This is the novelisation of the 20th Detective Conan movie The Darkest Nightmare by Mizuki Shima. The plot takes place in the Tลto Aquarium, which is built like a theme park. While on a trip there with Professor Agasa, Conan and the Detective Boys discover a confused woman who has lost her memory. However, she… Continue reading [N2] ๅๆขๅตใณใใณ ็ด้ป๏ผใใ ใใใ๏ผใฎๆชๅคข ๏ผใใคใใกใข๏ผ
The day after his 30th birthday, virgin Adachi Kiyoshi suddenly possesses the ability to hear another person's thoughts when he touches them. After some accidental contact with his charming colleague Kurosawa Yuichi, Adachi learns of the passionate feelings Kurosawa has for him. This manga series by Toyota Yuu is also known as ใใใงใชใพใปใ/ "Cherry Magic"… Continue reading [N2] ๏ผ๏ผๆญณใพใง็ซฅ่ฒ๏ผใฉใใฆใ๏ผใ ใจ้ญๆณไฝฟใใซใชใใใใใ
Umino Nagiko is a teacher at a Japanese language school and shares through comic essays some anecdotes from her everyday teaching life while answering questions on Japanese language and culture posed in her classes. There are both comic parts and essay parts for each chapter. When I read this first book, I mostly read it… Continue reading [N2] ๆฅๆฌไบบใฎ็ฅใใชใๆฅๆฌ่ช #I
Tลka, 14 years old, is quiet and expresses herself mainly through pictures in the art club. When Ai, also 14, transfers to her school, she feels drawn to him. He lacks memories and the two are connected by the colour indigo (่) and a strange, recurring dream. This light novel for young middle school children… Continue reading [N2] ใใใถใ่่ฒ๏ผใใใใ๏ผใ ใฃใใ
This short non-fiction book is a graded reader by Nagazaki Atsuko and it introduces you to important points of interest for the city of Hiroshima and the island of Miyajima. I found all the information here well summarised in a comprehensible way. Level 4 in the reading level overview by the NPO Tagengo Tadoku is… Continue reading [N2] ๅบๅณถใปๅฎฎๅณถ๏ผใฒใใใพใปใฟใใใพ๏ผ
Kunล Totonล is making curry on a calm winter's day when the police suddenly appear at his door. He is a suspect in a murder case and is taken in for interrogation. At the police station he meets the investigating detectives and instead of answering their questions, begins to share his wisdom with them. As… Continue reading [N2] ใในใใชใจ่จใๅฟใ๏ผใชใใ๏ผ #1
Furukura Keiko doesn't really fit into societal standards, but as soon as she steps into her workplace - a smile mart chain convenience store - she is able to fulfill the role of a turning cog in society. I read this novel by Murata Sayaka as part of the 2022 target language reading challenge by… Continue reading [N2] ใณใณใใไบบ้
If you've been following news in Japanese over the last two years, you will likely be familiar with words like ๆๆ(ใใใใ)ใ็็ถ(ใใใใใใ) or ๆต่ก(ใใ ใใใ)*. The Japanese article (by Katล Sanae) I'm reviewing today refers to a paper from Canada, that calculated the spread of music using the methods for viral infections - and therefore also the… Continue reading [N2] ๆๆ็๏ผใใใใใใใ๏ผใจ้ณๆฅฝใฎ ้กไผผ็น ๏ผใใใใฆใ๏ผ
Michiko, 25, is invited to a class reunion and slightly nervous. However, her former class mate Hiroshi is immediatly taken with her and Michiko looks up into the night sky to make a wish... Written for the NPO Tagengo Tadoku by ลtsuka Emi and Kawamoto Kazuko. This is a romance story with slice-of-life and coming-of-age… Continue reading [N2] ็พ็ฅๅญ๏ผใฟใกใ๏ผใฎๆ็ฉบ
Assassination Classroom by Matsui Yusei was an insanely popular series a few years ago and for a reason. While it tells the story of a class of middle school students being tasked with killing their octopus-like teacher, it also features dealing with school system inequality and wholesome teacher-student-relations. I had watched the anime a few… Continue reading [N2] ๆๆฎบ๏ผใใใใค๏ผๆๅฎค
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