Welcome to the home thread for こいものがたり!
This book club is part of the BL Book Club. The club had voted to read both volumes, but that can be TBD depending on participation.
Natively pages:
こいものがたり | L20
Historias De Amor 1 | L24??
[비비] 사랑 이야기 | L24??
Browsing on anilist I noticed that this series is translated into both Korean (Ridibooks link: 사랑 이야기) and Spanish, although neither are currently on Natively. I’m putting this in the all languages club for now and maybe we can pick up some additional readers.
I’m making the executive decision to run the club in this single home thread unless there’s opposition to that idea.
Complain below.
Japanese Summary
第1巻の内容紹介: 同じクラスというだけで接点のなかった吉永大和がゲイだという秘密を偶然聞いてしまった長谷川唯司。やがて、大和の視線が誰に向けられているのか、その報われない恋に気づく。勉強会をきっかけに大和が“いい奴”だと知った唯司は、複雑で不器用で、それでも一生懸命な大和の幸せを願うが……!? 電子限定おまけを収録！
English Summary
In the spring of their high school days, Yuiji Hasegawa suspects that his kind but quiet classmate, Yamato Yoshinaga, has feelings for his straight best friend, Kyousuke Hongou. Ending up in the same study group, he stumbles upon Yamato holding a sleeping Kyousuke’s hand, with embarrassment apparent on his face after being exposed.
Despite having qualms about Yamato’s homosexuality, Yuiji keeps what he saw a secret, thus marking the beginning of their friendship. The two boys’ experiences with love differ vastly, but their bond seems to grow as they try to understand each other. However, the question remains: could their relationship evolve into something more?
Reading Schedule
| Week | Chapter | Pages | Page Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 1 | 3-48 | 45 |
| Week 2 | 2 | 49 - 98 | 49 |
| Week 3 | 3 | 99 - 152 | 53 |
| Week 4 | 4 | 153 - end | 33 |
| Week 5 | 5 | 5 - 46 | 41 |
| Week 6 | 6 | 47 - 100 | 53 |
| Week 7 | 7 | 101 - 142 | 41 |
| Week 8 | 8 | 143 - 188 | 45 |
| Week 9 | 9 (part 1) | 189 - 247 | 58 |
| Week 10 | 9 (part 2) | 248 - end | 41 |
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 it’s exciting, but please refrain from spoiling ahead of the appropriate week.
- If you have a question about grammar, vocab, cultural things, etc - ask! That’s a welcome part of the discussion too, and other readers will be happy to help.
Will you be joining us?
- Will you be joining us?
- Yes!
- No.
- Maybe?
- I’m planning to read at my own pace.
- I’m just here for the discussion.
Magical Boy Natsuki x Loveits is wrapping up this week, but with only a few readers left, so we could theoretically start こいものがたり ASAP (feel free to comment if you want an even sooner start date). That said:
When should we start?
- When should we start?
- April 21
- April 28
- May 5
- May 12
- Other (please comment below)
From a survey of the first few pages, there doesn’t seem to be furigana for anything but names on their first appearance. The first book is 194 pages and the second is 294 pages. Given that, how quickly would you like to read with the club?
What pace would you like to read at? (est time to read both volumes)
- What pace would you like to read at? (est time to read both volumes)
- ~30p/wk (~16 weeks)
- ~40p/wk (~12 weeks)
- ~50p/wk (~10 weeks)
- Other (please comment below)
