Manga

Picked up

Magical Girl Dandelion - Only one chapter realeased; looks like your typical heroine MC + villain love interest; shall follow and see how it goes

What Does the Poisonous Butterfly Dream of? - Oddly sexual; gives off Darling in the Franxx vibes

Insect Girl - Shall see how it goes

I Don't Know Which Is Love - Yuri love polygon!! Liking the premise, but putting it on hold until

My Goddess Spurs Me On - cute yuri stories; I like

Hammer Gramps - Basically Mashle but MC is old and wields a hammer; it's more funny though

Completed

That One Classmate Makes Me Question My Own Masculinity - Lacks a proper ending IMO

How To Love: A Secret That Cannot Be Told - The unnecessary drama makes me dislike the characters towards the end

Ubunchu! (except the last chapter) - I just want to say that this lady is a heretic, and not qualified to be the president of the computer science club

Dropped

Isekai Samurai - Basically if Thorkell (from Vinland Saga) is a girl, is a samurai instead of a viking, and got transferred to a fantasy world; a score of 9.17 is overrated IMO; it's not bad, but the MC is just a brainless battle junkie and the other characters are braindead, so don't really see the appeal

I am back from vacation, but not fully back really, because I got sick basically as soon as I got back. I have been able to do some catching up on the backlog though and even checked out some new series. Some notes:

• Yuusha Party wo Tsuihousareta Shiro Madoushi, S Rank Boukensha ni Hirowareru ~Kono Shiro Madoushi ga Kikakugai Sugiru~ / The White Mage Who was Banished from the Hero's Party is Picked up by an S Rank Adventurer: This White Mage is Too Out of the Ordinary!

I perused this series a bit and ended up dropping it. The whole time I was reading it I kept waiting for the thing that would make this story different. It never came... I feel like I read this series before because it seems to follow a very generic and predictable path.

• Tsuma no Kigen de Tenkou ga Kawaru Hanashi / The Story of How My Wife's Mood Changes the Weather

I checked out the first couple chapters of this series while waiting to board a flight, so I am only 3 chapters in. However, I don't think I am going to continue it. It feels a bit original though in its combination of setting with supernatural elements. I could be persuaded to continue this.

• Lunch Break at the Secret Table

This is a quick oneshot that I liked, but felt that it didn't really do much. I came out of it wondering what the point of the story was.

• Tsuihousareru Tabi ni Skill wo Te ni Ireta Ore ga, 100 no Isekai de 2-shuume Musou / I Got a New Skill Every Time I Was Exiled, and After 100 Different Worlds, I Was Unmatched

This series has been great. It's premise and title make it seem awfully generic and contrived, but the execution has been great. The most recent chapter simultaneously beautifully ended an arc and set up a crazy hook so that I cannot wait for more. I have enjoyed this series way, way more than I thought I would when I started.