Note this club is based on the originally published series. If you have the bis version the content will be mostly the same but there may be differences in page numbers and chapter titles
Vocabulary
Please read the guidelines on the first page before adding any words.
Live Readings
There is nothing currently set up but if anyone is interested feel free to mention and we can set something up in the Discord server.
Discussion Guidelines
Everybody should feel free to post and ask questions–it’s what makes book clubs fun! But please do not post until you are familiar with Spoiler Courtesy!
Spoiler Courtesy
Please follow these rules to avoid inadvertent ネタバレ. If you’re unsure whether something should have a spoiler tag, err on the side of using one.
Any potential spoiler for the current week’s reading need only be covered by a spoiler tag. Predictions and conjecture made by somebody who has not read ahead still falls into this category.
Any potential spoilers for external sources need to be covered by a spoiler tag and include a label (outside of the spoiler tag) of what might be spoiled. These include but are not limited to: other book club picks, other books, games, movies, anime, etc. I recommend also tagging the severity of the spoiler (for example, I may still look at minor spoilers for something that I don’t intend to read soon).
Any information from later in the book than the current week’s reading (including trigger warnings that haven’t yet manifested) needs to be hidden by spoiler tags and labeled as coming from later sections.
Instructions for Spoiler Tags
Click the cog above the text box and use either the “Hide Details” or “Blur Spoiler” options. The text which says “This text will be hidden” should be replaced with what you are wishing to write. In the case of “Hide Details”, the section in the brackets that is labelled “Summary” can be replaced with whatever you like also (i.e, [details=”Chapter 1, Pg. 1”]).
Hide Details results in the dropdown box like below:
Example
This is an example of the “Hide Details” option.
The “Blur Spoiler” option will simply blur the text it surrounds.
This is an example of the “Blur Spoiler” option.
Posting Advice
Don’t be afraid to ask questions, someone else might be struggling with the same thing you are and its a great opportunity to help each other out!
Please mention the page number and book version (orig or bis) if you’re asking help on a specific section so people can find it easily.
You can search to see if someone has already asked your question!
Do join in with the conversation even just to share your thoughts on the current chapters.
Page Numbers
For the Bookwalker version of this manga, the page numbers and the location number are 2 apart. If you subtract 2 from the eBook location, this will give you the accurate page number!
OR
Please use the chapter page numbers, instead of the volume page numbers. These are located in between the panels!
Proper Nouns
Picture
Name
English
Notes
シロクマ
Polar bear
Main character, owner of the cafe
パンダ
Panda
Main character, lazy regular to the cafe
ペンギン
Penguin
Main character, regular to the cafe
Discussion Questions
What was your favourite joke this week?
What was your favourite word this week?
Were there any parts that particularly stood out to you?
This part is the two chapters that were skipped during bis because they’re at the end of the original
Since next week will be our last week I think it’s time to sort out volume 2 (for bis readers its still the first volume but will continue into the second)
So here’s the layout for the original chapters, I don’t know the bis ones but if anyone wants to enlighten me so I can add it to the weekly schedules that would be swell (might need first chapter screenshots to compare unless you have access to both)
I think one thread per volume is fine since there are only a few of us commenting every week. I also think we could go a bit faster, but I think there’s a sweet spot since these books would feel weird to binge to me.
I have the same feeling about pace, it’s more about enjoying it than going fast. That said I’m not opposed to speeding up if that’s what most people want!
Here are the bis chapters and page numbers for the end of volume 1, and first part of volume 2. Volume 2 goes up to chapter 54 so let me know if you need any more for now.
To me it feels a bit frustrating spreading a single manga out across three months. But then again, I am not in 15 book clubs at the same time, so maybe I am the odd one out
Thanks for keeping us organised! I was worried this was going to get tricky as we got deeper into volume 1, but it’s been really easy with your original and bis schedules!
We’re all sorted then
though it’s very much thanks to you bis people for letting me know the chapters 
