| Actual Manga. However, if a series has yet to be released in a way I can actually obtain it then I am left but with one choice, to read it online. I can barely stand doing so as a book lover, so I tend to end up having no motivation to read it at all. |
 who are you to change this world? silly boy. |
| The actual manga is too expensive for someone like me. I prefer softcopies. |
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| I actually prefer reading on my tablet, so I can read while I'm on the go or at work. I don't care for "online" reading of it, though. I love having something on a shelf, so I like hard copies for that. But I'm much more of a video game collector than an anime/manga collector. |
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| I prefer reading manga physically. |
| I agree with op. I actually have trouble reading manga online its just tedious. Actually owning it is the best. |
| lol @ img bbcode not working, mal is such a great site |
| I like to read actual manga, but since I don't have that much money half the time, I resort to reading manga online. |
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| I usually read online, but it's fun to borrow a volume from the library to read. |
| "Our everyday lives may, in fact, be a series of miracles." - Nichijou |
| After such a long time of reading manga online, whether I'm reading it off a screen or off a page doesn't really matter to me anymore (strangely, though, I cannot read novels off a screen- I need an actual book in my hands). However, this is mostly due to the fact that a great deal of the manga I read are not available for me to have a physical copy of, whether it be because they are not released in English or because my local library does not own them(unfortunately, I absolutely cannot afford manga). |
| Online most of the time even if my eyes are really bad. LOL I sometimes check the public library if there are any licensed manga. I do read the actual thing if it's available. Better for my eyes! ;) ...BUT I never buy manga. I used to but it's a waste of money since I finish one in like...less than an hour. |
| I would prefer to read all my manga in physical form but that would be far to expensive for me. |
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| I would love to have a paper copy of it but it's just too expensive and I have no room to keep them all, so I prefer to just read it on my computer or iPod. |
I wandered through fiction to look for the truth. |
| I'm very picky when it comes to manga D; I have so many manga on my list that are 'On Hold' because I hate reading them online or on my Kindle. I have to have the physical book in my hands, because I'm a collector and a major bookworm. Plus, I like to go back to my shelf and go through them and look at the different styles and such. It inspires me to draw at times. |
| They closed one of the bookstores I used to get most of my manga from ... so now I read online and if I'm able to find the actual manga in a bookstore, I buy it right away. I actually prefer the actual manga (I collect lol) but either bookstores don't have what I'm searching for, or I'm just short on money ... sad. |
| I WOULD BUY, but they don't sell any in my country so I read online only! |
| Actual manga, every time. Although waiting months between volumes getting translated is a total pain in the arse. |
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| I like the feeling of owning manga and having all of them neatly lined up on my bookshelf but... recently I went back while rereading Samurai Deeper online when I thought the text online was a little too small and realized something after picking up the manga I have... the text is extremely small and with no cleaners it also is yellow pages instead of white. Also most manga translated into english through a professional publisher actually has really stupid translations, especially when their is no english translation they just make up something. I still remember in pokemon how they would refer to onigiri as donuts in the official english translation. |
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| I use a manga downloader and save it to my computer, then I read it using the manga reader program Manga Meeya. |
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| I read online. The only series I have saved on my computer is Sakamichi no Apollon, but if I absolutely can't find a chapter or series anywhere but the scanlator's site or mangatraders, then I'll just download it and delete it after reading. And I use Quivi to view manga on my computer. |
| I read online too. I would love to buy manga but in my country kinda hard because people is not that into it. That and the fact that i'm broke. I don't download manga though, I read at mangafox or mangareader. |
| I read online. If I can't find the series online, I'll download it. I also have some downloaded for when I have no internet access and need something to read. I buy manga I like when I can afford it. |
| I like to download them. I don't like to wait for each image to load on online sites. Plus I can read them if I don't have internet. |
| I read it online. I've downloaded and bought manga before though. But I only bought them after reading them online. |
| read it online. but damn I wish american comics were as easy to read online for free. |
| I just read them online at mbmanga.com. Awesome site to read them mobile. |
T_LOWE said: I like to download them. I don't like to wait for each image to load on online sites. Plus I can read them if I don't have internet. Same here - I rather wait a little while downloading it than wait each time I change pages. Also via download you usually get the better image-quality. And through downloading straight from the sources - the sites of the scanlation-groups - you also get the newest info on the status of the projects, can help them via your clicks or a donation and can encourage them to keep going. I think it's rather sad that most of them don't get more acknowledgement and encouragement for their work for the community, because people tend to visit only the 3rd party online-readers that ripped their releases and now profit through other people's work via ads/clicks. |
AsturaetusSep 13, 2012 12:33 AM
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| If it's a series that is ongoing, I will read online. If the series has ended, I will download. |
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| I buy nearly all my manga. I've read a little bit online, but in the end still prefer to have it in book form. |
| Usually start with online (or downloaded if complete) manga. Then, if I find it worth of my time and my money I buy it (if licensed in my country) so i can reread it over and over. Also art actually looks better printed than in scan. |
| I read online. It's kinda hard to buy manga when the animanga thing is not popular enough in your country. and when you're poor. |
| Both but hard copies are hard to find here in my country. So I read most of the manga online |
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| I read online. If I really like it, I buy it. I'd also like to get my hands on manga that has a short amount of volumes since my book shelf can only take so much. |
| I prefer the actual copy but it is too expensive to do so. Reading manga online is cheaper and more convenient since it's free and you can get it instantly. ✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿ |
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| I rarely read manga online, i do it only when i am interested in a series which has not been published in my country or to take a look at chapters i have been waiting for too much. Furthermore, i don't manage to get into the story for unknown reasons. Anyway my economical situation doesn't allow me to buy them as often as i used to till a couple of years ago. |
| Physical is better, but at the rate most of us read them, it's hard for the wallet to keep up. I have absolutely no problem with digital. If I really enjoy the series when I'm finished, I'll buy physical copies when it's possible for me. To support the author, and so I can read it again when bored. |
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| Only read physical. Just too boring to read on a screen. |
 I sometime have funky grammar, sorry about that. If you can correct some of my post, you would be an angel. |
| I read it only online because manga shelves in my country consist of Naruto, Momo the Peach Girl, Negima and Hellsing >.> Also, I spend way too much money on books, so I couldn't afford buying manga :/ |
| I always read online first before buying the manga. I do prefer actual manga instead of online reading, but I don't want to risk spending money on something I don't like. Also, the selection of manga I find in my country is really bad, and I have a habit of reading in English (which isn't my native language), so it's impossible to find some of the manga I like, tranlated in English. |
| I read Online. I just buy few volumes of my favorite manga :) |
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| I download manga on tablet and read it. Otherwise I would pick actually manga cause reading manga on pc behind a desk is not comfortable. |
| of course physical. but the harsh reality is, having a physical copy is not that easy, financially. so i make do being a leecher... |
"Either Die as a Hero... or live long enough to see yourself becoming the villain..." |
| An actual one is always better, although the publishing here is slow as heck. Reading on my computer for too long strains my eyes |
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| I read the actual ones, because aside from the paper feel I got on my hand, sometimes they also have extras that the scanlating groups can't give us. But for some specific genre *coughboyslovecough*, I have to read it online, since it's a bit impossible to get my own copy from the local bookstore here. |
abiranz said: But for some specific genre *coughboyslovecough*, I have to read it online, since it's a bit impossible to get my own copy from the local bookstore here. Not impossible for me but I'd just rather read them online instead of having people IRL know I read them.... |
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