Absolute Beginners Book Club // Now Reading: My Love Story! // Reading Next (Dec 13th): Gal and Dino

Fine!

ギャルと恐竜

Summary

We’ve all been there—a couple drinks too many, and a hazy wander back to your home, where you wake up wondering how you got there. But in Kaede’s case, not only was she not sure how she got home … she wasn’t sure how the dinosaur got there, either! The two are soon fast friends, but though their personalities jive, they’ll have to learn how to communicate in order to live peacefully together!

Availability

Physical: Amazon, Kinokuniya
Digital: BookWalker (affiliate link), Rakuten

Natively Level: 15

Personal Opinion

This series is great! It’s funny, the chapters are short and mostly self contained, so if you miss something in one it shouldn’t be a problem going forward. Kaede is also college aged, which is a nice change from a lot of manga at this level. This isn’t one of those books you read because it’s what’s available to you at your reading level; I found this manga long after I was a beginner and loved it.

Pros and Cons for the Book Club

Pros

  • Easy read with lots of visual humor
  • Short chapters
  • Finished at 7 volumes

Cons

  • The “Gal” in the title is actually ギャル (gyaru), so there’s some slang from Kaede and her friends.

Pictures

First Three Pages of Chapter One



Additional Pages


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