When I first started learning Japanese, having come to the realization that I could now read whatever niche titles caught my eye, I kind of went nuts buying books. 10 years later, with a better grasp on my tastes, I now have about 450 books in my backlog that I would never buy today - but having spent money on them I feel obligated to read them, so over the past few months I've been chipping away at the pile. Reading in general is my favourite activity, and I want to believe that every book has something you can take away from it... but man there is some BAD stuff out there.

エクセル♥サーガ / Excel Saga
This was v good, the humour was right up my alley and Mitsuishi did a great job as Excel. The animation is pretty jank outside of a few episodes but it adds to the chaos in its own way. I was surprised to learn the stuff with Pedro was anime-only? What on earth is the manga about then...

I watched the poemy spin-off after but didn't enjoy that one as much. I admire the capacity of Kobayashi's lungs but found her constant shouting grating.

でたとこプリンセス / Detatoko Princess
Was fun. I wish this could've been a TV series though, because I was just warming up to the characters when it ended. Would like to check out the manga at some point.