📚📚 Read Japanese Every Day Challenge - Winter 2025 ❄🐇

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Welcome to the “Read Japanese Every Day” Challenge, Winter 2025 Edition! :snowflake::rabbit:

Hello! Up here in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re experiencing winter. It’s the perfect time of year to curl up under some blankets and read. For folks in the Southern Hemisphere… well you need something to take your mind off the heat, don’t you? So let’s get reading!

This Season's Emoji Explanation

This challenge’s emoji are pretty simple.

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If you don’t have enough snow to make a snowman in Japan, this cute alternative is perfect and historical.

Where does this challenge come from?

Back in the summer of 2021, @Redglare had the great idea of a “Read Every Day” challenge, in which participants challenged themselves to read something in Japanese every day for 2 whole months. Since then and until winter 2024, @Redglare and @windupbird have hosted this challenge every season. Thanks to them, many of us have improved our Japanese and lifestyles! You might notice that I am neither a bird nor glare. I offered to take over the challenge since they’re quite busy (お疲れ様！), but of course they’re welcome to take it back at any time if they want to. I’ll do my best to keep up the encouragement!

Please help us keep this a positive, encouraging, and fun space! Please feel free to bribe encourage fellow participants with cute pet and animal photos or recipes even.

Archive of Past Challenge Threads

Read every day challenge - Summer 2021 :beach_umbrella::beach_umbrella:

Read every day challenge - Fall 2021 :maple_leaf::fallen_leaf::raccoon:

Read every day challenge - Winter 2022 :snowman_with_snow::snowflake:

Read every day challenge - Spring 2022 :cherry_blossom: :seedling:

Read every day challenge - Summer 2022 :beach_umbrella: :sunny:

Read every day challenge - Fall 2022 :maple_leaf::fallen_leaf:

Read every day challenge - Winter 2023 :snowman_with_snow::snowflake:

Read every day challenge - Spring 2023 :cherry_blossom::tulip::blossom:

Read every day challenge - Summer 2023 :sunglasses::sunny:

Read every day challenge - Fall 2023 :scarf: :fallen_leaf: :maple_leaf:

Read every day challenge - Winter 2024 :bamboo: :snowman_with_snow: :evergreen_tree:

Read every day challenge - Spring 2024 :cherry_blossom: :dango: :seedling:

Read Japanese Every Day Challenge - Summer 2024 :beach_umbrella: :watermelon: :cricket_bat_and_ball:

Read Japanese Every Day Challenge - Fall 2024 :maple_leaf::chestnut::apple:

While the name of the challenge is “Read Every Day,” you may have noticed that it also has a season attached. That’s because each challenge only lasts 2 months. Forever would be a long commitment. By having clear start and end dates, it becomes a much more manageable goal. At the end of the challenge, please consider what worked or didn’t work for you. Did you have fun? Then you can take a break or decide to keep going.

Also, please don’t worry about starting late or not completing the challenge! Life happens. This is an open opportunity for everyone who wants to set some reading goals. Everyone is welcome. Some participants have even started tracking their reading in other languages.

As @Redglare has said:

This is a thread for people who:

:bookmark: want to spend time reading a bunch

:bookmark: want to improve their reading speed and comprehension

:bookmark: want to hold themselves accountable and have a place to document their progress

:bookmark: simply want to join in on the challenge of reading every day for two or so months :books: :books:

To add onto that, this is also a thread for people who want to track or talk about their reading too. If you’d like a computer to do most of your tracking, please check out Natively.

Time frame: January 1 - February 28

Again, late starts are totally welcome! Usually people will continue posting through March and some may give some updates even later. It’s all good! You can start and finish your personal challenge at any point during that time, and shorten or lengthen the challenge to the time period that works best for you. Personally, I usually extend my reading into the 3rd month since I find these challenges have been great at helping me reach my annual reading goals.

As @windupbird has said

Your reading materials can be whatever you want, be it manga, light novels, books, visual novels, magazines, graded readers, satori reader, Japanese webpages/blogs, or Japanese games - you name it, anything goes as long as it is something in Japanese :jp: :durtle_the_explorer: “Reading” can be interpreted creatively, if that helps keep you motivated - for example, some people have counted reading Japanese subtitles as reading some days. In general, we are a pretty flexible and forgiving bunch :wink:

Need help finding something to read? Check these threads out!

The News Reading Challenge - folks typically read the easy NHK article of the day or other similar articles from various apps

The "news reading" challenge 🗞

The Immersion portion of this thread has a lot of great resources

The Ultimate Additional Japanese Resources List!

Reading the same book with others can be pretty motivating. It’s also easier to ask about grammar or vocab, so how about joining a book club? If you don’t want to join, you could always take it as a recommended book instead. A list of book clubs can be found here:

Master List of Book Clubs

Would you like to participate?
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  • Yes, but I might start late
  • Not sure
  • I’d like to but I can’t
  • No
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Happy reading!

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Participants

Feel free to add your username to the list!
Note: please try to keep this alphabetical

Username Date Joined Days Completed
Ahrina Jan 4 Home :snowflake:
coraldragonstar Jan 1 1
DIO-Berry Jan 1 :thinking:
eggyolks Jan 1 5
feralfuton Jan 1 31/31 + 28/28 + 31/31
IntrepidFox Jan 1 :fox_face:
Jaaaaaared 11/01/25 0
Kageness Feb 1 まだ足りないくらい
Kay Feb 16 Home
Kyasuriin Jan 1 11 :smile_cat:
Magyarapointe Jan 1 19 :japanese_ogre:
Malinkal Jan 22 今まで毎日
Marifly Jan 1 :lady_beetle:
Midnightblue Jan 1 ? / 90
_Mikan Jan 26 6/8
Mlcvn Jan 3 2
mint-frog Jan 1 1
MiphaOnTheMoon Jan 1 44
Mugu3t Jan 1 :ghost:
Nabiu Jan 7 31/31 + 2/28
nKaplan Feb 10 0
RebBlue Jan 1 :sparkles:
saidahgilbert 1 Jan 59/59
slightly_better_than Jan 1 59 :paw_prints:
Squintina Jan 1 8: squid:
tdgavitt Jan 4 4
teamaiden Jan 1 :slight_smile:
theRavenGoblin Jan 06 :index_pointing_at_the_viewer:
ThiagoIanuch Jan 1 89 :space_invader:
Twelvewishes Jan 1 :notebook:
WeepingWeeb Jan 1 :yellow_heart:
weirdforces Jan 4 :bat:
Xelvanox Jan 1 90/90
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Plain text version (just copy and paste)


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Normally my book list looks like this on a post…

:cat: Book Pages
:dress: 女装してめんどくさい事になってるネクラとヤンキーの両片想い 1 start - 32

But if you look underneath the hood…

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| :dress: | [女装してめんどくさい事になってるネクラとヤンキーの両片想い 1](https://learnnatively.com/book/7296952c20/) | start - 32 |


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|:dagger: | [ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 2](https://learnnatively.com/book/5a735f0743/)  | 67 - 86 |
| :family_man_boy_boy: | [腐男子家族 3](https://learnnatively.com/book/c100594e39/) | 43 - 92 |
|:musical_note:| [気になってる人が男じゃなかった](https://learnnatively.com/book/0f5d164515/) | 97 - 116 | 
| :baseball: | [変人偏屈列伝](https://learnnatively.com/book/80604f5d7b/) | 6 - 20 |
|:rainbow:| [日本の美しい色と言葉](https://learnnatively.com/book/233aa6e60b/) | 84 - 87, 165 |
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@Mods can you make the post I’ve replied to a wiki?

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DIO-Berry’s Winter 2025 Home Post

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I am determined to get my life back on track this year!

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Just made the post into a wiki

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Thank you!

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Reb’s Home Thread

Natively ・ Study Log

:calendar: Jan :books: :sparkles: :open_book: Feb :snowman:
月 火 水 木 金 土 日 ～ 月 火 水 木 金 土 日
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My plan this season is to read ぼっち every day and other things as and when I feel like it. I’m hoping to catch up and finish with the club, but I’ll be happy if I finish it before February is over.

Book List

Because I have a million (18) things in progress (and like it that way).

Title Start End
:guitar: ぼっち・ざ・ろっく 30% 40%
:cold_face: 葬送のフリーレン 3 78% 100% :sparkles:
:department_store: 生き残った6人によると 67% 100% :sparkles:
:coffee: マジで付き合う15分前 57% -
:custard: レンタルおにいちゃん (2) 57% 100% :sparkles:
:dango: 三ツ星カラーズ 41% 63%
:panda_face: しろくまカフェ 40% -
:bear: 小熊のクーク 36% -
:scarf: ふくよも 21% 48%
:hibiscus: ひとりぼっちの○○生活 15% 63%
:bullettrain_front: ドラゴンヘッド 15% -
:balloon: ドラえもん 11% 25%
:cat2: スーと鯛ちゃん 3 10% 62%
:x: F 落第生 6% -
:wilted_flower: 薬屋のひとりごと 3% 6%
:rabbit2: 約束のネバーランド (2) 0% 45%
:microphone: ささやくように恋を唄う 2 0% 39%
:crossed_swords: 空の軌跡 * Wk 15 Wk 34

* Game, not on natively, so I’m using club weeks instead of %. I am currently 10 weeks behind the club I’m running :smile::sweat_smile::sob: (Once I’ve finished the ぼっち volume, I’m gonna focus on catching up with this.)

Editted to fix the starting %s as being for 1st Jan and not the middle of December.

Previous Challenges

Autumn '24
Summer '24
Spring '24

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:cat: Book Pages
:robot: ボッコちゃん (Short story collection) start -
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I put the tracking table into my own log here.

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I’m reading the third volume of 薬屋のひとりごと, but I’m going to pick up a manga to read alongside it. Probably something I’ve never even heard of because going into things blind is always fun.

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What I read

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I try to join, but can’t guarantee, I won’t forget about it. (I bookmarked my post, so at least I should find it easily again.)

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I’m in!

I plan to read every day, but I don’t want to plan what I read when. I just want to get better at reading!

One thing is for certain though: I’ll be in JAPAN!!! during this challenge! One week in February. I hope to do lots of “real life” reading that week! Menus and street signs and… I can’t wait!

My Natively

Reading

VNs:
Seabed
The Expression Amrilato
Vampire’s Melody
Aokana
The Fruit of Grisaia

Books
太平洋を泳ぎぬけ
銭天堂 ふしぎ駄菓子屋 2
時間割男子1
本好きの下剋上第一部兵士の娘1

Manga
焼いてるふたり１
ふらいんぐうぃっち 8
作りたい女と食べたい女 2
ルックバック
銀の匙 Silver Spoon 1

Finished

ひとりぼっちの○○生活 1
ふらいんぐうぃっち 1
ふらいんぐうぃっち 2
ふらいんぐうぃっち 3
ふらいんぐうぃっち 4
ふらいんぐうぃっち 5
ふらいんぐうぃっち 6
ふらいんぐうぃっち 7
徒然日和 1
恋より青く 1
恋より青く 2
恋より青く 3
極寒の雪山を脱出せよ
銭天堂 ふしぎ駄菓子屋 1
君と綴るうたかた 1
君と綴るうたかた 2
作りたい女と食べたい女1
事情を知らない転校生がグイグイくる

Book clubs

🍭 ふしぎ駄菓子屋 銭天堂 👵 이상한 과자 가게 전천당 🍬 Offshoot Book Club - All Languages - Natively Forums

君と綴るうたかた Informal Book Club 💗📖 - Book Clubs - Natively Forums

ルックバック ✏ - Beginner Book Club - Started Feb 15

時間割男子 1 わたしのテストは命がけ! 📚 Home thread (currently on week 1) - Book Clubs - Natively Forums

🌊 🐳 サバイバル・ゲーム 太平洋を泳ぎぬけ - Escape from the Pacific Ocean! [adventuring!]

銀の匙 🥄 Book Club (IMC) ・ Now Reading!

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Previous challenges

📚📚 Read Japanese Every Day Challenge - Spring 2024 🌸🍡🌱
📚📚 Read Japanese Every Day Challenge - Summer 2024 🏖🍉🏏
📚📚 Read Japanese Every Day Challenge - Fall 2024 🍁🌰🍎

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Winter challenge time! Lets go!
Thanks for organising @DIO-Berry :slight_smile:

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What I'm Reading
Progress Report
January
  • January 1st
    • Bloom Into You - Chapter 2 - p.50-83
  • January 2nd
    • Bloom Into You - Chapter 3 - p.84-113
  • January 3rd
    • Bloom Into You - Chapter 4 - p.114-142
  • January 4th
    • Bloom Into You - Chapter 5 - p.143-178 Volume 1 complete :tada:
  • January 5th
    • The Promised Neverland - Chapter 10 - p.47-68
  • January 6th
    • Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu - Chapter 4 - p.29-38
    • Cardcaptor Sakura - Chapter 6 - p.1-38
  • January 7th
    • Frieren - Chapter 28 - p.1-22
  • January 8th
    • Bloom Into You - Chapter 6 - p.1-32
  • January 9th
    • Bloom Into You - Chapter 7 - p.33-69
  • January 10th
    • Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu - Chapter 5-6 - p.39-56
  • January 11th
    • Karakai Jouzu no (Moto) Takagi-san - Chapter 14-15 - p.1-22
  • January 12th
    • Frieren - Chapter 29 - p.23-40
  • January 13th
    • The Promised Neverland - Chapter 11 - p.69-86
  • January 14th
    • Witch Hat Atelier - Chapter 36 - p.1-40
  • January 15th
    • Bloom Into You - Chapter 8 - p.70-96
  • January 16th
    • Bloom Into You - Chapter 9 - p.97-134
  • January 17th
    • Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu - Chapter 7-8 - p.57-74
  • January 18th
    • Karakai Jouzu no (Moto) Takagi-san - Chapter 16-17 - p.23-42
    • Cardcaptor Sakura - Chapter 7 - p.39-70
  • January 19th
    • Frieren - Chapter 30 - p.41-59
  • January 20th
    • The Promised Neverland - Chapter 12 - p.87-108
  • January 21st
    • Witch Hat Atelier - Chapter 37 - p.41-76
  • January 22nd
    • Fullmetal Alchemist - Chapter 17 - p.1-43
  • January 23rd
    • Bloom Into You - Chapter 10 - p.135-178 Volume 2 complete :tada:
  • January 24th
    • Karakai Jouzu no (Moto) Takagi-san - Chapter 18-19 - p.43-62
  • January 25th
    • Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu - Chapter 9-10 - p.75-92
  • January 26th
    • The Promised Neverland - Chapter 13 - p.109-128
    • Frieren - Chapter 31 - p.60-78
  • January 27th
    • Witch Hat Atelier - Chapter 38 - p.77-110
    • Shadows House - Chapter 198 - p.1-20
  • January 28th
    • Shadows House - Chapter 199-200 - p.21-54
  • January 29th
    • Shadows House - Chapter 201 - p.55-70
  • January 30th
    • Fullmetal Alchemist - Chapter 18 - p.44-80
  • January 31st
    • Karakai Jouzu no (Moto) Takagi-san - Chapter 20-21 - p.63-82
    • Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu - Chapter 11-13 - p.93-130 Volume 1 complete :tada:
February
March
  • March 1st
    • Look Back - p.28-54
  • March 2nd
    • Frieren - Chapter 36 - p.152-168
    • Karakai Jouzu no (Moto) Takagi-san - Chapter 27-29 - p.1-32
  • March 3rd
    • Twin Spica - 2015年の打ち上げ花火 - p.125-154
  • March 4th
    • Witch Hat Atelier - Chapter 42 - p.29-54
  • March 5th
    • The Promised Neverland - Chapter 17 - p.1-26
  • March 6th
    • Fullmetal Alchemist - Chapter 22 - p.1-52
  • March 7th
    • Frieren - Chapter 37 - p.169-192 Volume 4 complete :tada:
  • March 8th
    • Karakai Jouzu no (Moto) Takagi-san - Chapter 30-32 - p.33-62
    • Twin Spica - アスミ - p.155-193 Volume 1 complete :tada:
  • March 9th
    • Zettai ni Furo ni Hairitakunai Kanojo VS Zettai ni Furo ni Iretai Kareshi - Chapter 13-17 - p.81-130 Volume 1 complete :tada:
  • March 10th
    • Witch Hat Atelier - Chapter 43 - p.55-86
  • March 11th
    • The Promised Neverland - Chapter 18 - p.27-46
  • March 12th
    • Yotsuba - Chapter 105 - p.1-42
  • March 13th
    • Yotsuba - Chapter 106 - p.43-62
  • March 14th
    • Karakai Jouzu no (Moto) Takagi-san - Chapter 33-36 - p.63-102
    • Look Back - p.55-77
  • March 15th
    • The Promised Neverland - Chapter 19 - p.47-66
  • March 16th
    • Witch Hat Atelier - Chapter 44 - p.87-112
  • March 17th
    • Witch Hat Atelier - Chapter 45 - p.113-160 Volume 8 complete :tada:
  • March 18th
    • Fullmetal Alchemist - Chapter 23 - p.53-98
  • March 19th
    • Cardcaptor Sakura - Chapter 11 - p.1-48
  • March 20th
    • Yotsuba - Chapter 107 - p.63-82
  • March 21st
    • Karakai Jouzu no (Moto) Takagi-san - Chapter 37-39 - p.103-144 Volume 3 complete :tada:
  • March 22nd
    • Look Back - p.78-144 Volume complete :tada:
  • March 23rd
    • Fullmetal Alchemist - Chapter 24 - p.99-144
  • March 24th
    • The Promised Neverland - Chapter 20 - p.67-86
  • March 25th
    • Witch Hat Atelier - Chapter 46 - p.1-26
  • March 26th
    • Witch Hat Atelier - Chapter 47 - p.27-54
  • March 27th
    • Frieren - Chapter 38 - p.1-20
  • March 28th
    • Cardcaptor Sakura - Chapter 12 - p.49-98
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❄️ nyx's home post ❄️

my third winter challenge!! thanks again to DIO-Berry for hosting and hello to new and old faces!

every time i think my reading habit is cemented, i forget to keep up with my grammar book reading :person_facepalming:

goals

  • continue with march comes in like a lion! i’m currently (as of writing this post, 24/12/24) on vol 13, so i’m almost there! should get up to date in this challenge

  • my yakuza game playing adventures continue, i’m currently about halfway through gaiden and finding it significantly more difficult thanks to the lack of a chat log but i’m pushing through! i can always watch cutscenes again later.

  • english reading continues, my habit is a bit more solid this time so i think this is working! my to-read pile isn’t getting any smaller though :sob:

  • usual other stuff, so an nhk article every weekday and an entry or two in aDoAJG << keeping up with this in the off month is (still) a struggle

currently reading

日本語(にほんご)間違(まちが)い探(さが)し
ＰＳＹＣＨＯ－ＰＡＳＳ下(げ)
ryu ga gotoku ishin kiwami (game)
seven sisters by lucinda riley
異世界(いせかい)でも無難(ぶなん)に生(い)きたい症候群(しょうこうぐん) vol 1 (manga)

previously read

3月のライオン vol 14 + 15 + 16 + 17
龍が如く 外伝：名を消した男 (game)
black sun by rebecca roanhorse (eng book)
the hen who dreamed she could fly by sun-mi hwang (eng book) (translated from korean)
the dark side of japan by anthony cummins (eng book)
the binding by bridget collins (eng book)
ＰＳＹＣＨＯ－ＰＡＳＳ上(じょう)
ヒカルが死(し)んだ夏(なつ) vol 6
3 chapters of ニャンゴ冒険(ぼうけん) isekai manga
girl, woman, other by bernadine evaristo (eng book)
berserk vol 1 (roughly)
noragami vol 1
attack on titan vol 1 + 2 + 3
探偵犬シャードック omnibus vol 1
the martian chronicles by ray bradbury
ルアル vol 1 (reread)
ルアル vol 2

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:cherry_blossom: :fox_face: Pandora’s Winter 2025 Home post :fox_face: :cherry_blossom:

:rabbit2: :snowflake: Jan :snowflake: :rabbit2:
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I still am very busy with school, but I really want to try to be a bit consistent. I want to continue with ABBC at least. Also I accidentally bought the completed Naruto series on bookwalker

Book List
:books: : Title Start Progress
:cat: ドラえもん 1 17% —
:ninja: ナルト 1 44% 56%
:nerd_face: Genki 2 Ch 15 —
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araigoshi’s 冬の読み

- :books: Natively profile  
- :ledger: General Study Log
  - :headphones: Listening Challenge
         - :maple_leaf: Autumn 2024 Challenge

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What I’m reading

:name_badge: Reading :inbox_tray: Type :calendar: Started :balance_scale: Progress :hourglass: Time
:rabbit: 魔法少年
なつき×らびっツ２		 :green_book: Manga
:durtle: (BLBC)		 2025-02-21 :arrow_forward: 3 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 131 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h38m
:rocket: ふたつのスピカ１ :green_book: Manga
:durtle: (IMC)		 2025-02-15 :arrow_forward: IMC Week 3
:book: 4 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 131 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 1h04m
:male_detective: SPY x FAMILY :green_book: Manga 2025-02-06 :arrow_forward: 1.25 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 80 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h40m
:woman_mage: サイレント・ウィッチ１ :blue_book: LN
:durtle: (IBC)		 2025-01-20 :arrow_forward: IBC Week 7
:book: Chapter 4
:page_facing_up: 140 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 6h51m
:mountain: 二ノ国 :video_game: RPG 2024-10-29 :arrow_forward: オーけるナット遺跡
:clipboard: Quest 36-37
:maple_leaf: :clipboard: 1-35		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 2h45m
:maple_leaf: 36h35m
Completed - Winter 2025
:name_badge: Reading :inbox_tray: Type :calendar: Started :balance_scale: Progress :hourglass: Time
:wolf: 人狼サバイバル :orange_book: Jr Novel
:durtle: (CBC)		 2024-11-18 :white_check_mark: CBC Week 15
:book: Chapter 4 - 12
:page_facing_up: 174 Pages
:maple_leaf: :book: 1-3 :page_facing_up: 30		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 5h46m
:maple_leaf: 0h55m
:transgender_symbol: お兄ちゃんはおしまい３ :green_book: Manga 2025-02-17 :white_check_mark: 10 chapters
:page_facing_up: 184 pages		 :hourglass: 1h03m
:rabbit: 魔法少女なつきXらびッツ :green_book: Manga
:durtle: (BLBC)		 2025-01-16 :white_check_mark: Chapter 1-4
:page_facing_up: 187 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 1h11m
:no_good_woman: ひとりぼっちの〇〇生活 :green_book: Manga
:durtle: (BBC)		 2024-12-14 :white_check_mark: BBC Week 9
:book: Chapter 2-13.5
:page_facing_up: 119 Pages
:maple_leaf: :book: 1 :page_facing_up: 11		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 1h25m
:maple_leaf: 0h05m
:transgender_symbol: お兄ちゃんはおしまい２ :green_book: Manga 2025-02-03 :white_check_mark: 10 chapters
:page_facing_up: 153 pages		 :hourglass: 0h54m
:open_book: 本好きの下剋上第一部５ :orange_book: Jr Novel 2025-01-08 :white_check_mark: 13 Chapters
:book: Prologue → 12
:page_facing_up: 250 pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 10h26m
:guitar: ぼっち・ざ・ろっく :green_book: Manga
:durtle: (IMC)		 2024-11-19 :white_check_mark: IMC Week 10
:book: Chapter 5-13
:page_facing_up: 75 pages
:maple_leaf: :book: 0-4 :page_facing_up: 45		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 2h08m
:maple_leaf: 1h15m
:woman_elf: 葬送のフリーレン７ :green_book: Manga 2025-01-10 :white_check_mark: Chapter 58-67
:page_facing_up: 192 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 1h18m
:moyai: Dr. Stone 1 :green_book: Manga 2025-01-05 :white_check_mark: 7 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 194 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 1h28m
:bullettrain_front: とある科学の超電磁砲 1 :green_book: Manga 2025-01-04 :white_check_mark: Chapter 1-7
:page_facing_up: 194 Pages		 :hourglass: 1h43m
Daily Log
:calendar: Date :name_badge: Name :inbox_tray: Type :balance_scale: Amount :hourglass: Time
Week 8
2025-02-23 :rocket: ふたつのスピカ１ :green_book: Manga
:durtle: (IMC)		 :arrow_forward: 1 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 26 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h12m
:rabbit: 魔法少年なつき×らびっツ２ :green_book: Manga
:durtle: (BLBC)		 :arrow_forward: 1 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 41 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h12m
2025-02-22 :woman_mage: サイレント・ウィッチ１ :blue_book: LN
:durtle: (IBC)		 :arrow_forward: 0.5 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 15 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h33m
2025-02-21 :rabbit: 魔法少年なつき×らびっツ２ :green_book: Manga
:durtle: (BLBC)		 :arrow_forward: 2 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 90 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h26m
2025-02-20 :male_detective: SPY x FAMILY :green_book: Manga :arrow_forward: 0.25 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 20 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h10m
2025-02-19 :wolf: 人狼サバイバル :orange_book: Jr Novel
:durtle: (CBC)		 :white_check_mark: 1 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 18 Pages		 :hourglass: 0h20m
2025-02-18 :transgender_symbol: お兄ちゃんはおしまい３ :green_book: Manga :white_check_mark: 6 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 113 Pages		 :hourglass: 0h37m
2025-02-17 :transgender_symbol: お兄ちゃんはおしまい３ :green_book: Manga :arrow_forward: 4 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 71 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h26m
Week 7
2025-02-16 :wolf: 人狼サバイバル :orange_book: Jr Novel
:durtle: (CBC)		 :arrow_forward: 1 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 23 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h35m
2025-02-15 :rocket: ふたつのスピカ１ :green_book: Manga :arrow_forward: 3 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 99 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h52m
2025-02-14 :woman_mage: サイレント・ウィッチ１ :blue_book: LN
:durtle: (IBC)		 :arrow_forward: 0.3 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 9 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h30m
2025-02-14 :woman_mage: サイレント・ウィッチ１ :blue_book: LN
:durtle: (IBC)		 :arrow_forward: 0.4 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 11 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h35m
2025-02-13 :mountain: 二ノ国 :video_game: RPG :arrow_forward: 1 Quests :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h50m
2025-02-12 :woman_mage: サイレント・ウィッチ１ :blue_book: LN
:durtle: (IBC)		 :arrow_forward: 0.3 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 11 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h45m
2025-02-11 :male_detective: SPY x FAMILY :green_book: Manga :arrow_forward: 0.7 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 40 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h20m
2025-02-10 :mountain: 二ノ国 :video_game: RPG :arrow_forward: 2 Quests :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h45m
Week 6
2025-02-09 :woman_mage: サイレント・ウィッチ１ :blue_book: LN
:durtle: (IBC)		 :arrow_forward: IBC Week 5
:book: Chapter 3
:page_facing_up: 18 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 1h18m
2025-02-08 :wolf: 人狼サバイバル :orange_book: Jr Novel
:durtle: (CBC)		 :arrow_forward: CBC Week 13
:book: Chapter 10
:page_facing_up: 13 pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h18m
2025-02-07 :wolf: 人狼サバイバル :orange_book: Jr Novel
:durtle: (CBC)		 :arrow_forward: CBC Week 12
:book: Chapter 9
:page_facing_up: 12 pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h33m
2025-02-06 :male_detective: SPY x FAMILY :green_book: Manga :arrow_forward: 0.3 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 20 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h10m
2025-02-05 :rabbit: 魔法少女なつきXらびッツ１ :green_book: Manga
:durtle: (BLBC)		 :white_check_mark: Chapter 2-4
:page_facing_up: 127 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h50m
2025-02-04 :no_good_woman: ひとりぼっちの〇〇生活 :green_book: Manga
:durtle: (BBC)		 :white_check_mark: BBC Week 7-10
:book: Chapter 8-13.5
:page_facing_up: 55 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h30m
2025-02-03 :transgender_symbol: お兄ちゃんはおしまい２ :green_book: Manga :white_check_mark: 10 chapters
:page_facing_up: 153 pages		 :hourglass: 0h54m
Week 5
2025-02-02 :open_book: 本好きの下剋上第一部５ :orange_book: Jr Novel :arrow_forward: 1 Chapter
:book: 13
:page_facing_up: 22 pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 1h05m
2025-02-01 :open_book: 本好きの下剋上第一部５ :orange_book: Jr Novel :arrow_forward: 1 Chapter
:book: 12
:page_facing_up: 18 pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h50m
2025-01-31 :open_book: 本好きの下剋上第一部５ :orange_book: Jr Novel :arrow_forward: <1 Chapter
:page_facing_up: 5 pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h20m
2025-01-30 :open_book: 本好きの下剋上第一部５ :orange_book: Jr Novel :arrow_forward: 1 Chapter
:book: 11
:page_facing_up: 18 pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h51m
2025-01-29 :open_book: 本好きの下剋上第一部５ :orange_book: Jr Novel :arrow_forward: 1 Chapter
:book: 10
:page_facing_up: 20 pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h48m
2025-01-28 :open_book: 本好きの下剋上第一部５ :orange_book: Jr Novel :arrow_forward: 1 Chapter
:book: 9
:page_facing_up: 16 pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h35m
2025-01-27 :open_book: 本好きの下剋上第一部５ :orange_book: Jr Novel :arrow_forward: 2 Chapters
:book: 7-8
:page_facing_up: 30 pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 1h06m
Week 4
2025-01-26 :woman_mage: サイレント・ウィッチ１ :blue_book: LN
:durtle: (IBC)		 :arrow_forward: IBC Week 4
:book: Chapter 2
:page_facing_up: 12 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h40m
2025-01-25 :open_book: 本好きの下剋上第一部５ :orange_book: Jr Novel :arrow_forward: Chapter 6
:book: 1 Chapter
:page_facing_up: 15 pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h49m
2025-01-24 :open_book: 本好きの下剋上第一部５ :orange_book: Jr Novel :arrow_forward: Chapter 5
:book: 1 Chapter
:page_facing_up: 20 pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h52m
2025-01-23 :open_book: 本好きの下剋上第一部５ :orange_book: Jr Novel :arrow_forward: Chapter 4
:book: 1 Chapter
:page_facing_up: 18 pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h46m
2025-01-22 :woman_mage: サイレント・ウィッチ１ :blue_book: LN
:durtle: (IBC)		 :arrow_forward: IBC Week 3
:book: Chapter 1p2
:page_facing_up: 18 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 1h02m
2025-01-21 :woman_mage: サイレント・ウィッチ１ :blue_book: LN
:durtle: (IBC)		 :arrow_forward: IBC Week 2
:book: Chapter 1p1
:page_facing_up: 17 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h53m
2025-01-20 :woman_mage: サイレント・ウィッチ１ :blue_book: LN
:durtle: (IBC)		 :arrow_forward: IBC Week 1
:book: Prologue
:page_facing_up: 23 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h35m
Week 3
2025-01-19 :wolf: 人狼サバイバル :orange_book: Jr Novel
:durtle: (CBC)		 :arrow_forward: CBC Week 11
:book: Chapter 7-8
:page_facing_up: 32 pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 1h04m
2025-01-18 :woman_elf: 葬送のフリーレン７ :green_book: Manga :white_check_mark: Chapter 65-67
:page_facing_up: 61 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h23m
  :guitar: ぼっち・ざ・ろっく :green_book: Manga
:durtle: (IMC)		 :white_check_mark: IMC Week 10
:book: Chapter 12-13
:page_facing_up: 17 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h28m
  :no_good_woman: ひとりぼっちの〇〇生活 :green_book: Manga
:durtle: (BBC)		 :arrow_forward: BBC Week 6
:book: Chapter 7-8
:page_facing_up: 18 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h14m
2025-01-17 :woman_elf: 葬送のフリーレン７ :green_book: Manga :arrow_forward: Chapter 60-64
:page_facing_up: 77 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h37m
2025-01-16 :rabbit: 魔法少女なつきXらびッツ :green_book: Manga
:durtle: (BLBC)		 :arrow_forward: Chapter 1
:page_facing_up: 60 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h21m
2025-01-15 :woman_elf: 葬送のフリーレン７ :green_book: Manga :arrow_forward: Chapter 60
:page_facing_up: 15 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h10m
2025-01-14 :open_book: 本好きの下剋上第一部５ :orange_book: Jr Novel :arrow_forward: Chapter 3
:book: 1 Chapter
:page_facing_up: 26 pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h51m
2025-01-13 :open_book: 本好きの下剋上第一部５ :orange_book: Jr Novel :arrow_forward: Chapter 2
:book: 1 Chapter
:page_facing_up: 24 pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 1h00m
Week 2
2025-01-12 :guitar: ぼっち・ざ・ろっく :green_book: Manga
:durtle: (IMC)		 :arrow_forward: IMC Week 9
:book: Chapter 10-11
:page_facing_up: 19 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h40m
  :no_good_woman: ひとりぼっちの〇〇生活 :green_book: Manga
:durtle: (BBC)		 :arrow_forward: BBC Week 5
:book: Chapter 5-6
:page_facing_up: 17 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h15m
2025-01-11 :wolf: 人狼サバイバル :orange_book: Jr Novel
:durtle: (CBC)		 :arrow_forward: CBC Week 9
:book: Chapter 6
:page_facing_up: 15 pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h30m
2025-01-10 :woman_elf: 葬送のフリーレン７ :green_book: Manga :arrow_forward: Chapter 59
:page_facing_up: 17 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h10m
2025-01-09 :woman_elf: 葬送のフリーレン７ :green_book: Manga :arrow_forward: Chapter 58
:page_facing_up: 23 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h08m
2025-01-08 :open_book: 本好きの下剋上第一部５ :orange_book: Jr Novel :arrow_forward: Prologue
+ Chapter 1
:book: 2 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 24 pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h53m
2025-01-07 :moyai: Dr. Stone 1 :green_book: Manga :white_check_mark: 2 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 45 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h21m
2025-01-06 :moyai: Dr. Stone 1 :green_book: Manga :arrow_forward: 3 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 64 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h34m
Week 1
2025-01-05 :moyai: Dr. Stone 1 :green_book: Manga :arrow_forward: 3 Chapters
:page_facing_up: 85 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h33m
2025-01-04 :bullettrain_front: とある科学の超電磁砲 1 :green_book: Manga :white_check_mark: Chapter 1-7
:page_facing_up: 194 Pages		 :hourglass: 1h43m
2025-01-03 :guitar: ぼっち・ざ・ろっく :green_book: Manga
:durtle: (IMC)		 :arrow_forward: IMC Week 8
:book: Chapter 9
:page_facing_up: 8 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h08m
  :no_good_woman: ひとりぼっちの〇〇生活 :green_book: Manga
:durtle: (BBC)		 :arrow_forward: BBC Week 1-4
:book: Chapter 1-4
:page_facing_up: 39 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h26m
2025-01-02 :wolf: 人狼サバイバル :orange_book: Jr Novel
:durtle: (CBC)		 :arrow_forward: CBC Week 6-8
:book: Chapter 4-5
:page_facing_up: 27 pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 1h17m
2025-01-01 :guitar: ぼっち・ざ・ろっく :green_book: Manga
:durtle: (IMC)		 :arrow_forward: Chapter 5-8
:page_facing_up: 26 Pages		 :hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h51m
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I will once again join this challenge. Unfortunately I bought too many videogames in sales and will need to finish them all in japanese.

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:eyes: Join us in the Naruto club?

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Ohh right there is a club!! Then count me in :nerd_face:

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