Hey f/a/gs, I wanted to get into manga so I got this stuff recently. Judge me. Also thinking of getting Tokyo Ghoul and The Irregular at Magic Highschool LN and the spinoff manga.
Sleep with fish today.
>>140801416
Why did you only buy 1 manga if you wanted to get into manga? You could have probably bought more if you didn't spend money on 3 rolls of toilet paper.
>>140801416
>Akame ga Kill
Nullifies whatever good the other series are
0/10
>>140801416
Death Note and Yotsubato are decent, Akame ga Kill is guilty pleasure tier. Never read or had any interest in Dimension W
>>140801545
>implying death shit and dimension w is better
Honestly, OP, buy some TASTE first.
This belongs into the buyfag thread.
You can make a buyfag special edition for manga, but don't just turn it into a blog all about you and your small-time entrylevel purchase.
>>140801591
Didn't read DimensionW, but nothing can be worse than fucking akame ga rbage. DN definitely is although overall still not really worth buying.
The Tokyo Ghoul manga is good. Stay far, far away from the anime though.
>>140801545
>>140801527
>>140801589
>>140801749
Why the hate for Akame ga Kill? Legit question.
>>140801815
Will do.
>>140801630
Sorry, searched for something similar to /co/'s shelfthread but got nothing.
>>140801527
Well is there anything you would recommend for a newbie. I like Dimension W, DN, and Yotsuba so far. I'm really into science fiction and space stuff though
Decent, great, bad, decent
Also you should lurk at very least for a year before posting
You know /a/ is full of new fags when Akame shit is the worst manga they've read.
>>140802509
>Akame shit is the worst manga they've read.
This.
I also don't really like it (reading it because of 2 characters), but saying this is the worst manga ever is just obvious shitposting. Even in it's own genre there are way worse titles than it.
>>140802360
It's the Mars of Destruction of manga. Not sure how anyone could say that irredeemable mess of shit of a series was ever not crap.
>/co/
They aren't known for good taste, but this is a whole new level.
>>140802672
>>140802509
I wouldn't say it's the worst thing ever, that's truly an overstatement, I think the author could've just improved on a few places here and there and it would've been a lot better than what we got. The entire thing just feels like a draft.
>>140802773
Never heard anyone saying anything good about it. Tell us what isn't complete shit about it. Amuse us.
This is now a manga collection thread. Pic related is mine. First time posting it, the image is not very sharp but everything should be readable.
Is there anyone who has bought some of the new hardcover Emma volumes? I would highly appreciate it if someone could upload some photos of a volume (to see what it looks like), or at the very least tell me if Mori's afterwords are in the books.
>>140802908
I hate my Iphone. Should be inverted now.
>>140802890
Not him, but bleach and fairy tail are way worse than agk.
>>140802971
You only go after special items?
>>140801416
What about this?
>>140803044
You didn't reply and no they aren't.
>>140802908
I just recently got The Push Man and Other Stories along with Onwards Towards Our Noble Deaths in the post this week. Going to order more manga over the weekend, hoping they'll come next weekend, I was thinking of adding in some more oldies like Tezuka, either going for the two Astro Boy omnibuses out now or get something like Dororo or Ayako since I've been wanting to read both for a while. I also need to fill out my Asano collection more since I got the Punpun omnibus last week. Also my Nichijou volume 1 is finally arriving next Wednesday.
Are the two What a Wonderful World volumes slowly going out of print or something?
>>140802675
I've been reading comic books for over 10 years so my taste in that is fine, I know what's good and bad. I literally just decided to try out manga this past weekend and picked these up at Barnes & Noble because from the short research I did they seemed pretty popular and I wanted to read something current as well. I'm all open for suggestions for current manga that is good.
>>140803137
>You didn't reply
The fuck does this shit mean?
>>140803044
No.. no, they aren't. Bleach, even if it goes to shit soon after, starts out with a fantastic multi-thread arc with a great ending. And Kubo's art/composition is really good.
Fairy Tail is basically AgK without the juvenile edgy shit, so it's automatically better.
>>140803169
>they seemed pretty popular
That is a shit reason to buy anything, ever.
The only thing that you should select for its popularity is your instant messenger, and that's only because your friends are going to force you to install the most popular one anyway.
>>140803189
>Bleach, even if it goes to shit soon after, starts out with a fantastic multi-thread arc with a great ending. And Kubo's art/composition is really good
This is literally the biggest piece of bullshit I've ever read, holy shit.
>>140803180
>ask what about is even remotely readable
>b-but there are other manga that I think are worse
I only have Trigun volume 1 that I found at a yard sale long ago. I also bought all of the Log Horizon that's out so far, but that's an LN.
I want to find and collect all of Nihei's mangas though. That'd be pretty cool.
>>140803169
Only yotsuba is good. Please don't judge all of manga because you bought garbage.
You can't buy most good manga. Either read scanlations or learn japanese.
I'm just now finally breaching the 700-volumes wall.
After miscalculating earlier and bragging about owning 700 tanks it's a relief that I've finally managed to turn that lie into a truth.
It's still embarrassing as fuck.
>>140803443
Your life is embarrassing as fuck anon.
Manga worse than AGK:
Dead Tube
Blue Exorcist
Btoom
Apocalypse no Toride
Tenjou Tenge
>>140803443
I assume you mean manga in japanese? If you bought 700 volumes of licenced manga i don't know what to tell you.
>>140803496
No, I'm a low-life who buys stuff in order to read it and who can't even be bothered to learn Japanese.
>>140803474
I know.
Fuck off, crossboarder
>>>/co/
>>140803443
>700-volumes
this is bait
>>140802971
Nice, I was also interested in Lone Wolf and Cub and Nausicaa.
>>140801416
>Akame ga Kill
>Tokyo Ghoul
God just kill yourself
>>140803169
The stuff you bought with the exception of Yotsuba (which is actually good) are trashy entry-level action flicks. For good stuff you can probably find at a local store, pick up A Silent Voice or The Ancient Magus' Bride.
>>140803388
>You can't buy most good manga.
That's bullshit. Most of Asano's stuff is localized, there are great ongoing series being released, even classics from the 60s like Lone Wolf & Cub are available.
>>140802908
>Is there anyone who has bought some of the new hardcover Emma volumes? I would highly appreciate it if someone could upload some photos of a volume (to see what it looks like), or at the very least tell me if Mori's afterwords are in the books.
The afterwords are in there,and it looks very nice. I'm not going to make pictures though.
>>140802360
>Sorry, searched for something similar to /co/'s shelfthread but got nothing.
We are talking of the same board who reads the big two
Ah, from the OP I had no doubts this thread would attract hipsters and contrarians.
>>140802509
Nobody said it was the worst, but it's absolute shit regardless
Worst shit I've ever read is probably freezing
Can't post my collection right now but I own
Death Note
Noragami
Madoka manga
Shingeki no Kyojin
Akame Ga Kill
Terra Formars
Berserk
Prison School
To Love-Ru
Index novel
Oreimo novel
Perfect taste, right?
>>140803794
>Literally NOTHING noteworthy.
Kill yourself. Now.
>>140803443
Welcome to my world /a/non don't feel bad it will get better from now on.
>>140803584
Why?
Yotsuba isn't even that good but the rest are pure garbage.
>>140803794
Not him but
>Death Note, Berserk, Prison School
>not noteworthy
>>140803794
I forgot K-on and One Punch Man, sorry everyone
>>140803668
Do you not realize how massive the manga industry is? You absolutely can't buy even a tiny percentage of the good manga out there in english. Most don't even have scans on the internet.
>>140803714
I knew there would be criticism. I like all 4 of them so far honestly, but I know that I dont know any better when it comes to manga. I was hoping for some suggestions of current manga that is good. I'm also planning on getting I Am a Hero and Vinland Saga if that makes you guys feel any better about my shit taste, or idk maybe those suck too.
>>140803902
Berserk is shit, DN is cancer and PS is your bait here.
>>140803794
This ranges from not worth buying,to not worth reading.
>>140803940
>I was hoping for some suggestions of current manga that is good
>>>/wsr/
>>140803850
I am jealous the French and Europeans get a lot more variety compared to what we get in England but I do love the fact we get those nice 2-1 or 3-1 ins rather than singles.
>>140803714
This. It was to be expected that /co/ntrarians shit eaters would try to defend that crap with no success, they feel at home here after all.
>>140803953
>all this bait
PS is mediocre and overrated but calling Berserk shit is top memetaste
and yeah, DN caused a lot of cancer but it's definitely influential, and not awful.
>>140801416
Honestly, I think this is the worst place to ask for recommendations. /a/ is so full of elitists and hipsters they'll automatically exclude from their suggestion anything that is/was popular.
My suggestion is: lurk more, read the first few chapters of what you're interested in on the internet and decide what's worth buying for you.
Anyway Death Note and Yotsuba are great to begin with if you're new to manga, and Tokyo Ghouls should be fine too, just don't watch the anime. I never read the other two.
>>140803850
I'll never allow my collection to look this disorderly.
>>140803155
>Are the two What a Wonderful World volumes slowly going out of print or something?
Where do you get that idea? Might be, they were released in 2009 after all. Both volumes can still be bough on Bookdepository though.
>>140803672
Cheers. Mori's afterwords are fun.
>>140803592
Definitely get Nausicaa. The scanlations online don't even come close to that fantastic hardcover edition.
>>140804060
/a/ likes FMA and HxH, both extremely popular mainstream shounen. AgK is just bad.
>>140803940
Nah, both of those are good. If you're brand new to the medium, you can't go wrong with the FMA 3-volume books (rather cheap, $15-$20 per book), and while kinda expensive, the new Jojonium volumes of JJBA are really, really pretty, and Jojos is always a good choice.
But yeah, for ongoings, those are great. Try to pick up the rerelease of Akira, as well as the nice releases of All You Need Is Kill and Uzumaki. All are pretty common, fairly priced, and great reads.
>>140802360
>Why the hate for Akame ga Kill? Legit question
The setting has all these rules, but during one point the author breaks them because he didn't want his favorite girl to die
>>140803850
super buttmad you've had Jojos for so fucking long
Since I've been learning your worthless frog language for six years and can read/write pretty much fluently, is it worth importing the French translations just to have physicals?
>>140804170
Scans of the Jojonium volumes when?
>>140801416
>Also thinking of getting Tokyo Ghoul and The Irregular at Magic Highschool LN and the spinoff manga.
Don't give the jews money.
Please don't.
Just kill yourself.
>>140804127
Nah he is kind of right.
/a/ will turn contrarian and shit on stuff once it gets to popular and to much normalfag following.
>>140804258
There's no way they're not available for stealing, there's been e-book/online versions VIZ's been selling this whole time.
>>140804170
>>140804060
Thanks for the suggestions and encouragement. Definitely gonna look into FMA and Akira cause I've only heard great things about them. I loved Edge of tomorrow so gonna check out All You Need is Kill as well.
>>140804250
>read/write pretty much fluently,
Without question.
As an added bonus, they'll give you the opportunity to improve your frog skills.
>>140804353
Definitely do pick up AYNiK. If you're ever in LA/SF/NYC, head to one of the nip bookstores and pick up the English LN too, or just order it/steal it.
>>140804364
Thanks for the tip frogbro, definitely will look into it. Might even be studying abroad in Nantes next year, so I might just wait and buy them there because >overseas shipping
I you're trying to get into manga,only looking up whatever some yews decided to licence is a bad idea.
Why are manga so expensive in Burgerland? I wanted to import some series not published here in Italy but 10$ for volume is a fraud
>>140804296
Nah it's just bad.
>>140804480
Because they can get away with it.
>>140804480
There are sites that try to sell you digital scans for 11$ per volume.
>>140804480
Fortunately I have no other hobbies, so even if I'm on autism bux, I still have plenty of cash to burn on manga, import or not.
>>140804613
this
if you unironically don't just wait 5 years or so for the 3-volume-per-book-for-$15 reprint, you're just feeding them your money
>>140804480
Some series are ridiculously expensive in Italy too, like 12 € per volume.
>>140804480
This is why I use the Amazon market place, I can get them at half or 1/3rd of the retail price if I'm picky about conditions they are in.
>all these guys getting mad at Tokyo Ghoul
Tell me what's bad about it without saying "it's edgy"
>>140804942
Threads on /a/
>>140805015
Well, cant argue with that.
>>140801416
When you got into comics,did you start out by trying a bunch of generic garbage? Or did you buy lauded examples of the medium? Because you just did the former to manga.except for Yotsuba
Only thing that's changed since the beginning of the month: getting Ninja Slayer v4: Atrocity in Neo Saitama. It wasn't adapted in the anime except in the ep25 clipshow with other unadapted stuff.
Yakuza Tengu is hilariously batshit.
>>140804480
Not only here, and even then, it varies. The MSRP on those English Doraemon volumes I got are around $10/vol ($11 SGD), but I got Nichijou new for like $7 off Amazon.
>>140801416
Nice blog!
Subscribed!
I still need to get Gantz, Akira, and all of the Satoshi Kon stuff.
>>140805648
I've considered getting the Gundam omnibuses but chances are when I finally do get round to it they'll all go out of print, I read somewhere they'd probably no longer be in print next year, can anyone confirm that?
>>140803443
What the fuck is the point of seven hundred volumes? Like, you don't have that many favorites, presumably, so are you just buying everything you read, or what?
I like my manga pretty.
>>140802360
The manga is OK the only dislikes that I have on it are that the characters didn't have any type of development but I still read it
>>140804942
It needs a more depressing scene.
>>140804942
>tell me what's bad about it without using the simplest descriptor for what's bad about it
Nah, fuck you.
>>140809398
>I won't explain why something is bad without using buzzwords.
k.
>>140803668
>The Ancient Magus' Bride.
Good taste anon.
>>140808068
Not him but having a huge collection is glorious
I have around 500 volumes.
>>140808068
Seriously, what else would I spend the money on?
Anime?
A few years ago it would have been VHS, and then I would have had to replace everything with DVDs, and later with BDs. Next we're going to get 4K re-releases, and at that point we're approaching the next medium already.
Buying anime just feels silly.
>>140810795
Normalfags stuff like cars, houses, whores.
>>140810834
>>140810795
Maybe you'd have a point if you're talking about pre-1999 anime, and even then it depends on the companies just like BD, but any show getting released from 2000 onward (anything not done on film) to today won't look better than they already look on DVD and BD due to the resolutions those shows are done in.
>>140811817
You know somebody is going to do 4K masters at some point just for the achievement. Like how Akira was animated entirely on ones.
>>140805648
I really love those hardcover Junji Ito ones. Jeez, why don't they already print Hellstar Remina, too?
>>140810795
Save it so you're not fucked when you suddenly need a lot of money?
>>140811817
I always felt like DVD/BD don't have the same value as physical copies of a manga, collection-wise.
To watch BDs you need a player, otherwise they're just discs, while a manga volume has all you need to access the final product.
>>140812690
Not him, but why save money for something you don't even know if you'll ever need it for when for all you know tomorrow you could drop dead?
>>140803850
Sup
>>140802908
I would post mine except it's literally just Dorohedoro and Monster. Nowadays reading scanlations on a tablet just makes more sense to me rather than invest in 20+ volumes of shelf filler.
wish i could buy one piece volumes, but ill never be able to buy them with Zolo as his name.
>>140812792
A bunch of manga won't do you any good when you suddenly have to live in your car because you didn't prepare for a financial suckerpunch.
>>140813072
Get over it. The nips give zero fucks about L and R spelling so why should you?
>>140813072
Read the Viz scans online then.They're on madokami.
test
>>140801416
OP I recommend you ignore naysayers and just check out what interests you and decide for yourself if you like it. Don't let what these fags say take you away from checking stuff out on your own. That said I definitely recommend Tokyo Ghoul and also Berserk.
>>140813096
What if you can afford them? I'm not talking about spending every cent you have on comics, but there is no point in saving up money indefinitely.
>>140803873
My collection is around 50GB
>>140810795
>Seriously, what else would I spend the money on?
Food? Retirement savings? Onaholes? Literally anything that isn't 700 volumes of stuff you sort of liked that you can read for free online?
>>140802971
What's your favorite Asano work? I just read Solannin and was a bit disappointed by it.
Owning manga that you've already finished reading seens pointless to me, just selling that shit real quick.
Why do y'all keep it if you don't plan to reread it?
>>140814825
Collection. If I don't intend to keep a series I just read it online without buying it in the first place.
>>140809398
>edgy is bad
not really
Too much to read, too little time.
>>140815020
Yes, it is.
>>140813096
>A bunch of manga won't do you any good when you suddenly have to live in your car
>having a huge stockpile of stuff to read so you don't get bored between trash rummaging
>not useful
Take a visit to your local library and just check out a bunch and give them all a read. That's what I did when I first discovered Manga when I was 11. Shortly after I discovered anime :)
You'll find a lot of stuff you like, and a lot of stuff you don't like. Read a bunch and have fun with it! Then read BAKUMAN because it's about writing Manga.
>>140815066
what is bad about it?
no shitty ARE YOU KIDDING ME tier answers, explain why everyone thinks being edgy is bad
>>140815133
Edgyness is bad only when it's used to cover up the shortcomings of a story, when it's so exaggerated that you stop caring about the characters (because the author kills them at an insane rate, case in point: Akame ga Kill), or when it's basically such a gorefest you coul call it pornography of violence (I'm probably gonna get some shit for this, but I'm looking at you, MPD Psycho). I haven't finished the first series of Tokyo Ghoul yet, (I'm almost there), but so far I haven't seen edgyness used in a bad way.
>>140815505
okay, makes sense
OP if you want to get into manga, a medium that is sold in tankobons you can read in two hours, yet cost the same as a real book, you should read scantalations or viz rips online to find what you like before spending a shit ton of money of stuff you don't.
Or like >>140815102
said, go to the library.
