5/11/12
Preparation for Summer Challenge: MANGA!
One of the important aspects of immersion is having material that you really enjoy. I had children's books and a couple of manga before, but I wasn't really in love with them. So I decided to stock up on reading material that I would enjoy this summer. At first it was hard to find anything that I was interested in, and if I did find something, it was too expensive. But to my delight I got series I've wanted to get my hands on.
The first series I bought is the Emma light novel. This is based on Kaoru Mori's manga Emma. I always wanted to own a light novel series.
At the moment I think the novel is above my level, but I think it's still good to have something advanced for when you to enjoy in the future.
Of course I had to buy Emma! I have the anime series and the English version of the manga. So reading it in Japanese is just natural since I love the story so much!
A Bride's Story is a series I haven't read. So I don't know the story at all. This also has no 振り仮名. I think this manga will be good to read when I'll be able to understand what I'm reading. (Though that's if I don't buy the English version by then...)
The Story of the Land of Colored Clouds is an anime I had found accidentally, and I'm so glad I did! I just finished watching Season 1, and love it so much I just had to get the 漫画. I only got 4 of the 9 in the series and I hope to complete my collection. The manga is based on the light novel series which I hope to purchase as well.
This series has 振り仮名! I'm really glad at least one of the series I purchased has it. This means I can take it along with me and enjoy just reading without worrying about looking up 漢字 readings. I might take these with me on vacation. (I'm afraid of loosing them though T^T) I won't understand everything word for word, but I know the story so it shouldn't be a problem. I'm interested to see the similarities and differences in translation from Japanese to English.
As I mentioned in the vlog, I purchased these on ebay. I found a shop that specializes in printed Japanese material. I will definitively be purchasing from there again. The seller also takes requests for manga series you're looking for! Awesome! http://stores.ebay.com/fromnippon
You can buy all items mentioned at this store. I also saw some of this stuff on yesasia. Whichever you feel most comfortable with.
I hope you enjoyed this entry and found it helpful. Where do you shop for your Japanese books? Let me know! Any series you're dying to read?
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