I would say I‘d have to read three or four manga of the same level and same page number as the novel to get equally exhausted I.e get an equal feeling of difficulty, as manga have less dense text.
So if I am to compare one novel with just one manga of the same level, the novel is more difficult.
I definitely have flipped on this…I used to think manga was so much easier that it wasn’t a question, but now that I’ve consistently been reading novels for the past year, I feel like I get a fuller understanding of what is going on in novels. I think at least part of it is that it’s hard to learn all of the onomatopoeia that will cue you into when something is happening (or that they are sometimes drawn so stylized that it’s hard to even read!), but I definitely think that there’s just way more context in a novel so that if you miss a few words you’ll still get a sense of what’s happening. Level 25-27 is my comfortable novel level but my comfortable manga level is probably more like 20-22. So I’ve decided to do some remedial manga studying lately.
Did you leave votes public on purpose? All the other polls are anonymous. Not that there’s anything sensitive about the question, I was just wondering.
I just didn’t think to change it from the default. It should be private fixed now.
Edit: Nvm, the edit didn’t take. It’s still public. Oh well, looks like I can’t change it.
Edit2: Nevermind again. It is private now. I just had to refresh.
Yeah it really depends on the specific novel and the manga, and what makes them specifically difficult. Manga can be really unclear about speaker, context, etc, in a way than light novels (at least what I’ve read) are not. If I miss a few words in an LN, I probably still have a general idea what’s up. In a manga “a few words” is a higher proportion of the text, and I’m like ???
Manga:
LNs: ひげひろ or クラスで2番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった (both L26) feel much easier for me than most of those manga, bc of setting, clear context & speaker, grammar, etc. Of course part of the challenge here is a higher amount of vocab and much longer to read a single novel vs a manga volume.
I picked langs I might wanna study (Korean, Arabic), as well as one which I’ve partially learned (Hebrew - biblical, rabbinic, and liturgical). Arabic is probably the least likely of that bunch (I should improve my Hebrew first). Hebrew is a “should”, and Korean is an “it would be easy after Japanese, and some of the media seems cool”
Other …
Want to learn Greek as I might go there to visit friends/family! I’m very surprised by how few books I was able to find for modern Greek though.
I also might learn Yiddish, because some family members are learning it. And also if any language has cuter words than Dutch, it might be Yiddish.
Might learn Irish Gaelic someday since I play a lot of Irish music. Though I prefer Scottish Gaelic, which I used to learn, but there’s (almost) no practical use for it.
I guess planning is a pretty strong statement though. Right now the only thing I’m planning is to continue studying Japanese, try to use my Dutch more, and try to rehabilitate my Spanish someday.
When I took the “test” many years ago it said that I was a Gryffindor, but I definitely feel more like a Ravenclaw.
Assuming that the book is at a level that I could understand it in my target language without getting worn out, I would prefer to read it in the target language, regardless of if it’s native content or translated. If I am going to be reading/watching/listening to something anyway, it might as well double as language practice.
Personally, I am planning on learning Spanish in a couple of years after my Japanese is at a good enough level. I’m also planning on learning Esperanto at some point, because why not. It allegedly takes barely any time to learn anyway.
There are other languages that I am also interested in, but I didn’t mark them in the poll, because I likely won’t end up actually learning them.
I completely forgot about Hebrew. I should totally learn that eventually as well given the historical and religious significance of the language. I’ll add that to my “might learn, but probably won’t ever get around to it” list.
My list is a combo of things I have studied in the past but am not at a level I’d want to leave it be forever, plus languages I haven’t studied before and could see wanting to study in the future.
Others: Latin, Hawaiian, Salish
Some others would be Sanskrit, Burmese, Vietnamese.
Along with existing languages in the choices, it starts to get too many to learn.
How are they learning? Yiddish also has some of the most creative insults and expressions I’ve ever heard!
As in perform? If so, what do you play? I used to play cello, and would sometimes play that sorta stuff
Honestly if it wasn’t a religious-cultural thing for me, I don’t think I’d pick it. Even modern Hebrew is spoken by less than 1% of the world (not that number of speakers is the only reason to learn a language). It can be beautiful sometimes tho, especially the Andalusian/Sephardic medieval piyyutim (religious poetry)
Wait, test? I just went with pop culture knowledge and vibes. Am I even more out of the loop than @Biblio ?
I was vaguely aware that there was a test. I think in the past it was called pottermore?
I just didn’t know so many people seem to have taken the quiz. 
Edit: a version that doesn’t require giving away your personal information
http://wizardmore.com/sorting-hat-full/
Edit 2: And now I can answer the poll. 
I think canonically the Sorting Hat puts you into the house you’ll be happiest in based on your feelings, so picking based on personal vibes beats taking an internet quiz IMHO 
Thank you! I am now officially certified Ravenclaw.
same. and seems like most of natively is… who would have thunk.
I’ve only read one HP book and watched half a movie (or is it the other way round? 
) but I did the test and apparently I am Slytherin.
Glad you asked!
I have a list
It’s an impossible dream but making the list and updating it is fun so whatever lol
The test made me a Hufflepuff, which I had chosen anyway, if it weren’t for this uncool name. I like badgers i.e. tanuki.
