Welcome to しろくまカフェ Week 5
| Week 5 | 24th June 2024 |
|---|---|
| Chapters (orig) | 落ち葉たき編・パン屋さん編 |
| Chapters (bis) | 8+9 |
| End page | 48 |
| End phrase | ダジャレパンにしたら？ |
| Pages | 8 |
| Last week | Week 4 |
| Next week | Week 6 |
| Home thread | しろくまカフェ Book Club |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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シロクマ | Polar bear | Main character, owner of the cafe |
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パンダ | Panda | Main character, lazy regular to the cafe |
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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?
- What do you think of panda’s new job?
Resources
Shirokuma reading thread from 2019
Participation
Will you be reading along with us this week?
- I’m reading along
- I have finished this part
- I’m still reading the book but I haven’t reached this part yet
- I’m reading this book after the club has finished
- I’m no longer reading the book
If you’ve already read this book but are still going to join the discussion, please select “I have finished this part.”
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