2024-01-27
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| Date | Name | Type | Amount | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-27 |  ガルパン：リトルアーミー２ |
 Manga |
 Chapter 5-8 152 pages |
1h15m |
So today I Little Army volume 2, and for the first time, all of it. Partly motivated by the desire to check that box off on the Natively bingo which I joined recently, and partly because volume 1 ended in a very unsatisfactory cliffhanger. However, since Natively bingo has a one book = one bingo rule, I might end up using it for the “in TBR pile the longest”, since the next longest after this one is Made In Abyss volume 1 which is a lot higher on Natively level (Granted at this point Little Army is graded solely by me on Natively). I’ll probably go read Happiness volume 1 for the “in one day” challenge, especially since I’ve been recommending it to all the first book readers based on other people’s experiences so far.
As for the book, well… Content wise Girls Und Panzer has always been a bit “the power of teamwork prevails” in its plot, and this is no different. But I think it’s lacking compared to the anime tbh. The main series has a wide and interesting cast, while this has basically two characters of any depth. And there is a tank fight in volume 2 but it’s honestly pretty short and basic. There are other Girls Und Panzer manga as I understood it, but those are higher level.
Language wise, apart from the tank battle chapter, it’s been pretty managable, as it’s honestly mostly focused on problems between school friends and family. The tank battle chapter had a lot of tank related vocab which you probably don’t know. Like volume 1 is there alongside Horimiya and Shikimori in difficulty, but I think the tank battle chapter makes volume 2 meaningfully more difficult.