Apr 24, 2025
I just wanted to say I really enjoyed this—I tore through all 10 chapters throughout the span of a day and really related to a lot of the stuff in here. I had a lot of 'literally me' moments with Lucille and even Regina to a certain extent. ...
Too many times, like Lucille, I have also thought, wouldn't things be so much better if I was in Japan instead? (Well, I'm sure it's a common thought among people posting on an English-speaking anime webnovel site.)
But I've also had that exact same thought of, if I was literally just born X years before, or after—lamenting, why did I have to land right smack in this very specific period in time, etc. etc. - which is in the end, obviously not a healthy thing to fixate on, and I had to learn to ground myself in the here and now... Much like the girls here learned to do, in the end.
But the themes aside I was also very entertained and laughed a lot. I can also confidently say that lighting up to transform into a magical girl may be a first in .. any medium? The muffin clerk popping up for her tip also made me laugh.
And personally there is no way I could have had Taco Bell after getting that drunk. Not even in my younger days.
Final parting thought:
If Lucille were real, I'd tell her—or people like her—that she's actually pretty lucky to have writing as a hobby. Because the beauty of writing is you can do it anywhere. Japan, or not-Japan. And as long as a writer can write, I think they can be happy anywhere.
Real, actual final parting thought:
FAST AND FURIIIOOUUUUS
DRIFT DRIFT DRIFT DRIFT
it took me forever orz