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That's actually a good suggestion. In your case, I'm more or less the same. I have some manga series that I haven't even touched for 4 long years! 😵 (There are too many to count.) Seems like a bit of an overload, but that's reality. In those cases, they're either just "dropped" or "on hold" on my MAL profile. Thank you for your kind words. I do need some time to step away from anime/manga cause it drained my mind / my life up to a certain point (watching anime up to 2:00 a.m. back in late November 2021 anime season is NOT healthy. I used to do this, but, not anymore.) 😖



Well, I'm still in the early chapters. So, I can't wait to continue reading Frieren (Volume 3). I was busy this weekend (had to reorganize the clothes in my closet); that's why, I just accessed MAL today so I can keep track of the chapters/volumes when I continue reading the Frieren series tonight.

Anyway, that's cool that you now have three manga series in your possession. I'm glad that you already bought the official Frieren manga volumes! It supports the creators. 😃 May I ask what the other two manga series in your possession are? I'm curious.

I only collect the physical manga volumes of Oshi no Ko. For now, this is the only manga series I'm interested in collecting. Building my very own personal manga collection is sacred to me. If I'm not serious in re-reading the series decades down the road (or, several years from today), why bother? Manga collecting is an expensive hobby even if I buy dirt-cheap volumes of series that I love from used manga stores (online or in-store).

To be honest, I'm actually VERY AFRAID of splurging my money on several manga series collection (as I'm already an art & crafts collector).

From late Nov 2022 to late Nov 2023, I spent more than US $2,200 (or, more than CAD $2,900) just on aesthetic Korean/Japanese stationery. US $2,200+ (or, CAD $2,900) are my approximate six week's wages from my day-to-day ordinary clerical desk job.

Arts & Crafts collecting became an addiction: constantly purchasing journals, stamps, stickers, notebooks, pencil cases, and a variety of arts & crafts supplies online (from various online stores internationally and domestically).

I promised myself to stop purchasing expensive stationery this 2024. Let's hope I can keep the streak up (holding back for four months has already been sooo hard 😵‍💫😣). I need to make it up to a year to complete a "streak" of one year of "no expensive stationeries". I hope I can make it.

My expenditures on Arts & Crafts stationery is stopping me to collect more volumes of other beloved manga series. That's why, for now, I'm just gonna stick with collecting the Oshi no Ko series. I need to budget my money anyway for other needs: food, shelter, clothes, water & electrical utilities, mortgage, property taxes, cellphone bills, etc.

Being an adult is not fun. But, it's inevitable. When I was kid (a child, then a teenager, then a young adult), I was just playing around, fooling around, enjoying the anime I watch / enjoying the manga series I'm reading. As an adult, most of the responsibilities are on my shoulder.

And mind you: I don't even have a family of my own yet. I'm just a grown adult with an ordinary clerical desk job living in my folks' home, helping my parents pay the bills, sharing the roof with them over my head, eating healthy food (mostly cooked) by my family members, etc.

I am foreiting family life / having children of my own / having a husband of my own (maybe, forever). It's not because it's expensive (to have a family of your own). But, it's because I am not independent. Rather, I'm still clinging or dependent to my folks. And that could be a bad thing because I lack so many life skills to be independent. I can prepare food on my own and for myself, but I mostly microwave (and that's not always healthy).

I drive the family vehicle, but I just recently successfully passed the vehicle road test (and acquired a legitimate driver's licnse) of our municipality. Even if I do not need vehicle supervision anymore, I am still a novice driver.

So, you see, there's still a lot more for me to learn even as a 33-year old adult. I feel deficient, to be honest. Also, prioritizing real-life is one of the reasons my interest on anime/manga dwindled up to only 10% anymore. I don't love anime/manga as much as I used to (up to 90% love). Rather, I do what I can. I watch what I can. And, I read what I can. 😊

Also, I don't play video games. I used to play one Super Mario video game back in the late 90s (around 1998); but, that was when I was only 7-years-old.

With most MAL users I've come to know in the recent years, many kids nowadays ADORE the thrill and excitement that video games offer (whether online, or in their playstations). Moreover, as a 30-something year old adult, I do not know what's trending anymore on the video game entertainment world. I have heard of brands like Super Nintendo, PlayStation, XBox, etc. I've seen such brands in stores. But, I lack the knowledge of what they do, the value of those brands, etc.

So, I'm not in that age anymore to be interested in other "side merchandise" of anime/manga. When it comes to this form of entertainment merchandise-wise (anime/manga), I stick to what I know: plushies, figurines, the physical volumes of the manga, stickers stationery, Spotify anime playlists, anime/manga posters, etc.

Also, last year, when I attended an anime convention in our city (a city that has about 777,000+ population in it), I spent about USD $530 (or, about CAD $700) just for anime posters. I thought my keen interest in anime dwindled at that time. Apparently not. Around Summer 2023, I still adore or love anime/manga about 80% or so... And then, my interest in it dwindled again (a little bit) cause real life is calling me.

To sum it up, my love for anime/manga fluctuates from time to time. No matter how much I love the medium, I need to take care of my life as well. 😊

Thank you for saying "Hi" to me again @curvedtree. (I haven't spoken to you for months.) I went on hiatus from MAL myself. Manga/anime became too overwhelming. 😓 I just dropped what I can and said "to heck with it all". I can't keep up on the manga / anime I used to adore (Rent-a-Girlfriend). To tell the truth, I haven't even finished Kaguya-sama. I completely forgot about that manga series even after almost one-and-a-half years have already elapsed! 🫤 Nowadays, I can only keep up with most of the Shōnen Jump manga series I'm currently reading (on MAL) (and reviewing some of the latest chapters via the MAL discussion forums).

Regarding Frieren, I'm glad this manga series was recommended to me. I've seen Frieren anime top MAL rankings (Currently Airingcategory) when it was still starting. But, around Fall 2023, I was still on hiatus from anime/manga. So, I didn't even bother to touch Frieren until my co-worker highly suggested it to me two weeks ago. Now, I'm trying to catch up to the manga series beause I want to know so badly, "Whatever made Frieren so likeable in the eyes of its audience?" Anyway, I hope to know the answer when I catch up to the manga. And, I'll read slowly if need be (thanks for your update on the Frieren hiatuses). I didn't know those even occurred on a weekly Shōnen Sunday manga series such as this.

yeah I'll be watching it soon enough :)

Wow thanks for the clarification, i am not well versed when it comes to the details regarding production etc. i Just started reading the overlord novels recently, i hope they don't get worse because so far they are pretty good and i like them. But seasons 2 is that lizard arc, well that's not for everyone. Maybe im picky but in terms of animation s1> s4 > s2 > s3. It could be the horrendous cgi though. however I hope that we get as much Frieren as possible in the best way possible, because if season 2 is as good as 1, then Frieren is moving in to my fav shows.

I saw a thread a while back, that The next season will plummet when it comes to it's production. That there is a possibility, that it won't be as good as the first season. Im concerned about the production afterwards, i hope it's as good as the first season. Madhouse tend to make great first seasons then take a dive with later seasons, it kinda happened to Overlord. It's probably better to read the whole manga instead.

I heard that the novels for the show was supposed to be very good, maybe i want to check it out sometime. I hope i like the manga for frieren, i probably will.

No i haven't seen it yet but i have it my plan to watch, i am a spider so what right? is it good?


Yeah i've noticed the sticking the butt out from bushes and stuff too. Yeah i agree many shows lacks in writing even the good ones, but they are cute anime girls so i pretend to not see it lol. I'll read the manga soon, i really want to read it but i'll wait until the anime finishes.

I honestly thought that Qual looked sick ngl, that's probably why i thought this looks interesting. a cute elf mage messing these kinds of demons up sounded nice, im a sucker for fantasy and adventure in general. I just eat up these kind of shows all the time. The mimic gimmick is so funny, love frieren's curiosity and hoarding addiction is amusing to me. Omg yeah people love to hate on popular shows, especially petty people that want their other popular show to come out on top or something stupid like that.
Yeah i get what you are saying but in anime isn't it a fact that they love reuse tropes even in good shows, i see it all the time and at this point i feel like it's a given with all the shows that come out these days. It's not easy to find a show that doesn't repeat stuff. I personally like when the character has a problem and develops, changing things for the better or worse, just that something new always happens to their personality or actions. Otherwise it's just a bore tbh. Oh yeah i remebered kraft from the lodge they were in, he was honestly badass. When it comes to Frieren i feel like she's mostly aloof when it comes to things from the past, she just doesnt keep up with everything, only things that matter to her personally or had an impact on her. However im curious about the other mages as well, like i mentioned earlier, it's kinda cool how nobody is able to defeat Frieren even though she looks like she would be weak.

I had the same thoughts as you initially, so far i've only seen like 2-3 eps. I'll have to watch more to form an opinion, but i got a feeling that it's gonna go through some sort of repetitive cycle when ot comes to the plot development like every other basic mid show out there. But i liked the initial concept of the show, him dying and then being revived as an actual skeleton was interesting to me. I'll probably continue watching it.

If i remember correctly it was when Fern and Frieren defeated Qual, the one with the attacks and stuff in like ep 3 or 4 i don't remember which episode it was. Yeah Himmel is such a cutie pie. The thing i also love about the show, is the exploration of the unknown. It's like Frieren has already explored everything, but we haven't so we are coming along on the journey. Oh yeah the fight with Aura was also amazing, it was so cool when she suprised her with the mana reveal.

Yeah everyone to their own but for me this show is amazing and some people like stuff i don't that's just natural, but i haven't heard like bad things from people as much i do for other shows. That's why i mentioned it, the show is suprisingly postive as well.

Im a sucker for Fern and her pouty faces, reactions and how she acts like their mother in a way. Which is funny to me, i get that it can be repetitive for others but i like it . Yeah some of the other mages are cool especially the old guy who threw hands and Ubel is eerie too. I find it funny that there is so much german influence in the names of the characters.

btw sorry for writing so much, but i wanted to ask how you are feeling about Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha? I recently started it too. :)

Yeah it's honestly a great show, i am totally in love with Frieren and Fern's interactions, they are so funny and cute together. I like stark too, the whole cast is lovable too. The author did so many good things when creating this manga/show. Props to the studio and the production behind the anime, the animation is so subtle and great. I saw a clip when it first started airing that hooked me in, ever since i've been loving the journey. The opening song slaps as well. The thing is i haven't heard any bad reviews or negative slander about the show so far, which is refreshing. It's a comfy and fun show so i hope more people starts watching it. who's your favorite character? mine is either Fern or Frieren, which is like everyone else.

I'll finish the anime first then after i'll read the manga immediately, I am enjoying it a lot. The setting of frieren is a perfect mix of relaxing and action. are you watching it too?

okay thanks for the recommendation i will try to watch it as soon as possible, i'll tell you how i felt about it. :)

oooh i love hana from prison school and btw is mushishi any good? i've heard a lot about it, but haven't gotten around to watch it yet.