Familiar Diversions
I'm a librarian who loves anime, manga, and reading a wide variety of genres.
Currently reading
My Neighbor Seki (manga, vol. 2) by Takuma Morishige, translated by Yoshito Hinton
Seki's efforts to entertain himself (and Yokoi?) when he should be paying attention in class continue. Again, many of his activities tell stories - like when Seki pretends to be a Titan eating hot dog warriors, or when he creates snapshots of the life of a Lucky Laughter Game man. Yokoi can't help but get caught up in his stories, sometimes even to the point of getting directly involved and trying to rein in Seki's more sadistic tendencies in order to make his stories happier. In this volume, we meet Goto, a girl who secretly admires Yokoi. Goto misunderstands Seki and Yokoi's relationship and thinks they're secretly dating.
It's a one-note series, but it's cute and strangely fascinating. Seki has yet to say a single word, but Yokoi has painted a mental picture of him as an imaginative and detail-oriented boy who takes pride in his work (too bad he doesn't channel that into his schoolwork). When his classmates see his shoddy childhood creations, he gets embarrassed at the thought that they might find out he was the one who made them.
(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)