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Jun 12, 2020 11:27 AM
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If yes/no, why?

Personally, I listen to a LOT of music while reading manga. That is because I feel like it gets boring without music. I just don't feel any suspense while reading in a quiet room.

What about you?
"๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜… ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ. ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜†. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ... ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—นl ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜. ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜…, ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป'๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ."
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Jun 12, 2020 11:46 AM
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Never tried it, but sounds great. So how do you do it? Do you like play soundtracks that match the genre (suspense, creepy, etc.) or do you just put random calm/lo-fi music?

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Jun 12, 2020 11:52 AM
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SagarSR said:
Never tried it, but sounds great. So how do you do it? Do you like play soundtracks that match the genre (suspense, creepy, etc.) or do you just put random calm/lo-fi music?

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Yep. I do usually play the music compatible with the theme or genre, but I don't have a specific playlist or soundtrack for EVERY genre. I usually just search up the type of song that immediately pops up in my mind while reading a manga. Say, I am reading a light-hearted manga with comedy, I'll probably listen to something suitable.

If you arent bothered by noise while reading manga, listening to music is a pretty great and refreshing way to interpret a manga.
"๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜… ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ. ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜†. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ... ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—นl ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜. ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜…, ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป'๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ."
Jun 12, 2020 5:01 PM
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Yes! If the manga has an anime I'll put its soundtrack on. If not, I'll put the soundtrack of a similar genre of a soundtrack that fits the mood on. For example, I used the made in abyss soundtrack for the 7 seeds manga (It has an anime now but the soundtrack seems kinda meh to me). If I'm reading a comedy or romance, something lighthearted, ill just put on lo-fi or something. Reading without music just feels odd to me and makes reading less enjoyable I guess
Jun 12, 2020 5:03 PM
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i usually listen to a random soundtrack or just anime opening/endings in full version because its better to read manga with music imo.
Jun 12, 2020 5:05 PM
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Depends, sometimes I do, but usually I just like to read in silence. That being said, I read the entire Eclipse in Berserk with this song in loop:



    Grant me one hour on love's most sacred shores
    To clasp the bosom that my soul adores,
    Lie heart to heart and merge my soul with yours
Jun 12, 2020 5:06 PM
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No. although is being pretty hard to find some silence.
The battle is over.
Show respect for the fallen
who fought so bravely.
Jun 13, 2020 3:22 AM
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i can multi task in about anything else, but for manga i have to be in a quiet environment.

music is distracting while i read it because my brain just creates it for me? not sure how to describe it, but while reading it in silence, my brain comes up with voices for the characters and sometimes background music. kind of like a movie
Jun 13, 2020 3:47 AM
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rometrache said:
i can multi task in about anything else, but for manga i have to be in a quiet environment.

music is distracting while i read it because my brain just creates it for me? not sure how to describe it, but while reading it in silence, my brain comes up with voices for the characters and sometimes background music. kind of like a movie


That is actually quite interesting. For me, music is not even close to distracting, lol. It actually helps me concentrate more. It's the same for when I am studying, so I guess I am a deviant.
"๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜… ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ. ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜†. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ... ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—นl ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜. ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜…, ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป'๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ."
Jun 13, 2020 3:48 AM

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If you find something that fits the manga well it is an absolute life hack
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I feel like I'm the only one who doesn't here...
Music isn't something i listen to in general and its particularly hard for me to read while listening to it. Complete silence is my preferred environment but I can cancel out background noises fine too.
Jun 13, 2020 1:01 PM

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NQK002 said:
I feel like I'm the only one who doesn't here...
Music isn't something i listen to in general and its particularly hard for me to read while listening to it. Complete silence is my preferred environment but I can cancel out background noises fine too.


Damn. You missing out on a lot, to be honest. Doesn't it get kind of boring when there is complete silence? I find it to be harder to get hyped up in certain situations without music.
"๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜… ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ. ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜†. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ... ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—นl ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜. ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜…, ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป'๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ."
Jun 13, 2020 1:55 PM

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AliAnimeCrack said:
NQK002 said:
I feel like I'm the only one who doesn't here...
Music isn't something i listen to in general and its particularly hard for me to read while listening to it. Complete silence is my preferred environment but I can cancel out background noises fine too.


Damn. You missing out on a lot, to be honest. Doesn't it get kind of boring when there is complete silence? I find it to be harder to get hyped up in certain situations without music.


It's literally the opposite for me! Sounds distract me and everything I read is so much more impactful if I'm alone in quiet. If it's mystery, then the suspense just gets upped by a hundred levels and if it's something sweet, it's feels more touching.
That said, i don't read action manga too much since I prefer anime in that genre, so we are comparing pretty different kinds of situations here.
Jun 13, 2020 2:25 PM

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NQK002 said:
AliAnimeCrack said:


Damn. You missing out on a lot, to be honest. Doesn't it get kind of boring when there is complete silence? I find it to be harder to get hyped up in certain situations without music.


It's literally the opposite for me! Sounds distract me and everything I read is so much more impactful if I'm alone in quiet. If it's mystery, then the suspense just gets upped by a hundred levels and if it's something sweet, it's feels more touching.
That said, i don't read action manga too much since I prefer anime in that genre, so we are comparing pretty different kinds of situations here.


Haha, we are different. For me, I listen to music while doing pretty much anything, so I guess that's my life. Listening to music while writing this, lmao. It actually helps me with everything. Writing, studying, reading, playing etc. Quite literally anything.

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NQK002 said:
AliAnimeCrack said:


Damn. You missing out on a lot, to be honest. Doesn't it get kind of boring when there is complete silence? I find it to be harder to get hyped up in certain situations without music.


It's literally the opposite for me! Sounds distract me and everything I read is so much more impactful if I'm alone in quiet. If it's mystery, then the suspense just gets upped by a hundred levels and if it's something sweet, it's feels more touching.
That said, i don't read action manga too much since I prefer anime in that genre, so we are comparing pretty different kinds of situations here.


Haha, we are different. I listen to music everytime I do anything, so I guess that's just my life. Listening right now, while writing lmao. It helps me every daily talks. Whether that be writing, reading, studying, playing etc. Quite literally helps me in everything.

To be honest, it doesn't ONLY go for action manga. If it's comedy, I put on a lighthearted tune. If it's mystery, some kind of dark tune. You get it by now.
"๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜… ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ. ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜†. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ... ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—นl ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜. ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜…, ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป'๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ."
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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 !
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As someone who watches anime more than I read manga, music plays a huge role in immersion and enjoyment. I do the same as others in this thread and play playlists or OSTs that correlate well with whatever genre I am reading.

Example: I am currently reading Solo Leveling and the Bungou Stray Dogs OST fits quite well with it.
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Yeah, it makes reading 'em more enjoyable for me
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I either play Gut's Theme from berserk on loop or have anything with people talking in the background, like a boring podcasts or something. I like to hear people talking as background noise..........
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nope, i could never XD it'll ruin my reading pacing and i'll mix up the song with the reading ^^;;
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AliAnimeCrack said:
rometrache said:
i can multi task in about anything else, but for manga i have to be in a quiet environment.

music is distracting while i read it because my brain just creates it for me? not sure how to describe it, but while reading it in silence, my brain comes up with voices for the characters and sometimes background music. kind of like a movie


That is actually quite interesting. For me, music is not even close to distracting, lol. It actually helps me concentrate more. It's the same for when I am studying, so I guess I am a deviant.


it helps me when i study, but thats about it. i cant multitask with music otherwise haha
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Haven't tried it, but actually think I will now when i continue reading Tokyo Revengers haha
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Kirasaka said:
Haven't tried it, but actually think I will now when i continue reading Tokyo Revengers haha


Tokyo Revengers is the SHIT. Hope you won't drop it.
"๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜… ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ. ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜†. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ... ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—นl ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜. ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜…, ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป'๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ."
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Occasionally I listen to instrumentals if it fits the theme or vibe of the manga. Most of the time I like to read in silence though as I feel I can concentrate more.
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AliAnimeCrack said:
Kirasaka said:
Haven't tried it, but actually think I will now when i continue reading Tokyo Revengers haha


Tokyo Revengers is the SHIT. Hope you won't drop it.


I'm already like a 120 odd chapters in haha so I won't drop it don't worry.
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Strangely at the moment I'm listening to Fruits Basket Theme song while watching its anime. Well, I'm also reading manga. I kinda like anime music though I also like others like instrumental, orchestra, and classical. :)
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I feel like I have answered this question before on a different thread but yes I would listen to music whenever I would read a manga.
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No, I never tried it but when I'm listening to my anime OPs, I know my head is gonna focus on that so if I'm jamming out to Departure by Masatoshi Ono, I doubt I'll be able to focus on the manga I'm reading
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I either put ost from it's anime if they're good or just go on youtube and search for themed musics.
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Sometimes, but music without text otherwise I wouldn't be able to concentrate
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Music kinda distracts me from reading, but I like playing fitting ambiance to immerse myself more, e.g. forest sounds for Hakumei & Mikochi, desolate ambiance for Girls Last Tour etc.

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 !


Basically this
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Yes.
It turns reading into an intense and personal experience (if you can find the right music)
The music I listen to is only instrumental, lots of lo-fi and so on.
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i create playlists for each specific manga i read
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Usually no. I get distracted and can't focus on what I'm reading. Depends on the manga though- I like listening to instrumentals if I do listen :)

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Not really but that sounds great.
Might try it some day
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I don't; I get distracted and can't get myself immersed if I'm not reading in silence.
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Daaamn I have tried, youtube videos also. Just doesn't work for me
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Hell yes. Especially for battle manga. I throw on some Metal core or Rap and it makes it 10x more hype.
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Very rarely. Although I don't dislike it, a silent read is more enjoyable to me.
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i don’t, i find it hard to concentrate on what i’m reading if there is music on. maybe if it was music without words i would try.
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Once in a while. Especially if this manga has an anime, then i listen to the OST from this show.

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Sometimes, usually when I don't listen to music I tend to get too absorbed to the story.
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Yes, but only cause I always listen to music no matter what I'm doing on the computer. Never thought of listening to particular music to enhance my reading experience, I might try it next time.


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not really because I usually read before bed and I think with/without music doesn't really affect me that much
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I used to sometimes, but never often and not in a few years. When I read I just don't need music, I'd rather not split my focus between music and visual input. The manga I read deserve my full attention, from text to artwork.

Also I would probably just blend out the music anyway once I get immersed, because I usually blend out everything around me when I do. It would just become background noise like anything else.
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Yeah music without lyrics, otherwise I'll get confused while reading. Soundtracks and stuff like that.
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yes otherwise i get bored and space out. it helps me concentrate
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Yes I really enjoy doing this.

It has to be specific music that suits the atmosphere of the manga. Usually instrumental, but sometimes it works with vocals too. It makes it feel like a movie.

Now, whenever I listen to that music I will remember the scenes from the manga as well. So the manga is also adding to my enjoyment of the music.
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Yeah, even because everything with music gets better.

I particularly like to listen to quieter songs with a sadder atmosphere, but that depends a lot on the kind of manga i'm reading


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I do both, dead silence or music, though I prefer music without words when I'm reading or I will try to sing along.
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If it's a slice of life: pop, calm stuff

sci-fi, something like Blame!: dark, experimental electronic music
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