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Jun 25, 2007 12:04 AM
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and what do you listen to?

for some reason when I read more serious mangas I listen to the song Billy Talent - Surrender.

if its a manga that has an anime counterpart, then sometimes I listen to the soundtrack..

anyway just curious >_>
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Jun 25, 2007 12:27 AM
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if i remeber to put on the music, i listen to w/e i feel like listening to on repeat. Right know, i'm either listening to Kanon ED, Seto no Hanayome OP, sola OP, Nodame ED1, and a few others.
Jun 25, 2007 12:35 AM
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Nope, I usually don't do it. I went through a phase where I read books with music, but never manga..

Now I can't read either with Music.. I get distracted xD
Jun 25, 2007 12:38 AM
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Eh, I'm always listening to music so whatever is on my playlist... out of the 8,000 or so songs I have. xD
Jun 25, 2007 1:42 AM
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I only listen to music when reading books. I watch tv when reading manga. Weird, but I just sit there on the couch while my dad's watching tv, I'm reading. Background noise, I can't deal with silence…>.>; Most of the time.
Jun 25, 2007 4:00 AM
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I like to have music on when I do, if I'm in a situation where I can. I usually just listen to whatever tho'.
Jun 25, 2007 4:29 AM
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I listen to instrumental stuff and soundtracks mostly :) if you pick the right soundtrack, it can really intensify the whole "experience" sort of ^.^
Jun 25, 2007 6:54 AM
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If i'm reading anything i gotta have music on, if not i won't get "bored" but i just end up doing other stuff, distracted lol.

Listen to different stuff, depending on the time being.
Jun 25, 2007 6:58 AM
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LMAO... I don't know how y'all read ANYTHING with music or the TV on. If I'm reading, I need to concentrate on what I'm reading... so I need almost complete silence. Music and TV are just a distraction.
Jun 25, 2007 7:15 AM

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Berserk + Tool = win :)
Jun 25, 2007 7:31 AM

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nah, my manga needs my undivided attention ^^
Jun 25, 2007 7:56 AM

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Sometimes, when it goes with the particular manga/book I'm reading. I can multi-task fairly well, so I don't find it a distraction ;)

riraito said:
if its a manga that has an anime counterpart, then sometimes I listen to the soundtrack..


Same here.
Jun 25, 2007 8:01 AM

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i do. i dunno why, its very annoying, but I just do it.
Jun 25, 2007 9:08 AM

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Me does! Me does!
I do not listen to anything in particular though, I just fire up my Winamp and play whatever playlist is there...
Jun 25, 2007 9:13 AM

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Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. When I do I just listen to whatever I feel like at the time.
Jun 25, 2007 9:50 AM

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I also have to have some kind of noise in the background when I read anything, anywhere from the sound of my teacher talking about something in school (I do most of my reading during class (only got yelled at once, lol) but I can't do that anymore since I am out of highschool) all the way to music or the TV. Without background noise, I just get bored and do other things, as Aokaado said.
Jun 25, 2007 10:12 AM

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Kanashimi said:
Eh, I'm always listening to music so whatever is on my playlist... out of the 8,000 or so songs I have. xD


Same here. Just replace the 8 with a 2 for me though ^^

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Jun 25, 2007 10:41 AM

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Meh, I usually prefer to read in silence.
Jun 25, 2007 11:02 AM

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i always liten to music...even while i sleep
unless i'm watching anime winamp is always on, not used to get distracted while reading manga and listening music, and seems like i haven't change my tastes of music in the last 5 years lol...i don't remenber what i watched before gundam seed (yea . evangelion lol) but gundam seed its the first 30 songs on the winamp , well they are too many to name them all . if you care that much take a look at my last.fm profile , (guess the last ones added there don't appear unless i'm listening that)
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Jun 25, 2007 1:08 PM

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Faust721 said:
if i remeber to put on the music, i listen to w/e i feel like listening to on repeat.


Same here. I listen to music often if I'm browsing the net, reading manga, driving, etc. but if I'm trying to do anything else I have to be careful about what sort of music I choose. At work, for instance, music always distracts me unless it's purely instrumental.

Lately I'm stuck on Muse's new album.
Jun 25, 2007 2:26 PM

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tainteddonut said:
Kanashimi said:
Eh, I'm always listening to music so whatever is on my playlist... out of the 8,000 or so songs I have. xD


Same here. Just replace the 8 with a 2 for me though ^^


replace that 2 for me with a big fat 16 thankies ;)

and I listen to music because I hate silence. Music really helps my thoughts to flow and my mind to focus = better manga reading experience.
Jun 26, 2007 12:11 AM

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Ishiyumi said:
i always liten to music...even while i sleep


lol, me too XD


Jun 26, 2007 4:10 AM

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Galatea said:
Ishiyumi said:
i always liten to music...even while i sleep


lol, me too XD


yeah, me too. but I try not to wake up my sis.
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12shineS said:
Galatea said:
Ishiyumi said:
i always liten to music...even while i sleep


lol, me too XD


yeah, me too. but I try not to wake up my sis.


In fact i listen with the headphones =]


Jun 26, 2007 6:33 AM

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I can't concentrate when music is playing. Then my concentration jumps to the music. So yeah, I need my silence. :D
Jun 26, 2007 10:23 AM

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I NEED MUSIC! IM AN MUSICOHOLIC!

Well, the computer speakers are always playing either an anime play list or game music play list. Need it for total relaxation!
Jun 26, 2007 10:39 AM

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Depends, if my family is making too much noise I always read with music.
But at all other times I read without, easier to focus on the reading instead of singing along.
Jun 26, 2007 2:35 PM

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I listen to music during any reading usually.

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Galatea said:
12shineS said:
Galatea said:
Ishiyumi said:
i always liten to music...even while i sleep

lol, me too XD

yeah, me too. but I try not to wake up my sis.

In fact i listen with the headphones =]

i should buy one of those , i like those pics of girls with headphones lol XD (guess it will be problematic to sleep with that since i sleep facing the wall lol)
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Jun 27, 2007 4:50 PM

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30 seconds to mars is pretty good
Jun 28, 2007 5:47 PM

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I like music but I must read manga in silence. If I read it in front of the TV or with music on I always have to read it again because I can't pay attention.

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Jun 28, 2007 6:58 PM

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I listen to music when i`m drawing, not reading. If i`m reading my LOVELESS, i don`t want anyone talking to me & no doubt stupid MUSIC distracting me!
But if i`m reading an actual book, i`ll find some classical music. But for a novel, never manga.
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I usually try to listen to music from the anime series to get me into the manga a bit more. If I don't have music from the series, I usually listen to some japanese/anime songs I have in a playlist. Let's me concentrate and gets me into the act when reading.
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I don't think I ever listened to music while reading manga. But I listen to it when I write so doing that while reading manga would be good. As long as it fits the mood. And if I did it would a anime soundtrack.


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Jul 4, 2007 10:55 AM
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I listen to music while reading. the music depends on the genre. if it's action, i listen to j-rock. if it's suspense, i listen to classical music.
Jul 4, 2007 8:27 PM

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^same here....I'll also listen to some videogame tunes as well
Jul 5, 2007 12:35 AM

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I listen to the music related to the anime of the manga im reading. so right now im reading death note so I listen to the new soundtrack and the opening and ending themes.
Jul 5, 2007 11:56 AM
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I can't read without music. It doesn't work for me for some strange reason.
Jul 5, 2007 5:22 PM

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When I read manga then I listen to BGM, it's more relaxing to read that way
Jul 6, 2007 1:52 PM

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Chelle said:
If I'm reading, I need to concentrate on what I'm reading... so I need almost complete silence. Music and TV are just a distraction.


Just like me ..
Jul 10, 2007 6:22 AM

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Usually when i read manga i don't listen to any music, because i just can't concentrate... -.-
But last time, when i was reading Love Monster i had the ending from Lovely Complex playing, and it suited quite well ^^
Jul 16, 2007 4:37 AM

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I would but I can't seem to concentrate as much then.


Jul 16, 2007 4:44 AM

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Usually varies. Sometime read manga with music, sometimes don't. But then again, i don't read lots of manga!

Well, i just listen to whatever is playing at the time. Most of the time though i am listening to Muse, Billy Talent or some SGX.
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I listen to a randomly chosen song repeatedly when reading some specific manga. Then the song becomes associated with that specific manga and I immediately think of the manga whenever I hear that song. It can get pretty disturbing after a while.
Jul 18, 2007 10:47 PM
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I know what you mean, but sometimes I like listening to music while I read just because it's more fun. depending on the manga, i try to listen to music that sorta fits it's tempo. lol then again sometimes i catch my self singing to the music and not reading.

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I always have some sort of music going when I'm reading. Music never bothered me unless it really out there compared to the manga/book. I rarely use vocal music.

I got a bunch of background sound from various sources. I usually choose one folder and let it rip. If I choose the right songs and at the right moment for any kind of reading, the experience will become ten times better.
The most recent example is with the Haruhi novel on volume 4. Really made my day.
Jul 19, 2007 8:39 AM

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generally...yes I do, but I try to keep the volume softer so I don't get distracted. Instrumental goes better though
Jul 19, 2007 11:28 AM

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haha this thread is so cute

i love all the "i can't listen to music when i read manga or else i can't concentrate!" replies

i find that so weird, i mean i've done it before, but silence isn't something i find enjoyable. if i'm gonna read manga in silence, i'd much rather enjoy it outside in good weather (but not really in the city)

else i have to have some kind of music playing
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I need music to concentrate on the manga. I just can't seem to focus on the manga when there's silence. I don't know why but.. well, with music it's just so lively. (:

But there is a limit of music genre I listen to. If it's upbeat and loud, I lose concentration on reading so I listen to slow, sentimental ones. ^^

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