Now Reading: Weekly Updates #11
Feb. 23rd, 2025 11:06 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alatus_nemeseosI'm on time this week! I haven't read as many titles as I did in the weeks before, since university started again, but I'm very satisfied with what I read regardless!
Finally, someone scores a goal! And thankfully, it was Isagi! I'm not sure if this is 100% the end of the match, but I think they'll wrap it up here, because what else can I do? All in all, as I said last entry, I'm a little disappointed about how Ness ended up, but that was to be expected. I somehow wasn't expecting Bastard München to win every match, but I guess that was also to be expected. I'm more interested in the aftermath of the match, such as the rankings for the bids, because we haven't seen those in a good while...
I didn't feel like I read this too fast, but I somehow finished it sooner than I expected! I didn't enjoy Volume 2 as much, so I didn't know what would be in store for me in the following volumes, but I really enjoyed this, especially Volume 4! However, the confession scene in Volume 5 was just too heartwarming... I had to control myself because my parents were beside me when I was reading it, but it was just so emotional!! Will definitely be reading the extras + other books from the same author, but I might take a small break to take the story in properly, and maybe watch the donghua for funsies.
I knew the manga was close to ending because I saw it on social media, but I didn't expect me to leave it at literally two chapters before it ended! I read 132 not long ago, and I'm a little surprised by the timeskip, but it was also a good choice, I think, but I hope 133 is a long chapter that wraps everything up nicely. I can't help but thinking that Miwa and Saeko getting back together was way too close to their break-ups, but what can I say? They ended up being a much better match after all they'd gone through. I would have been content with the two staying friends at the very end, though. I'll wait for the manga to end properly before making any conclusions.
I recently saw a Japanese ranking of yuri manga, which inspired me to pick this up as it didn't have a lot of chapters, but I'm not very enthusiastic about it. The drawings and the themes are interesting, though, so I'll just have to keep reading it to see...
I wanted to keep reading my physical volumes before the anime caught up with me, and so I did! And each chapter I read, the more convinced I am that this manga is simply too good... Every time Inori skates, I want to cry because of the emotion and tension!! I wasn't expecting the year skip, but I guess catching up to Hikaru in the Nationals would give enough material to work with (story-wise) either, so it's all good. I still have Volume 5, so I'll try to get to it today!
And Mitsuaya FINALLY kissed!!! I have to say I haven't read the translations yet for Chapter 116, but I could more or less understand what the panels said, so I'm counting it. I really wish the chapters were a little longer at times like this, lol, because I really want to see the aftermath! Thankfully, it's a weekly manga...
Blue Lock by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura (Chapter 293)
Finally, someone scores a goal! And thankfully, it was Isagi! I'm not sure if this is 100% the end of the match, but I think they'll wrap it up here, because what else can I do? All in all, as I said last entry, I'm a little disappointed about how Ness ended up, but that was to be expected. I somehow wasn't expecting Bastard München to win every match, but I guess that was also to be expected. I'm more interested in the aftermath of the match, such as the rankings for the bids, because we haven't seen those in a good while...
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (Volumes 3, 4 and everything but the extras from Volume 5)
I didn't feel like I read this too fast, but I somehow finished it sooner than I expected! I didn't enjoy Volume 2 as much, so I didn't know what would be in store for me in the following volumes, but I really enjoyed this, especially Volume 4! However, the confession scene in Volume 5 was just too heartwarming... I had to control myself because my parents were beside me when I was reading it, but it was just so emotional!! Will definitely be reading the extras + other books from the same author, but I might take a small break to take the story in properly, and maybe watch the donghua for funsies.
How Do We Relationship? by Tamifull (Chapters 111-132)
I knew the manga was close to ending because I saw it on social media, but I didn't expect me to leave it at literally two chapters before it ended! I read 132 not long ago, and I'm a little surprised by the timeskip, but it was also a good choice, I think, but I hope 133 is a long chapter that wraps everything up nicely. I can't help but thinking that Miwa and Saeko getting back together was way too close to their break-ups, but what can I say? They ended up being a much better match after all they'd gone through. I would have been content with the two staying friends at the very end, though. I'll wait for the manga to end properly before making any conclusions.
I Want To Love You Till Your Dying Day by Nachi Aono (Chapters 1-9)
I recently saw a Japanese ranking of yuri manga, which inspired me to pick this up as it didn't have a lot of chapters, but I'm not very enthusiastic about it. The drawings and the themes are interesting, though, so I'll just have to keep reading it to see...
Medalist by Tsurumaikeda (Chapters 8-16; Volumes 3 & 4)
I wanted to keep reading my physical volumes before the anime caught up with me, and so I did! And each chapter I read, the more convinced I am that this manga is simply too good... Every time Inori skates, I want to cry because of the emotion and tension!! I wasn't expecting the year skip, but I guess catching up to Hikaru in the Nationals would give enough material to work with (story-wise) either, so it's all good. I still have Volume 5, so I'll try to get to it today!
The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All by Sumiko Arai (Chapters 115-116)
And Mitsuaya FINALLY kissed!!! I have to say I haven't read the translations yet for Chapter 116, but I could more or less understand what the panels said, so I'm counting it. I really wish the chapters were a little longer at times like this, lol, because I really want to see the aftermath! Thankfully, it's a weekly manga...
