It’s the second reading log of 2025, in which I am determined to make a proper dent in the backlog. And frankly I think I have managed that, but it’s due to not really buying much since it’s near impossible to get anything I wanted from Dec-Feb… Anyways let’s see what I’ve been reading!
It’s the first reading log of 2025! This year I am determined to make a proper dent in the backlog, which to be fair I say every year but maybe this time I’ll make it work. I’m also going to start keeping track of how much I buy / read in English vs Japanese, mostly out of curiosity (ha) and because a friend of mine suggested keeping track. Let’s check out what I’ve been reading this month!
In March of 2018 (almost seven years ago!), I decided to start learning Japanese. At the time, I was growing increasingly annoyed about the lack of availability of manga I wanted to read and the quality of translation when they did get picked up. So, spurred on by a friend who already knew the language, I found myself wanting to learn for what seemed like such a frivolous reason.
It’s the final reading log of the year! Honestly, I’m still not entirely sure where 2024 even went. It feels like it should be June or July, not New Year’s Eve. Recently, we wrote the Anime UK News yearly review, and I struggled to figure out what I cared about. I finished a number of series I valued, but some of the heavy hitters like Yozakura Family have stretched into next year while others (Smartphone) just stubbornly cling to life. My Hero Academia ending almost came as a relief, although looking back now I’ve become so much fonder of it. I did also finally find it within me to finish Unnamed Memory, which I loved and which I hope the sequel for gets licensed in 2025. Please, publishers.
Usotoki Rhetoric by Ritsu Miyako is a manga series I fell in love with four years ago when I picked it up in 2020 due to being a big fan of both detective stories, romance and perhaps more importantly Hana to Yume series (this ran in sister magazine Bessatsu Hana to Yume).
I have no idea where November went. It vanished in a haze of SLA, friends visiting and being ill I guess. Just one more month of the year to go! Anyways I don’t have a lot of preamble this month, so let’s just get into what I’ve been reading.
October reading log time! Lacking a good opener this time, not a lot of note has been happening beyond trying to catch up on various things I fell behind on in the Summer. I guess I’m currently obsessing about the Usotoki Rhetoric drama (please someone license it so I can force all my friends to watch it lol). Let’s take a look at what I’ve been reading!
Work continued being busy into early September and just as I got free I came down with a cold, so although I really wanted to get through some of the backlog life had other ideas. Still, let’s see what I did read!
Its reading log time once again! The summer vanished in a flash, but as always I’m glad its over and we can return to cooler weather and a less busy period at work. Let’s take a look at what I’ve been reading!
Reading log time once again! Not a lot to share in the way of a preamble this time around, mostly been busy with work and last week I was ill so I think my reading has taken a bit of a hit. At least in terms of my poor light novels. Let’s take a look!