5 vols of Hinamatsuri for 33y each ARE YOU FRIGGIN KIDDING ME
16 vols in my cart for a total of 450y and i’m paying it with bookwalker funbux. i feel like i’m getting away with murder
/edit not that I’m complaining, but I can’t find this sale in my coupon page or on the manga campaigns page. How did you find it @rodan?
Maybe it has to do with the fact that Hinamatsuri is today?
Not really, after reading the 5 volumes you will feel committed, might as well finish the series and buy the other 14 volumes full price now!
well… i was probably going to do that anyway tbh, I love Hinamatsuri though I never did finish it in Eng
There’s a lot of Harta series more or less permanently in my checklist either specifically to recommend them even though I own them in a different way, or in a “it might be nice to someday reread that in collected form” kind of way. When I check my 「Check！した作品の中にセール作品があります」page for the day and one or more series have an interesting discount, I’ll pretty much always check the レーベル (in this case HARTA COMIX) then restrict to 「セール・期間限定価格」in the column on the left to see other things on sale for that label, since there’s usually a pattern that way even if there’s no actual promotion page.
So anyway, that’s how the promotions I share info about become even more biased towards Harta than they otherwise would be - most things move out of my checklist when I buy them myself so I’m much less likely to notice and share sales after that, but there’s a lot less incentive to actually buy something I’ve already read other ways, so those ones stick around in the list.
I also spot ハクメイとミコチ on that page, it’s also a nomination in the IMC
ふしぎの国のバード as well (nomination post)
thanks, that’s really useful. i habitually browse the campaign page but sometimes the sales navi is completely labyrinthian
After getting to level 60 in WaniKani there has been something missing from my routines…
It’s as if I’ve been resting on my laurels and not getting enough new vocabulary and kanji to play around with…
… just yesterday I started constructing my own personal Level 61 kanji & vocabulary list. Is this normal? Should I look for help…?
Fear not, BOOK★WALKER delivers!
Mmm, I like the sound of サクサク. I’m also an adult so the 大人 speaks to me. There are English translations. As a bonus there’s a 表外漢字 right in the title, 語彙力. Ka-ching, 99円.
I also would like to sound more 知的 when I produce Japanese. I feel like right now my production is at 小学校 level. Maybe this book will teach me how to use big words better and how to string my sentences together? Ka-ching, 99円.
Again, I would like to feel like a できる大人. Not so sure about these but I think they have ことわざ (resisting the temptation to use 諺) and 四字熟語 which I really enjoy anyway. The lower volume’s obi promises that just by leafing through my vocabulary will improve. カチンカチン, 99円 + 99円.
Now I’m set for a while. Obviously I have no idea if these are any good yet, but I thought that maybe there are other deviants here who love kanji and that 実用 book sales are outside of people’s normal Bookwalker browsing habits.
These are not affiliate links.
Yeah I don’t always really understand what counts as a campaign or not, but once you get used to the search functions they can be really very powerful.
Arguably one could just use, say, a query that returns everything that’s on sale for less than 100 yen (or any other price range) and get everything in one go (One could even theoretically make some sort of script to correlate those series with another source to try to filter to just what might be interesting and arrange it in a convenient list to share each week in some sort of forum thread). But personally I find the checklist + checking labels + occasional promo pages to be about the right balance, and more than enough.
Coinback event is here! Purchases over 1,500 yen give 50% coinback.
The shoujo magazine Lala is having a half-off sale as well. A friend of mine recommended maid-sama so I’ll be picking up a few volumes.
These are affiliate links… if I did them right
Affiliate links - Taking this opportunity to recommend What Is My Neighbour Cooking - Cheers!, one of the manga I started learning Japanese to keep reading in the first place! A slice of life comic about food and being in a relationship.
The 3-vol prequel is also very cute, though that one is more typical shoujo.
Thought this was the Gekkan Shoujo author but they did Oresama Teacher instead lol
A Tale of the Secret Saint (2019) - 74 - Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Tags: Female Protagonist, Shounen, Reincarnation, Dragons
Logick (2013) - 67 - Romance, Slice of Life
Tags: School, College, Male Protagonist, Drawing, Heterosexual
Man’s Bestest Friend (2013) - 69 - Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life
Tags: Shounen
My Death Flags Show No Sign of Ending (2020) - 74 - Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Tags: Anti-Hero, Male Protagonist, Isekai, Conspiracy, Magic, Video Games, Swordplay
Riverbed Projector (2012) - None - Drama, Mystery, Supernatural
Tags: Hikikomori, Amnesia
The Wheel of Life (2014) - 69 - Adventure, Thriller
Tags: Foreign, Outdoor, Male Protagonist, Primarily Adult Cast, Language Barrier, Survival, Rural, Crossdressing
Yanagihara Is a Sex Addict. (2017) - 59 - Drama, Romance
Tags: Teacher, Teens’ Love, School, Heterosexual, Full Color, Josei
あおのたつき (2019) - 80 - Drama, Supernatural
Tags: Historical, Josei, Oiran
ふくよも (2008) - 70 - Comedy, Slice of Life
Tags: Kids
よろこびのうた (2016) - 75 - Drama
Tags: Seinen
ステータス・オール∞ ∞使いの最強能力者、異世界を自由気ままに暮らします！ (2022) - 100 - Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Tags:
猫と竜 (2017) - 74 - Adventure, Fantasy
Tags: Dragons, Animals, Time Skip, Ensemble Cast
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There seem to be a bunch of interesting sales going on in addition to the 50% coinback thing. Most importantly Dungeon Meshi, 3 volumes for 33 Yen.
Other things I haven’t read but have had an eye on for awhile:
Hinamatsuri, 5 volumes for 33 Yen.
Yoru no Namae wo Yonde, 33 Yen, BBC nominee
Shangri La Frontier, 110 Yen
Natsume’s Book of Friends, vintage BBC, all(!) volumes for 264 Yen each
Edited for the umpteenth time, because I can’t stop looking…
Yona of the Dawn, all volumes 264 Yen…懐かしいいいいい
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A Tale of the Secret Saint (2019) - 74 - Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Tags: Female Protagonist, Shounen, Reincarnation, Dragons
Black Angels (1981) - 63 - Action, Drama, Thriller
Tags: Shounen, Revenge, Tragedy, Super Power, Time Skip, Dystopian, Assassins
Dragon Goes House-Hunting (2016) - 73 - Comedy, Fantasy
Tags: Dungeon, Dragons, Anthropomorphism, Male Protagonist, Elf, Shounen
Flap Your Wings, Taroumaru! (1975) - 61 - Adventure, Slice of Life
Tags: Shounen, Outdoor, Animals, Rural
Go with a friend! (1995) - 50 - Comedy, Romance
Tags: Shoujo
Guardian Angel Getten (1996) - 58 - Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Tags: Magic, Angels, Shounen
Heat Edge (1989) - 80 - Comedy, Mystery
Tags: Josei, Police
I’m Adored by My Regal First Love (2022) - 70 - Fantasy, Romance
Tags: Shoujo, Heterosexual, Twins
Logick (2013) - 67 - Romance, Slice of Life
Tags: School, College, Male Protagonist, Drawing, Heterosexual
Love Order 200X (1999) - 76 -
Tags: Josei
LOW TEEN BLUES (1974) - 80 - Psychological, Romance
Tags: Shounen
Man’s Bestest Friend (2013) - 69 - Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life
Tags: Shounen
Mane of the Wind (1987) - None - Horror, Mystery, Romance
Tags: Shoujo, Heterosexual, Female Protagonist
Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms (2022) - 47 - Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Tags:
My Death Flags Show No Sign of Ending (2020) - 74 - Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Tags: Anti-Hero, Male Protagonist, Isekai, Conspiracy, Magic, Video Games, Swordplay
Paradise Town (1990) - 60 - Comedy
Tags: Age Gap
Phantom Street (1994) - 63 - Action, Horror, Mystery, Supernatural
Tags: Youkai, Shounen
Riverbed Projector (2012) - None - Drama, Mystery, Supernatural
Tags: Hikikomori, Amnesia
Rosemarie Reincarnated: Fixing bad suitors and getting her beloved. (2018) - 64 - Fantasy, Romance
Tags: Ojou-sama, Male Harem, Female Protagonist, Reincarnation, Isekai, Yandere, Shoujo, Heterosexual
Sometimes Even Reality Is a Lie! (2018) - 75 - Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life
Tags: Crossdressing, Full Color, Heterosexual, Video Games, Hikikomori, Otaku Culture, Cosplay, School, Cute Girls Doing Cute Things, Female Protagonist, Male Protagonist
The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún (2015) - 82 - Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Tags: Fairy Tale, Rural, Anthropomorphism, Male Protagonist, Female Protagonist, Demons, Amnesia, Family Life, Pandemic, Philosophy, Found Family, Adoption, Body Horror, Curses, Teacher, Cosmic Horror, Gods, Foreign, Orphan, Tragedy, Religion, Travel, Lost Civilization, Politics, Survival, Eco-Horror, Medicine, Centaur
The Raving Warrior: Suima-kun (1994) - None - Comedy, Sci-Fi
Tags: Shoujo, Male Protagonist, Aliens
The Wheel of Life (2014) - 69 - Adventure, Thriller
Tags: Foreign, Outdoor, Male Protagonist, Primarily Adult Cast, Language Barrier, Survival, Rural, Crossdressing
あおのたつき (2019) - 80 - Drama, Supernatural
Tags: Historical, Josei, Oiran
ふくよも (2008) - 70 - Comedy, Slice of Life
Tags: Kids
よろこびのうた (2016) - 75 - Drama
Tags: Seinen
アオイホノオ (2008) - 70 - Drama, Psychological, Slice of Life
Tags: Otaku Culture, Autobiographical, Seinen
アトランティス (1970) - 87 - Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Tags: Shoujo
アリサ! (1979) - 72 - Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Tags: Shounen
ジャイアント (2002) - 71 - Comedy, Sports
Tags: Baseball, Seinen
ステータス・オール∞ ∞使いの最強能力者、異世界を自由気ままに暮らします！ (2022) - 100 - Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Tags:
チョコっとちょこちゃん (1992) - 90 -
Tags: Kids, Magic
ドーベルマン刑事 (1975) - 74 - Action, Drama
Tags: Shounen, Police
ドーベルマン刑事 (1975) - 74 - Action, Drama
Tags: Shounen, Police
マタギ (1975) - 80 - Adventure
Tags: Seinen, Male Protagonist
マタギ列伝 (1979) - 85 - Adventure
Tags: Seinen, Male Protagonist
ヤンデレかと思ったらもっとヤベー女だった (2023) - 70 - Romance, Slice of Life
Tags: Yandere, Yakuza, Heterosexual, Bullying, POV, Love Triangle, School
人間嫌いの魔王様は幼女にも容赦しない (2020) - 73 - Comedy, Fantasy, Slice of Life
Tags: Demons, Male Protagonist, Urban Fantasy
史記 (1992) - 71 - Action, Adventure, Drama
Tags:
猫と竜 (2017) - 74 - Adventure, Fantasy
Tags: Dragons, Animals, Time Skip, Ensemble Cast
純情クレイジーフルーツ (1982) - 80 - Comedy, Romance
Tags: Primarily Female Cast, School, Delinquents, Shoujo, Female Protagonist
緋が走る (1992) - 80 - Drama, Romance
Tags: Seinen
釣りバカたち (1973) - 75 - Adventure, Sports
Tags: Male Protagonist, Fishing, Seinen
There’s a bunch of a Kamen Rider Kuuga manga on sale for 23 yen pre-tax 3/18(火)23:59まで. I haven’t seen Kuuga but I do like Kamen Rider a lot.
It seems like it’s mostly just a small discount and a highlight of a specific selection of stuff amid the much larger general +50% coinback campaign on purchases of 1500 yen or more (3月17日(月)09:59まで) but there’s a 変な家 themed promotion that includes, among other stuff in the franchise, the first novel which I can recommend as an easy to read and engaging mystery novel with a fun gimmick involving deductions based solely on house blueprints and diagrams, and which was an Intermediate Book Club pick.
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