Can’t get into manga easily these days

MJJ December 16, 2025 7:19 pm

i have so many mangas on my list and on my phone to read.. bl gl everything in between BUT i just can’t get invested in any of them even if its something i would usually like.

Even if the art is what im into etc. what’s wrong with me? I love manga esp BL. But these days i open this site and look up a manga on my list that i saved cause i knew id like it and then a few pages later i click off cuz i get bored or distracted

I NEVER GET INVESTED OR EXCITED ANYMORE.

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    fwopfwop December 16, 2025 7:30 pm

    GIRRRLLL I FEEL YOUU!!! Like i have 1000+ to read stories, half is probably completed, but I m also looking for other reccos cos I cant read them. Ive tried several times to read Checkmate and Passion, pearl boy, and roses and champ ( that I’ve marinated and promised to read once its done) but ive never get past. Chapter 5. Now im looking for short stories less than 10 chaps cos i dont have the attention to read long ass stories. What wrong with me. Damnit. Like i see edits and thought thats interesting imma read it now to know what happened. Then 5 chaps in i dont care to know anymore. And actively accepts distractions

    JJP December 16, 2025 10:41 pm

    there's nothing wrong with u, can't say for sure if its the same as what I went through but it might be like when you eat too much of the same fav food and its always available
    I also went through this, I took a break and read only BL (m/m romance) books or novels for awhile, there's some really good stuff out there, more variety in terms of plot lines, dynamics, dialogue, pace etc everything, tried out audio dramas too (voices <3 noises <3)
    when all you have is black text on white or dialogue and sounds to work with, ur imagination works a little differently than when its given to u as images, that might be a change you could try
    then I eventually came back to mangago and had heaps of stuff to catch up on, rediscovering stuff I used to get excited about that actually gets me excited again, and of course, the art
    going through the exact same thing with music rn, all just noise to me, and I fking love music so much

    MJJ December 17, 2025 1:38 pm
    GIRRRLLL I FEEL YOUU!!! Like i have 1000+ to read stories, half is probably completed, but I m also looking for other reccos cos I cant read them. Ive tried several times to read Checkmate and Passion, pearl bo... fwopfwop

    SAME I GET EXCITED FROM EDITS
    I might take a break or read short manga too tbh
    I tried to read master peace cuz everyone is talking about it and quit after chap 6 lolll

    MJJ December 17, 2025 1:42 pm
    there's nothing wrong with u, can't say for sure if its the same as what I went through but it might be like when you eat too much of the same fav food and its always availableI also went through this, I took a... JJP

    My friend keeps recommending bl books to me actually and i read one and loved it and she recommended even more so maybe you’re right i should focus on books for a while. They’re enjoyable and for some reason these days easier to pick up than manga for me lol i need a visual break!
    Can i ask for one rec from you? I wanna get into bl books now and my friends recs are good but i only have a few lolll

    fwopfwop December 17, 2025 2:10 pm
    SAME I GET EXCITED FROM EDITS I might take a break or read short manga too tbhI tried to read master peace cuz everyone is talking about it and quit after chap 6 lolll MJJ

    Master peace start out so great with full potential but it nosed dived after their first sex. For me what i do it look into other forms or genre. Like go back to watching anime or movies or read sl or action. Another is rereading my faves. Currently im obsessed with heated rivalry so still bl in different form

    JJP December 17, 2025 3:20 pm
    My friend keeps recommending bl books to me actually and i read one and loved it and she recommended even more so maybe you’re right i should focus on books for a while. They’re enjoyable and for some reaso... MJJ

    thats great, glad to know you found smth to enjoy :D it doesn't have to be books, there's a variety of BL media out there so you can try whatever peaks your interest
    I'm not sure what you're into so could you tell me which books your friend recommended that you enjoyed?
    I like crime/detective so I recommend the Zero Hour Series by Aimee Nicole Walker, it's a trilogy but there's more if you enjoy it, I personally thought the balance was pretty good between the romance and the crime and the backstories, there is nice flow and fairly easy to follow too so you could just sit back and enjoy, writing is decent
    Captive Prince series by CS Pacat is a pretty well known title, I don't know if your friend mentioned, I enjoyed it but I don't if it would be ur cup of tea
    Eric Linnaeus series by Kikito Lynn, a combo of fantasy supernatural drama mystery, heavy topics, master-slave, writing isn't great but the world-building is very interesting
    Enhanced series by Victoria Sue has some really nice characters and couples, it's sci-fi a bit like espers, there's also crime, action, family, the later books healed my heart I cried so much reading this series, writing is okay
    Just these for now since I don't know what you like

    MJJ December 17, 2025 4:20 pm
    Master peace start out so great with full potential but it nosed dived after their first sex. For me what i do it look into other forms or genre. Like go back to watching anime or movies or read sl or action. A... fwopfwop

    I JUST FINISHED HEATED RIVALRY AND WATCHED IT TOOOO PEAKKKKK

    fwopfwop December 17, 2025 6:07 pm
    I JUST FINISHED HEATED RIVALRY AND WATCHED IT TOOOO PEAKKKKK MJJ

    GIRRLL U GET IT!! ITS ALL I CAN THINK OF RN!!! Many scenes is living in my head rent free. Like it was just “wow genetic” but now all scenes is replying. I THE EDITS AND INTERVIEWS IS JUST ALL OVER MY FYP


    Ps i now became obssed with the actors too. Theyre soo opposite of their characters