# 気になってる人が男じゃなかった ・The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't A Guy At All (Beginner Book Club) **URL:** \ **Category:** Book Clubs\ **Created:** [January 1, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326 "2024-01-01T19:45:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![\_Ciel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/_ciel/32/638567_2.png) [@\_Ciel](https://community.wanikani.com/u/_Ciel)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326/42 "2024-01-30T15:48:10Z")
Hello there! I am only midway though N5 bunpro grammar, but I really like the manga that got picked out! 💖🌈 I will do my best for my first book club, but honestly I might drop out よろしくお願いします。 ( ^ω^ ) ---
**Author:** ![thatoddhaystack](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/thatoddhaystack/32/663715_2.png) [@thatoddhaystack](https://community.wanikani.com/u/thatoddhaystack)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326/43 "2024-01-30T17:57:53Z")
howdy! i’m following along with the ABBC book club right now, but I read the preview pages for this without much difficulty (only a few kanji/vocab lookups) and the concept really interests me so I might join and just read slowly ^^ ---
**Author:** ![Micki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/micki/32/678994_2.png) [@Micki](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Micki)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326/44 "2024-02-02T18:01:29Z")
Time to get started! Week one thread is up! > [@Week 1 - 気になってる人が男じゃなかった](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/64701): > > Welcome to Week 1 of 気になってる人が男じゃなかった Learn more about the Beginner Book Club [here](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/19766) Visit the home page for this manga [here](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/64326) [image] Week 1 February 3rd 2024 Start Page 4 End Page 18 Chapters Rhythm A & Start Chapter 1 Pages 12 Next week [Week 2](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/64819) Home Thread [Here](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/64326)play_button Last panel for this week’s reading Page numbers are the ones printed on the bottom of the pages. These may differ from the numbering in digital versions. Vocabulary [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FXVc\_2dsV6…](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FXVc_2dsV6CTNATaDpKcfn2Gnb9Rpso3hrHy3CfgJD8/edit) ---
**Author:** ![Neo-tengu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/neo-tengu/32/665399_2.png) [@Neo-tengu](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Neo-tengu)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2024, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326/45 "2024-02-05T20:13:06Z")
I have a quick comment on the vocabulary list. I am not sure if there is a rule on this somewhere that I am not seeing, but I would generally suggest that the “Vocab (Kanji)” column be left blank if the vocabulary item is one where kanji is rarely used. For a Beginners’-level club, I generally think that identifying kanji for words that are generally used in kana is a distraction and even detrimental to learning functional Japanese - I know this from my own experience when I first started Japanese and I wanted to know the kanji for **everything** however useless in everyday life. A specific example would be the entry for “びっくり”. While there technically are kanji for that word, they are rarely used (one of the kanji isn’t even in the jouyou kanji) so I think is it more useful for learning purposes (at the beginner level) that the kanji side of that entry be deleted. I think this vocab list should be less a comprehensive dictionary than a focused learning tool, but others may disagree, Does this make sense? ---
**Author:** ![Micki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/micki/32/678994_2.png) [@Micki](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Micki)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2024, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326/46 "2024-02-05T20:27:55Z")
Yes I agree. In general if it’s not written in kanji in the book, the kanji column should be left blank. This would apply to all words, whether it’s commonly written in kanji or not. If someone is keen to add the kanji this can be added to the notes column after the page number. I’m surprised this isn’t in the guidelines for the spreadsheet actually, it must be an unwritten rule!! ---
**Author:** ![aamunoz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/aamunoz/32/484793_2.png) [@aamunoz](https://community.wanikani.com/u/aamunoz)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326/47 "2024-02-05T20:31:10Z")
I was actually responding to mention the same rule! I could swear I’ve seen it written somewhere before, but now I’m not sure where. ---
**Author:** ![Neo-tengu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/neo-tengu/32/665399_2.png) [@Neo-tengu](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Neo-tengu)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326/48 "2024-02-05T20:38:43Z")
Sounds good. I just made that edit. I have been making small corrections to some readings definitions as I go as well (“ちゃらおとこ” to “ちゃらお” or “口説 (くぜつ)” to “口説く (くどく)”) - nothing major. I will make a comment in the notes section to highlight these changes. ---
**Author:** ![Micki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/micki/32/678994_2.png) [@Micki](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Micki)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326/49 "2024-02-09T17:56:43Z")
Week 2 thread link below > [@Week 2 - 気になってる人が男じゃなかった](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/64819): > > Welcome to Week 2 of 気になってる人が男じゃなかった Learn more about the Beginner Book Club [here](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/19766) Visit the home page for this manga [here](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/64326) [IMG\_2536] Week 2 February 10th 2024 Start Page 19 End Page 30 Chapters Continuing Chapter 1 Pages 12 Last week [Week 1](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/64701) Next week [Week 3](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/64907) Home Thread [Here](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/64326)play_button Last panel for this week’s reading Page numbers are the ones printed on the bottom of the pages. These may differ from the numbering in digital versions. Vocabulary [Vocab Spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FXVc_2dsV6CTNATaDpKcfn2Gnb9Rpso3hrHy3CfgJD8/edit) Please read t… ---
**Author:** ![Jintor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/jintor/32/627217_2.png) [@Jintor](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Jintor)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2024, 11:14am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326/50 "2024-02-11T11:14:51Z")
I’ve done week 3 for the vocab list but if someone would like to glance over it it would be appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![DIO-Berry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/dio-berry/32/828567_2.png) [@DIO-Berry](https://community.wanikani.com/u/DIO-Berry)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326/51 "2024-02-14T00:53:49Z")
Hey does anyone know what the name of this size manga is? Like just physically? Or is it just A5? ---
**Author:** ![Jintor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/jintor/32/627217_2.png) [@Jintor](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Jintor)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326/52 "2024-02-14T00:55:56Z")
Bigger than standard size. I don’t have it on hand but it’s what I think of as ‘premium size’ (between that and the limited colour, probably why the physicals are a bit pricier) ---
**Author:** ![DIO-Berry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/dio-berry/32/828567_2.png) [@DIO-Berry](https://community.wanikani.com/u/DIO-Berry)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326/53 "2024-02-14T01:04:53Z")
Yeah but like is there a name for it like tanko or bunko? ---
**Author:** ![seanblue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/seanblue/32/579844_2.png) [@seanblue](https://community.wanikani.com/u/seanblue)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 1:08am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326/54 "2024-02-14T01:08:05Z")
I’m pretty sure it’s exactly A5, yeah. If there’s another name used by publishers or something, I don’t know. I just measured my copy and it matches the A5 dimensions. [Compare Paper Sizes | Paper Sizes](https://papersizes.io/compare?c1=b&p1=b5&c2=a&p2=a5) ---
**Author:** ![DIO-Berry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/dio-berry/32/828567_2.png) [@DIO-Berry](https://community.wanikani.com/u/DIO-Berry)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 1:23am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326/55 "2024-02-14T01:23:19Z")
Looking up what size paper is used for tanko and bunko got me here > **[Tankōbon | Wide-ban](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank%C5%8Dbon#Wide-ban)** > > A wide-ban or waidoban (ワイド版) edition is larger (A5 size) than a regular tankōbon. Many manga, particularly seinen and josei manga, are published in wide-ban editions after magazine serialisation, and are never released in the tankōbon format that is common in shōnen manga and shōjo manga. When a series originally published in tankōbon format is re-released in wide-ban format, each volume will contain more pages than in the original edition, and therefore the series will consist of fewer volumes.... so maybe wide-ban would be the most fitting name for it? 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![seanblue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/seanblue/32/579844_2.png) [@seanblue](https://community.wanikani.com/u/seanblue)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 1:26am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326/56 "2024-02-14T01:26:54Z")
Does the name matter for something or you’re just curious? ---
**Author:** ![DIO-Berry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/dio-berry/32/828567_2.png) [@DIO-Berry](https://community.wanikani.com/u/DIO-Berry)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 1:29am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326/57 "2024-02-14T01:29:58Z")
I was trying to find the size name for another book and noticed that this one’s size is the same because it’s in my currently reading pile. ---
**Author:** ![seanblue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/seanblue/32/579844_2.png) [@seanblue](https://community.wanikani.com/u/seanblue)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 1:32am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326/58 "2024-02-14T01:32:25Z")
Gotcha. In my experience, it’s maybe the second or third most common manga size. It’s certainly _my_ second most common as all the Manga Time Kirara 4-koma manga come in this size. I think some shounen manga might be a smaller than normal size though, which is why I’m unsure. ---
**Author:** ![Jintor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/jintor/32/627217_2.png) [@Jintor](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Jintor)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 1:50am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326/59 "2024-02-14T01:50:14Z")
Oh sorry I misread lol ---
**Author:** ![DIO-Berry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/dio-berry/32/828567_2.png) [@DIO-Berry](https://community.wanikani.com/u/DIO-Berry)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 1:59am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326/60 "2024-02-14T01:59:17Z")
Yeah, for sure. Most shonen and shojo are the standard tankobon size. I’m not sure what size the slightly larger version is that’s between this one and regular tanko, but I’ve got to get to work so that’s a question for another day ---
**Author:** ![davebp](https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/d/fd4c154120954695f788402f3bcf4e616499bc2d.png) [@davebp](https://community.wanikani.com/u/davebp)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 4:30am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326/61 "2024-02-15T04:30:20Z")
TIL that manga are printed in different sizes. Which I guess is not that surprising. Is there a reason or pattern to size choice? Authorial preference? Genre? Something else? [Previous page](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326.md?page=2) [Next page](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E7%94%B7%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F-%E3%83%BBthe-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-beginner-book-club/64326.md?page=4)