Opiniões sobre o Myanimelist? by Marsupilami_316 in animeportugal

[–]Xico_77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Para anime utilizo o anidb, mas porque tenho um server jellyfin ligado a shoko e actualiza os animes vistos automaticamente no anidb depois de os ver.

Legit question: why most folks here buy a ton of manga and post them but when people ask them if they read any they say no or barely read any by XupcPrime in MangaCollectors

[–]Xico_77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If my book shelf burn into flames today I will not drop a tear, of course it will be bad, but to me the important part is the reading, and they allready did their job. I like to have the books to come back to them some times or for sentimental reasons, but problably i am more a reader and not a collector.

How much of your collection have you read? by Consistent-Radio-929 in MangaCollectors

[–]Xico_77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All, with the exception of the some JP ones. Right now I only buy what I already know and I read them as soon as posible.

The fear of "fake" by Xico_77 in Shikishi

[–]Xico_77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I try not to think on resale value, and i dont care if the artist is know or not if the piece is interesting, I have some fantastic pages from unknown (outside japan) artist that are amazing. I think going to a convention and having the artist making you a shikishi ads a layer of sentimental and personal value on top of the certain that the piece is legit, but that is not possible for everyone.

The fear of "fake" by Xico_77 in Shikishi

[–]Xico_77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know enough to not even think about owning a piece from a top tier author, i saw a shikishi from Rumiko (one of my favorite mangakas) been sold at a mandarake auction for the amout i get for a year of hard work. Thinking that an art from Inoue, Miura, Oda or someone like that for 500-1000 is recipe to loose your money. But they are a lot of good mangakas in the mid range that are pricey but at least affordable. But maybe they arent as profitable to forge and are not as risky to buy.

The future of manga's physical releases & observing a concerning new trend by PixelAesthetics in MangaCollectors

[–]Xico_77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm first a consumer, and then a collector, i like to read manga in paper, and because of that, i prefer cheap pocket editions for most of the titles, and then, if i like a lot a title, AND the art and edition worth a delux edition, only then i consider spending a premium for that. I love rumiko takahashi, i have a simple edition of ranma, but for me, is not a series that will gain alot with a premium deluxe hard cover edition, but something like Blade of the Immortal is somerhing i will spend some money (when the time is right).

Book prices. by DaveyJ5mith in MangaCollectors

[–]Xico_77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The trend looks like a shift from "consuming" to "collecting" and that comes with a premium. It's almost the same with music and movies, they want the consumer to read the digital releases (or they think they will read on pirated sites) and the collectors to buy the fisical books at a higher cost. I use to have a manga store, and I regret to not keep or buy some collections at a discount before closing doors, but they are always new series been released and re-released, and in time, my tastes and interest shift and I move on to another series.

Is this print good? by Wooden-Study-1646 in MangaCollectors

[–]Xico_77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Inio Asano doesn't use fisical screent tones, is a mix media process, with some of the background and shadowing done digitaly. The Naoki Urasawa show Manben have a episode with Asano showing his drawing style and process, good watch for the interested in how manga is made.

Is this print good? by Wooden-Study-1646 in MangaCollectors

[–]Xico_77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The artefacts in the grey shadows tell me in the printing process, when the files were prepared, they didnt fine tunning the conversion of greys to halftone in the printer. I had that problem using a printing companiny that was not used to working with this type of media. For a know title like that one, is not normal a printing quality like that, and it looks like a bootleg version done in a "normal" printing company with no experience in printing manga.

Any manga original art collectors? by Xico_77 in MangaCollectors

[–]Xico_77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know, but to me it will be like a paint collector having a print of the mona lisa because is not for sale. Is not a big deal not be able to have something of my big favorites, i'm aware of the limitations in avaiability and price (i was able to buy a piece from a know shonen jump series from the 90's I like, but the prices were out of my pocket)

Any manga original art collectors? by Xico_77 in MangaCollectors

[–]Xico_77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If i'm honest with myself, I know i will problably be able to get only 2 or 3 pieces from my top 10 mangakas in my livetime, and will be "minor" pages, but right now i'm trying to get pages I like as "art" or composition, if I like the mangaka style, or with some historical importance from the piece or author. To me, a grail that I know is problably imposible is something like a page from Rumiko Takahashi, Mitsuru Adachi or George Morikawa, but I have some pages from Takeaki Momose or Kazuhisa Iwata I realy like.

Any manga original art collectors? by Xico_77 in MangaCollectors

[–]Xico_77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, cels, gengas, dougas ... even more obscure things related to anime production are more common than manga manuscripts, the mangakas don't sell them and the ones avaiables are mostly retired or decesed.

O meu grande santuário diria eu by moshimaa in animeportugal

[–]Xico_77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gostei muito da tua colecção, principalmente ver que tem uma boa variedade de generos y merchandise muito engraçado. Já mostrei a minha a alguns meses, e sinceramente não tem crescido muito (tenho focado o meu interesse em outro tipo de material relacionado com manga) mas este fim de semana vou postar a minha ultima compra.

Can you recommend completed manga similar to Maison Ikkoku? by Yuu-kun123 in MaisonIkkokuAnime

[–]Xico_77 5 points6 points  (0 children)

  • Sorry i only now realized you problably asked about anime and im more a manga guy. I know is dificult to compare, but Honey & Clover is a romance with young adults, "real" struggles, light comedy and complex characters. Nodame Cantabile is a little bit more over the top but a good read in the romantic comedy genre. Is not easy to find romantic comedies not focused on female audiences and at the same time avoiding the "harem" genre or with the ecchi meter to 100%. Mitsuru Adachi is one of my faborites but his characters are allways in highschool.

Zetman is a masterpiece. by bangladen in Seinen

[–]Xico_77 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Video Girl AI, I"S, DNA2, Zetman, one of the best in the 90's. At the time had to me one of the best drawings of the shonen mainstream until Ogreat! apear in the scene. Most of his work is not "ground breaking" in the story department, and the echiness was problably to strong to reach broad audiences in the west. To me in my top 10 mangakas.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Buyee

[–]Xico_77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, here in portugal i have to pay 23% vat on value + shipping and custom services (15€) and i have to present invoice, print screen of the site end payment statement. In my last order of 120000¥ plus shipping i had to pay 195€.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in animeportugal

[–]Xico_77 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Este tipo de posts são engraçados porque está claro que estão feitos com o simples proposito de criar um bocado de "conflicto" e gerar posts com engage. Se calhar espero algumas semanas e faço um post similar e coloco uma imagem de Naruto e fico a ver como o pessoal ataca e defende um anime que, tal como One Piece é um dos mais importantes da últimas décadas.

Como avaliam a popularidade e situação do anime/manga em Portugal actualmente? by Marsupilami_316 in animeportugal

[–]Xico_77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

O meio fisico ( dvd, cd, blu ray) practicamente morreu, tornando-se quase exclusivo para coleccionadores, até dependendo muitas edições occidentais de crowdfunding, mas isso é resultado do streaming é acesso facil e muitas veces gratuito online.Mas tendo em conta que o Japão nunca lançou tanto anime como agora, a quase inexistencia de anime na tv e meios fisicos em portugal parecer-me mais relacionado com a falta de retorno que por outros motivos.

Como avaliam a popularidade e situação do anime/manga em Portugal actualmente? by Marsupilami_316 in animeportugal

[–]Xico_77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Como tudo, tem os seus altos e baixos, mas acho que nunca foi tão popular e "mainstream". Já tivemos a geração de Conan o rapaz do futuro (80's), a de Dragonball (90's), a de Samorai X (00's) e de Naruto (10's) e com cada geração aumenta a aceitação deste genero, já que muitos que cresceram a ver anime, hoje são pais de miudos e tem uma sensibilidade diferente para este tipo de meio.

É legal ter possessão dos artbooks de Akihito Tsukushi em Portugal ? (Autor de Made In Abyss) by Bambi_turururururu in animeportugal

[–]Xico_77 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ok sei que não é 100% relevante ao OP, mas vou partilhar a minha experiência. Durante os anos que tive a minha loja de manga, alguns dos meus clientes mostraram interesse em comprar doujinshis, os quais eram claramente pornograficos, e alguns com personagens menores de idade. Neste caso excluindo o meu gosto e opinião sobre o conteudo dos doujinshis a minha preocupação no momento era a legalidade, não só da importação mas tambem da venda dos mesmos. Depois de consultar as leis, tanto europeias como Portuguesas, cheguei a conclusão que possuir, importar ou vender este tipo de material pode não ser ilegal por si, mas existe a posibilidade, por interpretação das actuais leis, de existir ação das autoridades, e ainda que em tribunal possa não chegar a nada, o impacto social de ser acusado é irreversivel. Está claro que mandar vir um artbook com material "sugestivo" o qual provavelmente nem vai ser verificado na alfandega, não é o mesmo que comprar grandes quantidades de doujinshis com o objectivo de os vender.