does manga count towards reading goal??

[taija]

ive been reading a lot of manga lately ( in the middle of reading slump) does anyone else add manga towards their reading goal? if it makes any difference, i’ve been reading physical copies that i own :))

[Claudio]

if you only counting books, I guess no, but if you're counting every literary work, sure why not?

[cristina]

taija wrote: "ive been reading a lot of manga lately ( in the middle of reading slump) does anyone else add manga towards their reading goal? if it makes any difference, i’ve been reading physical copies that i ..."

yeah, i do! manga, in my opinion, is still a book to read, yk? and there's quite a few words in a manga, (depending on the series) hope that helps :)

[jayla (semi-inactive)]

yeah! why wouldn’t it? it’s still reading

[Maria]

I do. I've noted what I read by Junji Ito as well as James O'Barr's "The Crow." (which is more of a graphic novel) but I've counted them. Happy reading. :)

[taija]

ahh you guys are so right!! i’m just over thinking it 🫶🏾🫶🏾

[Markita_Reads]

yes, it counts. you're reading it.

[MiniMicroPup]

For sure, a picture is worth a thousand words isn't too far off.

[Rachael]

I read a lot of manga (physical and digital) too but I don't count it towards my goal. The reason is because I used to read a lot of manga, but I want to focus more on books, so it's a personal preference of mine to just only count books. I do however add manga to my read shelf on GR.

However, I do think manga can totally be counted towards your goal. It's completely up to you, and because you read physical copies, you can totally add that volume towards your reading goal. :)

[Henna_UwU]

I think it can count if you want it to. There are certainly manga that have a lot of thematic value to them, such as Junji Ito's Uzumaki and Haruko Ichikawa's Land of the Lustrous series. :D

[Steve]

yup. A book has lots of words to describe what is happening. The manga has images instead. The speaking text is still there as in books. It can take just as long to study an image to extract the unwritten story/words as it can to read a few paragraphs.

[Malissa]

Yes, count them you are still reading and seeing the images.

[gracie]

anything thats on gr i count towards my reading goal!!

[Alecsandra]

why not?

[Sonali]

Why ever not?

[heav (hamilton’s version)]

yes!! stop policing what you consider reading/a book and you'll feel sm better <3 also like gracie said, if its on goodreads then it still counts imo.

[Tiffany]

yes, of course!

[Solé]

definitely counts!

[luna ♡]

words help form story n page =book

[Eilidh]

Of course Manga counts!!!! Bump up that reading goal bestie

[jaylee]

Whatever makes you happy! There’s no rules to what type of book you can count towards your reading cools. Personally I vote yes.

[Kristi]

I've been reading Yona of the Dawn so it counts in my perspective