Frog originally used was flawed and names aren't translated, so the first attempt for them to hear each others name is just garbled. After a quick fix, the Old Frog can hear Tarou's name (Kouno Tarou, by the way). BUT Tarou still can't understand the Old Frog's name. This seems like a flawed plot point, as I feel like this will just get annoying if other characters are introduced in later chapter - I just don't get why the mangaka doesn't want to give Old Frog a name. However, he (or rather Tarou) does give Old Frog a nickname - Kawazu (Frog). This causes the Old Frog to become a bit annoyed - and me too. I'm just going to keep calling him Old Frog.

The next panel shows both Tarou and Old Frog noticeably bruised and hurt.

After they, once again, decide to put things behind them like real men, they sit down for some tea and discuss what they should do from here. Old Frog is quick to suggest seeing the king - he seems a bit hard for the king to be honest. But Tarou immediately rejects it due to the possibility that he'll be put in a situation - as an almost infinitely powerful wizard - where he might be put in danger by fighting monsters or demons and whatnot.

 After obliterating the Old Frogs house (and half the forest, plus a huge chunk of a mountain) in an attempt to throw off anyone who may pursue the Old Frog (and Tarou), they head off in search for more magical training for Tarou. Personally, I don't see a point to it. I feel like the Mangaka just wanted an excuse to show off Tarou's uber-power. I mean, who cares if someone happens by the Old Frogs house in the woods? And how would they be able to use that to find wherever the Old Frog and Tarou went?

Right after that is where the chapter ends. 


Conclusion
Ore to Kawazu-san is shaping up into something quite interesting. The comedy seems to be in good taste and doesn't interfere with the story telling. Hopefully it stays that way. No improvements in the art, unfortunately. We do get to see a bit of just how powerful Tarou is. With just one of the seven spells left to him by the Old Frog, we find that he can do almost any kind of magic he can imagine. I'm definitely hooked and look forward to reading a lot more of this series.