Call of the Night, Vol. 1
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Summary
Antisocial， dorky boy seeks fun-loving， sexy vampire for blood-sucking and transforming into her minion。
One night， sleepless Yamori slips out of his home to walk the streets of his town。 Life after dark is a revelation！ Especially when he meets flirtatious Nanakusa。。。 She’s a lot more fun to share the night with than old drunks on park benches。 When she invites him to spend the night at her place in an abandoned building， he's stoked！ But then he awakens to kisses on his neck with a little too much bite to them。。。
Now that Yamori knows Nanakusa is a vampire， the question remains—is it just the delicious taste of his blood that makes her meet him night after night for late-night adventures， conversation and。。。naps？ Or something else？ Then， when a cute girl from Yamori’s past shows up and competes for his attention， his budding relationship with the undead is truly put to the test！
One night， sleepless Yamori slips out of his home to walk the streets of his town。 Life after dark is a revelation！ Especially when he meets flirtatious Nanakusa。。。 She’s a lot more fun to share the night with than old drunks on park benches。 When she invites him to spend the night at her place in an abandoned building， he's stoked！ But then he awakens to kisses on his neck with a little too much bite to them。。。
Now that Yamori knows Nanakusa is a vampire， the question remains—is it just the delicious taste of his blood that makes her meet him night after night for late-night adventures， conversation and。。。naps？ Or something else？ Then， when a cute girl from Yamori’s past shows up and competes for his attention， his budding relationship with the undead is truly put to the test！
Reviews
Jenny
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Wow， this was a pleasant surprise from start to finish！ I'm glad I went out on a limb and purchased this， it was more fun than I anticipated！Before I get in to my review， I want to address two common complaints I've seen about this series:the age gap between Ko and Nazuna and the admittedly slow pacing。First， the age gap。 I will admit， I was stunned to learn that Ko is 14。 The summary didn't give Ko's age and I can only assume this was because the publishers knew if they gave away that informati Wow， this was a pleasant surprise from start to finish！ I'm glad I went out on a limb and purchased this， it was more fun than I anticipated！Before I get in to my review， I want to address two common complaints I've seen about this series:the age gap between Ko and Nazuna and the admittedly slow pacing。First， the age gap。 I will admit， I was stunned to learn that Ko is 14。 The summary didn't give Ko's age and I can only assume this was because the publishers knew if they gave away that information， people would be hesitant to purchase this volume。 And considering how many people gave this volume 1-2 star ratings because of the age gap， the publishers were right to be wary。 Now， do I approve of this deception？ No。 Does the age gap bother me？ Nope。 Why？ Because age gaps between supernatural beings and humans are so commonplace in media that unless something really problematic is happening， I don't care。 And frankly， nothing problematic occurs in this volume。 Yes， Nazuna wears a scantily clad outfit and makes a lot of sexual innuendos， but she never gropes or assaults Ko。 In fact， the only time you could say Ko is in a vulnerable position is in the first chapter when she leads him to her place， but she doesn't sexually assault him。 She bite his neck cuz， you know， SHE'S A VAMPIRE。 And yes， to her biting a human's neck is considered sexual， but Ko doesn't see it like that and is clearly not bothered by it once the situation's explained， so I have a hard time being bothered by an age gap when nothing sexually problematic happens。 But if this bothers people and they don't want to read it， that's fine。 I can totally understand why this bother others and I don't want to shame them， it just doesn't bother me。The second issue is the slow pacing。 I have to agree that the pacing is much slower than in other shonen titles， but I actually like it here。 There's such a heavy focus on the scenery and setting and it kind of gives the series a meditative feel。 Not that I'm saying this is scholarly reading， but the slower pacing makes you take in everything and give you a chance to pause and think about what you've read。 It certainly won't be for everyone and I'm sure it will put off most， but I liked it a lot。Okay， with that out of the way， here are the rest of my thoughts on this series:I really liked Ko's character， specifically his apathy and lack of motivation。 I think it's great that we have an apathetic main lead who isn't really a dick， just a kid who's hit a rut early in life and doesn't know what to do about it。 I also love how he's grappling with understanding friendship and love on an emotional and logical level。 I can't really explain it， but it's refreshing to see a character honestly address the more complicated feelings surrounding these things in a time where kids are expected to just go with their emotions。 But what happens when there's a kid who doesn't experience those emotions and has no one that is willing to take the time to guide him？ That's Ko， and I'm glad we have a shonen protagonist who's dealing with these issues without being an ass about it。As for Nazuna， I LOVE her design。 It's so simple but works for her character and personality so well。 I like how she can be， but she can restrain herself when she wants to。 It's nice to see a vampire who is constantly trying to get into the main protagonist's pants。 Also， she unabashedly drinks in front of Ko and blushes when love is brought up， but has no trouble discussing sex。 She's just a lot of fun and I really like her。Don't have much to say about Akira。 Love her design， I think she's a nice， down-to-earth influence for Ko， and is just a genuinely good person。I love the artwork and attention to scenery/setting。 It really sells the "night life" vibe and how beautiful yet grungy it can be。Okay， that's all I've got。 So， do I recommend this？ Absolutely！ I think it was a lot of fun， even if it was slow。 If age gaps are an issue for you， though， you might want to proceed with caution。 If not， this was a fun start to a series and I'm looking forward to more。 。。。more
Di
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I really enjoyed this first volume。 I thought the characters and story were interesting。 The art style was different from what I usually go for， but was something I also enjoyed about this volume。 I look forward to seeing where this story goes and I'll definitely be picking up a finished copy of this volume as well as the next！Thank you to Viz Media for providing me with an Advanced Reader Copy of this volume in exchange for my honest review。 This in no way affects my thoughts on this volume。 I really enjoyed this first volume。 I thought the characters and story were interesting。 The art style was different from what I usually go for， but was something I also enjoyed about this volume。 I look forward to seeing where this story goes and I'll definitely be picking up a finished copy of this volume as well as the next！Thank you to Viz Media for providing me with an Advanced Reader Copy of this volume in exchange for my honest review。 This in no way affects my thoughts on this volume。 。。。more
Stephanie Cover2CoverBlog
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Review coming soon。。。Visit www。cover2coverblog。blogspot。com for more reviews until then！ Review coming soon。。。Visit www。cover2coverblog。blogspot。com for more reviews until then！ 。。。more
Geoff
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Creepy， but not because it's a vampire manga。 The protagonist doesn't like people and wants to become a vampire but learns the only way to do so is to fall in love with a vampire and have that vampire feed off of him， which is given a very sexual vibe。 To be honest， once I realized that was going to be a love sex farce with a middle school aged protagonist？ I lost any interest。 **I received a free copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Creepy， but not because it's a vampire manga。 The protagonist doesn't like people and wants to become a vampire but learns the only way to do so is to fall in love with a vampire and have that vampire feed off of him， which is given a very sexual vibe。 To be honest， once I realized that was going to be a love sex farce with a middle school aged protagonist？ I lost any interest。 **I received a free copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jennifer
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I received an eARC courtesy of VIZ Media via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。It's not that this is bad by any means。 In fact， it is a decent starter to a series。 But that is all it really is- a start。 There simply is not enough here to fully judge。 Perhaps after volume 2 I will have a better idea about how I feel about this one。 I suppose that all-in-all it isn't so bad that I wouldn't give the next one a shot。 I received an eARC courtesy of VIZ Media via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。It's not that this is bad by any means。 In fact， it is a decent starter to a series。 But that is all it really is- a start。 There simply is not enough here to fully judge。 Perhaps after volume 2 I will have a better idea about how I feel about this one。 I suppose that all-in-all it isn't so bad that I wouldn't give the next one a shot。 。。。more
Elia
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Cute with a lot of potential to be a fun manga， this is sort of a weirdly bent paranormal love triangle， where an insomniac teen， Ko， meets a Vampire girl and tries to get her to turn him into a vampire。 Problem is， the only way to do that is if they fall in love， but Ko also has a cute human friend who is an early bird who throws a wrench in the plan。
Sara
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Read more graphic novel reviews at The Graphic Library。14-year-old Yamori suffers from insomnia and decides to wander the streets of his city at night。 He runs into a mysterious girl， Nazuna， who he allows to lead him back to her ”home” in an abandoned building。 Nazuna tries to lull Yamori to sleep， but then she bites him！ Nazuna is actually a vampire， and she finds Yamori’s blood to be particularly delicious。 Yamori decides that being a vampire could be the solution to many of his mortal probl Read more graphic novel reviews at The Graphic Library。14-year-old Yamori suffers from insomnia and decides to wander the streets of his city at night。 He runs into a mysterious girl， Nazuna， who he allows to lead him back to her ”home” in an abandoned building。 Nazuna tries to lull Yamori to sleep， but then she bites him！ Nazuna is actually a vampire， and she finds Yamori’s blood to be particularly delicious。 Yamori decides that being a vampire could be the solution to many of his mortal problems， but that means Nazuna and Yamori will have to fall in love with each other！ Yamori tags along and follows Nazuna each night， desperately trying to fall in love with her and have her reciprocate。 To complicate things， a girl from Yamori's past claims she wants to be Yamori's friend again， and he didn't realize they were friends to begin with。Yamori is basically a little sheltered puppy。 He's had some challenges in life that he's not sure how to deal with。 He also hasn't had very many friends， and he’s never really had a crush before。 He seems to have very little attachment to life， and his depression and insomnia are very reminiscent of what many teens go through。 Yamori also stops going to school once he starts going around with Nazuna， which is a little more believable within the culture of Japan because High School is not mandatory。 In the US， there would be a lot of questions when Yamori stops showing up， and potentially the police would get involved。 This story seems like it will be mostly about Yamori learning to be a better human while he seeks to abandon his humanity。 It's a little darker than the normal paranormal romance， which might be a nice bridge for fans of Tokyo Ghoul and Black Butler。 Kotoyama takes the quintessential manga illustration style and adds much of their own touches， especially around the eyes of the characters。 The city-scapes are beautiful and masterfully detailed - the author note at the end indicates that drawing apartment buildings was one of the main reasons the mangaka started this series， so it's no surprise that they are really well done。There are a few moments where Yamori and Nazuna talk about "coitus" as she continues to call it， and Nazuna reveals that， for vampires。 feeding on humans is very similar to having sex。 The two have cuddled and kissed so far， but it hasn't progressed farther than that。 There are a few shots of Nazuna that could be considered very "fan-service-y" where her posterior or not-overly-well-endowed self are in the forefront of the illustration。 Sara's Rating: 7/10Suitability Level: Grades 10-12This review was made possible with an advanced reader copy from the publisher through Net Galley。 。。。more
Rachel
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I received a digital arc from NetGalley。A 14 year old loner with insomnia， Ko， wanders the night to keep himself occupied。 One night he encounters a strange girl who leads him back to her place to help him sleep。 Turns out though - she's a vampire！ Once Ko realizes that she's bitten him， he asks her to turn him into a vampire。 She explains that a human can only be turned if they are in love with the vampire。 Determined to be turned， Ko decides that he WILL fall in love with her。 The two hang out I received a digital arc from NetGalley。A 14 year old loner with insomnia， Ko， wanders the night to keep himself occupied。 One night he encounters a strange girl who leads him back to her place to help him sleep。 Turns out though - she's a vampire！ Once Ko realizes that she's bitten him， he asks her to turn him into a vampire。 She explains that a human can only be turned if they are in love with the vampire。 Determined to be turned， Ko decides that he WILL fall in love with her。 The two hang out every night and slowly develop a friendship。 I thought this was pretty fun。 The vampire， Nazuna， can be a little over the top with sexual innuendo at times， which is awkward in that she's saying these things to a 14 year old， but it's still pretty PG-13 in nature。 And Ko does make it clear that he's very uncomfortable。 I do look forward to reading the next volume to see how things progress。 。。。more
Kayla Brunson
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I'm not sure how I really feel about this one。 It didn't really hold my attention and I'm not really interested in reading more of this series。 Maybe if Ko was older than 14？ Nazuna seems older and more mature （about certain things） than he does so they don't seem to mesh well。 *I received an ARC via Edelweiss for an honest review。 I'm not sure how I really feel about this one。 It didn't really hold my attention and I'm not really interested in reading more of this series。 Maybe if Ko was older than 14？ Nazuna seems older and more mature （about certain things） than he does so they don't seem to mesh well。 *I received an ARC via Edelweiss for an honest review。 。。。more
Yadira
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Not your typical vampire manga， Ko is a middle school student who has lost interest in life and is suffering from insomnia。 In one of his outings at night， he meets Nanakusa， who tells him that he should enjoy life。 Nanakusa is a vampire and to Ko new found love for life at night wants to become one too。 However， Nanakusa tells him that he can only turn to a vampire if they are in love， making him decide that he will make her fall in love with him。 I love the art concept and the character's pers Not your typical vampire manga， Ko is a middle school student who has lost interest in life and is suffering from insomnia。 In one of his outings at night， he meets Nanakusa， who tells him that he should enjoy life。 Nanakusa is a vampire and to Ko new found love for life at night wants to become one too。 However， Nanakusa tells him that he can only turn to a vampire if they are in love， making him decide that he will make her fall in love with him。 I love the art concept and the character's perspective but was expecting more。 I Will read volume 2 to decide if I will continue reading the story。 Thank you NetGAlley and VIz for this ARC。 #CalloftheNightVol1 #NetGalley #Vampires #Insomnia 。。。more
Jenn Marshall
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Ko is a bit dorky and Nanakusa is a vampire。 When Ko meets Nanakusa he realizes he wants to be a vampire also。 The very first line in the book had me hooked， "They say human blood tastes best at night。" It set the tone and that combined withe the art I was instantly drawn into the story。 I have never seen this take on vampires and how to become one。 It was interesting and a lot of fun。 I did not want to put it down。 Parts of the book were awkward， but since the MC is in middle school it worked。 Ko is a bit dorky and Nanakusa is a vampire。 When Ko meets Nanakusa he realizes he wants to be a vampire also。 The very first line in the book had me hooked， "They say human blood tastes best at night。" It set the tone and that combined withe the art I was instantly drawn into the story。 I have never seen this take on vampires and how to become one。 It was interesting and a lot of fun。 I did not want to put it down。 Parts of the book were awkward， but since the MC is in middle school it worked。 I can't wait to read volume 2。4 stars。 。。。more
Shae
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I really enjoyed my read of this particular volume！ For more details about this particular volume， please check out this video， where I go into detail about it， and some other volumes I read recently。 https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=etfX4。。。 I really enjoyed my read of this particular volume！ For more details about this particular volume， please check out this video， where I go into detail about it， and some other volumes I read recently。 https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=etfX4。。。 。。。more
Teresa
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Thank you to NetGalley， VIZ Media， and Kotoyama for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review。Ko has insomnia。 When he goes out for a late-night walk， he meets a girl named Nazuna who offers to help him sleep。 Ko's world turns upside-down when he finds out Nazuna is a vampire。 Ko decides he wants to be a vampire too。 There's a catch， though。 To become a vampire， he has to fall in love with one and have his vampire love drink his blood！ Ko is on a quest to fall in love wi Thank you to NetGalley， VIZ Media， and Kotoyama for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review。Ko has insomnia。 When he goes out for a late-night walk， he meets a girl named Nazuna who offers to help him sleep。 Ko's world turns upside-down when he finds out Nazuna is a vampire。 Ko decides he wants to be a vampire too。 There's a catch， though。 To become a vampire， he has to fall in love with one and have his vampire love drink his blood！ Ko is on a quest to fall in love with Nazuna， but love is more complicated than that。I am not a huge fan of the art， but I thought the story was cute。 It's similar but different enough from other vampire stories to give it a certain level of interest。 Ko isn't too interesting， though Nazuna seems to have some secrets surrounding her character。 I'd like to see what happens to Ko and if he ever gets hi wish。 。。。more
Hal
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arc provided by the publisher via edelweiss in exchange for an honest reviewI really liked the premise of this manga and the overall dark， vampire themes and characters。 But my biggest issue was the fact that the main character is 14。 We are constantly told sexually jokes and innuendos and I grew continuously more uncomfortable。 If the main character were 18， this story would’ve been fantastic， I don’t understand why they couldn’t have aged him up。I think solely on that alone I don’t think I’ll arc provided by the publisher via edelweiss in exchange for an honest reviewI really liked the premise of this manga and the overall dark， vampire themes and characters。 But my biggest issue was the fact that the main character is 14。 We are constantly told sexually jokes and innuendos and I grew continuously more uncomfortable。 If the main character were 18， this story would’ve been fantastic， I don’t understand why they couldn’t have aged him up。I think solely on that alone I don’t think I’ll be continuing this series。 It’s a shame because the premise really held promise！2/5 ⭐️TW: blood 。。。more
Aleece
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Not really sure how I feel about this series。 I will probably give volume 2 a shot but overall the volume was just ok。
Siina
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Call of the Night was just what I expected！ A different kind of vampire manga。 This actually feels like seinen， although this is shounen。 Yamori cannot really sleep and he has insomnia。 The guy feels empty inside， stops going to school and wanders through the streets at night。 He meets Nanakusa， a girl that wanders at nights too， but for a different reason。 She's a vampire and finds Yamori's blood super tasty。 Yamori himself decides he wants to become a vampire too， but Nanakusa can turn him int Call of the Night was just what I expected！ A different kind of vampire manga。 This actually feels like seinen， although this is shounen。 Yamori cannot really sleep and he has insomnia。 The guy feels empty inside， stops going to school and wanders through the streets at night。 He meets Nanakusa， a girl that wanders at nights too， but for a different reason。 She's a vampire and finds Yamori's blood super tasty。 Yamori himself decides he wants to become a vampire too， but Nanakusa can turn him into a one only if they fall in love。 The plot doesn't seem all that different， but the way Kotoyama handles it actually is。 The series is quite philosophical and mostly it's actually about these two discussing。 That's the best part of the series！ We really get to know both Yamori and Nanakusa and see them getting to know one another and you hardly see that in manga。 It's great。 They feel so real！The art looks wonky and dark even and fits the series well。 The view angles are interesting and the rhythm rolls nicely too。 The series avoids cliches， which makes this better than most。 Let's see how this will turn out and if Kotoyama can keep up with how well this started。 。。。more
Gretchen
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Ko has insomnia and no longer cares about school， so he decides to take a walk one night。 He meets Nazuna who shows him how fun the night can be。 She invites him back to her place， but instead of having sex with him she sucks his blood。 Nazuna is a vampire。 Ko is a bit weirded out at first， but then he accepts what just happened and decides that he wants to become a vampire。 There is only one problem: to become a vampire， you must first fall in love with one and Nazuna hates the l-word。 #Calloft Ko has insomnia and no longer cares about school， so he decides to take a walk one night。 He meets Nazuna who shows him how fun the night can be。 She invites him back to her place， but instead of having sex with him she sucks his blood。 Nazuna is a vampire。 Ko is a bit weirded out at first， but then he accepts what just happened and decides that he wants to become a vampire。 There is only one problem: to become a vampire， you must first fall in love with one and Nazuna hates the l-word。 #CalloftheNightVol1 #NetGalley 。。。more
Marcy Thomas
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Thanks to Netgalley for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review。This was boring。It’s a shame because the art and character designs are so interesting。 It was the cover that initially drew me in， and I thought it would be more gothic than it was。 While the art was pretty， the lack of plot was a disappointment。 It’s just two people who meet， the girl happens to be a vampire， they hang out。。。 and that’s all it is for a few chapters。 There were a few gags I didn’t really care for。 A plot f Thanks to Netgalley for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review。This was boring。It’s a shame because the art and character designs are so interesting。 It was the cover that initially drew me in， and I thought it would be more gothic than it was。 While the art was pretty， the lack of plot was a disappointment。 It’s just two people who meet， the girl happens to be a vampire， they hang out。。。 and that’s all it is for a few chapters。 There were a few gags I didn’t really care for。 A plot finally came up towards the end， but I had checked out by then。 It’s a bad sign if a plot shows up towards the end， and it was a love triangle。 Big nope。I think I was expecting something more from this， but for what it is it’s not enough to keep me interested。 。。。more
Nick H
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[READ IN JAPANESE] Languid and （as far as I could tell） pretty no-frills ‘directionless youth finds purpose when meeting a vampire’ story。 There are so few locales here that it often feels more like a stage adaptation。 Not necessarily a bad thing， but I did find the text-packed frames to be visually tiresome。 The artwork wasn’t too bad either， which made the fact that they often covered it up more disappointing。 All in all， there were massive stretches here where I either couldn’t quite grasp wh [READ IN JAPANESE] Languid and （as far as I could tell） pretty no-frills ‘directionless youth finds purpose when meeting a vampire’ story。 There are so few locales here that it often feels more like a stage adaptation。 Not necessarily a bad thing， but I did find the text-packed frames to be visually tiresome。 The artwork wasn’t too bad either， which made the fact that they often covered it up more disappointing。 All in all， there were massive stretches here where I either couldn’t quite grasp what they were talking about， or found myself checking out and not really caring because what I did understand was repetitive and without much substance。 Maybe I would have enjoyed this more if I read it in English， but I suspect not。 As with all stories I read fully in Japanese， I will now recount the entire plot as I understood it， so I can check it over later in case I ever return to this book: ========== SPOILERS FOLLOW （maybe） ==========A young boy （I forgot his name already） who’s disillusioned with his school and home life goes wandering the streets at night， only to encounter a vampire girl， whose name/title I understood to be something like “Nazuna of the Seven Grasses。” After realizing what she is， he surprises her by enthusiastically agreeing to be her personal feed bag。 She is willing to hang out with our guy， but often spurns his advances when he tries to consider her an actual friend。 I didn’t find much of these first few chapters， in which they stand around the streets at night and postulate on various things， to be very interesting。 There was a pretty funny moment however， where they’re laying in bed together in her apartment and he’s not in the mood to have his blood sucked。 After she pesters him about it and gets her way， she immediately falls asleep while he lays in the bed， unsatisfied。There are a few fish-out-of-water gags， like when our hero finds out that Nazuna doesn’t own a cell phone （at least not one invented before the fall of the Berlin wall）， or when they excitedly try out their new transceiver watches。 The story is at its best with these gags， and the uneven tone could have been improved by sprinkling more of these throughout。 The big plot point arrives （way too late if you ask me） when our hero’s childhood friend comes into the picture。 It turns out that she’s never given up on him since they were little， though he never noticed， and Nazuna quickly feels the need to make her jealous。 There’s a very small amount of love triangle stuff in there， but never really any dramatic tension， and at the end Nazuna finally comes around and decides she wants to be friends with our guy after all。 What I found most interesting here was not the story， but some of the colloquial spelling they used。 Especially when Nazuna would speak。 Lots of dropped characters and truncated phrases， imitating the way someone would pronounce certain words but not necessarily spell them on the page。 Things like 「すんまへーん」 for 「すみません」 when calling the wait staff at a cafe for example。 。。。more
Johnny Bahama
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