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Hey, Luna. How are you?

If you like cute and wholesome stories, try these:

https://myanimelist.net/manga/92252/Koimonogatari
https://myanimelist.net/manga/128973/Fat_You_Want
https://myanimelist.net/manga/48523/Hoppe_ni_Himawari
https://myanimelist.net/manga/114979/Isso_Koe_ga_Nakattara
https://myanimelist.net/manga/140786/Sekai_de_Ichiban_Tooi_Koi
https://myanimelist.net/manga/128842/Minegishi-san_wa_Ootsu-kun_ni_Tabesasetai
https://myanimelist.net/manga/84255/Hidamari_ga_Kikoeru (you might have read this one already)

I've found that most people ask for recommendations bc they are too polite to say no.
So that's why I'll just give you one recommendation only. Easy for me to find out which category you belong to ;p
https://myanimelist.net/manga/127736/Tonari_no_Metaller-san

95% of my Read list is manga, so it's kinda tough for me to give manhwa/manhua recommendations. Are you open to reading short BL manga?

Yeah, I get that. Everyone's personal experience is different so there are so many things to expect. I've seen moderators getting flamed in the comments by grown adults and I just think it's a shame to be doing that because you should (atleast) have some emotional intelligence and see how bad you are treating a moderator over a deleted thread. To be honest, I would like to help out as a Community Moderator, I don't want other people to experience being insulted by people who don't even know them. I would also say I have thick skin since I used to work at a fast food job when I was younger and alot of grown adults complained and insulted me, which I have no issue with. I have been reporting rule-breaking threads and have gotten 30+ responses. I would like to thank you for the advice, whenever I report something I'll attempt to figure out how it can be dealt with my current knowledge. I would like to take things in consideration when I report.

Well, the most recent issue was the MAL 20th anniversary which had high-traffic on the website which meant slow response times. People who posted had to delete two of their posts because it would send 3.

Wow, most people overlook how hard you administrators work and I feel bad... I inquired about the internal guidelines for Community Moderator and was told that my account needed to be 3 months or over which I totally get. I think you can circumvent the expectations part because I feel that maybe it would be better for Kineta to be more transparent on what you will be doing in the recruitment announcements, a little transparency goes a long way. I also feel like MAL makes things harder than it needs to be, I've only been here for 3 months but I noticed that much. I've seen posts on "Popular New Topics" that blatantly break MAL rules, I understand that not all Community Moderators have time to take a look at posts thoroughly. Another issue I have with MAL is that they never announce whenever they have website issues, a simple sentence or two will suffice. I have no idea what administrators and moderators do so I'm in no place to judge them. I also think there was only 1-2 mods who have actually gotten the position since the recruitment in April started, I also noticed we lost a Community Moderator last month which was a shame and gives other Community Moderators a bigger workload.

Thank you for your response to my recent message.

Warm Regards

Luna, have you ever thought about letting the administrators deal with their department's applications? Would this have helped you as a Community Administrator, to see who you're hiring? I remember your response in the moderator thread and can't get my mind off of it.

Work definitely sounds challenging.

And seems like we agree on most things related to BL (and Amazon hehe).

Here's a good BL recommendation for you:
https://myanimelist.net/manga/131828/A_Shoulder_to_Cry_On

What kinda project is it?

And yeah, I enjoyed the concept of KS and the first few chapters were interesting. But the uke was so weak and pathetic that it really took all of my strength to simply finish that manhwa. I skimmed through all the side stories and focus on the main one between the uke and seme. And although the uke does get his revenge, it happened too late in the story for me to enjoy it.

Ah, do you mean BLs getting a second volume? I usually just read the first volumes in such cases, bc that was how the mangaka intended their stories to be originally. The sequels are simply their publications milking their manga's popularity.

Amazon used to be a great places to find cheap stuff, back when it was launched. Now, it's the most expensive e-commerce platform out there.

Are you finally bored of watching anime and reading manga, or are your IRL duties coming in the way of your enjoyment?

You're right about the dark stuff. Most of it is just rape, torture and emotional abuse. Speaking of, what did you think of Killing Stalking?

Yes, that's why I never touch ongoing BLs. If they're completed and if they're short, I pick them up. It not, then bye. Don't have the time or patience to wade through a good series made mediocre simply bc the editors or the mangaka wanted to milk the series.

wow. I can't even imagine walking on the street and finding some random bookshop that sells second hand manga, because it's tough as it is to find even a single manga shop in my entire state. If you have to buy them, you gotta get them on Amazon. And as I said previously, that shit is expensive. Secondhand ones are out of the question, but it'd be amazing to buy ones at $1, even if they're pirated manga.

Lunaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Hello there, would you please add these anime to the restaurant/café/bar stack?

https://myanimelist.net/anime/5597/Natsu_no_Arashi
https://myanimelist.net/anime/975/Yokohama_Kaidashi_Kikou
https://myanimelist.net/anime/38924/Nekopara
https://myanimelist.net/anime/7590/Mayoi_Neko_Overrun

The latter two are patissières but I think they'd count.

I don't hate it per say just for existing, but like I said, it's lazy writing. It's a crutch that Korean writers use consistently to increase the length of their manhwa chapters just to meet their editors' demands (I'm assuming). I mean, you're a writer. Be creative and find a way to increase the length of your chapters, like your MCs clashing bc of their very opposing personalities and natures. But that very rarely happens, and even when it does, it's resolved pretty quickly, unless it's an enemies-to-friends trope where their issues are dragged out for way too long.

Yes, agree. This is why I stick to manga. You get a beginning and an end within 10 chapters. There isn't a lot introduction of new characters, unless there's a volume 2 in the series, but that often focuses on the love stories of the side characters. Introducing people from the past has become a rare trope in manga.

Ah, interesting. You must be making enough to money to be able to afford so many manga. If I'd bought all the 4.8k manga I'd read, that would have cost me 3 years' worth of salary. And that's when I'm using a conservative estimate.