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  1. #Review: This Gyaru’s Got a Thing for...Vampire Hunters?! Vol. 2 (#GyuVam)

    #LightNovel by #WasanKurata
    English Pub: #JNovelClub
    Rating (1-9): (8 Worth following)
    #CGDCT #UrbanFantasy

    There are many reasons why I shouldn't give this a high rating, but the truth is that I was glued to both volumes by the second chapter. Reviews are subjective, and this one is based on my reaction.

    At its heart, GyaVam is a CGDCT (Cute Girls Doing Cute Things). Yes, there are battles and supernatural events, but readers looking for those elements will be disappointed. This volume is about Ruka (gyaru) taking Ginku (vampire-hunter) shopping for swimsuits, and then Ruka and her friends going to the beach. Ruka uses the power of Gyaru and Friendship to convince the antagonists to change their ways.

    One of this book's charms is that I haven't read many light novels like it. And I read a lot of female protag light novels. Even if there were, I would find the writing reasonable and charming.

    Is it yuri? It's about the relationship between women, which is romance-adjacent. The yuri subtext is strong, but it seems unlikely that it will drift into full-scale romance territory. Either that, or we're on the track of a very slow-burn yuri.

    In summary, it's a pleasant, light read for escapism. If you like slice-of-life or CGDCT, it's worth reading the first three chapters, at least. Don't give up at first. It takes a while for the charm to win you over. At least it did for me.

    Volume 2 is free to read for members of J-Novel Club until 12/15/25.
    Digital release: 11/20/25

    Link to GyuVam:

    #AmReading #bookstodon #Yuri #NMReview #ThisGyarusGotAThingForVampireHunters?!

  2. The #Gundam #GQuuuuuux ED is stuck in my head real bad rn.

    Makes me wonder if this show (not to mention its predecessor) count as #CGDCT 🤔

  3. For Love of a Konbini Idol
    Maiyoi-chan Side Stories
    Chapter 03 Released: Ecstasy! (有頂天)
    By Nara Moore
    Art Mai-sensei

    Description: Shiomi introduces Maiyoi-chan to Christmas.

    My 2nd ブックサンタ2024 story of the year.

    pixiv.net/novel/show.php?id=23
    archiveofourown.org/works/6033

    #KonbiniIdol #Christmas #Charity #SliceOfLife #ブックサンタ2024 #Kitsune #Yuri #CGDCT

  4. #WordWeavers 10. What kind of stories do you like telling?

    Women kissing. #yuri
    Exotic supernatural creatures.
    #CGDCT (Cute girls doing cute things)

  5. #Review “Management of a Novice Alchemist” vol. 3 (PrePub version)
    Light Novel by Mizuho Itsuki
    English Publication J-Novel Club / Digital release 24/11/26.

    This is the most recent release ofMoaNA. My review is based on the pre-publication version available to J-Novel Club members.

    A greedy merchant and corrupt noble set out to trap Iris into a political marriage. Sarasa won’t stand for that, provided she earns a profit. (A worker is worth their wages.) I think this brings us up to where the anime ended, but as I said in my general review, there is much more to the story than shows up in the anime.

    After reading several mediocre to poor series recently, the quality of this one stands out. I look forward to the next volume, which starts prepub streaming later this month.

    Free streaming for members ends 24/12/16 so you have plenty of time to read the prior volumes and read this one for free.

    #ManagementOfANoviceAlchemist #LightNovel #JNovelClub #MizuhoItsuki #CGDCT #BookReview

  6. #Review “Management of a Novice Alchemist”
    Light Novel by Mizuho Itsuki
    English Publication J-Novel Club

    Sarasa, a novice alchemist, sets out to live her life and build an alchemist practice in the rural countryside. She is a good-hearted woman who makes many friends and helps them, and the village where she settles, to solve their problems and some of them are dozes, like an attack of a herd of frenzied Flame Grizzlies.

    MoaNA is a light-hearted slice of life/CGDCT (cute girls doing cute things) series set in a fantasy world. Generally, I am not fond of books with over-powered characters, but since the plot revolves around the characters and their life, not their fantasy escalated, it works out just fine. There are several f/f relationships and you can read whatever sub-text you want into them.

    It’s a delightful read for troubled times and contains a satisfying sub-theme of good people overcoming greedy aristocrats and conniving merchants.

    The writing and translation are good, and if you like CGDCT it’s worth reading. The anime of the same name only scratches the surface of the story. On my personal 9 pt. scale, I rate it a 7, which puts it in the closely followed category.

    #ManagementOfANoviceAlchemist #LightNovel #JNovelClub #MizuhoItsuki #CGDCT #BookReview

  7. The Joy Of The Everyday: Emotional Intimacy Between Women in Slice-of-Life Anime - Anime News Network

    A fun read with shouts outs to a lot of good #CGDCT #anime, and digging deeper into why these series are so comforting and therapeutic.

    animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2

  8. #DekobokoMajoNoOyakoJijou
    Cute witches doing witch things.
    The mother is a loli-baba and the daughter is a voluptuous and dark-skinned.

    This is supposed to be a phoenix.

    #anime #CGDCT

  9. I finished yet another manga after a little over two weeks.

    I focused on the 2nd volume of RPG Fudousan (RPG Real Estate), which focuses on cute girls doing house hunting stuff, and the question, is Fa the Dragon?

    The review is on at my side anime blog, Kireina Yuri.

    kireinayuri.com/rpg-fudousan-v

    #RPGFudousan #rpgrealestate #mangatimekirara #manga #mangareview #cgdct

  10. Just finished my yearly tradition where I rewatch the whole K-On!! #anime series. I never get tired of #cgdct (cute girls doing cute things)