Judging by votes along, it looks like we’ve got a small crew looking to continue on with the series.
Thread Planning
@Micki, I’ll create a “reading club” thread, and I’ll link to this one for volume one. You won’t have me bugging you to change the title occasionally =D
I’ll create the reading club home thread around next week, and each volume will get its own single dedicated thread underneath that.
Start Date
The poll results median is late November. If we begin November 19th/20th, that gives just about two weeks between finishing volume one and beginning volume two.
To accommodate shipping times, I recommend @BarelyFragile and @Li_Demi_97 order the next volume as soon as possible. If you believe you’ll want to read the whole series, you may want to by volumes three and four as well, for combined shipping.
Reading Pace
It looks like volume one had a good reading pace for readers at an earlier stage in grammar knowledge and reading speed.
I want to lean toward that, but also push the speed up a little. Increasing weekly page counts by about 30% allows most chapters to fit into two weeks, spanning the volume across 11 weeks. This pace takes into account both dialogue density and Kansai dialect usage.
I don’t want to see anyone become discouraged and fall behind. Here are a few tips you can use to keep caught up:
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Use the two weeks between volumes to pre-read chapter 6! This can be difficult due to unknown grammar and vocabulary. Watch for words and grammar already know. Look at the artwork for guidance on understanding what’s happening.
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Once we officially start reading volume two, be sure to ask any questions you have along the way! No question is too small, too simple, too basic to ask. You will definitely get a response.
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It’s okay to not understand everything. If you get the gist of what is happening, it’s all right to move ahead. This can be incentive to re-read the series in a year, after you’ve improved further. (I’m considering including a summary of each week’s reading, hidden behind a details tag.)