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The BL Book Clubโ€™s first pick! :partying_face:

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General Information

Japanese Summary

ๆฐดๆด—ใƒˆใ‚คใƒฌใ‹ใ‚‰็•ฐไธ–็•Œใธ๏ผง๏ผฏ๏ผ

ๆญฃ็พฉๆ„Ÿใ‚ใตใ‚Œใ‚‹้‡Ž็ƒๅฐๅƒงใฎๆธ‹่ฐทๆœ‰ๅˆฉใฏใ€ใ”ใๆ™ฎ้€šใฎ้ซ˜ๆ ก็”Ÿใ€‚ใจใ“ใ‚ใŒ๏ผˆใชใœใ‹๏ผ๏ผ‰็‰ฉ็†็š„ๆณ•ๅ‰‡ใ‚’็„ก่ฆ–ใ—ใฆๆฐดๆด—ใƒˆใ‚คใƒฌใ‹ใ‚‰็•ฐไธ–็•Œใธๆตใ•ใ‚Œใ€ๆฐ—ใŒใคใ‘ใฐใใ“ใง้ญ”ๆ—ใ‚’็ตฑในใ‚‹็Ž‹โ€•โ€•ใ€Œ้ญ”็Ž‹ใ€ใซๆŒ‡ๅใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸ!?

English Summary

Yuri Shibuya was living a pretty normal life. That changed the day he was dunked into a toilet after an attempt to save a classmate from a gang of bullies. Instead of just getting a good soaking, heโ€™s pulled in. The next thing he knows, heโ€™s in a world that vaguely resembles medieval Europe.

If thatโ€™s not odd enough, heโ€™s told that he is to be the next Maoh, just because he has black hair and black eyes. The Maoh is the King of the Mazoku, who are coexisting not-so-peacefully with the humans in this world.

Much to his subjectsโ€™ dismay, heโ€™s totally different from the rulers theyโ€™re accustomed to. Heโ€™s kind, considerate, a believer in justice, and not willing to use violence to solve conflicts. Not exactly someone they want running a country on the very brink of war.

Now, Yuri has to deal with trying to become a good Maoh, while at the same time attempting to adapt to this landsโ€™ customs and culture, all in a world where the tension between the humans and Mazoku is reaching its peak.

Also available as a manga, ไปŠๆ—ฅใ‹ใ‚‰ ใƒž ใฎใคใ่‡ช็”ฑๆฅญ! | L24??, and anime, ไปŠๆ—ฅใ‹ใ‚‰ใƒž็Ž‹! | L30??.

:warning: Vote for whether you would like informal clubs for the manga, anime, or the continuation of the LN series! :bar_chart:

(There is now an offshoot book club, linked above, for the continuation of the light novel)

Reading Schedule

Week Start Date Chapter End page (original) End page (combined - digital) No. of pages End page (combined - physical) No. of pages Notes
Week 1 Dec 11 1 27 25 19 28 22 end of chapter
Week 2 Dec 18 2 44 41 16 46 18 line ending: ไฝ•ใŒใŠใ‚ใงใŸใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใ‹!
Week 3 Dec 25 2 58 57 16 62 16 end of chapter
Week 4 Jan 1 3 75 73 16 80 18 line ending: โ€ฆไบบ็”Ÿ็ตŒ้จ“่ฑŠๅฏŒใชใฎ!?
Week 5 Jan 8 3 91 88 15 95 15 end of chapter
Week 6 Jan 15 4 105 101 13 109 14 line ending: โ€ฆใใ‚Œใจใ‚‚ๆ–ฐๅ‚่€…ใฎใŠใ‚Œ่‡ช่บซใชใฎใ‹ใ€‚
Week 7 Jan 22 4 117 113 12 121 12 end of chapter
Week 8 Jan 29 5 132 127 14 136 15 end of chapter
Week 9 Feb 5 6 151 146 19 156 20 end of chapter
Week 10 Feb 12 7-8 164 158 12 168 12 end of chapter
Week 11 Feb 19 9 179 172 14 182 14 line ending: โ€ฆ่–„่Œถใฎ็ฟผใฏ็—™ๆ”ฃใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
Week 12 Feb 26 9 191 184 12 195 13 line ending: โ€ฆใ‚„ใฃใจใฎใ“ใจใง้ฃฒใฟไธ‹ใ—ใŸใ€‚
Week 13 Mar 4 9 205 198 14 209 14 end of chapter
Week 14 Mar 11 10 217 211 13 222 13 end of chapter

Ebook page numbers taken from BookWalker version.

Discussion Guidelines

  • Spoilers should always be hidden using spoiler blur.
  • When discussing a specific section, please mention where you are in the book, ideally by chapter so people reading different versions have a clear point of reference.
  • Feel free to read ahead if itโ€™s exciting, but please refrain from spoiling ahead of the appropriate week.
  • If you have a question about grammar, vocab, cultural things, etc - ask! Thatโ€™s a welcome part of the discussion too, and other readers will be happy to help.

Polls :bar_chart:

Will you be reading along with us?
  • Yes! :heart_eyes:
  • Maybeโ€ฆ :thinking:
  • No :cry:
0 voters
Which version will you be reading?
  • Physical book
  • Ebook
0 voters
Which edition will you be reading?
  • 1018b023-97c9-4269-b98e-8624e88e4212100x150 The original edition
  • e7bd7e83-a65d-446c-b5db-65b40591f93b100x150 The combined edition
0 voters
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When would you like to start reading?
  • Early November
  • Late November
  • Early December
  • Late December
  • Early January
  • Late January
0 voters
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Ah-ha; my date question here is answered. Thanks!

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Nostalgia won 10000% lmao

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So I looked into the contents of the combined version, it has a collection of the illustrations and the first 2 books so itโ€™s not some kind of weird mess playout a.k.a no messy arrangments lol
page wise it fits too

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Huh. So if the first omnibus only has two volumes collected, are the others much thicker, or is the series not fully collected in omnibus version, I wonder?

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I didnโ€™t consider that :thinking:
probably? :thinking: :thinking:

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Checking the contents of the final omnibus on the Amazon description, it looks like they cover up to volume 8, so not even 2 per consistently if thatโ€™s accurate.

Last one was published in 2014, so they must have been selling quite poorlyโ€ฆ

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I loved this anime when I was much younger! I wonโ€™t be joining in though as Iโ€™m already reading too many things :frowning:

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Nice, Iโ€™ll definitely try to join if Iโ€™m not too overwhelmed with other book clubs :sweat_smile:

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Just ordered my copy, should be here in a week. :smile:

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You picked up the OG LN, right? Where did you buy it from?

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Yeah, just got it from Mandarake (along with a whole bunch of other manga and LNs :rofl: ). I may end up getting the digital edition too, though, just for convenience.

ETA: Just got the ebook from bookwalker using the 40% off coupon thatโ€™s available until the 28th. :+1:

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Iโ€™ve added the chapter breakdown from the digital combined version to the home post; Iโ€™ve also got the physical / original edition that I can add if necessary, but it doesnโ€™t seem like anyone else will be reading it. :sweat_smile:

So now letโ€™s vote on our reading pace!

Pages per week Weeks to complete Finish Date
15 14 March 10
20 10 February 11
25 8 January 28
30 6 January 14

The end date is based on us beginning in early December, which is currently leading the poll.

How many pages per week would you feel comfortable reading?
  • less than 15
  • 15
  • 20
  • 25
  • 30
  • more than 30
0 voters
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The separation between votes is quite funny :sweat_smile: I guess we have two level groups.

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I am group โ€œI have learned that I donโ€™t do well if a book club goes too slow and lasts too long.โ€ :sweat_smile: :melting_face:

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Since Early/Late December are leading the poll, we may start on the week beginning the 11th or 18th as a compromise. Another poll? :laughing:

It looks like weโ€™ll probably be reading 15 pages/week, so Iโ€™ve made a sample timetable splitting up the chapters (averaging 15 pages per week).

Week Chapter End page No. of pages Notes
1 1 25 19 end of chapter
2 2 41 16
3 2 57 16 end of chapter
4 3 73 16
5 3 88 15 end of chapter
6 4 101 13
7 4 113 12 end of chapter
8 5 127 14 end of chapter
9 6 146 19 end of chapter
10 7-8 158 12 end of chapter
11 9 171 13
12 9 184 13
13 9 198 14 end of chapter
14 10 211 13 end of chapter

If anyone has any thoughts, feel free to share! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Yeah, um, about thatโ€ฆ :sweat_smile:

Also, I went and changed my participation vote - just ordered a physical copy.

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How well does the manga follow the ln? I donโ€™t think I can fit a ln in rn, but if I can follow along with the manga, thatโ€™d work.

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If I remember correctly from reading a bit of the English translation of both the manga and LN then it sticks better then the anime but was still itโ€™s own separate thing plot points wise

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