Some corrections! 👇 -It turns out Shaman King has really gone down. Later volumes seem to be around the prices I mention though -Zatch Bell has gone WAY up since the last time I checked. We’re talking $20+ a volume. Insane. -Oh My Goddess Omnibus Vol 6 also in the $80 range like 4 and 5

You're a godsend on learning what series you can get in different languages. Def looking into GTO published out of Spain, really appreciate it!

Such an interesting commentary! I recently started collecting Oh My Goddess but the singles, there's so many of them though I'm kind of intimidated but it's a nostalgic series for me too.

As per usual, another great video! It's fascinating to see what manga is out of print or harder to find in the English collecting zone. I've been watching mangatube stuff for close to 10 years now (anyone remember NZAnimeManga?) and I swear that both GTO and Battle Royale were always sought after and harder to find series, although their prices have really gone up recently. It's honestly kinda weird and surprising that no English publisher is willing to cash out on the nostalgia for these series. For Battle Royale, I'm sure it wouldn't be that difficult to publish a collector's omnibus edition since it's a shorter series. I definitely agree with what you said! It's more important for people to actually read the manga series itself, it doesn't matter through what method they do it. If the volumes are out of print or hard to find, that's the publisher's fault for not keeping things in print (this is my perspective at least). I personally want to collect a bunch of really cool older series in Japanese, if there's no print edition available brand new then I won't care if I buy the manga second hand even if it does not support the series. Don't get me wrong, from the bottom of my heart I love supporting my favorite manga as directly as possible, but sometimes that is not going to be possible for some stuff and it is what it is. The Japanese manga market could easily set up a print on demand service for older out of print manga but instead they're pushing the digital distribution model which is something I'll never support. If I do remember correctly, I'm pretty sure I did see some print on demand services available for Osamu Tezuka's works on a Japanese site, which is a good sign. There's so many great classic manga from Afternoon magazine, but they're not available new anymore in Japanese which is a pain ; _ ; . For now though it's too much of a hassle for me to buy second hand stuff from Japan so I'm sticking to manga I can find in stock. And you did make a good point, collectors should try and focus on what is available right now, since who knows what will still be available in the future. Speaking of Vampire Hunter D, I had volume 1 of the omni in my shopping cart and I was ready to buy it this month, but then I saw some rumors that Dark Horse is possibly seeking to be bought out by a bigger company, so now I'm somewhat hesitant. I'll need to see if this just remains a rumor or if it actually happens, which is frustrating. If you have other ideas for educational videos like this one, make them, you'll really help out the collecting community! I'd say, yes, make the video on how to get good deals. Since you asked, I find that those prices are way too high and absolutely not worth it, if people are really desperate to get something in print in English, they may as well try some self printing manga methods xD. Scalping is really trendy right now and there is a heavy focus on online shopping nowadays, so I don't think the prices are gonna drop by that much, especially for those super in demand series. Only reprints or re-releases will lead to price drops. For now my dream out of print manga that I'm desperate to get is One Outs, which is a phenomenal baseball psychological mind game gambling series, check out the anime for it to get an idea of how awesome it is. Of course, the manga is also worth reading. Hopefully you find some super sweet deals on those Vampire Hunter singles!

i was waiting for a rare collection tour and here it is 🔥🔥

Nice Haul man! vagabond is a great series

Damn bro how did this get lost in the shuffle and I missed this! I also love that you want to share and help out collectors to know more about oop and just reading! Also sick collection and video

Your video quality as always is insane!

damn your collection got my mouth dropping lol i only got suzuka 1-6 i need the rest!

Nice video! I’m not aware of which manga are rare so this was very informative. Also just saw where you can buy vagabond 3 for cheap if you’re looking for that!

As always Weeabruh that was first class! Yeah Dark Horse never running re-prints imagine that !? Thanks for the heads up on GTO I simply can’t live with cheap paper and bindings at $600 price point on up , no way no how . Mu She She appears to be a holy grail at the price you mentioned I would rather drop $500 on Frankenfran 4 volumes because I saw some reviews and it’s top shelf Uber great story ;-)

Love the rare collection. Hunting rare manga is fun, but can be a little frustrating at times. My rare voulmes are gintama, shaman king, and now getting tegami bachi.

I find that a lot of older shoujo's series can be extremely out of print and pricy. Like boys over flowers volumes can go from $50+, and don't even get me started on sugar sugar rune, some Basara volumes, red river, and From far away

Really nice collection 😌 I actually want to start collecting manga in Spanish but I don’t know where to buy any online, do you have any recommendations on where I can buy some? Especially the Milky Way ediciones?

Amazing collection wow! Where did you get your LED lights from?

btw whats the chemical called that protects book from getting discolored and prevent paper eating worms which makes books good as new

Bigggggggg flex hahaha love it! - Jerry

love the video the rarest manga I have in my collection is K-on HighSchool got it for at my local anime store where I get my manga and light novels $13 in really good condition and 2nd rarest has to be volume 1 of the Air Gear omnibus and when is the next video of what manga is coming out for the month?

i lucked out and got pretty much every sayonara zetsubou sensei for around 3$ each at a used bookstore once, i was only missing the 1st and the 12,13 which i picked up on amazon for around 5-7 each in good condition too. very underrated series though it's absolutely hilarious.

Volumes 21 and 22 of Vagabond need to be switched around 👍 Very nice collection.

You mentioned you're collecting the Vagabond editions in Spanish. Are you going for the panini editions or the ivrea ones? I'm trying to decide between the two because paninis are much bigger and substantially cheaper to get in the US, but the pictures are slightly cutoff on every page. The ivreas are smaller, but retain the entire panel. I think its the same deal with slam dunk...idk for sure though

Where did you get the protectors for your Mangas from?

Hey man so I'm confuse, is the Vagabond in English or Spanish? And if it is in English, are u really going to sell it? Btw fantastic collection, I recently started my manga collection, so far >50 volumes

Damn I Stopped Buying Manga For Like 4 Years Why They Cost So Much Now? Or Why Aren’t They Available?

Sheeeeeesh

ghost hunt is 11 volumes and was never finished in english, i got lucky getting my set. SO SO JEALOUS that you have mushishi ;'(

Air gear 28 and flame of recca 29 go for 200-300 it’s insane and I’ll never have my collections complete cause of these two volumes

Noooooooooo now I want to sell all my money manga lol dont tell me how much they are!! But thats why we call it manga collecting haha. Real awesome stuff bro.

damn dude can i buy all of the vagabond singles? i wanted to get into the series but ive heard vizbigs have glue/ spine issues

Hey is it true viz is no longer restocking on Box sets? I was really looking into picking up one piece sets when restocked

Oh my, never knew City Hunter had an English release.

Very nice

I found gunslinger girl omnibus 1-3,4-6,7-8 at hpb for 6.49 each last week

All I need is TokyoPop to reprint me Initial D and Fate/Stay Night (maybe Cowboy Bepop aswell)

🔥🔥 where are you selling gto? i might be interested, all these 1k+ listings killing me lol

God I missed this intro, I feel like I haven't heard it in so long

I been trying to find haganai vol 2 and 10. 2 is expensive and 10 is hard to find

wow you got city hunter where can i buy that i really need them

Where you selling vagabond

😍😍😍

Battle Royale full set singles approx $350ish, reseller push for >$450- $500 current Also, I'm on the hunt for Oh My Goddess, it's a nostalgic series for me. Found 20 volumes at roughly $6 ea. Lol I consider that a strong start.

would be interested in buying some vagabond singles

Third I think‼️‼️

First

Me with my whole toriko manga 😬

ima buy all of gto

i shall skip dc marvel from now on and only focus on mangas

‘One of the better shoujos out there’ doesn’t even read shoujo

ngl a lot of rare mangas suck and the ones that are good get a reedition