Collecting Manga - Blu-ray Forum

CuriousGamer · 06-25-2016, 05:06 PM

I've been reading and collecting manga for a number of years now, during that time I've amassed a decent collection of 560 volumes.
Still got about 100 to read and running out of space to store them, I just can't find the space for another bookshelf.
Anyone else have a manga collection?

BigOnAnime · 06-25-2016, 08:58 PM

I've got one, but it hasn't grown much in years. Most of it was built when I was still getting $20 a month for my allowance. It's been growing very slowly since late 2011. I've been focusing more on grabbing anime releases that aren't going to last instead (I buy in order of availability, i.e. what I feel will sell out/get hit by scalpers first).
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyMa...ser=BigOnAnime

CuriousGamer · 06-26-2016, 08:34 AM

I need to update my list, it's missing quite a bit.
http://myanimelist.net/mangalist/CuriousGamer

FilmKoala · 06-26-2016, 03:42 PM

I own five books, that's it. Volume three of Death Note, a three-in-one volume of Bleach, and the first three volumes of Fairy Tail.

Alls Wills · 07-05-2016, 12:23 PM

Around 2 years ago I sold and gave away a good chunk of what I had, and I've barely bought any manga since then; I wouldn't doubt if I had around 1000 volumes of manga and light novels, and I probably still have around half that left.

Space is definitely an issue with manga, and I pretty much just stick them wherever I can find room for them; I have about 2/3 of a decent sized dresser filled with manga, 1/4 of another dresser filled, some in a drawer of a stand, several boxes in a closet, a box or two under a bed, a small rotating shelf filled, and some of my larger sized ones goes on a shelf with my American graphic novels.

u_nick · 07-05-2016, 01:02 PM

I have a good sized one. A lot of it has gotten stored away. it's easy to let it slip and go crazy. The house I am in now cam ewith these shelves built into oone wall that i used for a while. i filled those up and got overwhelmed. i packed a lot away cutting it down to just half, then down to two, and now just on one shelf. I stopped collecting for a bit, started up again during that time. At one point I thought "I'll just get the first volume physical, and then continue on digital". But all it takes is that one loved series to come out, and you want them all.

SeaFox · 07-06-2016, 08:15 AM

Manga takes up a lot of space for the entertainment value really. Think how thick a tankobon is and how long it takes you to read it. I only have a few series, but I don't think I'll be buying books any more unless I have a good reason. It would have to be a single-volume release or a short (less than six volumes total) series. Especially if it's standard paper/size. The larger size and higher contrast of digital reading is what drives that decision. Not having large amounts of space taken up for the books is a big bonus.

darkness2918 · 07-06-2016, 08:23 AM

The only manga series I still own are Fullmetal Alchemist, Ramna 1/2 & Rouroni Kenshin. Those are my personal favorites so when I sold off everything else I kept those.

rui no onna · 09-18-2016, 01:00 AM

I've switched to buying Kindle or Nook books since 2012/13. I just don't have the space for physical manga anymore. I've got manga in bookshelves, closets, under the bed, under the couch. Only areas without manga are the bathrooms and kitchen.

Raye · 12-23-2016, 08:25 AM

I'm in the process of selling off a lot of my manga. Over the years, my attachement to them has dropped significantly and I have no hesitation in selling even my favorite series. The space they take up cannot be justified, and knowing the digital versions will never grow mildew on its pages makes me wish I stopped collecting a lot sooner. I don't have a ton -- maybe 200-250 volumes total -- but I only intend to keep the Japanese volumes I have of Dragon Ball, One Piece, and Kenshin when it's all said and done.

I do wish we had manga cafes like Japan. While I know going to a bookstore and being a leech is equivalent (and free), being able to relax in a comfortable setting for hours and reading a ton of manga sounds like a fine way to spend a day off to destress.

lunamaria87 · 09-06-2017, 10:42 PM

Ive got about 700 volumes of manga. Half of it is still packed up. Other half is in shelves or stacked on the floor. Space is a big issue right now. I have way to much. Ive started reading it again, mainly at lunchtime or my mini breaks. Finished two series I had on hold for a while. Many more to still catch up on

different · 09-12-2017, 11:09 PM

I might be interested in buying some of your manga if you're looking to downsize.

Lum · 09-17-2017, 10:07 AM

I'm fine with my favorite early Urusei Yatsura chapters. It's fortunate for me how the unfinished translation turned out. On the fence about completing Ranma 1/2 and maybe Maison Ikkoku someday.

Except for Lova Hina, I've ditched almost everything from other authors.

chardblue · 02-23-2018, 04:58 AM

I have around 180+ volumes of manga from Bleach, Fairytail, Bakuman, Shokugeki no Soma and Nisekoi.

Gorgon · 04-21-2018, 01:52 AM

When my daughter got married and moved out, she left her collections with me (for now...

)
The one I see forefront on her bookcase is the complete set of "Dragon Knights".
I haven't got into it myself but after a quick flip through (before posting this) it looks quite enticing actually.
I know there's some others in the collection but for now, thought I'd mention this.

Al_The_Strange · 04-21-2018, 01:58 AM

I got a small collection (at least I think it's small, especially compared to 500+ volumes, holy crap).

Highlights for me are 37 (I think?) volumes of Berserk, the complete Death Note, a bunch of Full Metal Alchemist (would like to trade those in for the complete box set though), all six volumes of Akira, the complete Nausicaa, complete Clover, and a few stragglers--Gantz, Black Lagoon, Hellsing, Galaxy Express 999, Ghost in the Shell, and I forget what else. So, a couple hundred volumes maybe?

different · 04-23-2018, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

I got a small collection (at least I think it's small, especially compared to 500+ volumes, holy crap).

Highlights for me are 37 (I think?) volumes of Berserk, the complete Death Note, a bunch of Full Metal Alchemist (would like to trade those in for the complete box set though), all six volumes of Akira, the complete Nausicaa, complete Clover, and a few stragglers--Gantz, Black Lagoon, Hellsing, Galaxy Express 999, Ghost in the Shell, and I forget what else. So, a couple hundred volumes maybe?

Jealous of Gantz and Hellsing.

Gorgon · 04-23-2018, 11:55 PM

My GitS Deluxe Box Set arrived today!
Absolutely stunning!
A lovely addition to my expanding library...

GitS books.jpg

lunamaria87 · 11-01-2018, 02:13 AM

Ive been thinking of grabbing that GiTS set above and Battle Angel Alita....

Been rereading Samurai Deeper Kyo, on 6 of 39. Cant recall hpw far I got or if I ever finished it

InuYashaCrusade · 11-01-2018, 02:18 AM

I recently began getting back into reading manga. I started with the newer release for Rurouni Kenshin 3-in-1 back in September. Initially I was only reading the Jinchu arc because it was never animated. Decided to buy all of the volumes and read it from the beginning instead. Next I'm thinking of buying the volumes for Bleach Thousand Year Blood War because I've been feeling an itch to see how the series ends. Yu Yu Hakusho is high up there on my list too, maybe after I finish Kenshin around Christmas.

06-25-2016, 05:06 PM	#1
CuriousGamer Active Member Member since:Jul 2012 Location:East Yorkshire, England Blu-ray collection:414	Collecting Manga I've been reading and collecting manga for a number of years now, during that time I've amassed a decent collection of 560 volumes. Still got about 100 to read and running out of space to store them, I just can't find the space for another bookshelf. Anyone else have a manga collection?

06-25-2016, 08:58 PM	#2
BigOnAnime Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Mar 2015 Location:Minnesota, USA 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:545 DVD collection:635	I've got one, but it hasn't grown much in years. Most of it was built when I was still getting $20 a month for my allowance. It's been growing very slowly since late 2011. I've been focusing more on grabbing anime releases that aren't going to last instead (I buy in order of availability, i.e. what I feel will sell out/get hit by scalpers first). http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyMa...ser=BigOnAnime Last edited by BigOnAnime; 06-25-2016 at 09:05 PM.

07-06-2016, 08:23 AM	#8
darkness2918 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Sep 2014 Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:109 Blu-ray collection:1731 DVD collection:462 Trading Score:154	The only manga series I still own are Fullmetal Alchemist, Ramna 1/2 & Rouroni Kenshin. Those are my personal favorites so when I sold off everything else I kept those. Last edited by darkness2918; 09-22-2017 at 06:10 AM.

04-21-2018, 01:52 AM	#15
Gorgon Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2015 Location:Great White North Trading Score:32	When my daughter got married and moved out, she left her collections with me (for now...) The one I see forefront on her bookcase is the complete set of "Dragon Knights". I haven't got into it myself but after a quick flip through (before posting this) it looks quite enticing actually. I know there's some others in the collection but for now, thought I'd mention this.

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06-26-2016, 08:34 AM	#3
CuriousGamer Active Member Member since:Jul 2012 Location:East Yorkshire, England Blu-ray collection:414	I need to update my list, it's missing quite a bit. http://myanimelist.net/mangalist/CuriousGamer

06-26-2016, 03:42 PM	#4
FilmKoala Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2014 Location:Severnaya 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:1211 DVD collection:4 Digital collection:71 Prime collection:1 Trading Score:15	I own five books, that's it. Volume three of Death Note, a three-in-one volume of Bleach, and the first three volumes of Fairy Tail.

07-05-2016, 12:23 PM	#5
Alls Wills Active Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2012 4K collection:17 Blu-ray collection:348 DVD collection:124 Trading Score:3	Around 2 years ago I sold and gave away a good chunk of what I had, and I've barely bought any manga since then; I wouldn't doubt if I had around 1000 volumes of manga and light novels, and I probably still have around half that left. Space is definitely an issue with manga, and I pretty much just stick them wherever I can find room for them; I have about 2/3 of a decent sized dresser filled with manga, 1/4 of another dresser filled, some in a drawer of a stand, several boxes in a closet, a box or two under a bed, a small rotating shelf filled, and some of my larger sized ones goes on a shelf with my American graphic novels.

07-05-2016, 01:02 PM	#6
u_nick Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2007 Location:CT, US Trading Score:27	I have a good sized one. A lot of it has gotten stored away. it's easy to let it slip and go crazy. The house I am in now cam ewith these shelves built into oone wall that i used for a while. i filled those up and got overwhelmed. i packed a lot away cutting it down to just half, then down to two, and now just on one shelf. I stopped collecting for a bit, started up again during that time. At one point I thought "I'll just get the first volume physical, and then continue on digital". But all it takes is that one loved series to come out, and you want them all.

07-06-2016, 08:15 AM	#7
SeaFox Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2012 Location:Midwest, U.S. 4K collection:15 Blu-ray collection:232 DVD collection:62 Digital collection:6 iTunes collection:5 Prime collection:1 Trading Score:3	Manga takes up a lot of space for the entertainment value really. Think how thick a tankobon is and how long it takes you to read it. I only have a few series, but I don't think I'll be buying books any more unless I have a good reason. It would have to be a single-volume release or a short (less than six volumes total) series. Especially if it's standard paper/size. The larger size and higher contrast of digital reading is what drives that decision. Not having large amounts of space taken up for the books is a big bonus.

09-18-2016, 01:00 AM	#9
rui no onna Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2016 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- MA collection:- Trading Score:4	I've switched to buying Kindle or Nook books since 2012/13. I just don't have the space for physical manga anymore. I've got manga in bookshelves, closets, under the bed, under the couch. Only areas without manga are the bathrooms and kitchen.

12-23-2016, 08:25 AM	#10
Raye Expert Member Member since:Oct 2015 Location:Hawaii Trading Score:25	I'm in the process of selling off a lot of my manga. Over the years, my attachement to them has dropped significantly and I have no hesitation in selling even my favorite series. The space they take up cannot be justified, and knowing the digital versions will never grow mildew on its pages makes me wish I stopped collecting a lot sooner. I don't have a ton -- maybe 200-250 volumes total -- but I only intend to keep the Japanese volumes I have of Dragon Ball, One Piece, and Kenshin when it's all said and done. I do wish we had manga cafes like Japan. While I know going to a bookstore and being a leech is equivalent (and free), being able to relax in a comfortable setting for hours and reading a ton of manga sounds like a fine way to spend a day off to destress.

09-06-2017, 10:42 PM	#11
lunamaria87 Expert Member Member since:Oct 2014 4K collection:48 Blu-ray collection:2700 DVD collection:911 Trading Score:10	Ive got about 700 volumes of manga. Half of it is still packed up. Other half is in shelves or stacked on the floor. Space is a big issue right now. I have way to much. Ive started reading it again, mainly at lunchtime or my mini breaks. Finished two series I had on hold for a while. Many more to still catch up on

09-12-2017, 11:09 PM	#12
different Senior Member Member since:Jul 2017 Trading Score:30	I might be interested in buying some of your manga if you're looking to downsize.

09-17-2017, 10:07 AM	#13
Lum Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2014 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:265 DVD collection:228 Trading Score:1	I'm fine with my favorite early Urusei Yatsura chapters. It's fortunate for me how the unfinished translation turned out. On the fence about completing Ranma 1/2 and maybe Maison Ikkoku someday. Except for Lova Hina, I've ditched almost everything from other authors.

02-23-2018, 04:58 AM	#14
chardblue Junior Member Member since:Feb 2018	I have around 180+ volumes of manga from Bleach, Fairytail, Bakuman, Shokugeki no Soma and Nisekoi.

04-21-2018, 01:58 AM	#16
Al_The_Strange Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Out there...past them trees... Home Theater Gallery:126 4K collection:643 Blu-ray collection:4210 DVD collection:777 Digital collection:506 Blu-ray reviews: 132 Trading Score:32	I got a small collection (at least I think it's small, especially compared to 500+ volumes, holy crap). Highlights for me are 37 (I think?) volumes of Berserk, the complete Death Note, a bunch of Full Metal Alchemist (would like to trade those in for the complete box set though), all six volumes of Akira, the complete Nausicaa, complete Clover, and a few stragglers--Gantz, Black Lagoon, Hellsing, Galaxy Express 999, Ghost in the Shell, and I forget what else. So, a couple hundred volumes maybe?

04-23-2018, 11:55 PM	#18
Gorgon Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2015 Location:Great White North Trading Score:32	My GitS Deluxe Box Set arrived today! Absolutely stunning! A lovely addition to my expanding library... GitS books.jpg

11-01-2018, 02:13 AM	#19
lunamaria87 Expert Member Member since:Oct 2014 4K collection:48 Blu-ray collection:2700 DVD collection:911 Trading Score:10	Ive been thinking of grabbing that GiTS set above and Battle Angel Alita.... Been rereading Samurai Deeper Kyo, on 6 of 39. Cant recall hpw far I got or if I ever finished it

11-01-2018, 02:18 AM	#20
InuYashaCrusade Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jun 2013 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:17	I recently began getting back into reading manga. I started with the newer release for Rurouni Kenshin 3-in-1 back in September. Initially I was only reading the Jinchu arc because it was never animated. Decided to buy all of the volumes and read it from the beginning instead. Next I'm thinking of buying the volumes for Bleach Thousand Year Blood War because I've been feeling an itch to see how the series ends. Yu Yu Hakusho is high up there on my list too, maybe after I finish Kenshin around Christmas.

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