The BookWalker Freebies Thread

Oh when I said they are infrequent I was referring to those where every book is discounted actually, sorry for the confusion :sweat_smile:

There are many discounts for a certain selection of books (and I can never match the discount announcements with the books the discount actually applies to :thinking:) but more often than not these discounts don’t apply to any of the books on my watchlist because I rather pick the non-mainstream (read: non-manga non-light-novel) books, so for me the infrequent “discount-them-all” promos are the ones that mainly count :grin:

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Oh, I was joking about my own guesstimation of “2-3 times a year” for “widespread” 50% coin promotions!

And true, while “widespread” is certainly arguable and they haven’t been the whole-site scale, there’s been 2-3 50% coin promotions of at least a chunk of stuff in just the few weeks since I said that, which made me feel silly about at the time worrying my estimate was too high :smile:

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Neat, the first three volumes of Area 88 are free (well-known fighter pilot manga). Thanks!

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I read the first 14 volumes. I thought it was entertaining up to volume 11-ish? 14 really killed my interest but I own volume 15, so I’ll probably read it sometime.
However, as can be expected from the genre (and the title, I guess), there’s an annoying amount of fan service.

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Quiet week!

27 January 2023

Ai Ore! Love Me! (2006) - 63 - Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tags: Shoujo, Gender Bending, School, Crossdressing, Band

Let’s Make Love!! (1996) - 62 - Drama, Romance
Tags: Shoujo, Age Gap, Love Triangle

The Way of the Osaka Loan Shark (1990) - 83 - Drama
Tags: Seinen

ブラッドラインズ (None) - 90 - Action
Tags: Seinen

不運からの最強男 (2021) - 76 - Fantasy
Tags:

鉄人ガンマ (1992) - 90 - Drama
Tags: Seinen

鉄人ガンマ (1992) - 90 - Drama
Tags: Seinen

Non-freebie promotions that stood out to me:

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Oh thanks, that’s an amazing list!

Good to hear! I have it on my stack :sweat_smile:

I also noticed that 獣の奏者 Vol. 1 is on the 99-yen-list for anybody who is interested in reading that one. I liked it a lot!

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This is one of those weeks where all the free stuff is stuff that was already free for a really long time quite recently.

03 February 2023

Black Angels (1981) - 62 - Action, Drama, Thriller
Tags: Shounen, Revenge, Super Power, Time Skip, Tragedy, Dystopian

Black Angels (1981) - 62 - Action, Drama, Thriller
Tags: Shounen, Revenge, Super Power, Time Skip, Tragedy, Dystopian

Butterflies, Flowers (2005) - 68 - Comedy, Romance
Tags: Josei, Female Protagonist, Primarily Adult Cast, Office Lady, Work, Heterosexual, Crossdressing

Caravan Kidd (1986) - 63 - Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Tags:

Love Is Strange, Yet Delicious (2017) - 69 - Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life
Tags: Josei, Food

The Way of the Osaka Loan Shark (1990) - 83 - Drama
Tags: Seinen

The Way of the Osaka Loan Shark (1990) - 83 - Drama
Tags: Seinen

What’s Mine is Yours (2017) - 67 - Comedy, Drama, Romance, Supernatural
Tags: Josei, Primarily Adult Cast, Gender Bending

うちの会社の小さい先輩の話 (2019) - 72 - Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life
Tags: Office Lady, Work, Primarily Adult Cast, Heterosexual, Episodic

ただいま授業中! (1980) - 75 - Comedy, Romance
Tags: School, Shounen

ほしのうえでめぐる (2011) - 100 - Romance, Sci-Fi
Tags: Shounen

ザ・シェフ (1985) - 83 - Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Tags: Male Protagonist, Food, Seinen

ザ・シェフ (1985) - 83 - Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Tags: Male Protagonist, Food, Seinen

ザ・シェフ (1985) - 83 - Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Tags: Male Protagonist, Food, Seinen

テイルズ オブ シンフォニア (2005) - 73 - Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Tags: Shounen, Elf

デカ教師 (2006) - 70 - Mystery
Tags:

ドーベルマン刑事 (1975) - 89 - Action, Drama
Tags: Shounen, Police

ドーベルマン刑事 (1975) - 89 - Action, Drama
Tags: Shounen, Police

ドーベルマン刑事 (1975) - 89 - Action, Drama
Tags: Shounen, Police

ブラッドラインズ (None) - 90 - Action
Tags: Seinen

ワイルド★キングダム (2000) - 80 - Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Tags: Kemonomimi

不運からの最強男 (2021) - 73 - Fantasy
Tags:

史記 (1992) - 74 - Action, Adventure, Drama
Tags:

史記 (1992) - 74 - Action, Adventure, Drama
Tags:

史記 (1992) - 74 - Action, Adventure, Drama
Tags:

緋が走る (1992) - 85 - Drama, Romance
Tags: Seinen

鉄人ガンマ (1992) - 90 - Drama
Tags: Seinen


Non-freebie promotions that stood out to me:

  • This one (~2月4日(土)まで) is a little bit interesting - not because I particularly recognize anything (I don’t) or the discounts are generous (there are none, just coins). The cover art is just good.
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10 February 2023

Anti-Gravity Boy (2001) - 70 - Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Tags: Magic, Shoujo

Black Angels (1981) - 62 - Action, Drama, Thriller
Tags: Shounen, Revenge, Super Power, Time Skip, Tragedy, Dystopian

Black Angels (1981) - 62 - Action, Drama, Thriller
Tags: Shounen, Revenge, Super Power, Time Skip, Tragedy, Dystopian

Caravan Kidd (1986) - 63 - Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Tags:

Excuse Me for Being a Cat! (1989) - 67 - Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Tags: School, Shounen

Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! (2019) - 66 - Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Tags: Isekai, Demons, Economics, Work, Politics, Male Protagonist, Magic

Heat Edge (1989) - 80 - Comedy, Mystery
Tags: Josei, Police

How to Treat Magical Beasts: Mine and Master’s Medical Journal (2016) - 71 - Fantasy, Slice of Life
Tags: Female Protagonist, Mythology, Magic, Witch, Animals

KAGETORA (2001) - 68 - Action, Comedy, Romance
Tags: Shounen, Ninja, Martial Arts, Female Harem

KAGETORA (2001) - 68 - Action, Comedy, Romance
Tags: Shounen, Ninja, Martial Arts, Female Harem

Love Is Strange, Yet Delicious (2017) - 68 - Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life
Tags: Josei, Food

Love Order 200X (1999) - 70 -
Tags: Josei

Magnum Lily (2017) - 78 - Action, Slice of Life, Sports
Tags: Boxing, Yuri, Shounen, Female Protagonist

Paradise Town (1990) - 59 - Comedy
Tags:

The Way of the Osaka Loan Shark (1990) - 83 - Drama
Tags: Seinen

The Way of the Osaka Loan Shark (1990) - 83 - Drama
Tags: Seinen

The Witch of Artemis (2006) - 68 - Fantasy
Tags: Magic, Shounen

What’s Mine is Yours (2017) - 67 - Comedy, Drama, Romance, Supernatural
Tags: Josei, Primarily Adult Cast, Gender Bending

うちのねこが女の子でかわいい (2020) - 70 - Slice of Life
Tags: Nekomimi, Female Protagonist

うちの会社の小さい先輩の話 (2019) - 72 - Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life
Tags: Office Lady, Work, Primarily Adult Cast, Heterosexual, Episodic

すくらんぶる★えっぐ (1982) - 100 - Comedy, Romance
Tags: Shoujo

ただいま授業中! (1980) - 75 - Comedy, Romance
Tags: School, Shounen

ほしのうえでめぐる (2011) - 100 - Romance, Sci-Fi
Tags: Shounen

アトランティス (1970) - 90 - Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Tags: Shoujo

エルフ・17 (1984) - 73 - Adventure, Comedy
Tags: Elf

ザ・シェフ (1985) - 83 - Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Tags: Male Protagonist, Food, Seinen

ザ・シェフ (1985) - 83 - Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Tags: Male Protagonist, Food, Seinen

ザ・シェフ (1985) - 83 - Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Tags: Male Protagonist, Food, Seinen

テイルズ オブ シンフォニア (2005) - 73 - Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Tags: Shounen, Elf

デカ教師 (2006) - 70 - Mystery
Tags:

ドーベルマン刑事 (1975) - 89 - Action, Drama
Tags: Shounen, Police

ドーベルマン刑事 (1975) - 89 - Action, Drama
Tags: Shounen, Police

ドーベルマン刑事 (1975) - 89 - Action, Drama
Tags: Shounen, Police

ブラッドラインズ (None) - 90 - Action
Tags: Seinen

ワイルド★キングダム (2000) - 80 - Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Tags: Kemonomimi

史記 (1992) - 74 - Action, Adventure, Drama
Tags:

史記 (1992) - 74 - Action, Adventure, Drama
Tags:

史記 (1992) - 74 - Action, Adventure, Drama
Tags:

土偶ファミリー (1988) - 85 - Comedy, Slice of Life
Tags: Shounen

天才料理少年 味の助 (2003) - 70 - Drama, Slice of Life
Tags: Food, Shounen, Male Protagonist

密・リターンズ! (1995) - 74 - Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Supernatural
Tags: Shounen

御影くんは帰りたい! (2018) - 90 - Comedy, Romance
Tags: Work

恋したので配信してみた (2019) - 70 - Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Tags: VTuber, Love Triangle, Hikikomori, Otaku Culture, Seinen, Female Harem, Idol, Chuunibyou, School, Crossdressing

精霊伝説ヒューディー (1989) - 80 - Action
Tags:

純情クレイジーフルーツ (1982) - 80 - Comedy, Romance
Tags: Primarily Female Cast, School, Delinquents, Shoujo

緋が走る (1992) - 85 - Drama, Romance
Tags: Seinen

聖戦記エルナサーガ (1993) - 90 - Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Tags: Shounen

華の神剣組 (2000) - 70 - Action, Supernatural
Tags: Shounen

鉄人ガンマ (1992) - 90 - Drama
Tags: Seinen


A lot of freebies today but not a lot of new freebies. Ones I’ve mentioned in passing recently (e.g. Lone Wolf and Cub, High Teen Boogie, Doberman Cop) appear to be free again for whatever reason.

I noticed (although it has been free before, since I had them), free volumes of a manga called 最狂超プロレスファン烈伝 that I don’t think I’ve mentioned (and haven’t read).
It feels maybe slightly rude to tag @fallynleaf about that! But hey, it’s pro-wrestling-related and seems potentially interesting. :sweat_smile:

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I was very excited to see テイルズ オブ シンフォニア as a freebie as it’s my favorite game of all time (despite being an immense Pokemon fan). I’m sure the manga is very simplified, but if I remember correctly, it contains some extra scenes like baby Lloyd and Papa Kratos so it’s a fun little treat.

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No, it’s not rude at all! On the contrary, I feel very spoiled for getting special personalized recommendations. Thank you for thinking of me!

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I was super excited for that one too! As is my fiancee (though she can’t read Japanese and wants me to read it to her instead. :joy:)

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Looking at that a bit late to get the deals, but man those covers are pretty. Too bad the previews of the books I looked at felt like too much for me at this time, but I guess they’re something to aim for?

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17 February 2023

Anti-Gravity Boy (2001) - 70 - Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Tags: Magic, Shoujo

Black Angels (1981) - 62 - Action, Drama, Thriller
Tags: Shounen, Revenge, Super Power, Time Skip, Tragedy, Dystopian

Black Angels (1981) - 62 - Action, Drama, Thriller
Tags: Shounen, Revenge, Super Power, Time Skip, Tragedy, Dystopian

Butterflies, Flowers (2005) - 68 - Comedy, Romance
Tags: Josei, Female Protagonist, Primarily Adult Cast, Office Lady, Work, Heterosexual, Crossdressing

Caravan Kidd (1986) - 63 - Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Tags:

Excuse Me for Being a Cat! (1989) - 68 - Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Tags: School, Shounen

Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! (2019) - 66 - Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Tags: Isekai, Demons, Economics, Work, Politics, Male Protagonist, Magic

Heat Edge (1989) - 80 - Comedy, Mystery
Tags: Josei, Police

How to Treat Magical Beasts: Mine and Master’s Medical Journal (2016) - 71 - Fantasy, Slice of Life
Tags: Female Protagonist, Mythology, Magic, Witch, Animals

Juana and the Dragonewt’s Seven Kingdoms (2016) - 68 - Fantasy
Tags: Dragons, Adoption, Seinen

KAGETORA (2001) - 68 - Action, Comedy, Romance
Tags: Shounen, Ninja, Martial Arts, Female Harem

KAGETORA (2001) - 68 - Action, Comedy, Romance
Tags: Shounen, Ninja, Martial Arts, Female Harem

Love Is Strange, Yet Delicious (2017) - 68 - Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life
Tags: Josei, Food

Love Order 200X (1999) - 70 -
Tags: Josei

Magnum Lily (2017) - 78 - Action, Slice of Life, Sports
Tags: Boxing, Yuri, Shounen, Female Protagonist

Paradise Town (1990) - 61 - Comedy
Tags:

Rozi in the Labyrinth (2019) - 79 - Adventure, Fantasy
Tags: Iyashikei, Magic, Nekomimi, Adoption, Shoujo, Found Family

The Way of the Osaka Loan Shark (1990) - 83 - Drama
Tags: Seinen

The Witch of Artemis (2006) - 68 - Fantasy
Tags: Magic, Shounen

What’s Mine is Yours (2017) - 67 - Comedy, Drama, Romance, Supernatural
Tags: Josei, Primarily Adult Cast, Gender Bending

うちのねこが女の子でかわいい (2020) - 70 - Slice of Life
Tags: Male Protagonist, Nekomimi, Female Protagonist

ただいま授業中! (1980) - 75 - Comedy, Romance
Tags: School, Shounen

ほしのうえでめぐる (2011) - 100 - Romance, Sci-Fi
Tags: Shounen

アトランティス (1970) - 90 - Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Tags: Shoujo

エルフ・17 (1984) - 73 - Adventure, Comedy
Tags: Elf

ザ・シェフ (1985) - 83 - Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Tags: Male Protagonist, Food, Seinen

ザ・シェフ (1985) - 83 - Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Tags: Male Protagonist, Food, Seinen

ザ・シェフ (1985) - 83 - Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Tags: Male Protagonist, Food, Seinen

テイルズ オブ シンフォニア (2005) - 73 - Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Tags: Shounen, Elf

デカ教師 (2006) - 70 - Mystery
Tags:

ドーベルマン刑事 (1975) - 89 - Action, Drama
Tags: Shounen, Police

ドーベルマン刑事 (1975) - 89 - Action, Drama
Tags: Shounen, Police

ドーベルマン刑事 (1975) - 89 - Action, Drama
Tags: Shounen, Police

ブラッドラインズ (None) - 90 - Action
Tags: Seinen

ワイルド★キングダム (2000) - 80 - Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Tags: Kemonomimi

史記 (1992) - 74 - Action, Adventure, Drama
Tags:

史記 (1992) - 74 - Action, Adventure, Drama
Tags:

史記 (1992) - 74 - Action, Adventure, Drama
Tags:

土偶ファミリー (1988) - 85 - Comedy, Slice of Life
Tags: Shounen

天才料理少年 味の助 (2003) - 70 - Drama, Slice of Life
Tags: Food, Shounen, Male Protagonist

女主人のランチタイム (1999) - 85 - Comedy, Slice of Life
Tags: Josei, Female Protagonist, Family Life

密・リターンズ! (1995) - 74 - Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Supernatural
Tags: Shounen

御影くんは帰りたい! (2018) - 90 - Comedy, Romance
Tags: Work

恋したので配信してみた (2019) - 70 - Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Tags: VTuber, Love Triangle, Hikikomori, Otaku Culture, Seinen, Female Harem, Idol, Chuunibyou, School, Crossdressing

精霊伝説ヒューディー (1989) - 80 - Action
Tags:

純情クレイジーフルーツ (1982) - 80 - Comedy, Romance
Tags: Primarily Female Cast, School, Delinquents, Shoujo

緋が走る (1992) - 85 - Drama, Romance
Tags: Seinen

聖戦記エルナサーガ (1993) - 90 - Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Tags: Shounen

華の神剣組 (2000) - 75 - Action, Supernatural
Tags: Shounen

鉄人ガンマ (1992) - 90 - Drama
Tags: Seinen


Non-freebie promotions that stood out to me:

  • This widespread Kadokawa 50% coinback promotion (~2月23日(木)23:59まで) appears to synergize well with this 50% discount book fair that also seems to be Kadokawa (3/2 (木) 23:59まで).
    Why not pick up some Edogawa Ranpo, or some Seishi Yokomizo?
    (Actually come to think of it, in Ranpo’s case I’m pretty sure there’s free aozora editions, but hey - that’s the first collection of his stories I read and I liked it a lot - the point is very cheap books)
  • For whatever reason there’s exactly 4 selected books 70% off (3月2日(木)23:59まで). I don’t know anything about the specific 4 books but I thought the selected nature was sort of interesting.
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I saw that this morning and looked through them, didn’t end up getting any though (trying to save money + my 積読 pile is getting way too big).

Looks like they’re all by the same author (舞城王太郎) and supposed to be non-light novels that light novel readers would enjoy too (at least according to the DeepL translation). According to Wikipedia, 舞城王太郎 usually writes in the Fukui dialect and “is known for an aggressive, colloquial writing style,” so if that’s interesting to anyone maybe check them out?

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I forgot to run the script yesterday. Whoops!
The raw number of freebies has contracted - I suspect the usual suspects may return and swell it again with the new month…

25 February 2023

Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Sui’s Great Adventure (2018) - 73 - Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Tags: Isekai, Shounen

Cleopatra D.C. (1986) - 67 - Adventure, Comedy
Tags: Female Protagonist

Juana and the Dragonewt’s Seven Kingdoms (2016) - 68 - Fantasy
Tags: Dragons, Adoption, Seinen

Loner Life in Another World (2019) - 65 - Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Tags: Isekai, Male Protagonist, Survival, Magic, Dungeon, Female Harem

Rozi in the Labyrinth (2019) - 80 - Adventure, Fantasy
Tags: Iyashikei, Magic, Nekomimi, Adoption, Shoujo, Found Family

Stra the Warlock (2013) - 60 - Fantasy
Tags:

The Way of the Osaka Loan Shark (1990) - 83 - Drama
Tags: Seinen

Young Miss Holmes (2006) - 61 - Mystery
Tags: Historical, Detective, Female Protagonist, Foreign

クリスティ・ロンドンマッシブ (2011) - 80 - Mystery
Tags: Seinen

テイルズ オブ シンフォニア (2005) - 73 - Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Tags: Shounen, Elf

ファントム無頼 (1978) - 90 - Action, Drama
Tags: Shounen, Aviation

ブラッドラインズ (None) - 90 - Action
Tags: Seinen

不運からの最強男 (2021) - 73 - Fantasy
Tags:

女主人のランチタイム (1999) - 85 - Comedy, Slice of Life
Tags: Josei, Female Protagonist, Family Life

異世界で、なんちゃって王宮ナースになりました。 (2019) - 70 - Fantasy, Romance
Tags: Shoujo, Isekai

転生令嬢の異世界ほっこり温泉物語 (2019) - 70 - Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Tags: Shoujo, Isekai

転生王女のまったりのんびり!?異世界レシピ (2019) - 70 - Fantasy, Romance
Tags: Shoujo, Isekai

鉄人ガンマ (1992) - 90 - Drama
Tags: Seinen


I noticed there’s a handful of free light novel type books here (3/1 (水) 23:59まで) and also this one(3/3 (金) 23:59まで), which I mention only because free novels are relatively rare on bookwalker (albeit surely not a rare commodity in the grand scheme of things). I think the one about getting reincarnated as a sword is the only one I feel like I might have vaguely heard of before.


As for non-freebies, past Advanced Book Club pick 薬屋のひとりごと is awfully cheap in this sale , 3月12日(日)23:59まで

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Whoops! Forgot two weeks in a row!

05 March 2023

Anti-Gravity Boy (2001) - 70 - Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Tags: Magic, Shoujo

Black Angels (1981) - 62 - Action, Drama, Thriller
Tags: Shounen, Revenge, Super Power, Time Skip, Tragedy, Dystopian

Black Angels (1981) - 62 - Action, Drama, Thriller
Tags: Shounen, Revenge, Super Power, Time Skip, Tragedy, Dystopian

Bound Beauty (2006) - 62 - Supernatural
Tags: Shoujo

Caravan Kidd (1986) - 62 - Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Tags:

Cleopatra D.C. (1986) - 67 - Adventure, Comedy
Tags: Female Protagonist

Dr.コトー診療所 (2000) - 72 - Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Tags: Medicine, Male Protagonist, Rural, Seinen, Primarily Adult Cast, Heterosexual, Work

Go with a friend! (1995) - 60 - Comedy, Romance
Tags: Shoujo

Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! (2019) - 66 - Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Tags: Isekai, Demons, Economics, Work, Politics, Male Protagonist, Magic

Her Majesty’s Dog (2001) - 70 - Comedy, Horror, Romance, Supernatural
Tags: Shoujo, Youkai

I Wanna Be Your Girl (2018) - 75 - Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes, Transgender, Coming of Age, School, Gender Bending, Female Protagonist, Bullying, Yuri, Time Skip, Primarily Female Cast, Asexual, Bisexual, Seinen

Kimagure Orange Road (1984) - 70 - Drama, Romance, Slice of Life, Supernatural
Tags: Shounen, School, Love Triangle, Super Power, Episodic, Bar

LOW TEEN BLUES (1974) - None - Psychological, Romance
Tags: Shounen

Mane of the Wind (1987) - None - Horror, Mystery, Romance
Tags: Shoujo, Heterosexual, Female Protagonist

Nanase-san’s Crazy Love Obsession (2021) - 58 - Comedy, Romance
Tags: Yandere, Heterosexual, Primarily Adult Cast

Phantom Street (1994) - 67 - Action, Horror, Mystery, Supernatural
Tags: Youkai, Shounen

Psycho Busters (2006) - 68 - Action, Romance, Supernatural
Tags: Shounen, Super Power, Time Manipulation

Sherlock Bones (2011) - 72 - Comedy, Mystery
Tags: Shounen

Stra the Warlock (2013) - 61 - Fantasy
Tags:

The Drops of God (2004) - 74 - Drama, Mystery, Slice of Life
Tags: Seinen, Food, Male Protagonist

The Knight in the Area (2006) - 69 - Comedy, Sports
Tags: School, Shounen, Football

The Way of the Osaka Loan Shark (1990) - 83 - Drama
Tags: Seinen

The Way of the Osaka Loan Shark (1990) - 83 - Drama
Tags: Seinen

The Way of the Osaka Loan Shark (1990) - 83 - Drama
Tags: Seinen

Young Miss Holmes (2006) - 62 - Mystery
Tags: Historical, Detective, Female Protagonist, Foreign

ただいま授業中! (1980) - 75 - Comedy, Romance
Tags: School, Shounen

でぶせん (2014) - 70 - Comedy
Tags: School, Seinen

ほしのうえでめぐる (2011) - 100 - Romance, Sci-Fi
Tags: Shounen

クニミツの政 (2000) - 73 - Action, Comedy, Drama
Tags: Shounen

クリスティ・ロンドンマッシブ (2011) - 80 - Mystery
Tags: Seinen

ザ・シェフ (1985) - 83 - Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Tags: Male Protagonist, Food, Seinen

ザ・シェフ (1985) - 83 - Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Tags: Male Protagonist, Food, Seinen

ザ・シェフ (1985) - 83 - Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Tags: Male Protagonist, Food, Seinen

シバトラ (2006) - 75 - Action, Drama
Tags: Shounen

ジャイアント (2002) - 85 - Comedy, Sports
Tags: Baseball, Seinen

チョコっとちょこちゃん (1992) - 90 -
Tags: Kids, Magic

デカ教師 (2006) - 70 - Mystery
Tags:

ドーベルマン刑事 (1975) - 89 - Action, Drama
Tags: Shounen, Police

ドーベルマン刑事 (1975) - 89 - Action, Drama
Tags: Shounen, Police

ドーベルマン刑事 (1975) - 89 - Action, Drama
Tags: Shounen, Police

ファントム無頼 (1978) - 85 - Action, Drama
Tags: Shounen, Aviation

ブラッドラインズ (None) - 90 - Action
Tags: Seinen

マジで付き合う15分前 (2019) - 73 - Romance, Slice of Life
Tags: Female Protagonist, Male Protagonist, Heterosexual, School, Shoujo

マタギ (1975) - 80 - Adventure
Tags: Seinen, Male Protagonist

マタギ列伝 (1979) - 95 - Adventure
Tags: Seinen, Male Protagonist

マッシュ (1989) - 82 - Drama
Tags: Drawing, Shounen, Foreign, Primarily Child Cast

ラストマン (1998) - 70 - Action
Tags: Seinen

ワイルド★キングダム (2000) - 80 - Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Tags: Kemonomimi

不運からの最強男 (2021) - 73 - Fantasy
Tags:

史記 (1992) - 74 - Action, Adventure, Drama
Tags:

史記 (1992) - 74 - Action, Adventure, Drama
Tags:

史記 (1992) - 74 - Action, Adventure, Drama
Tags:

女主人のランチタイム (1999) - 85 - Comedy, Slice of Life
Tags: Josei, Female Protagonist, Family Life

探偵学園Q (2001) - 75 - Mystery
Tags: Shounen, Detective, School, Crime

東京エイティーズ (2003) - 80 - Romance, Slice of Life
Tags: Seinen, Time Skip, Primarily Adult Cast

異世界で、なんちゃって王宮ナースになりました。 (2019) - 70 - Fantasy, Romance
Tags: Shoujo, Isekai

緋が走る (1992) - 85 - Drama, Romance
Tags: Seinen

転校生メデューサと二口女 (2020) - 72 - Slice of Life, Supernatural
Tags: School, Youkai, Yuri, Mythology, Monster Girl, Monster Boy, Crossdressing, Kemonomimi, Anthropomorphism

転生令嬢の異世界ほっこり温泉物語 (2019) - 70 - Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Tags: Shoujo, Isekai

転生王女のまったりのんびり!?異世界レシピ (2019) - 70 - Fantasy, Romance
Tags: Shoujo, Isekai

釣りバカたち (1973) - 75 - Adventure, Sports
Tags: Male Protagonist, Fishing, Seinen

鉄人ガンマ (1992) - 90 - Drama
Tags: Seinen

やはり, a lot of familiar titles are free and the query has swelled again. I didn’t realize how regular a cycle it was until taking these over!

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Anti-Gravity Boy (2001) - 70 - Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Tags: Magic, Shoujo

Arrested Love (2019) - 68 - Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life
Tags: Shounen, Yakuza, Tsundere, Police, Primarily Adult Cast

Black Angels (1981) - 62 - Action, Drama, Thriller
Tags: Shounen, Revenge, Super Power, Time Skip, Tragedy, Dystopian

Black Angels (1981) - 62 - Action, Drama, Thriller
Tags: Shounen, Revenge, Super Power, Time Skip, Tragedy, Dystopian

Bound Beauty (2006) - 62 - Supernatural
Tags: Shoujo

Caravan Kidd (1986) - 62 - Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Tags:

Daemon Hunters: Hymn for the Dead (2002) - 67 - Action, Fantasy
Tags:

Dr.コトー診療所 (2000) - 72 - Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Tags: Medicine, Male Protagonist, Rural, Seinen, Primarily Adult Cast, Heterosexual, Work

Erementar Gerade (2002) - 69 - Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Tags: Magic, Shounen, Super Power, Male Protagonist, Pirates, Coming of Age

Erementar Gerade (2002) - 69 - Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Tags: Magic, Shounen, Super Power, Male Protagonist, Pirates, Coming of Age

Excuse Me for Being a Cat! (1989) - 68 - Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Tags: School, Shounen

Good Game!! (2020) - 100 - Action, Drama, Sports
Tags: Male Protagonist, Video Games, Shounen, Female Protagonist, Primarily Adult Cast, Time Skip, E-Sports

Go with a friend! (1995) - 60 - Comedy, Romance
Tags: Shoujo

Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! (2019) - 66 - Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Tags: Economics, Isekai, Demons, Magic, Work, Politics, Male Protagonist

Her Majesty’s Dog (2001) - 70 - Comedy, Horror, Romance, Supernatural
Tags: Shoujo, Youkai

I Wanna Be Your Girl (2018) - 75 - Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes, Transgender, Coming of Age, School, Gender Bending, Female Protagonist, Bullying, Yuri, Time Skip, Primarily Female Cast, Asexual, Bisexual, Seinen

KAGETORA (2001) - 68 - Action, Comedy, Romance
Tags: Shounen, Ninja, Martial Arts, Female Harem

KAGETORA (2001) - 68 - Action, Comedy, Romance
Tags: Shounen, Ninja, Martial Arts, Female Harem

Kimagure Orange Road (1984) - 70 - Drama, Romance, Slice of Life, Supernatural
Tags: Shounen, School, Love Triangle, Super Power, Episodic, Bar

LOW TEEN BLUES (1974) - None - Psychological, Romance
Tags: Shounen

Mane of the Wind (1987) - None - Horror, Mystery, Romance
Tags: Shoujo, Heterosexual, Female Protagonist

Nanase-san’s Crazy Love Obsession (2021) - 58 - Comedy, Romance
Tags: Yandere, Heterosexual, Primarily Adult Cast

Phantom Street (1994) - 67 - Action, Horror, Mystery, Supernatural
Tags: Youkai, Shounen

Psycho Busters (2006) - 68 - Action, Romance, Supernatural
Tags: Shounen, Super Power, Time Manipulation

Sherlock Bones (2011) - 72 - Comedy, Mystery
Tags: Shounen

The Drops of God (2004) - 74 - Drama, Mystery, Slice of Life
Tags: Seinen, Food, Male Protagonist

The Dungeon of Black Company (2016) - 64 - Comedy, Fantasy
Tags: Isekai, Dungeon, Work, Male Protagonist, Monster Girl, Dragons, Demons, Shounen, Female Harem

The Knight in the Area (2006) - 69 - Comedy, Sports
Tags: School, Shounen, Football

The Way of the Osaka Loan Shark (1990) - 83 - Drama
Tags: Seinen

The Way of the Osaka Loan Shark (1990) - 83 - Drama
Tags: Seinen

The Way of the Osaka Loan Shark (1990) - 83 - Drama
Tags: Seinen

Yuukyuu no Gusha Asley no, Kenja no Susume: to, Pochi no Daibouken (2017) - 68 - Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Supernatural
Tags: Magic, School, Seinen, Alternate Universe

ただいま授業中! (1980) - 75 - Comedy, Romance
Tags: School, Shounen

でぶせん (2014) - 70 - Comedy
Tags: School, Seinen

ほしのうえでめぐる (2011) - 100 - Romance, Sci-Fi
Tags: Shounen

アクジキ (2009) - 80 - Adventure
Tags:

エルフ・17 (1984) - 73 - Adventure, Comedy
Tags: Elf

クニミツの政 (2000) - 73 - Action, Comedy, Drama
Tags: Shounen

ザ・シェフ (1985) - 83 - Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Tags: Male Protagonist, Food, Seinen

ザ・シェフ (1985) - 83 - Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Tags: Male Protagonist, Food, Seinen

ザ・シェフ (1985) - 83 - Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Tags: Male Protagonist, Food, Seinen

シバトラ (2006) - 75 - Action, Drama
Tags: Shounen

ジャイアント (2002) - 85 - Comedy, Sports
Tags: Baseball, Seinen

チョコっとちょこちゃん (1992) - 90 -
Tags: Kids, Magic

デカ教師 (2006) - 70 - Mystery
Tags:

ドーベルマン刑事 (1975) - 89 - Action, Drama
Tags: Shounen, Police

ドーベルマン刑事 (1975) - 89 - Action, Drama
Tags: Shounen, Police

ドーベルマン刑事 (1975) - 89 - Action, Drama
Tags: Shounen, Police

ブラッドラインズ (None) - 90 - Action
Tags: Seinen

マジで付き合う15分前 (2019) - 73 - Romance, Slice of Life
Tags: Heterosexual, School, Female Protagonist, Male Protagonist, Shoujo

マタギ (1975) - 80 - Adventure
Tags: Seinen, Male Protagonist

マタギ列伝 (1979) - 95 - Adventure
Tags: Seinen, Male Protagonist

マッシュ (1989) - 82 - Drama
Tags: Drawing, Shounen, Foreign, Primarily Child Cast

ラストマン (1998) - 70 - Action
Tags: Seinen

ワイルド★キングダム (2000) - 80 - Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Tags: Kemonomimi

史記 (1992) - 74 - Action, Adventure, Drama
Tags:

史記 (1992) - 74 - Action, Adventure, Drama
Tags:

史記 (1992) - 74 - Action, Adventure, Drama
Tags:

土偶ファミリー (1988) - 85 - Comedy, Slice of Life
Tags: Shounen

天才料理少年 味の助 (2003) - 70 - Drama, Slice of Life
Tags: Food, Shounen, Male Protagonist

女主人のランチタイム (1999) - 85 - Comedy, Slice of Life
Tags: Josei, Female Protagonist, Family Life

密・リターンズ! (1995) - 74 - Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Supernatural
Tags: Shounen

戦国妖狐 (2007) - 82 - Action, Adventure, Romance
Tags: Demons, Shounen, Samurai, Kemonomimi, Dragons, Ensemble Cast, Cultivation, Gods, Time Manipulation, Revenge, Historical, Amnesia, Meta, Anti-Hero, Astronomy

探偵学園Q (2001) - 75 - Mystery
Tags: Shounen, Detective, School, Crime

東京エイティーズ (2003) - 80 - Romance, Slice of Life
Tags: Seinen, Time Skip, Primarily Adult Cast

甲鉄城のカバネリ (2016) - 72 - Action, Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural
Tags: Male Protagonist, Zombie, Trains, Shounen

精霊伝説ヒューディー (1989) - 80 - Action
Tags:

緋が走る (1992) - 85 - Drama, Romance
Tags: Seinen

聖戦記エルナサーガ (1993) - 90 - Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Tags: Shounen

華の神剣組 (2000) - 75 - Action, Supernatural
Tags: Shounen

装甲悪鬼村正 魔界編 (2010) - 92 - Action, Mecha
Tags:

転校生メデューサと二口女 (2020) - 72 - Slice of Life, Supernatural
Tags: School, Youkai, Yuri, Mythology, Monster Girl, Monster Boy, Crossdressing, Kemonomimi, Anthropomorphism

釣りバカたち (1973) - 75 - Adventure, Sports
Tags: Male Protagonist, Fishing, Seinen

鉄人ガンマ (1992) - 90 - Drama
Tags: Seinen


Non-Freebies:

  • There’s a 50% coinback promotion (~3月16日(木)23:59まで) involving the publisher 文藝春秋. Looks like it affects lots of cool stuff, but why not highlight common early novel-reading recommendation, multiple-time book club pick, (and book I like a lot) コンビニ人間, for regular price of roughly 600 yen and half back to tempt you into buying more books.

By the way, @Mods, since I’ve hit three posts in a row, I assume the next would go over the 3 post in a row limit if no one replies? Would it be possible to make me the owner of the thread, or otherwise bypass that limit? I’ve taken over posting these from @curiousjp at their request. Thanks!

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Breaking the streak :heart:

So many choices! But I have so many other books to finish first :sob:

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Sure thing! I made you the thread owner, let me know if there’s any trouble.

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vol 1 of kabaneri of the iron fortress is in there, in case anyone’s interested!

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