Do you read manga in public?
| Nobody really cares about what I dooooo. |
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| I usually read either at home or book stores. |
| I don't care about what other people will think of what I'm reading. unfortunately nowadays I'm only reading online manga, but when I buy one, I need to read in the second that it came into my hand, so I don't care reading in any place |
| Echii stuff never happens until someone is in the room. Reading Medaka Box, then Dad comes in seeing Medaka in her undergarments on the next page. Good thing I closed it quickly. |
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| yes. I always read books in the bus on my way to work, any kind of book ranging from novels to non-fiction and of course manga. In fact, the last two months or so I only read manga, mostly stuff from Jiro Taniguchi - so the covers weren't that 'strange' - but I also read stuff like Berserk, Bastard!! and Nana (I had almost read Sailor Moon *lol* but I finished the volume in the evening before, so I took one of another series for the bus) and at work my books are always on my desk, so everyone can see them. funnily enough, I do this not on purpose but through this you find out a lot about your colleagues regardless of whether it's manga, non-fiction or novels |
| No I read it online because it's free. I don't really think its bad to read it in public actually I like the manga covers the art is usually awesome. I wish more people would. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| Nope, I want read alone and without noise around ^^ (And yeah I do read online, not buy books) |
"A half moon, it has a dark half and a bright half, just like me…", Yuno Gasai |
| I'm never even in public to begin with. |
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| I don't care what people think. If anyone wants to say shit we'll see what happens. Manga is amazing, I'll read it in public if I feel like it. |
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| I don't really care about public's opinion... I even read it if my teacher starts to do some random speech about 2x-2y blablablabla |
| Now that I'm in college I read more manga in public than I did in the past, though I still am a little self-conscious in public. |
| No not really. I'm not ashamed or embarrassed by it, I just don't read out in public, that goes for normal books as well. I don't really have time to read it at work either, usually too preoccupied with, you know, work. |
| Yes. I don't care about other people's opinion. |
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| Back when I still went to college, I made sure to only read manga(In public) that didn't have any ecchi or nsfw moments. Which goes for : -Kodomo no jikan, loli fanservice/ecchi, for this one I have even more reasons to not read it public(and I don't think anybody would read it in public). -Yuru yuri, not a lot of nsfw stuff though. -Btooom! -Saki, the characters don't even wear bra's or panties, and some dress in ways that i'm pretty sure is illegal during a mahjong match. -No railgun -Gantz -Prism -Upotte!!, literally gun porn. -Gamble Fish -Two and two, 2 middle-schoolers who are in a (sexuel) relationship with 2 other woman. Its even above KnJ in terms of risks. -Rising x Rydeen -Tsuki Tsuki! -Welcome to the NHK -Girl Friends -Onani Master Kurosawa -Battle royale -Believers BatoKusanagi said: I don't see the problem. Even with manga that have plenty of NSFW scenes? |
| The grand majority of my manga reading currently takes place at work... so yes, yes I do. |
| My first novel, Kardia has been published! Click here to read! |
| Nope when im out I do things and dont really have time to read anything |
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| Never happened so far, when i hang out somewhere i don't have the time to read manga, just because i go out to do something else. |
| I read in public all the time. If people are that worried about what you are reading then they need a new hobby. Honestly, I'm more worried about losing or accidently bending up my manga while moving about |
| Most of the time at home. I can't concentrate in public. |
| "No, I only read manga at home, places I can be alone, a friend's house, etc." I chose that option only because I don't own any physical copies myself. I read manga online and I don't really take my laptop anywhere, so I'm almost always alone when I read it. |
| I use to read mangas online but since I have a Kindle, I use it from time to time to read mangas during commuting or during breaks at work. I don't really care what others may think - I mean, it's just another form of literature. But I try to not read ecchi manga during this time - not because I would be ashamed but I don't want to deal with the questions. |
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| Nope.. at home, I always fear of losing the Manga in public, because I have a habit of putting books down and leaving them. I value the Manga I purchase too much lol |
Cobra_FieldOct 14, 2012 2:13 PM
| I normally just read at home since I don't have time to read much when I'm not at home. But I'm not afraid to read in public (I do sometimes at school or when I know I'll need something to do). |
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| Sometimes, although no one really gets it. Bought a couple manga once while shopping with my friend. She was making jokes & reading the back aloud & stuff & I was like, It's actually really good...I've seen the show, too. She goes "omg you watch manga shows?" *facepalm* |
| "I'm gonna make you bleed like me!" Characterization Society Discord |
| I read in public but since I mostly read online it doesn't happen so often. For example I'm comfortable with reading manga in school with my phone or with the school's computers. Though I prefer not to read yaoi anywhere else than at home or my friend's place since she reads that stuff also. |
ProcellaOct 15, 2012 7:23 AM
Why does the world want to become one? Dreams and ideals are not supposed to be the same. |
| I am actually really embarrassed about being a manga fan. However, my friends read manga in public all the time, and I didn't want to be the only one who was ashamed of their interest. So when I bought my first manga, I read it at school. All was going well (although I was still feeling a tad uncomfortable) when the boy who sits next to me in math class leaned over, pointed to my manga, and said "gaaaayyy". The thing was, it was gay. It was a shounen ai. Not knowing how to properly respond, I nodded my head, gave him a thumbs-up, and said "yup!" Momentary silence ensued. Him: ....Seriously? Me: Yes. It's two boys. Him: Oh. Then. Uh. Gaaaayyyy....*laughing awkwardly* I haven't really looked through my school's manga yet, but I did eye it from another genre section; all they seemed to have was manga like Vampire Knight and Bleach, so I don't feel like I'm missing out by passing the row. |
badmediakarma said: Sometimes, although no one really gets it. Bought a couple manga once while shopping with my friend. She was making jokes & reading the back aloud & stuff & I was like, It's actually really good...I've seen the show, too. She goes "omg you watch manga shows?" *facepalm* That's what one of my coworkers said as he heard about the fact that two of us are watching anime in their freetime. But I thiink it's no problem to read manga in public... And it's always funny to watch the reactions of the people around you (especially in trains during commuting time). |
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| People are too busy with their own lives that they simply don't care what are you reading in a public place. If you're hiding your hobbies it's different, and if you are uncomfortable about reading in a public place is different too. |
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| Wow I though most ppl read manga online, forcing them to read at home, but looking at the posts ppl seem to be buying them alot too. |
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| I do, but not often. I mostly sit at home and read. |
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| I've seen many strangers read manga in public. Mostly high school students though. I read manga in public all the time, and my friends do as well. I buy manga and also read online when I don't know if I should buy a series, isn't released in English or if its just too freaking long and my wallet would hate me for it. |
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| Well, the school is the only public place I had the chance to read manga. I don't really care about what they think of me, even when I'm laughing so much because I'm reading Oresama Teacher or something else. |
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| I do, mostly because I am pretty sure I am invisible at college, which is a good thing. That, and I am writing a major paper on it as an "excuse" to read manga and comic books. Works out well. |
| Maybe not when crossing roads or in the public restroom |
kuuderes_shadow said: Yes. I see no difference between reading manga in public and reading a book in public. Nothing odd about it at all. Amen to that. |
| Its not that I don't want people to know I read manga, I just don't feel comfortable reading in general with a lot of people around me, unless its at a library. I like reading at home on my couch! :D |
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| I sometimes feel like everyone is staring at me when I read in public. Sometimes I feel self concious, but other times I don't care cause i'm tired of hiding it. I bring my manga with me when I visit my relative's house so it can keep me occupied. |
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