The WORST Things About MANGA COLLECTING...

As a person with not the biggest place, I don’t like the amount of space this hobby can take up 😢

Being more selective and dropping series are the main pieces of advice I try to give to others. Personally to me nowadays downsizing my collection feels just as good as adding things to it now! And is especially nice to get some money and space back as well. Totally valid point though about getting rid of stuff and then potentially regretting it later and wanting to go back to it but I just know its bound to happen sometimes as we're gonna regret getting rid of certain stuff but I'm not gonna let that stop me from getting rid of things because I know most of it I likely won't miss. And also buying it again can feel nice too!

I have discovered that I need to go to a bookstore and see the manga. I have bought manga on the advise of a manga tuber and been very disappointed, realizing that it’s difficult to communicate tastes. I am learning more about my own tastes. Thank you for the video.

I’m so glad i’ve been collecting slow, I would feel so bad having so much stories covered in dust as I am a slow manga reader 😅

I am really thankful for all the YouTubers like you who recommanded not to buy too fast. Simple advice but lifesaver.

I don’t consider myself a collector I’m just getting into buying manga books but I will say this I like buying manga that I’m actually interested in I don’t care if it’s popular or not. Im very opened minded and will always give a series a chance to at least see if I like it. Also I think it’s important to take your time wit manga reading you don’t have binge a whole series in one night lol I’m a slow reader because I like to be invested in these stories And not rush them guys it’s not a race to see who finish a series the fastest we spend all this money on these books take your time enjoy them same with collecting you don’t have to buy everything at once. Work up to it build slowly and let your collection get bigger over time

This video tells me that i overthink things when purchasing manga 😂. Like I'm selective when it comes to manga. I'm the type of person that would go to the store and see a manga series that interests me and reads the synopsis to see it's in my taste. The struggles in manga collecting are on point in this vid. But i would say ppl should be more diverse in collecting series. Don't be afraid to assume that x series will be trash. What matters is that u as a person enjoys it or not. And thats what makes your collection and opinions special.

I've kind of always prided me in the fact that i don't just jump on to titles just because they're being hyped. I've always been good with quickly figuring out what I like in terms of story, character design, art style etc. But I think as collectors we learn from mistakes such as impulse buying or getting into the hype of something then later regretting it because now it's no longer interesting and so forth. I collected and read superhero comics for many years and let me tell you have a lot of stuff that i regret spending money but I don't get rid of it because It's a hassle and I'm lazy lol. So when I started buying manga physically instead of reading them on online, I already had it in my head well I already know what i like and what I want to buy which is why i think my collection isn't huge like most collections I see here on YouTube. I mean your collection is easily much bigger than mine. lol.

There are some highly praised things that I don't like or feel like they are overrated, but if someone else likes them, good for them, as you said in the video, if everyone had the same opinion, we would learn less things. I always wanted to have a manga collection, but I didn't have the space, I only have around 40 volumes from when I was young. I will have my own space relatively soon, so I decided to make a list of mangas that I want to collect, because I won't have infinite space, or money, and It's really hard deciding what to add to the list. I made some rules for myself, like having to read at least the first 5 volumes online before deciding, be extremely wary of mangas with irregular releases or on hiatus, or being extremely picky with mangas that are less than 8/10 for me, which would have filtered some of the mangas that I already have, but I find it really hard to just stop collecting some of them, because I still like them, even if they are not as worth it as others.

Amazing video 😄

just do what most of us do, only keep what you'd re-read

really awesome videos you been putting out lately. keep up the good work

Honestly one of the things that helped me stop buying after covid was the fact that a lot of these series can be found online in one way or another. I sold all my single volumes of MHA before the box set arrived and when I found they were all Italy prints I was a bit upset. I ended up returning it and realizing that if I really want to read MHA I can do so on VIZ/Shonen Jump until they release a collected version I like. Still bought the OP box set 4 and plan to buy the 5th assuming there is no quality issues etc.

I rented physical manga too read throughout elementary school to uni. Those books were old, bootlegged, and occasionally incomplete. My childhood friend was also super into manga. We usually split the rental fee. Now as an adult I really subscribe to a minimalist life style. But luckily my friend has settled down, bought a nice big house and had a son. So while i stick to reading manga online nowadays, I buy manga collections for my friend's son. Best of both worlds.

Truly remarkable way of collecting manga or books. Going off of straight hype and often times not even buying a volume 1 to see whatsup. Hilarious approach that surely leads to some trash box sets and what not ending up on your shelf.

Greatest content to listen to on the way home from work after a long day.

Holy shit haha thats wonderful my dress up darling❤❤❤❤. I hyper rationalize from some truana in the past. That moment was awesome ya a sub

From the beginning I was an anime lover and recently I also started to like read and collecting manga. I have a small collection such as Monster, Oshi no Ko, Uzumaki, Sakamoto Days, Blood On the Track. I'm a selective person, so manga that I definitely like will be a collection and also manga that I haven't watched or don't have an anime adaptation.

There’s nothing that infuriates me more than the people who shit on others favorite series. That’s why I don’t use Twitter 😂, outside of it at least it’s not too too bad. I just don’t get it though, sure there’s also series I don’t enjoy, but there’s always a way to phrase things so that it’s not so negative. “I didn’t really connect with this series and it’s characters” instead of “yeah I thought it was total crap, it sucked” just goes such a long way and it’s really not hard to do... Great video as always man!

Good video bro. I've also started my manga collection 😃