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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 23/03/2026

I made a very silly update to my microblog. I added a follows/followers section! This is different from my "friends" page since this is supposed to mimic masto/bsky/tumblr/etc and is specific to microblogs. If you're reading this and you are subscribed to the […] [Original post on sakurajima.moe]

a screenshot of a microblog website that shows a follows and followers section, akin to mastodon. 1 follow and follower is listed, who is my mutual ArimaMary.

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 02/03/2026

My February 2026 Reads: Here's what I thought of: * Light Novels * Nibiiro no Hana by Konohara Narise Started: * Divine Incursions v01by Oumi Kifuru #NaviReads

February 2026 Wrap-up
4 Books
1,422 Pages
3.75 Avg. Rating

Scores out of 5

The Wicked Princess and Her Twelve Eyes: The Legendary Villainess and Her Elite Assassins by Daken - 3.5
Nibiiro no Hana by Narise Konohara - 3.0
Lout of Count's Family Vol. 6 by Yu Ryeo-Han - 4.0
Finding My Way to (You) in This MMO World - LN 1 by Chiwako Fujiwara - 4.5

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 21/02/2026

I wonder when JP publishers decide on 1 volume vs 2 or more? They seem to have no trouble splitting books up into parts and just publishing them at the same time (see Agents of Four Seasons), but sometimes they stick to only 1 volume despite how long it is (like Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere)

a photo of a volume of a 3 inches thick light novel with a caption above saying "Who tells me that light novels are light again I'll hit him in the face with this". It's in the Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere series.

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 14/02/2026

First games acquired in 2026: Animal Well: I've heard good things about this puzzle platformer. It's cool that it has the "DoesItPlay" approval, meaning it's confirmed complete on cart. Dark Auction: it used to have the subtitle "Hitler's Estate" but I think […] [Original post on sakurajima.moe]

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 02/02/2026

My January 2025 Reads: Here's what I thought of: * Light Novels * Mother of Learning Arc 2, 3, and 4 by Domagoj Kurmaić Started: * The Wicked Princess and Her Twelve Eyes: The Legendary Villainess and Her Elite Assassins by Daken Wow I read a […] [Original post on sakurajima.moe]

Scores out of 5

Mother of Learning: ARC 2, 3, and 4 (final) - 4.5, 4.5, and 5.
After the Disabled God of War Became My Concubine (Novel) Vol. 1 - 4.0
The Trials and Tribulations of My Next Life as a Noblewoman: Volume 3 Part 2 - 4.5
Lord of Mysteries, Vol. 2: The Clown, Part II - 4.5
Buying You on the Day You Were to Die - 4.0

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 18/01/2026

This image was created with Picrew’s “makowka character maker II“!! picrew.me/share?cd=sP4AIIyPge #Picrew #makowka_character_maker_II

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 09/01/2026

Lord of Mysteries volume 2 finally came in! I've really been loving the designs of the covers, this one is pretty vibrant in person. #NaviBookCollection

Front cover of Lord of Mysteries the Clown part 2, volume 2 of the series.

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 02/01/2026

Created an alternate ver. to use as an avatar

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 02/01/2026

This image was created with Picrew’s “Faelions Avatar Creator“!! picrew.me/share?cd=ZUgOvCUbV8 #Picrew #Faelions_Avatar_Creator

picrew illustration of a girl with black hair, red angel wings, and white boa coat wearing a purple turtleneck

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 01/01/2026

Oh there's a graphic on the mobile version, here's a visual summary of my 2025 reading.

Storygraph Wrap-up 2025

55 Books, 17,607 pages

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 01/01/2026

My December 2025 Reads: Here's what I thought of: * Light Novels * Mother of Learning Arc 1 by Domagoj Kurmaić Started: * The Trials and Tribulations of My Next Life as a Noblewoman: Volume 3 You can also see the Storygraph official yearly […] [Original post on sakurajima.moe]

December 2025 Wrap-Up
5 Books
1,906 Pages
3.95 Avg Rating

December 2025 Reads - Scores out of 5

The Twelve Kingdoms Book 2 – Shadow of the Moon, Shadow of the Sea: Part 2 by Fuyumi Ono - 3.75

Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Volume 1 by Ren Eguchi - 3.5

Mother of Learning by Domagoj Kurmaić, nobody103 - 4.5

Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Volume 2 by Ren Eguchi - 3.5

The Trials and Tribulations of My Next Life as a Noblewoman: Volume 3 Part 1 by Kamihara - 4.5

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 27/12/2025

My constant rework of my websites and blog is starting to feel like this comic LOL

Number of Blog Posts vs Number of posts about elaborate blog setups

Joke that shows that people who blog normally using wordpress or blogger focus more on the actual writing than the people stuck in retooling their static site generators.

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 02/12/2025

I got some games from VGP during their Thanksgiving sales. Iwakura Aria - it's a Visual Novel. I really like the art (reminds me of House in Fata Morgana). It's got decent reviews for the story as well. In Stars and Time - this is an RPG with a time loop […] [Original post on sakurajima.moe]

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 01/12/2025

My November 2025 Reads: Here's what I thought of: * Light Novels I sure got a lot of reading done over Thanksgiving! #NaviReads #MonthlyReadingWrapUp

November 2025 Wrap-up
5 books
1,543 Pages
4.05 Avg. Rating

Scores out of 5:

The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong, Vol. 3 - 4.0
Welcome to Monstrous Miss Sophie’s Enchanted Salon of Healing Volume 1 - 4.0
Welcome to Monstrous Miss Sophie’s Enchanted Salon of Healing Volume 2 - 3.75
Lout of Count's Family, Vol. 5 - 4.0
Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint (novel), Vol. 2 - 4.5

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 25/11/2025

The last volume of Ascendance of a Bookworm finally came in 🥹 I finally have the whole series in print! I'll still collect the fanbooks and spinoff, but it's crazy to think this series is 32 books long 😂 Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Vol. 2 also came in! […] [Original post on sakurajima.moe]

Bookworm Fanbook 5 and Light Novel part 5 Volume 12

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 21/11/2025

Also it helps that I hardcore ship the two main characters LOL (JaviLloyd even has a bridge named after them in-series!) These memes are taken from this tumblr post: pomnavi.tumblr.com/post/800758969796853760

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 04/11/2025

I've been playing Golden Sun recently on my everdrive, and I wanted to collect this series physically since I've been enjoying my time with it. My favorite way to store GB and GBA games is to buy these custom game cases. They're roughly the same size as the DS cases. #NaviGameCollection

Front cover of Golden Sun GBA and Golden Sun the Lost Age (GBA)

Back cover of Golden Sun GBA and Golden Sun the Lost Age (GBA)

Inside of the DS-like GBA game cases

Contains the official game, manual, and map for both Golden Sun games.

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 01/11/2025

My October 2025 Reads: Here's what I thought of: * Light Novels. * Planet by Konohara Narise I didn't want to lump Planet in with the other light novels since it's more literary fiction anyways. You can tell by the calendar that I really didn't want […] [Original post on sakurajima.moe]

October 2025 Wrap Up
7 Books
2,152 pages
3.96 Avg. Rating

October 2025 Reads - Scores out of 5

The Apothecary Diaries: Volume 15 by Natsu Hyuuga - 4.5
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Vol. 1 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu - 4.0
Expedition Cooking with the Enoch Royal Knights, Vol. 7 by Mashimesa Emoto - 4.0
The Twelve Kingdoms Book 1 - Shadow of the Moon, Shadow of the Sea: Part 1 by Fuyumi Ono - 3.75
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Vol. 2 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu - 4.0
Planet - 3.5
Lout of Count's Family, Vol. 4 by Yu Ryeo-Han - 4.0

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 20/10/2025

Barnes and Noble was having a sale in the manga section, so this was a good time to pick up some more books! Twelve Kingdoms LN 2 - completes the first episode of the series Ennead Vol 3-6 - this covers the 1st season of the manhwa. I like how the covers […] [Original post on sakurajima.moe]

The Twelve Kingdoms Book 2 - Shadow of the Moon, Shadow of the Sea Part 2 by Fuyumi Ono

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 10/10/2025

Dinner tonight, I ate at a Vietnamese place near work. Super tasty! #NaviFoodCollection

Photo of a rice bowl with veggies, chicken, and a fried egg on top. There's a drink in the background.

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 02/10/2025

My September 2025 Reads: You can find out my thoughts about these on my ranobe blog. I've decided to stop listing and linking to each light novel book since it's tedious. I think my blog is organized enough to find the books if you're curious. I might still […] [Original post on sakurajima.moe]

September 2025 Wrap-Up
4 Books
1,343 Pages
4.13 Avg Rating

September 2025 Reads: Scores out of 5

The Despicable Duke Settles His Affairs by Miori Kayamoto - 3.5
Lout of Count's Family Volume 3 by Yu Ryeo-Han - 4.0
Agents of the Four Seasons, Dance of Summer Part I and II by Kana Akatsuki - 4.5 and 4.5

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 23/09/2025

Another JRPG pickup! This bundle of Octopath Traveler 1+2 is actually quite reasonably priced (only 60$ for at least 100 hours of content). I tried the demo of the first game when it first came out, and I ended up disliking one of the characters dialogue […] [Original post on sakurajima.moe]

Photo of front cover of Octopath Traveler 1 + 2 bundle Nintendo Switch physical game

Photo of inside cover with all 16 characters displayed

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 18/09/2025

In addition, here's the "GameStop special" that I was referring to yesterday. I bought this new and this is what showed up 😱. At least Hundred Line is actually new and undamaged. #NaviGameCollection

Yeah! You Want "Those Games", Right? So Here You Go! Now, Let's See You Clear Them! 1+2 Nintendo Switch game cartridge.

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 18/09/2025

This finally went on sale! The Collector's edition for The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy contains a lot of extra goodies, like a mini art book, soundtrack, and short story. #NaviGameCollection

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy Switch game front cover

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy Switch game back cover

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy Switch game Collector's Edition box

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy Switch game Collector's Edition back side.

Lists all the contents including:
Game
3D acrylic diorama
15 Character art cards
Metal pin
Lenticular art card
Art book
Soundtrack selection CD
Defense Academy Short Novel

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 12/09/2025

New pickup came in today! It was on sale, and I was interested since it seems to be a romance/story based VN with decent reviews. #NaviGameCollection

Tales from Toyotoki: Arrival of the Witch
Nintendo switch game front cover

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 01/09/2025

My 2025 August Reads: Here's what I thought of: * Ishura, LN 3: Voiceless Calamity (Keiso) * Hunger's Bite (Robin, Taylor) * Verse Book 3 (Sam Beck) * Lord of Mysteries, Vol. 1: The Clown, Part I (Cuttlefish That Loves Diving) * The Water Magician […] [Original post on sakurajima.moe]

Scores out of 5

Ishura, Vol. 3: Voiceless Calamity by Keiso - 4.0
Hunger's Bite by Taylor Robin - 4.0
Verse Book 3 by Sam Beck - 2.5
Lord of Mysteries, Vol. 1: The Clown, Part I by Cuttlefish That Loves Diving - 4.5
The Water Magician: Arc 1 Volume 3 by Tadashi Kubou - 3.75
Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint (novel), Vol. 1 by singNsong - 4.0
The Trials and Tribulations of My Next Life as a Noblewoman: Volume 2 Part 1 by Kamihara - 4.5
The Trials and Tribulations of My Next Life as a Noblewoman: Volume 2 Part 2 by Kamihara - 4.5

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 29/08/2025

Decided to pick up Tales of Symphonia for Gamecube. This game infamously has modern ports that are worse than the original version. I actually wanted to pick it up for Switch, but this GC version is still the best way to play supposedly. #NaviGameCollection

Tales of Symphonia Gamecube case with two discs and a manual

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 25/08/2025

I recently found out that our Wii is actually able to play GameCube games, so I wanted to try Harvest Moon Magical Melody. It's fun to see how thorough the manuals were back then. I don't think I'll get super deep into collecting GC games, but I might pick up […] [Original post on sakurajima.moe]

Harvest Moon Magical Melody Gamecube game

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 11/08/2025

Ohh Lord of Mysteries is confirmed to have a full adaptation planned! 6 seasons and a movie! Apparently it was revealed in a Tencent livestream. xcancel.com/LOTM_WORLD/status/19544… #LordOfMysteries #lordofthemysteries

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 05/08/2025

My copy of Lord Of Mysteries Volume 1 came in finally! Excited to dig in! It's a really thick book (see ORV for comparison)

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 01/08/2025

My July 2025 Reads: Here's what I thought of: * The Apothecary Diaries, LN 14 (Hyuuga, Natsu) * Lout of Count's Family, Vol. 2 (Ryeo-Han, Yu) * Expedition Cooking with the Enoch Royal Knights, LN 6 (Emoto, Mashimesa * The Alchemist Who Survived […] [Original post on sakurajima.moe]

July 2025 Wrap-up
4 Books, 1,507 Pages, 3.88 Avg Rating

July 2025 Reads (Scores out of 5)
The Apothecary Diaries Vol 14 - 4.0
Lout of Count's Family Vol 2 - 3.75
Expedition Cooking with the Enoch Royal Knights Vol 6 - 3.75
The Alchemist Who Survived Dreams of a Quiet City Life Vol 5 - 4.0

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 28/07/2025

I've been waiting for the Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint novel ever since it was announced! Ize/Yen Press really went all out with the design of the book (there's foiling and embossing), and the art is peak 🤌 Ready to finally start reading! #OmniscientReadersViewpoint #NaviBookCollection

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 28/07/2025

I got my Moomin nendoroid recently! I got into the Moomins from the Snufkin game, and I'm hoping they make a Snufkin nendo next 🤞 He's so cute, especially with the angry face lol. He was pretty cheap too, since the design is so simple. #NaviFigureCollection

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 14/07/2025

Yeah I think Apothecary Diaries was a major success for J-Novel (LOL) It's also interesting to see what J-Novel is trying to recommend for Kusuriya fans: j-novel.club/more-like-TAD Bookworm isn't on the list, maybe because that's the other obvious […] [Original post on sakurajima.moe]

A screenshot of the front page of J-Novel club with a bunch of banners for The Apothecary Diaries light novels.

The banner at the top says "Love the anime? Go beyond with the light novels!"

The banner at the sides say "Do you love The Apothcary Diaries? Try these titles out!"

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 09/07/2025

I was waiting for these two rpgs to go on sale! I decided to wait for DQ3 HD2D remake so that could be my first experience of DQ3 (the other version on Switch is a port of the mobile version, which I also have physically). Fantasian is a port of an Apple […] [Original post on sakurajima.moe]

Front covers of Nintendo switch games: dragon quest 3 hd2d remake & fantasian neo dimension

Back covers of Nintendo switch games: dragon quest 3 hd2d remake & fantasian neo dimension

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 04/07/2025

Twelve Kingdoms Book 1 arrived! I'm interested in comparing this to the Woodbury fan translation to see the differences in interpretation. The art is very pretty, and I'll finally have context for the illustrations in the artbooks I own for the series. #NaviBookCollection

The front cover of The Twelve Kingdoms Book 1 by Fuyumi Ono

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 02/07/2025

My June 2025 reads: Here's what I thought of: * Ishura Vol. 2 * The Expert System's Champion (Adrian Tchaikovsky) * Expedition Cooking with the Enoch Royal Knights, Vol. 5 * The Time Machine (HG Wells) I also read a lot of fanfic and […] [Original post on sakurajima.moe]

June 2025 Wrap-up
4 Books
808 Pages
3.31 Avg rating

June 2025 Reads - Ratings out of 5
Ishura Vol. 2 - 4.0
The Expert System's Champion (Adrian Tchaikovsky) - 3.25
Expedition Cooking with the Enoch Royal Knights Vol 5 - 3.5
The Time Machine (by HG Wells) - 2.5

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 25/06/2025

Some recent pickups, including an order from Amazon Japan that just came in. I've been dying to play Fantasy Life i, and I just finished the 3DS game! Staffer Case is a mystery/detective visual novel. Plucky Squire was on sale, and I really wanted to check it out #NaviGameCollection

Nintendo Switch games: front cover of Fantasy Life I, Staffer Case, and The Plucky Squire.

Nintendo Switch games: back cover of Fantasy Life I, Staffer Case, and The Plucky Squire.

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 10/06/2025

I literally ordered a bunch of books from Crunchyroll just so I could read Magus of the Library vol 8... #NaviBookCollection

Physical books pictured:

Manga:
Magus of the Library volume 8

Novels:
Ballad of Sword and Wine volume 4
Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 5, vol 7 & 8

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 09/06/2025

My VGP and other orders came in today! Can you tell I like visual novels :neocat_laugh_sweat: #NaviGameCollection

Switch games front covers:
Suikoden 1& 2 remaster- Day 1 edition
Frog Detective: the entire mystery

Nintendo switch edition of Ghostpia - day one edition which comes with an artbook, a short novel, a sturdy cardboard sleeve, and the game itself.

Nintendo switch edition of From Madness With Love / 狂気より愛をこめて which came with a bonus fundoshi lol

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 06/06/2025

The collectors edition for Fuga: Melodies of Steel Trilogy came in, and it's absolutely huge!! And I think it even came with a signed postcard from the devs, that's so sweet :meowmeltcry: It comes with an artbook, a sample soundtrack CD, 3 short story […] [Original post on sakurajima.moe]

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 05/06/2025

My May 2025 reads: * The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life, Vol. 4 * Lout of Count's Family, Vol. 1 - still working on the writeup for this one, will update this when I post the link * Ishura Vol. 1-2

May 2025 Wrap Up
2 Books
871 Pages
3.75 Avg Rating

May 2025 Reads, Scores out of 5.

The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life, Vol. 4 - 4
Lout of Count's Family, Vol. 1 - 3.5

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 02/05/2025

Here's what I read in April 2025! And here's what I thought of them: * The Apothecary Diaries Vol 13 by Hyuuga Natsu * The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster Another busy month...I'll write about Ishura after I've read volume 2. #NaviReads #MonthlyReadingWrapUp

April 2025 Wrap-up
3 Books
543 Pages
Avg Rating - 4.08 / 5

Scores out of 5
Apothecary Diaries by Hyuuga Natsu Vol. 13 - 4.5
The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster - 4.0
Ishura by Keiso Vol. 1 - 3.75

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 01/05/2025

My very delayed February order. I initially ordered these games from Play-Asia, but they were having stock and shipping issues :btr_bocchi_pain:, so I cancelled my previous order and got these from VGP. Urban Myth Dissolution Center - horror mystery visual […] [Original post on sakurajima.moe]

Urban Myth Dissolution Center - Switch physical game front cover

Urban Myth Dissolution Center - Switch physical game back cover

Stories from Sol: The Gun Dog Starship Edition Switch physical game front cover with slipcover and mini art booklet

Stories from Sol: The Gun Dog Starship Edition Switch physical game back cover with slipcover and mini art booklet

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 19/04/2025

I've been waiting for this! I've heard a lot of good things about the Lunar series, and I love the pixel art, so I ended up getting this on release. #NaviGameCollection

Lunar Remastered Collection for the Nintendo Switch (front cover)

Lunar Remastered Collection for the Nintendo Switch (back cover)

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 16/04/2025

Picked up SpiriTTea on a whim, I saw someone recommend this is a fun cozy game, and it was on sale. #NaviGameCollection

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 01/04/2025

Here's what I read for the month of March! And here's what I thought of them: * The Apothecary Diaries Vol 11 by Hyuuga Natsu * The Apothecary Diaries Vol 12 by Hyuuga Natsu * The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter (1-3) Didn't end up […] [Original post on sakurajima.moe]

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 29/03/2025

I only started Xenoblade 1 (didn't finish it yet), but I'm still going to play XCX right away since I've heard it's not directly connected. #NaviGameCollection #XenobladeChroniclesX

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✨Navi✨ @pomnavi.net · 28/03/2025

This image was created with Picrew’s “Tsucrew“!! picrew.me/share?cd=ElbDMgEOMg #Picrew #Tsucrew

Picture of a girl with heart glasses and a red crown.

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