Welcome to the 幸せのマチ 
Book Club!
Start date: January 17th
This is the main thread for reading the manga 幸せのマチ together with the Intermediate Manga Club.
We’ll be reading together according to a weekly schedule, with weekly threads for asking and answering questions to make for an easier reading experience. If you have to start late or you are reading this after the club has finished, you are still very welcome to read and post!
View on Natively: 幸せのマチ | L24
Original nomination post: here
Summary
Japanese
喫茶店店主の三雲さんと雑貨店店主の矢野くんは１階と２階にお店を構える間柄。くっつきそうでくっつかない、もどかしすぎるふたりの恋をそっと見守る間抜けで不思議な存在。読めばきっとやさしい気持ちになるスロー・ラブ・ストーリー！
English
Mikumo’s cafe and Yano’s gift shop are located next to each other. She likes him, but is too shy to say anything. Thankfully, the spirit of Yano’s mother remained behind to watch over him, and mom’s going to do her best to see him happy. The lives of two shopkeepers whose romance is non-existent, watched over by the meddling spirits of their departed loved ones. (From mangaupdates.com)
Schedule
I’m not sure what pace we want for the schedule, so here are two possibilities. Please vote in the poll in the post below which one you prefer! (Page counts are excluding wordless pages.) (And I’ll fill in the page number column after we’ve settled on the final schedule.)
Option 1: Faster Schedule
| Week | Start Date | Chapter | Page Numbers | Page Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Jan 17 | Chapter 1 & 2 | ## - ## | 20 |
| Week 2 | Jan 24 | Chapter 3, 4, & 5 | ## - ## | 27 |
| Week 3 | Jan 31 | Chapter 6 & 7 | ## - ## | 34 |
| Week 4 | Feb 7 | Chapter 8 & 9 | ## - ## | 40 |
| Week 5 | Feb 14 | Chapter 10 & 11 | ## - ## | 40 |
| Week 6 | Feb 21 | Chapter 12, 13, Afterstory, & Afterword | ## - ## | 48 |
Option 2: Slower Schedule
| Week | Start Date | Chapter | Page Numbers | Page Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Jan 17 | Chapter 1 & 2 | ## - ## | 20 |
| Week 2 | Jan 24 | Chapter 3 & 4 | ## - ## | 23 |
| Week 3 | Jan 31 | Chapter 5 & 6 | ## - ## | 14 |
| Week 4 | Feb 7 | Chapter 7 | ## - ## | 24 |
| Week 5 | Feb 14 | Chapter 8 | ## - ## | 21 |
| Week 6 | Feb 21 | Chapter 9 & 10 | ## - ## | 39 |
| Week 7 | Feb 28 | Chapter 11 & 12 | ## - ## | 40 |
| Week 8 | Mar 7 | Chapter 13, Afterstory, & Afterword | ## - ## | 28 |
Where to purchase
Physical:
amazon.co.jp
Manga Republic
Ebook:
BookWalker
Honto
Vocabulary
Possibly to be included??? Please vote in the poll in the post below whether you want one or not.
Please read the guidelines on the first page before adding any words.
Discussion Guidelines
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
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When asking for help, please mention the page number, and check before posting that your question hasn’t already been asked. As the threads get longer, it becomes more convenient to use the Search function, which is located in the upper right corner of the forum. It is the magnifying glass which is near your profile picture! The best way to search is usually to type part of the sentence you are confused about, and select “in this topic”. This will show you all posts within the current thread which has that string of text.
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Be sure to join the conversation! It’s fun, and it’s what keeps these book clubs lively! There’s no such thing as a stupid question! We are all learning here, and if the question has crossed your mind, there’s a very good chance it has crossed somebody else’s also! Asking and answering questions is a great learning opportunity for everyone involved, so never hesitate to do so!
- Yeah!
- Yeah, but I’ll start late
- I’m not sure yet
- I’m skipping this one
- I’ve read this before, but will join in the discussion
- Physical
- Digital
- I’m not sure yet
