January 28, 2022

Interesting short stories with a twist, excellent for light novel beginners.

Fully furigana?: Yes (It's a Tsubasa Bunko after all)

Story: As the book title says, it's about a catalog full of weird/unusual items, and the people that came across them.

The book contains 6 mini-stories that are not directly interconnected, except for two characters making appearances, making it very easy for beginners as there's not a big timeline where you can get lost along the way. Also if you don't fully understand one of the stories, doesn't prevent you from enjoying the rest of the book.

The stories themselves start quite innocent, but all of them have a bit of a dark twist, which makes them even more interesting in anticipation of what the twist will be.

I'm going to disclose rating per story, since you can enjoy them by themselves:

  • Instant shinigami 「インスタント死神」 5/5
  • Tomodachi Kuji 「友達クジ」 4/5
  • Shokei set「処刑セット」 4/5
  • Fuyu shika kaenai Ice-cream「冬しか買えないアイスクリーム」 4.5/5
  • ??? kingyo (Red)「??金魚(赤)」 4.5/5
  • Kioku Shoukyou Button 「記憶消去ボタン 」5/5

Conclusion: Definitely recommend for those interested in light novels. Very glad I came across this obscure series, and I will definitely jump into the next volume.

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Megumin graded
on September 12, 2023
similar in difficulty to異世界のんびり農家 1L21
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on August 27, 2023
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on February 20, 2023
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on June 27, 2022
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on April 20, 2022
easier than貧乏神が! 1L28
Megumin graded
on April 15, 2022
easier thanディーふらぐ! 1L26
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on April 8, 2022
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on March 22, 2022
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on February 6, 2022
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