Wouldn't it be hilarious if Colleen did a video on their 31st birthday where they just recommend Chihayafuru 31 times in a row? 😝😊💜

Happy Birthday! (For looking back on) Action: • Immortal Rain • Joou no Hana • Shinobi Life • SHWD • Ceres Romance: • I see your face turned away • My Love Mix Up • Moonlight Flowers • Let's Do it Already • Mr. Bride Slice of Life: • Ikoku Nikki • Toriaezu Chikyuu ga Horobiru Mae Ni • & • Umi ga Hashiru End Roll • She Loves to Cook, She Loves to Eat Fantasty: • Bokura no Kiseki • Kigurumi Guardians • Kingdom of Water, Kingdom of Gold • The King's Beast • Colette Decides to Die Drama: • Namidaame to Serenade • LIFE • My Girlfriend's Child • Tales of the Tendo Family • Searching for my Perfect Brother Sci-Fi: • Himitsu: Top Secret • Please Save my Earth • Ogeha • 7 SEEDS Last Recommendation: • Chihayafuru (We all saw this coming)

"30!? But last year I got 37!" Lol I love that reference. Happy birthday Colleen!

When Colleen says trigger warnings for LIFE, she *means* trigger warnings. There are A LOT of heavy topics in that series. But it's definitely worth the read.

Congratulations! You have now entered a landmark age by which young folk consider themselves old! At least I did. I really hope this channel grows, and brings in a real income. I need there to be shojo/josei focused channels that bring in the resources that allow the creator to make large and ambitious projects with the high production values that significant resources facilitate. I believe in Colleen's ability to make this happen. Hard for me to contribute much an an income of disability, but I do hope this can grow. At the least, I can share it.

Cool to see a decent amount of yuri here! Especially since so much of the western “manga community” on YT seems to not have read any. That lack of variety in the stories that are featured is actually why I never watch many manga channels.

You uploaded this on my actual 30th birthday!! What a good present from my favorite manga channel!

Ceres has such a special place in my heart: I asked for this manga when I was a teen but it was only being released in monthly,, chapter installments. My mom would dutifully go to the local "man-bro" comic book store EVERY MONTH with me to get them and I cannot imagine doing that today. Thanks mom ❤

Welcome to your 30s! I’m pretty much midway through mine and it’s all right. No complaints. Hopefully your birthday is/was great, and enjoy!

I love chihayafuru! My favourite character is Harada :) I love how they give attention to every character regardless of age, ability and whether they're a main character or a side character everyone has a story.

Ahhh! Perfect timing on this video, imo! Today is my 40th birthday! I must add them all to my to-read list!

Happy birthday, Colleen. I'm now on chapter 10 of Chihayafuru and I've already cried.

Happy happy birthday! As a 27 year old, I feel like 30 is a cool age. I'm glad you broke your usual rules about licensing for the recs this time.

happy birthday! ☺️ i'm a few months shy of 30. Let's GOOO we're THIRTYYYY

Happy Birthday! Becoming an adult for me meant accepting my interests that I thought were "not cool" as a kid---including anime and manga! Thank you for helping me find some great reads!

Happy 30th Birthday 🎉🎉 I also had my 30th birthday on November 14th.

Happy Birthday! I'm 31 and this was the year that I finally decided to be absorbed by anime and manga, and I found about your channel because I was looking for more shojo/josei anime after absolutely loving "Say 'I love you'". I love what you're doing with your channel, even though my list of recommendations has being growing exponentially after taking notes on your vids. Keep up the good work!

I love your channel colleen. you remind me of what brought me joy as a young girl, what i value and would like to see more of.

I clicked on this vid for bokura no kiseki its my absolute favorite manga that nobody talks about thank you for bringing it up!! Also I was wearing that same uniqlo ccs shirt...

Happy Birthday. As a present to you I solemnly swear I'll read Chihayafuru~ xD

Happy birthday! I found your channel this year and its been a delight, heres to many more! I hope you enjoy it 🎉

YESSS SHE LOVES TO COOK, SHE LOVES TO EAT, REPRESENT!!!

30 MANGA RECS?? RIGHT AS MY COLLEGE BREAK IS ENDING?? idk if this is a curse or a blessing, but thank you and happy birthday!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU WERE THERE FOR THE CLASSIC AND HAVE NOW BECOME A CLASSIC

Happy birthday! I've read this genre since elementary school but never found a community to talk about it until now (I'm in uni). Really like your recs and skits, keep up the good work!

'Dandadan' and 'Undead Unlack' have a romantic sight too , you should check thise manga aswell . (You Should watch Undead Unlack anime, it is released this year)

Happy birthday Colleen!

I dont know if you'll see this and it's a bit late but I wanted to wish you a happy birthday! I've been a shoujo fan since my teenage years and I just discovered your youtube channel this year and it was honestly one of the best things about 2023. Thanks to you, I was introduced to so many great shoujos I never heard of before, and my knowledge of manga in general expanded. Your chihayafuru video was deeply touching and I always enjoy reading your fun tweets, so really, thank you so much and I'm very happy that you exist. Hope you have the loveliest of days and the loveliest of lives 🩷

The 🐐 is back, let’s go another Colleen video.

Just started My Love Mix-up and I love it, so funny and cute! You're recs are the best

thank u for this new video and happy bday!!!! i read most of the mangas u recommended im so happy

omg you recommended joou no hana i love them sm… i’m so excited for the fansubs to finish it soon 😭😭😭

Hilarious editing. Also pleasantly reminded that I have to go read/watch Chihayafuru :) thanks for all the good info!

Happy birthday and welcome to the 30s gang 🎉Thank you for the fantastic list, your recommendations are always extremely welcome!

Damn, 30. I will be 30 in 5 years! Only 5 years! Btw, you should totally read Buddy Go. It's a super cute idol manga and even has an OVA. I really enjoyed that one. I hope that cake was good. I like to make cheesecake myself on my birthday.

Happy birthday!!!

Congratulations on your birthday, Colleen! And thank you for serving your hoejoes, once again ❤

Happy Birthday!!! I wanna be like you when im 30 too hehe. Have a great birthday! I love your videos

Happy Birthday 🎂 Welcome to the 30s Gang! 🎉 Why are we '93 babies built so cool and timeless?!

I'm not even one minute in and the skit already had me spitting out my soup! I love your videos so much Colleen! Cheers to your thirties!

i like how she pretty much went "all according to keikaku" at the end

Congratulations 🎉👏🏻! It was so lovely of you to post a recommendation video on the day of your birthday 🎈 Hope your channel keeps on growing and our community gets bigger and bigger. It is so hard to find quality channels that take a mature perspective on manga and anime from a female perspective. As someone who is getting closer to being 30 I am so glad I found your channel. Have a great day !!

Happy Bday Colleen! Thanks for all your recommendations, you channel has been a true second wind to my love for manga in places that I forgot about, and I can't thank you enough for that!

Happy birthday 🎂🎂 welcome to 30s and thanks for all the reccs 🎉🎉

It’s crazy that it’s your birthday, because I have spent my entire day binge watching your videos, so congratulations on the mile stone in life, and in the channel! Happy birthday!🎉

Omg happy birthday Colleen!!! Hope u have a great day. I started watching you on tiktok and i am so proud of how far u have come! Keep up the good work, i will always support u!!

The way I thought we were the same age - you’re a decade older than me 😅 These are amazing recs, thanks!

Wonderful video I'll check out these Mangas and give them a read. Happy Birthday to you 🥳🎂🎉🎁🎊🪅👏

Happy Birthday!!!🎉🎉🎉 So thankful for you and your channel. What an incredible list! Will definitely check out some of these. ❤

Happy birthday!!! Thanks for all the amazing recommendations!

I LOVE the kings beast! I’m so glad it was included on your list

Happy Birthday, Colleen! Welcome, from a fellow member of the 30's club (albeit I'm on the later end of the decade's spectrum). Thank you for all the work you put into shining a light on different shoujo and josei and the impact of being in the group of people who would like more access to such in the United States. 🥳

Happy Birthday! Thank you for introducing me to so many good manga!

Happy Birthday!! 🎉🎉🎉

Clicked on the video for the king’s beast. I love the king’s beast lol

Please save my Earth does has a sequel 'Embraced by the moonlight', it's completed with 15 volumes however it' unlicensed in English.

Oh my god, we’re almost the same age! Happy birthday, and thank you for both the new material and the nostalgia bombs. The ending to Ceres: Celestial Legend had a grip on my heart for years! Here’s hoping it gets a boost.

Happy Birthday!!!🎁🎉🎊🎂

Happy late 30rd Birthday!

Happy Birthday!!! Wish you lots of health and happiness you're 30?! You look like 20.

Kingdom of Gold, Kingdom of Water got a movie adaptation in the beginning of 2023.

Happy day of birth Colleen! CERES~! Such a good one too, it has an anime but the anime cut an arc but at least it did have an ending.

Happy Birthday Coleen 🎉🎉🎉 thank you for your service as always 💗💗💗

Happy Birthday! 🎉 Thank you for everything! ❤ your videos brought back the love for Manga for me because I have been so split on where to start again. I am also turning 30 next year 😊

happy bday colleen!! tysm for bringing this amazing channel with us, and bringing us great videos 😭💕

It's your birthday but you're giving US a gift! Thank you and happy birthday!!!

Hippy Birthdaaaaaaayyyyyyy your channel is my comfort zone, please never stop

Happy Birthday Colleen!! Thanks for the recs as always (and the reminders to get back to certain series in other cases haha)

Happy late birthday! I am so happy that you love Bokura no kiseki, it is one of those mangas that go under the radar, when it has such a nice and interesting premise. It is my favorite manga of all time!

Happy Birthday!!! 🎉🎉 🎂

Oh we got an absolute heater today 🔥 🔥 Happy birthday to the 👑 I'm going to check out & first. Always appreciate the recs!

you're turning 30? that's so cool

Happy Birthday Colleen! thank you for this amazing gift you have given us :)

Hilarious and charming! Always love to see more videos from you! Happy birthday Colleen!!! 🥳💜

I just binged 4 volumes of “&” after watching your video and it’s so entertaining! Thanks for the recommendation and happy birthday 💕

Happy Birthday Colleen !!! 🎂🎉🎈🎉 Thanks for the recommandations ! Enjoy that beautiful cake with your face print on it lol

Happy birthday Colleen ! 🎂🎉🎈 It's odd to me to think I am 27 almost 30 And you are 3 years older than I am. Just wanted to comment and say that I really enjoy your channel given everyone and their mother covers shonen but you cover the series that I would see on a bookshelf and wonder about to find out not many have read it , and that kind of manga collection is so important

Feliz Cumpleaños! PD: thanks for the manga recommendations.

Amazing video!! Ive got so many things to read now 👁👁

Happy birthday 🎉 thank you for the video 😊 hope you got to enjoy your day.

Happy birthday! Thanks for all the suggestions!

Congratulations! Have a good one, and thanks for treating us with a video. Hope you have a great time with your loved ones :)

Happy birthday Colleen 🎉

I just got into manga again recently, with a focus on the genre of "things my library has for free." I hope they have some of these!

Happy Birthday Colleen!

Yo, happy birthday!

Happy birthday 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈

Happy birthday, Colleen! Thanks for the present!

Happy Bday! Yesterday - the 17th - was my sister's 30th birthday! We are celebrating her birthday today 😁

Happy birthday! 'm actually reading Chihayafuru for the first time atm and have been really enjoying it. A lot of these sound like they're gonna be great too, when I eventually get round to them

30? Happy Birthday! Me too I turned 30 this year 😂... Welcome to the club... No wonder your take on this all feels so relatable...

Happy Birthday Colleen

IMMORTAL RAIN IS AMAZING !! Thanks for mentioning it! I want to buy it so bad.. Also happy birthday !

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love your videos as always!!!

Happy Birthdaay Colleen!!!

Happy Birthday und alles Gute from Germany. Thank you for all that you do and for reigniting my love for shojou

NAMIDAAME TO SERENADE MENTION YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS EVERYBODY READ IT RIGHT NOW

I can't believe you recommended my love mix up. It's one of my favorite bl❤❤❤

Happy Birthday! And thanks

I know this is late, but congratulations on turning 30!