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Manga is big in Japan! This is the first one I read and it‘s super sweet. (Excuse the picture scooped from google - I‘m low on time as I‘m holidaying) Any reccs for more manga? - I definitely like the slice of life variety best.

Good news, friends! I was able to return the dodgy almost-healthy ice cream! I invested the refund money in a Reese‘s bar and a Cadbury Creme Egg, neither of which is remotely almost-healthy.

The Creme Egg in particular reminded me why Creme Eggs aren‘t as wonderful in practice as in theory. Ulp.

At least the book‘s still wonderful. And the social was fun, even though I was obliged to leave early because my DD wanted to go. #readathon

I read some more ORANGE while I ate my doctored leftovers. (I crumbled up yesterday‘s tofu chunks, then fried the whole thing up in a bit of bacon grease, more chilli paste, and hoisin. YUM.) This reread‘s doing it for me in a big way. What a great series.

Now I‘ve gotta take a break and go back to Superstore because my almost-healthy ice cream‘s freezer burned and tastes dodgy. I hope they‘ll let me return it. #readathon

Time for some delicious corn twists while I continue my ORANGE reread! I‘m now at 3:07 for the #Readathon.

I have to read a manga book for one of the challenges in which I‘m participating. So I chose Volume 1 of several issues of Orange. I‘ve never read manga before, so I was completely surprised that I enjoyed it so much. It has a time travel element involving high schoolers that are trying to save their friend by changing the future. I‘ll definitely read Volume 2, and if you have any recommendations of other Manga titles, I‘d love to hear!

Pls someone tell me if I'm going to read his letter I WANNA KNOW WHAT FUTURE SUWA FELT #24hrmangalove

#manga #amreading #orange #ichigotakano #books #romance #love #friendship #pinning #bittersweet

DAMMIT HES TOO PRECIOUS #24hrmangalove #amreading #manga #orange #ichigotakano

Oops, I fell behind on posts...

Ok this is probably my favorite scene so far, outside of the angst 😂😂 #24hrmangalove

#amreading #books #bookstagram #manga #orange #ichigotakano #shoujo #romance #friendship #timetravel #pining #love #bittersweet

It's not that I'm crying over the fact this precious puppy is hurting but yeah I'm crying 😢😢 #24hrmangalove

#manga #shoujo #romance #ichigotakano #amreading #books

The #24hrmangalove readathon has officially started here at CST! Based on votes I'll be starting with Orange 😁

There's still time to vote: https://wp.me/p87mzW-9Ui

#manga #orange #ichigotakano #valentinesread #romance #shoujo #love #friendship #books

First manga of 2019😻

I loved this book. I'm so interested with this take on time travel and it hits close to home with the tragedy these friends are trying to prevent. I need to read the next one asap! The artwork is beautiful and for this being my first manga it was actually easy to follow. Ah my heart!

My baby, Stormy, has been stuck to my side all day as I read. Hes a mama's boy.

Orange is my first manga and I'm loving it. I haven't been super interested but the plot drew me in and the cover art was fantastic and now I'm almost done and I'm excited for more!

#catsoflisty #manga #orangethemanga

Cute story, but I just don't enjoy manga. The art, the "reverse" reading, it just doesn't do it for me. I read spoilers online, though. Clever plot.

P.s. I mean, the text is read left to right, but the bubbles and panels are read right to left? It's too much work. Can't they just print the art mirrored to the original?

I can‘t believe I made it almost 19 hours into #24in48 without any comics or graphic novels! Let‘s fix that with this “sci-fi romance” #manga!

June stats!

I'm thrilled I read so much 5-star stuff last month. ORANGE, Ichigo Takano's 5-volume manga series about a group of teenagers who team up with their 26-year-old selves to save their newest friend's life, hit me so hard I had to buy the second half rather than wait for my library to get it. THE LODESTAR OF YS, a gay fantasy romance by Amy Rae Durreson, left me kicking myself for how long it took me to pull it off La TBR.

[#MangaReview] Orange Volume One by Ichigo Takano is such a heartwarming story about friendship! This may be my favorite manga ever, and I am already dying for volume two. I am even watching the anime because I cannot get enough of these characters and the story. If you‘ve read Orange, I‘d love to talk about it!
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Full review:
http://heathersreadinghideaway.blogspot.com/2018/06/manga-review-orange-volume-o...

Every June I read at least one book that BLOWS MY FRICKIN MIND so hard I don't even know how to talk about it. This year, I'm all, "OMG OMG OMGGGGGGGG" over ORANGE Vols 1-3.

Because IT'S ABOUT FRIENDSHIP AND TIME TRAVEL AND RECOGNIZING WHAT YOU NEED AND ALSO WHAT OTHERS NEED AND THE LOVE TRIANGLE IS AMAZING AND DEEP AND POIGNANT AND I FRICKIN *WEPT* Y'ALL I LOVE IT SO DAMNED MUCH.

Seriously: most interesting love triangle ever.

TW for suicide.

I started ORANGE before bed last night, which turned into me staying up SUPER LATE, which meant I also slept way past my usual Sunday wake up time.

So I had a BLT on naan for breakfast, with cheese and mayo. It was delicious.

(Don't worry--my dad and I did Father's Day breakfast a few weeks back, since we had a Sal's coupon.)

This was just so good! It was sad and silly at times but also still hopeful. It‘s the first manga that‘s made me cry!

When a beloved #mangaseries gets a sequel, some people will revolt.
When it comes to #orangefuture this is the case. I've been hearing that a lot of people don't like it. Sorry guys, I liked it! This is answering some of my questions from the original series, and I am liking seeing it play out.
#mangagirl #mangalover #manga #graphicnovels #mangareader #bookflatlay #mangasequels #yalovin #yalit #yabooks #yareads #yabooknerd #ireadya #coverlove

Because it‘s hard to separate out, this pick is for both volumes. I really, really loved these books. The kind of books I just want to hug. There were tears and there were smiles. These characters stole my heart, especially in the way they so cared about and for one another. Trigger warning for suicide. #comicslove #manga

Another great giveaway from @Liberty!

Of course I can‘t just choose one book for my 2018 favorite thus far. But I was able to narrow it down to 3! Each of these will stay with me for a long time.

#THEWALLSARECLOSINGIN

This was a lot different than I thought it would be, but still amazing. It‘s sad, but has a hopeful undertone to it. I need to get my hands on the second collection!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

#LitsyPartyofOne #manga #MountTBR #ERMadlibs #adjective #readharder2018 #comicwrittenandillustratedbysameperson

So I feel like I've been #reading this #book for FOREVER now but it's such a feels heavy #read that I need to read in breaks! Not even halfway there and I've almost cried many times. Hopefully I can finish soon so I can read the second volume and then maybe dive into the #anime 😭😭

#manga #orange #ichigotakano

Here‘s some New Years‘ Day reading... Its the first manga that I‘ve ever read and it‘s pretty good! Anyone have some more manga suggestions? #manga

Perfect! So good! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Reading this v slowly because each letter is a punch to the gut haha

This rides the line between pick and so-so because the protagonist is just... too timid. I know that's (partially) what this book is about but it's a lot to have to deal with. However, the ending ensured that I'll pick up volume 2.

✉️Very interesting story about a group of friends who receive letters from their future selves to save the life of another friend.
✉️I love the friendships & close knit bonds.
✉️Fluffy moments & sweet, funny moments.
✉️Beautiful artwork.
✉️Perfect pacing.
✉️Great balance of suspense & story progression.
✉️Well-written.
✉️Charming & unputdownable.
✉️4.75/5

#orange #manga #shojo #romance #sliceoflife

Good morning everyone!! Hope y'all have a fantastic day. 😃

I'm going to spend mine reading both volumes of the Omnibus for #Orange! It's a #shojo #manga series about a girl who sends a letter to herself in the past to help a new transfer kid from a terrible fate.

#ichigotakano #japanese #romance #sliceoflife

I'm a sucker for anything time travelish and this was right up my alley. Naho receives a letter from her future self and as each prediction is revealed she finds new relationships, joy, happiness, and loss.

This magical realism manga about time travel and regret was so beautiful it made me cry. It was funny, sweet and melancholic.

The blurb as per the book - 'On the day that Naho begins 11th grade, she receives a letter from herself ten years in the future. At first, she writes it off as a prank, but as the letters predictions come true one by one Naho realises that the letter might be the real deal.' Can't wait to start this graphic novel!! 📖💕

#book#books#read#reader#writing#bibliophile#literature#bookworm#booknerd#booklover#bookphotography#reading#graphicnovel#orange

I had expected to be able to get through this manga in a couple sittings because I can usually get through comics and manga pretty fast. That didn't happen in this case, not because I thought Orange was bad, but because I was reading it right before bed when I was really tired and couldn't focus for very long. And I discovered that this sort of thing works very well for me in that sort of situation.

Looking forward to the second volume.

I just finished the first volume of Orange and I'm in love with this series already. Parts of it crush me though. I'm so glad I took a chance and requested this.

A friend suggested the anime version of Orange. When I found the manga version for sale, I thought I'd read that first.

I forgot to put more manga on hold. 😅 So I only have the one and a bunch of movies this time around. I guess that's a good thing since I have to finish A Conjuring of Light pretty soon.

Just finished this! It is the absolute cutest manga. My heart is bursting with cute both because of friendships and relationships. These characters are the best. Will be reading Volume 2 tonight! 😍

This is so adorable and sad it makes my chest hurt. Or maybe that's my cold? 🤧

As I don't have any actual picture books, I decided to loosely follow this prompt and do diverse graphic novels!
#marchintoreading #diversepicturebooks

Aww, that was really sweet. Teenage Naho receives a letter from herself 10 years in the future, asking her to keep an eye on a new student, Kakeru. The friendships portrayed in this manga are just wonderful.

Orange + Lemon

And the person I normally mail the books to for #LitsyGoesPostalOG was beyond kind in sending this complete collection to broaden my Manga experience, a really awesome card, and a bookmark, too! Thank you @Blair_Reads ! You are the BEST!!! ❤😘 #bookmail

Yet another gem of a find from Etsy. :)

I got volumes one and two for Christmas. They look good. :) Merry Christmas, my fellow littens ! Hope you all had something comforting to drink and a good book to read today! 🎄🌲

This book is so gorgeous. I am completely in love. Thank you to whoever put me on to this series. Giving it to the 12yo next. ☺️

Ok. I feel pretty spoiled having this be my first manga bc...wow. I cried no less than 4 times. And I'm kicking myself for only checking out vol 1 and not 1&2 together bc I HAVE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS.