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@KazeTachinu

Thanks for your reply! The post was apparently hidden by the spam detection system until a moderator manually approves it, so it should appear again in a while.

Ah, probably because you just joined the community 24 minutes ago. Welcome to the community!

@KazeTachinu

I’m currently reading the third volume (which is pretty massive with 560 pages), and so far it’s just as good as the previous volumes and gets back to some questions raised in the very first (!) chapter of book 1. I don’t want to spoil anything, but there’s a big timeskip between book 2 and 3, so I can definitely see why the anime ended at that point. Having a 30+ year-old protagonist would’ve probably alienated a part of the target audience, though for me it has lost little of its magic.

I knew that it was basically two separate two-book series that are related, so that makes sense. Please post an update to let us know if you liked the whole series once you’re done.

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In case you were interested, the intermediate book club is starting Kino’s Journey in two weeks:

キノの旅 Home Thread (Intermediate Book Club)

Join the Intermediate Book Club here! Welcome to キノの旅! [Kino's Journey] Where To Buy Amazon JP | CDJapan | eBookJapan Furigana version available: (WARNING: has a different 4th chapter and other changes throughout the book!) Amazon JP | CDJapan Discussion Threads

Book 1

<a href="https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%8E%E3%81%AE%E6%97%85-week-1-discussion/35525">Week 1</a> <a href="https://community.wanikani.com/t/35624">Week 2</a> <…

And here’s a master list of book clubs too:

Master List of Book Clubs

Introduction There are several book clubs here on the forums. Reading along with a book club can provide a great source of motivation, and there are a lot of people to help you out with questions, enabling you to tackle harder content. Many of the book clubs have community vocabulary lists, so they can be a great resource even if you’re reading after the book club has moved on. Additionally, you’re always welcome to ask questions even after a book has been finished by a book club. People are al…