Based on the results of the poll, we will be reading at 2 weeks per chapter for Chap 31 and 34, and 1 week per chapter for Chap 32 and 33.
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It’s here! The reading pace poll!
Chapter
Pages (RE)
Page Count (no interchapter art)
31
7-50
41
32
51-96
43
33
97-142
43
34
143-187
45
My split chapter suggestion for this volume is the same as the last: two weeks each for the first and last chapters of the volume, one week each for the second and third.
Split Option Breakdown
Chapter 31: Lots of high text pages, including a lore dump, and a handwritten letter. Thinking two weeks.
Chapter 32: Has a few longer sections but also a noteable number of low/no text pages. Thinking one week.
Chapter 33: Moderate amount of text in most pages. I’d be on the fence, but the next chapter is significantly more dense, so let’s say this is one week.
Chapter 34: Better for two weeks: not only has lots of high text pages, but also a good amount of handwriting, and several different lore sections!
You’re also welcome to vote to return to the original pace (2 weeks per chapter), or increase to 1 week per chapter.
As usual, we’ll be reading at the slowest pace anyone votes for, but please vote regardless so we can see how people feel about the reading!
Also, as a reminder, I’m posting this poll early because it will be difficult for me to post it or edit the Vol 8 thread while I’m in Japan. However, if you don’t feel comfortable voting this early, or you vote now and feel the need to change your vote after I’ve closed the poll, just let me know and I can keep the poll open after this week, or reopen it as necessary. My current plan is to close the poll at the end of this week (Nov 8th)!
What pace would you like to read volume 8 at?
Continue at current pace (2 weeks per chapter for 31 and 34, 1 week per chapter for 32 and 33)
It looks like the majority of people prefer not to have a break. However, since there was still one vote for a break, and we had some comments indicating people would be willing to take a break even though they’re not personally interested in one, I may revisit the question when I’m back from my trip.
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Hey folks! Last year, the ABBC ended on Dec 14th, and the group decided to start the offshoot on Jan 4th, to give everyone three weeks off for Christmas/New Years. (And now December is just a month away! Time flies!)
Now, if we end up reading vol 8 at a pace of one week per chapter, we’d end on Dec 19th, and could consider doing a two week break until January. But if we read it at a slower pace, we’ll be ending either during, or after the Christmas season, which makes taking a Christmas break a bit more awkward.
I’d like to get a preliminary idea of what folks are thinking – are you okay with taking a break during Vol 8? Would you prefer a break only if we’re done the volume? Or would you prefer no break at all?
To be clear, this is not a vote about how long a potential break should be. I just want to know if people want a break at all, since if we’re doing a break it’ll warrant further discussion.
I would like to take a break for Christmas/New Years, even if we’re not done reading Vol 8
I would only consider taking a break for Christmas/New Years if it happens after we finish reading Vol 8
I would prefer not to take a break for Christmas/New Years regardless of where we are in the reading
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Based on how people vote in this poll and in the reading pace poll, I may set up a new poll later with specific potential break dates.
I track my manga volumes read per year. As such, I complete every volume I’m in the middle of by the end of December 31st. Any book club finishing early January, I finish up by the end of December. Any book club starting around the end of December, wait until January to begin.
Overall, I support whatever keeps the highest number of less experienced learners reading along.
whooo zucchi I hope you have fun in Japan!! We’ll be living vicariously through you.
I voted “no break” for Christmas. I think I said this last year, but my work slows to a crawl at Christmas and we personally don’t do a ton of Christmas celebrations, so I have a lot of time on my hands around then. That being said, I am happy to defer to people who do have a lot of obligations around that time and would like some time off to just enjoy their holidays. Also whoa have we been doing this for almost a year now???
Even better, we’re at a faster pace than native Japanese readers initially read through the series. It took them four years to get through 50 chapters, and we’re already around 30 in one year.
Granted, they were only getting one chapter per month.