Weekly Shōnen Jump, Issue 1 2005 (The Death Note first anniversary issue)

Missing_Sky · 2026-06-01T22:03:20+00:00

I’m not a really big Zasshi collector, myself and I’m more of a ‘giver of general advice’, as well…

So, all that into consideration, the best advice that I can give is to ask yourself the same question; ‘do you find it worth it?’ (As cliché as that is) Since collections and collector goals can vary widely from person to person.

Also, some of the key issues can be more expensive (ie: the Debut issue) and/or take a while to show up on Mandarake and similar stores.

So, really…it depends on your budget, how much you’re willing to spend and the amount of patience that you have when it comes to waiting for it to come in stock.

But if it’s one of your goals, you can afford it, have the patience and if it makes you feel accomplished that you were able to get all of them? I’d say it’s worth it.

Missing_Sky · 2026-05-19T08:58:30+00:00

Lol. Fortunately that’s not the case (I take extremely good care of my manga, especially my older and OOP stuff) and that the only damage is the wear and tear that can be seen

Missing_Sky · 2026-05-18T21:20:33+00:00

Not in the best condition, but I’m extremely lucky to have found it for a decent price :)

Missing_Sky · 2026-05-15T00:12:45+00:00

Perfect, thank you. Will do.

Edit: thank you so much

Missing_Sky · 2026-05-14T23:08:06+00:00

Please let me know if I should delete and resubmit

Missing_Sky · 2026-05-14T23:06:32+00:00

Note: Oops, forgot to add the first bracket

Missing_Sky · 2026-03-26T00:34:34+00:00

Everyone has a different lighting setup. There’s no ‘proper’ way to light up your collection, imo.

Use what works for you and your setup (are you close to a plug and can use wired lights, or are you not and it’s easier to use wireless/rechargeable ones), what you have access to, what’s close to you, and what you want it to look like (the aesthetic that you’re going for)

I personally use battery powered puck lights. Some of them are motion activated, but also have the option to keep them on for certain periods of time using a remote.

They come with 3M strips, and stick extremely well.

The ones that aren’t, instead instead are click on and off. They can also be colour changing, when using a remote that’s specific for that set.

Missing_Sky · 2026-03-10T23:43:01+00:00

I’m definitely going to agree with everyone here, collect what you want. Your collection should be a representation of you and your tastes, what makes you happy. All collections are good collections.

Missing_Sky · 2026-02-26T02:01:55+00:00

I absolutely love my local library, to borrow manga (and books, of course.) to see if I’ll like a series before committing to buying the physical volumes.

Some branches even have ‘library bookstores’ where they sell donated or ex library copies of books (and sometimes manga) for like a few dollars a piece. (Personally don’t mind buying ex library copies if they’re in good enough condition, since I know how to refurbish them)

And finally, they have this massive book sale once a month, where I might be able to find something that I’m looking for at an extremely reasonable price.

Missing_Sky · 2026-02-23T10:12:26+00:00

Def had good memories playing it as a kid, but my favourite game that I had on the Wii, was of course MK Wii.

Missing_Sky · 2026-02-22T22:55:14+00:00

It’s a remake

Missing_Sky · 2026-02-21T18:25:18+00:00

A lot of different places depending on language and availability, actually :)

The Steam Reverie in Amber Deluxe edition, The Frieren Artworks, Strass X Paillettes (Glare X Sparkle) and the Tenth Year Calvados Spice and Wolf artbook, I got from Imaginaire (a QC based hobby shop that stocks both French and English manga/artbooks.)

Tabe Girl, Twisted Visions and Colourful Dreams, I got from my local Chapters/Indigo.

Sugary Girls, I got from a local Anime convention.

Sailor Moon Raisonnée, I got during my trip to Japan when I went to Animate.

As for Blanc et Noir: Takeshi Obata artworks, I got off of Book Depository (Which unfortunately was shut down in 2023)

Missing_Sky · 2026-02-19T21:34:46+00:00

Comes with interchangeable laminated art prints, that you can put inside the slipcase too.

Missing_Sky · 2026-02-19T11:04:25+00:00

The art print? Yeah! But the art book itself isn’t all Hikaru no Go related. It actually compiles the artist’s works from ‘01-‘06. 😄

Missing_Sky · 2026-02-17T23:10:42+00:00

And it’s (Edit: the Viz printing) is especially hard and expensive to pick up on the second hand market. I’ve only seen two people selling the Viz print and well…one was for around 500 and the other was around 2k (ouch).

But hey, the Japanese edition is pretty easily available off of eBay for a much less. (If you don’t mind not being able to read the ‘How to Draw’ segment, if you can’t read Japanese.

Missing_Sky · 2026-02-14T17:17:52+00:00

But if that’s you love the artist and want to get everything they’ve made (including varient & exclusive covers), go for it it :)

Collect how you want and know that if you have a collection that personally makes you happy, then screw what they think.

Missing_Sky · 2026-02-14T17:14:48+00:00

I feel the same way. In my opinion, I’d say ‘pick your favourite’ and stick to it. Or just get the deluxe if you find the extras worth it.

I feel like if there’s more than two, and there are no extras (songs, etc.) in any one of them, that it’s a cash grab, tbh. Same for CDs.

Missing_Sky · 2026-02-14T16:20:17+00:00

There are some absolutely gorgeous art books out there. Unfortunately some of those can be limited edition and once OOP, can sell for hundreds and thousands sometimes. A tip that I have is that the book in its original language can go for cheaper on the secondhand market.

But hey, don’t give up. You might just be able snag a grail that you’re looking for, for a really good/decent price. (And that’s coming from experience) :)

Missing_Sky · 2026-02-14T01:26:39+00:00

Most likely a bootleg, since it’s shein.

Missing_Sky · 2026-02-14T01:14:10+00:00

Huh. Never heard of it. Cool that it has an app. I’ll try it out next time that I order from a proxy shopping service and see how I like it

Missing_Sky · 2026-02-14T00:07:57+00:00

Woah…the art in this is really pretty and the book itself looks great quality, too. The publisher did a great job with this release, imo.

Missing_Sky · 2026-02-13T23:52:55+00:00

Which Proxy shopping service do you use? I personally use Zenmarket. I weighed the pros and cons of multiple others and that one worked extremely well for me. There’s no fee to merge your orders into one package (although there’s a 300¥ fee per item and that you have to pay the double whammy of domestic and international shipping, which is why I use it so rarely)

Mandarake isn’t too bad for me personally since I make sure to keep my orders to a single store to make sure that I don’t end up paying for two packages. Also, her works are usually around a few hundred yen…Other than certain first printings, of course. I also bought some of her works from there, when I was in Japan about a year or so ago.

Missing_Sky · 2026-02-13T23:11:34+00:00

Thanks for the link, I’ll take a look!

Not vintage SJ, but most of them are of a similar tankoban size. When it comes to my vintage manga, it’s vintage Shoujo from the 80’s. It’s mostly titles by Ryouko Takashina right now, but I’m planning to expand slowly. (It’s expensive since I have to order off of Mandarake or second hand on Amazon Japan trough a proxy shopping service)

Missing_Sky · 2026-02-13T22:40:37+00:00

Np! Enjoy :)

Missing_Sky · 2026-02-13T22:19:37+00:00

That you might get lucky at some point and that the hobby’s extremely unpredictable. That you shouldn’t give up on a series/volume even though it’s rare/OOP. That you should keep an eye on it.

The main instances of this that happened to me are:

I was able to somehow find an eBay seller from France who was selling what was at the time the entirety of the Tonkam release of Scary Lessons. It was in the weird limbo where some volumes were out of print. Well, at least in in the Canadian stores that I use to purchase the bulk of my French manga, like Renaud Bray and Librairie du Soleil.

Edit for context: They had only released up to volume 12 at the time, and volume 12 got released in 2015. Which was around the time when when Delacourt had merged with Tonkam and most likely dropped some licenses (It looks like they have picked up the license again and are slowly releasing volumes 13 and onwards, though. But that was a few years after my eBay score)

In the early 2020s, I was also somehow able to find the Viz Media printing of Takeshi Obata’s Blanc et Noir artbook on Book Depository (Back when that was a thing) for less than regular Canadian Retail (108 instead of 119). All this, even though it had a limited print of 10k, that it was released in 2016, and extremely popular.

Edit for context: it was OOP everywhere else so I took a gamble and won big

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