amazon’s suggestion for already read books maybe? amazon japan has a children’s book section
https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/gp/bestsellers/books/503578
all three novel read by this book(zenitouden, mysterious town, kiki) club are on the first page of the most sold books.
maybe use this as a starting point?
Alright! The current pick will be finishing in February, such that we’ll be starting a new pick on the 20th. That means we’re coming up to voting season 
I will be opening the vote on Wednesday, so please take the time over the next few days to look through the sample pages of our nominations (listed with links in the OP) and rate their comparative difficulties. I’ll check back through the thread today to make sure there aren’t any missing.
It’s helpful if you rate the majority of the picks, as we need to know which ones you think are harder than others comparatively.
If you have any last-minute nominations to submit, please try to do so before the end of the weekend, so that people have a few days to check them out. Sorry that this is quite a last-minute deadline, but we have enough nominations for a vote as is.
Recently, I’ve been reading some ongoing manga series. Typically I prefer to read series that are complete, although I mostly make an allowance for slice of life.
I was curious about the length and ongoing/competition status of the current manga nominations. The results:
| Title | Volumes | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 不可解なぼくのすべてを | 4 | ongoing |
| にじいろフォトグラフ | 3 | complete |
| 北欧女子オーサが見つけた日本の不思議 | 5+1 | ongoing |
| 青の島とねこ一匹 | 3 | ongoing |
| この美術部には問題がある！ | 13 | ongoing |
| 地縛少年 花子くん | 14 | ongoing |
| マギ | 37+19 | complete |
| 僕のヒーローアカデミア | 29 | ongoing |
| デスノート | 12 | complete |
| 名探偵コナン | 98 | ongoing |
| +チック姉さん | 16 | ongoing |
| 日常 | 10 | complete |
Notes:
The status for にじいろフォトグラフ was determined by it no longer appearing in the monthly まんがタイムきららフォワード magazine (as per Wikipedia).
The first five volumes of マギ are free to read until 1/14. Check your preferred e-book retailer for 「マギ 期間限定 無料お試し版」 (no quotes).
Nichijou follows the everyday lives of various people in the town of Tokisadame, centering on the energetic Yūko Aioi, the bright and cheerful Mio Naganohara, the quiet and deadpan Mai Minakami, the anxious android Nano Shinonome, her young creator the Professor, and a talking cat named Sakamoto, along with an ensemble cast of characters. Random and/or outlandish events regularly occur throughout the series, mainly through the mundane situations each character goes through.
physical: amazon.co.jp|cd japan
ebook: amazon.co.jp | Book walker
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added nichijou and plastic nee san to the main topic. can any one check if i added them right?
Peppe, popular resident of TV series “Terrace House” will start a new manga series in the upcoming issue 46/2019 of Weekly Big Comic Spirits titled “Mingo” about an italian otaku coming to Japan & finding love.
The story follows Mingo as he moves to Tokyo from Italy and tries to find love while being an otaku
This book was recommended to me a while back. i think the story is somewhat relatable since most people here want/have to go to japan(at least that’s my impression).
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the ebook is 限定無料 until jan 13 on amazon
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This one’s a sort of slice-of-life, so it’s ok to vote for it. 
Maybe if it were for volume 2, with all that nice friendly furigana…
I’m not sure I have volume 2. I seem to have only bought 1 and 3, for some reason.
Maybe it’s sitting somewhere out of order…
Ms Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles
クールで無口、他人と馴れ合わないミステリアスな転校生・小泉さん。彼女は、日ごと美味しいラーメンを求めるラーメンのプロだった――!?あんなラーメンやこんなラーメン、すべて美味しくいただきます!ガツンと本格派ラーメングラフィティ、いよいよ着丼!
Cool, quiet, and mysterious, Koizumi-san is a transfer student who doesn’t get along with others. She is a ramen professional who searches for the best ramen every day! Ramen like this and ramen like that are all delicious! The authentic ramen graffiti is finally here!
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Can also read chapters 1-3, and assorted others, for free on the publisher’s website.
Well, ramen is yummy. And they eat at real places that you can actually go and try for yourself. And this series is pretty amusing.
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If you are interesting in joining the next book club we run, you can (and should) vote!
Please look under “Current Proposals” in the first post for more details on each of the options, including links to sample pages which will help you gauge the difficulty.
Some people do find that reading a work they love or know already is inherently motivating / makes it easier, but please be realistic. Don’t just vote for your favourite story without looking at the samples yourself and comparing to others. Remember that both language and density contribute to difficulty.
The number in front of each option is a difficulty score based on club members voting, where 1 indicates “no effort at all” and 5 indicates “so much effort my brain might explode”. These scores aren’t objective by any means, so please look at the sample pages of options you’re interested in.
We will likely begin reading on the 20th of February, one week after we finish reading ハイキュー!!. If a short manga (expected less than 8 weeks) wins we will also read the second place option afterwards without holding another vote.
At a guess, the following manga would be considered ‘short’. This is purely based on a quick look at the contents page - I’ll check any manga in the running more carefully once we have some votes in.
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Could somebody please change the thread title as appropriate? E.g. Vote Now! // Beginner Japanese Book Club // Currently Reading: ハイキュー！
Also WOW this is a lot of nominations
Finally my regular status gets put to use! xD
Thank you! 
ミンゴ イタリア人がみんなモテると思うなよ isn’t there!
Oh my gosh, sorry! I thought you’d added all of yours so I didn’t realise. I’m afraid I can’t edit the poll now 
Welp no worries, will vote on it in the next poll!
I forgot to mention in the original post, but I will be closing the poll by the end of the weekend 
Come on, FukaBoku, there’s still time!
