Alrighty, my first update here of 2026! 
I want to get a little bit better about posting here; I like seeing what other people are reading, which means I need to chat about what I’m reading!
I finished 王と夜啼鳥 FLESH & BLOOD外伝3 | L33 earlier this week; it took me far longer to finish than I’d care to admit, but all is well. I have a few more F&B 外伝 stories I want to finish before I start the next main series volume (volume 20), and I’m hoping to get to it April at the very latest. (I’m aiming more for early March.)
As a small reward for myself, my next book I’m jumping to is the much, much easier 小説 スキップ・ビート!キョーコの全力フルコース! | L30?? (my initial reading has me wanting to put it around L25 so far). It’s a collection of prose short stories set in the スキップ・ビート！ universe, which I’ve been slowly re-reading in English and thoroughly enjoying myself. (To the point where I’m having to constantly tell myself, no, you don’t also need the entire series in Japanese… but the siren call is strong.) I highly recommend the series to those wanting a fun, energetic shoujo about a young lady scorned by her first love who decides to seek revenge in showbiz. 
Let’s see… I’m about done with the fifth 本好き book, so I’ll need to pick a new audiobook for my regular listening soon. I’ll be starting BUTTER | L36 with the WK ABC, but I’m assuming the listening for that won’t take up my whole week.
I’ll also be starting はめふら with our own LN club on Monday, so looking forward to that.
And other than that, the only other thing I’ve been picking at is オタク用語辞典 大限界 | L30??; I’ve wanted to make Anki cards out of the entries for a long while now, so I’m doing 2-3 entries every morning. It’s quite slow going, but I’m in no rush. 
If I get to the point where I’ve got a section finished, I’ll be sure to share the Anki deck here!
