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 always happy to help out. Some of the book clubs also have JPDB vocab lists / prebuilt decks.
The purpose of this thread is to be the master list of book clubs. That way, you only have to come to one place to find every book that has ever been discussed on the forums.
Some book clubs also do weekly “read aloud” sessions, where everyone takes turns reading part of the the previous week’s assigned reading. While general book discussion, grammar questions, etc. should take place on the these forums, the read aloud takes place on this Discord server.
For non-reading clubs see this topic: Master List of Other Media Discussion Threads
Editing Note
If you are going to edit this post to add a book club link, please use the following format:
[Book Club Title](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/{threadid}).
i.e. replace the thread title with ‘x’. This will ensure that the post is easy to edit in the future and will decrease the chance of the links breaking from updates to the forums.
Please note: If you want to make a major formatting or content change to this post (not just adding an additional book), please post your proposal and see if others agree before making the change.
How to link Offshoot clubs: Only link if it has a different home thread than the first volume, aka if the first volume home thread becomes the series home thread, no need to link it again. (Discussion threads are not home threads. If all the offshoot has is a discussion thread for future volumes, please get that link added to the original home thread.)
Status key (for picking status)
- Completed: The (first) book/manga volume was completed with the club, if part of a series, further volumes were not continued as an offshoot club. In rare cases (one so far), the book wasn’t finished but a discussion thread was set up for remaining pages.
- Current: The book/manga is the current pick and being read.
- Upcoming: The next book/manga that will be read.
- Offshoot completed: Mostly this means the club have read all volumes (and the series is finished), but in rare cases it means that at some point the rest of the series was moved to use one general discussion thread and no further threads will be needed even if more book/volumes are released.
- Offshoot ongoing: The offshoot is currently active, reading volume by volume.
- Offshoot hiatus: Club is waiting for more books/volumes to be published. HOWEVER we might want to consider calling them ongoing, at least if they have regular yearly releases and if the club seems to always start the next one (close to) when it comes out
- Offshoot stopped: More volumes are available but the club stopped before reaching the last book/volume. And no general discussion thread was made for future volumes.
- Reread ongoing/completed: Sometime after the club finished a group of people decided to reread the book/manga following the same schedule (and often using the same discussion threads).
Book Clubs
Absolute Beginner Book Club
The Absolute Beginner Book Club is intended for people around an N5 level.
Absolute Beginner Book Club Home Page
| Title | Status | Natively |
|---|---|---|
| にゃんにゃん探偵団 Kitty Detective Club |
Offshoot completed | 17 |
| なぜ？どうして？せかいはふしぎ Why? How? Wonders of the World |
Completed | 17 |
| しろくまカフェ Shirokuma Cafe |
Reread offshoot ongoing | 20 |
| チーズスイートホーム Chi’s Sweet Home |
Offshoot completed | 13 |
| 結婚しても恋してる I’m in Love with You Forever |
Completed | 22 |
| 10分で読める物語 二年生 10 Minute Stories - 2nd Grade Reader |
Completed | 18 |
| なぜ？どうして？科学のお話 Why? How? Science Stories |
Completed | 17 |
| レンタルおにいちゃん Big Brother Rental |
Offshoot completed | 17 |
| 10分で読める伝記 (2年生) 10 Minute Biographies - 2nd Grade Reader |
Completed | 18 |
| からかい上手の高木さん Teasing Master Takagi-san |
Offshoot ongoing | 19 |
| それでも歩は寄せてくる When Will Ayumu Make His Move |
Offshoot ongoing | 20 |
| 大海原と大海原 Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea |
Offshoot completed | 22 |
| 三ツ星カラーズ Mitsuboshi Colours |
Offshoot completed | 18 |
| ハピネス Happiness |
Offshoot completed | 17 |
| 都道府県のおはなし 低学年 Stories of the Japanese Prefectures |
Completed | 18 |
| ハンター × ハンター Hunter × Hunter |
Completed | 27 |
| はたらく細胞 Cells at Work! |
Completed | 28 |
| ルリドラゴン Ruri Dragon |
Completed | 20 |
| ちいさな森のオオカミちゃん The Wolf of the Small Forest |
Offshoot completed | 14 |
| ホリミヤ Horimiya |
Offshoot | 22 |
| 可愛いだけじゃない式守さん Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie |
Completed | 19 |
| 老女的少女ひなたちゃん Granny Girl Hinata chan! |
Offshoot | 19 |
| 玉藻の恋 Tamamo no Koi |
Completed | 17 |
| カードキャプターさくら Cardcaptor Sakura |
Current | 20 |
Beginner Book Club
The Beginner Book Club is intended for people around an N4 level.
| Title | Status | Natively |
|---|---|---|
| よつばと！ Yotsubato! |
Offshoot hiatus | 17 |
| 魔女の宅急便 Kiki’s Delivery Service |
Completed Reread completed |
26 |
| Aria 完全版 Aria the Masterpiece |
Offshoot completed | 21 |
| のんのんびより Non Non Biyori |
Completed | 22 |
| 夏目友人帳 Natsume’s Book of Friends |
Completed | 26 |
| 時をかける少女 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time |
Completed | 25 |
| 少女終末旅行 Girls’ Last Tour |
Offshoot completed | 21 |
| ふしぎ駄菓子屋 銭天堂 Zenitendou - The Mysterious Sweet Shop |
Offshoot completed | 24 |
| 一週間フレンズ One Week Friends |
Completed | 21 |
| ふらいんぐうぃっち Flying Witch |
Offshoot ongoing | 20 |
| 霧のむこうのふしぎな町 The Mysterious Town Beyond the Mist |
Completed | 26 |
| ゆるキャン△ Laid-Back Camp |
Offshoot hiatus | 27 |
| フルーツバスケット Fruits Basket |
Offshoot stopped | 26 |
| シメジシミュレーション Shimeji Simulation |
Offshoot hiatus | 25 |
| ハイキュー!! Haikyuu!! |
Offshoot ongoing | 24 |
| 不可解なぼくのすべてを Love Me for Who I Am (FukaBoku) |
Offshoot completed | 24 |
| 日常 Nichijou |
Completed | 25 |
| 地縛少年花子くん Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun |
Offshoot stopped | 23 |
| 小川未明童話集 Ogawa Mimei: Collection of Children’s Stories |
Completed | 30 |
| 極主夫道 The Way of the Househusband |
Offshoot ongoing | 24 |
| デスノート Death Note |
Offshoot ongoing | 30 |
| 夜カフェ Night Cafe |
Offshoot ongoing | 23 |
| シャドーハウス Shadows House |
Offshoot ongoing | 24 |
| 耳をすませば Whisper of the Heart |
Completed | 21 |
| 神さまがまちガえる God Bless the Mistaken |
Offshoot completed | 23 |
| 月刊少女野崎くん Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun |
Offshoot ongoing | 25 |
| 古見さんは、コミュ症です。 Komi Can’t Communicate |
Completed | 23 |
| ロジカとラッカセイ Rojica and Rakkasei |
Offshoot completed | 22 |
| スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり Behind the Supermarket, Smoking With You |
Offshoot ongoing | 24 |
| 舞妓さんちのまかないさん Kiyo in Kyoto Book Club |
Offshoot ongoing | 27 |
| この美術部には問題がある！ This Art Club has a Problem! |
Finished | 24 |
| 気になってる人が男じゃなかった The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t A Guy At All |
Offshoot hiatus | 24 |
| 葬送のフリーレン Frieren |
Offshoot ongoing | 25 |
| ウスズミの果て Usuzumi no Hate |
Offshoot planned | 25 |
| 約束のネバーランド The Promised Neverland |
Offshoot ongoing | 26 |
Intermediate Manga Club
The Intermediate Manga Club is intended for people around an N3 level.
Intermediate Manga Club Home Page
| Title | Status | Natively |
|---|---|---|
| とんがり帽子のアトリエ1 | Offshoot ongoing | 26 |
| 紡ぐ乙女と大正の月1 | Completed | 29 |
| 鋼の錬金術師1 | Offshoot ongoing | 31 |
| ダンジョン飯 1 | Current | 30 |
| ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！1 | Starts Nov 16 | 28 |
Intermediate Book Club
The Intermediate Book Club is intended for people around an N3 level.
Intermediate Book Club Home Page
OBS 
Where do we want this to go??? : Offshoot book clubs: Sayaka Murata Book Club
| Title | Status | Natively |
|---|---|---|
| No. 6 | Completed | 32 |
| 秋の牢獄 | Completed | 31 |
| 赤い悪夢 (5分後に意外な結末) | Completed | 25 |
| はたらく魔王さま！ | Completed | 30 |
| キノの旅 | Completed | 29 |
| コンビニ人間 | Completed Reread completed Slow reread completed |
29 |
| 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 | Completed | 37 |
| キッチン | Completed | 29 |
| 氷菓 | Completed | 32 |
| 夜市 | Completed | 31 |
| 聖☆おにいさん | Completed | 28 |
| 博士の愛した数式 | Completed | 35 |
| 君の名は | Completed | 30 |
| コーヒーが冷めないうちに | Completed | 28 |
| ヨコハマ買い出し紀行 | Completed | 21 |
| 地球星人 | Completed | 31 |
| 佐賀のがばいばあちゃん | Completed | 28 |
| Spy x Family | Offshoot Ongoing | 30 |
| TUGUMI | Completed | 31 |
| おばちゃんたちのいるところ | Completed | 33 |
| 僕が愛したすべての君へ | Offshoot completed | 28 |
| あん | Completed | 29 |
| あなたも殺人犯になれる! | Completed | 27 |
| セーラー服と機関銃 | Completed | 30 |
| 変な家 | Current | 27 |
Advanced Book Club
The Advanced Book Club is intended for people around an N2-N1 level.
| Title | Status | Natively |
|---|---|---|
| 本好きの下剋上 | Offshoot completed | 31 |
| 雪国 | Completed | 47 |
| 容疑者Xの献身 | Completed | 34 |
| すべてがFになる | Offshoot ongoing | 32 |
| 人間失格 | Completed | 40 |
| 乳と卵 | Completed | 39 |
| パノラマ島綺譚 | Completed | 40 |
| 本陣殺人事件 | Offshoot ongoing | 39 |
| 薬屋のひとりごと | Completed | 38 |
| 海辺のカフカ | Completed | 34 |
| 狼と香辛料 | Completed | 35 |
| ユージニア | Completed | 36 |
| この本を盗む者は | Completed | 37 |
| 四畳半神話大系 | Completed | 43 |
| 風の谷のナウシカ | Offshoot completed | 35 |
| マリアビートル | Completed | 35 |
| 傲慢と善良 | Completed | 32 |
| 虐殺器官 - Genocidal Organ | Completed | 37 |
| 蛇にピアス | Completed | 30 |
| アンダーグラウンド | Completed | 33 |
| マスカレード・ホテル | In Progress | 31 |
| 本の読み方 スロー・リーディングの実践 | Upcoming | 36 |
Visual Novel Book Club
The Visual Novel Book Club is intended for anyone who wants to/likes reading visual novels* (VNs), but because they tend to be quite long, the reading pace means the club is a better fit for the intermediate-advanced stage.
*think novel in video game format, although with little to no gameplay (see home thread for a more complete explanation)
Visual Novel Book Club Home Page
| Title | Status |
|---|---|
| ルーパーズ | Completed |
| 9-nine-ここのつここのかここのいろ | Offshoot completed |
| BU$TAFELLOWS | Offshoot completed |
| 極限脱出 9時間9人9の扉 (Zero Escape: 999) | Completed |
| Fatal Twelve | Completed |
| 徒花異譚 | Completed |
| ISLAND | Completed |
Miscellaneous Book Clubs (scheduled)
This section contains books that were not selected from normal book club polls, but are/were still run using a schedule. The list is ordered by difficulty and then start date.
| Book | Difficulty | Start Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| おじさまと猫 (Old Man and a Cat) |
Absolute Beginner | 2020-08-24 | Hiatus |
| しろくまカフェ (Shirokuma Café) |
Absolute Beginner | 2024-05-27 | Upcoming |
| Sailor Moon | Beginner | 2020-01-01 | Completed |
| アオハライド (Ao Haru Ride) |
Beginner | 2020-02-01 | Completed |
| クレヨンしんちゃん (Crayon Shin Chan) |
Beginner | 2020-02-17 | Hiatus |
| ブラックジャックによろしく (Say Hello to BlackJack) |
Beginner | 2020-04-05 | Inactive |
| One Piece | Beginner | 2020-09-02 | In Progress |
| 3月のライオン (March Comes in Like a Lion) |
Beginner | 2020-09-12 | Inactive |
| ドラゴンボール SD (Dragon Ball SD) |
Beginner | 2020-10-31 | Hiatus |
| やがて君になる(1) (Bloom into you) |
Beginner | 2021-03-15 | In Progress |
| 暁のヨナ (Yona of the Dawn) |
Beginner | 2021-03-15 | In Progress |
| 幸色のワンルーム (Sachiiro no One Room) |
Beginner | 2021-06-04 | In Progress |
| 呪術廻戦 0 (Jujutsu Kaisen 0) |
Beginner | 2022-02-23 | Completed |
| Orange | Beginner | 2022-07-02 | Completed |
| しまなみ誰そ彼 (Our Dreams at Dusk) |
Beginner | 2023-09-16 | Completed |
| NARUTO ナルト | Beginner | 2023-10-14 | In Progress |
| サバイバル・ゲーム! (Survival Escape Game) |
Beginner | 2024-03-08 | In Progress |
| JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure | Intermediate | 2020-01-15 | Hiatus |
| JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (in full) | Intermediate | 2024-01-1 | In Progress |
| Doki Doki Literature Club (Visual novel / game) |
Intermediate | 2020-01-18 | Inactive |
| 獣の奏者 (Kemono no Souja) |
Intermediate | 2020-01-25 | Completed |
| マンガ✖くり返しでスイスイ覚えられる百人一首 | Intermediate | 2020-07-18 | Hiatus |
| 文豪ストレイドッグス わん! (Bungou Stray Dogs: Wan!) |
Intermediate | 2020-08-31 | Hiatus |
| Harry Potter | Intermediate | 2020-09-01 | Completed |
| 狐笛のかなた | Intermediate | 2021-01-16 | Completed |
| 囀る鳥は羽ばたかない (WaniKani Members Only) |
Intermediate | 2021-05-21 | Discontinued |
| かがみの孤城 | Intermediate | 2021-11-06 | Completed |
| A Dictionary of Japanese Grammar (series) | Intermediate | 2023-03-25 | In Progress |
| 桜蘭高校ホスト部 | Intermediate | 2023-05-20 | In Progress |
| はなものがたり | Intermediate | 2023-10-13 | Completed |
| Re-Zero | Advanced | 2019-07-01 | In Progress |
| DanMachi | Advanced | 2020-02-10 | Hiatus |
| 1Q84 | Advanced | 2020-08-01 | Completed |
| 半落ち | Advanced | 2023-01-02 | In Progress |
Miscellaneous Book Discussions (non-scheduled)
This section contains books that were not selected from normal book club polls and do not have schedules.
- 掌の小説 (Kawabata reading group)
- ご注文はうさぎですか (Is the Order a Rabbit)
- Sword Art Online
- 放浪息子 (Wandering Son)
- 君の膵臓をたべたい (I Want to Eat Your Pancreas)
- 世界から猫が消えたなら (If Cats Disappeared from the World)
- Graded Readers and Parallel Texts
- 青春ブタ野郎はバニーガール先輩の夢を見ない (Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai)
- 魔法少女育成計画 (Magical Girl Raising Project)
- 機動戦士ガンダムアグレッサー (Gundam Aggressor)
- NHK Easy News Reading Group
- GJ部
- 君の名は - Your Name
- Skip Beat!
- Flesh&Blood
- 糞尿譚
- 人間椅子
- おいしいごはんが食べられますように
- チュベローズで待ってる
- ユートロニカのこちら側
- 水たまりで息をする
- 夢十夜
- 予言の島
- スラムダンク Slam Dunk
お疲れ様(^^)
