post em
>>142835069
OP, next time remove all the things from the shelf so we can get a better view of it.
>>142835244
>>142835069
Small collection, but I like your taste. Library copies for REAL though?
>>142835069
Well, this is what I've got stacked up by the bed atm.
>>142836081
I bought them ebay for like $4-$5 each. A library was getting rid of them and I figured it was worth the savings to have the markings on them.
>>142836346
Ah, that makes sense. I get a lot of my stuff through paperbackswap.com because it's essentially $4 a book including shipping, but I end up with a lot of library books too and I've got mixed feeling on that. I even got a couple porny rated M titles from a school library's collection. I guess they didn't look into what they were ordering, just thought 'comics are for kids.'
>>142836279
I had no idea a lot f these even had English releases. Also
>Gundam the Origin
Fucking expensive, but damn if they aren't a great release.
>>142836279
How are those Showa books? They look pretty interesting.
Dont have a camera on me, but
Parasyte 1-8, Prison School 1-2, and 1-48 of One Piece.
>>142837597
They're gr8.
Everything I have at the moment aside from Kamen Rider SPIRITS and the Suikoden anthologies because I shelf those with the displays I have for those series.
>>142838528
Doujin shelf too, though that's kind of boring because you can't read the spines.
>>142838652
So you just have tits displayed on a shelf when people come in your room?
>>142838652
>Everything
I can't tell if you're a girl or not
>>142838981
I do. It's not like I'd invite anyone but friends into my library. You never have your mates over when you unbox your goods, anon? It's a fun time, I let them keep stuff they really like and sometimes we save on shipping by combining our orders.
I've got a big nude anime shower poster anyhow, and questionable 3D mousepads, it's not like I'm subtle.
>>142839088
Just an equal opportunity pervert. Who am I to deny the dick and the heart what they want?
>>142838652
How do you get money for all this and how long have you been collection?
>>142839260
>Who am I to deny the dick and the heart what they want?
>That one pic from Ilya where that one girl becomes enlightened.jpg
>>142839294
I've been collecting about 15 years and I've got a decent job.
For doujinshi specifically though, it's pretty easy if you've got varied taste and don't need everything right away. I wait a couple years after a series peaks in popularity and then I snap up big group lots on Yahoo! Auctions as the fanbase moves on to other things. Even if there are only 5-10 books I really want, it can be as low as 1,500 yen for an auction of 100+ books. I keep what I want and resell the rest dirt cheap, pass them out to friends, swap them with other collectors. Depending on the popularity of the series/artists I can actually make a small profit on some orders. There are still certain books/artists I go for right away, full price.
If you want to see what's out there you can poke around Yahoo! Auctions yourself, just search with 同人 冊. 冊 denotes a count of books so you'll only turn up auctions with multiple volumes with way.
>>142839294
Ah, and if you are looking for cheap manga conventions are great for this. If there is one in your area you can usually buy a badge from someone leaving for a couple bucks, sometimes for free, and then snap up series at a big discount in the vendor's area. A lot of places you can get manga for $3 or less per volume. The only downside to this is that the selection is a little limited and you usually end up with missing volumes, so you'll have to either have a fantastic memory or keep a list of what you need to fill in the series you are looking for.
I'm a member of a couple of book swapping websites as well. Sometimes people will post old out of print stuff that's hard to find/expensive on Amazon because they don't know what they've got. I've snagged a few really nice artbooks this way.
>>142835069
What do you think of Orange? Worth buying?
>>142836184
Ancient Magus' Bride has great art but the plot is boring.
>>142839260
The variety in your collection is really impressive anon.
>>142840238
I liked the first volume but thought the story kind of retread ground a lot in the second volume. It was worth reading but nothing amazing.
REAL is easily my favorite series and I recommend it to everyone though.
What's your preferred place to buy from? Amazon, EBay, Kinokuya etc.?
>>142835069
Any chance they'll reprint 20th Century Boys in omnibus format? I own volumes 1-6 but stopped since I was waiting for more to come out and just forgot about it.
Also payday came a couple days ago. What should I get? Last time I got: Astro Boy volume one which I'm reading and enjoying a lot, Nichijou volume 2, Servant x Service omnibus 1 and The Push Man and Other Stories. Thinking about getting more Yoshihiro Tatsumi to complete my collection of his printed works or maybe the final Planetes or second Franken Fran omnibus.
>>142840545
Ok I'll check it out. REAL that is.
>>142840812
I think 2CB has a pretty good chance of being reprinted considering the treatment Viz just gave Monster. Although it won't be in the next 3 months they already have their upcoming series scheduled.
I'd say go for the next volume of Astro Boy if it's out. I seriously want to pick that one up.
>>142836279
I have that same AX gekiga collection, interesting stuff. Pretty sure I skipped one of the later stories cause it didn't seem worth it to understand
>>142838528
You, sir, are what I aspire to be.
>>142840957
I'll add Astro Boy omnibus 2 onto my list. Really been impressed with the first one so far despite only reading the opening story and the Hotdog Corps which was pretty good. I wish Dark Horse gave it a similar treatment to their Planetes omnibus since that release was spectacular. I'm heading to my LCS on Wednesday since I have some titles on my pull list to get so I'll see if they have it or A Girl on the Shore.
>Robot #44 remembering his past
>>142836279
Ax worth picking up? I love reading experimental novels and literature, sounds like something I'd enjoy a lot and I heard it has a Yoshihiro Tatsumi story in it.
>>142841092
>A Girl on the Shore
Good taste. It's a great release.
>>142841092
Not op but it's alright, I found more misses that hits in it but it's up to your tastes, just checked mine and it's about 400 pages and 33 different stories And yeah Tastsumi has one, I forgot what it was till now.
>>142841012
Damned if that isn't one of the best compliments I've ever received.
>>142840382
Thanks mate. For what it's worth, I'm open to scanning any doujinshi that isn't already available on-line. Just keep in mind about 95% of what I've got is probably stuff only I'm interested in.
>>142841207
Looks really well put together, I kind of thought it was funny how it was still shrink wrapped when I checked it last time I was there considering all the really lewd scenes but I've been meaning to get more Asano into my collection. Overall very thoroughly happy with how the English release of Punpun was handled.
So my shelf friends, what are we reading on our backlogs? I'm currently going through Astro Boy omnibus one and then after that will probably either read Dream Fossil or Onwards Towards Our Noble Deaths.
Manga is such a waste of space. They take up so much god damned room, and realistically you can't even have a fraction of the good series on your shelves. Not to mention most the time you rarely reread stuff unless its been years later or its really good.
>>142841301
You could really say the same thing about other physical things, pointless argument.
>>142841301
You can say the same for books or fucking hell, any physical art form, be it paintings, statues or even figures.
>>142841364
Sure, but at least figures are nice to look at or posable, dakis can be held, keychains can be clipped, shirts can be worn, bags can hold shit, pins can be tacked on, badges can be ironed in, mousepads can be used.
>>142841454
Paintings can be put up on walls and don't take as much space, plus they're actually nice to look at and can make a rooms ambience better. Books are a waste of space, as are DVDs. You read/watch them once or twice, and then they're a paperweight.
>>142841301
You're not wrong. For some reason the joy I get out of buying a new release or finding an old one outweighs the space they take up. At least for now.
>>142841288
Yeah, I hate how shrink-wrapping can bend edges but the volume I got was fine. Backlog-wise I've got the most recent Jojo, volume 13 of Yotsuba, and The last 14 volumes of FMA. Just picked them up pretty cheap used. Going through that one slowly.
>>142841496
My mileage tends to vary with certain books. Like some of my favorite series I've reread so many times that it's definitely worth having a paper copy. Other ones just chill out on the shelf.
>>142841454
Paintings aren't good in abundance, nor are statues or figures. Books are definitely a waste of space except for your absolute favorites.
>>142841522
>Cheap manga
Nice, my local charity shop just started a comic and manga section recently so I've been heading in there to see if I could find anything good. Nothing interesting so far, just a few shounen titles and I did see a batch of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei volumes for £2 each but I was hesitant on getting them considering I knew how there would likely never be another English release due to how difficult the translation is.
For FMA would you suggest going for the singles or omnibus editions? I bought volumes 1,2 and 4 many, many years ago but I'm tempted to just order all nine omnibus releases considering it's much easier on shelf space.
>>142841641
I have a beef with omnibuses so I can't recommend either way. Except that I think there is a box set for the single volumes, which is usually a deep discount if you find a cheap one and then stack it with another discount. If I had to rebuy the series that's how I would go.
I just really hate omnibuses. I don't like how poorly made ones will probably lead to the spine cracking, and how they're heavier so I have to read it leaning against something so my wrists get tired. The only ones I have are like the new Monster reprints and the hardcover Jojos, because I couldn't pass them up.
Not much since I don't buy much manga, focusing more in artbooks
>>142841496
Figures are a liability.
More often than not, they end up being cluttered up on a desk or shelf together. It's a mess to look at. You'd need a dedicated shelf to display them in a manner that is aesthetically pleasing. And if you're the type that collects alot, it gets harder and harder to arrange them the more there are.
Not to mention accidentally nudging them or an earthquake will fuck them over. They're also a pain in the ass to move around. And they literally serve no purpose other than to look pretty and gather dust.
Books/Comics/Manga/Artbooks etc also serve the same "aesthetically" pleasing purpose that others have. Some books have really nice covers. And a collection of these stuff in a nice shelf and with proper arrangement looks really nice.
Also, they can be reread and be lent to others. No to mention they're easy to maintain and move around. You have to be a massive fuckup to damage these things.
>>142841975
Which of those artbooks is your favorite?
>>142841797
Omnibuses seem to be the superior way to read manga if effort is put into them, as you said the Jojo and Monster omnibuses look spectacular and I've been meaning to get them both myself. Really love the look of those hardcovers and I hope Diamond receives a release.
I seriously need a job. A high paying one.
>>142842235
You're going to have to wait for Diamond. Looks like Viz is going to republish Stardust Crusaders in hardcover next. http://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/1006308
I'm pretty surprised considering they've already published it softcover. Jojo's making them some caaaaash.
>>142842231
Kozue Amano's artbook are awesome, great art and great quality also very aestesic, but I would say Yamato Yamamoto's Aurora Gem is current my favorite. Bought on a whim after watching Kure-Nai and had a pleasant surprise, the artbook is great, art is colorful and vibrating, paper is glossy, realy making the colors came alive and his designs are very nice and also include a lot of art from a lot of his work (Kure-Nai, Denpa Teki na Kanojo) but the cover is kinda meh also no Owari no Seraph, a shame he is a underrated artist.
>>142842487
Stardust would be great to own too but I'm positive they reprinted the soft cover trades before I think. Viz are definitely riding the Jojo cash cow quite well. I really wish Fist of the North Star would be reprinted in a similar omnibus collection to the hardcover Jojos.
Here is hoping David remake Hokuto no Ken, can you imagine how amazing it would be with something along the lines of Stardust Crusaders budget?
My modest, pleb collection. Sorry for the shit quality.
>>142842593
>Zetsubou Sensei Vol. 6 in different color
Trigged
>>142842536
Thinking about it of course they would reprint Stardust. They've already done the translations and there's obviously a market.
It'll be interesting in general to see if hardcover, high-quality omnibuses start popping up more. I can't think of a series in the past that was given such a nice treatment. Some of Vertical's volumes come bit close in style but they don't normally do hardcover.
>>142842668
I like how Vertical try and match the original style of the Japanese editions, making them pocket sized and in similar shape. Gives it that more authentic experience while reading them.
>>142842656
Wasn't that done on purpose because one of the chapters was about stuff like that?
just a bunch of random stuff i've picked up over the years.
>>142841092
Yep, everything in my shelf is pretty great anon.
>>142842656
But anon different colors are f u n.
I'm missing the third volume of Kieli and a volume of Haruhi. Also, I have Citrus 1-2, Non Non Biyori 1 and Kizumonogatari on the mail.
>>142842748
A fellow witch bro, who is your favourite witch?
Anyway I may as well post what is on my shelf since I don't have a camera or own a mobile:
A Drifting Life
The Push Man and Other Stories
Abandon the Old in Tokyo
Onwards Towards Our Noble Deaths
Gyo
Fragments of Horror
Tropic of the Sea
Dream Fossil
Ghost in the Shell
20th Century Boys 1-6
Legend of the Galactic Heroes novel 1
Spice and Wolf 1-3
Baccano volume 1
Servant x Service omnibus 1
Kizumonogatari
Hellsing volumes 1 and 2
Natsume's Book of Friends 1-3
Death Note 1-12 + How to read and the LN
Planetes omnibus 1
Akame ga Kill volume 1
Franken Fran omnibus 1
Strike Witches Fuso Sea Incident volumes 1 and 2
Insufficient Direction
Ajin volumes 1 and 3
Clamp's X/1999 omnibuses 1-3
Nichijou volumes 1 and 2
Black Jack volume 1
Trigun volumes 1 and 2
Trigun Maximum volumes 1-14
Goodnight Punpun omnibus 1
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei volumes 1 and 2
>>142842748
>Mechazawa plush
Just great anon.
Organized shelves are best shelves.
So here's a funny thing. Suppose you want to read a manga and you don't own it. You've got two options. Option 1: go read it on the internet (convenient as fuck). Option 2: go to barnes and fuckin noble. Sit in the cafe. If you don't like the shitty pop music then wear headphones.
WHY DOES ANYONE BUY MANGA EVER I DONT UNDERSTAND
>>142842968
Option 3: Order it from Book Depository.
Wow that sure was hard!
>>142842986
Option 3 costs money, you idiot.
If money wasn't an issue, then none of this would matter.
>>142842593
>>142842912
>>142842896
What did you guys think of Kizu?
>>142843009
>He's poor
I'm so sorry.
>>142842968
Because I'm not 12 years old and can afford a simple hobby like reading books.
>>142842968
WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO OWN ANYTHING I DON'T UNDERSTAND
>>142842968
>>142843009
>WHY YOU POEPLE COLLECT SOMETHING THAT YOU LIIIIIIKEEEE WHYYYYYYYY
Some people just like the sight of a shelf full of manga, same way some people like it full of CDs/Vydia Game/Books/Figures
>>142843009
When I didn't have a job I'd go to the library and check out whole series, read them at home. Online is definitely more convenient but I like reading things on paper.
>>142842948
Here's the second half of the shelf where i cut it off in the last pic.
>>142843062
What's with the cardboard? Looks cool.
>>142843027
It was shit, I fell for the meme.I saw the movie in theaters. It was much better than the book.
>>142843079
Thanks.
i used to be into stencils and graffiti back when i started college so i made a stencil of a pic i found and i just decided to spray it on something.
Just started collecting recently. Apologies for the shitty quality.
>>142843340
For some reason it uploaded sideways. Anyways, here's the top shelf if anyone's interested.
>>142843340
>>142843373
>>142843340
>Apologies for the shitty quality
Of your taste? Jesus Christ.
>>142843461
If your talking about SnK, they were my brothers, and he pretty much left them with me after he moved out of province. Other than that, all the other stuff is mine.
i have like two layers of manga on my shelf. it's about 200 volumes and it'd be a bother to take them all out to make a photo of what's behind
i can show off my badly hidden smut though
>>142843340
>JoJo
>Monster Musume
Damn anon, I want to like you, but
>Soul Eater
>Tokyo Ghoul
>AoT
>One Punch Man
DAMN
>>142843538
Gopher it.
missing some, once I move outta this little apartment I can get some more bookshelf space
>>142843548
Soul Eater is good, but the ending sucked (manga too)
I've barely read any of Tokyo Ghoul, but so far its pretty alright. The artwork is mostly what keeps me going
See >>142843521
One Punch Man is decent. Bought it mostly because I wanted a friend to get into it, and it was on discount at the local comic/manga store.
>>142842487
>You're going to have to wait for Diamond
Viz's hardcovers are based off the Jojonium releases in Japan, and Jojonium Diamond isn't even out there yet.
>>142842896
>wasting money on AnH
>>142842968
No one buys shit to read it, retard. It's for the sake of having it. It's more of a collecting hobby that just happens to be linked to a media-consumption hobby.
>>142843766
Sounds pretty fuckin materialistic depressing and hopelessly retarded if you ask me
>>142843587
Are the rest of the Strike Witches manga worth picking up? I've thought of getting the one with Lynette's sister next since it looks like an interesting read. The only one I've got in my collection is Fuso Sea Incident.
Heidemarie best witch.
>>142843766
I buy stuff to read it all the time. Outside of Jump titles and some of the more popular series in English speaking circles, a lot of the stuff that gets officially released in English just isn't available scanlated, even series that were quite popular in Japan.
I can understand a collection point of view too, but that's not the only reason people buy books.
>>142843754
I like Oshimi's work. What's your issue with it?
Really old pic
>>142843876
If you like Strike Witches I'd say they were a good read
>>142844145
Much newer pic.
Still haven't had my entire collection in one province, but I have some shelves now.
>>142844145
Did you enjoy Eden?
Havent read it but plan to
>>142843754
AnH's not even close to the worst thing ITT.
>>142844219
I did, but haven't read too far into it. Once Dark Horse started doing longer delays I decided to see if it would ever finish. So far it doesn't look like it.
>>142842593
>Franken Fran
When the hell did that get licensed?
>tfw poorfag browsing this thread
i wish i was rich like all you anons
>>142844354
I'm not rich. I just don't have any living expenses.
>>142844303
A couple months ago, second omnibus just got released. I think it was more to do with Seven Seas lumping it in with the monster girl fad, since if that wasn't popular I'd imagine it would be difficult to get it licensed. Very good release though.
>>142844208
I'll buy them when I can, any I should get immediately?
>>142844354
Not rich, just overworked enough for my overtime to actually count for something.
>>142844388
>A couple months ago, second omnibus just got released.
Not bad then. I've been out of the loop for a while so I wasn't sure how much I'd missed.
>I think it was more to do with Seven Seas lumping it in with the monster girl fad
I'm just hoping classic sports manga makes it big here soon. One day it could happen.
>>142844388
The one you mentioned with Lynn's sister definitely
>>142844424
>working overtime
>wasting your life
bet you're proud of yourself too
>>142844480
Haikyuu is getting published next month along with Kuroko's Basketball, so I hope it kind of causes a demand for more sports manga to be published in English. Would really love some more of Mitsuru Adachi's manga in English along with Ashita no Joe getting a good hardcover release.
>>142844565
Will definitely look into One Winged Witches next.
>having physical manga volumes
Do you even put them to use or they're just for decoration?
>>142844569
>getting extra money is wasting your life
>>142844674
You fuckingread them
>>142844674
I read mine. Decoration implies they are there to be visually appealing to visitors that I rarely have.
>>142844714
>money = life value
get wrecked
>>142844569
I like the people I work with enough to counter the dislike for the job.
I need a job to pay the bills, and I'm used to constant overtime at this point. Doing 80+ hour weeks all February was fucking exhausting but also allowed me to make a 10% mortgage payment inside of six months of signing.
Marginal changes since I took this.
Finished reading Sidonia.
Currently reading Kuro v5 (anime when).
Recently got Anne Happy v1.
Waiting for Kiniro Mosaic, ISBN 9780316501460 and Kuma Miko, ISBN 9781935548539
>>142844765
>having bills to pay
>having a mortgage
How about you live like me? Single and sharing an apartment, paying 500 dollars a month on rent and working 3 days a week?
>tfw don't want to get rid of anything, even shitshows like Bleach
>>142844674
I admit I re-read rarely, but when I do, it's nice to have a physical copy.
>>142844949
Because this is more profitable and I am working toward retirement and saving for artificial eyes or some expensive equivalent to not going blind in the next decade.
I am single with no expensive hobbies, no car, no addictions.
I "rent" my house in another province to my cousin in exchange for not paying rent where I live and work. If I rented my house for money I would get in shit from the government for using a Home Buyer's Loan to buy a place I do not reside in.
Most of the utilities are covered by renting out the extra rooms here to people, the rest is covered by a portion of my paycheque.
Food is free because I run a hotel and just cook food there.
Northern Living Allowance is free money to counter the expected high cost of living which I don't actually have due to the above.
Only got the mortgage this year at a 21 year term. Increased payment amount and frequencies, used my first 10% prepayment and have it down to jst under 8 years.
RRSP is maxed, TFSAs are maxed, and I make money off lending my unneeded money to people - as long as I can pay my bills for three months it is extra. If I hadn't lent any money out I could have bought my house outright, but the way I'm doing it is a tax write-off starting in two years.
>>142844949
>working 3 days a week?
Also, I would be bored out of my fucking mind if I had that much time off.
Mostly books and stuff I've amassed over the years. I'm more into figures than anything else, which are in another detolf.
I'd love to upgrade to a much cleaner looking bookcase though, similar to >>142841975
>>142845277
>I'd love to upgrade to a much cleaner looking bookcase though, similar to >>142841975
My bookshelves are what used to be a dry storage room shelf. Whole thing is pretty much floor to ceiling, though one side of it has no shelves and is all boxes.
>>142835069
unorganized but this is my collection so far.
>>142842495
>he is a underrated artist
This
>>142845182
That is just about the saddest thing I hear people say.
>I WOULDNT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY LIFE UNLESS PEOPLE TOLD ME WHAT TO DO LIKE THE OBEDIANT LITTLE PATHETIC SLAVE I AM
stockholm syndrome my poor man.
>>142838528
>ordered from right to left
Stop that.
>>142835244
Lol who the fuck buys manga anymore.
>>142845405
Not what I meant.
I just can get all the shit I want to get done in a very short amount of time. I have no desire to sit around and not do anything for most of my time.
>>142845370
Is the sacred blacksmith any good? I've been thinking about reading it but not sure.
>>142843340
>one meme man
>jojo
>snk
>>142843373
LITERAL meme mask
wew lad
finding it hard to not believe i'm being baited right now
>>142845370
>Akame ga Kill volumes not neatly stacked on top of one another
I'm sure there's enough space to do that
>>142845481
>I just can get all the shit I want to get done in a very short amount of time. I have no desire to sit around and not do anything for most of my time.
I think you're confusing chores with being creative
>>142845583
>I think you're confusing chores with being creative
This
Bad pic, but it's almost all Higurashi.
>>142845583
I have no desire to be creative and I enjoy what I do in the off time I have.
Most creative people I have dealt with are lazy and entitled beyond belief, because they think that their creativity should be able to get them an awesome house and car and vacations year round. They are the ones who hate having to work because they blow all their money every few months and then have to take whatever shit job is available, but only long enough to take another trip.
>>142845666
What kind of potato is that?
>>142845700
Had to use my crap webcam for the pic. Couldn't find my actual camera.
>>142845696
Yes, keep telling yourself that wasting your time at a job is way cooler than having freedom.
>>142845763
Yes, because spending ten years being a musician but not being able to actually afford to pay for the England tour you are planning your next year around is smart.
Because deciding to be a comedian to spite your parents but always falling back onto being an assistant manager at a grocery store in a shithole town when you end up broke again is freedom.
Because selling fucking sausages outside your dad's hardware and feed store at 25 so you can spend all your time living in your bedroom smoking the weed you secretly grow on your grandparents' farm is the epitome of creativity.
At least when I decide I'm tired of working I won't be calling up people to beg for money just one more time because I will totally buckle down when I get back from hosteling around Europe.
Old pic, I don't even have half of the figures in the picture anymore. I mostly collect art books, setting books, etc. Not much manga.
>>142845907
>selling fucking sausages
Um, where can I get some of those?
>>142838528
are you in heaven?
>>142838528
That's amazing. I wish I had the space, time and dedication.
I'm jealous.
As for my collection, a lot of this stuff is old. I'm not actively updating anything asides from punpun, planetes and 20 century boys.
I also have a box of shame with the first few volumes of black butler and some other stuff I regret buying (wild adapter, sayuki reload, legal drug, xxxHolic in French). I also found volume 3 of Gantz. I have no idea where the first two volumes are.
Old house
>>142840696
I've been using EBay a lot lately
>abebooks sellers
>search following options
>users selling full series lots
>ebaybucks credits whenever you buy anything
If I had the money I would definitely get artbooks and only a few manga I like a lot.
Reading physical is great but it'd probably get very expensive because manga is so easy to read and burn through.
>>142847830
You can always sell them after you're done reading, but personally I buy most of my manga used and also bought a ton when Borders was going out of business. So whenever I do resell I usually make more money than what I originally paid.
>>142835244
And checked
>>142845574
in the toilet where it belongs.
>>142846864
Nice
>>142847738
Are you a youtuber ?
>>142846864
>Those WIT artbooks
Good taste anon
Do you buy manga even if you already read it?
>>142850492
I rarely buy manga I haven't read before, I don't want to waste my money on stuff I don't like.
Not on the picture are Vinland Saga 1 and Overlord.
Also thanks to the anon who told me to get GA. It's fun.
Need more shelves.
>>142845153
Anon, for you and anyone else interested in perhaps trying to clean out your collections, it's common for anime cons to have swap meets. I've had a lot of success unloading my old stuff there and making a decent amount of money off it, to boot. If you have some stuff you know is crappy but don't think it's worth the effor to get rid of, just bring it with you to your next con and get money from it for better things.
>>142845157
>saving for artificial eyes or some expensive equivalent to not going blind in the next decade
Why do you need artificial eyes?
>>142850891
How do you like the masterpiece versions?
I have all the originals as well so I'm hesitating to buy them, but they look really nice in your picture
>>142850868
Needs Haruhi-chan.
>>142852577
Maybe someday.
Don't have a pic of my shelf to share, but have this.
Only started collecting a few manga in the past year, this is what I've got when you remove the normie books. TF 1 is with a friend and one of these days I need to look up Azumanga Daioh 1, 3.
>>142850891
>Shelf dedicated to ABe
>THAT Shelf dedicated to Aria
I'm actualy mad jelly right now.I realy wanto to have a respectable Aria collection, can you say how much did you spend in all this and name all the products in your collection?
>>142851011
Thanks for the tip anon, never have visited cons so I didn't know they do that.
>>142847738
I'm french too and I'm drooling over your collection. So many rare pieces.
>>142847599
What release of Azumanga Daioh do you have? I have two volumes from ADV but the spines don't look nearly as nice as those.
>>142854318
These are French releases from Kurokawa. All french releases come with soft cover.
>>142854263
Tanks, I've stopped buying new releases, and only go for rare second-hand stuff now.
>>142850492
If I liked it, yeah.
>>142850891
Top tier stuff.
>>142845666
this looks like a screenshot from a playstation 2 horror game cutscene
I have started pretty recently my collection so I don't have that much stuff going for it. Lot of shit that I need to finish as well.
also sorry about the shit quality
>>142850891
Very nice.
>>142852004
They are pretty great, especially for the price. Great sleeves, thick pages and good colours. Also looks nice on a shelf.
>>142854093
I don't keep count (to keep my sanity intact), but way too much I'd say. They are all Japanese copies, and Japanese copies cost a shit ton. Several thousands of dollars easily. The art books are the most value for the money, and the masterpiece volumes are great too. The old DVD first print run sets are obviously OOP now, so they are pretty hard to get.
>>142835069
I gotta reread Vagabond again.
Good taste.
>>142858391
those are some damn good books anon
>>142838528
Fujoshit detected.
>>142857322
Is something wrong with your camera, or is there a bunch of fog pouring into your room from the left?
How do you go about getting rid of part of a collection that you no longer want? I have a ton of manga from when I was younger that I don't like much any more so they're just taking up shelf space
>>142860783
Did you bother to look at the manga he had?
>>142860764
it's the camera
Multiple images. http://m.imgur.com/a/nVG48
My years of collecting have all. lead up. to this...
>>142862991
i'd hang myself if i had a ponytail too
>>142850891
>Aria
Mi negro.
I have those volumes of Masterpiece too. They are great.
got more on the other shelf
>>142864891
There's more Vinland Saga hiding behind Sidonia
>>142864755
>>142850891
We ARIA now.
>>142839908
I could buy a pizza, or 400 TLR doujins
Neat
>>142863795
How old are you ?
>>142863689
>Dirty
>Doesn't know how to clean
Kill yourself
I feel bad for the book. Even shit like naruto doesn't deserve this
>>142838528
please let me see your spirits display
>>142853630
Buy some bookends yo
>>142863795
Only one of those six shelves is /a/ related. Sasuga tripfags.
>>142865207
Are you in college ? Computer science ?
>>142865328
Was going to computer security and information. Dropped out after a year.
>>142850492
Actually, i almost only buy manga i've already read.
Consume everything on scan, then only get the stuff you actually want in your shelf - because it's good or you liked it enough to.
That's how i've been rolling for ages - granted, there are some cases where i went blind (any ongoing serie first of all) or the serie isn't scanned/completed (Soil just overtook the scans with latest volume here), but that's part of the deal.
>>142853629
What anime ? This looks retarded, edgy and mecha. Let me guessthey fight monsters using robotsNot original at all
>>142865404
I do that with novels. Pirate to kindle, then buy the hardcovers when I finish.
>>142865380
So what are you doing now ? I'm still in college, but it is hard and boring
>>142865467
Working. Living with some friends at my parents house.
>>142865496
Do you wish to go back to college ?
>>142865519
Nutmegger?
>>142865549
Kind of. If I went back it would have to be for something I know I will like and actually want to do. But I'm pretty content with what I'm doing now.
>>142865519
Are you a soldier or something ?
>>142865404
>Soil
my nigga. I'm pretty early into it but man is it fucking insane.
Some of it's not there but this'll do I guess.
>>142865699
>Urusei Yatsura VHS
we fuckin 90s now
>>142865699
>VHS
Dude...
>>142865699
You can buy everything on DVD today. Why you have VHS ?
>>142865689
Actually, another publisher here has released some of the rest of Kaneko's stuff (Wet Moon, Bambi and Deathco) - another example of pretty much not scanlated stuff i'll eventually drop money on pretty much blind.
>>142865815
>Moon
What the fuck
>>142865866
are you italian by any chance? Here in Italy we also have Wet Moon, not sure about the others tho. I actually own all three volumes, again, it's fucking insane.
>>142865942
>are you italian by any chance?
I fear that was pretty much given at this point.
>>142866007
Feels pretty good to be italian in regard to collectionism. Shame about some volumes being forever lost and unfindable any-fucking-where. Strangely enough, sometimes they decide to take very interesting shit and translate it. I'm still amazed they did it with Koroshiya Ichi and well, any of Kaneko's stuff really.Now I can only hope they choose to do it with Ore to Akuma no Blues.
>>142865868
How fucking sad is the state of these threads when you actually expect everyone to be an EOP just like yourself?
>>142863795
>Salvatore
>HALO
>less than half a shelf of manga
>fucking guitar controller
Sasuga tripshit.
>>142865761
>>142865791
>>142865833
Friends, I have been watching anime since 1978. I've been collecting anime since before you were born.
My other shelf collapsed last week (thanks ikea) after years of service so that's all I have right now.
>>142865146
I'm 99% sure I follow you on twitter.
>>142866154
>Feels pretty good to be italian in regard to collectionism.
Meh, not that sure about that.
The market here is, in a word, schizophrenic.
You get the most obscure/tasteful stuff yet the very bottom of the barrel praised, sold and reprinted everywhere (and fuck any sol/comic serie).
Some solid editions for less than 7 euro and the worst garbage translation and packaging ever.
Editors knowing a great deal about manga (and series to pick) yet a average readerbase that would make the ShonenJump one look like intellectuals.
Plus a freaking distribution mess.
It's weird, but guess it works - sorta, for now.
>>142866628
I can't really complain about it overall, the only thing I can't wrap my mind about is the sheer mess and pain you have to get through to get your stuff in a reasonable amount of times. Not considering the retarded mindset for which many volumes in the very middle of a series stay out of stock for absolutely no fucking reason whatsoever for what it seems like an eternity. Still, I like how there's some surprisingly good shit around and how some of the editions are planned out. Plus, some of the translators did a great work with many series (granted, some didn't as well, but still).What is the latest Soil volume they released anyway?
Gundam Shelf
>>142866469
Good taste in figures. A lot better than the other prize figure garbage posted in this trhead
>>142867095
Why did that go sideways? It's vertical on my computer
Games, Dvds, Dragonlance
>>142867156
Thanks
>>142867166
Manga, Paperback books
>>142865519
What up with your S&W? Are 2-4+6 the ones with 3DPD covers?
>>142866592
SpookyMolester?
>>142867214
Artbooks, other hardbound stuff, Statueshit
>>142867270
Yup.
Just got West Wind Brigade 1+2, S&W 8 (7 out of stock for some reason, so much for bridging that gap) and Solanin today. Just imagine them in the alphabetically appropriate positions in >>142853630.
A lot of these rooms look like they would smell nice
>>142867622
Fuck you my room is pristine. Though I know there are quite a few slobs on the 4chins.
Nothing too new since I last posted it back in April.
I got Yozakura Quartet 1-13 and a few things like Barakamon v12 or Noragami v9-10, but that's it.
>>142843548
>Faggots like Monster Musume
>Thinks he can judge other peoples taste
Furryshit pls go
>>142868292
>that guy with the mini-Vesperias
Anon I want that thing you have.
>anons without the azumanga daioh omnibus exist
w-what the fuck?
>>142868914
I would go for the omnibus but it's fat to the point that reading it without being super delicate would make creases in the spine. Looks ugly as shit fampai.
>>142868816
No, they're mine!
>>142842896
>>142844214
>those irregular hidamari spines
fucking yen press, get your shit together
>>142868292
>pandora hearts
Good taste.
>>142870742
>watermark
Kill yourself.
