BlackKnightX
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When I was a kid, I wasn’t that much of a novel reader. I read of course—a lot, actually—but mostly comic books and mangas.
I didn’t like the look of novel at all. When I saw the blocks of text on each page, I was terrified. It somehow reminded me of the school textbooks—yes, those crazy little things that when you piled them up together, worked well as a pillow. It could also cure insomnia, which was a great tool to avoid getting late to school.
Anyway. I only started reading novels a few years back. It was out of the necessity, you see. English isn’t my first language, but I wanted to learn it anyway. So I just started watching movies without subtitles, and after that came animes—I was already a big fan of anime since I was young, but those were dubbed and subbed in my language.
I remember it started when I watched “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime”. I was hooked and enthralled. The story, the atmosphere, the protagonist, the animation—everything fits my taste perfectly.
So after I finished the last episode, the familiar feeling of emptiness followed right after. I wanted more of this, I told myself.
Then, out of pure whim, I went searching on Google if there’s any manga version of the story or not. And sure enough, there was. But more than that, there was also this thing called “light novel”.
I’ve heard the term before but wasn’t quite sure what it was. I just concluded it to be the usual kind of novel full of blocks and blocks of text I hated so much when I a kid. I didn’t even want to think about it.
But—at the same time, I was also curious. So, I decided to try it out a little bit…
So I searched it on Google and found the story posted on a site I didn’t quite remember. Then I started reading, and oh boy was I hooked once again! My opinion of novel or light novel or whatever that blocks of text was improved a whole lot.
When I read the story, unlike the boring textbook, I actually saw an anime in my head. It wasn’t different from watching the actual anime at all. No, actually, it was even better!
After that, I got hooked into reading novels, light novels, and web novels alike, and became an addict ever since.
So, that’s my story. What about you guys? What got you into reading novels?
I didn’t like the look of novel at all. When I saw the blocks of text on each page, I was terrified. It somehow reminded me of the school textbooks—yes, those crazy little things that when you piled them up together, worked well as a pillow. It could also cure insomnia, which was a great tool to avoid getting late to school.
Anyway. I only started reading novels a few years back. It was out of the necessity, you see. English isn’t my first language, but I wanted to learn it anyway. So I just started watching movies without subtitles, and after that came animes—I was already a big fan of anime since I was young, but those were dubbed and subbed in my language.
I remember it started when I watched “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime”. I was hooked and enthralled. The story, the atmosphere, the protagonist, the animation—everything fits my taste perfectly.
So after I finished the last episode, the familiar feeling of emptiness followed right after. I wanted more of this, I told myself.
Then, out of pure whim, I went searching on Google if there’s any manga version of the story or not. And sure enough, there was. But more than that, there was also this thing called “light novel”.
I’ve heard the term before but wasn’t quite sure what it was. I just concluded it to be the usual kind of novel full of blocks and blocks of text I hated so much when I a kid. I didn’t even want to think about it.
But—at the same time, I was also curious. So, I decided to try it out a little bit…
So I searched it on Google and found the story posted on a site I didn’t quite remember. Then I started reading, and oh boy was I hooked once again! My opinion of novel or light novel or whatever that blocks of text was improved a whole lot.
When I read the story, unlike the boring textbook, I actually saw an anime in my head. It wasn’t different from watching the actual anime at all. No, actually, it was even better!
After that, I got hooked into reading novels, light novels, and web novels alike, and became an addict ever since.
So, that’s my story. What about you guys? What got you into reading novels?