2024 goals
My goals were super vague, so it’s hard to make much evaluation of them
- Read all SAO novels: 8/36 finished
- Comfortably read L30-33 books & visual novels: made progress, but definitely not there
- Seriously improve my reading speed: reading speed has noticeably improved
- Transition to only using monolingual dictionary(?): I go back and forth, depending on complexity
- Improve my writing/conversation ability: there’s certainly been some improvement, まだまだけど
- Fate/Stay Night: I’m torturing myself with this again, and it’s doable (tho frustrating) in small stretches each day
- Read as many 百合姫 monthly series as possible: I read everything in the magazine now, except if I don’t like it
- Same for 少年エース: hasn’t really happened
- Read more with audiobooks: Finished a few audiobooks this year - some with text, and some without
2025
I’m gonna try setting some more concrete goals this time around:
- Read all of the physical books I own. Currently: 257/584, counting games, Blu-rays, etc
a. This is probably unachievable, since I buy more every month. So get the ratio up to 60% at least - Finish 42 light novels (my highest in any year was 21)
ラノベ:
- マリア様がみてる | L29 - currently: 5/37
- ソードアート・オンライン - Currently: 8/36 (main series & Progressive)
- 転生王女と天才令嬢の魔法革命 | L32 - Currently: 3/9
- 声優ラジオのウラオモテ | L28 - Currently: 3/11 (skipped vols 2-3 & may not read them)
If I actually manage those, that will just about cover my 42 LNs goal
漫画:
- Get comfortable with L27+ fantasy/sci-fi manga (additional Goals & Plans 2025 + Review 2024 - #53 by 暁のルナ)
読みたいノベル:
- 薬屋のひとりごと | L38 1 or 2
- 裏世界ピクニック | L33 1 with audiobook
- Fate/Stay Night (this feels possible, if really frustrating)
アニメ:
- Watch more L34+ anime (I did 44 eps this year)
- Watch and understand Fate/Zero | L39
日常:
- Read more reviews and info pgs in JP instead of English
- https://www.anikore.jp/ (is there a site like this for manga?)
- Game reviews & tutorials, etc
Writing/Speaking:
- Translate more book reviews into Japanese
- Be able to speak along (at speed) to anything I’m reading/watching