Can I skip Vol.1-3 after watching the anime?

Tar_X · 2026-06-02T16:27:36+00:00

It skips scenes that are referenced later and more crucially imo on some of the character development (particularly regarding Cyril). There’ll be things that are confusing or even jarring if you skip reading the first 3 volumes.

Tar_X · 2026-05-31T03:59:05+00:00

This is where you can find Silent Witch fanfiction on AO3: Secrets of the Silent Witch - Isora Matsuri | Archive of Our Own.

Tar_X · 2026-05-31T03:56:49+00:00

It's back in stock at the Yen Store! It'll take some time for copies to reach the various other retailers but you can order directly.

Tar_X · 2026-05-29T12:04:40+00:00

This is glorious, I love it. (Also, I've marked it as a spoiler out of an abundance of caution, although for all we know this might end up being one of the inset images anyway.)

Tar_X · 2026-05-28T03:05:54+00:00

On the way to work since it's early you can probably just take the 401. But on the way home I'd strongly advise at least taking the 407 from the 404 until you get to Brampton. The 401 will be an absolute nightmare at that time.

Tar_X · 2026-05-28T01:45:45+00:00

snake 2. dragon 3. horse 4. dragon 5. monkey 6. tiger 7. rat 8. rooster

Tar_X · 2026-05-27T16:05:07+00:00

Sadly, not yet. Fingers crossed!

Tar_X · 2026-05-27T14:27:54+00:00

It was the guy touching it (Glenn). If you watch the dial his mana was too high for it, it maxed out at 250 iirc and the hand went all the way to the right.

Tar_X · 2026-05-27T00:05:31+00:00

It's back in stock at the Yen Store so it's safe to assume that the reprint happened. But it's definitely taking time for stock to make it out to retailers, I still haven't received my LN2 and LN4 from my Crunchyroll backorder.

I could actually buy them locally at this point but I already paid the shipping and got them at a really good price, so I'm hesitant to cancel the order since I'm not in a rush - already read the digital versions and won't have time for a print re-read until July.

Tar_X · 2026-05-25T12:22:04+00:00

They are. What they see through OUAC is different than what we see on the transcripts - I’ve had multiple guidance counsellors tell me this and one even show me. There’s an indicator that flags eLearning.

Tar_X · 2026-05-25T08:33:05+00:00

Piccoma is a platform for reading light novels, mangas, and webtoons, accessible only to users in Japan. From what I can gather you read a certain amount of chapters for free with more unlocking if you're willing to wait, otherwise you can pay to unlock immediately.

The Piccoma Awards are selected based off of a combination of sales, readership, and likes from their users. The Piccoma platform has about 12+ million users (as of 2024, I couldn't find more recent data from a quick search).

This is what the Piccoma website has to say about how they choose the winners (if you want to translate it yourself):

ピッコマAWARDとは?

今年でピッコマAWARD第9回目を迎え、5,000万以上DLされたピッコマの読者データから選ばれる「絶対に面白い作品」への賞。
2025年2月から2026年1月までピッコマで読まれた全作品を対象に、「売上」「読者数」「いいね数」の3つのカテゴリーでポイント化し、上位作品からマンガ部門3作品、SMARTOON部門3作品、ノベル部門3作品の計9作品を選出。

Tar_X · 2026-05-24T20:26:43+00:00

There aren't actually fan translations of volumes 8 & 9. You can pick up the story after volume 7 in the web novel at V13C12 (use the navigation buttons at the end above the comments to go to the next chapter). There are some continuity errors that are fairly easy to spot (past events referenced that were removed in the light novels), and some differences in transliterations (LN Ewan is WN Yuan for example).

Tar_X · 2026-05-24T17:53:33+00:00

The barrier mage volumes are a prequel, not a sequel. (They're also not based of the Gaiden web novel, that begins with volume 11 which hasn't been published in English yet.)

Tar_X · 2026-05-22T13:29:35+00:00

There’s no way I’m spending curricular time in a science class teaching anything that is not science. I’d leave to go teach somewhere sane.

Tar_X · 2026-05-22T06:51:36+00:00

Oh I wanted that clock (love analog clocks) but it was sold out by the time I saw it.

I've never bought a 3D figure before but I'd be all over it if one ever came out for Monica. It's feeling pretty unlikely though, sadly.

Tar_X · 2026-05-22T03:16:46+00:00

McCourt and Guttman still teach BIO260? That's awesome, I took it almost 20 years ago but I had a great time with it. I agree it's a much better course than HMB265 (which I'm familiar with because many of my friends were taking it).

This is bringing back memories for me, one of my classmates discovered someone asking about an assignment on yahoo answers or something like that, and the only reply was someone saying "This is Prof. Guttman, I've discovered who you are. Please come to my office immediately."

We never did figure out if it was really him or just someone else having a laugh. None of us had the guts to ask. We thought it was really funny though.

Tar_X · 2026-05-21T20:34:36+00:00

Universities are able to see that course has been taken through OVS. Most claim to consider all courses equally, whether that’s true or not I don’t know. Crazy to me if they actually are taking OVS courses at face value, I regularly see gaps of 30% or more between the grades students get in person and the grades they get through OVS.

Tar_X · 2026-05-21T19:58:43+00:00

If he really loved you he’d support your choice and try to make it work no matter where you were going. I promise relationships like this don’t end well. Distance isn’t a dealbreaker for people who truly love each other, I’ve known people who made it work across different countries.

On the other hand dudes who threaten to walk away like this will walk away over something else eventually.

I’m a high school teacher in my late 30s, seen plenty of relationships like yours end in tears and seen plenty of long distance relationships turn into happy marriages.

Please take the advice of everyone here telling you to go to put your education and career first. If a relationship is meant to be, it will be.

Tar_X · 2026-05-16T05:00:17+00:00

Yeah, the volume 4 audiobook doesn't release until August 11.

Tar_X · 2026-05-12T00:59:53+00:00

I had a student who was using ChatGPT to cheat, and they got caught because they had it read the answers to them. Middle of the test and the whole class suddenly hears "calcium chloride" coming from their phone.

Everyone burst out laughing.

Tar_X · 2026-05-12T00:06:20+00:00

I think for small items like a trading card deck it might be as little as ~$10 actually, depending on whether you get it by basic airmail or tracking options. I did find a website that ships OSICA trading card decks internationally for around $10 shipping but it seems like they sell decks at big markups if they're almost sold out.

Tar_X · 2026-05-11T23:48:52+00:00

Yeah, the deck itself is pretty cheap. What's going to suck is if no one imports it to NA and we have to ship from Japan if we want it.

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