haha, as close as you can get to a Book Off ad without being a Book Off ad. Joey

lets go!!!!

I was on skyscanner the second I heard cheap manga

My Book Off missionary work is complete, haha. The funny part is despite having to ship a lot of my books back to the US, the total cost was still over an order of magnitude cheaper than it would have been to pick up the books in the US. Also, I don't expect sponsorships, haha. I just thought I had to make it clear that my obsession towards Book Off is a genuine one, lol.

It was necessary to ensure maximum value, lol.

Glad to hear it, haha. Believe or not I had to tone my enthusiasm down for the video. Even some of the clips I left in where you can see my live reactions to different things like the Vagabond volumes + Plastic Love were the more tame part of the reactions, haha. Although I have not heard of Sound Horizon, Book Off is filled with "Woah, that's so cool moments."

Haha, Here's to Book Off! 🍻

haha, thanks so much!

ooh, That's not have bad! I assume the collection would be heavily limited given that there is not as large of an audience trading in Japanese books🤔

I'm doing well! Book Off will do you no wrong! Glad you enjoyed the video!

I have spent many many hours browsing Book Off, haha. And no, I don't believe they ship internationally :( That is also one of the reasons I love Book Off though, there truly is no cheaper way to get it than going in person. You are rewarded for your browsing, as opposed to most stores nowadays where you are being upcharged from online prices. Book Off does have a website though, although in my opinion it is just easier to go in person as there is far more you can easily verify in person than you can online. And once again, it's cheaper. Book Off is ALL second hand (as far as I know). It seems like there may be a very small supply of specific goods such as the paint or some new release books that aren't, but 99.9 percent is second hand. Like I said, Japan has a lot of specific characteristics that make its model uniquely effective in Japan. As for the drums question, no, haha. A friend of my brother does. I make an effort to change the scenary throughout my videos, so many locations in a video are not even remotely close to each other, haha. With regards to 立ち読み, it does not mean skimming through books, and checking them out. You will literally have rows where 6-7 people are standing in a hallway 1.5 people wide, who will spend hours reading through entire books and then put them back and leave. It is beyond infuriating in person because most of the time they don't really even try to move.

Just fulfilling my honorary civic duty, lol.

@@lazyfluency You make great content! And I only just recently today started watching your videos and someday that effort is gonna pay off some day! And I will watch your videos more often now Because like I said I only found your channel today lol but keep up the amazing work man!

@@StrawhatZayYT Appreciate the kind words! I'm actually currently working on my longest video yet, haha.

Fun fact, I'm actually Panamanian American! Appreciate the kind words!

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Ahh, Like a 2dmap layout 🤔 I didn't think of that, haha. Good idea! -Joey

@@lazyfluency yes.. like the nearest 駅 to the Book-off and all that.. because there will be people like me coming from different countries to Japan and grab those Mangas with voracious appetite ... Anyway thanks again for the video.. 💕

Oh, Book Offs are very plentiful in Japan, so I'm sure you will find one wherever you go... There is a lot of variance on what you find and the structure of every Book Off though.

Ooh, exciting! Wish you many a free Book!

@@lazyfluency Please, let me ask you a question. From your experience, is it possible to find ecchi manga and H manga at Book-Off too? Or are those operas only in specific adult shops? And if so, do you have any name for any specific shop?

I can't actually remember if Book Off sells any adult content. I'm pretty sure that most book stores have a section for it though.

The spine is very distinctive, haha.

If 2 suitcases is not enough you can always ship boxes back by boat, lol.

The most important aspect of language learning imo is genuine interest. Everything else can follow! Give it a shot!

Takes practicing and patience dont be to hard on yourself

Only a single shelf!? That's crazy, I've been to like 12 Book Offs and never encountered that. Bigger cities have more books but less niche options as people pick them up immediately. I've been to every Book Off in Kyoto and I highly recommend checking out the Book Off Bazaar at least once. With that said, no Book Off in Kyoto only has one shelf of manga so you should be good, haha.

@@lazyfluency Yeah I imagine the well known spots like a bookoff in Akihabara or Shinjuku would be pretty picked over in terms of full set bundles. Any specific locations you'd recommend? Are the other places like BookOff PLUS/Super Bazaar better to try?

From my experience places near cities that are a little more rural (i.e. older population) tend to have some crazy deals as the target audience for many series doesn't align with the population of the area. Get too rural though and you have no options to work with. Book Off Bazaar is simply just a really cool store that sells pretty much everything and a friend of mine picked up a switch for 100 dollars off because it had a finger print (which he wiped off) on the screen at one.

Haha, if you are into manga, might I recommend the latest video on this channel which is about learning Japanese with anime!

@@lazyfluency sure , I'll check that out later today

Not all my manga was bought at Book Off, but most was. If you just go into any random bookstore, it is most likely not going to be second hand, and is therefore going to cost a lot more.

​@@lazyfluency I see , thanks for the answer...

haha, I'm trying to keep the main channel to higher effort videos, but maybe I can find a way 😂

@@lazyfluency looking forward to it g

Yeah, it doesn't make any sense, lol. Quite the Book Off deal

Aside from potential English manga in the English section, there is no English to be found at Book Off.

Unfortunately Book Off does not do international shipping. Using a proxy service that buy items on your behalf then ships them / buying through amazon.jp and paying for international shipping are two options. You can also search on sites like Ebay for book listings. All of the above methods won't get you the mad value prices that buying in person will though. - Joey

@@lazyfluency thank you a lot, I used to buy items in US and sending them to a warehouse address with my name, and this warehouse would send to me at another country. I will try to find a service that provides address at Japan(seems harder btw), if I can’t find I will take your suggestion and use a proxy service

Best of luck!

Yes, but there are far fewer options!

@@lazyfluency okaay ! Thank you

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In many yes, but not a whole lot. At least when compared to the options in Japanese.

As an adult, I spent all day there, haha.

I would say there are plenty of ways to use manga as an awesome learning resource. Similar to how you can do the same with Anime (see the second most recent video on this channel if you're interested in a deep dive on this subject) Do you mean grade manga as in for collections? I have never encountered such a thing. It probably exists though🤔

There are some manga in English but not as much as there are in Japanese.

Good News: Stores exist in the US. Not many, but I believe there is one in LA and a couple others in the US somewhere. Bad News: They aren't the same. Obviously not as many Japanese books. Also prices are much more expensive and not as much inventory variety. There are a billion factors that make it so that Book Off can only really exist the way it does in Japan.

@@lazyfluency kinda like how Walmarts are different in various countries huh?

It's more so that if extremely cheap and clean manga and or other Japanese goods is what you are looking for, American Book Offs don't really provide that. Their supply is much more expensive, more limited, and is mainly English goods.

@@lazyfluency yeah that's what I figured. I mean it makes sense why since I imagine that shipping those manga would be astronomical, regardless of whether it is in bulk or individually.

Physical media is also more popular in Japan. Decluttering is also a really big deal given the limited space. This means more people are willing and able to sell books meaning there is more supply which means lower cost.

Forgive my use of a translator as I don't speak French, but although I might not have made it obvious in the video, I infact can read Japanese😂

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When you are in Japan, the cheapest products are going to be those with the largest audience, ie. Japanese books. Like I said, there are English sections, but one of the goals of this channel is to show some of the benefits of actually learning Japanese off.