I already quit, lol. I stopped reading manga once I regained my love for books. To me, manga is too cliche, too thin plotted, too short, and frankly there was never a single character in any anime/manga that I feel strongly about.

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I think it is exactly the topic. I see nothing wrong.

not really quit, but i know the time i spend on it will decrease.

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Since I'm still in grade school, I have a considerable amount of time to read manga. But even with that free time, I don't read as much manga as I did 2-3 years ago. Whenever I spot a manga that catches my interest, I tell myself I'll read it later but end forgetting about it completley. :/

I got to reading manga (and comic books in general) when I was 12 and I remember all the sleepless nights dedicated to reading manga. I faked being sick to skip school so I can read manga. XD I know that's immature (and I dont do it anymore) but that's how much I loved it.

Even though I'm losing interest slowly but surely, I don't think I'll ever completely quit reading manga. Maybe I won't read for a while but I know I'll always go back. Manga has A TON of cliches and tropes that annoy the living shit out of me, but there are amazing titles out there, however few, that reminds me why I love it so much.

So will I quit Completely? No.

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For me, manga is just another way of telling a story- just like movies, books, video games, fine art, theater, music etc. I would only stop reading manga if ALL manga started becoming horridly bad, which I doubt would ever happen. Despite the flaws of manga, there will always be those stories that will stay with you forever, just like a phenomenal book or movie. (And, might I add, every art form has its flaws). Besides, there are some stories best told through manga- that blend of art and word, which can't be achieved except through comics. The same is true with all the others- some stories work best as books, others as movies, plays...you get the idea. If you feel all manga is bad...you're probably just reading the wrong manga. But who knows, maybe manga isn't for you, just like some people hate theater and others hate video games.

So, in summary, I view manga as a way of storytelling. And I never get tired of stories for long.

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For me, manga is just another way of telling a story- just like movies, books, video games, fine art, theater, music etc. I would only stop reading manga if ALL manga started becoming horridly bad, which I doubt would ever happen. Despite the flaws of manga, there will always be those stories that will stay with you forever, just like a phenomenal book or movie. (And, might I add, every art form has its flaws). Besides, there are some stories best told through manga- that blend of art and word, which can't be achieved except through comics. The same is true with all the others- some stories work best as books, others as movies, plays...you get the idea. If you feel all manga is bad...you're probably just reading the wrong manga. But who knows, maybe manga isn't for you, just like some people hate theater and others hate video games.

So, in summary, I view manga as a way of storytelling. And I never get tired of stories for long.

This pretty much sums up my thoughts about this topic as well. To me American literature and cinema are the media that is growing stale and I tend to substitute those to read and watch manga and anime more. It's hilarious how some of you are making reading comparable to being addicted to drugs or worst.

To me American literature and cinema are the media that is growing stale

ahaha.....ah.....I doubt you have read all the classics yet. There can never be enough time for books because already there exist great books to be read without counting the current publications. Though I have to say the current New York Times best sellers are unique. I like reading modern best sellers because it gives me a different feeling about my life as well.

Of course, I have to say cinema is not on the save level as literature. And it doesn't have to be american literature from high school where we all read boring passages of sherlock holmes or frost poems.....

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I think it is exactly the topic. I see nothing wrong.

I don't think so. I'd have to finish all the manga on my wish list before I could even think about quitting--manga, that is (I never started anime since I don't like it). If I read one series a week, it'll take me 127 years to read them all. So let's just say I've got my plans made and they don't involve giving up manga. 😎

Edit: Oh, I almost forgot about that thing I have to do called life, which is more important, so often I have to put off reading... but never permanently.

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Besides, there are some stories best told through manga--that blend of art and word, which can't be achieved except through comics. True that.

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I doubt it, it's something I read for fun... or sometimes a guilty pleasure.
But I can quit anytime! -Twitch- Just kidding.
Seriously though, I don't have to read manga all the time. It's just not one of my needs, once in awhile there would be a series I would like but I won't go super crazy insane mode for manga. I also don't watch Anime. I don't like it, it bores me; although I do love the voice actors (weird, I know). So yeah, I'm not a crazy otaku, I read manga because I'm free to do so with my own free will. TEEHEE.

I probably will since I'm definitely reading less and less now. I can go for days without reading any manga when I used to read at least a handful a day.

Gee, I hope not, otherwise I'd just keep reading manga online instead of buying it as well. I only buy something if I plan to read it many times in the future. Well, I can see myself reading less manga in the future as the amount I've read makes it harder and harder to find stuff that interests me (eg. I rarely read shoujo oneshots now, because after reading so many, with a few exceptions, they all seem the same to me, and mostly utterly forgettable) or just as I find new interests, but I don't think I'll ever stop reading manga altogether. The me right now definitely can't stop reading manga. No, seriously. I can't stop. I check my manga sites waaaayyy too many times a day. 🙄 And I don't think this intense level of interest will last, but my love for manga will.

No.

No, I'll probably not read as much as now, but I'm pretty sure I'll keep reading

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To me American literature and cinema are the media that is growing stale

ahaha.....ah.....I doubt you have read all the classics yet. There can never be enough time for books because already there exist great books to be read without counting the current publications. Though I have to say the current New York Times best sellers are unique. I like reading modern best sellers because it gives me a different feeling about my life as well.

Of course, I have to say cinema is not on the save level as literature. And it doesn't have to be american literature from high school where we all read boring passages of sherlock holmes or frost poems.....

While largely I agree with you (barring the horrid examples, especially considering Sherlock Holmes is essentially well-written pulp), you shouldn't suggest the current bestsellers are very unique. There are exceptions, but most of the time it's still just easily digestible bullshit. I mean, it's not all Nicholas Sparks horrible, but it's not as though titles like The Time Traveler's Wife are really all that much better. The only truly good writing that ever ends up there tends to come from a handful of awards (the Pulitzer, the national book award, the Booker) or just be that rare marriage of accessible and clever like Cloud Atlas or pretty much anything by Murakami Haruki.

The particularly excellent writers that have popped up in the last couple of years- Wells Tower or Jesse Ball, to name two- are technically far superior and certainly far more "unique." I don't really see how you can say the bestseller list tends to be diverse when 90% of it is just the same plots regurgitated.

On topic: I don't read as much as I used to, and I will continue to read less and less until the hobby vanishes entirely. That's how life works.

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i dunno yet...
but i don't think i can quit reading,
may be when i become granny later... and my eyes are blur. 🤨

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