# Beginner Japanese Book Club // Now Reading: 空っぽの少女と虹のかけら **URL:** \ **Category:** Book Clubs\ **Created:** [September 16, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-now-reading-%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%A8%E8%99%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%91%E3%82%89/19766 "2017-09-16T17:16:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 89
**Author:** ![Belthazar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/belthazar/32/4469_2.png) [@Belthazar](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Belthazar)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 9:59am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-now-reading-%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%A8%E8%99%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%91%E3%82%89/19766/1766 "2018-09-22T09:59:30Z")
I saw that in Kinokiniya today. The manga, too. Almost bought it, but decided I should probably focus on the books I’ve already bought. I did, however, buy 日本人の知らない日本語, which I’m considering nominating sometime… ---
**Author:** ![Radish8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/radish8/32/206088_2.png) [@Radish8](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Radish8)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 10:14am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-now-reading-%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%A8%E8%99%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%91%E3%82%89/19766/1767 "2018-09-22T10:14:18Z")
> [@Belthazar](#): > > I should probably focus on the books I’ve already bought. And yet, I still bought it 🤔 I’m keeping it as a ‘future goals’ book 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Belthazar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/belthazar/32/4469_2.png) [@Belthazar](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Belthazar)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 11:53am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-now-reading-%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%A8%E8%99%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%91%E3%82%89/19766/1768 "2018-09-22T11:53:28Z")
I currently have half a shelf of future goals books. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![seanblue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/seanblue/32/579844_2.png) [@seanblue](https://community.wanikani.com/u/seanblue)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-now-reading-%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%A8%E8%99%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%91%E3%82%89/19766/1769 "2018-09-22T12:37:50Z")
Half a shelf as in a row? Or as in floor to ceiling? ---
**Author:** ![Belthazar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/belthazar/32/4469_2.png) [@Belthazar](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Belthazar)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-now-reading-%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%A8%E8%99%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%91%E3%82%89/19766/1770 "2018-09-22T13:15:55Z")
A row. Not all of us are heathens. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![seanblue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/seanblue/32/579844_2.png) [@seanblue](https://community.wanikani.com/u/seanblue)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-now-reading-%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%A8%E8%99%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%91%E3%82%89/19766/1771 "2018-09-22T14:00:55Z")
Made me nervous for a second there. 😛 I have half a shelf (row) of unread Japanese books, but they aren’t really stretch books. In consists of the rest of Aria the Masterpiece, the rest of ご注文はうさぎですか, volume 2 of のんのんびより, volume 1 of 少女終末旅行, 時をかける少女, and Penguin Highway. I’m fairly certain I could read all of those with a decent level of comprehension, even if not in a timely manner. I haven’t actually ordered any of my actual stretch books yet. Those include things like 空ろの箱と零のマリア (hopefully could read in a year or two), 魔法少女育成計画 (also hopefully in a year or two), and 新世界より (hopefully could read sometime ever 😅). ---
**Author:** ![seanblue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/seanblue/32/579844_2.png) [@seanblue](https://community.wanikani.com/u/seanblue)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-now-reading-%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%A8%E8%99%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%91%E3%82%89/19766/1772 "2018-09-22T19:46:35Z")
# 少女終末旅行 (Girls’ Last Tour) ## Summary > The series follows two girls, Yuuri and Chito, as they navigate the ruins of civilization after an unknown apocalypse, and as they travel in their modified Kettenkrad, they seek food and supplies while surviving day-to-day. [[Wikipedia]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girls%27_Last_Tour) ## Availability Amazon: [Amazon.co.jp: 少女終末旅行 1 (BUNCH COMICS) : つくみず: Japanese Books](https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/410771781X) eBook: [https://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/311924/](https://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/311924/) (has the first two chapters in full in the 試し見る. ## Personal Opinion I thought the anime adaption was interesting, if a bit slow. But I think the slow pace will work better in the manga than it did in the anime. I think it’s good for beginners, despite not having furigana (at least the first two chapters were very easy). ### Pros and Cons for the Book Club #### Pros - No furigana, but the kanji overall isn’t bad (based on the first two chapters) - Short chapters (usually 18-20 pages) - Interesting setting #### Cons - Yet another slice of life manga. ## Pictures > **First Few Pages of Chapter One** > > ![p03](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/7/3/7300c9b8328a6422be173d157b86bd99f78c7031.jpeg) > > ![p04](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/2/e/2ec039720fc8c2d5775f9d083ff4e78fa4aee270.jpeg) > > ![p05](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/7/9/7975334fdd5276959dd331792ea9cf7df449e539.jpeg) > > ![p06](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/5/e/5e86673904e2ba56fc894ae8a51f7b0a74fde4ec.jpeg) > > ![p07](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/1/f/1f6d2c126af90930e9e6707196323ee644d657f8.jpeg) > **Additional Pages** > > ![p28](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/4/f/4f4e03da44a1ccaedb52bd8c6285403b00fb2af4.jpeg) > > ![p29](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/2/3/23781d32e47a4ba7e08f7a769d2d856ddb00a3d5.jpeg) > > ![p30](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/1/9/198bc53bed10d2ef0e0cca49292feb179d7d47dc.jpeg) > > ![p31](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/a/b/ab52e28a4cfebfee97f66d29637b7f0b1573296b.jpeg) > > ![p32](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/0/3/03615947157e150ad4f600c37c9994eb1234a4c1.jpeg) > > ![p33](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/a/9/a92adef86523f9cdf392423f753710808ea9fe43.jpeg) ## Difficulty Poll How much effort would you need to read this book? _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-now-reading-%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%A8%E8%99%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%91%E3%82%89/19766/1772))_ ---
**Author:** ![tessberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/tessberg/32/34712_2.png) [@tessberg](https://community.wanikani.com/u/tessberg)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-now-reading-%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%A8%E8%99%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%91%E3%82%89/19766/1773 "2018-09-22T20:40:07Z")
Judging by the first few pages, I think I can kick back and relax reading this… (famous last words. knock on wood) ---
**Author:** ![hachiken](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/hachiken/32/74621_2.png) [@hachiken](https://community.wanikani.com/u/hachiken)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 2:37am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-now-reading-%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%A8%E8%99%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%91%E3%82%89/19766/1774 "2018-09-23T02:37:48Z")
> [@Belthazar](#): > > 日本人の知らない日本語, which I’m considering nominating sometime… I already have this “for future reading”, so I’d probably be into that. ---
**Author:** ![Radish8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/radish8/32/206088_2.png) [@Radish8](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Radish8)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 8:32am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-now-reading-%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%A8%E8%99%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%91%E3%82%89/19766/1775 "2018-09-24T08:32:04Z")
@seanblue, do we have a deadline for when nominations need to be in by? ---
**Author:** ![Abstormal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/abstormal/32/630277_2.png) [@Abstormal](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Abstormal)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 8:52am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-now-reading-%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%A8%E8%99%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%91%E3%82%89/19766/1776 "2018-09-24T08:52:21Z")
> [@Belthazar](#): > > I currently have half a shelf of future goals books. 😛 > [@seanblue](#): > > Half a shelf as in a row? Or as in floor to ceiling? > [@Belthazar](#): > > A row. Not all of us are heathens. 😛 Oh…just me then… ^^; I have a basically full shelf (floor to ceiling) of mostly Japanese stuff, most of it unread ^^; So half a shelf (floor to ceiling) of unread Japanese material at least (2/3 manga, 1/3 books) A good bit of it is being covered by the various book club branches (all of Yotsuba/Aria), while others are thing mentioned here that might become future material (I will re-nominate some of them), while others are things I’ve picked up myself =^\_^= > [@Radish8](#): > > do we have a deadline for when nominations need to be in by? I need to know too, I want to add a few =P ---
**Author:** ![seanblue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/seanblue/32/579844_2.png) [@seanblue](https://community.wanikani.com/u/seanblue)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 10:01am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-now-reading-%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%A8%E8%99%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%91%E3%82%89/19766/1777 "2018-09-24T10:01:48Z")
@Radish8 @Abstormal Let’s say the deadline is October 5th so I can open the poll on October 12th. ---
**Author:** ![Radish8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/radish8/32/206088_2.png) [@Radish8](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Radish8)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 11:09am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-now-reading-%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%A8%E8%99%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%91%E3%82%89/19766/1778 "2018-09-24T11:09:46Z")
Cool, thanks! Just long enough for me to be able to procrastinate horribly and then panic the day before 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Raionus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/raionus/32/201626_2.png) [@Raionus](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Raionus)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 11:10am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-now-reading-%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%A8%E8%99%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%91%E3%82%89/19766/1779 "2018-09-24T11:10:58Z")
I’d totally be in for penguin highway or porepore Nikki 👌🏻 ---
**Author:** ![Radish8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/radish8/32/206088_2.png) [@Radish8](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Radish8)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 11:13am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-now-reading-%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%A8%E8%99%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%91%E3%82%89/19766/1780 "2018-09-24T11:13:39Z")
Porepore Nikki looks _much_ easier than Penguin Highway! ---
**Author:** ![Raionus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/raionus/32/201626_2.png) [@Raionus](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Raionus)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 11:18am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-now-reading-%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%A8%E8%99%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%91%E3%82%89/19766/1781 "2018-09-24T11:18:09Z")
Yeah a lot less kanji. Penguin highway is a 5k unique word book I think? But the tsubasa bunko version or w/e has a lot of furigana coverage. The original doesn’t have much if I remember right ---
**Author:** ![Radish8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/radish8/32/206088_2.png) [@Radish8](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Radish8)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 11:19am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-now-reading-%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%A8%E8%99%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%91%E3%82%89/19766/1782 "2018-09-24T11:19:31Z")
Yeah, from what I’ve looked at it seems like fairly easy language. It’s probably just too long for the book club, though - we’d be reading it for a year 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Raionus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/raionus/32/201626_2.png) [@Raionus](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Raionus)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 11:20am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-now-reading-%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%A8%E8%99%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%91%E3%82%89/19766/1783 "2018-09-24T11:20:48Z")
I just wanna do a novel 😭 ---
**Author:** ![Radish8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/radish8/32/206088_2.png) [@Radish8](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Radish8)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 11:24am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-now-reading-%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%A8%E8%99%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%91%E3%82%89/19766/1784 "2018-09-24T11:24:23Z")
Haha, I know, I think @seanblue feels the same ^^ You should nominate porepore nikki properly though - you’d even be able to give us all the deets on word length and so on 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ditto20](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/ditto20/32/517934_2.png) [@Ditto20](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Ditto20)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 11:44am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-now-reading-%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%A8%E8%99%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%91%E3%82%89/19766/1785 "2018-09-24T11:44:41Z")
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