Manga Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [Week 19]
Hey gang! You all know the drill at this point. Monday means a new general thread. Let's hear about things you read this past week, things you dropped, things you finished, all of it.
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This past week I have been traveling a lot, so I haven't been able to read as much as normal. It turns out that it is difficult to read manga and drive at the same time. In any case, one of the series I had recently found and was reading just finished up. Specifically, Houkago no Honya-san just wrapped up with its 12th chapter.
The premise of the series is a little weird if I am honest. It is about an elementary school girl who helps her grandfather run a book store (she never has parents in the story). The comedic twist comes from the fact that it is an adult bookstore and she becomes fascinated by (even obsessed about) erotic things as a result. The shop hires a part-time worker that turns out to be a succubus that is embarrassed about erotic topics and wants to work at the bookstore in order to become more accustomed to it. Important to note that this series is decidedly SFW. It doesn't discuss or illustrate anything that is even very suggestive really. It is pretty tame considering that the main setting is an adult bookstore.
The series is primarily a 4-koma and, ethics of the premise aside, was overall just a cute SOL. It didn't really break the mold humor-wise in any way, but it was entertaining enough to keep me reading it. The ending kind of came out of nowhere, but I have definitely read worse before. Just like most SOLs, the story ends pretty much where it started.
Just read through it all. Little weird is an understatement. Still funny if you can read it without prejudice.
Yeah, to be honest, I had stopped reading it at one point because the premise is...well...you know. However, I hadn't removed it from my library yet. So, when I saw chapter 12 come through and that it was the end, I just quickly binged the last couple chapters so that I could remove it from my library guilt-free (other than the guilt that comes from having read it of course).
You remove completed manga from your library?
I do for series that I don't enjoy enough to feel the need to keep around for a potential .5 chapter or two to show up much later. Also, if I really liked a series I will often keep it in my library to look it up more easily in the future.
That probably explains your very small library compared to my current (let me check) 4791 titles.
I think I may be a hoarder. 😱
I just noticed your reply! 😂😂😂😂