For sure. I wish I had access to Bookoff and their 100 yen manga.
I want to go back to Japan…
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Conversely, I’m in the UK right now visitng friends and family for Christmas and I’m going to have to stop going to English bookshops as I’ve bought maybe about 20 books since I’ve been here…
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That’s weird, I checked Bookwalker just now and none of them were on sale. I guess the sale ended.
Yeah, it was only for one day (the 11th) for some reason. I thought about getting the rest of the series, but the 11th has ended in Japan so that decision has been made for me.
I’m dealing with the same issue. Back in Canada for the holidays and I may have brought an extra suitcase just for English books. . . Thank you JAL for your generous baggage policy!
(But this is a Japanese book rehab thread, so it’s fine, right?)
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Oooh, I got some at Mandarake a while back but I haven’t thought to browse Mercari… A nefarious idea indeed. But can confirm, having a bookoff nearby is truly a danger to the wallet (for evidence, feel free to see my earlier collection pictures XD)
Can confirm, the 11th has sadly given way to the 12th, and a brand new work morning - which likely means I’ll be earning more jailtime today, but I beg pardon because it’s to make a Christmas game for my students.
Keep at it, y’all!
Unfortunately, from my experience with the magazine, it’s all anime stuff (stuff like staff/voice actor interviews, concept art, articles about upcoming anime, TV guides and illustrations done for the magazine) and that one manga serialisation. There were a few ads for mecha stuff in the Dec. 2023 issue, though.
I always make it a point to spend my last day in Tokyo, filling up a duffel bag from a secondhand store with books and other goodies every time I go to Japan.
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Newtype has so little about the kits themselves? I must be thinking of a different one then because I want to read about building techniques. Ill have to properly look at the one I pick up when I stop by stores.
In other news though, my vacation will be starting tomorrow so while I might read a little, I will submit myself to jail for the duration. Happy Holidays and reading everyone.
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I haven’t been able to read much at all the past several days. I was working on finishing some Christmas presents for my brother and then the rest of my family had Thanksmas on Saturday. My mom went ahead and gave me Yotsubato 16 and the second Yomawari novel that I asked for. I’ll probably read Yotsubato at home in the evenings this week. I’ll be good and wait to start Yomawari until after I’ve finished one of the other novels I’m reading. 
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