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Sep 11, 2021 5:09 PM

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Corrout said:
I listen to just about anything while reading, though my personally fav is シーサイド SEASIDE by S U B W A Y S, such an energetic yet relaxing piece.
wow we have similar taste in music😄though I never heard this before. I have heard few S U B W A Y S songs earlier, S U B W A Y S - アイスクリーム is my favorite of them

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Sep 11, 2021 6:59 PM

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SAT_KUMAR said:
Yes!!!!
I listen different kind of music for different genre of manga.
Romantic OST while reading any romance manga, ambient horror music while reading horror manga and OST from JJK while reading any battle shounen😄
Haha nice!! Any recommendations of romantic OST? My playlists are getting too predictable

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Sep 11, 2021 7:32 PM
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Music totally ruins the immersion for me and a big no for me. I have never understood how people are able to read anything while listening to music. For me, literally any kind of sound just ends up distracting me. That is why I love libraries the most, used to hole up in the library during my college days.
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Sep 11, 2021 7:45 PM

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SAT_KUMAR said:
Corrout said:
I listen to just about anything while reading, though my personally fav is シーサイド SEASIDE by S U B W A Y S, such an energetic yet relaxing piece.
wow we have similar taste in music😄though I never heard this before. I have heard few S U B W A Y S songs earlier, S U B W A Y S - アイスクリーム is my favorite of them
yeah that song got me into the artist, Metro Line Adventures EP is a great album from them that has both of the songs in them, pretty good tbh.

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Sep 11, 2021 7:58 PM

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Sep 11, 2021 8:41 PM

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Endless_end said:
Haha nice!! Any recommendations of romantic OST? My playlists are getting too predictable
well I have plenty of them but I will only recommend those which I like the most:

1. Orignal:Sunset Rollercoaster - My Jinji || Slowed:My jinji [Slowed]

2. Orignal:just friends || Slowed: potsu - just friends [Slowed]

3. Orignal:quickly, quickly - getsomerest || Slowed: Not Available🤷‍♂️

4. Slowed:tomofumi tanizawa - kimi ni todoke (slowed + reverb) {I think only this version of this song will be suitable for reading manga while listening to it in background}

Slowed versions are more likely to not hinder your experience while reading something so I have mentioned those too........
Hope you like it🙂
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I listen to guts theme and hai yai forces while reading berserk if im feeling super sad/pumped up :DDDDDDD
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Sep 11, 2021 8:45 PM

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Yeah i do

Im remember listing to the ReLife of on loop when i was reading the ReLife manga.
It fit extremely well honestly
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Sep 11, 2021 9:25 PM

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SAT_KUMAR said:
Endless_end said:
Haha nice!! Any recommendations of romantic OST? My playlists are getting too predictable
well I have plenty of them but I will only recommend those which I like the most:

1. Orignal:Sunset Rollercoaster - My Jinji || Slowed:My jinji [Slowed]

2. Orignal:just friends || Slowed: potsu - just friends [Slowed]

3. Orignal:quickly, quickly - getsomerest || Slowed: Not Available🤷‍♂️

4. Slowed:tomofumi tanizawa - kimi ni todoke (slowed + reverb) {I think only this version of this song will be suitable for reading manga while listening to it in background}

Slowed versions are more likely to not hinder your experience while reading something so I have mentioned those too........
Hope you like it🙂
Thank you so much!!! Will definitely check them out!

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Sep 13, 2021 6:05 AM

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Always, helps set the mood depending on what I'm reading. Almost like making my own AMV, but with manga. Plus if it's just too quiet I don't like that.
Sep 14, 2021 3:59 AM
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Yes, I almost always play music when I read anything in general because I don't really like it that much when the atmosphere is too quiet but I don't like it when it's too noisy either so I just play some not-too-overwhelming music.
Oct 5, 2021 2:02 PM
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Damuzen said:
Not music exactly, but ambient sounds and musics


I began to do that while reading Barakamon. Having a slow accoustic guitar and ciccadas playing in the background was top notch for getting immersed in the setting, and I really felt like I was on the island

More recently I listened to darker/creepier ambient music while reading some manwha like Bastard, Sweet Home and Pigpen
And now I just finished a reading session of Fumetsu no Anata e with some celtic ambient music in the background, it really fits !


Do you have any playlists that you could link for this kinda stuff? Would really appreciate it, am considering listening to music whilst reading manga but feel like it would be too distracting, ambient sounds seem like the perfect balance.
Oct 5, 2021 4:38 PM

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Yes sometimes, it's easier to concentrate on without all the outside noise.
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Yes, almost always. If I don't listen to some music while I'm reading my ADHD brain is like: "we're just gonna wander aimlessly and not have a clue what we're reading". If I'm having trouble understanding what I'm reading in a certain part then I have to turn off the music and read out loud till I get it. I just put my playlist to shuffle and usually don't even notice what's playing. Sometimes my mind gets bored with the manga so I just focus on the music and take a break. Then refocus and block it out again once I get back into reading.
Oct 9, 2021 4:23 PM

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I dont do that, because i need silence to read something with 100% concentration. Even though i tried with soundtracks or something similar but the music simply distract me.
Oct 9, 2021 6:54 PM

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usually just random music, but when i was catching up on AOT, i ended up listening to the anime's OST the whole time and it actually sorta added to it, it was nice.
Oct 11, 2021 1:52 AM

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Sometimes, but I once tried reading Jojo part 7 while listening to Johnny and Gyro's fanmade theme and it was an epic experience.
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I think slow instrumental music can be quite soothing when reading manga but it has to be softly played in the background.
Oct 11, 2021 5:50 PM

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If the manga have adaptation, I listen the anime OST

If don't have, I improvise with rock bands (Like I do with Solo Leveling listen Linkin Park and Evanescence) or OST from others animes (When I read Jumyou, I put the first ED of Natsume Yuujinchou).


Oct 11, 2021 6:12 PM
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Sometimes. If I do usually something calm.
Oct 23, 2021 10:04 AM

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No, I can't concentrate fully on what is happening while listening to music.





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Oct 23, 2021 11:11 AM

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I never tried listening music while reading anything actually, but would definitely try after seeing so many opinions of other people
Oct 26, 2021 8:56 PM

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Not if I'm reading a physical volume, but if I'm reading an online scan, then yes.
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Oct 27, 2021 1:55 AM

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I listen to rain or brown noise, mainly because my household is pretty loud.


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no, its extremely distracting
Oct 29, 2021 8:08 AM

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yes! if the manga has its own anime i usually put on its own OST.
if it doesnt, i sometimes make a playlist that suits the manga's vibes.
or i just play random songs i like.
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Oct 29, 2021 9:09 AM

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Only when I read Jojo, listening to the OST or the fanmade one really helps to elevate the intensity.
Oct 29, 2021 4:05 PM
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i almost always listen to music while reading Manga. sometimes it's music related to the Manga i read, but i usually binge a lot of the Manga i follow at the same time so i just put 1 song i like on a loop or put some fitting playlist, low volume, and listen while i read.
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It depends.

But I prefer music. It makes reading manga more exciting. Choosing the OST if the Manga has an Anime makes it even more enjoyable.
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Yes, I do listen to music while reading manga, but not all the time. Like, there will be times where I get disturbed and distracted by the music that I listen to, so I turn it off.
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I usually read in silence, though if there's music that fits the current manga I'm reading then I don't mind doing it.

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Nah, since it narrows my interpretations.
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I don't want to damage my ear same time damaging my eye too

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sometimes because it makes the experience way better but sometimes i just don't bother

Nov 5, 2021 7:27 PM

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No, I feel like I'll miss details if I listen to music and read. Very rarely I listen to ambient music and read.
Nov 5, 2021 8:22 PM

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Sounds good but no, its distracting and makes me can't fully concentrate while reading manga, I prefer outside noises tbh.
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I don’t listen to music since I get too focused on the lyrics. However I don’t like reading manga in silence. I’ll either go somewhere public, or I’ll listen to Noel Millers old videos. Dudes just got a voice that hits different
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Depends on the series. Most of the time I would read with some sort of music without any lyrics in the background, but I feel like there are certain series that is meant to be done in silence (Real and Punpun are ones I heard that is best read in complete silence).
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When I'm not reading at school I'll usually listen to osts and stuff while reading. The ones I mainly listen to is bleach, banana fish, kill la kill, demon slayer and toliet bound hanako kun.
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if I'm outside like on a bus or in a train then yes. but at home, no

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yeah i do listen to music while reading

except when it's a serious/intense part
Nov 12, 2021 2:28 PM

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Yes, depends on what manga i'm reading though, if it's something that have an anime adaptation, then i'm listening to either the OPs, EDs or OSTs theme of that anime. But outside of that then probably just chill beats type of song.
 
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i listen to music while doing almost everything, so yeah!
Nov 13, 2021 2:46 AM

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Occasionally. Weirdly enough, Dr. Stone set to 50s jazz made it go a lot faster.

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Sometimes, like Tokyo Ghoul osts are so good for the right mood
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I prefer to read in silence but since there is always somebody making noise when I want to read I am starting to put on my earbuds and put instrumental music to cancel the noise lol. Mostly orchestral or mellow jazz.
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