Wednesday, January 14, 2026

FUN YOU CAN HAVE #18:

Instead of reading ten volumes of one manga title, read ten different titles but do them in order of the number printed on the bookspines and/or covers, and treat this jumble as though it is a proper story. Try to summarize it to another person as though it all makes perfect sense.

Alternatively, you can do the same thing with a bunch of mismatched North American comic books-maybe a dollar bin haul could be used as the source for this.

And if you’re feeling really frisky you could mix the manga and the comic books together.

Example:

Instead of reading ten consecutive volumes of One Piece or Chainsaw Man or Kaiju No. 8, read Vol. 1 of Dragon Goes House Hunting, Vol. 2 of Getter Robo Devolution, Vol. 3 of Kowloon Generic Romance, Vol. 4 of Go Go Loser Ranger, Vol. 5 of Astro Boy, Vol. 6 of Fist of the North Star, Vol. 7 of Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 8 of Osamu Tezuka’s Phoenix, Vol. 9 of Sanctuary, and Vol. 10 of Berserk. Pretend it all makes sense, and then describe it to someone as though it is all totally comprehensible.