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Mar 28, 2017 11:20 PM
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Recently, I bought the first three volumes of Watamote (No matter how I look at it, it's your guy's fault I'm not popular!) which is my all-time favorite anime out of any genre.
This is my first time ever purchasing manga.
I enjoyed the anime so much that I just had to go and buy the original 9 volumes!
I only just purchased the first three volumes in mint condition, and hopefully they'll come in before the weekend so I can read them!
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Mar 28, 2017 11:39 PM
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Most manga I've ever bought were because I have seen the original anime and liked it.
Because otherwise it's a few orders of magnitude easier to just download it or read it online.
Mar 28, 2017 11:45 PM
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I was very close to buying the SAO Progressive novels until I found them translated online, does that count?
Mar 28, 2017 11:45 PM
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Hunter x Hunter, I thought the extra money would motivate Togashi to write more ;-;
Mar 28, 2017 11:55 PM
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mollysavill said:
Hunter x Hunter, I thought the extra money would motivate Togashi to write more ;-;


you just giving it more money to play dragon quest, :s tf
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Mar 28, 2017 11:56 PM
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i buy the manga first... i am manga fans to begin with...
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Mar 28, 2017 11:57 PM
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Sure. I bought all five volumes of New Game a few days ago, and might get the PS4/Vita game for it some time soon, too.
Mar 28, 2017 11:57 PM
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i know that feel...bought the completed series of medaka box
Mar 28, 2017 11:58 PM
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yes, if by "bought the manga" you mean "read it online"

the only manga i ever bought was because i liked the manga (Litchi Hikari Club btw)
Mar 29, 2017 12:28 AM

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This bring back some memories, I remember way back in the 2000's going to a journal stand to look for new manga.

The ones I used to buy where Evangelion and Vagabond. I recall myself ogling other stuff such as Saint Seya, El Hazard, Love Hina, Samurai X, Yu Yu Hakusho but I was so broke that I wasn't able to buy then.

And freaking Berserk, now I feel happy that I took years to start reading it. First time I saw it on sale here in Brazil was around 2005. And almost twelve f**king years later and its far from ending.
Mar 29, 2017 12:36 AM

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I bought Gundam The Origin but i started years before the OVAs were airing.
The original Gundam made me a fan so i guess yes.
Mar 29, 2017 12:39 AM

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dragonar acadamy
miku histune mix
and yugioh 5ds
are the manga i bought
Mar 29, 2017 12:49 AM

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To OP question: NO, never happen to me. I like free stuff...
Mar 29, 2017 1:04 AM

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The only manga I've ever bought was Nausicaa, and I only did so because it was a good deal at forty dollars, the online scans were poor and I'd read it several years before. Manga prices are too high for me.

Mar 29, 2017 1:07 AM

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Yes, i bought all the volumnes of Liar Game after reading the 1st one online, my only manga ever bought.


But that doesn't have an anime.....
Mar 29, 2017 1:08 AM

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Sadly no, although I've wanted to quite a few times..
Mar 29, 2017 1:30 AM

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Nah, I bought the whole TRC manga and hetalia,but not for the anime.
Mar 29, 2017 1:35 AM
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Prison School
One Punch Man
Blood Lad
Mar 29, 2017 1:59 AM

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never, mangas are quite expensive here
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Mar 29, 2017 2:03 AM

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Yup, in fact is was Watamote. I bought 9 volumes
Mar 29, 2017 2:08 AM

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No, I can't find an English Version Rabu Raibu Diaries, so I can't buy them. It's a shame. I might bring disappointment to my parents, but wait til they see my semester grades.
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Mar 29, 2017 2:08 AM

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I liked Magi anime so much I plan to buy the entire manga (I had all the volumes until the 19th).
Mar 29, 2017 2:11 AM

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Yes, Non Non Biyori. I've collected all the volumes released so far.
Mar 29, 2017 2:23 AM
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yes, but only to have and not to read.... since i don't read manga lol

i just buy the ones with the best covers ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Mar 29, 2017 3:47 AM

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I bought the entire set of Ouran High School Host Club. I got Ao no Exorcist. And Wolf Children.
Mar 29, 2017 3:52 AM

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All the time (if i can) Specially Rosario + Vampire at first i liked the anime so i brought the manga (which now i prefer more) .
Mar 29, 2017 4:05 AM

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All of the time. But lately I'm buying the manga once the anime is announced.
Mar 29, 2017 4:12 AM

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If I enjoy the anime, I'll buy the anime. Not the manga. To buy a manga, I'll have to like the manga.
Mar 29, 2017 4:21 AM

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Since its kinda hard for me to get the anime here and it will be very very expensive in my currency... so I never bought any bluray from anime.. but there were 2 anime that I was so curious then I bought all volumes of its manga straight.. it was Death Note and Koe no Katachi..

But for Death Note case... I bought volume 11 and 12 back then 2008 and since the manga kinda rusty now so recently I ordered again all volumes of it hehe, so I have double volume 11 and 12... lol

If the publisher here accepted my request to publish Liar Game, I will buy all volume of it straight as well hehe oh also I bought all volumes of Livingstone straight 4 of it as well.. but there is no anime for that manga yet hehe
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Mar 29, 2017 5:21 AM

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Who hasn't done that... Well, I haven't really purchased the manga but some have made me curious to read their manga counterparts.
Mar 29, 2017 5:23 AM

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yeah I bought 4th volume of urara meirocho even though i dont udnerstand shits XD
and I bought every manga I could until high school when online reading become more accessible
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Mar 29, 2017 5:53 AM
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All of the LNs/Manga I own, save for Psycome since that doesn't have an anime adaptation, are ones that I bought solely because I liked the anime. Except for Attack on Titan too, I guess, but that one was a gift.

So yeah; I basically won't buy something in that form unless I liked the anime adaptation of it. My entire list of anime I own is basically my manga list because I'm too much of a physical copy guy to be very interested in reading scans.

Mar 29, 2017 6:19 AM

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No, because so far I've never really shown much interest in manga.
Mar 29, 2017 6:37 AM

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No, since anime and manga tend to be quite different in a lot of cases. I've read a few manga online because the anime was interesting enough, but I never considered buying a manga because of its anime.
Mar 29, 2017 6:55 AM

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After finishing both Noragami seasons and just seeing a few pictures from the manga, I immediately bought the first volume and then got the rest on my birthday and Christmas.
Help the industry and buy Blu-rays and DVD's.
Noragami is the best anime ever.
Mar 29, 2017 7:02 AM

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Actually yeah but only One Piece. I've been a fan for like 15 years now but anime-only and I do always want to experience new stuff first in anime format but I started buying the manga volumes because I do want to collect One Piece but don't want to buy the anime and also I definitely want to re-read it at some point. Re-watching all of it seems not like something I'd be able to do.

Normally I try to avoid redundancies though. I just don't have enough money to only buy manga that I already know (also bought the 25 One Piece volumes I own used on ebay). I'm mostly into manga because of all the titles that will never get anime adaptions. Like Taniguchi or Asano Works or Gekiga stuff. No time to spend money on stuff that has an anime version for me to watch.
I probably regret this post by now.
Mar 29, 2017 7:06 AM

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Most recent one is Nozaki. from watching the anime, to reading online, to end up buying the manga. XD
I only buy ones licensed in my country though.
Mar 29, 2017 7:07 AM

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No. Paying for stuff is for dummies.

Mar 29, 2017 7:08 AM

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Bought Hellsing manga after watching Ultimate and first series. Even though imo OVA was better than the source material, still I was not dissappointed, one of the better ones i've read so far.
Mar 29, 2017 7:42 AM

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Most of the manga I own is for that reason, but I'm only gonna bother to list Berserk.
Mar 29, 2017 7:53 AM

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I "download" or "read them online", long ago I did this for TWGOK and Mayo chiki just to see the endings.
Mar 29, 2017 8:00 AM

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Yes, a couple of times. For example, Chrono Crusade, Lovely Complex, Death Note, etc. Now I'm planning to get Attack on Titan and FMA to my bookshelf. Hope it'll happen soon. :)
Mar 29, 2017 8:03 AM
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For plenty of anime, ofc I have. Not just manga but LN's too. First manga's I ever bought were Tokyo Ghoul and Jojo's Bizarre Adventure.
Mar 29, 2017 10:11 AM

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Actually yes.If I really enjoyed a Anime I sometimes buy the manga after the Anime.Not always.I actually read most of the Mangas online.


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Mar 29, 2017 10:16 AM
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EcchiLordMamster said:
yes, but only to have and not to read.... since i don't read manga lol

i just buy the ones with the best covers ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Oh trust me, I know what you mean, man.
Covers like this right?
Mar 29, 2017 10:20 AM

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Yes I bought the Eva manga after enjoying the anime a lot. Planning on getting the Madoka Magica manga at some point.
Mar 29, 2017 10:24 AM

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Happens all the time. If I enjoyed an anime I will always buy the manga as long as it's been published in my country.

I've bought Death Note, Sidonia no Kishi, Koisuru Boukun, Fukigen na Mononokean, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni and maaany more, I haven't even read most of them yet.
Mar 29, 2017 10:25 AM

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Yeah I bought some Naruto manga vol 29-42 when Barnes and Nobles was still a thing
and I picked up some Astro Boy recently
Mar 29, 2017 10:31 AM

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There are a LOT of anime that I liked and would like to buy their mangas but, I don't have the money to buy them.

However, I do have in my possession the Berserk and Tokyo Ghoul mangas. I am especially proud of my Berserk collection because, its Berserk, the greatest and most detailed mangas that I have ever read. The anime was really good, the one from '97(the three movies were also good), not the crappy CGI disaster of 2016(and probably 2017 too).

I was a bit pissed off because of the ending of the anime and even more pissed off when I found out that the anime was only the fucking prologue!! So I decided that I would definitely buy it one day. And I did.
Mar 29, 2017 10:49 AM
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AyameTomoko said:
EcchiLordMamster said:
yes, but only to have and not to read.... since i don't read manga lol

i just buy the ones with the best covers ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Oh trust me, I know what you mean, man.
Covers like this right?


bruh please, i can't beat my dick to that...



much much better... i actually have this one, but i've never opened it... just my fly ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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