What Are You Reading? (Manga and LNs and whatnot)

Started by donavannj March 24th, 2015 8:16 AM
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donavannj

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Since the previous one disappeared, I thought I'd make a new one. So, what are you currently reading? LNs, manga, and other Japanese print media welcome to be posted here unless Chikara says otherwise!

Also, keep descriptions PG-13 since that's the community standard currently.

Anyway, going back on topic, I've recently read Dragonar Academy's first 5 English volumes and the second English volume of the DRRR!! Yellow Scarves arc. And I read the English volume 6 of WataMote (English title is too damn long to use here). I'm actually currently reading Sickness Unto Death Volume 1 (Japanese title: Shi ni Itaru Yamai), but I only made it 3 pages in before I was too tired to read.
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How am I supposed to know how is LN rated in the US?

Anyways, I'm reading Mahouka (volume 10) and SAO (volume 9).
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How am I supposed to know how is LN rated in the US?
I wasn't talking about the books themselves. I was talking about any descriptions people have of what they're reading.
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Great topic!

I'm currently reading
  • ヘヴィーオブジェクト(Heavy Object, Volume #1). Written by the same author of A Certain Magical Index. The pace is a little bit slow at the start, but it goes into full action after a few chapters. An anime adaptation is on it way, currently scheduled for October :)
  • 空ろの箱と零のマリア 2 (Utsuro No Hako To Zero No Maria Volume #2). This is amazing. If you mix Higurashi no Naku Koro ni and Suzumiya Haruhi series' Endless Eight arc you get this. I highly recommend reading the first novel. I will probably read the rest. And it seems that Volume 7 will be out soon!
  • ログ・ホライズン3 ゲームの終わり(上) (Log Horizon Volume #3 The End of the Game 'Part I'). After watching the anime I decided to start reading the novels. It's the same pace, first season had a great adaptation. Of course, the source is always better. Shiroe is one of my favorite characters in the world!

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Finished Sickness Unto Death 1, then powered through I Don't Like You At All Big Brother! (JP title is too damn long) volumes 1 through 6, and dove right through the first 2 volumes of the Kanokon manga. Working my way through volumes 3 and 4 of Kanokon. Moving onto the first two volumes of the Accel World manga next, and then probably reading the last volume of My-Hime after finally getting it in the mail.

Kanokon and I Don't Like You At All Big Brother are extremely raunchy in both humor and art, so don't pick them up if you can't handle excessive panty shots and terribly sexual humor and "tension".

Sickness Unto Death is also not something I'd recommend to those who can't handle female nudity, as there's enough in it that it kind of caught me off guard. It's far more serious in tone than the other two books I've recently read, though, so if you can get past that it might be rewarding. Or just make you sad. IDK.

I'm reading these because I felt like picking them up at my bookstore last time I was there.
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and then probably reading the last volume of My-Hime after finally getting it in the mail.
Wait, what. It got licensed? I love the manga, it's amazing, and the anime really sucks in comparison. Same applies for Mai Otome. I can see here that it got picked by TokyoPop, did it get too censored? D:

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Just finished up reading my last manga haul. Also, probably reading the ones I haven't read from February's haul haha. so many volumes still wrapped in plastic...
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Wait, what. It got licensed? I love the manga, it's amazing, and the anime really sucks in comparison. Same applies for Mai Otome. I can see here that it got picked by TokyoPop, did it get too censored? D:
IDK. Not read the Japanese run. Only started reading it since I managed to get the first two 2 volumes in grab bags at a con a couple years ago. Been out of print for a couple years now, too.

Anyway, volume 5 of that was the last thing I've read. Next up is Accel World, the manga, Volume 1.
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A couple days ago read the latest chapter of Attack on Titan and Silver Spoon's Chapter 109.

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Thanks goodness Hange is alive! XD Also like the end of the chapter where Historia took the initiative. Looks like another huge battle is going to take place.

As for Silver Spoon, am interested in the German pizza thing that Hachiken is doing. His scene with Mikage is cute, haha.
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I'm currently reading 巨人達の影 (Shadow of the Giants) which is the third volume of Heavy Object's light novel. I'm also reading 空ろの箱と零のマリア 3 (HakoMari volume #3).

I can't wait for Heavy Object's anime adaptation!

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Finished both of my Accel World manga volumes, then moved onto Kanokon volumes 5 and 6, followed that up with volume 7 of Yuki-chan, and then followed that up with Genshiken Second Season volume 6. Oh, and Bakuman volume 1. Bakuman volume 2 is my current read.
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Okay, so I've been devouring a lot of new stuff in my free time (spent waiting on virus scans on a computer I'm repairing for someone as well as feeling too sluggish to sit upright at home) over the past week.

Dr. Slump vols 1&2
Arpeggio of Blue Steel Volumes 1&2
Short Sunzen volume 1
Assassination Classroom vols 1 through 3
Black Cat Volumes 8 & 9
Noragami vols 1&2
D-Frag! vols 3&4

And re-read the contents of UQ Holder Volume 4 since I have a physical English copy of it now.

Current/next read is Arpeggio of Blue Steel volume 3. Not sure how many chapters further into the series it goes.

Also tweaked the title a bit to better reflect what I was intending for this thread, since I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who reads manga.
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Reading 空ろの箱と零のマリア 4 (HakoMari Volume #4), enjoying it so far.

I'm planning to read Jormungand's manga, since I re-watched the anime a few days ago.

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Trying to catch up on my favorite manhwa right now, got about 30 chapters of Tower of God to read up on. I stopped somewhere around the hell train arc last time I read and just kinda forgot about it. Also trying to catch up on Bleach and Attack On Titan since I've missed the past couple of releases for both of those. :(

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I've been reading some more while backing up files on my computer and clearing up space to build some virtual machines. I finished volume 3 of Arpeggio of Blue Steel and I blasted through K-On! book one.

Next on the reading list is A Certain Magical Index book one.
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Reading a lot. All the mainstream manga and such is in my MAL

Favorite ones:
Spoiler:

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation - It will be all out if I go to Another World -
The Legend of Sun Knight
Knight's & Magic
An Otome Game’s Burikko Villainess Turned into a Magic Otaku
Goodbye, Dragon Life. Hello, Human Life
The Cicada Gets Reborn as a Dragon
Spirit Migration
Spirit King Elqueeness
The Rising of the Shield Hero
Be Stronger! New Saga
Dawnbringer: The Story of the Machine God
Soul Land


Less known ones from Syosetsu, Manga or are from Chinese Wuxia and Korean LN/WN:
Spoiler:

One Hundred Years or More Devoted to Martial Art. The Warrior Starts Over as an Elf.
Crest of Din ~Reincarnation of Magic Master Regis-tan~
Eh? But This Is So Ordinary, You Know??
Cheat Kingdom Founding Chronicle From a Elf Reincarnation
When a Gun Nerd is Reincarnated to a World of Magic, He established a Harem army with Modern Weapons!?
Eighth Son? You’re Bloody Kidding, Mate
Route to Almightyness from 1HP
I was Reincarnated as an Evil God and My Subordinate's Demon Army is on the Brink of Annihilation, What Should I Do?
A God’s Timekiller: Vampire’s Banquet~Le Festin de Vampire.
The Man Who Was Picked Up by the Gods
Magi's Grandson
I Will Live with Humility and Dependability as My Motto!
The Vampire Princess Sees a Rose-Colored Dream
Gifting the Wonderful World with Blessings!
Majin Tensei-ki - Kyuuten Rinshi ni Isshou wo -
Demon Fist of the Daydreamer
Second Life in Another World
Re:Monster――Monster Reincarnation starting from being stabbed――
The Forbidden Spellcaster of the Sacred Tree Kingdom
Mythical Spirit Chronicle ~In This World Where I Met You~
Slime Reincarnation Story
The History of the Genesis Flame ~The Daily Life of a Reincarnated Butler~
Regarding Reincarnated to Slime
Tilea's Worries
World Teacher -Agent Style Education in Another World-
Demon King of Resurrection
There Was a Cute Chick in the Hero Party, so I Tried Confessing.
From Common Job Class to the Strongest in the World
Death Marching to the Parallel World Rhapsody
Isekai Cheat Magician
The Other World’s Magic is Too Far Behind!
Slave Harem in the Labyrinth of the Otherworld
I’m Back in the Other World?
Aim the Deepest Part of the Different World Labyrinth
She Professed Herself the Pupil of the Wise Man
Golden Word Master ~The Unique Cheat of the Man Dragged in by the Four Heroes~
Only I Know This World is a Game
Magicraft Meister
Make a Monster Girl Harem!
Master of Monster
Overlord
Re: Life in a Different World to Start from Zero
The Previous Hero Wants to Retire
The Seed of Evolution ~Before I Knew It I Was One of the Champions~
The Epic Tale of the Forsaken Hero
Divine Blessings of Many Gods
The New Gate
World Customize Creator
The Black Knight Who Was Stronger than Even the Hero
Grimgal of Ashes and Illusion
A Certain Middle-Aged Man's VRMMO Activity Log
Ordinary Soldier's Dream of the Past
Law of the Devil
The Alchemist God
Desolate Era
The Sly Online Shadow Rogue
Killing the Dragon


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So I've finished the first Index LN in English print. A few typos (to be expected in a 1st Edition), but grammatically it made infinitely more sense than the fan translations I was reading before.

I've moved onto K-On! book 2, which is quite a bit of fun.

Reading a lot. All the mainstream manga and such is in my MAL

Favorite ones:
Spoiler:

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation - It will be all out if I go to Another World -
The Legend of Sun Knight
Knight's & Magic
An Otome Game’s Burikko Villainess Turned into a Magic Otaku
Goodbye, Dragon Life. Hello, Human Life
The Cicada Gets Reborn as a Dragon
Spirit Migration
Spirit King Elqueeness
The Rising of the Shield Hero
Be Stronger! New Saga
Dawnbringer: The Story of the Machine God
Soul Land


Less known ones from Syosetsu, Manga or are from Chinese Wuxia and Korean LN/WN:
Spoiler:

One Hundred Years or More Devoted to Martial Art. The Warrior Starts Over as an Elf.
Crest of Din ~Reincarnation of Magic Master Regis-tan~
Eh? But This Is So Ordinary, You Know??
Cheat Kingdom Founding Chronicle From a Elf Reincarnation
When a Gun Nerd is Reincarnated to a World of Magic, He established a Harem army with Modern Weapons!?
Eighth Son? You’re Bloody Kidding, Mate
Route to Almightyness from 1HP
I was Reincarnated as an Evil God and My Subordinate's Demon Army is on the Brink of Annihilation, What Should I Do?
A God’s Timekiller: Vampire’s Banquet~Le Festin de Vampire.
The Man Who Was Picked Up by the Gods
Magi's Grandson
I Will Live with Humility and Dependability as My Motto!
The Vampire Princess Sees a Rose-Colored Dream
Gifting the Wonderful World with Blessings!
Majin Tensei-ki - Kyuuten Rinshi ni Isshou wo -
Demon Fist of the Daydreamer
Second Life in Another World
Re:Monster――Monster Reincarnation starting from being stabbed――
The Forbidden Spellcaster of the Sacred Tree Kingdom
Mythical Spirit Chronicle ~In This World Where I Met You~
Slime Reincarnation Story
The History of the Genesis Flame ~The Daily Life of a Reincarnated Butler~
Regarding Reincarnated to Slime
Tilea's Worries
World Teacher -Agent Style Education in Another World-
Demon King of Resurrection
There Was a Cute Chick in the Hero Party, so I Tried Confessing.
From Common Job Class to the Strongest in the World
Death Marching to the Parallel World Rhapsody
Isekai Cheat Magician
The Other World’s Magic is Too Far Behind!
Slave Harem in the Labyrinth of the Otherworld
I’m Back in the Other World?
Aim the Deepest Part of the Different World Labyrinth
She Professed Herself the Pupil of the Wise Man
Golden Word Master ~The Unique Cheat of the Man Dragged in by the Four Heroes~
Only I Know This World is a Game
Magicraft Meister
Make a Monster Girl Harem!
Master of Monster
Overlord
Re: Life in a Different World to Start from Zero
The Previous Hero Wants to Retire
The Seed of Evolution ~Before I Knew It I Was One of the Champions~
The Epic Tale of the Forsaken Hero
Divine Blessings of Many Gods
The New Gate
World Customize Creator
The Black Knight Who Was Stronger than Even the Hero
Grimgal of Ashes and Illusion
A Certain Middle-Aged Man's VRMMO Activity Log
Ordinary Soldier's Dream of the Past
Law of the Devil
The Alchemist God
Desolate Era
The Sly Online Shadow Rogue
Killing the Dragon


Yep, gone full WEEB
Any of these worth picking up if I see them on a USA publisher's list of upcoming releases?
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Any of these worth picking up if I see them on a USA publisher's list of upcoming releases?
Depends on your taste, a few got picked up by Western publishers like Log Horizon, DanMachi and The Rising of the Shield Hero.

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Depends on your taste, a few got picked up by Western publishers like Log Horizon, DanMachi and The Rising of the Shield Hero.
I knew DanMachi was stateside, but not those other 2.

Anyway, Haven't really made a whole lot of reading progress since my last post here. Finished K-On! book 2, but then barely made any progress on A Certain Magical Index book 2 (probably because since I've read it once before, I still remember what happened).
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Oh, hey, apparently I'm the only one who reads...?

Finished A Certain Magical Index volume 2 over the weekend, and also started and finished A Certain Scientific Railgun Volume 10.

Up next is Anne Freaks volume 1. Maybe. Or Arpeggio of Blue Steel volume 4. I'm not sure which.
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Only the two of us it seems :(

I am currently reading:

ログ・ホライズン6 夜明けの迷い子 / The Stray Child of Daybreak (Log Horizon #6)
A good start, I believe this was part of the second season already, where STUDIO DEEN picked up the project and kinda ruined it.... So I'm glad to see them were the ones doing this go wrong lol


ヘヴィーオブジェクト 6 第三世代への道 / Path to the Third Generation (Heavy Object #6)
After the amazing volume 5 this is kinda lame. I did miss the characters but well...

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Currently have 7 on my Must Read List.

Tokyo Ghoul - Currently on Chapter 1, page 17.
Tower of God - Haven't started.
Ookami Shoujo To Kuro Ouji (Wolf Girl and Black Prince) - Haven't started, was watching the anime first.
Azumanga Daioh - Haven't started either. SATA ANDAGIII~
Axis Powers Hetalia - On Chapter 1.5, page 2.
Black Butler - Chapter 1, page 12.
Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan) - Chapter 19, page 23.

This list makes me look very lazy, which I am. I've really gotta step up my game.