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Thank you! 🤗 My June haul will be even worse! (BETTER?)

I did talk about this back in 2020 when I made my first collection tour video series, but for people who are new to me and my channel, you wouldn't know and it probably seems really strange, right? I guess it is something I'm just so used to that I forget that some people would have no idea why. When I moved into the house I'm in now I didn't plan on staying long. It came unfurnished, so I needed furniture but didn't want to spend loads on things I would have to deal with when I moved again. It just so happened that at the same time my sister had lots of furniture that she needed to get rid of or put in storage. I said that I would take them and paid the moving van costs. This was cheaper for both of us. She got rid of furniture she didn't know what to do with, and I got something to sit on in my living room! The drawers are not what I would buy for myself but they came in handy to store things out of sight when I had visitors. I just ended up buying more and more manga and putting my BL in them. It means I can still use my living room without putting 1000 volumes of BL on display! It is coming to the point that I wil need to buy a bookshelf though! I hope that answers your question! TL;DR I got the drawers for cheap and haven't bought any bookshelves yet.

Thanks! I'm a bit late starting but I've enjoyed what I have read so far! I'm hoping to get a vlog out for it!

Yay, thank you! 4th year! Wow! Congratulations! I'm going to want volume 2 of My Brother's Husband as soon as I start reading it, aren't I?

@@365801 You are going to want to even buy it full price. It is that good

It was interesting to see how much the actions of the adults stood out to you. Knowing that the shoujo manga of the sixties that Hagio would have grown up with often featured fathers having the final word, it's an interesting thing to point out how flawed and messy Hagio's adults have always been. I always read her famously messy relationship with her parents into that haha, but I wonder if it was a fresh experience for girl readers in the seventies to see adults who make mistakes and hurt children just like real adults often do.

I would die for Kaze to Ki no Uta in English but unfortunately it is seventeen volumes long and full of underage characters doing some very adult things so I doubt we'll ever get it 😔

I totally understand your point about Juli making that choice to live with the ghost of Thomas' love, and I think there is certainly a lot of evidence to support the connection between Juli and asexuality. I'm also asexual, and all the way through reading I was thinking "Or Juli could just be single? That's an idea!? Maybe everyone could just leave him alone." But I also kind of feel like Thomas could have as well. Personally, I struggle to be unbiased against anything within stories that have religion within them, especially Christianity and Catholicism. That is due to my personal experience and upbringing. And I 100% admit to it. Which is why going to a Seminary would not be my first choice for a boy like Juli at this time period and with his trauma. But honestly, I don't know how many other choices he would have had, if he was very determined to remove himself from the school and situation. It feels like it is the right choice for him at that time, but I'm not so sure about what would come after. It left me with questions and doubts.

@@WhimsicalPictures It was the lack of agency and autonomy that the children had to suffer through at the hands of the adults in the story that was the most frustrating to me. The adults were messy, and heavyhanded and deeply flawed. The children just had to react to the consequences of others constantly. It was so stressful, like they were in fight or flight mode all of the time. Which was why I had sympathy for the messy actions of the children because they were replicating and reacting to what they were exposed to. It is fascinating to think about how different generations would react to this story throughout the years.

@@WhimsicalPictures Damn! Those modern sensibilities! It is why we don't get a lot of things. But it would be wonderful to have a bit more from the Year 24 group.

It's so good! It's so messy! I am really glad that it is now available for everyone to buy again because I felt guilty about having it in my collection unread, when so many collectors and manga-readers were asking about it.

Yeah, I wasn't sure if we were buddy reading or just happened to be reading the same thing at the same time! 🤣 I loved it!

@@365801it was so good!!! I will be sure to included you in my video now lol 😂

So excited for all your videos coming out whenever you get around to them

I am glad it gave me the motivation to read some of my one shots! I am so behind in reading my new purchases! I am definitely looking forward to reading more in June! I'm going to get my TBR ready for it!

@@365801 so excited to see

So many interesting animals in the world! But the Gayness of Giraffes was an eyeopener! 👀

I think that is the only way to read something that is going to break me in two! My poor glass heart might not survive!

@@365801 yea the first one was rough why I never read the second one

@@bizarreindividual4026 I know it will be a rough read - I feel like it will be a one and done title!

thanks! I'm glad I don't need to get any more for it!

It is languishing in censorship limbo! I am keeping my fingers crossed for season 2 though! I really wanted to see evil Luo Binghe!

Boo! Now I need to read volume 1 to see if I want to buy volume 2!

Shipping is soooo expensive! I am eyeing up something from America and the cost of shipping is putting me off! And I really need to do something with my duplicates at some point - I keep forgetting about them as I put them in a box and out of sight!

I think it is one that a lot of people have been on the lookout for! I can't believe I bought two in one month!

Thank you! *takes a bow* I think it is now easier to collect OOP titles versus keeping up with the current publishing schedule - I am so behindwith new releases!

Thanks for the info!

I am scared of New York! I don't want my glass heart to break! I wasn't such a fan of Sotus vol 1 so I hope it gets better in volume 2!

I might end up hating it... lol!

That made me laugh! I hope there is some BL elements in the next volume because there wasn't any in vol 1!

I love seeing diversity in manga that is done well and with positivity. I will need to pick up the next volumes! This first one was great!

Yeah, I really want the special ed. of Thousand Autumns as I just don't think there will be as many produced. I don't want to miss out. I loved all the politics and action in it. It gave plot and meaning to the relationship and made it all the more frustrating every time Yan Wushi berayed him. Every. Single. Time! Thanks for the info on the other works - I really need to prioritize fake dates!

I am going to have to give it a go! It is on my 12 in 12 list of recs - so I am going to read the first volume some time this year!

I had so much fun with this! I actually ended up reading a lot more mystery MM for the rest of March! It ended up being a great reading month! I hope to do this again next year, too!

LOL! I know! I do't even know why I don't like her works! But I am going to have to read them at some point!

@@365801 buddy read material!!!!!

I have so much STUFF! I still don't know how many more mail bags I have to open! I know I have the Japanese special edition CLAMP works somewhere... I'm sure I will find them eventually.

I have now read this while I was on holiday and filmed my review for a couple of yearlong video projects for December. I have to say, I agree with everything you said! You are not alone! It was okay in some ways and not in others!

@365801 Such a relief to know I'm not alone on this subject. 😆🫶🏻

I'm so late this is a 2 month update! I am doing very well with my prose! I need to read more of my manga!

I might wait for Katie to collect the full series so we can do a buddy read with it. Sweet Blood was such a fun time. I'll probably do a reading vlog.

I have now read it! And I ended up with mixed feelings for it. I am making a year-long video for this TBR that will come out in December! I prefered the KJ Charles historical romance. But then its a high bar to reach for others.

@@365801 Such a long wait!! I’m excited to hear your thoughts!

I have so much Japanese CLAMP stuff - I need shelves!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! I'm enjoying my hobbies! I'm such an old lady!

Yes. I keep BL manga that I don't enjoy because it is part of my collection and I wanted to try to collect all printed BL in English. I like thinking about all the trends, and history of BL that has been created, even if it isn't to my personal taste. Also, hate reading some works is entertaining for others. My friends seem to enjoy it when I read something and hate it!

I will need to do an updated collection tour mid-year - it will show that I have no space left!

Thanks for watching!

So many Stats! More than last year!

I agree with everything you said wholeheartedly! I am editing and filming a couple more crafting and hobby videos and I really feel so much better adding something productive and relaxing to my life! I showed my sister the jewellery I made and she decided she wanted them! so i was happy to give them a home! I might continue with it, as it was very enjoyable. And I like being able to give handmade gifts! I'm going to try Macrame soon!