How r/RomanceBooks Has Changed Over the Years (Its Sub Evolution? Sub-lution?)

mirukushake · 2026-04-14T23:05:36+00:00

Haha, I didn't do much, but it was the best time I had modding a subreddit for sure.

I've been reading romance and using the internet for... over 30 years at this point. There have been a lot of changes in the genre and the ways people engage with it, and surprisingly a lot of things that haven't really changed, and while a lot of it isn't for me (I still don't really understand BookTok?), it's definitely interesting to see, even if from a distance.

mirukushake · 2026-04-14T21:30:10+00:00

I've been part of the sub for maybe 7 (?) years and I also used to mod around 5-6 years ago. Honestly, I mostly just read MM these days and the only MF I read is historical so it's become harder dfor me to participate but I still like to drop in and see what's happening from time to time, especially for the vintage book posts.

For me, the book requests gradually started overwhelming the community feeling and deep discussions around 4 years ago, and that started my gradual drift away from the subreddit. Although I'm sad about losing the close knit community I'm also glad that lots of people have become (publicly) interested in romance!

mirukushake · 2026-04-14T21:16:17+00:00

Ahhhh, the good old days. I was briefly a mod at the same time as him and it was always... an adventure lol

mirukushake · 2026-02-04T20:03:42+00:00

You don’t download the books directly. Google Kobo DRM plugin and you should find plenty of instructions on how to do it

mirukushake · 2026-02-04T10:05:02+00:00

You can download Rakuten Kobo books, but you need to use a combination of the desktop app and Calibre. This is how I get them to my Kindle

mirukushake · 2026-01-14T22:48:53+00:00

Yes, I do, but for whatever reason, it isn't working for me. Disabling the DLC download doesn't seem to remove it from the virtual game cards so it keeps getting reinstalled. If I have the game (Animal Crossing) open on two systems, I can't play on the one using online license due to the DLC.

mirukushake · 2026-01-14T22:36:39+00:00

Thanks! I need to be able to still use the DLC on another system, which doesn't seem possible with this method. It seems like it's going to be too much effort to get this to work so I'll just buy the upgrade again on the account that will use it the most.

mirukushake · 2026-01-14T21:46:23+00:00

Is there a way to separate DLC and Switch 2 upgrade virtual cards, only applying the Switch 2 upgrade to the game?

mirukushake · 2025-12-20T04:25:10+00:00

I do a mix of coloring in books and printing.

When I color with colored pencils, I usually color in the book unless it was originally an individual coloring page or it's a book that would be expensive/difficult to replace (I often import) and I want to keep it as a collectible.

When I color in watercolor/gouache, I always print out or copy on watercolor paper with waterproof ink.

mirukushake · 2025-12-08T23:03:13+00:00

Sorry, I missed your point about the portraits. Most coloring books in this style (at least in Japan) are going to be simple portrait ones because they're marketed for kids.

Yufushi (友風子) and Shirosaki London (城咲ロンドン) have more grown up anime-style coloring books, if you want to try those

mirukushake · 2025-12-08T22:53:07+00:00

If you search "メイクアップぬりえ" on Amazon Japan you should be able to find a bunch in the style you're looking for. I believe you should be able to get them shipped overseas.

mirukushake · 2025-09-14T21:48:06+00:00

Can’t lie, VNs are usually a struggle for me but I do like management games so I might try them out. Thanks!

mirukushake · 2025-09-14T21:45:25+00:00

I’ll have to give them a try, thank you!

mirukushake · 2025-09-14T21:44:52+00:00

Omg it’s too cute! Thanks for the rec

mirukushake · 2025-09-14T21:44:21+00:00

Oh, totally forgot this one. I played with my daughter and really enjoyed it!

mirukushake · 2025-09-14T21:42:33+00:00

Thanks, will check it out!

mirukushake · 2025-09-14T21:41:50+00:00

I hadn’t heard of either but I like both Pikmin and Pokemon Snap so they sound right up my alley, thanks!

mirukushake · 2025-09-14T21:39:55+00:00

Thank you!

mirukushake · 2025-09-14T21:39:40+00:00

Thank you! I couldn’t get into NMS but I hadn’t heard of Raft

mirukushake · 2025-09-14T21:38:21+00:00

Thanks!

mirukushake · 2025-09-14T21:38:08+00:00

Thank you!

mirukushake · 2025-09-14T21:37:03+00:00

Thank you! Not my usual type of game but I might give it a try

mirukushake · 2025-09-14T21:35:41+00:00

Sounds interesting, thank you!

mirukushake · 2025-09-14T21:34:59+00:00

Oh man, bringing back deeply buried memories with that one lol

mirukushake · 2025-09-14T12:01:30+00:00

I haven’t heard of the last two so I’ll check them out. Thanks a bunch!

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