Cannot stress enough. Do not buy something ***SOLELY*** for the reason that you're afraid it won't be available later. If you're not particularly interested in a book, fear of missing out should never be the only reason to buy it. Genuinely wanting to read it? Now *that* is a great reason to buy it. You have decades and decades of time to buy books. Your shelf will not remain empty because you missed that one this month.
Unless you are buying a Dark Horse series, because they are terrible about ending print runs within a year after final volume release. Second hand markets know this well and crank up the costs.
More like: Don't feel like you need to buy it immediately. Even collector editions will last a few months/maybe one or two years max before running out. Telling them "You have decades and decades to buy books" is terrible advise. All editions go out of print and will eventually run out. After that your only option is aftermarket/used versions and that, 90% of the time, increases the price a ton, often times making them 5-10 times more expensive depending on the series/author and how long has it been out of print. It's fine to wait a couple of months, but waiting years is only if you want to intentionally screw yourself over and be forced to sell a kidney to get what costed a couple hundred bucks or less originally.
Imdid that last week😅 It was the first volume of Spy x Family. I regret nothing. Its SO HARD to find it where i am. Its rare to find any spy x family volumes but it was my first time finding the first volume so i grabbed it and ran to the cashier.
'Don't buy because it's popular' is definitely one of the best tips here. I'd personally NOT recommend Rightstuf if you are outside of America. Their shipping is absolutely ridiculous and once you factor in customs you've spent more than you would be buying from a local shop/amazon/book depository etc.
@@watchforever1724 yeah but you already know you love the series so it's worth the investment. But for someone who doesn't know the series the Jump app is perfect to try before gambling money
@@ThatLightNovelGuy fair enough but considering these are considered fan favorites worldwide I don’t see the issue especially when you can find the anime series to watch on Blu-ray/dvd .In fact that’s how I started dragonball back then
Being a lover of literature as well I set the following rule for myself a year ago and it has been working great: I can only buy a new volume of manga, if I have finished reading a novel/non-fiction book. This keeps me motivated to read more and also prevents me from blowing through my manga budget!
I read things so fast, i buy multiple volumes of manga, buy time i get my next paycheck and put in an order for ore, im either finished by time it gets to my house, or have a chapter left. I have 9 series im currently reading, but thats only because they are out of stock everywhere so when one thing is out of stock i can go down the list and get whats next. By the end of the year ill probably have finished 3 or 4 series lol
Good idea! I usually buy 2 volumes every few months and even if I’m craving the series then I try to hold off until I get too impatient to wait anymore.
"Your collection is gonna be perfect for you in the time you spent building it because you're putting your effort into it, you're putting your love of the medium into it to create the perfect curated collection for yourself." This was great, i have a pretty big collection myself and never knew how to get started but that quote is really all it comes down to.
I never had a plan when collecting manga growing up. It wasn't until last year that I said "Alright, let's sit down and figure out what series I need to finish and which ones I need to focus on." Best thing I ever did for my collection. Gave me focus and I've stopped buying volume 1s of new series.
That’s how I started my comic collection and regretted it best advice finish a series then go to the next or get 3 volumes and if you like it continue it and if you don’t stop the series then and there don’t collect for the sake of collecting it’ll help you money wise
I tend to buy just the first volumes of a series i’m interested in. If the story is long enough, and I enjoy it, i’ll move towards reading online. I’d love to collect entire series’, but I don’t know how some of you have so much shelf space.
Im 26 years old and got into manga last year. I was buying everything in paper but recently I had this same conversation with myself. I need to de clutter series I’m eh about and actually focus on what I truly love on my shelf to finish.
Was able to start collecting manga when you confirmed that Berserk is getting reprinted. Now I am collecting Jujutsu Kaisen and The Promised Neverland. More power to your youtube channel
Considering mangas are more like novels then western comics, in that theres actually a finite story to tell, I definitely agree w/ setting the goal of finishing a series before starting a new one. I bought all the 3-in-1s of FMA, now I'm working on getting the last couple 3-in-1s of Bleach, then I'm thinking getting the 3 Hellsing Deluxe next.
They're actually pretty similar. Comics have long running stuff like the main Spider-Man or Batman series (there's a ton of finite side series) and manga has stuff like One Piece and Naruto. Comics also has thousands of finite stories like Preacher, Sandman, V for Vendetta just like Manga has Spirit Circle or Samurai Executioner.
I’m a 11 year old I started collecting anime merchandise since 7 almost 8, I was getting 5 bucks a week for the first year for vacuuming both my parents houses then at 9 I mopped and vacuumed for 10 a week now I get 20 a week for mopping vacuuming cleaning mirrors disinfectant and clean toilets and I have a pretty good Collection I’d say
@@itachiiscoldfacts2481 I have volume all of diamond is unbreakable 9 volume of demon slayer 1 volume of Komi can’t communicate vol 1,2,3,47,8,9 of Dragon Balls Super and volume 1,2 3in1 DBZ
I can't even tell you how incredible this guide is. It's pretty much the definitive guide for manga-collecting! After a couple minutes, I found myself taking notes because of how awesome the advice was! :) I would love to watch those videos you suggested at the end. That's exactly the kind of information I would want to go alongside this guide. But thank you! Now I know how to really start collecting manga. :D
I’m just starting out collecting but I think I have a tip about the budget things. I noticed after ordering two batches of mangas that I am very bad at sticking to my budget so I have now set up (or rather gotten my mom to help me lol) a separate bank account specifically dedicated towards buying mangas, so each month 200kr (about $22, I’m Swedish) goes into that account and I can spend that money without having to worry about overspending cause that money has been set aside for that purpose and that purpose only. I thought it was pretty smart so I’m sharing it in case someone else wanna do it as well, idk if this is like a duh thing or not but yeah, that’s it
I actually remember getting manga for the first time in 2013 and honestly for some of these series I can find some of them at my local library 📚.I didn’t buy a lot of manga til I graduated high school in 2016
I just started my manga collection and my sole rule (other than my available manga budget), is that I will only buy manga I've already read or watched as anime and that I loved which means that once those real books come home, I will, for sure, read them over and over again. Yes, I should be supporting the creators, but as a teenagers who isn't allowed to work yet and doesn't get an allowance (I live off new years money for stuff I want), I have to use that money and holiday gifts to my advantage. I currently have the entire given and 86 series, which are fairly small,but I am incredibly, happy
Thank you so much for this, I JUST started collecting and was already suffering from fomo and buying lots of volumes ahead of time before even knowing if i like it. I learned so much from this and have already changed a lot about all of it for the better. Everything in this video was amazing and super helpful. Thanks so much and you did an amazing job
28:37 I've also seen a lot of people put little stands underneath the back books to make them more visible. Then put the other ones in front just normally
Good advices for sure, budgeting and fomo are my main enemies atm, I literally have 30+ volumes series complete that I haven't started reading. I'm a pretty good judge of what I'm going to like but I definitely need to stop buying more than i read (same with videogames). It's hard for me to not take advantage of sales and the biggest publisher in Mexico for manga does a lot of them through the year, so I end up getting many volumes for either different series or many for just 1 or 2.
Heya! Just a few other pieces of advice I'd like to add as a librarian, especially for people collecting used books: 1) If the book is a library discard and has any permanent marker on the cover, get that marker off immediately. It can be very damaging, not just to the book that it's on, but also to the book beside it. It can be easily removed most of the time with rubbing alcohol. 2) For any repair involving paper, I use a combination of two products from Lineco: their acid free PVA glue, and their document repair tape. Both can be a bit tricky to use, because the PVA dries very quickly, and the repair tape is tissue thin, but both have completely changed the way I repair books at home. I wouldn't recommend using any rubber cement or super glue or anything other than PVA (or starch paste, but that's its own thing) anywhere near something made of paper because in the long run, those glues can do more harm than good. They don't have the flexibility of PVA, and I'm not aware of any that are acid-free.
16:56 my rate book find bargain was finding an authentic copy of the 3rd Sailormoon art book for $6 at a comic book shop that also sells used items. The going price for the book on eBay is a minimum of $100.
I will forever be grateful that early on in my manga reading journey, I discovered the wonders of the public library system. I got very familiar with the library collection at 3-4 libraries within driving distance of where I lived. Lots of libraries have ebooks and online catalogs that allow you the put on hold. Saved me so much money, leaving me to only have to invest in things I already knew I liked. I was able to read a lot of older and more obscure stuff as well
A much needed video! The tips on FOMO and on not buying something just because it's popular in the collector circle are EXTREMELY important. FOMO is my biggest enemy (mainly with omnibus/hardcover collections for American comics), but I've been getting better at keeping it in check. The "not buying just because it's popular" really rings true for newer/younger collectors, I think. They're more impressionable, and get excited about being able to say they got some popular or sought after book/series. Then it either sits on their shelf forever, or they read it and find out it's not for them.
I mean FOMO is trash though. Just buy the book if you have the money now. because yo will regret it later. there been plenty of manga and even novels that I never bought when it was low and interested in and now there's like triple or even 10x the price it was.
FOMO is real tho. I can't tell you the amount of times I've not got something right away and thought it'll be OK. Only for it go awol, and not being able to get it, or having to pay stupid amounts for something I saw at retail a year or so before. How do you get outta that?
I've been collecting manga since about 2008, and this advice is absolutely golden. Unfortunetly, I havent been able to collect as much as i was for years, (i was averageing about 10 books a month before, but new job i wasnt as blessed with time) . You did such a good job explaining and giving peoples tips! Sub!
One of my favorite things to do when I'm reading a new series is to borrow the first few from the library. If I enjoy them them I can always go back and buy them for my personal collection. That way I don't have to worry about wasting money on series I end up not liking!
I've done the whole popping into old comic shops thing quite a few times. I had an interview a couple of months ago and decided to stop by a comic shop about 15 minutes away from where I was interviewing after I got done, and was pleasantly surprised to find that this shop had some old Shaman King books there (the original Viz-printed ones). I was able to pick up a few of the later volumes for the price of what one of them goes for currently.
Dude… CONGRATS!! This guide is so complete, it answered questions I didn’t even know I had. I definitely wanna get into collecting manga in the near future, will definitely use all these tips!!
I also collect books but they’re just not all manga. I totally agree with looking at used books. I always check free little libraries and thrift stores multiple times a week. You would be surprised what you can find for free. Also if a school by you closes they often will give you as many library books as you want for free
This was very informative and helpful, well done! I would add that, if you want to prevent your books from yellowing, separate your healthy books from the ones that aren't. I have found that if you put a new book besides a book that it's yellowed or is starting to, most of the time, it propagates to the new book as if it were a virus.
Thank you for talking about younger collectors who don't have jobs! This video covered everything I needed to know. Now I know what to do and what to not do, thanks for the valuable information! ALSO YOUR BOOKSHELF IS EPIC.
Outside of the US I definitely would NOT recommend RightStuf, as their shipping far outweighs their cheap prices. Living in Australia where retail for manga is typically double what it is in the US, it still wasn't worth it with how high shipping was Also, the Kallax is awesome for double and triple stacking manga, great if you have limited space
Thank you for this. I used to collect manga in middle school but then stopped. I discovered your channel and it got me back into it. This video is definitely useful now that I'm going to start collecting to it
I love this video. Its applicable to literally anything you're gonna spend money on. Very useful for life in general or people who have a hard time saving money
I startedmy collection a few years ago after reading the mangas at the school library or the ones I borrowed from my friends. I then wanted to get my own little collection of the mangas I liked or the ones I was interested in! I always had fun looking for the series I wanted and reading the books as soon as I got home and I am still enjoying it! I'm really proud of the almost 80 volumes I have and realy happy to get some tips from this video as my collection grows slowly but surely
I started with a one shot (Giganto Maxia), because I didn't know if I would like manga as a medium. After that I started with a short in print series that was already over. And steadily I expanded the collection from there. Another thing that I can recommend is only buying manga a single time a month. This makes it something you can look forward to, while also helping you budget and help you spend less.
Visit your local libraries! The popularity of manga has pushed many public libraries into purchasing a ton of titles, especially in the teen area. I would highly recommend browsing their collections and try out a few volumes before you spend any of your own money. This is also a great way to read some great titles without having to worry about where to store them.
I have been watching your videos for support and I now I know your intro out of my head haha. I have a collection of around 102 manga volumes (counted on Excel) worth of almost a 1000€. I love it with all my heart. I remember watching your videos for the first and being really excited about collecting, looking back you've helped me A TON! You're a huge inspiration for me, thank you.
If there are multiple releases of a series (hardcover, omnibus, 3-in-1), determine which version you want BEFORE you dedicate funds to it. Once you have chosen the version you want, stick to it uniformly and keep track of release dates so you know when a new entry in that version is released so you can budget for that release. In the case of older out-of-print books, always check local thrift shops as you never know what gems you might find for half of what ebay sellers may price titles at.
So I just started collecting last year bc I had just rewatched FMA brotherhood and randomly went into Barnes And Nobles and happened to find the first 2 volumes of the Fullmetal manga editions. Ever since I've been up to date on the collection and have since grown mine to most of a bookshelf. That said, I'm glad I found this video bc it offered insights into this new hobby that would hopefully save my wallet a few bucks and help focus what I want in my collection :) thank you sir for showing up in my dash when you did
I’m 14 and I started selling Pokémon cards just because I wanted to get into manga. I was always super into anime (started watching at like 7 years old) and manga and the first one I read was Jojo part 5 online before the anime came out. Pokémon started doing insanely well, so I made 1.5k off of Pokémon cards in a month and decided to start my manga collection with volumes 29,30,31,32, and 33 of attack on Titan (all the ones after the anime) and now a while later my collection is still small but consist of the vagabond vizbigs 1,2,3,4,5,6 Vinland saga books 1,2,3,4,5 berserk 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 bleach 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 chainsaw man 1,3,5 jujutsu kaisan 8,10,11 full metal alchemist 1,2,3 and doctor stone 1,2. And I can’t stress how much this channel has helped me with that so I would just like to show some love to the community And this channel.
I just love knowing there're videos like yours expressing how to collect or even read manga. I've bought, purged, moved away from home and started a small collection again -- its a process and the main thing I can add is realizing what mangas are new and recently printed. I know the internet and used book stores exist, but that doesn't always means its 1) Accessible 2) Reliable (e.g. scams). Be highly aware of what you're collecting, if you can read it online --for now-- I say skip the collecting and read it there. Collect what you enjoy first or the manga, SINGULAR, you're most interested in first.
Solid advice. I 've been collecting a little over a year now and have 236 manga and 57 light novels. I've been testing out new series here and there and finding a plethora of interesting content from videos with suggestions for various titles. Fear of missing out can be an issue. The demand for manga is on the rise and printers can't keep up with demand. Some stuff is out of stock and takes ages to be re-reprinted. It can be advisable to buy stuff when you see it available, because you don't know when you will be able to find it again. If you don't like it, you can always try to resell it at a later date.
definitely agree with setting budget per book for yourself. i told myself over and over i won’t buy this one OOP book for more than $100. i waited 3 years and finally found it in decent condition (good enough for me) for $70. For me, that’s a great find.
I've definitely been learning patience with manga collecting. Sometimes I get an unnecessary sense of urgency that makes me impulsively buy and spend too much money I don't have when the manga isn't going anywhere. I had to work on my mentality (with spending money in general) and started considering my purchases much more carefully. And it really pays off. I recently walked into a half price books with no expectation of finding manga and found 5 dollar volumes of Takane and Hana 7-12 and Horimiya 13, which are all volumes I was looking for based on what I have collected so far and they were brand new looking!
thank you so much I am only thirteen but im getting a job in a few months and this really helped me narrow down which series i would like to collect and how i should budget my money
If you live in the Uk or maybe some surrounding countries try out pb shop it's probably one of if not the best place to buy manga. Around 6 euros along with there Being discounts that sometimes half the cost like the dbz box set which is currently being sold for like 90 euros
Wish AU had more options than Amazon, cause they just beat out any regional seller when it comes to pricing. I feel bad not purchasing locally but at the same time it's hard not to go for the cheapest option, and I know Amazon has good shipping in my experience.
If you don't live in the US like me a tip for ordering books without shipping costs is pre-order or order from your local bookstore. I live in a small town so we have limited options as is, my local bookstore will order most books with no shipping cost so other than having to wait maybe longer it's totally worth it.
FOMO and budgeting were major issues I fell into right at the start of my collecting. Fortunately I’ve started to lower my fear of missing titles and focus on the titles I want to read and fill my shelves with. Great informative video here, absolutely love your channel!
This video is so relatable . I always wonder I want to buy alot of manga but I don't have cash for it and aways try to help out elders for gain some money for buying manga and also fall in a trap of fomo alot in the that fear my favourite manga would be sold out. And now having a big realising that it's good to be patience for becoming a collector
If you don't mind used/former library books, you can go onto Thrift Books and get manga volumes for 3.99 for the most part. After $50 you get a free book. And free shipping after $15
Just last year I started to collect Zatch Bell volumes! There was 7 volumes at a thrift store and I got it. So now the hunt was on getting the complete English copies. Little by little I've been checking out so many Thriftstore store websites / Libraries stores and ebay. My collection started to grow. LUCKILY, I bought some at a reasonable price. Some volumes I wanted to cry cause when I bought them from a library store they had SO MANY Stickers on top of it and even on the pages????? At least nothing rip so that's good. At this moment, I only need 2 to complete it. Volume 23-24......but UGH it's so priceyyyyyy. As soon I see a good price I'm gonna get it!
What a fantastic video Ryley! So many good tips. Many I use in practice, others I've gathered from the farm and some I've even learned the hard way. (FOMO). Your budgeting tips are very helpful. I usually plan out my buys for the year via a spreadsheet (your Viz 4th quarter video was so helpful). I also keep a list of "Series I'd like to own" for the next time a sale hits. (there tends to be sales a few times a year up North). Your hunting tips were spot on too. What I really enjoyed though was your tips to start out for a younger audience. I think most youtubers forget there are a ton of people watch video. It was also nice to learn I wasn't the only person who was mowing relative and neighbours lawns to earn extra money as a pre-teen.
My biggest mistake when starting to buy manga was watching too many videos on that talked about "manga you must own" etc that made me think I needed all the classics or whatever was super hype at the moment. It was a learning curve to figure out that I should collect things that I really like myself and not go with whatever was called great by others. I gave away quite a lot of manga that I just bought because of the hype and focus on making my collection more personal. I might collect some series that aren't the greatest but I enjoy them a lot so it is worth it more than getting something called great by someone else that I don't like as much.
Thank you for the video! I need to stop getting more manga. I already have almost 30 and I’m going to college next year so I don’t know if I will have room for them in a dorm so I probably won’t be able to bring most of them with me. But I’m hoping I can. so I’ve only been getting things I know I will read and reread. And I’ve been budgeting well and saving for the future too. And also I try to not buy things I can get from the Shounen jump app too
I read a few manga online and after watching Horimiya and hearing how much was left out I didn't feel like looking at a screen that long so now I started collecting. Decided to get the 1st volume and Chainsaw man, while also getting Dr Stone for the 3rd season. I'm just falling down the rabbit hole
Good video, I think a budget is an amazing idea. Here’s what I would also say. I’ve been collecting for years. I’m 21 turning 22 soon, have been collecting for about 7-8 years since I was like 13,14,15 somewheres around there. I worked construction with my dad when I was young so I had some money. I have over 1,000 volumes and a big anime collection. Whole collection is probably worth between 5-10k. But anyway my advice would be set a budget, but put aside money each month and don’t spend it. Example say your budget is $100 a month, don’t t spend it $100 on anime manga each month instead put that aside for a couple months and wait until a big sale happens. I now pretty much for the most part only buy twice a year, sometimes maybe something here or there but really only twice a year. In about the summer rightstuff does a huge birthday/anniversary sale where they have a lot of stuff for pretty good deals. So what I do, say my budget is $100 a month, I don’t spend $100 each month, I put the $100 aside each month for about 6 months about when the sale occurs, then I’ll spend a big amount when the sale happens $500-$600 bucks in that month, but that’s bc I didn’t spend the money in previous months, and since I waited for sales, that say $600 that I spent, gets me much more stuff bc items are much cheaper. Then have the summer sale I pretty much do the same thing wait/set aside money for like 6 months and rightstuff has a really good Christmas holiday sale and I’ll do the same thing, spend a lot of money during the sale but that’s bc I didn’t spend it during the other months. This is how you can get much more stuff. Wish I would have did this when I 1st started collecting
This is gonna help me a lot especially since I actually started collecting Mangas, but I been mostly getting titles that I saw the anime adaptation or stories that I been wanting to read like Berserk!
i think it’s also good to get an idea of what series are very popular and have been for a long time because they are probably more readily available second hand. tokyo ghoul for example is one series that i find on the second hand market quite frequently
the best collections are the COLLECTORS COLLECTION its filled with series they love and have alot to say about not a bunch of oh this is meh and oh i havent read any of these but hey i have them your collection should be a part of you it should have your taist and a piece of you said in it
My budget tip I have been doing for the last few years is that price I pay towards manga for a month I have to put that same amount into savings. So if I spend 50 bucks on managa in a month I put 50 in savings on top of the saving I always put in. It forces me to not just go all out and spend 500 bucks on a deluxe berserk set (that I actually did haha worth every penny though)
Great video, I liked it a lot. As a long time anime enjoyer I decided to get into manga and read it in digital format. After a year of reading lots of manga I started dreaming on having some print editions. For me single one-shot volumes were a great start. I have several Junji Ito Deluxe edition books and "All you need is kill". But real desire to collect manga was probably born after reading Berserk. Such a quality artwork and an amazing story. Luckily some of DarkHorse Deluxe editions were out and I started with them. It took me 1,5 years to collect 13 volumes, as in Europe manga is quite expensive and I did not have a big budget. I guess my advise is to look into some single volume manga options and not to hurry, especially if manga is popular and not out of print.
Regarding rare series - I’ve been searching for Itazura Na Kiss and I am currently struggling with the couple of volumes that are IMPOSSIBLE to find, so I’ve accepted that I will be waiting for my lucky day. Can’t wait 😂
Glad to see your channel and TikTok blowing up lately! I have been watching your videos since I was about 16 and this channel is the reason I started collecting omnis.
Hi Ryley, I just wanted to say you did a really great job on this video. Seriously, this is deeply insightful not only for Manga or Comic collecting, but for Novels, Figures, Trading Cards, and other collectibles out there. Now, I'm not that big of a Manga collector but I do collect Comic books and Cards, I was watching a video on card collecting and the UA-cam algorithm brought me here, so again, good job on making this video, expanding your viewership, and your wife definitely deserves some credit for suggesting the idea. Subscribed. (:
This has been very insightful. I will continue to apply these tips, especially regarding FOMO and buying what I want to read personally. Just before Black Clovers anime started airing, I saw the first 2 volumes in my bookstore and curiously decided to buy them, and it was the first manga series that I began collecting and one that I still enjoy to this day.
I got my start reading shonen jump 2nd volume ever printed while my mom did groceries. It then became a ritual and eventually she caved and got me a subscription 😄. Shonen jump did so much for manga in the US!
Cannot stress enough. Do not buy something ***SOLELY*** for the reason that you're afraid it won't be available later. If you're not particularly interested in a book, fear of missing out should never be the only reason to buy it. Genuinely wanting to read it? Now *that* is a great reason to buy it.
You have decades and decades of time to buy books. Your shelf will not remain empty because you missed that one this month.
I agree
Unless you are buying a Dark Horse series, because they are terrible about ending print runs within a year after final volume release. Second hand markets know this well and crank up the costs.
More like: Don't feel like you need to buy it immediately. Even collector editions will last a few months/maybe one or two years max before running out.
Telling them "You have decades and decades to buy books" is terrible advise. All editions go out of print and will eventually run out. After that your only option is aftermarket/used versions and that, 90% of the time, increases the price a ton, often times making them 5-10 times more expensive depending on the series/author and how long has it been out of print. It's fine to wait a couple of months, but waiting years is only if you want to intentionally screw yourself over and be forced to sell a kidney to get what costed a couple hundred bucks or less originally.
Imdid that last week😅 It was the first volume of Spy x Family. I regret nothing. Its SO HARD to find it where i am. Its rare to find any spy x family volumes but it was my first time finding the first volume so i grabbed it and ran to the cashier.
Lol not unless prices go up
Step 1: get money
Step 2: find product
Step 3: spend money
im stuck at step 1
Step 4: get product
Step 5: find satisfaction (dependent on level of joy or avarice as a result. Results may vary)
@@YaburuRunyaru step 6: sell all your manga because youre no longer interested and youre broke
@@beratsamil oof, I hope to never reach stage 6
*s t e p o n e*
'Don't buy because it's popular' is definitely one of the best tips here.
I'd personally NOT recommend Rightstuf if you are outside of America. Their shipping is absolutely ridiculous and once you factor in customs you've spent more than you would be buying from a local shop/amazon/book depository etc.
Unless dragonball and JoJo honestly
@@watchforever1724 Disagree. But they're on the Jump app anyways so imo no reason to not try them out before blindly buying as it is.
@@ThatLightNovelGuy when it comes to series like those I like getting those volumes which is the editions
@@watchforever1724 yeah but you already know you love the series so it's worth the investment.
But for someone who doesn't know the series the Jump app is perfect to try before gambling money
@@ThatLightNovelGuy fair enough but considering these are considered fan favorites worldwide I don’t see the issue especially when you can find the anime series to watch on Blu-ray/dvd .In fact that’s how I started dragonball back then
I'm legit glad I found this channel
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Definitely agreed
Agreed!! his content is really entertaining
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Me too
Being a lover of literature as well I set the following rule for myself a year ago and it has been working great: I can only buy a new volume of manga, if I have finished reading a novel/non-fiction book. This keeps me motivated to read more and also prevents me from blowing through my manga budget!
*looks at bookshelves full of unread omnis*
Ah crap.
@@balkthor lmao I felt this
Using this thanks fam
I read things so fast, i buy multiple volumes of manga, buy time i get my next paycheck and put in an order for ore, im either finished by time it gets to my house, or have a chapter left. I have 9 series im currently reading, but thats only because they are out of stock everywhere so when one thing is out of stock i can go down the list and get whats next. By the end of the year ill probably have finished 3 or 4 series lol
Good idea! I usually buy 2 volumes every few months and even if I’m craving the series then I try to hold off until I get too impatient to wait anymore.
This reminds me of a conversation my dad would have with me during a long car ride. Thank you for the wisdom 🙏
"Your collection is gonna be perfect for you in the time you spent building it because you're putting your effort into it, you're putting your love of the medium into it to create the perfect curated collection for yourself."
This was great, i have a pretty big collection myself and never knew how to get started but that quote is really all it comes down to.
I never had a plan when collecting manga growing up. It wasn't until last year that I said "Alright, let's sit down and figure out what series I need to finish and which ones I need to focus on." Best thing I ever did for my collection. Gave me focus and I've stopped buying volume 1s of new series.
thats exactly what im doing at the moment im putting a pause on all my shonen series and im focusing on my shoujo series because thats what i enjoy
That’s how I started my comic collection and regretted it best advice finish a series then go to the next or get 3 volumes and if you like it continue it and if you don’t stop the series then and there don’t collect for the sake of collecting it’ll help you money wise
I tend to buy just the first volumes of a series i’m interested in. If the story is long enough, and I enjoy it, i’ll move towards reading online. I’d love to collect entire series’, but I don’t know how some of you have so much shelf space.
Im 26 years old and got into manga last year. I was buying everything in paper but recently I had this same conversation with myself. I need to de clutter series I’m eh about and actually focus on what I truly love on my shelf to finish.
Was able to start collecting manga when you confirmed that Berserk is getting reprinted. Now I am collecting Jujutsu Kaisen and The Promised Neverland. More power to your youtube channel
I declare this as my comfort yt channel
definitely! I consider the omnibus collector a father figure
Considering mangas are more like novels then western comics, in that theres actually a finite story to tell, I definitely agree w/ setting the goal of finishing a series before starting a new one. I bought all the 3-in-1s of FMA, now I'm working on getting the last couple 3-in-1s of Bleach, then I'm thinking getting the 3 Hellsing Deluxe next.
This is a good idea. I cast my net waaay too wide and now I've got like 10 series on the go all at once
Yeah the 3 in 1 editions for Fullmental alchemist manga is a great idea
I have 1 and 2 of Hellsing Deluxe Edition and 1-3 waiting on 4 for Soul Eater The Perfect Edition.
Can definitely recommend Hellsing Deluxe 1-3. But ad you said, finish your other reading obligations first.
They're actually pretty similar. Comics have long running stuff like the main Spider-Man or Batman series (there's a ton of finite side series) and manga has stuff like One Piece and Naruto. Comics also has thousands of finite stories like Preacher, Sandman, V for Vendetta just like Manga has Spirit Circle or Samurai Executioner.
I’m a 11 year old I started collecting anime merchandise since 7 almost 8, I was getting 5 bucks a week for the first year for vacuuming both my parents houses then at 9 I mopped and vacuumed for 10 a week now I get 20 a week for mopping vacuuming cleaning mirrors disinfectant and clean toilets and I have a pretty good Collection I’d say
What do you have as a manga . Like what volumes do you have now
@@itachiiscoldfacts2481 I have volume all of diamond is unbreakable 9 volume of demon slayer 1 volume of Komi can’t communicate vol 1,2,3,47,8,9 of Dragon Balls Super and volume 1,2 3in1 DBZ
@@Adonis-- dragon balls
@@shidenfarden3662 lol whoops
@@Adonis-- I dont know if youd like this but you should watch full metal panic. I dont think the manga looks as good as the a time though.
I can't even tell you how incredible this guide is. It's pretty much the definitive guide for manga-collecting! After a couple minutes, I found myself taking notes because of how awesome the advice was! :)
I would love to watch those videos you suggested at the end. That's exactly the kind of information I would want to go alongside this guide.
But thank you! Now I know how to really start collecting manga. :D
I’m just starting out collecting but I think I have a tip about the budget things. I noticed after ordering two batches of mangas that I am very bad at sticking to my budget so I have now set up (or rather gotten my mom to help me lol) a separate bank account specifically dedicated towards buying mangas, so each month 200kr (about $22, I’m Swedish) goes into that account and I can spend that money without having to worry about overspending cause that money has been set aside for that purpose and that purpose only. I thought it was pretty smart so I’m sharing it in case someone else wanna do it as well, idk if this is like a duh thing or not but yeah, that’s it
Recently found Hellsing 6-10 for 4$ each at a second hand store! They are always great places to look for manga! Fantastic video man!
As a 13 year old I’m very happy I found this
Same I’m 12 soon to be 13 I’m looking forward to chores because of this dude
@@IsaacMortonYoung why?
@Seems Legit you guys get money from doing chores??.!
Hands down best video for manga collectors. Thank you for making this!
Omar gives me all the comics advice I could need and Riley gives me all the manga advice I could need. Incredible community!
oh can you tell me the name of the comics channel?
@@KS-ks6wz Near Mint Condition
@@RetroChampion thanks
I actually remember getting manga for the first time in 2013 and honestly for some of these series I can find some of them at my local library 📚.I didn’t buy a lot of manga til I graduated high school in 2016
I just started my manga collection and my sole rule (other than my available manga budget), is that I will only buy manga I've already read or watched as anime and that I loved which means that once those real books come home, I will, for sure, read them over and over again. Yes, I should be supporting the creators, but as a teenagers who isn't allowed to work yet and doesn't get an allowance (I live off new years money for stuff I want), I have to use that money and holiday gifts to my advantage. I currently have the entire given and 86 series, which are fairly small,but I am incredibly, happy
Honestly, this is the best video I’ve seen on this topic. Thank you for always bringing us quality 🙏🏻
Thank you so much for this, I JUST started collecting and was already suffering from fomo and buying lots of volumes ahead of time before even knowing if i like it. I learned so much from this and have already changed a lot about all of it for the better. Everything in this video was amazing and super helpful. Thanks so much and you did an amazing job
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I've also seen a lot of people put little stands underneath the back books to make them more visible. Then put the other ones in front just normally
Good advices for sure, budgeting and fomo are my main enemies atm, I literally have 30+ volumes series complete that I haven't started reading. I'm a pretty good judge of what I'm going to like but I definitely need to stop buying more than i read (same with videogames).
It's hard for me to not take advantage of sales and the biggest publisher in Mexico for manga does a lot of them through the year, so I end up getting many volumes for either different series or many for just 1 or 2.
Heya! Just a few other pieces of advice I'd like to add as a librarian, especially for people collecting used books:
1) If the book is a library discard and has any permanent marker on the cover, get that marker off immediately. It can be very damaging, not just to the book that it's on, but also to the book beside it. It can be easily removed most of the time with rubbing alcohol.
2) For any repair involving paper, I use a combination of two products from Lineco: their acid free PVA glue, and their document repair tape. Both can be a bit tricky to use, because the PVA dries very quickly, and the repair tape is tissue thin, but both have completely changed the way I repair books at home. I wouldn't recommend using any rubber cement or super glue or anything other than PVA (or starch paste, but that's its own thing) anywhere near something made of paper because in the long run, those glues can do more harm than good. They don't have the flexibility of PVA, and I'm not aware of any that are acid-free.
16:56 my rate book find bargain was finding an authentic copy of the 3rd Sailormoon art book for $6 at a comic book shop that also sells used items. The going price for the book on eBay is a minimum of $100.
Desperately needed this video! This was incredible, as a new collector I suffer from FOMO! Your advice is sound ! Incredible video
@@aariz611 hahaha kinda but not exactly! I don’t suffer from the work part! Too funny, love that show !
I really appreciate how you also address younger audiences!
I will forever be grateful that early on in my manga reading journey, I discovered the wonders of the public library system. I got very familiar with the library collection at 3-4 libraries within driving distance of where I lived. Lots of libraries have ebooks and online catalogs that allow you the put on hold. Saved me so much money, leaving me to only have to invest in things I already knew I liked. I was able to read a lot of older and more obscure stuff as well
A much needed video! The tips on FOMO and on not buying something just because it's popular in the collector circle are EXTREMELY important. FOMO is my biggest enemy (mainly with omnibus/hardcover collections for American comics), but I've been getting better at keeping it in check. The "not buying just because it's popular" really rings true for newer/younger collectors, I think. They're more impressionable, and get excited about being able to say they got some popular or sought after book/series. Then it either sits on their shelf forever, or they read it and find out it's not for them.
I mean FOMO is trash though. Just buy the book if you have the money now. because yo will regret it later. there been plenty of manga and even novels that I never bought when it was low and interested in and now there's like triple or even 10x the price it was.
FOMO is real tho. I can't tell you the amount of times I've not got something right away and thought it'll be OK. Only for it go awol, and not being able to get it, or having to pay stupid amounts for something I saw at retail a year or so before. How do you get outta that?
I've been collecting manga since about 2008, and this advice is absolutely golden. Unfortunetly, I havent been able to collect as much as i was for years, (i was averageing about 10 books a month before, but new job i wasnt as blessed with time) . You did such a good job explaining and giving peoples tips! Sub!
One of my favorite things to do when I'm reading a new series is to borrow the first few from the library. If I enjoy them them I can always go back and buy them for my personal collection. That way I don't have to worry about wasting money on series I end up not liking!
I've done the whole popping into old comic shops thing quite a few times. I had an interview a couple of months ago and decided to stop by a comic shop about 15 minutes away from where I was interviewing after I got done, and was pleasantly surprised to find that this shop had some old Shaman King books there (the original Viz-printed ones). I was able to pick up a few of the later volumes for the price of what one of them goes for currently.
I would advise to buy completed manga for the bulk of your purchases then work on your favorite ongoing manga later.
Dude… CONGRATS!!
This guide is so complete, it answered questions I didn’t even know I had. I definitely wanna get into collecting manga in the near future, will definitely use all these tips!!
I also collect books but they’re just not all manga. I totally agree with looking at used books. I always check free little libraries and thrift stores multiple times a week. You would be surprised what you can find for free. Also if a school by you closes they often will give you as many library books as you want for free
This was very informative and helpful, well done! I would add that, if you want to prevent your books from yellowing, separate your healthy books from the ones that aren't. I have found that if you put a new book besides a book that it's yellowed or is starting to, most of the time, it propagates to the new book as if it were a virus.
Thank you for talking about younger collectors who don't have jobs! This video covered everything I needed to know. Now I know what to do and what to not do, thanks for the valuable information!
ALSO YOUR BOOKSHELF IS EPIC.
Outside of the US I definitely would NOT recommend RightStuf, as their shipping far outweighs their cheap prices. Living in Australia where retail for manga is typically double what it is in the US, it still wasn't worth it with how high shipping was
Also, the Kallax is awesome for double and triple stacking manga, great if you have limited space
i respect that jojo shirt and im hyped for part 5
love love love the old comic shops when it comes to finding rare volumes
Thank you for this. I used to collect manga in middle school but then stopped. I discovered your channel and it got me back into it. This video is definitely useful now that I'm going to start collecting to it
My collection is only 38 (so far) and this video was extremely helpful keep up the great work :)
I love this video. Its applicable to literally anything you're gonna spend money on. Very useful for life in general or people who have a hard time saving money
I startedmy collection a few years ago after reading the mangas at the school library or the ones I borrowed from my friends. I then wanted to get my own little collection of the mangas I liked or the ones I was interested in! I always had fun looking for the series I wanted and reading the books as soon as I got home and I am still enjoying it! I'm really proud of the almost 80 volumes I have and realy happy to get some tips from this video as my collection grows slowly but surely
I started with a one shot (Giganto Maxia), because I didn't know if I would like manga as a medium. After that I started with a short in print series that was already over. And steadily I expanded the collection from there.
Another thing that I can recommend is only buying manga a single time a month. This makes it something you can look forward to, while also helping you budget and help you spend less.
Excellent video!! I felt like you was giving me a pep talk even though I knew alot of your info as well. Thank you for so much knowledge sir.
Visit your local libraries! The popularity of manga has pushed many public libraries into purchasing a ton of titles, especially in the teen area. I would highly recommend browsing their collections and try out a few volumes before you spend any of your own money. This is also a great way to read some great titles without having to worry about where to store them.
I have been watching your videos for support and I now I know your intro out of my head haha.
I have a collection of around 102 manga volumes (counted on Excel) worth of almost a 1000€. I love it with all my heart. I remember watching your videos for the first and being really excited about collecting, looking back you've helped me A TON!
You're a huge inspiration for me, thank you.
If there are multiple releases of a series (hardcover, omnibus, 3-in-1), determine which version you want BEFORE you dedicate funds to it. Once you have chosen the version you want, stick to it uniformly and keep track of release dates so you know when a new entry in that version is released so you can budget for that release. In the case of older out-of-print books, always check local thrift shops as you never know what gems you might find for half of what ebay sellers may price titles at.
So I just started collecting last year bc I had just rewatched FMA brotherhood and randomly went into Barnes And Nobles and happened to find the first 2 volumes of the Fullmetal manga editions. Ever since I've been up to date on the collection and have since grown mine to most of a bookshelf. That said, I'm glad I found this video bc it offered insights into this new hobby that would hopefully save my wallet a few bucks and help focus what I want in my collection :) thank you sir for showing up in my dash when you did
Thank you so much for the budgeting tips, really useful.
I’m 14 and I started selling Pokémon cards just because I wanted to get into manga. I was always super into anime (started watching at like 7 years old) and manga and the first one I read was Jojo part 5 online before the anime came out. Pokémon started doing insanely well, so I made 1.5k off of Pokémon cards in a month and decided to start my manga collection with volumes 29,30,31,32, and 33 of attack on Titan (all the ones after the anime) and now a while later my collection is still small but consist of the vagabond vizbigs 1,2,3,4,5,6 Vinland saga books 1,2,3,4,5 berserk 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 bleach 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 chainsaw man 1,3,5 jujutsu kaisan 8,10,11 full metal alchemist 1,2,3 and doctor stone 1,2. And I can’t stress how much this channel has helped me with that so I would just like to show some love to the community And this channel.
That shirt is badass, where did you get it?
@@aariz611 😐
@@aariz611 no it’s from part 6
@@aariz611 I think it’s from Stone Ocean
@@aariz611 its part 6
I just love knowing there're videos like yours expressing how to collect or even read manga. I've bought, purged, moved away from home and started a small collection again -- its a process and the main thing I can add is realizing what mangas are new and recently printed. I know the internet and used book stores exist, but that doesn't always means its 1) Accessible 2) Reliable (e.g. scams). Be highly aware of what you're collecting, if you can read it online --for now-- I say skip the collecting and read it there. Collect what you enjoy first or the manga, SINGULAR, you're most interested in first.
That shirt is siiiiick
It’s on crunchyroll.com if you want to buy it
Solid advice. I 've been collecting a little over a year now and have 236 manga and 57 light novels. I've been testing out new series here and there and finding a plethora of interesting content from videos with suggestions for various titles.
Fear of missing out can be an issue. The demand for manga is on the rise and printers can't keep up with demand. Some stuff is out of stock and takes ages to be re-reprinted. It can be advisable to buy stuff when you see it available, because you don't know when you will be able to find it again. If you don't like it, you can always try to resell it at a later date.
definitely agree with setting budget per book for yourself. i told myself over and over i won’t buy this one OOP book for more than $100. i waited 3 years and finally found it in decent condition (good enough for me) for $70. For me, that’s a great find.
My shelves were found at a habitat for humanity. The prices there are so good for that type of stuff.
I've definitely been learning patience with manga collecting. Sometimes I get an unnecessary sense of urgency that makes me impulsively buy and spend too much money I don't have when the manga isn't going anywhere. I had to work on my mentality (with spending money in general) and started considering my purchases much more carefully. And it really pays off. I recently walked into a half price books with no expectation of finding manga and found 5 dollar volumes of Takane and Hana 7-12 and Horimiya 13, which are all volumes I was looking for based on what I have collected so far and they were brand new looking!
thank you so much I am only thirteen but im getting a job in a few months and this really helped me narrow down which series i would like to collect and how i should budget my money
If you live in the Uk or maybe some surrounding countries try out
pb shop it's probably one of if not the best place to buy manga. Around 6 euros along with there Being discounts that sometimes half the cost like the dbz box set which is currently being sold for like 90 euros
Thanks mate, I love comics and manga and need some more of em
Wish AU had more options than Amazon, cause they just beat out any regional seller when it comes to pricing. I feel bad not purchasing locally but at the same time it's hard not to go for the cheapest option, and I know Amazon has good shipping in my experience.
If you don't live in the US like me a tip for ordering books without shipping costs is pre-order or order from your local bookstore. I live in a small town so we have limited options as is, my local bookstore will order most books with no shipping cost so other than having to wait maybe longer it's totally worth it.
I cannot express how amazing and helpful this video is. You are a blessing to all manga collectors, my friend.
Thanks for creating this as my 13yr old has just started collecting and so I've started too. Appreciate budgeting tips as it's an expensive genre.
Really loved watching this, I'm starting a manga collection and so far I'm really enjoying it thanks for all the advice! :)
idk about the figures but your bookshelfs are cool as hell. So much manga
FOMO and budgeting were major issues I fell into right at the start of my collecting. Fortunately I’ve started to lower my fear of missing titles and focus on the titles I want to read and fill my shelves with. Great informative video here, absolutely love your channel!
This is the video I was looking for! Loyal subscriber right here🙂
This video is so relatable . I always wonder I want to buy alot of manga but I don't have cash for it and aways try to help out elders for gain some money for buying manga and also fall in a trap of fomo alot in the that fear my favourite manga would be sold out. And now having a big realising that it's good to be patience for becoming a collector
If you don't mind used/former library books, you can go onto Thrift Books and get manga volumes for 3.99 for the most part. After $50 you get a free book. And free shipping after $15
Just last year I started to collect Zatch Bell volumes! There was 7 volumes at a thrift store and I got it. So now the hunt was on getting the complete English copies. Little by little I've been checking out so many Thriftstore store websites / Libraries stores and ebay. My collection started to grow. LUCKILY, I bought some at a reasonable price. Some volumes I wanted to cry cause when I bought them from a library store they had SO MANY Stickers on top of it and even on the pages????? At least nothing rip so that's good.
At this moment, I only need 2 to complete it. Volume 23-24......but UGH it's so priceyyyyyy. As soon I see a good price I'm gonna get it!
What a fantastic video Ryley! So many good tips. Many I use in practice, others I've gathered from the farm and some I've even learned the hard way. (FOMO). Your budgeting tips are very helpful. I usually plan out my buys for the year via a spreadsheet (your Viz 4th quarter video was so helpful). I also keep a list of "Series I'd like to own" for the next time a sale hits. (there tends to be sales a few times a year up North). Your hunting tips were spot on too. What I really enjoyed though was your tips to start out for a younger audience. I think most youtubers forget there are a ton of people watch video. It was also nice to learn I wasn't the only person who was mowing relative and neighbours lawns to earn extra money as a pre-teen.
My biggest mistake when starting to buy manga was watching too many videos on that talked about "manga you must own" etc that made me think I needed all the classics or whatever was super hype at the moment. It was a learning curve to figure out that I should collect things that I really like myself and not go with whatever was called great by others. I gave away quite a lot of manga that I just bought because of the hype and focus on making my collection more personal. I might collect some series that aren't the greatest but I enjoy them a lot so it is worth it more than getting something called great by someone else that I don't like as much.
Thank you for the video! I need to stop getting more manga. I already have almost 30 and I’m going to college next year so I don’t know if I will have room for them in a dorm so I probably won’t be able to bring most of them with me. But I’m hoping I can. so I’ve only been getting things I know I will read and reread. And I’ve been budgeting well and saving for the future too. And also I try to not buy things I can get from the Shounen jump app too
I read a few manga online and after watching Horimiya and hearing how much was left out I didn't feel like looking at a screen that long so now I started collecting. Decided to get the 1st volume and Chainsaw man, while also getting Dr Stone for the 3rd season. I'm just falling down the rabbit hole
Good video, I think a budget is an amazing idea. Here’s what I would also say. I’ve been collecting for years. I’m 21 turning 22 soon, have been collecting for about 7-8 years since I was like 13,14,15 somewheres around there. I worked construction with my dad when I was young so I had some money. I have over 1,000 volumes and a big anime collection. Whole collection is probably worth between 5-10k. But anyway my advice would be set a budget, but put aside money each month and don’t spend it. Example say your budget is $100 a month, don’t t spend it $100 on anime manga each month instead put that aside for a couple months and wait until a big sale happens. I now pretty much for the most part only buy twice a year, sometimes maybe something here or there but really only twice a year. In about the summer rightstuff does a huge birthday/anniversary sale where they have a lot of stuff for pretty good deals. So what I do, say my budget is $100 a month, I don’t spend $100 each month, I put the $100 aside each month for about 6 months about when the sale occurs, then I’ll spend a big amount when the sale happens $500-$600 bucks in that month, but that’s bc I didn’t spend the money in previous months, and since I waited for sales, that say $600 that I spent, gets me much more stuff bc items are much cheaper. Then have the summer sale I pretty much do the same thing wait/set aside money for like 6 months and rightstuff has a really good Christmas holiday sale and I’ll do the same thing, spend a lot of money during the sale but that’s bc I didn’t spend it during the other months. This is how you can get much more stuff. Wish I would have did this when I 1st started collecting
Ooooh that's pretty solid advice, ty
This is gonna help me a lot especially since I actually started collecting Mangas, but I been mostly getting titles that I saw the anime adaptation or stories that I been wanting to read like Berserk!
18:54 yeah just got bleach 2 - 4 first print in good condition because of this
i think it’s also good to get an idea of what series are very popular and have been for a long time because they are probably more readily available second hand. tokyo ghoul for example is one series that i find on the second hand market quite frequently
My first manga was Naruto. My dad bought me and my niece the 3 in 1 of 1-3 and 4-6. We shared those manga
Once he said don't spend everything that's left over after bills and make a rainy day fund I subscribed and turned on notifications immediately.
the best collections are the COLLECTORS COLLECTION its filled with series they love and have alot to say about not a bunch of oh this is meh and oh i havent read any of these but hey i have them your collection should be a part of you it should have your taist and a piece of you said in it
Thanks for making this video. I'm very excited to start my collection and this helped me a lot.
My budget tip I have been doing for the last few years is that price I pay towards manga for a month I have to put that same amount into savings. So if I spend 50 bucks on managa in a month I put 50 in savings on top of the saving I always put in. It forces me to not just go all out and spend 500 bucks on a deluxe berserk set (that I actually did haha worth every penny though)
Great video, I liked it a lot. As a long time anime enjoyer I decided to get into manga and read it in digital format. After a year of reading lots of manga I started dreaming on having some print editions. For me single one-shot volumes were a great start. I have several Junji Ito Deluxe edition books and "All you need is kill". But real desire to collect manga was probably born after reading Berserk. Such a quality artwork and an amazing story. Luckily some of DarkHorse Deluxe editions were out and I started with them. It took me 1,5 years to collect 13 volumes, as in Europe manga is quite expensive and I did not have a big budget.
I guess my advise is to look into some single volume manga options and not to hurry, especially if manga is popular and not out of print.
This video is a life saver for manga collectors.
Thanks for the video.
32:13 lol I used to store my manga in my food pantry. Good times 😭😂
Regarding rare series - I’ve been searching for Itazura Na Kiss and I am currently struggling with the couple of volumes that are IMPOSSIBLE to find, so I’ve accepted that I will be waiting for my lucky day. Can’t wait 😂
I've been waiting for this video for a while, i'll make some time to watch it all the way through :) keep doing what you're doing bro you're awesome!
Just the Vid I needed to watch and get started with.
Diving right in, thanks!
Love the intro man.
Glad to see your channel and TikTok blowing up lately! I have been watching your videos since I was about 16 and this channel is the reason I started collecting omnis.
Thanks man, i've just started collecting and this helped so much
I have a bunch of those dust clothes (got them from Amazon) and they're amazing.
Hi Ryley, I just wanted to say you did a really great job on this video.
Seriously, this is deeply insightful not only for Manga or Comic collecting, but for Novels, Figures, Trading Cards, and other collectibles out there.
Now, I'm not that big of a Manga collector but I do collect Comic books and Cards, I was watching a video on card collecting and the UA-cam algorithm brought me here, so again, good job on making this video, expanding your viewership, and your wife definitely deserves some credit for suggesting the idea.
Subscribed. (:
This has been very insightful. I will continue to apply these tips, especially regarding FOMO and buying what I want to read personally.
Just before Black Clovers anime started airing, I saw the first 2 volumes in my bookstore and curiously decided to buy them, and it was the first manga series that I began collecting and one that I still enjoy to this day.
As a beginner manga collector this video helped allot! Thank you! :D
I got my start reading shonen jump 2nd volume ever printed while my mom did groceries. It then became a ritual and eventually she caved and got me a subscription 😄. Shonen jump did so much for manga in the US!