Hey, all! The 24-hour Readathon event has returned for autumn! If you’ve never participated, readathons are a fun way to finish any manga/novel/story/VN that you’ve been dragging your feet on, or to start one that you’ve been waiting for a good excuse to dive into.
The concept is simple: Choose your 24-hour period during the weekend of the 21st and 22nd, whenever it begins and ends in your local timezone, and read as much in Japanese as you can! Keep track of your reading in whichever way makes sense for your medium: time, and pages and/or characters – when you’re finished, report in and we’ll tally our collective amount together. There is no expectation for the amount you read, or the difficulty, and anyone is welcome to join.
Participating:
If you would like to join in, you’re invited to make a post with your goals: Are there any volumes you’d like to finish? How long do you think you can read in one sitting? How many pages do you think you can reach before time is up?
Choose your Readathon time. Is Saturday or Sunday better for your schedule? Are you a night owl reading from 12pm Saturday to 12pm Sunday? Need to defer to Monday or Friday? Throughout your chosen 24-hour period, feel free to post updates with your progress. Let us know when you finish something, reach a milestone, or simply can’t read another word without your brain melting.
When your chosen day comes to a close, make a post with your results! Compare them to your Goals post, did you knock your expectations out of the park, or were you too ambitious with your plans? Did you finish anything that made you say “good riddance”? Did you catch up to a book club you were behind in?
→ Check out the Summer Solstice thread for some goals/updates/results inspiration 
Results:
During the Summer Solstice event, we easily broke expectations and set a new record! Can autumn participants out-read the summer participants?:
Altogether, can our results add up to be more than 43 hours, more than 2,500 pages, and/or more than 56,000 characters of text? 
Once the weekend begins, I’ll make the Results post a wiki so we can all add our final numbers.
Happy Reading!
- I will be participating!
- I will try to participate
- I’ll wait for the Winter Solstice
- Reading is for nerds, actually
FAQ
Do I need to read for 24 full hours?
No, this challenge takes place over a 24-hour period but you are only expected to read for the amount of time that you’re able. Some of us may make it a personal challenge to read for as many hours within that period as possible, but even 1 hour of reading is an admirable feat.
Can I tally my time for the entire weekend?
No, the addition of a weekend rather than one specific 24-hour period allows flexibility for those who want to participate but would otherwise be inconvenienced by one date. The solar equinox event itself takes place on Sunday, 22nd September – feel free to use this date as your chosen 24 hours if you wish to stay true to the holiday.
Do the books need to be in Japanese?
Yes, this challenge is meant to encourage us to read more Japanese. If you read other language books, please do not count them in the overall tally.
Am I required to post updates?
No, updates are simply a fun way for us to create a community event, but they are not necessary for participation.
Want some seasonal inspiration? Add a spooky or autumn-themed story to your goals 
I think this time my goal will simply be to read as much as I can.
taiyousea’s fall readathon goals 
) of my half-read books. I checked and the book with the fewest pages left that is easy enough that I can read it over a long period is 1Q84 Book 2. or is it Book 1 part 2? 
and I‘ll keep you posted on how much I get done 
pages, 
300+ pages (reading speed for 1+ book per day)