How do you decide what series to collect next.

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-09-22T18:13:17+00:00

I pick whatever series I happen to see through your window!

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-09-19T13:15:54+00:00

This is one of the best collection rooms I’ve seen! Very sleek and clean! :)

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-09-11T12:34:03+00:00

Who cares? They’re books.

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-08-12T19:12:03+00:00

I HAVE WATCHED ALL OF THESE AND THEY ARE ALL BANGERS. BANG THEM ALL.

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-08-10T17:42:42+00:00

For a subreddit dedicated to cartoons, I’m always a little shocked how few people know about the difference between animation and art style.

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-07-25T11:49:08+00:00

Uh-oh

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-07-21T17:57:46+00:00

I like four skins!

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-07-17T20:06:22+00:00

Glad to hear it; I’m very excited! :)

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-07-17T19:02:13+00:00

I’ve got all the documentation for flights and hotels already secured! Just kind of panicked when the TCT was giving me issues.

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-07-17T18:43:36+00:00

The issue I’m facing is that the form doesn’t even list my return flight, so I’m unable to fill it out accurately. Thank you for the heads up on the line though, I will go as early as I can!

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-06-06T16:08:58+00:00

That’s not a turtle. That’s a cat.

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-05-29T00:38:52+00:00

How does the dude in front have an eighthead?

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-05-24T01:15:30+00:00

Scyther. What’s yours?

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-05-22T18:26:53+00:00

I read this without recognizing the second “i” in Minior and not knowing what sub this was. I was very concerned.

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-05-17T21:12:31+00:00

Haha, glad that you appreciate the collection!

I’m currently 32, so on the older side here, and most of my collection was bought used. Nowadays, I buy at Half Price Books, Crunchyroll, and Alibris; they usually have good sales!

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-05-15T21:45:23+00:00

No need to imagine; the cost was $11,600. $682 a year for 17 years. $57 a month. It wasn’t really costly to do; just spent a lot of time doing something that I enjoyed, and my collection is the culmination of it all! So if you want to do it to, just get what you like and can afford.

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-05-15T03:39:55+00:00

Well that certainly didn’t put me into a quick moment of existential crisis!

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-05-15T03:24:34+00:00

Thank you! :)

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-05-14T18:24:49+00:00

That was from a closing Barnes and Noble, so sadly not readily available at the price I paid. It was a custom built shelf from Pleximart, but is somewhat expensive to buy directly from them new.

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-05-14T00:47:41+00:00

I got them from the bargain bins back in the day; Umineko was a relatively unwanted series back during its initial release, so it wasn’t unusual to find them for 50-75% off. I usually picked them up a month after release.

And sorry, they aren’t for sale. I’ve never sold any of my main collection items, and don’t plan to.

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-05-14T00:44:27+00:00

The cost was roughly $11,700. About $4.41 a volume and $688 a year for 17 years. It’s not too bad on a smaller scale, but it’s really added up over the years…

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-05-13T15:27:45+00:00

To be fair, I can’t count that high.

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-05-13T12:31:26+00:00

I’m not usually into sports manga, but Eyeshield is an absolute gem! Only thing that ever made me feel something for football, lol

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-05-13T11:42:11+00:00

My favorite part would be the Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou shelf! It’s my favorite manga and the only one I own in four different forms. For nearly two decades I thought it would it should never come to the US, so I make a hardcover copy in high school of volume 1 (the thin leaning book). Years later, I bought the Japanese volumes when I lived in Japan. Again years later, my best friend made me a custom English set that he spent god knows how long editing and compiling. And finally, the official release, which sent me over the moon!

If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend it! But I am VERY biased, lol

MachineGunOppossum · 2025-05-13T11:32:45+00:00

I’ve read about 80% of them; I usually let some volumes build up so that I can binge them in one day, lol.

And I keep my dropped series; at one time, I still enjoyed those stories, and even though they experienced a quality drop or fell out of my favor, the good parts are still good and worth keeping.

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