july manga reading log

[@mirasfea]

noooo, i actually LOVED the ending of blue flag!! so pls don't let other ppl's opinions of the ending rob you of enjoying this beautiful manga

[@tsukkinotes]

ahh i'm glad you liked it, hopefully i do too but ya like i said it just kinda put a negative vibe around my reading idk how to describe it

[@krispyykrab]

i got the last volume of a silent voice yesterday, and now i can finally finish the series and watch the movie 💕💛

[@tsukkinotes]

nice!! one of my favorite series

[@elinapaeglite]

I ended up binging Blue Flag on the SJ app and I can say that I'm in team I liked the ending :) Uramichi oniisan anime is pretty mid for me so far, the humor reminds me a lot of british satire comedy tv shows and I'm also interested to see how the characters got to the kids show. Now you really got me interesred in 20th century boys, but before I check that out I need to finish some series first, rn I have too many unfinished series🙈

[@tsukkinotes]

good to know and i see we have a similar opinion on uramichi haha ,, and yes 20th century boys was so good, i'm really glad i read it

[@nafeeahnaf6296]

20th Century Boys really is a masterpiece, 9.5/10 for me one of my all time favourites!

[@tsukkinotes]

it was so gooood, i'm glad i watched it

[@paleteas6296]

I was also not super excited to finish Blue Flag because of the negative reviews of the ending, but I was pleasantly surprised when I actually really liked it! I honestly think that it just comes down to each person's taste, so it's really hard to say whether you'll like the ending or not until you read it yourself. A part of me wanted a litttttle bit more from the ending, but overall I was happy with it! I'm interested to see your thoughts! Also, great video! I'm jealous of all the reading you did!

[@tsukkinotes]

thank you for the insight! ya i just have to ignore the negative thoughts and try to enjoy reading the rest of the series,, and ty for watching i'm glad you enjoyed :)

[@HeyItzMe]

My experience with *Waiting for spring* started online, I read the 1.vol and I really liked it. And then I saw vol 1-3 in my local bookstore, which I ended up buying. And, I couldn't stop ordering all the following volumes- I always read my mangas while I'm traveling, so I was looking forward to progressing in the story each day. I liked the boys' dynamic and friendship. Over-all I really liked this series and it's proudly standing in my small collection. (Even though my ships in love triangles seems to be the ones not happening - ) One last thing I would want to mention is, I think you misinterpreted the scene where Ryuji wants to confess, since the others didn't actually know who to bring outside to him- I saw it more as something comedic and not necessarily as rude. I hope you'll like the series! I know *I* did. Please enjoy

[@tsukkinotes]

good to know your opinions! i'm excited to read more,, and maybe i did misunderstand haha i just think in general regardless i didn't like how they were kinda teasing her right away, like if someone i didn't know was acting that familiar with me after just meeting i would be like wtf we aren't friends

[@allyitadori3592]

I’m so happy you liked 20th century boys it’s so good and just a fun mystery!! It’s one of my favorites. I loved Urasawa’s performance of the song. :D

[@tsukkinotes]

yes i really enjoyed it! enough to binge it all in a week lol and yes the song hits different hearing it irl

[@flicksbysarahh]

for me the ending wasn’t that bad especially since the mangaka explained why they chose to end the series like that in the last volume

[@tsukkinotes]

tyyy i'll keep that in mind :)

[@FireFr0ggy]

I also read "I Think Our Son is Gay". So far, it looks like it's only the Dad who isn't "in the know". Mostly because his work keeps him away from home. Even the little brother, despite his nonchalant and deadpan expressions, he seems to constantly throw Hiroki a lifeline to get out of the awkwardness. Ranma 1/2 is to me better as an anime. A comedy that never takes itself too seriously. I finally finished Bloom Into You. After 5-7 months? For a romance, I thought it was OK. I found it to be very predictable which is why I took so long to finish it. I could guess what was going to happen. Maki is my favorite character. Yeah. Blue Flag's ending isn't that great. I mean it's happy but it left a lot to be desired. Like the mangaka had to wrap everything up by volume 8. It needed a "college" arc. There is also a character, whose character development that went to waste IMO. I'll go into further when you finish it. Though in a way, you can say it was realistic? The journey was way better than the destination with Blue Flag. A series I feel is overhyped, The Case Study of Vanitas. Art amazing, I'm giving credit where credit is due. But the main character is so gratingly annoying. And the awkward scene jumps makes the plot harder to follow than it should be. WTF is even going on, for a 1st volume everything is so convoluted. Which is a shame because I love Steampunk. I've also been reading That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. Everyone and their grandma is writing Isekai now. I went through several titles because I could find something that was at least worth a look. They all follow the same overpowered, self-insert fantasy. But at least with this one, it doesn't take itself seriously. Like yeah, Rimuru is OP AF but the manga revels and leans into the absurdity of it. He's a slime that you grind out to level up at starter towns and now he's basically a god-like being. The cast is also endearing. Their dynamics are wholesome and heartwarming. And the plot is coherent with layers of intrigue not only about "look how awesome and powerful the MC is"!! Watch him build a harem and sleep with everyone!! 😑 I'm also going to recommend a manga series that I don't believe you've read yet(?). The Witch and the Beast. I don't see this series discussed. Which is a shame because it's excellent. Like an episodic Gothic Horror with secret societies, the occult, mystery and high octane action. The art is also extremely gorgeous. I just adore Ashaf; Ashaf is cool. Guideau is impulsive and hotheaded like the stereotype main protagonist, but she might grow on me. Disclaimer, it's also violent with human sacrifices and mutilation and such.

[@tsukkinotes]

thank you so much for your insights and recommendations, i always look forward to reading them :) and omg you finished bloom into you before me haha

[@FireFr0ggy]

@@tsukkinotes Yeah. LOL. Just finally buckled down to finish the last 3 volumes.

[@elyannaaa13]

I watch these to decide if I want to start collecting the manga or not & this helped me so much 🧚🏽

[@tsukkinotes]

[@YOMA_MANGA]

Sounds like I need to give “I Think Our Son Is Gay” a read! 🤩 Also picked up 20th Century Boys and I can’t wait to finally read it. Really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on what you’ve read in the month. ☺️

[@tsukkinotes]

you should! i really enjoyed the first volume, and nice! i definitely recommend binging 20th cb it is such a wild ride,, i'm glad you enjoyed, ty for watching

[@NippleTipple]

I love seeing so many series I havent heard of before! Especially on topics that can be considered more "taboo" like LGBT experiences

[@tsukkinotes]

glad you enjoyed :)

[@yourbaldheadedsenpai1896]

Ohhhh this format is ingenious. I usually forget what I’ve read by next week, and by the end of month…it’s all a blur 🤣😅. Glad to hear more about Even Though We’re Adults! The cover drew me in, but I was on the fence with the whole cheating aspect. And thanks for the biphobia trigger warning too! 💖

[@tsukkinotes]

a mood lol yes i think this format works better for me, i just tended to ramble more than usual which idk if that is a bad or good thing,, and yes even though we're adults was very ... interesting, definitely not for everyone but i don't mind reading about uncomfortable topics etc

[@yourbaldheadedsenpai1896]

@@tsukkinotes I loved the rambling! 💖I love hearing what people liked or didn’t about whatever it is they’ve read. I’ll probably check it out! The cover was just too gorgeous to resist, and now that it seems to address a serious topic and not just use it for drama, I’m even more intrigued 🌟

[@q3224]

The longer video format is so nice! Maybe not the best for the sake of video consistently 😅 but I personally do tend to like long videos! You also made me push Black clover up on my plan to watch list since the series you've recommend (like wondering son) have been so good!

[@tsukkinotes]

thank you for the feedback :) and oooh i'm glad you liked wandering son,, and idk about the black clover anime but the start of the manga was enjoyable

[@nanarosex3]

ooh u bring up a good point abt life lessons! i started watching the anime like yesterday nd so far im still kinda just going w the flow nd i don’t know if i care for uramichi himself but i like iketeru!!💞

[@tsukkinotes]

agreed i liked the side characters more haha they made the series more lighthearted which i appreciated

[@horangsiyoon]

ahh I'm definitely gonna be reading 20th century boys soon!!! I really recommend "homunculus" if you're looking for a mystery-type manga :)

[@tsukkinotes]

you should! i really enjoyed it,, and thank you for the recommendation!

[@fern3114]

Idk why but I loooove these kinds of videos and your voice is just Nice Idk how to explain😅

[@tsukkinotes]

thank you and i'm glad you enjoyed :)

[@jerrysgotpops]

Wow I want to start my 20th Century Boys journey soon!! I know I am going to love it but I am not ready for it haha. You really read a great selection!!

[@tsukkinotes]

it is definitely wild that's for sure, but i think it is a really great story! and ty haha trying to vary up my reading

[@snakehoneyxx]

OMGGG omg 23:33 that was literally me! when i read the first volume i got so heated i literally wanted to fight the guys lmfao. i have now finished vol. 3 and have vol. 4 on the way, and i've def warmed up to them! HOWEVER....one of the guys that is in the crew still gets me heated whenever he pulls up on the panels and lemme just say if it were ME in this situation....i dont care HOW good you are at basketball get ready to catch these hands outside the cafe 😾😾

[@tsukkinotes]

hahaha ty for sharing your opinions,, ya i agree idk about these dudes but i'm excited to see their development in the future

[@lordtwigo120]

After this video, I might just buy 'I Think Our Son Is Gay' lmao also, Black Clover is really good so I wanna see more of your thoughts about it!

[@tsukkinotes]

you should! i enjoyed the first volume,, and i think i'm going to switch to digital for black clover :) will share more thoughts when i get to it

[@TheMangaSloth]

Hope you keep liking waiting for spring it was good! Blade is so so so good the story evolves so much! You get multiple sides to the story not just the one track boring type thing and its so good you start rooting for and caring about "bad guys" and others you did not think you would. Its one of the best manga of all time for a reason so I hope you keep reading! YaY black clover! Glad you liked it cause its sweet! Yes he is annoying in the anime It was hard to watch haha much better in the manga.

[@tsukkinotes]

good to know 👀 ya i figured it was just a slow start,, i'll def try to read more of it the future just not right away,, and yes i've heard so many good things about black clover, i'm glad i had the chance to start it

[@TheMangaSloth]

@@tsukkinotes well like you said black clover is at 26 now so maybe get it sloooowly haha

[@TaroTanjp]

Glad to hear that you’re enjoying Black Clover so far!! I would suggest to stick with the Manga though, the Anime was quite hard to watch due to the insane amount of filler episodes and I can understand why many people end up dropping it 🥲 I had to stop watching several times because it was just too much for me 🤣 The Manga sticks to the main story only and is easier to read in my opinion, I have the whole series and I don’t think I’ll go back to the anime again unless they stop the fillers 😣

[@tsukkinotes]

thank you for the advice! i think i will switch to the digital manga for now at least, i can't afford another long series right now to buy haha

[@noemi8591]

I felt the same way abt uramichi oniisan, I thought we were gonna see more of uramichi’s personal life but at least so far we haven’t. I also enjoyed the second volume more than the first, but overall I didn’t like it as much as I wish I did. I think I’m gonna hold off on buying the next volume for now.

[@tsukkinotes]

glad someone had the same thoughts as me!

[@tonireadsmanga]

Well now I want to read 20th Century Boys even more lol. I meant to read it this month but I struggled to find time to read pretty much any manga tbh. Maybe in August.

[@tsukkinotes]

like i said, you definitely need to carve out a chunk of time for it, super bingeable series

[@kittykat896]

Well if youre itching for a psychological mystery that requires your brain to do some heavy lifting, I'd suggest watching Ergo Proxy. It's one of my favorite anime out there (although not for everyone). Its 23 episodes long and once you start the second half, it becomes a mind bender that's saturated with philosophical and psychological aspects. Unfortunately there's no manga adaptation, but the anime is definitely worth a watch

[@tsukkinotes]

thank you for the recommendation!

[@rrjurameshi]

I recently got yona of the dawn, blue flag and my statues as an assassin obviously exceeds the heros and im do not regret it

[@tsukkinotes]

nice!

[@katiemason4245]

I’ve picked up a few this month - Blue Exorcist Volume 3 as it’s been out of stock for months - Ten Count Volume 2 - I want to eat your pancreas Not many but I also bought 3 switch games , 2 physical and a digital,. I also got two new phone cases from Apple and a new Apple Watch strap

[@tsukkinotes]

nice!

[@katesherrym]

I just finished Pluto so 20th century boys might be the next one to read 👁👁 also I’ve seen Life Lessons everywhere so maybe I’ll scope it out

[@katesherrym]

Oh and Pluto’s the only mystery manga I’ve read so ig I would recommend that lmaoo I rly liked it

[@tsukkinotes]

i actually wanted to start with pluto out of all of Urasawa's works but 20th century boys ended up being the easiest one to find but i def want to find pluto soon haha

[@aiko2057]

you should try blood on the track !!

[@tsukkinotes]

thank you for the recommendation! it seems a little too messed up for my tastes tbh but i may try it one day :)

[@RiseAbovePride]

I haven't read any LGBTQ manga and I definitely need to check some out. I'm actively trying to buy Hikaru No Go since I don't know if it'll get reprints. I have been reading Golden Kamuy and Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai light novel they're both awesome! Really enjoyed the video. I always look forward to watching manga KZbinrs!

[@tsukkinotes]

nice! ya that's why i'm probably going to stick to the library for hikaru no go,, i think i saw volume 7 is out of print or something? and i'm too lazy to try to track down hard to find series so i commend you for that lol and nice reading!! ty for watching, glad you enjoyed :)

[@RiseAbovePride]

@@tsukkinotes Yep 7 is oop sadly and it’s a shame because it’s such a great series. I’m on the last omnibus of Yowamushi Pedal and the wait for 18 and subsequent volumes has me wondering if I want to read scanlations online 😂

[@tsukkinotes]

@@RiseAbovePride honestly at this point ... go for it lol the scans are kind of odd though i think in 2019 the translation group went on hiatus so it goes up to like chapter 400 and it only recently got picked up again so it's not that far ahead ... i've read up to volume 45 i think years ago then i decided to wait for the english volumes so i've been in agony stuck in interhigh 2 for years now

[@nanarosex3]

i think i can bet that you’ll like the ending AHSJS

[@tsukkinotes]

👀 we'll see

[@nanarosex3]

when u flipped through a manga nd just saw the word ‘mierda’ AHSJS

[@tsukkinotes]

i was trying to be subtle about it but yes i flipped there on purpose haha i was laughing so hard when i was reading

[@nanarosex3]

it’s so hard to not grow attached to the characters in chainsaw man ahsjsj

[@tsukkinotes]

frrrr i like them all except makima

[@nanarosex3]

@@tsukkinotes !!!!! TBHHH i experienced whiplash cause my feelings changed for each character w like every few chapters AHSJS but i think we all came to terms w not liking makima anymore AHSJS 🤢

[@palomasolis2606]

Where do you buy your Spanish manga? I loved this video!

[@tsukkinotes]

the volume i had in this video i randomly found on ebay but if you are in the us the easiest way to get it is through book depository but it is a bit expensive unfortunately

[@galaxygkm4696]

I read blue flag about a month ago and wanted to continue but I need to wait till January for it go back in stock

[@tsukkinotes]

you can also read it on the shonen jump app if you don't mind digital!

[@crioslush3449]

Can you make a video about how to start a collection and some tips and how you afford so much:)

[@tsukkinotes]

i'm honestly not the best person to make a video like this but maybe i can try, i know the Omnibus Collector has a really good video about this on his channel though :)

[@EyeWrestle]

First 3 volumes of blade of the Immortal are not very good, I was in the same situation as you after reading the first omnibus, but let me tell you as someone who has completed the series that the story and characters become much better an more fleshed out.

[@tsukkinotes]

good to know! ya i figured it was just a slow start especially with how highly acclaimed the series is so i think i will give it another chance eventually

[@EyeWrestle]

@@tsukkinotes yeah definitely worth reading

[@PurdumMantis007]

Dr. Stone season 2 was amazing!!!

[@tsukkinotes]

yes!! it reminded me how much i loved the series lol

[@skater8859]

I am Michael Collins who watched Armstrong and Aldrin land and walk on the surface from my position in orbit T.T

[@tsukkinotes]

too soon 😩

[@frg2325]

Love it!

[@tsukkinotes]

thank you!

[@frg2325]

@@tsukkinotes no problem and you're the one that got me into his favorite!

[@hopperjr7265]

You should read after the rain

[@tsukkinotes]

i've seen the anime! i'm interested in picking up the manga too :)

[@exzertanime7156]

Highschool debut!

[@tsukkinotes]

loving it so far :)

[@knee6421]

I think the Urasawa link you linked is the wrong link!!

[@tsukkinotes]

my bad lol i fixed it!

[@FrobeRios]

How do you figure out release dates for volumes?

[@tsukkinotes]

honestly mostly just from following other mangatubers and seeing people's posts on instagram, i know viz has a release calendar on their website but usually i just look on the rightstuf preorders if its a series i already know i want the next volume of

[@FrobeRios]

@@tsukkinotes thanks, I might get into manga collecting soon and you’ve been a huge help

[@axizz100]

Have you read Nichijou?

[@tsukkinotes]

nope 👀

[@axizz100]

@@tsukkinotes I mean, anime is pretty good. I thought manga should be too. check it out.

[@zuzulka4967]

🥰🤠👍

[@tsukkinotes]

[@mayakazi6103]

Early?!

[@tsukkinotes]

heyyyy