A 48-Hour Readathon Reading Vlog 💕 Is GIVEN Better Than HEARTSTOPPER?!

[@gracemintun7958]

"I don't consider it geeky, I just consider it a way of life" - words to live by

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

"Get yourself a coffee" Me watching this at 11PM: 👁👄👁

[@GavinReadsItAll]

I said get the coffee 👀

[@gabbyreads]

Gabbing with Gavin and Gabby is the best name for a podcast 😂😂😂

[@dgs788]

Witch Hat Atelier legitimately changed my opinion on manga for the best, and it is all because of your recommendation. I didn't know I could love manga so much. Thank you!

[@xHusDanx]

Im need a reaction if you can lol as manga reader for the longest I just enjoy watching people pick up manga

[@emmafoster9272]

Fruits Basket was the anime/manga that started my obsession when I was around 12 or so and I reread/rewatch at least once a year. I did a version of this on the weekend where I read all 36 volumes of Yona of the Dawn 😅 I watched the anime when it first came out and read some of it but my library had volumes 1-20 so I impulse grabbed them. Just so good!

[@car5522]

Fuyu No Hanashi (which became THAT song in the anime community the time it came out) will definitely enhance the same moment in the manga. (Their first performance) also all the other songs are 10/10 emotions as well.

[@heathers_happily_ever_afters]

I love that so many booktubers are getting into manga collecting. I've been collecting manga for about 20 years and have accumulated 1,691 volumes with more on the way and not counting my husband's collection. XD

[@tara3827]

Hell yes Dr stone is one of my favs I hope you will enjoy it too 💕💕

[@cryingaboutbooks]

I’m so so so happy you love Given 😭🥺🥰💘

[@gabbyreads]

Ahhhh it was so much fun participating in the Geekend!!!! Can’t wait to participate again in the future!! Also I’m so excited to continue reading Given, and seeing you read Sweat and Soap is giving me so much life 🥹🥰💞

[@EliteEdgeK]

You ordered Promised Neverland? Enjoy this sweet, wholesome story!

[@frenchtoastchopsticksmanga5792]

Sweat and Soap gets better as it goes on. I love, love, love this series. I think she is more self conscious about her sweat, not her BO. I suspect he is the only one that can even notice it, because his nose is so sensitive. It does a great job of avoiding unnecessary misunderstandings tropes.

[@laura93xxxx]

Just ended up ordering volume 1 & 2 of given 🙈 that ace mug is amazing also 😍

[@natcommon]

Marmalade Boy, I’m very interested in your thoughts and I like need a tweet reaction to the first page from you when you read it lol. I think you made great choices with you manga haul. I hope you like them all. Thanks for the manga vlog! ❤️

[@AmberAlise]

I was JUST about to catch up on your videos - and then I see that you uploaded this one today as well!! Time for a "How to Train Your Gavin" marathon!!!!!

[@peachyjjarred]

Welcome to the Killing Stalking fandom!!! I love that manwha so much. It’s definitely dark and very messed up,but it drags you in. I already preordered the third installment,because I can’t wait. I’m so invested in it!! But definitely agree that you have to be okay with really dark subjects and heavy gore. It’s 18+ for a reason. Also I agree with alpha and omega one,I read it as well;I was super uncomfortable with everything that manwha was trying to convey. And I just hate how the art of the front cover seems so wholesome and adorable. But it’s really messed up no connect fic in my opinion. Which makes me so uncomfortable and sad. That’s why I’m okay and comfortable with reading Killing Stalking;because it doesn’t deceives you into thinking an wrong way;when the plot is completely different,it blunt and direct in the cover plot and the litt blurb in the back of the book. And you know what you’re actually getting into. Regardless,I’m so so excited for the third installment of Killer Stalking;I always takes me two days to finish an installment of the manwha.

[@steinunnarsaga6782]

It's official! Given is Ash approved 👍🐈‍⬛

[@comfortismusic2013]

SOTUS is a Bl and it’s on KZbin. I’d recommend watching it!!

[@kristinaclio]

Killing Stalking is a manwha (Korean manga) that was originally a webnovel. That's how I read it and I still have PTSD lmao! I had no idea what a psychological horror was before reading and it gets crazier as it goes! The author did an amazing job...it sticks to the corners of your mind and f***s you up, but you feel so compelled to keep reading to see what happens. Oh the back stories 😭, I can't wait to see your thoughts on the end. I also just picked up the 2nd vol of Parasyte!

[@nevaladder]

Honestly, it was like watching a true crime show, but elso experiencing it at the same time. The parts where I wasn't screaming where the parts where I was afraid to make a sound. 😂

[@kristinaclio]

@@nevaladder OMG yes!!!!! This! And I used to work in corrections so that added a whole other level. ..

[@LarkandLegend]

As a new BL fan, I so appreciate when you specify if a manga has super iffy consent. So appreciate 😂 helping me save time and money. Loved the video and so happy to have a wealth of them to watch on your channel, Gav! 💜

[@witchy.business]

Ugh your cats are so adorable 😊

[@Hannah-dx6zz]

I recently discovered your channel and I’ve been binging your videos. Your personality and energy is amazing and you’ve gotten me back into reading!

[@jessicagolden1631]

Kamisama Kiss is my favorite manga!! It’s so good so I hope you enjoy it ❤❤❤❤❤ also love this video and overall love watching your manga journey

[@KatieColson]

Yes I love this video and this Readathon and ALL OF IT! I’m so excited that you read Killing Stalking. I felt the exact same way. Like “I can’t stop thinking about it and MUST pick up the next one immediately”

[@swedish_malin]

I've seen the Given anime and looved it! Been meaning to give the manga a go as well. 😃

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

The manga haul with your patreons looked so wholesome 💜 Added given to my tbr. Ooh sweat and soap has been on my list for a long time!

[@queenkim8631]

Currently watching your video but I'm so glad you ordered Junji Ito!!! Also excited for you to read The Promised Neverland & Dr. Stone!!

[@callistoursus8300]

Oh no, I missed your Right Stuf shopping spree on saturday. I would've recommend Dorohedoro again, haha :D

[@legendaryswordsman653]

That's quite a good haul i have 2 recommendations if your interested: Bloom Into You - Yuri Romance that tells a very good story, very sweet. It also has an anime based off the manga but the whole story is yet to be adapted. Romance with some drama on the side. An Introvert’s Hookup Hiccups: This Gyaru Is Head Over Heels for Me! Light Novel, Yeah LN's have titles that are about as long as paragraphs sometimes :) I fell in love with volume 1 and have 2 preordered for when it comes out March 6th. Romance, very easy going, very chill and a couple that's easy to root for.

[@caleba9648]

This weekend I read all 16 volumes of Tokyo Ghoul:Re. It was nice to finish off the series :) Volume 2 of Pokémon was an ORDEAL for me to find. I had to order it three times to actually get a copy, and I only managed to find it after driving to a Barnes and Noble 2 hours away.

[@underatbr2212]

so i was over at my bfs house last week and we found a very weird anime (which is also a manga) called Skull face bookseller honda san and the anime is amazing but it follows a bookseller honda san who has bookseller day to day tasks

[@MrRorosuri]

What a cool idea for a video

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Thank you 🥰

[@rinsknife]

Given is fr one of my fav love stories ever. I also def prefer it over heartstopper ngl

[@emmahughes7494]

I’ve been watching this channel for over 6 months and just realised I have not subscribed. Gavin has to be one of the kindness, honest and funny people on KZbin and deserves so much more. Subscribed ❤️

[@MikedieONE]

17:20 Killing Stalking is a South Korean manhwa. :P so technically its not a manga. Do you have "NANA" already? if not.. super high recommendation! its one of the best Mangas ever. The anime of it is also amazing(thanks to the incredible soundtrack too)

[@0210Sarah]

GAVIN! The Geekend was so incredibly fun!!!!😍 spending an entire weekend just doing what we love and enjoying everyone’s company is top tier!❤ can’t wait for the next one 😊

[@Wuggas]

Sweat and Soap was such an amazing series! I loved it *so much*

[@PokhrajRoy.]

So nice to see you again, Gavin! You look cute as always and so excited to see a new Vlog from you 👏🏽

[@Kite562reviews]

Oh man Gavin you're going to enjoy Deserter by Junji Ito! A collection of 12 short stories of Mr. Itos earliest works. I've also read Orochi by Kazuo Umez looking forward to reading volume four of Orochi when it releases in March. 😊❤📚

[@GavinReadsItAll]

I cannot wait to binge all of Junji Ito's stories!

[@Kite562reviews]

@@GavinReadsItAll oh you won't regret it Gavin! I look forward to reading Mr. Itos newest story collection Tombs; which releases on march 28th😊❤📚

[@Ktls-mr4li]

It's quite possible you already own/have read these but for manga recs I would really recommend Toilet Bound Hanako-kun- this and Yona of the Dawn are my current obsessions- It's a fantastical/supernatural series, the characters are my favorite part of it, I am so invested in all their stories. also My Love Mix-Up, a BL romantic comedy with a rather ridiculous premise but it's really sweet and I like the art a lot, and Mars. it's out of print but is available on amazon as a free ebook thing? It's a romantic drama with emphasis on drama, it was written in like late 90s/early 00s. The set up is like bad boy/good girl kind of thing, but I swear every volume surprised me with what happened next omg. The Geekend was a great idea you should definitely do another one in the future!

[@legendaryreader39]

My favorite I've read so far of Junji Ito is Uzumaki. I read it in one sitting.

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

In love with that scooby crewneck 😤

[@bellanovella3752]

Omg if you’re doing a spooky reading video in York, I think the book ‘Sixteen Souls’ by Rosie Talbot would be perfect! It’s LGBTQ+ YA but it’s set in York and deals with ghosts and mediums and all that jazz (I’m currently reading it so I couldn’t tell you if it’s actually good or not yet, just that the vibes are all there)

[@thelovinggeek]

I'm always sad that we don't have a lot of physical manga places here in the netherlands and seeing forbidden planet and traveling man always makes me wanting to go there (same with book-off and barnes and nobles) but then hearing you talk about buying way too many and I think maybe it is better that we don't have them here because I would be there all the time 😂 Also same I bought so much manga this month! It's great to see you're enjoying them too!

[@Nectareads]

GIVEN IS SO GOOD !!! I love the broody/shy dynamic, but Heartstopper is so fluffy and cute. I’m ready to see your opinion

[@Nectareads]

I have only made it Vol 3 of Given, but i need a reread as well. :(

[@moonbook12]

At 3:22 agree with you as somebone who born in 2001, my country we bearly had queer books in school library or any library. I think that why people how banned (in USA) queer books in the school library and I'm like I know how it feels not have mc like me how it made me self hate (that I'm still working of unlearn it)

[@sleuthytv1228]

Great idea!

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Thank you 💙

[@DarkG7X]

Hey Gav, buying from bookdepository might be better than rightstuff in the UK. Their stock is probably lower but no shipping costs for you.

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

Gloomy weather is just a given in the UK 😂

[@avsambart]

Wait, you're saying every weekend isn't a Geekend?! Tis for me 😅 I didn't know Killing Stalking was Korean til you said their names. It makes sense now when you said the reading style is different to manga. You having 300+ manga in just a short time is shocking because I know how expensive manga is in English. So thankful I can just get digital or secondhand manga for like a pound or two in Japanese 😭 the price difference is wild between English and Japanese manga.

[@finndershood7051]

Yes! Manga in Japan is so cheep compared to English😭 I suppose because of higher costs with licensing and translations etc😭 My Japanese is not perfect tho so I still read allot in English (especially comedy!)

[@car5522]

Please please please read My Love Mix-Up. I think you will adore it!!! Wholesome romance! I don’t want to elaborate too much on what it is about because the surprise in the plot is an amazing experience. Another one I would dare to claim is better then Heartstopper (Or at least just as good).

[@Lynn-CA]

Wholesome manga recommendation: Our Dining Table by Ori Mira (just one volume)

[@kassiedelong7983]

I had complicated feelings about Love is an Illusion. Like on one hand it was completely crazy and definitely not what I signed up for and I was a little shocked to say the least but now I gotta know what’s gonna happen. 😅

[@nevaladder]

Mine were a little less complicated - just nope. 😂 I want to believe that the omegaverse was created for something more than just a dodgy excuse for non-consent, but every manhwa like Love is an Illusion just wants to keep proving me wrong. 😭

[@bookthoughtswitheilish]

I never ordered anything from RightStuf before and was apprehensive as I hadn't heard anything about it but it has a DVD I really want. I'm assuming its fine as Gavin used it here! Does anyone else have any experience ordering off this site? Was the shipping expensive? (I'm living in Ireland)

[@moonbook12]

Also Given will have in total 8 volume I realized later that you have all the volumes

[@ScoundrelChestnut]

i used to WAIT every week for killing stalking earlier chapters it is so fucked and good

[@amandadorner]

We definitely need a Gavin/ AmysCrypt collaboration some day❤👻

[@Kibashino2]

LESSS GOOO

[@xina9032]

Did you really read Killing Stalking outside? This would've made me so uncomfortable, but nice to see that you have nerves of steel

[@hardbackhoarder]

Surprised you enjoyed killing stalking 🥹

[@jessr316]

💖💖

[@bookwitchlair2817]

Killing stalking, I think, is a manhua. A chinese manga book.

[@kristinaclio]

It's a manwha a Korean manga

[@bookwitchlair2817]

@@kristinaclio in china its Manhua. In Korea its, and you spell it wrong, manhwa. I looked on wikipedia.

[@kristinaclio]

@@bookwitchlair2817 yes those definitions are correct....but I was just saying that Killing Stalking is a Korean manhwa not Chinese...edit: Lol me looking at this at 4 in the morning realizing I accidentally switched 2 letters while typing :)

[@bookishbibliomania9482]

Killing Stalking is a really great psychological horror that pushes some really dark boundaries, but for some reason there is a large section of the internet that considers it a romance. It is definitely not a romance.😬

[@BunnyFluffies]

Gavinnn you must read Kuroshitsuji (black butler)!! It is about a victorian child whose parents die and he is tortured by high society creeps, so he makes a deal with the devil (which in daily life acts as an immaculate perfect butler)!! (sorry if you read it and i missed it)

[@BunnyFluffies]

Anime is incredible as well!!

[@MrRorosuri]

💜💜💜

[@GavinReadsItAll]

💙💙

[@car5522]

I started reading Love is an Illusion and yeah. It’s BAD. BAD BAD.

[@andieland1923]

If you don't pet your cat with your book when your hands are full, are you really a reader/pet parent? 😂 I got so many recs from this video, my debit card is already crying and I haven't bought anything yet.

[@sharnicaxd5321]

Who recommend Love is an Illusion that story is horrible 😭 y’all wrong for that

[@meatbleed]

My sadness when the video is 40 minutes and not 48 straight hours :(

[@goldzahnrosie]

I love how you explore the manga world. 😍 thanks to you, I started again buying and reading more manga. I don’t know if somebody explained it or I understand it wrong, but to be clear: Manwha is the term for all comics coming from Korea, like killing Stalking, which I started thanks to you. 🤍 I recommend you Solo Leveling as well. I think you gonna love it!