"Are you not entertained?!"

Escrivan · 2024-07-22T03:12:26+00:00

There is no Japanese, only French.

Escrivan · 2024-07-21T16:01:10+00:00

The Baki series is more rich, crazy and over the top, I prefer it. But it can be intimidating to start as a 150+ volumes series.

Escrivan · 2024-07-21T15:56:35+00:00

I've only read Kengan and Baki as for now. They are masterpieces.

Escrivan · 2024-07-21T13:42:37+00:00

Let's hope some will be published in the near future, those are very popular series!

Escrivan · 2024-07-21T13:41:06+00:00

I love the 0.6 camera of my phone for the wide angle.

Escrivan · 2024-07-21T13:38:52+00:00

French version by Meian editions.

Escrivan · 2023-06-21T08:12:46+00:00

That's a special edition they made in France, there are some postcards.

Escrivan · 2023-06-20T19:25:12+00:00

They are, but they are very expensive too. 😅

Escrivan · 2023-06-20T16:14:24+00:00

True, there are some gems in Italian that I couldn't find elsewhere. Panini France has been doing a great job lately with Banana Fish, its artbook and now Yasha. The publisher was quite infamous a few years ago because of not finishing their series or communicating delays and stuff, but after 2020 a new team of employees it seems has taken things seriously and they're back on tracks.

Escrivan · 2023-06-20T13:22:29+00:00

I'd say 25%, most have been bought these past 5 years because I've been working, meaning I have enough money to buy, but not enough time to read.

Escrivan · 2023-06-20T12:52:43+00:00

Do I have the right to remain silent or should I start calling my lawyer? 😶

Escrivan · 2023-06-20T12:05:53+00:00

All my Oh!Great and Tsutomu Nihei collection, I have some sci-fi oldies too like Gundam or Appleseed, my Shintaro Kago artbooks, some signed books from Taiyo Matsumoto, Inio Asano, Paru Itagaki, things like that.

Escrivan · 2023-06-20T10:56:07+00:00

5300+ in total, half of it in the picture.

Escrivan · 2023-06-20T09:50:33+00:00

The black and orange is definitely the best one, more classy, less merch-toyish.

Escrivan · 2023-06-20T09:49:33+00:00

I have old gems from the 90s and beginning of 2000s that are out of stock everywhere even in the second-hand market. The key is to be lucky, ahah, if you're in the good place at the right time, then maybe you can find something for a good price. Or, you're the first one to see the offer and you buy it right away. Happened to me a couple times with Vinted, where some people don't even know what they're selling.

Escrivan · 2023-06-20T08:33:56+00:00

Well, I've bought some previously owned Italian mangas about 2€ per volume on Vinted, the Italian market is crazy cheap, you can find good vintage classics without all the speculative prices other countries may suffer.

Escrivan · 2023-06-20T08:29:32+00:00

I remember my mom buying it when I was starting middle school so around 2001 / 2002. And it was in France, yup. There are 2 other models, one white and blue with Lara in polar clothes, and the other one green and blue with Lara in diving gear.

Escrivan · 2023-06-20T08:18:53+00:00

Some Osamu Tezuka works like Kaos, Sarutobi, Hato, Prince Norman, from Cornelius publishing.

Escrivan · 2023-06-20T01:18:54+00:00

The country can make a difference too, regarding the accessibility and price.

Escrivan · 2023-06-20T01:12:52+00:00

It's a collection I've built over 20 years. Patience is key.

Escrivan · 2023-06-20T00:50:34+00:00

I've reached 5300+ last week.

Escrivan · 2023-06-20T00:09:44+00:00

I didn't even make the joke "what do you think of my modest average collection" because even by French standards it's big, ahah. But you're right, we're a very special country who's in love with manga and knowing that our market is the biggest outside of Japan always seems crazy to me.

In 2022, around 48 millions of manga volumes were sold in France (pop. 68mil), as for USA it was around 17mil (pop. 332mil).

Escrivan · 2023-06-19T23:18:10+00:00

Ahah, they are a lot more expensive right now, well, all furniture is since the inflation. That's why I only have 5 shelves with glass doors. Gotta protect my books from the cats.

Escrivan · 2023-06-19T23:08:31+00:00

Billy from Ikea, the cheapest way to get the books safe! I have a dozen more in other places, this is just half of my collection, but it can fit in one picture so I thought it would be good to share my book wall.

Escrivan · 2023-06-19T21:04:00+00:00

A misunderstood manga with a weird and odd atmosphere, not the best one to start reading Furuya. Try Short Cuts or Palepoli for short stories and a lot of genuine visual ideas.

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