Yay! Doraemon finally made it I think this will be such a perfect and fun read for the ABBC! When I nominated it last year I was really surprised it hadn’t already had a club.
I guess the first question from soggy will be if I can lead this club. I am feeling overwhelmed atm so I just wanted to ask first - is there anyone who also loves Doraemon and/or would like to lead the club? Speak up by Sunday! Otherwise I will take it on, I just thought I’d ask if anyone else would like to, as it is really fun to lead a club and a different experience on the forums.
Also, I seem to have lost my regular status so if someone could edit the title to Reading next: Doraemon that would be appreciated! I’ll get the home post updated today too.
I checked both links, and it looks like I have the level 22 version of the Doraemon book. Is it the same as the nominated book, so I can use to to read along with the club, or should I get the nominated level 17 book?
Actually just read this one a few weeks ago - I personally found it to be a bit of a frustrating read (and I imagine other WK users will too) as there are so many words that you likely know in Kanji form already that you’ll encounter in hiragana in this version. Makes it very hard to parse initially, but it’s probably good practice! As such I’ll probably be joining the BBC instead this time around, but hope you all enjoy and I’ll probably pop my head in now and then for some of the chapters I struggled more with
This is correct. I own both, and they definitely contain different chapters. The graded one that we’ll be reading is, unsurprisingly, a much easier read.
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I want to join on December 14th with the Doraemon manga. How much it is 825 yen on US dollars? Is it accurate the information on Google which says that it’s about 5-6 dollars?
I think this will be such a perfect and fun read for the ABBC! When I nominated it last year I was really surprised it hadn’t already had a club.
—everyone’s favorite time-traveling robotic cat! It’s the perfect way to practice your Japanese reading skills in a fun, supportive environment. Whether you’re just starting out or want a lighthearted read, Doraemon has something for everyone! 