This week's poll was suggested by RocketDive. Amazingly we've never had this question before. For myself, I only own < 5 volumes of manga, and all of them were purchased during Anime Expo in bulk.
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: What is Anime / Manga to you?
Choices:
A new endeavor - votes: 112 (1.2%)
An ongoing hobby - votes: 6124 (64.2%)
A lifestyle - votes: 2074 (21.7%)
A former or declining pastime - votes: 1229 (12.9%)
There were 9539 total votes.
The poll ended: August 22nd 2015
Well, a lot of you guys still keep up with stuff, unlike me...
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Post #670587
12:33 am, Aug 22 2015
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One would need to be in pretty deep to take part in a poll by a manga tracking website so the low number of newbies makes sense.
I used to buy them from a local smaller retailer who ordered them based on the ISBN but i switched to the first 2 online options in the last decade and i voted option No.1. I also resell my stuff on Ebay so the street goes both ways.
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I used to buy them from a local smaller retailer who ordered them based on the ISBN but i switched to the first 2 online options in the last decade and i voted option No.1. I also resell my stuff on Ebay so the street goes both ways.
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1:40 am, Aug 22 2015
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1:40 am, Aug 22 2015
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I got most of my manga from bookdepository.com and a few from eBay.
Post #670593
A manga parasite
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2:06 am, Aug 22 2015
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I've got most of my manga from Archonia, the cheapest in Europe. I also bought some bara manga at bol.com. Some of the older manga comes from a bookmarket were they were only a €1.95 per piece. I also bought some manga at conventions, however lately I'm not doing it anymore because at conventions the manga are to expensive.
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3:52 am, Aug 22 2015
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I mostly get them from Online retailers (Amazon, etc) and some At conventions too, but, only if the contents of my taste available...^^
lambchopsil - Don't worry bro. It might become same for me when I reach your age. Study, Work, RL Problems...so, much things for one to handle. Plus, taste changes with time anyway ~!
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I used to mainly steal tons of manga volumes from 6 different PUBLIC Libraries.
And I always managed to get away with it.
But now, I taught myself Japanese and I just find the un-translated scans online and just read them.
It's a win-win for me.
So, no - I never bought, but I've stolen and I still own.
And I always managed to get away with it.
But now, I taught myself Japanese and I just find the un-translated scans online and just read them.
It's a win-win for me.
So, no - I never bought, but I've stolen and I still own.
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5:55 am, Aug 22 2015
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Local Major bookstore for me... I did order a few from Amazon, but most of the major titles are sold in Indigo, which is the biggest book retailer in Canada...
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6:28 am, Aug 22 2015
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The few English volumes I own I got from Amazon mostly, a couple from major bookstores.. I have far more Japanese manga simply because it's so cheap here and is a good way to study without actually studying. Those I mostly got from second hand shops for dirt cheap, around ¥100 which is how I've somehow ended up with entire bookshelves full despite having no space at all for them, hahaha.
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Post #670604
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7:00 am, Aug 22 2015
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I don't own much physical manga, but that ones I do own were all bought in different places - basically all the options above "other". Though, I guess I could include "other" too - I did get a volume or two as prizes in some website contests...
But if we're talking about original, untranslated stuff (for raws), then it's all from online retailers or marketplaces.
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Being the lazy person that I am, I'm not likely to accept anything long-term though.
But if we're talking about original, untranslated stuff (for raws), then it's all from online retailers or marketplaces.
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Being the lazy person that I am, I'm not likely to accept anything long-term though.
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9:17 am, Aug 22 2015
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9:17 am, Aug 22 2015
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Lol I've probably been to the same bookmarkets. Of all the manga that I own I've mostly bought the manga at some bookmarket for 1,95 euro and some in specialty stores but that varies between 9,95~18 euro's.
I might start buying online if it is cheaper but then again I do not buy that much manga anymore and the price is quite high with my current funds.
I might start buying online if it is cheaper but then again I do not buy that much manga anymore and the price is quite high with my current funds.
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4:01 pm, Aug 22 2015
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I tend to get raws from Bookoff. I get translated manga from local comic stores.
Post #670631
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11:44 pm, Aug 22 2015
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Majority of my collection is from online stores that sell it in bulk for a discount. Second would be from book stores. Lastly, I have a small collection that I got from the English Publisher's website because I wanted the goodies that came with the order (posters, postcards, nice plastic bags, coupons.)
Post #670637
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3:28 am, Aug 23 2015
Posts: 161
I only own a few manga. Some I ordered online, another I picked up while visiting Japan.
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4:26 am, Aug 23 2015
Posts: 97
I only have like... Two volumes? And I won them in contests. I can't buy manga in my country, since it's too expensive. I would rather buy a book than pay the same amount for a manga volume =/
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4:12 pm, Aug 24 2015
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4:12 pm, Aug 24 2015
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I buy from a local hobby store for the most part, but I will buy things they don't have from Barnes & Noble or other chain retailers if I get the chance to.
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