Manga Collecting and Things I Wish I Knew

[@EastCoastManga]

Shoutout to my VIP early access members One punch manga, my manga academia, and KeryKat! This video is kinda old but thought it was still good content

[@myne5689]

Hey, if I know I want the entire spice and wolf collection would you recommend I buy it now outright from rightstuf during the sale, even though a lot of volumes are sold out? In canada I cannot find a better deal anywhere else. I am just worried my order will sit for months and months.

[@estebanssjb]

Him: buy old manga Me: na I want new one's

[@EastCoastManga]

ahaha

[@gohanjr5748]

same

[@loidacruz9135]

Aha same! My parents would never let me get used manga bcs of covid 😹

[@AnhthuNguyen-mp2wl]

If you can read Japanese, you can buy directly from Japan for like 100 manga for $5. They are recycled paper. English manga are expensive due to translation costs.

[@yaarruhd2228]

@@loidacruz9135 saaaame i wish tho

[@mortaeus7274]

I do just have to say that number 2 (rightstuf) is only good for people in the US. Unfortunately their international shipping is pretty much the same price as their books XD so jealous of all their sales! Wish we had something like that internationally.

[@EastCoastManga]

Yea outside the US is tough outside of Amazon or Book depository

[@briancannon4162]

That top row of the white bookshelf getting its ass kicked

[@mlibbym]

I just got into manga this year and have been going hard with my library. If I like a series enough to own it, I buy it once I have already read it and know I love it. That gives me the luxury of buying slowly little by little because I am not waiting for that purchase to read the next volume. Super nice!

[@EastCoastManga]

Thats a really good way of going about it

[@anonymousotaku2895]

I barely started collecting this month lmao

[@EastCoastManga]

Welcome to the hobby!

[@wyattglass8231]

@somegirl same

[@boofe6431]

Same i got my first books today at Barnes and nobles

[@komoz4616]

@@boofe6431 damn, missed oppertunuty. The Rightstuf burthday sell is starting. It adds new books every sunday and books are stupid low prices. Like 5 dollars. If it doesnt have what you want, you can just wait until the next sunday and see what new stuff is added

[@clairice]

i started friday but i’m so addicted already

[@vilsa6576]

I started collecting manga a few years ago but just recently got REALLY into it, and these tips are super helpful thank you!

[@EastCoastManga]

Youre welcome!

[@alon1763]

yes east show us how you protect your manga :O

[@EastCoastManga]

Gotchu!

[@camdaman1621]

@@EastCoastManga Yeah That'd be awesome man

[@cheeseguy4998]

@@EastCoastManga Yes please do :)

[@zimm2295]

Does anyone have a solution for light damage on the edge of pages? I only have 2 walls of 1 room as an option to store my manga on shelves, and light hits both of those, regardless of what I've tried :( Some of my manga has yellowed around the edges, even though it's only a year or 2 old, after moving into this space while I have other volumes that were on shelves elsewhere for over 10 years without yellowing at all

[@camdaman1621]

@@zimm2295 One technique that won't exactly protect it from light damage, but repair the damaged manga is sanding the edges of the manga that's yellowed until it looks fresh and new. apparently it works really well from what I have seen. I have also seen people bag their manga to protect the manga from light damage but I don't know how well that works.

[@Flip_91FTW]

I started collecting just this month and wish I knew about sun light damaging manga. In hindsight that is such an obvious one but before I started collecting I bought some shelves and put them up not even thinking about that. about 20 volumes in so far and enjoying the hobby. Its also got me back into otaku culture in general, I am happy I decided to start collecting.

[@johandulsrud1855]

I live in the middle of nowhere but my local library actually had (and still has) all the original dragonball (1-42) in norwegian. that's what introduced me to manga in 5th grade.

[@ravenhavran6534]

thats pretty cool!

[@Bathorhem]

Buying used manga on Amazon could go as low as $2 but, I’m just cleanliness wary so I buy new ones for $12

[@Rose-mr9kx]

I'd love to know! Also thanks for this video! I'm a new manga collector so this really helped!

[@magilas8485]

Officially starting my collection tomorrow. My primary goal is to first collect the big three: One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach since I grew up with those. I managed to grab a Bleach box set for a very cheap price, after comparing it online and stuff. Next are likely the classics for me like Yuyu Hakusho, Shaman King, Slam Dunk, etc. Im too hyped lmao

[@frammer887]

update me on your collecting i’m curious

[@magilas8485]

@@frammer887 I actually completed Bleach about 2 months and got Tokyo Ghoul:re a month ago. I’m on pause right now since I’m busy with school and need lol

[@akephalos7330]

I wish I would have known how good berserk is before I started collecting. The series is so lit😂

[@iifrosty9833]

Love the content! Always happy to see you uploading consistently the best mangatuber in my eyes.

[@EastCoastManga]

Thanks Frosty!

[@alexandraamaral514]

Love your videos, just recently got into manga and your videos helped me see what was for me :)

[@HawkeyeRox]

the first manga i ever read was fruits basket and that's only thanks to my library!! i was so young i never even thought about reading it online but thankfully they had the complete collection of fruits basket and I got to know how it ended

[@willic1143]

Great video again, manga protection video would be really good I only put mine in the shade but other tips would be great

[@zerostrawhats1480]

Great video I feel the same when it comes to wishing I got more than just Shonen at the beginning. As I read other things I am getting a lot of enjoyment with everything I read

[@dandeliondarkling1856]

I just started collecting manga this year, so this will come in handy. Thank you for making this video

[@Topaz_matt]

I say you should make the video on how to protect your manga from yellowing and spine fading

[@throughmyeyes4301]

Please show us how to protect our manga!

[@Judahgoldman]

Great video I wish I knew to start with completed series lol

[@EastCoastManga]

Its alot more satisfying in the beginning

[@lucylu59]

One thing that helps me is going to B&N and flipping through books. I don't necessarily buy all books there, just some that aren't available online, and to somewhat support local businesses. But seeing books in person really helps me chisel down the books I choose to read. By doing that, I can eliminate a large percentage of the books I decided to pick up.

[@thebeardedotaku1088]

So funny thing when I was in high school. I got the school's library to buy a lot of manga. I think by the time I graduated they had all for full metal, death note, and most of blue exorcist. I think there one or two more, but I can't remember.

[@thebeardedotaku1088]

@Random Minority At the start mine was about the same, but when I found out you ask for books. It was the beginning of the end and I asked for anything that I could.

[@EastCoastManga]

haha I dont think my HS had anything

[@lovinqflowers8083]

a thing I wish I learned before collecting mange was that target tall shelfs are super difficult to build and need more than two people to build it with or esle it will break the bottom

[@TINAtubaaa]

Yeah, I think getting a series that is finshed is great so you can multiply the number of books or volumes by the price on where you are getting it so you can get a rough price altogether so you can be prepared

[@torimiller8835]

A lot of great tips man! I would really enjoy a video about protecting manga

[@EastCoastManga]

Coming soon!

[@CrazyColorfulRoan]

Our Second Hand Bookstores in my country usually don't sell mangas, if they sell it, it's usually unknown titles. Only one physical bookstore here in my country sell mangas but the titles sold there are not satisfying enough. So I tend to buy them online, which it comes overseas. Its just so hard to collect mangas in my country.

[@emjae8371]

I recommend looking into library memberships where you can borrow manga from all over the state. I only pay around 20 bucks a year and libraries will mail books to the library in my area for me to borrow. I’ve been able to read SO MUCH manga from this. Do yourself a favor and ask your local librarians about this!

[@EastCoastManga]

Oh wow! Ive never heard of that before

[@TheMangaSloth]

Brah I got a lot of crap going on so I dont comment on ur vids much. But I do watch your vids so I am popping in to say Good video and great points! Man I wish I had the knowledge I did now back when I started.

[@EastCoastManga]

No worries man, im the same way I always forget to comment on peoples videos these days

[@TaiyoOne]

good vid east, I just started collecting myself, so thanks for the tips!

[@Digisoulwings]

I used to have a comic shop here, and got a few starts of series from it before they moved. But now we have a retro game store that has used manga and there's also a coffee shop that gets used manga!!! Also, I started collecting random volumes and now have a lot of first volumes of series I just bought on impulse lol. I might try to sell them. Now I'm focusing on a few select series like Bleach, Cardfight Vanguard, and Gestalt. 👌👌 I actually only need one more volume to complete Vanguard, and am waiting on my rightstuf order of more Gestalt, although I've been waiting since Jan 4th because two of the volumes I want are out of stock. 😭😭

[@kirandtommymanga]

would definitely be interested in a video about protecting manga

[@EastCoastManga]

Coming soon!

[@JakeThePog]

Sick video homie you brought up some really good points in this video :)

[@JakeThePog]

[@sophiewhitaker6239]

I bought the DeathNote boxset last August. And now I'm starting to collect the promised neverland manga.

[@Surroundingpluto]

i just started collecting manga since ive always just read online and when i got my first copy i realized that i perfer reading with an actual copy than online.

[@RozArialind]

i have no problem not buying shounen. simply put, I dont buy any shounen. all my mangas has been yuri. and honestly its already overwhelming. aside from citrus, and yagate, I also have murcielago to complete semelparous, shouraiteki, etc. yuri is a small genre - idk how shounen, arguably the most popular genre, collectors keep up. theres like soo many released. shounen collectors love a challenge and I can respect that

[@notalilkid7365]

Another good tip is to actually read all your manga before buying even more

[@gamingkidYT]

I got my first box set yesterday. It's the box set of Fullmetal Alchemist. Really happy with my first manga series. Do you recommend any other "short" manga series? I've heard some good things about A Silent Voice, might buy that box set as my second series. You got me into collecting manga, I've been binging your videos for the last two weeks and I really enjoy them!

[@EastCoastManga]

A silent voice is a great option. Expands beyond the movie

[@sugarmit]

I started collecting back in 2014 but stoped for a long time but I currently own 70 manga. Most of them are from my cousins who moved and couldn’t take them so the are destroyed but I don’t care that much haha. I’m getting back into collecting and Jesus it’s burning a hole in my pocket 😅

[@noshame4948]

Why does it look like the top part of your white book self looks like it’s bending?

[@itsNyuuBooks]

Yeah, the public library here in Malaysia have less manga which is sad. I wish they could have bring more manga series in the building. I recently got engaged into MAL, created an account and it really helps me to keep track of the manga/anime that within my circle. Also they have list of suggested manga/anime of each seasons. GOLD. Some of my fellow collectors protect their manga in a plastic box, but I really love to have my manga shown on my shelves rather than keep them in the box. 😔 Perhaps in near future, I could have my manga in a room with no/block windows. 😎

[@EastCoastManga]

I have my tips on protecting soon!

[@myne5689]

Love your channel.

[@oliverpk2000]

Those bookshelves are on their last legs

[@dztryr]

IMHO pre-loved books are ok but does it support the author still? I love reading and collecting. I didn't have the money in the past to purchase and start my collection, I asked cause we have a lot of book stores that sell pre-loved books and overruns.

[@samuraireflection]

One question for you, now that you have started collecting manga, how do you feel about longer series, with longer series i feel its very important not to feel pressured to buy all of it first out, these are series that usually are old, true, but theres a lot to be learned from them, dont feel any pressure, nothings your fault, take it in stride, thats what i did.

[@OnePunchManga]

Really good vid but It wasn’t that helpful to me cuz I’m Not a newbie lol

[@parkerisaacks7820]

same lol

[@duanechinen4568]

I started collecting completed shoujo mangas in january and now i have 600+ volumes 😂 I got all of them second hand from mercari and bookoff 😂 I think i only spent more or less ¥70k for all of them.

[@777mvtt]

I just started collecting in October and started making haul and collection videos in November😭

[@pureotaku7414]

Plz make the how to protect Manga video , it will be really helpful to us

[@EastCoastManga]

Coming for sure!

[@Zoe-es2wl]

I don’t buy them used because I like my manga looking new and I never know how it will look used so I try to find good deals on new ones but that’s just me 😅

[@sdrxke]

I’ve pretty much always bought used manga I do it with some books too, sometimes you have to buy new and that’s fine but being a poor fucker I grew up wanting to save and idk

[@AnnaLeBelle]

I would like to know how you protect your manga collection. I currently have my bookcase inside my closet and it stays away from any light during the day, however I cannot see it or display it.

[@alon1763]

manga cave manga cave manga cave manga cave

[@EastCoastManga]

Coming soon!

[@sophomorescenekid1015]

Where should I buy used manga?

[@Toonie]

Great tips!

[@pranavmkoundinya5694]

Please give some tips on how to protect manga. It would really help a lot

[@EastCoastManga]

video coming

[@VeryNijsMan]

Used manga in my country barely anyone does good deals. They all want almost the same as store prices.

[@noflockingsg__4024]

I have a question I only like buying new manga since it’s brand new I like having it new but is it really worth buying used ???

[@samuraiscyther7984]

Can you do a top 10 or top 5 physiological/dark manga?

[@EastCoastManga]

Yea i can for sure in the future

[@samuraiscyther7984]

@@EastCoastManga that'd be great. I'm also a fan of the physiological type.

[@ThinkLuckyThink]

Great video!

[@slapthekillswitch]

People are gross is why I don’t buy used Manga. Taking a crap and touching themselves while reading or picking their nose. Insert whatever it’s probably been done to some of those

[@loidacruz9135]

I just started the video but I’m not sure if this is mention but I ask my parents for manga and I’m trying to save as much as I can but I still want it on good condition but if I do try get used manga my parents will prolly say no aha! Bcs like covid so any tips in saving money while getting manga?

[@AnhthuNguyen-mp2wl]

I bought my manga brand new on Amazon for $5 each volume as the English edition with free shipping. Used manga are really dirty.

[@yu-gi-lo2425]

"Starr with smaller series" Me: I want one piece

[@zietzz_6293]

Go to Walmart and target they carry manga to and they have them for 7$

[@jurassicgamer__1343]

I wish I thought to look for used manga when I was buying my hero academia, when I was looking for the last volume I needed I went to my local comic book shop and they literally had all of the volumes used for $5 each, but that’s not all, on Monday’s they have all used manga buy one get one free so I could have gotten the complete set for $65 😭😭😭

[@civoreb]

Aside Promised Neverland and Death Note, nothing in shounen interests me. Everything is a little too kid friendly for me but then again the demographic is 12-18 so 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@sqwiggless]

as a new zealander its so hard to find good sites to buy manga from because most have large shipping costs so here are some sites I have brought off of or heard of hopefully it helps someone -Ebay (you can get some good 2nd hands from here just be sure to read describtions for conditions) -The Nile (doesn't have the largest range of manga but can be cheaper when they are in stock and dont have to ship from a us warehouse) -Mightyape (I have heard good things about mightyape but I don't think its the best option for money) -Booktopia (has to be the one with the best range of manga although i have yet to purchase from here, just looked, also in aud so be careful to convert it) -Barnes and nobles (I dont know the shipping expenses but when you convert the usd to nzd its better then some other sites) Be sure to compare prices, I have brought things on sale before only to realise later I could have gotten for cheaper haha

[@User-ih9xq]

I just started getting into manga now, I never buy shonen manga. I always buy dark and violent manga for some reason

[@benjibecameinfested]

My first manga was fullmetal alchemist that was used with every book

[@queenkim8631]

So my parents smoke in the house and all of my manga are on my bookshelves in my room. Any tips on protecting them? I'd rather not put them in bins😭

[@EastCoastManga]

That’s a very unfortunate situation. Does the smoke enter your room? I’m not sure how far it travels in houses. If smoke or smoke smells enter your room they can attach to books very very easily and I’m not quite sure if it ever comes out fully. I used to run into that problem when I’d buy stuff from Pot heads. I know you said you don’t want to bin your books but if they’re easily accessible to the smoke than that’d be the safest bet.

[@queenkim8631]

@@EastCoastManga I'm actually not sure since I'm immune to the smell now😭 but yeah ill probably have to put them in bins and wait till I move out to take them out😭 Thank you!

[@ottrez2321]

Where is the best place to buy berserk?

[@EastCoastManga]

Buy the hard covers, way cheaper, and discounted on amazon

[@christophermorris4187]

Last time I ordered from right stuff it took my money and my books never showed up

[@keepuwu-ing7653]

Fortunately my room is quiet dark and really dry so my manga is doing pretty ok till now.

[@EastCoastManga]

Thats perfect!

[@keepuwu-ing7653]

@@EastCoastManga the only downside to it is that i wake up with a really dry mouth every time lol. even tho i sleep with my mouth closed

[@skylahgray3211]

Right stuf literally costs 50$ shipping to Australia, it’s awful 😩😩

[@raysanders2224]

Damn that's crazy

[@inactive2378]

Ty very helpful 😁

[@Exorva.]

I go to barns and noble and I get 20% off is that good?

[@MarcoGarcia-pl6mf]

i found a listing of one piece volumes 1-76 for 280 and wondering if it's worth it(beginner manga collector)

[@mikleo]

That's like $3 per volume, so yeah real good deal. Usually $10 retail

[@z3n030]

Him : dont buy only shonen DBZ fans : *panic

[@Aaron-qp5nu]

I wanted to buy at rightstuf but damn the shipping fee is 40$ cause iam from asia 😭

[@stellaliannebrigden6437]

Same I’m in the U.K. and the shipping costs more than a whole set😭

[@ztagaming2457]

i live in Switzerland and the shipping cost 100$💀

[@ravenhavran6534]

@@stellaliannebrigden6437 i know right 💀 i just want some manga i'm not going to pay $30 just to ship it to the uk

[@pig3292]

If you learn to read Japanese it really pays off because used Japanese manga is like $1 a volume 👍 (I know, easier said than done)

[@ivovariva3906]

Smaler series 😂😂 mine first is love is war 😂😂

[@yaboikente5167]

Yoooooo what is your top 3 manga??

[@pig3292]

How do you deal with running out of room? I essentially stopped collecting physical books because I have no more shelf space. I no longer feel like I can justify buying something I might need to get rid of someday to make space.

[@boofe6431]

Is booktopia a legit website?

[@Mark-bl6pq]

I got dbz full color Saiyan saga vol 1 for 2 bucks on Amazon

[@vexxify9219]

Is demon slayer a good starting manga I have the first 5

[@EastCoastManga]

yup!

[@samuraireflection]

Mangas not very expensive.....now certain omnibus comics.....geez!!!!!

[@charliebartolo7646]

Great Video East. I got one singular window so my manga is safe ;)

[@neby_nebs]

How do u protect it??

[@EastCoastManga]

Coming soon!

[@zerohbeat]

Great video as always. Anilist and MAL are great... wish I started to use them earlier and they had more books (not just manga / light novels hehe).... Really wish that I did a bit more research when buying stuff too. I would add, start with the series that are really important and mean something, not with what's popular to collect. Physical space is limited and will be filled fast without realising....soo there is nothing wrong having a (larger) digital collection :)

[@shehzadimtiaz18]

You Forgot To Put The Link

[@EastCoastManga]

His account is in the description just click it and look at his like second or third to last video

[@shehzadimtiaz18]

@@EastCoastManga No, Ik Boogie He Is My Fav Mangatuber (and ur the second) I thought u forgot to put the link, just wanted to remind you 🙂

[@Amber_xo_133]

You are so handsome 😍😍😍😍 OMG

[@OnePunchManga]

Wait it says it was posted a month ago lol

[@EastCoastManga]

It was uploaded a month ago but private. I upload a lot in advance

[@OnePunchManga]

@@EastCoastManga ahh that’s makes sense

[@EastCoastManga]

@@OnePunchManga I think once it’s public tomorrow it’ll change the date

[@OnePunchManga]

@@EastCoastManga nice

[@JoJonat0r]

Yeah the point to start with shorter series is so true, glad I did that :D but now i started One Piece and Detective Conan( Case closed for you weird US Bois) and its hard with both having nearly 100 volumes

[@MangaUnboxed]

Imagine reading a shonen 🤮

[@EastCoastManga]

Hahahahaha

[@EastCoastManga]

@VinceSM he’s just messing around 😂

[@MaggotKing556]

It's strange that you have the individual One Piece then have an omnibus style in the middle of the books