Spice and Wolf (light novel)
Lachyness said: TLDR?: What does the S&W collector's edition contain volume wise? Should i buy it or should i buy the light novels individually? Thanks. I own this anniversary edition. It contains all the original 17 volumes. I'd say due to it's wight and size, strictly a collector's item, it's really impractical to read. I read the ebook version so I'd recommend buying them or the simple soft cover volumes as well for general use. That way you get everything anyways. |
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| I own this as well. Not only did I get the dreaded "ding because Amazon ships hardcovers improperly", I also discovered that there are production issues with these collectors edition as the cover of mine seems to have some glue in it (I think I'm not the only one when I look at ebay listings). Plus the text is tiny in order to fit all those volumes. It's far easier to lie down on the side and reading with the softcovers rather than reading on your stomach or with the Collectors' Edition on your lap. The art is still cool to look at though. That plus they made a lot of effort to make that spine look nice on a shelf. |
| It's all 17 original volumes. None of the later stories or recaps. I've held the book in my hands, and as big of a fan as I am (i'm planning on getting a Holo tattoo), I cannot say the $400 price tag is justified when you can get the eBooks for next to nothing or already have the individual novels, which buying all of them still wouldn't come out that expensive. |
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| @Vorpality The value of a limeted edition collector's item is weighed on a different scale than the everyday version and it's a different dimension from the value of a digital version. I bought the book for about 200$ after it released now you say it's 400 and it's unlikely that it's price will drop. Or look at the card sleeves. It's listing price was 700 Yen (about 6.50$) and now it's generally over 100$ and even on the Japanese market it's rare to find one below 10000JPY. The Keito Koume mini artbook released this January for the completion of the manga adaptation was I think 600JPY and now it sells for about 40-60$ on eBay. |
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Heldengeist said: @Vorpality The value of a limeted edition collector's item is weighed on a different scale than the everyday version and it's a different dimension from the value of a digital version. I bought the book for about 200$ after it released now you say it's 400 and it's unlikely that it's price will drop. Or look at the card sleeves. It's listing price was 700 Yen (about 6.50$) and now it's generally over 100$ and even on the Japanese market it's rare to find one below 10000JPY. The Keito Koume mini artbook released this January for the completion of the manga adaptation was I think 600JPY and now it sells for about 40-60$ on eBay. It really depends. I have a first press of GitS with the lesbian splash panel, isn't worth much. Same for a packaged Asuka figure from when Evangelion was still airing I don't think the book is going to go up in value, it's already been out for a year plus and it's stayed right at $400. |
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| @Vorpality Maybe it won't go any higher unless it's a numbered one, but I don't see it going any lower. The fandom around this series seems to be pretty devout. It's a bit late for buying the book as an investment expecting profit, but it's still a worthy addition of a personal collection. I'd sure choose this 10 time out of 10 over a figure. |
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| Not the right thread but man... I've never read the novels yet but I didn't know Spice and Wolf was still publishing all this time... I completed the anime in 2010... |
waalex11 said: LNs tend to run for a long time. However in this case the series had ended with Volume 17 in 2016. Or at least it was intended to. The story was essentially closed with Holo and Lawrence.Not the right thread but man... I've never read the novels yet but I didn't know Spice and Wolf was still publishing all this time... I completed the anime in 2010... Then it got continued for some reason. I haven't continued yet (though I most likely will at some point) and however I love the franchise, I'm not convinced that it needed to be continued this way. By the volume titles they might just be some side stories. For me this is the real sequel. |
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Heldengeist said: Damn. Interesting. I wonder when I'll start reading it.waalex11 said: LNs tend to run for a long time. However in this case the series had ended with Volume 17 in 2016. Or at least it was intended to. The story was essentially closed with Holo and Lawrence.Not the right thread but man... I've never read the novels yet but I didn't know Spice and Wolf was still publishing all this time... I completed the anime in 2010... Then it got continued for some reason. I haven't continued yet (though I most likely will at some point) and however I love the franchise, I'm not convinced that it needed to be continued this way. By the volume titles they might just be some side stories. For me this is the real sequel. |
ragen99 said: Kobo is a great website of licensed manga and japanese light novels. Vorpality said: It's all 17 original volumes. None of the later stories or recaps. I've held the book in my hands, and as big of a fan as I am (i'm planning on getting a Holo tattoo), I cannot say the $400 price tag is justified when you can get the eBooks for next to nothing or already have the individual novels, which buying all of them still wouldn't come out that expensive. Do you know where I can read the eBooks? |
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