Start getting warmed up with March catchups!
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After an unexpectedly cold February, hopefully things are starting to warm up in March, and we've got new catchup series for to help heat things up for J-Novel Club members!
Ever get tired of stories about confident heroes who find their way out of every bind? Maybe try following this band of struggling adventurers who are barely making it out alive. Catch up on one of JNC's first titles, Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash! Or ditch the otherworld adventuring altogether and settle down for some good old-fashioned mystery in Teramachi-Sanjo and find out why Kiyotaka has earned the nickname Holmes of Kyoto! Or how about a story about an average high school boy who just wants to be normal, but finds a naked girl in a coffin claiming to be the body-double robot of a princess? I'll just leave you with the title: Wild Times with a Fake Fake Princess!
But if you do just want some isekai, might I interest you in this handy guidebook I found first? It's called "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Isekai"... If you promise to adhere by those rules, then I guess you can check out the guns & gods world of Bluesteel Blasphemer... Or if you enjoyed the light novel of Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar, read the manga now on catchup!
Get your reading in before the end of the month!
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Sigh nothing for me this catch-up. I've already read all those that interest me this time around
“There’s always a story. It’s all stories, really. The sun coming up every day is a story. Everything’s got a story in it. Change the story, change the world.” ― Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky
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Maybe I'll give Grimgar another shot now that it's on catch-up. I bought the first two volumes and then just kind of stopped the series because the writing style just didn't really agree with me.
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Think maybe I'll finally give Grimgar a shot. Heard some good things.
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@Lily-Garden same for me, but that could be a good thing as I've been feeling kind of buried uder the number of series I've been trying to keep up with lately, so not adding anything new to the plate while some of them finish up for a while could be a good thing for my sanity.
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@pcj Agreed. At the same time, there are series that I would like to catch-up with, so it's always a let down when they aren't in catch-up. But that's just life.
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Hm, a whole lot of "maybe"s this time around for me, between Grimgar, Wild Times, and Bluesteel. Haven't really looked into any of them before so I'll just have to see how I vibe with each.
And I guess I can check out Hitchhiker while I'm at it, not that I ever read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which I can only assume it's referencing lol.
Also, a thumbs up of approval from me to Holmes of Kyoto; I've been reading it for some months now and always look forward to its update. The variety of mysteries it covers are very enjoyable, as are the dynamics of its central characters.
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@MasterLillyclaw Wild Times was fun and wacky rather like some anime I watched from the 90s/2000s; good ol'fashioned stupid fun.
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Wild Times sounds light-hearted and goofy enough that I suspect I'll enjoy it. So I guess I'll give that one a shot if I can find time.
Been battling pretty bad on these the last few times I've tried. Got caught up on Potions Loli only to discover I hated what they did in the most recent volume. Tried Her Majesty's Swarm last month, didn't hate it exactly but one volume was enough for me to decide it really wasn't my cup of tea.
Oh, I'm current on it but I do recommend Holmes of Kyoto. There is romance, but it's very much a slow burn, so the emphasis really is on the various mysteries they get involved in. Which generally aren't life and death matters, interesting though they are. That and visiting so many fascinating places in Kyoto that I really, really want to visit. If I were to compare it to anything, it might be Hyouka.
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I read book 1-12 of Grimgar because I really liked the anime but finally got bored by the story and the awfull character development (IMO). Is it getting better later on or is it just more of the same ?
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March catchups will be ending next Thursday, so get caught up before they're gone!
