It’s been roughly 6 months since Manga UP! launched and to my surprise I’m still using the service. I thought the tokens system would prove too much of a hassle to ‘optimise’ given the way they split their chapters, but turns out the ‘chapter’ lengths are perfect for filling the time between matches in Splatoon 3 LOL (and unlike Manga Plus, I don’t need to worry about accidentally wasting my free read if I don’t finish the chapter before the next match starts and the app crashes). Luckily a lot of the series I like generally aren’t split, which makes for a more satisfying actual reading session.
Series I Will/Would Buy
Mystery, science and a main character who doesn’t give a sh*t while still being realistic about her place in her world. I admit I spent money on XP to catch up on this one. Will be putting an order in for the physical volumes in the new year 😊
It’s like Wotakoi but for some reason I like it a lot more. I think maybe I just like the characters more than the Wotakoi ones. I really like stories about fujoshi and I actually approve of both of the couples, so feel invested in seeing their relationships (hopefully) develop.
I feel like the title to this is misleading even though it’s actually really accurate 😅 If it weren’t for the Manga UP tags, I probably would have skipped this one because it sounds like a trashy light novel title. Super bittersweet, it’s up there with Natsume’s Book of Friends in series that made me cry but don’t make me feel depressed.
I love this series, it was my favourite on Crunchyroll manga, but due to reasons I’m now re-reading it on Manga UP instead. It’s hilarious and cute and very very awkward 😝
Series Where I Look Forward to New Chapters
I love the use of colour in this manga. This one is definitely finishing-up in Manga UP next year. I would probably never buy it because a physical release wouldn’t include the colour. Depending on the ending I may consider getting it digitally, but then again it’s a series where I’ve enjoyed the journey, but don’t necessarily want to re-experience it.
Arakawa quality! So many things to like: the mountain recluse learning about civilisation, the dual pair daemon system and a mystery of missing parents.
An extremely suspenseful series that didn’t overstay it’s welcome.
I have no idea where this is going, but am enjoying the political machinations and Berta is kick-ass.
This one seems to have stalled with updates on Manga UP 😔 Suo x Tokiwa makes me go awww, Fuji x Asagi makes me giggle and I think Kohaku is very cute. Hagi though, needs to man-up a bit 😋
Good Game Lobby Time Killers
The short and cute ones that heal my soul between Splatoon 3 dcs and lobby time outs 😊
The ones that are split into 3 or 4 (or more??? so rude) parts:
UP Token User-Uppers (no pun intended)
In the rare case where I have caught up to the Advance chapters of the series I really like, or don’t have the required credits to cover the parts to make up an entire chapter, so “need” to use up the UP tokens on something else:
Dropped
For some reason I was under the impression that this was highly regarded, but it’s not my cup of tea. The vulgarity is a bit too much for me, and I know the MC isn’t meant to be sympathetic, but I feel like she crosses the line into actually unlikeable.
Interested
I liked the anime so was planning on reading this eventually, but then found out that they changed/omitted quite a lot from the manga, so my interest has increased a fair bit.
It’s Ryogo Narita! I think I’ll watch the upcoming anime first before starting this one for real.
Conclusion
I’m definitely happy with the offerings in Manga UP and I think they’ve got me as a loyal user in 2023. Now if only I could manually sort my favourites list… And it sure would be nice if they maxed the chapter splits at 4 parts 🙄 Let’s see if I can stick to not paying for tokens in 2023 😂
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