This week's input was fairly light. Just two volumes of manga and a bit of other immersion. I'm starting to fall behind on my yearly goal to read proper books so I'll have to get into that again soon. The month-long break from school was not the boost I thought it'd be!
「子供を殺してください」という親たち Vol 1 😨
The cover for this book looked so interesting, and then it was kind of a let down. I managed to push through to the end despite a lack of interest (not exactly an admirable trait aha...) but it slowed down my week a little bit. The series is based on the exploits of a real dude (apparently? maybe it's based on a tv show that's fictional but I think it's non-fiction) who helps people with serious mental health issues. The manga is split into different "cases". The first was about a guy who developed schizophrenia. The second was about a guy who became an alcoholic (which sort of happened to cope with his dad's abuse, but also the guy had a history of sociopathy, basically it's very complicated in a way that maybe doesn't work too well in short vignettes). The third was about a daughter who became a hikikomori (but also seems to develop some paranoia issues), although that case isn't resolved in this volume. I won't be continuing any time soon. Just a bit too boring ;;
ゆうべはお楽しみでしたね Vol 2 🏩
One of those random volumes I had on the bookshelf. If you don't remember what volume 1 set up, it's basically an ad posing as a manga about two housemates who play Dragon Quest X (the critically acclaimed MMO) and grow closer together through their shared experience. This volume featured the MC's first オフ会, a side-chapter about a clan member helping a classmate install the game, and a visit to a SQUENIX cafe. It's cute but always a bit too unashamed about just being a big ad aha.
Other Immersion
I logged about 400 minutes of audio immersion between キヨ and some other youtubers. I also played quite a bit of DQX Offline. Mostly the mid-game past arc with エルジュ, building the 破邪舟, and beating up ラズバーン in レイダメテス 🌞.
Life Stuff
My month-long break with my partner is finally over. I've returned to my house. Now I have to prepare for school for real. I'm already counting down the days until I can see him again. With school starting the number of high effort posts is probably going to slow down quite a lot. I'll always be doing my weekly input report, though.
