📚📚 Read every day challenge - Spring 2023 🌸🌷🌼

Japanese Language Reading
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Once again stealing from @omk3 in the Listen Every Day challenge :joy: Thank you for your hard work :bowing_woman: I swear I was not intentionally waiting for you to make the Listen Every Day Challenge thread so I could steal the calendars :joy:

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:fox_face: Rokon Spring 2023 Home Post :seedling:

excited to start this challenge from day one this time!
I tried the summer 2021 and the winter 2023 challenges but I wasn’t able to keep a streak so hopefully this time will be different!

Links: study log | bookmeter

:orange_book: Spring Reading Tracker

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detailed tracker
:seedling: ４月 :seedling:
月 火 水 木 金 土 日
01 :cherry_blossom: 02 :four_leaf_clover:
03 04 05 06 07 08 09
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:potted_plant: ５月 :potted_plant:
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:sunflower: ６月 :sunflower:
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:green_book: Spring Reading Goals

:shinto_shrine: とびら：Ch 1-5 :white_small_square: :white_small_square: :white_small_square: :white_small_square: :white_small_square:
:basketball: アオのハコ：Ch 1-4 :black_small_square: :white_small_square: :white_small_square: :white_small_square:
:four_leaf_clover: よつばと!：Vol 2-5 :white_small_square: :white_small_square: :white_small_square: :white_small_square:
optional - :cherry_blossom: サクラ、サク：Vol 1
optional - :oncoming_automobile: SideKicks!
optional - :black_cat: 世界から猫が消えたなら

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:books: :blossom: windupbird’s summary post :cherry_blossom: :books:

:sparkles: Challenge Progress and Links to Daily Posts :sparkles:

Apr
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03 :heavy_multiplication_x: 04 05 06 :heavy_multiplication_x: 07 :heavy_multiplication_x: 08 09
10 :heavy_multiplication_x: 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 :heavy_multiplication_x: 20 :heavy_multiplication_x: 21 22 23 :heavy_multiplication_x:
24 25 26 27 :heavy_multiplication_x: 28 29 30
May
月 火 水 木 金 土 日
01 :heavy_multiplication_x: 02 :heavy_multiplication_x: 03 04 :heavy_multiplication_x: 05 06 07
08 :heavy_multiplication_x: 09 10 11 12 13 14
15 :heavy_multiplication_x: 16 17 :heavy_multiplication_x: 18 :heavy_multiplication_x: 19 :heavy_multiplication_x: 20 21
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Approach for this challenge

Will this finally be the challenge where I don’t get slammed with work and I actually have time and energy to focus on stuff? Only time will tell :upside_down_face: But my main plan/goal is to finish Penguin Highway during this challenge! I think it’s definitely doable, based on my reading speed in the last challenge. I also, of course, will be reading Vol. 4 of 夜の名前を呼んで, so uh look forward to more gushing about Rei and his cute magical face :joy:

Previous challenge summary posts

Summer 2021 Challenge :beach_umbrella:
Fall 2021 Challenge :maple_leaf: :fallen_leaf: :raccoon:
Winter 2022 Challenge :snowman_with_snow: :snowflake:
Spring 2022 Challenge :cherry_blossom: :seedling:
Summer 2022 Challenge :beach_umbrella: :sunny:
Fall 2022 Challenge :maple_leaf: :fallen_leaf:
Winter 2023 Challenge :snowman_with_snow::snowflake:

Also, here’s my Bookmeter, in case anyone’s interested! ^^
Look who didn’t wait until the last minute to do her home post this time :joy:

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KJules home post

I’m going to try to join this for April.

I’ve never joined a reading challenge, so we’ll see if i can keep up!

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Summary of the challenge: unsuccessful. Maybe I’ll try again in the summer if I’m less busy.

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:cherry_blossom::seedling:Javerend’s Home Post:seedling: :cherry_blossom:

Hello again, friends! Good to be back for another challenge! As always, thank you to @windupbird for hosting the thread, and I hope to get a lot of good reading done with you all in the next few months :grin:

This start of this challenge perfectly lines up with my 2 year anniversary of starting to learn japanese, so it’s both a fresh start to the challenge and a fresh start to my personal 3rd year of study! Very excited to see what both this challenge and this year brings.

Reading Streak: 273 days

Currently Reading:
Manga: some bookwalker freebies, and BBC, IBC, and IBC Primer books
Book: コンビニ人間, 四月は君の噓 Light Novel
Textbook: 新完全マスター読解N3
Game: どうぶつの森e+

Goals:
I haven’t really settled on any personal goals for this challenge yet, but I might update more once the challenge actually starts. Right now, my only goal is to try to read all of 四月は君の嘘 in april. I’m going to put pretty much everything else on the back-burner until May and really just focus on that once the challenge starts.

:cherry_blossom: ４月 :cherry_blossom:
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03 04 05 06 07 08 09
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:tulip: ５月 :tulip:
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08 09 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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:sunflower: ６月 :sunflower:
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Links and past threads

Javerend’s profile | Natively
Javerend’s Bookmeter

:books::books: Read every day challenge - Fall 2022 :maple_leaf::fallen_leaf: - #99 by javerend
📚📚 Read every day challenge - Winter 2023 ☃❄ - #18 by javerend

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:potted_plant: taiyousea’s home thread - Spring 2023 :potted_plant:

:round_pushpin: Study Log
:bookmark: Natively

:sunflower::sun_behind_rain_cloud: May

:sunflower: :sun_behind_rain_cloud: 五月 :sun_behind_rain_cloud: :sunflower:
月 火 水 木 金 土 日
01 02 03 04 ⌂ 05 ⌂ 06 ⌂ 07 ⌂
08 09 10 – 11 12 13 – 14
15 16 – 17 18 19 20 21 –
22 23 24 – 25 26 27 28
29 30 31 –

⌂ = いない

:spiral_calendar: Date :books: Book/Article :open_book: Chapters/Pages
May 30 :skull_and_crossbones: DEATH NOTE 12 pages
:books: Academic 日本語 色々な
May 29 :skull_and_crossbones: DEATH NOTE 10 pages
May 28 :books: Academic 日本語 色々な
May 27 :books: Academic 日本語 色々な
May 26 :dragon:「千と千尋の神隠し」 9 pages
May 25 :dragon:「千と千尋の神隠し」 12 pages
May 23 :notebook: Genki II 文法練習 (FINISHED!!)
May 22 :notebook: Genki II 文法練習
May 20 :cake::cherry_blossom: 桜蘭高校ホスト部 5 pages
May 19 :cake::cherry_blossom: 桜蘭高校ホスト部 10 pages
May 18 :notebook: Genki II 文法練習
May 17 :notebook: Genki II 文法練習
May 15 :books: Academic 日本語 色々な
May 14 :cake::cherry_blossom: 桜蘭高校ホスト部 (book club taster!)
May 12 :deciduous_tree: 小さな森のオオカミちゃん Week One Complete
May 11 :notebook: Genki II 文法練習
May 9 :notebook: Genki II 文法練習
May 8 :notebook: Genki II 文法練習
May 3 :notebook: Genki II 文法練習
May 2 :books: Academic 日本語 色々な
May 1 :stars: 君の名は Chapter 7 Completed // 59 pages

:cherry_blossom::dango: April

:cherry_blossom: :dango: 四月 :dango: :cherry_blossom:
月 火 水 木 金 土 日
01 02
03 04 – 05 06 07 – 08 09
10 11 12 – 13 14 – 15 16 –
17 18 – 19 20 – 21 22 23 –
24 – 25 26 27 28 29 30

Reading Update:

:spiral_calendar: Date :books: Book/Article :open_book: Chapters/Pages Link
April 30 :stars: 君の名は Chapter 6 Completed // 55 pages
April 29 :stars: 君の名は Chapter 5 Completed // 58 pages
April 28 :stars: 君の名は Chapter 4 Completed // 45 pages x
April 22-27 :books: Academic 日本語 色々な
April 20-22 :bomb: Barefoot Gen Full Completion, 授業のために
April 12-19 :books: Academic 日本語 色々な
April 11 :notebook: Genki II 文法練習
April 10 :books: Academic 日本語 色々な
April 9 :books: Academic 日本語 色々な
:notebook: Genki II 文法練習、テストので
April 8 :books: Academic 日本語 色々な
April 6 :notebook: Genki II 文法練習、テストので
April 5 :stars: 君の名は Chapter 3 Completed // 56 pages
April 3 :stars: 君の名は Chapter 2 Completed // 58 pages x
April 2 :stars: 君の名は Chapter 1 Completed // 53 pages x
:fish_cake: ナルト Chapter 2 Completed // 23 pages
April 1 :fish_cake: ナルト Chapter 1 Completed // 57 pages x

→ My Month in Review


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:sunflower: :open_book: taiyousea’s 曇り読 home thread :books::shaved_ice:
→ natively → study log

May 1st:
:bookmark: （何と言う本はここ）(pg. 1-2)

(Notes, updates, things I noticed, etc.)

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:blossom: polv’s Reading Challenge of Q2 2023 Home Post

Perhaps I should consider either amount or difficulty as well, but not a priority for now. Maybe joining some upcoming book club; though I don’t like my pace being strictly paced by others or long schedules. I would still need to read to support my listening.

Thinking about it, calendar might not need a , only just date + icons (like :video_game: :restroom: :musical_score: :secret: :white_flower:), or replace the date with ・

Icons: :framed_picture: = manga, :closed_book: = non-manga, :white_flower: = grammar / textbook, :video_game: = video game

I might put only either manga / non-manga / game at once.

四月
  月     火     水     木     金     土     日  
#1 :white_flower: :closed_book: :white_flower: :closed_book:
#2 :white_flower: :closed_book: :closed_book: :closed_book: :closed_book: :white_flower: :framed_picture: :framed_picture: :framed_picture:
#3 :framed_picture: :framed_picture: :framed_picture: :framed_picture: :framed_picture: :white_flower: :framed_picture: :framed_picture:
#4 :framed_picture: :framed_picture: :framed_picture: :framed_picture: :framed_picture: :framed_picture: :framed_picture:
#5 :framed_picture: :white_flower: :video_game: :white_flower: :closed_book: :closed_book: :video_game: :framed_picture: :closed_book:
五月
  月     火     水     木     金     土     日  
#6 :white_flower: :closed_book: :white_flower: :closed_book: :white_flower: :video_game: :closed_book: :white_flower: :video_game: :white_flower: :closed_book: :video_game:
#7 :white_flower: :video_game: :framed_picture: :white_flower: :closed_book: :video_game: :closed_book: :framed_picture: :closed_book:
#8 :white_flower: :closed_book: :framed_picture: :video_game: :video_game: :white_flower: :video_game: :video_game: :white_flower: :video_game:
#9 :video_game: :closed_book: :white_flower: :closed_book: :closed_book: :framed_picture: :white_flower: :video_game: :white_flower: :video_game:
#10 :video_game: :closed_book: :video_game:

Challenge Wrap-Up

六月
  月     火     水     木     金     土     日  
#10 :video_game: :closed_book: :white_flower: :video_game: :video_game:
#11 :video_game: :white_flower: :video_game: :white_flower: :video_game: :white_flower: :video_game: :framed_picture: :framed_picture: :white_flower: :framed_picture:
#12 :white_flower: :framed_picture: :white_flower: :framed_picture: :closed_book: :framed_picture: :framed_picture: :framed_picture: :framed_picture:
#13 :white_flower: :framed_picture: :framed_picture: :white_flower: :framed_picture: :white_flower: :framed_picture: :white_flower: :framed_picture: :white_flower: :framed_picture: :white_flower: :framed_picture:
次 :white_flower: :framed_picture: :white_flower: :framed_picture: :white_flower: :closed_book: :white_flower: :closed_book: :white_flower: :closed_book:
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:blossom: meagstudies’ home post :blossom:

Natively :tulip: Bookmeter :tulip:Study Log :tulip: Listening Challenge

It’s been a while, but I’ve decided to join this challenge again! I’ve missed this thread :pleading_face:

My goal for the whole year is to read 24 books, with 10 of those not being manga. So to keep on track with that, my goal for the next three months is to finish two non-manga books and six books total.

APRIL

月 火 水 木 金 土 日
— 02
03 04 — — 07 — —
— 11 12 — — — —
— 18 — — 21 22 23
— 25 26 — — 29 30

MAY

月 火 水 木 金 土 日
01 02 03 04 — 06 07
— — 10 11 — — —
15 — — — — — —
— — — 25 — 27 28
— 30 —

JUNE

月 火 水 木 金 土 日
01 — — —
— — — — — — —
12 — — — — — —
19 — — — — — —
26 — — — —

— means did not read that day

Reading Type Status Club
:package: 僕が愛したすべての君へ Novel paused IBC
:raised_hand_with_fingers_splayed:t2: 寄生獣２ Manga reading
:old_key: 極限脱出 9時間9人9の扉 Visual Novel paused VN Club
:motor_scooter: ヨコハマ買い出し紀行１ Manga reading
:rice_ball: コンビニ人間 Novel reading IBC Primer
finished
:cityscape: ウスズミの果て１ Manga
:boxing_glove: マグナムリリィ１ Manga
:candy: ふしぎ駄菓子屋 銭天堂１ Children’s Book
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:tulip: MAY 01 2023 :tulip:
→ home post

  • book: ##% - ##%
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No calendar for me (I already track in 2 places), but thanks again @windupbird for hosting!

I’ll kick off by saying I finished the remainder of last week’s assignment for レベル７ this morning, read a bit more of 花束は毒 (and stopped on quite the twist but…feelings on that below*), and am a few pages into the final assignment of この本を盗む者は. I probably will finish both those last two books in the next day or two, so looking forward to crossing those off!

*About the twist in 花束は毒. Major spoilers. Kind of a rant. Only read if you don’t care / don’t plan to read the book. Also I read crime stuff so if you’re sensitive to those topics just skip it:

So the tl;dr plot of the book is 先輩ー男 is idolized a bit by MC. He finds out that 先輩ー男 is getting vaguely threatening letters in the mail telling him to call it off with his fiance. MC contacts a 名探偵 private detective who is his 先輩ー女 and there’s totally no feelings developing there. Like they assure us of this so much like wink wink nudge nudge but honestly the two seem to have basically zero chemistry or compatibility so…yeah?
Anyways. The reason 先輩ー男 is getting letters is cause 4 years ago he was arrested on rape charges and ‘settled’. Said attack was a random victim assault in a park. He never met the girl who accused him, the evidence we’ve been presented is fairly weak, he’s said to not know who the girl is, she never met him before either, etc etc. The settlement was handled by the girl’s parents and his lawyer.
So most of the book thus far has been trying to track down who the victim was but because her name was redacted after the case settled they can’t get that, but the figure out the letter sender is the father of the victim and they find out his name.
So, 名探偵 private detective meets with him to be like, “hey, what’s up with you sending this guy these letters?” and he drops the name of his daughter. Which is the name of the woman that 先輩ー男 is engaged to. So…wow big どんでん返し, right?!
Except no. So much no.

  1. she picked this dude out of a line up, and presumably while her name was withheld from him, his wasn’t from her, right? Like a victim not being told the name of their attacker…?
  2. Dude is suuuuuuper cautious about interacting with anyone from his old town. Like legit almost rebuffs MC cause he was from old town, his name is mud there, people hate him, his reputation has been dragged. So how is he able to date this woman to the point of being engaged without knowing she used to live in that town?
  3. Ok I know this is maybe a Japanese cultural thing but it’s super weird to me that they’re engaged and all ready to have a 入籍パーティー but he hasn’t met her parents?

Anyways, I gotta read on to see if the plot can redeem itself after that.

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The challenge is back! :partying_face: Perfect timing, because my last two assignments for this term were due this morning!

Books I am currently reading:

  • 世界から猫が消えたなら (paperback; main book)
  • 告白 (book club material; quickly becoming main book)
  • ロジカとラッカセイ (my no-energy/quick break manga ebook; book club material)
Apr
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May
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08 09 10 11 12 13 14
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22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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I guess I’ll try to join this time as well:p I haven’t been able to keep up with the challenge properly since last spring and I doubt I’ll be able to this time either, but an attempt shall be made :triumph:

^Link to participants list^

:house_with_garden: Beyond Sleepy’s Home Post :house_with_garden:

Apr
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03 04 05 06 07 08 09
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
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May
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08 09 10 11 12 13 14
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:fairy:t5: Prath’s Home Post :fairy:t5:

Super excited to join this challenge for the first time! Reading is my main goal, so I can’t wait to get started.

resources

:dragon: ルリドラゴン: reading along with the ABBC
:sunflower: よつばと!: I have the first volume and there’s a book club for it, so might as well start it!
:cd: ロジカとラッカセ: reading along with the BBC
:bird: Stories from Satori Reader
:newspaper_roll: Graded news pieces from Easy Japanese
:sa: Graded Reading Sets from Kanji Study

Apr
月 火 水 木 金 土 日
01 :dragon: 02 :sa:
03 :newspaper_roll: 04 :sunflower: 05 :sunflower: 06 :bird: 07 :sa: 08 :dragon: 09 :bird:
10 :bird: 11 :bird: 12 :bird: 13 :bird: 14 :bird: 15 :bird: 16 :dragon:
17 :bird: 18 :sunflower: 19 :bird: 20 :bird: 21 :bird: 22 :bird: 23 :sunflower:
24 :bird: 25 :bird: 26 :dragon: 27 :dragon: 28 :dragon: 29 :dragon: 30 :dragon:
May
月 火 水 木 金 土 日
01 :sunflower: 02 :bird: 03 :bird: 04 :bird: :sunflower: 05 :bird: 06 :cd: 07 :cd:
08 :bird: 09 :dragon: 10 :cd: 11 :bird: 12 :bird: 13 :bird: 14 :bird:
15 :cd: 16 :bird: 17 :bird: 18 :bird: 19 :sunflower: 20 :bird: 21 :bird:
22 :bird: 23 :sunflower: :bird: 24 :cd: 25 :bird: 26 :bird: 27 :bird: 28 :bird:
29 :bird: 30 :sunflower: 31 :bird:
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I’ll be continuing from the winter challenge :blush:
This is a great way to keep motivation for reading ever day :innocent:

January - March
:snowflake: :snowman_with_snow: Winter Challenge 2023
Apr
月 火 水 木 金 土 日
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03 04 05 06 07 08 09
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 :x: 22 :x: 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
May
月 火 水 木 金 土 日
01 02 03 04 05 06 :x: 07 :x:
08 09 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
June
月 火 水 木 金 土 日
01 02 03 04
05 06 07 08 09 :x: 10 :x: 11 :x:
12 13 14 15 16 17 :x: 18 :x:
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30

:books: Reading materials list :books:

  • 夏へのトンネル、さよならの出口 LINK
  • リコリス・リコイル「リピート」２ LINK
  • コンビニ人間 LINK
Name Progress Days
夏へのトンネル、さよならの出口 100% (14) 19
リコリス・リコイル「リピート」２ 100% (3) 7
コンビニ人間 100% 41
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PtScan’s Home Post :green_book: :blue_book:

The Winter Challenge was my first challenge here and I’m really happy I took part as it built a passion that was long dorment. Reading!
So let’s keep with the Spring one, because I’ve got a ever growing backlog of 30 Titles (novel and light novel) that I want to read.

:notebook: My Study Log

Apr
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03 04 05 06 07 08 09
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May
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Juni
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05 06 07 08 09 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
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What I'm reading now
  • 絶対絶命ゲーム 1冊
What I've finished
  • 名探偵 コナン 第 11
  • ポレポレ日記 友だちごっこ ２冊
  • ポレポレ日記 友だちごっこ 3冊
  • ポレポレ日記 友だちごっこ 4冊
  • ポレポレ日記 友だちごっこ 5冊
  • 探偵犬クリス 柴犬探偵 1冊
  • 探偵犬クリス 柴犬探偵 2冊
  • ふしぎ古書店 1冊
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:cherry_blossom: :herb: Twelve's Spring Reading Home Post :seedling: :cherry_blossom:

:books: My Study Log
:headphones: My home post in the Listen every day challenge

I’m always having a lot of fun with this challenge. I have so many things I want to read but don’t get around to because of other obligations, so having a challenge to motivate me to sit down and crack open a book is great!

  • This time around I will be doing a lot of reading through the Tobira workbook as I am working though the textbook with the others in this thread.
  • When I have time to read something else, I want to continue reading DrDru’s Tileworld Chronicles.
  • I don’t think I will get to it but I can hope: Kiki’s Delivery Service is still waiting for me.

:white_flower: : A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar (ADoBJG)
:deciduous_tree: : Tobira
:princess: : Tileworld Chronicles (TC)
:mage: : Kiki’s Delivery Service (Kiki)
:jigsaw: : Tadoku books / graded readers

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:cherry_blossom: Day X, X 月 X 日 :herb:

:open_book: Back to my Home Post

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I’m in :slight_smile:

As in the winter challenge I go on with the Harry Potter series (mainly).

Currently Reading:

  • Harry Potter Book 3:
  • The Great Japanese - 30の物語(初中級):

Finished Books 2023:
Harry Potter Book 1 & 2

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:cherry_blossom: :tulip: :blossom: MissDagger’s Home Post :blossom: :tulip: :cherry_blossom:

:green_book: my bookmeter profile :orange_book: my study log :closed_book:

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:cherry_blossom: :tulip: :blossom: DATE :blossom: :tulip: :cherry_blossom:
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:EMOJI TITLE : x → x

Challenge Plan

I have a yearly goal of completing 2 VNs, 2 novels, and 16 manga volumes. I’ve currently finished 4 manga volumes. I’m 50ish% into Loopers (I don’t care that 40% of that was read last year), and some % into BU$TAFELLOWS. Because these yearly goals are important to me, my “what I’ve finished” section includes everything I’ve finished this year, but clearly marks which challenge it belongs to.

I also have a goal to read 52 books in English, because I want to get back to regular reading in general. And to hit 52 books I need to read on average one book per week; meaning I probably need to be pretty consistent about reading, which is my ultimate goal!

I will be tracking my English reading too, although less detailed than my Japanese reading.

Lastly, I’ll also be reading through A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar together with the club I started. And I will be tracking that too. My goal is to read just a little grammar every day, at least when we get to the main entries mid-April.

This means a good reading day should have 3 emojis. One for Japanese reading, :white_flower: for grammar and :books: for English reading.

What I’ve Finished This Year / Challenge

# Title for Finished Japanese books/manga/games Type Challenge
1 :tangerine:Orange 6 Manga Winter :snowflake:
2 :christmas_tree: ホテル・メッツァペウラへようこそ ３ Manga Winter :snowflake:
3 :tangerine: Orange 7 Manga Winter :snowflake:
4 :speech_balloon: 古見さんは、コミュ症です。１ Manga Winter :snowflake:
5 :speech_balloon: 古見さんは、コミュ症です。２ Manga Spring :cherry_blossom:
6 :speech_balloon: 古見さんは、コミュ症です。３ Manga Spring :cherry_blossom:
7 :broom: ふらいんぐうぃっち１ Manga Spring :cherry_blossom:
8 :infinity: ルーパーズ Visual Novel Spring :cherry_blossom:
In English
# Title and Author of Finished Books in English Challenge
1 The Hot Rock by Donald E. Westlake Winter :snowflake:
2 The Hunter by Richard Stark (pen name of Donald E. Westlake) Winter :snowflake:
3 Raine by Anthea Sharp Winter :snowflake:
4 The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams Winter :snowflake:
5 Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs* Winter :snowflake:
6 Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs* Winter :snowflake:
7 Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs* Winter :snowflake:
8 Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs Winter :snowflake:
9 Hideaway by Nora Roberts* Winter :snowflake:
10 Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts* Winter :snowflake:
11 Encore in Death by JD Robb Winter :snowflake:
12 The Dip by Seth Godin* Winter :snowflake:
13 Heroic Hearts (anthology) Winter :snowflake:
14 V is for Vulnerable by Seth Godin and Hugh MacLeod* Spring :cherry_blossom:
15 Fortune’s Flower by Anthea Lawson Spring :cherry_blossom:
16 The War of Art by Steven Pressfield* Spring :cherry_blossom:
17 Murder at Pemberley by PD James Spring :cherry_blossom:

*rereads

What I’m Reading

Reading Type Status Club
:moneybag: BU$TAFELLOWS Visual Novel Paused VN club offshoot
:infinity: ルーパーズ (Loopers) Visual Novel Finished! Previous VN club
:speech_balloon: 古見さんは、コミュ症です。 Manga Out of volumes Previous BBC pick
:dango: Girl Friends Manga Reading v1
:black_cat: 同居人はひざ、時々、頭のうえ。 Manga Stopped (too hard)
:broom: ふらいんぐうぃっち Manga Reading v2 Previous BBC pick
:cherry_blossom: Ouran High School Host Club Manga Reading v1 Independent club
:rice_ball: コンビニ人間 Book Reading Independent club
:white_flower: A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar Grammar Reading Independent club
:books: Fiction/Nonfiction in English Book(s) Reading

What I’ve Read Each Day

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01 :speech_balloon: :white_flower: :books: 02 :infinity: :white_flower:
03 :heavy_multiplication_x: 04 :books: 05 :infinity: :books: 06 :heavy_multiplication_x: 07 :speech_balloon: :white_flower: :books: 08 :heavy_multiplication_x: 09 :speech_balloon: :white_flower:
10 :speech_balloon: :books: 11 :dango: :books: 12 :dango: :speech_balloon: :books: 13 :speech_balloon: 14 :heavy_multiplication_x: 15 :speech_balloon: :white_flower: :books: 16 :black_cat: :broom: :white_flower:
17 :heavy_multiplication_x: 18 :heavy_multiplication_x: 19 :broom: :white_flower: :books: 20 :broom: 21 :white_flower: :books: 22 :dango: :white_flower: 23 :heavy_multiplication_x:
24 :heavy_multiplication_x: 25 :heavy_multiplication_x: 26 :dango: :white_flower: 27 :white_flower: :books: 28 :white_flower: 29 :white_flower: 30 :white_flower:
五月
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水
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金
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01 :infinity: :white_flower: 02 :infinity: 03 :books: 04 :heavy_multiplication_x: 05 :infinity: :books: 06 :infinity: :white_flower: :books: 07 :broom: :white_flower: :books:
08 :broom: :white_flower: 09 :heavy_multiplication_x: 10 :broom: :white_flower: :books: 11 :white_flower: 12 :heavy_multiplication_x: 13 :heavy_multiplication_x: 14 :heavy_multiplication_x:
15 :heavy_multiplication_x: 16 :heavy_multiplication_x: 17 :white_flower: 18 :white_flower: 19 :cherry_blossom: :white_flower: 20 :heavy_multiplication_x: 21 :heavy_multiplication_x:
22 :heavy_multiplication_x: 23 :infinity: :white_flower: 24 :cherry_blossom: 25 :infinity: 26 :infinity: 27 :heavy_multiplication_x: 28 :heavy_multiplication_x:
29 :heavy_multiplication_x: 30 :heavy_multiplication_x: 31 :cherry_blossom: :white_flower:
六月
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水
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01 :white_medium_square: 02 :white_flower: 03 :white_medium_square: 04 :white_flower:
05 :cherry_blossom: :white_flower: :books: 06 :white_flower: 07 :cherry_blossom: :white_flower: 08 :white_flower: :books: 09 :white_medium_square: 10 :white_medium_square: 11 :white_medium_square:
12 :white_medium_square: 13 :white_medium_square: 14 :white_flower: 15 :white_medium_square: 16 :white_medium_square: 17 :rice_ball: 18 :cherry_blossom: :white_flower:
19 :white_medium_square: 20 :white_medium_square: 21 :white_medium_square: 22 :cherry_blossom: 23 :cherry_blossom: 24 :white_medium_square: 25 :white_medium_square:
26 :white_medium_square: 27 :books: 28 :books: 29 :books: 30 :books:
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Count me in!
Thanks for hosting again @windupbird!
This year seems to be flying past really quickly. I can’t believe its Spring already…

Apr
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03 04 05 06 07 08 09
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May
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What I'm Reading
  • Teasing Master Takagi-san
  • Mitsuboshi Colors
  • Shadows House
  • Komi Can’t Communicate
  • Ruri Dragon
  • Flying Witch
Progress Report
April
  • April 1st
    • Ruri Dragon - Part of Chapter 2 - p.76-86
  • April 2nd
    • Shadows House - Chapter 69 - p.91-104
  • April 3rd
    • Shadows House - Chapter 70 - p.105-118
  • April 4th
    • Komi Can’t Communicate - Chapter 14 - p.113-132
  • April 5th
    • Teasing Master Takagi-san - Volume 11, Chapter 6 - p.85-102
    • Mitsuboshi Colors - Chapter 65 - p.31-44
  • April 6th
    • Chi’s Sweet Home - Chapter 1-10 - p.1-82
  • April 7th
    • Teasing Master Takagi-san - Volume 11, Chapter 7 - p.103-118
  • April 8th
    • Shadows House - Chapter 71 - p.119-132
  • April 9th
    • Shadows House - Chapter 72 - p.133-146
  • April 10th
    • Komi Can’t Communicate - Chapter 15-16 - p.133-150
  • April 11th
    • Mitsuboshi Colors - Chapter 66 - p.45-58
  • April 12th
    • Ruri Dragon - Part of Chapter 3 - p.87-98
    • Chi’s Sweet Home - Chapter 11-12 - p.83-98
  • April 13th
    • Orange (Light Novel) - Part of Chapter 1 - p.1-14
  • April 14th
    • Teasing Master Takagi-san - Volume 11, Chapter 8 - p.119-134
  • April 15th
    • Shadows House - Chapter 73 - p.147-160
  • April 16th
    • Shadows House - Chapter 74 - p.161-184 Volume 6 Complete! :tada:
  • April 17th
    • Mitsuboshi Colors - Chapter 67 - p.59-72
  • April 18th
    • Ruri Dragon - Part of Chapter 3 - p.99-110
  • April 19th
    • Komi Can’t Communicate - Chapter 17-18 - p.151-168
  • April 20th
    • Teasing Master Takagi-san - Volume 11, Chapter 9 - p.135-160 Volume 11 Complete! :tada:
    • Orange Light Novel - Part of Chapter 1- p.14-18
  • April 21st
    • Mitsuboshi Colors - Chapter 68 - p.73-86
  • April 22nd
    • Komi Can’t Communicate - Chapter 19 - p.169-189 Volume 1 Complete! :tada:
  • April 23rd
    • Shadows House - Chapter 75 - p.1-18
  • April 24th
    • Ruri Dragon - Chapter 4 - p.111-130
  • April 25th
    • Chi’s Sweet Home - Chapter 13-15 - p.99-122
  • April 26th
    • Shadows House - Chapter 76 - p.19-33
  • April 27th
    • Orange Light Novel - Part of Chapter 1- p.19-26
  • April 28th
    • Teasing Master Takagi-san - Chapter 99 - p.1-18
  • April 29th
    • Mitsuboshi Colors - Chapter 69 - p.87-100
  • April 30th
    • Shadows House - Chapter 77 - p.34-50
May
  • May 1st
    • Shadows House - Chapter 78 - p.51-64
  • May 2nd
    • Ruri Dragon - Chapter 5 - p.121-150
  • May 3rd
    • Orange Light Novel - Part of Chapter 1 - p.27-30
    • Chi’s Sweet Home - Chapter 16-17 - p.123-138
  • May 4th
    • Orange Light Novel - Part of Chapter 1 - p.31-37
  • May 5th
    • Teasing Master Takagi-san - Chapter 100 - p.19-34
  • May 6th
    • Ruri Dragon - Chapter 6 - p.151-176 Volume 1 Complete! :tada:
  • May 7th
    • Mitsuboshi Colors - Chapter 70 - p.101-114
    • Chi’s Sweet Home - Chapter 18-20 - p.151-176 Volume 1 Complete! :tada:
  • May 8th
    • Shadows House - Chapter 79 - p.65-80
  • May 9th
    • Rojika to Rakkasei - Chapter 1 - p.1-24
  • May 10th
    • Shadows House - Chapter 80 - p.81-100
  • May 11th
    • Orange Light Novel - Part of Chapter 1 - p.38-41
  • May 12th
    • Mitsuboshi Colors - Chapter 71 - p.115-130
  • May 13th
    • Chiisana Mori no Ookami-chan - Chapter 1 - p.1-24
  • May 14th
    • Shadows House - Chapter 80 - p.101-112
  • May 15th
    • Teasing Master Takagi-san - Chapter 101 - p.35-50
  • May 16th
    • Shadows House - Chapter 80 - p.113-126
  • May 17th
    • Rojika to Rakkasei - Chapter 2 - p.25-40
  • May 18th
    • Orange Light Novel - Part of Chapter 1 - p.42-46
  • May 19th
    • Teasing Master Takagi-san - Chapter 102 - p.51-66
  • May 20th
    • Shadows House - Chapter 83 - p.127-140
  • May 21st
    • Shadows House - Chapter 84 - p.141-155
  • May 22nd
    • Rojika to Rakkasei - Chapter 3 - p.41-56
  • May 23rd
    • Orange Light Novel - End of Chapter 1 - p.47-53
  • May 24th
    • Mitsuboshi Colors - Chapter 72 - p.131-146 **Series Complete ** :tada:
  • May 25th
    • Orange Light Novel - Start of Chapter 2 - p.54-59
  • May 27th
    • Teasing Master Takagi-san - Chapter 103 - p.67-82
  • May 27th
    • Rojika to Rakkasei - Chapter 4 - p.57-90
  • May 28th
    • Shadows House - Chapter 85 - p.156-168
  • May 29th
    • Shadows House - Chapter 85 - p.169-192
  • May 30th
    • Orange Light Novel - Part of Chapter 2 - p.60-63
  • May 31st
    • Orange Light Novel - Part of Chapter 2 - p.64-69
June
  • June 1st
    • Orange Light Novel - Part of Chapter 2 - p.70-75
  • June 2nd
    • The Wolf of the Small Forest - Chapter 2 - p.25-48
  • June 3rd
    • Teasing Master Takagi-san - Chapter 104 - p.83-98
  • June 4th
    • Orange Light Novel - Part of Chapter 2 - p.76-81
  • June 5th
    • Shadows House - Chapter 87 - p.1-18
  • June 6th
    • Shadows House - Chapter 88 - p.19-32
  • June 7th
    • Orange Light Novel - Start of Chapter 3 - p.82-85
  • June 8th
    • Orange Light Novel - Part of Chapter 3 - p.86-92
  • June 9th
    • Teasing Master Takagi-san - Chapter 105 - p.99-120
  • June 10th
    • Shadows House - Chapter 89 - p.33-48
  • June 11th
    • Rojika to Rakkasei - Chapter 4 - p.91-118
  • June 12th
    • Shadows House - Chapter 90 - p.49-62
  • June 13th
    • Hana ni Arashi - Chapter 13 - p.1-12
  • June 14th
    • Hana ni Arashi - Chapter 14-15 - p.13-32
  • June 15th
    • Orange Light Novel - Part of Chapter 3 - p.93-98
  • June 16th
    • The Wolf of the Small Forest - Chapter 3 - p.49-72
  • June 17th
    • Convenience Store Woman - p.1-11
  • June 18th
    • Shadows House - Chapter 91 - p.63-78
  • June 19th
    • Shadows House - Chapter 92 - p.79-94
  • June 20th
    • Rojika to Rakkasei - Chapter 6 - p.119-151
  • June 21st
    • Teasing Master Takagi-san - Chapter 106 - p.121-136
  • June 22nd
    • Hana ni Arashi - Chapter 16-17 - p.37-58
  • June 23rd
    • Teasing Master Takagi-san - Chapter 107 - p.137-160
  • June 24th
    • Rojika to Rakkasei - Chapter 7 - p.152-174
  • June 25th
    • Hana ni Arashi - Chapter 18 - p.59-68
  • June 26th
    • Convenience Store Woman - p.11-12
    • Hana ni Arashi - Chapter 18 - p.69-80
  • June 27th
    • Convenience Store Woman - p.12-14
  • June 28th
    • Convenience Store Woman - p.15-16
  • June 29th
    • Shadows House - Chapter 93 - p.95-111
  • June 30th
    • Rojika to Rakkasei - Half of Chapter 8 - p.175-190
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looking forward to doing another one of these! it really helped me get through the most difficult parts of 蟲師

my only real goal for this one is to finish kiki’s delivery service, which i started last year (september apparently, yikes) and got burnt out at about 60% of the way through. also gonna be joining the ouran book club in may, which is exciting! i might try and make a start on 逆転検事, we’ll see.

currently reading

桜蘭高校(おうらん)ホスト部(ぶ) - reading in detail, book club
弟(おとうと)の夫(おっと) vol 1 - reading in detail
granblue fantasy - working my way through events and plot atm, not doing too many look-ups. update: fate episodes galore :joy:

previously read

呪術廻戦 vol 2 - read in detail
性別(せいべつ)「モナリザ」の君(きみ)へ (vol 1) - read in detail
魔女(まじょ)の宅急便(たっきゅうびん) - read in detail
ワニトカゲギス (vol 1) - smooth read
ワニ男爵(だんしゃく) (vol 1) - smooth read
逆転検事(ぎゃくてんけんじ) - read in detail
無抵抗主義(むていこうしゅぎ) - read in detail
死にたがりの完全犯罪(かんぜんはんざい)と部屋(へや)に降(ふ)る七時前(しちじまえ)の雨(あめ) - read in detail, managed about 30 pages (full chapter was 45)
殺し愛 (chapters 1-3) - read in detail
メタモルフォーゼの縁側(えんがわ) vol 1 - read in detail
光(ひかる)が死(し)んだ夏(なつ) vols 1 + 2 - read in detail
私(わたし)の正(ただ)しいお兄(にい)ちゃん - smooth read
ミステリーと言(い)う勿(なか)れ - reading in detail (abandoned, switched to the drama instead)

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winter 2023

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I don’t typically include call outs in my home post so let’s add some afterwards (how have I not thought of that before :woman_facepalming:).

Thank you, @windupbird, for keeping this going for another round. And thanks to @omk3 for the calendars. :joy:

Also to @NicoleIsEnough for the regular changes I do to the calendars since a couple of challenges ago. And lastly thanks to @meagstudies for the cool table version of “what I’m reading” that I decided to steal.

It felt nice to use some spring emotes, because it really isn’t spring where I live yet. And I feel like I could really use spring coming soon, but unless things changes we going to have another big dump of snow coming this week. :tired_face:

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