Discussion Manga Club - #01 Reading & Sharing "Insomniacs After School"

[Farfalla]

Hello and welcome to the Manga Club!

Presentation and General Rules

This is a collective read spot where we'll be periodically selecting series to be shared. We aim to have people introducing their favorite hidden gems to the community - series we hardly or never heard about and that really deserve some love and attention. So here's the Manga Club format:

• Any member can join the club! Just post here saying you wanna be a part of it. The moment you do it, you'll be added to the current rotation. You can participate the reading and the discussions even if you don't join the suggestions part. You are also allowed to suggest manhuas and manhwas, completed series and oneshots.
• The series rotation format follows these phases: suggesting, selecting, reading and sharing (explained in the section bellow).
• Avoid suggesting series that already have a dedicated discussion thread, we don't wanna shift the focus from it. In case someone suggests one of those, we'll debate if it will be included as an option for the Manga Club or if the person will be requested to suggest something else.
• The first volume of the selected series will be recommended for the reading cycle. Anyone is free to read further, but spoiler tags will be mandatory in the discussion/review thread in case events that only happen past that initial one volume are to be mentioned.

Rotations and Current Calendar

The rotations are monthly and the dates for each phase will be added to this thread once a round starts. Every start of the month, this thread will be updated to follow the calendar bellow:

• 1st week - suggesting: during this time, every member of the club has to suggest one series for the pool. If the member suggested a series in the previous month that wasn't selected for the reading, he can chose to resuggest the series or to provide a new one.
• 2nd week - selecting: once the pool is formed with the suggestions from all club members, in the first day of the second week, a poll will be added to this thread. To help people selecting the series to be read, details about each of them will be add and pinned here in this thread.
• 3rd and 4th weeks - reading and sharing: the members have these two weeks to read and discuss the series. People can do so in their own pace, within this time, and start sharing their thoughts about the series whenever. Spoiler tags are mandatory before the third week ends, though.

#02 Manga Club Rotation Calendar​

• Suggesting Phase: from Oct 1st to Oct 7th.
• Selecting Phase: from Oct 8th to Oct 14th.
• Reading and Sharing Phase: from Oct 15th to Oct 31st.

Participants and Suggestions

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Spoiler: Suggested Series

• I sold my life for ten thousand yen per year (by Farfalla)
• Insomniacs After School (by Erinyes)
• Ichigeki (by Ramen)
• Our Dreams at Dusk (by MarmaladeSky)
• Yozakura Quartet (by Sky)
• May I Ask for One Final Thing (by Juviii)
• The Gods Lie (by revo)
• They were Eleven (by Faust)
• Hotel: since 2079 (by Hardy)
• Yankee-kun to hakujou Gaaru (by Tatsumaki)
• Knights of Sidonia (by Copy Panda)
• Cats are Facing West (by Ustegius)

Spoiler: Engaged Readers!

• Ramen
• Demonspeed
• revo
• Erinyes
• Hardy
• Farfalla
• Sky
• MarmaladeSky
• Juviii
• goldb
• Moegara
• Faust
• Asako
• Copy Panda
• desin24
• zim
• Tatsumaki
• Ustegius
• Zirconium

Please discuss the series in this thread.

 

[Farfalla]

Alright, guys! We'll be reading Insomniacs After School (Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia), suggested by @Erinyes !

Spoiler: Results

I was in an appointment and got a meeting now, but I'll post some general rules shortly after.

--- Double Post Merged, Oct 15, 2020, Original Post Date: Oct 15, 2020 ---

Ok, so just to recap the rule about the reading and discussing phase:

• The first volume of the selected series will be recommended for the reading cycle. Anyone is free to read further, but spoiler tags will be mandatory in the discussion/review thread in case events that only happen past that initial one volume are to be mentioned.

Basically, we can start reading and discussing the series already \^^/ To keep this model flowing, we'll be reading the first volume (first 8 chapters in this case), and we're all free to continue reading the series and allowed to mention further topics here, as long as we use spoiler tags not to ruin the experience for the ones that are behind or will continue in another time. This is an ongoing series so I really hope you guys enjoy it and keep following it. It has a cat

In November 1st, another rotation starts in a new thread, and we'll focus on a different series, but this thread will remain available for any talk regarding Insomniacs After School. After the new rotation starts, the use of spoiler tags won't be demanded anymore (and hopefully we can create a dedicated place for the series). Cheers~

 

[Ramen]

I'd like to join !!!!!

 

[Demonspeed]

I want to join.

 

[revo]

This looks lovely girls, joining too of course

 

[Ramen]

You posted this in July @Farfalla but I'm only now getting the notification for the thread. Weird.

 

[Erinyes]

I'm in thxs farf chan, awesome

 

[Farfalla]

You posted this in July @Farfalla but I'm only now getting the notification for the thread. Weird.

It was hidden while it was being planned, that's why the thread is older than it's announcement XD


Guys, feel free to use the following 7 days to suggest series for us to read Lemme know if you have doubts about what's eligible^^

 

[Hardy]

I'm in o/

 

[Ramen]

Some manga that I will recommend are:

• Shuumatsu no Valkyrie
• Chainsaw Man (Kind of popular but deserves more love)
• Kengan Ashura/Omega
• Platinum End

 

[Demonspeed]

Houseki no Kuni? This might be the push I need. Planned to read Kengan as well, but these two series have threads.

Also Journey to the West. But that's a manhua.

Plus Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun. This one doesn't have a thread I believe.

 

[Farfalla]

Some manga that I will recommend are:

• Shuumatsu no Valkyrie
• Chainsaw Man (Kind of popular but deserves more love)
• Kengan Ashura/Omega
• Platinum End

Oh, be aware of this:

Avoid suggesting series that already have a dedicated discussion thread, we don't wanna shift the focus from it. In case someone suggests one of those, we'll debate if it will be included as an option for the Manga Club or if the person will be requested to suggest something else.

The goal here is for us to dig the lesser known ones that have amazing material and people rarely know about^^

Here's an example (that will also be my suggestion):

Spoiler

1. Jumyou wo Kaitotte Moratta. Ichinen ni Tsuki, Ichimanen de​

Cover
Suggested by	Farfalla
Summary	A twenty-year-old with little hope for the future discovers a shop that buys lifespan, time, and health. This is a story dealing with the ensuing consequences.
Authors	Taguchi, Shouichi (Art), Miaki, Sugaru (Story)
Genres	Drama, Shounen
Volumes/Chapters	3/18
Status	Finished
Published	Aug 10, 2016 to Oct 25, 2017, on Shounen Jump + (Shueisha)

Dw, I'll format the titles you suggest for you guys later.

--- Double Post Merged, Oct 1, 2020, Original Post Date: Oct 1, 2020 ---

Also Journey to the West. But that's a manhua.

Those can be included! I'll make that explicit in the rules.

 

[Ramen]

Oh, be aware of this:


The goal here is for us to dig the lesser known ones that have amazing material and people rarely know about^^

Here's an example (that will also be my suggestion):

Spoiler

1. Jumyou wo Kaitotte Moratta. Ichinen ni Tsuki, Ichimanen de​

Cover
Suggested by	Farfalla
Summary	A twenty-year-old with little hope for the future discovers a shop that buys lifespan, time, and health. This is a story dealing with the ensuing consequences.
Authors	Taguchi, Shouichi (Art), Miaki, Sugaru (Story)
Genres	Drama, Shounen
Volumes/Chapters	3/18
Status	Finished
Published	Aug 10, 2016 to Oct 25, 2017, on Shounen Jump + (Shueisha)

Dw, I'll format the titles you suggest for you guys later.

--- Double Post Merged, Oct 1, 2020, Original Post Date: Oct 1, 2020 ---

Those can be included! I'll make that explicit in the rules.

Ok then I will suggest:

1) Feng Shen Ji
2) Platinum End
3) Owari No Seraph
4) Legend of the Northern Blade
5) Ichigeki

I don't know if that's too many.

 

[Farfalla]

It's one per person per rotation XD !

 

[Ramen]

Wow I suck at this. I will suggest Feng Shen Ji then.

 

[Erinyes]

Suggesting Kimi wa Houkagou Insomnia
Edit my bad, I'm on my phone but will give more info when back home.

 

[Farfalla]

Ok then I will suggest:

1) Feng Shen Ji
2) Platinum End
3) Owari No Seraph
4) Legend of the Northern Blade
5) Ichigeki

I don't know if that's too many.

1 to 3 have dedicated threads, but 4 doesn't and 5 has one that was never used, so feel free to select one of those two as your October suggestion^^

--- Double Post Merged, Oct 1, 2020, Original Post Date: Oct 1, 2020 ---

Suggesting Kimi wa Houkagou Insomnia
Edit my bad, I'm on my phone but will give more info when back home.

Dw, dw! That one is eligible! I'll add it as your suggestion^^

 

[Ramen]

Ichigeki is my choice.

 

[Sky]

I'll join as well.

 

[Marmalade]

I'll be joining too ofcourse, but you already knew that~

Suggesting Shimanami Tasogare Its pretty short, but really loved it and want to share that with you guys.

 

[Sky]

I am not sure if eligible but I would suggest Yozakura Quartet?