COLLECTING & READING MANGA ⎮ 10 things i wish i knew before I started!

Beginner's guide to collecting and reading manga. A curated list of 10 manga reading/collecting tips that I hope you find useful. If you think I missed something or looking for more I recommend checking out the comment section!

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[BoogieSnacks]

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[animeguy]

I would suggest that you read what you own before buying more stuff. Also don't compare your collection to someone else's one and think you need to buy more volumes.
Great tips boogie.

[taku]

I’ve been collecting over the course of 10 years (5 years of active collecting) and my biggest advice for beginners would be to only invest in the series you are genuinely interested in/intrigued by. When I was first returning to the hobby I would go to my local used book stores and buy random volumes of random series just because they were a couple dollars as opposed to saving my money for newer volumes and series at retail price. Eventually I ended up with series in my collection that I had little to no interest in reading. Even if you stick to your monthly budget and end up with a lighter haul because you bought the volumes new as opposed to used, its so much more rewarding to have in your possession series that you actually are excited to own and read. Aiming towards quality over quantity when building a collection will definitely pay off, I promise you.

[nickolelacourse]

I also want add is that, when you start a manga collection. I recommend that you start with a small series that’s about 4-12 volumes. If you start with a small series you can read finish reading the manga sooner. Plus it helps if you have a small budget. Manga can get really expensive that’s goes around 10 to 20 dollars in retail price. Because if you start a series that’s around 45 volumes, it will take you lots of time and money to complete/finish the series. You can agree or disagree on that. But otherwise read what you like and spend on the series that you want to collect.

Overall Boogie you did a great job on this video, keep up the good work and of course happy creating ;).

[ThatLightNovelGuy]

Don't buy more than 2 volumes of a series you haven't yet read. Buying one or two volumes and not liking them. Oh well it's a small amount. Buying 10-20 but having no clue if you even like it is just a disaster.

Try not to buy into hype and use your personal judgement on if you'd like a series. See this all the time. People going for popular series and not knowing what the fuss is about. A collection you've bought using your own tastes means way more to one where you don't care about what you own.

Start slow, then pick up if you want more. People seem to go in huge and buy 100-200 volumes and then realise manga collecting isn't for them and then try and sell everything off.

[thatplantfern]

I agree with all of these! I'm a beginner to collecting but I've watched so many manga video's, hauls, collections, that I know way more than I need to! One thing, i'd say is don't be afraid to drop and sell series. If you buy a series and don't end up enjoying it theres no point in finishing it, and if you really feel like you have to, buy it second hand in bulk, go to the library, or read it online, there's so many options! and if you're starting out with manga and (i assume you watch anime as well, haha) and you don't have any idea where to start, try picking up a series you've already watched and love. I picked up MHA just to get ahead of the show and avoid all the spoilers and ended up loving the story even more after reading the manga! These comments have great tips too so I'd say listen to those as well. OH! And to anyone reading this comment, read jujutsu kaisen and watch the first two episodes on crunchy-roll <3

[thawondah]

Must be nice living in america and being able to have lots of manga sales. Here is the Netherlands is pretty difficult to get good deals on manga. Certainly when you look for specific stuff.

[schumerus]

Diversifying series is really a good advice, especially if you feel like themes are too recurrent in the genre you’re in right now. If you ever feel like one genre is getting too repetitive, ask around to find a genre that might also be for you

[leont]

What I kinda hate about comic stores where I live is that the workers are usually either grumpy or quite indifferent, so buying online is my first choice

[teawarrior]

Started really diving into manga at the start of the year, don't have much but I would say for those who are anime watchers and want to get into manga, read what you watch. Because there are so many stories and it can be overwhelming at first to choose one.
For example, I watched Demon Slayer first and then started the manga, and it's been an absolute joy.
So far my collection only has manga of animes that I've watched, but definitely will grow into being more diverse 😊

[Abel-ltnr]

Great tips! I myself use myanimelist and goodreads, and I love them 😍 jeje. Love to see all my stuff organized and being able to see the good reads recommendations

[srbinozzu]

27.11.2020 is Black Friday and there is going to be al lot sales. Last year on book depository silent voice box set 75e drop to 25e

[masterchunin]

Lol I like this dude vibe and honestly you rock the beard, the mustache, and even with out anything still looking sharp .... you got a new sub

[michaelgoba]

As a 35 year manga collector since the days of Area 88 floppies, I agree with the entire awesome content in both the video itself supplemented by these comments

Here is an important tip from all these years collecting manga:

ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND:

BOTH DARK HORSE (DH) AND VERTICAL manga will undoubtedly/inevitably go out of print (OOP) quick, fast and in a hurry - so, if you are digging any DH or Vertical series, always err on the side of purchasing that series immediately rather than waiting

Of those two though, DH is the King “Worstest”

[theamazingdaveman]

This was such an insightful and beautiful video Boogie! Great tips. I have saved alot buying from Book Depository, instead of buying from Swedish book stores. When I'm in Stockholm (1-1, 5 h from where I live) I try to support comic book stores even though they usually are really expensive, but just to support them so they don't go out of business.

[ichigodainiel]

This video is very helpful for me boogie! I've been overwhelmed on the amount of manga series i want to buy

[Aluminatihusker]

Some solid advice man! Like always, great video!

[climbingstill]

I love this video! I’ve been reading manga for so long and you make so many good points. I always try to read series either online or at my library before investing. For example, I read almost all of one piece at my library when I was younger and now am collecting all the volumes.

Also, when it comes to buying from local shops, I work at a used book store and I know that once we form a relationship with a customer, we try our absolute best to put on hold or get the book your looking for ASAP. And the community is absolutely the most magical part of reading manga (or literature in general), both online and in your city.

[nick_neverknowsbest]

I just ordered volume 7 of 20th Century Boys! Great video Boogie! I loved that you mentioned go to the library, you can even recommend a book if they don't have it.

[ReadWeeb]

just started collecting manga as well last June and hope i can meet a lot of people here in the community.