黄泉のツガイWeek 5! This Week’s Reading: Chapter 2 (pt 2) Page 86 → Page 109 Home Thread Beginner Book Club Home [a374901d-657e-4d06-92b1-715432e519f7] Week 5 July 4th 2026 Start page 86 End page 109 Pages 22p Previous Week Week 4 Next Week Week 6 Final panel for the week! Vocab …

So, when you see komainu or inari or nio at shrines and whatnot, typically one has its mouth open (usually the one on the right), and the other has its mouth shut. The open-mouth pose, called 阿形, is speaking the sound “ah”, and represents the beginning of all things; the closed-mouth pose, 吽形, is sp…

Having watched some of the anime, I feel like the manga is much better paced. I liked the shot of the fake Asa and Granny - what are they gonna get up to now? And Yuru pointing out this Asa is bigger and her responding defensively that the lower world has better nutrition, lol. The tourists making …

[image] Belthazar: Point is, page 86, Right has an 阿 in his mouth, and page 89, Left has the 吽, uh… floating over her shoulder? Thanks! I’m remembering who’s 右 or 左 now! I think there is a lot of slang and grammar points. Would a list of it be helpful? :thinking: Or we can just write about…

Ah yeah, in past book clubs I would pick out a handful of interesting vocab words or a grammar point that appeared in the reading - there hasn’t been as many this time, but it can be a fun thing to look for! The Lost Village sounds spooky… While reading I definitely thought they were saying “Lost!”…

loved the insight, thanks! I will not be able to remember 右さま and 左さま anyway, but that’s on me. I have always been AWFUL with names in manga and anime :joy: Btw I discovered that at least in these first readings I need to take my time and open my laptop. Not like study time, but almost as… it is no…

[image] shenmui: I will not be able to remember 右さま and 左さま anyway, but that’s on me. みぎ has an even number of kana, and an even number of horns, while ひだり has an odd number of both. Alternately, “Right” has more letters in English, and more horns. Also, when they’re both in a panel together…

Way simpler than supposed to be :rofl:

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Christianw July 11, 2026, 7:32pm 10

Week 6 is here, really excited to start chapter 3! 黄泉のツガイ・Yomi no Tsugai Book Club Week 6!

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