This month has been another busy one, but not a bad one by any means! There’s not a great deal to talk about as a preamble, so let’s just dive straight into what I’ve been reading.

Bold = completed series
Italic = dropped

= recommendation

Manga:

1. Bibliophile Princess volume 9
2. A Couple of Cuckoos volume 19
3. Tune In to the Midnight Heart volume 1 – review
4. 銀の麦畑 (GFantasy)
5. Wash It All Away volume 2
6. ジゼルの錬金飴 volume 1
7. Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective (Manga Plus)
8. ウェスタの台所-忘れたぼくの世界ごはん- (Shounen Ace)
9. 理香さん、結婚してください！ (Shounen Ace)
10. 波を辿った先に volume 1
11. My Dress-Up Darling volume 11
12. My Dress-Up Darling volume 12
13. Call of the Night volume 18
14. 一緒にごはんをたべるだけ volume 2
15. 追放されたハズレ聖女はチートな魔導具職人でした (Comp Ace)
16. The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World volume 6
17. Sometimes Even Reality is a Lie volume 5
18. Flung Into a New World? Time to Lift the 200-year Curse volume 2
19. Magilumiere Co. Ltd. (Manga Plus)
20. 本なら売るほど volume 2
21. Worst Soulmate Ever
22. Horimiya: A Piece of Memories (reread)
23. ゲーセン少女と異文化交流 volume 1
24. The Engagement of Marielle Clarac volume 8
25. ほぼニートな俺が司書の先生に恋をしました volume 1
26. Secrets of the Silent Witch volume 3
27. Oversleeping Takahashi (Manga Plus)
28. ベッキーさんと私 volume 1
29. ソロフェッショナル～ソロ活男子とボッチ女子の攻防戦～ volume 2
30. Call the Name of the Night volume 5
31. A Late Start Tamer’s Laid-Back Life volume 6
32. My Instant Death Ability is so Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me volume 11
33. Mercedes and the Waning Moon: The Dungeoneering Feats of a Discarded Vampire Aristocrat volume 3
34. The Invincible Summoner Who Crawled Up From Level 1 volume 3
35. The Retired Demon of the Maxed-Out Village volume 2
36. Dragon Daddy Diaries: A Girl Grows to Greatness volume 5
37. Campfire Cooking in Another World With My Absurd Skill: Sui’s Great Adventure volume 7
38. The Coppersmith’s Bride volume 6
39. Zero Damage Sword Saint volume 1
40. The Banished Former Hero Lives As He Pleases volume 7
41. Sweet Reincarnation volume 11
42. Tearmoon Empire volume 8
43. The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows volume 3
44. 君ノ声 volume 2
45. Kaiju No. 8 (Manga Plus)
46. 安良城くんにほぐされてます (Ane Friend)
47. Who Killed the Hero? volume 1 (JP)
48. Stellar Friends (Manga Plus)
49. 10 Things I want to Do Before I Turn 40 volume 1 (JP)
50. I Hear the Sunspot: Theory of Happiness (JP)
51. The Otaku Love Connection volume 2
52. Wistoria: Wand and Sword volume 9
53. 34歳無職さん volume 3
54. Vampire Knight Memories volume 9
55. Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included volume 6
56. Ako and Bambi volume 3
57. March Comes in Like a Lion volume 3
58. Boy’s Abyss volume 10
59. 毎分毎秒 volume 1
60. A Condition Called Love volume 13 (JP)
61. The Summer With You volume 2
62. My Special One volume 8
63. 屋根裏の猫と二度目の初恋 (Honey Milk)
64. The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor volume 2
65. Wind Breaker volume 10
66. Wind Breaker volume 11
67. Piano Duo for the Left Hand volume 7
68. The White and Blue Between Us
69. The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter volume 5
70. Shangri-la Frontier volume 2
71. Kindergarten Wars: Luke (Manga Plus)
72. Mr. Villain’s Day Off volume 4
73. The Ancient Magus’ Bride volume 19
74. Bungo Stray Dogs: Wan! volume 8
75. 魔獣医とわたし (B’s-Log Comic)
76. カラフルアンチノミー (Feel Young)
77. The Hachioji Speciality: Tengu’s Love volume 2
78. 華風キラーチューン volume 1

One Shot:

1. ドラゴンのたまご (GFantasy)
2. ハロウィンナイトの探し物 (GFantasy)
3. 夢見る少年と獏 (GFantasy)
4. ぼくの町 (Bessatsu Shounen Magazine)
5. A Velvet Farewell (Manga Plus)
6. A Minute in the Foam (Manga Plus)
7. Welcome to Death Studio (Manga Plus)
8. Living Lock (Manga Plus)
9. 1993 (Weekly Young Magazine)
10. くちびるときめく (Bessatsu Friend)
11. 君の愛から逃げられない (Dessert Pink)
12. 八神くん、恋のイエローカードです (Dessert Pink)
13. 君で満たして (Dessert)
14. おれに推し変してくれよ (Dessert Pink)
15. 八雲は誰にも正せない (Dessert Pink)
16. Hook and Loop Club (Manga Plus)
17. In My Brother’s Shadow (Manga Plus)
18. Vermillion Books (Manga Plus)
19. Learning to Soar (Manga Plus)
20. Heavens Taxi (Manga Plus)
21. 2x2xX (Manga Plus
22. 来世は美少女(仮) (GFantasy)
23. 母の恋人 (Be Love)
24. The Secret of Birthdays (Manga Plus)
25. The Swine’s Pearls (Manga Plus)
26. The Magic Academy and the Amazing Witch (Manga Plus)
27. 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 (Drama promotional one shot, Be x Boy)
28. かぞくになること (Be x Boy)
29. 忘れちゃった夜のこと (Be x Boy)
30. 給湯室で会いましょう (Be x Boy)
31. 嫌いでいさせて 乃亜編 (Be x Boy)
32. 晴れ空に泣き虫2 (Be x Boy)
33. 親友の「同棲して」に「うん」て言うまで (Be x Boy)
34. Dance of the Scales (Manga Plus)

Light Novels:

1. Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools – Side Stories 
2. Secrets of the Silent Witch volume 2 – review
3. The Despicable Duke Settles His Affairs 
4. The Trials and Tribulations of My Next Life as a Noblewoman Volume 2 Part 2
5. Bungo Stray Dogs: Another Story

So that’s 78 manga up from 67, 5 LNs up from 4 and 34 one shots up from 14. A pretty good month of reading all told, although the backlog still increased from 960 to 971. Next month, next month we’ll see a decrease for sure… If I can get over the sadness of both Ron and Magilumiere ending at the same time.