[0:00] Okay. And remember class, if we're sad,
[0:02] we what? We just buy manga. Okay. One
[0:07] more time. Remember, we don't need
[0:08] therapy. If you can't afford it, what do
[0:09] we do? If we're sad, we just buy
[0:13] manga. That's right. Okay. Same time
[0:17] next week. Remember, there will be no
[0:19] test because I know you guys aren't
[0:21] studying. It's the end of the Apothecary
[0:23] Diaries. It's the season finale. I don't
[0:24] I don't blame you guys. But there will
[0:26] be an open book test. Okay, we'll see
[0:30] you guys next week.
[0:33] [Music]
[0:44] All right. All right. Welcome on in.
[0:45] Settle down, everyone. Take a seat. And
[0:48] welcome to Manga 101 with Boogie. The
[0:51] year is 2025, and the manga market is
[0:54] booming. Releases are being announced
[0:56] left, right, and center. Old manga is
[0:58] coming back into print. Indie authors
[1:00] are blowing up. And the market is
[1:01] surging right now with some very serious
[1:03] projections leading all the way up to
[1:05] 2029. Now, I'll be real. I don't know. I
[1:07] don't know who's running those studies,
[1:08] okay? I don't know. Is there something
[1:09] about AI in there? I I have no idea. But
[1:12] I will say manga is surging right now in
[1:15] popularity, especially here in the
[1:16] United States and worldwide. There are
[1:18] more people buying manga, watching
[1:20] anime, getting into manga, reading
[1:22] manga, being in the fandom. It's more
[1:24] popular than ever. And in this hobby or
[1:27] lifestyle, hey, I see us collectors out
[1:30] there, there is a lot to get overwhelmed
[1:33] with. So, with that being said, welcome
[1:35] to my manga 101 class. We're going to be
[1:37] going over everything I wish I knew when
[1:40] I first started in this hobby.
[1:43] [Music]
[1:46] Also, before we get started, if you've
[1:48] been watching the channel for a while,
[1:50] let me know some beginner friendly manga
[1:52] that you would recommend someone either
[1:53] finding the channel or getting into this
[1:55] hobby. I think they would really find
[1:56] that helpful. And if you're new to the
[1:58] channel or the hobby, first of all,
[1:59] welcome. What got you into all of this?
[2:02] Was it your friend? Was it your parents?
[2:04] Did you find manga at a school library?
[2:06] Did you watch an anime that you really
[2:07] like? Then you got the manga and that
[2:09] got the ball moving. What's your story?
[2:10] Let us know down below.
[2:14] Part one's going to focus on you. Yes,
[2:17] you. At the end of the day, this is your
[2:19] hobby. Okay. What are the things that
[2:21] interest you? What are the series that
[2:24] you find interesting that you really
[2:26] like that you might want to collect
[2:29] physically? My TA forgot to turn on the
[2:31] lights. Remember that manga collecting
[2:33] is a physical representation of the
[2:35] series that we love. I always like to
[2:37] call my collection sort of like
[2:39] functioning art because this really is
[2:41] the staple piece in this room. It's an
[2:44] attention grabber. It's a conversation
[2:46] starter. It's something I can make
[2:48] friends with. It's something to share
[2:50] with my friends.
[2:52] But I can also make it my cozy space.
[2:54] It's my safe spot. a place where if it's
[2:56] a rainy night, an early summer morning,
[3:00] I can stand here for as long as I'd like
[3:02] and I can choose the manga I want off of
[3:04] my shelf and go into my nook and escape.
[3:07] So, I ask you again, what do you like?
[3:11] This will always be our northstar when
[3:14] making decisions here in the hobby, at
[3:16] least in this video. Now, we can get
[3:18] into the meat and potatoes of this video
[3:21] with the types of manga. Not genres,
[3:24] okay? But types of physical manga,
[3:27] there's a lot there to unpack. For a lot
[3:28] of you guys, this might be really basic
[3:30] information, but someone coming into the
[3:32] hobby, okay? Or the parents that are
[3:34] watching right now, this is very
[3:35] valuable. We'll quickly go through this.
[3:37] Let's start with standard volumes. Here
[3:40] is Hunter Hunter volume 22. Okay, we're
[3:44] going to go ahead and call these
[3:45] standard volumes. These will typically
[3:47] be the most common way and most
[3:49] affordable way of collecting physical
[3:51] manga, brand new at full retail price,
[3:53] of course. Now, of course, price will
[3:55] vary and publishers will vary, okay? But
[3:57] they all have the same look. Here is uh
[4:00] the YenPress equivalent of that, okay?
[4:03] So, they're basically the same size. Uh
[4:05] however, I believe these are a dollar or
[4:07] two more uh expensive just it prices
[4:09] will range depending the publisher.
[4:11] Okay, these will normally be paperbacks
[4:13] and they'll be black and white with
[4:15] maybe the first two pages or so being
[4:17] colored. Important side note maybe, but
[4:19] there might also be store like big box
[4:22] retail store exclusives. Okay, so there
[4:25] might be multiple volume ones with
[4:27] variant covers. Sometimes they'll come
[4:29] with bonus materials. You name it. Okay,
[4:32] next
[4:34] omnibuses. These have multiple volumes
[4:38] inside of them. Okay, typically they're
[4:39] paperback, but they could also be hard
[4:41] cover. This right here is the classic
[4:43] series initial D, and it's put out by
[4:45] Kodan. This omnibus contains volumes one
[4:48] and two of initial D. This is what the
[4:51] single volumes would look like for
[4:53] initial D, but inside of here once again
[4:56] are two individual volumes, which is why
[4:58] you'll see a price increase. Next, we're
[5:00] going for the price hike with deluxe
[5:03] editions, collector's editions,
[5:05] anniversary editions, everything else in
[5:07] between. Now, while these are expensive,
[5:10] the flip side to that coin is sometimes
[5:11] a publisher only releases a manga series
[5:14] in a deluxe edition. So, it's going to
[5:17] come with a price tag if you physically
[5:18] want to collect that series. Okay, last
[5:21] but not least, we've come to the holy
[5:23] land of light novels. And this is where
[5:27] the pipeline is very real. From anime
[5:29] watcher to manga enjoyer to light novel
[5:33] reader. It's actually a massive pipeline
[5:35] that we're not talking about enough. Let
[5:38] me know if you read light novels down
[5:40] below in the comment section. You can
[5:42] think of light novels as basically
[5:44] shorter books centered around anime IPs
[5:46] that are typically easier to read and
[5:48] digest. They also tend to offer some
[5:50] illustrations throughout the story,
[5:52] which is phenomenal. Light novels also
[5:55] typically have like a ton of volumes in
[5:57] them. Not all of them, but a a lot. So,
[6:00] make sure you have the shelf space or
[6:01] you're prepared for that. I think light
[6:02] novels themselves are a great gateway
[6:04] into reading other books and definitely
[6:08] these are the source material to if
[6:10] you're watching an anime or reading a
[6:11] manga that has a light novel, chances
[6:12] are this is the actual source material.
[6:15] So you'll always find more content in
[6:17] the light novel. This is why you see so
[6:19] many people that run out of episodes and
[6:21] they they end up going to the light
[6:22] novel because they just want more
[6:23] context and more chapters and what
[6:25] happens after season 12 or or episode 12
[6:27] or episode 24 or they've run out of
[6:31] manga chapters. They've exhausted the
[6:33] anime and the manga and now they need to
[6:35] know what happens next and what happens
[6:36] next will be in the light novel. So
[6:38] always check if a series has a light
[6:39] novel if you're okay with reading them.
[6:41] Not all of us are okay and I'm fully
[6:43] aware of that and you don't have to be.
[6:44] That's why there's other ways to enjoy
[6:46] these series. That's why there will be a
[6:47] manga adaptation.
[6:48] [Music]
[6:52] Next part briefly is going to cover the
[6:54] silent majority here. I have a sneaky
[6:56] suspicion it is the silent majority. All
[6:58] right, which will be digital manga
[7:01] reading. We're going to quickly go
[7:02] through this. What do I mean by that is
[7:04] that you can read manga on your iPad,
[7:06] the computer, the phone. Michelle
[7:08] actually reads a lot of like fanfiction,
[7:11] manga, light novels, Don May on her
[7:14] phone in bed a lot of the times. And
[7:16] honestly, I saw a ton of people in
[7:18] Japan. The majority of people I saw
[7:20] reading manga in Japan was done on their
[7:23] phone. And I went to I don't know how
[7:25] many book offs. I don't know how many
[7:26] manga shopping experiences, I don't know
[7:28] how many cafes and places people would
[7:30] typically be reading manga. I don't know
[7:32] how many trains I rode. It was a lot. I
[7:34] was there for a month. The vast majority
[7:36] of people that I saw reading manga or
[7:38] reading in general, it was on their
[7:40] phone. But when we're talking digital
[7:42] manga, they're basically talking about
[7:43] where to buy ebooks. All of the big
[7:45] names pretty much have their own app. So
[7:46] Barnes & Noble has Nook. Uh I think
[7:48] Amazon has Kindle. Then of course there
[7:51] are thirdparty apps that a lot of us
[7:52] use. I myself sometimes use Book Walker.
[7:55] And there are a lot more than that.
[7:56] We're just quickly going through this.
[7:58] These can be helpful for sampling manga.
[8:00] I know a lot of us are digital first and
[8:02] then if you like the series then you
[8:03] will collect it physically. And a lot of
[8:05] the times you can read chapter by
[8:06] chapter so you'll get stuff a lot faster
[8:08] than physical releases. And you'll also
[8:10] be able to read manga that just isn't
[8:12] out physically. Like if I wanted to read
[8:13] Ace of Diamonds, you can't really see
[8:15] it. It's behind here. I have volume one
[8:17] in Japanese, right? Because there's no
[8:19] physical release. But if I want to read
[8:20] it, I can read it over on like the K
[8:22] manga app and I can read it that way.
[8:24] Same goes with like Hajimeno. No English
[8:26] release, but I can read it if I'd like
[8:28] over on the K manga app or other places,
[8:30] right? All right. So let's frankly talk
[8:32] about shelving which will become quickly
[8:34] the most important thing that will
[8:35] quickly decide uh what you end up buying
[8:38] and how much of it can you buy which is
[8:41] storage physical real estate that you
[8:44] have available to you. Remember
[8:48] collecting manga is a physical hobby and
[8:51] at the end of the day it's very much
[8:52] similar to like aesthetically hoarding
[8:55] for a lack of a better term. Whether it
[8:57] be cards, video games, golf clubs,
[9:00] guitars, or yes, even manga, we are all
[9:02] at different times in our lives in
[9:04] different situations with varying
[9:05] budgets and square footage available to
[9:07] us. Taking that first step into getting
[9:10] a bookshelf is quite exciting. So, let's
[9:12] quickly go through this. The most common
[9:14] by far are from IKEA and they're called
[9:16] Billy bookshelves or Billy bookcases or
[9:18] whatever, whatever they're called. This
[9:20] is from IKEA. I don't remember the exact
[9:22] model, but these aren't Billy's. Uh,
[9:24] however, IKEA also sells like higherend
[9:26] shelves and whatnot. This is one of
[9:28] those. They're not Billy's, but they're
[9:30] very they're very close to Billy's. And
[9:31] of course, there are competitors. So,
[9:33] buy whatever is cheapest at the moment
[9:34] or whichever one that you can afford in
[9:36] your own budget. You can go check out
[9:38] places like Wayfair, Target, Walmart,
[9:42] they'll all have a competitor to Billy.
[9:44] However, my best recommendation if you
[9:46] are at a place in your life where you
[9:47] can afford this or you are living in a
[9:49] home where it won't be too much of a
[9:50] hassle to move them around. Real
[9:53] furniture that is made to last will
[9:55] always be the best option in my humble
[9:58] opinion. Something you don't have to
[10:00] build yourself and if you take care of
[10:01] it, it will last a lifetime. Something
[10:03] that your kids will be using. If you
[10:05] have kids, millennials that are still
[10:07] childless, I'm I'm looking I'm looking
[10:09] at us right now.
[10:11] [Music]
[10:19] [Music]
[10:34] All right, summer is here and that means
[10:36] I'm going to go outside to read more.
[10:39] And this year, I was in the market for
[10:41] new earbuds that I can take on the go,
[10:42] whether I'm vlogging or just going out
[10:44] to read with Michelle. The checklist
[10:46] that my new earbuds had to have were
[10:48] active noise cancellation, and since I'm
[10:50] in California, they needed to be dust
[10:52] proof and they needed to have quick
[10:54] charging because I am always forgetting
[10:56] to charge my devices. So, I was so happy
[10:59] when Raycon reached out for their
[11:01] springtime partnership. And also, look
[11:02] how cute this case is. Oh my Oh my god.
[11:04] I have been trying their new everyday
[11:06] earbuds this week. Every day. Pun pun
[11:09] pun intended. These new models of their
[11:11] everyday earbuds come with 31 hours of
[11:13] battery life. Even if I forget to charge
[11:16] it, they're equipped with Raycon's quick
[11:18] charging features which give me 90
[11:20] minutes of listening in 10 minutes of
[11:22] charging. So whether I'm reading
[11:24] outside, in an airport, or at the park,
[11:27] having their active noise cancellation
[11:29] is so so nice. This summer, Raycon is
[11:32] giving the Boogie Snacks community a
[11:34] deal where you get 15% off of the
[11:37] Everyday Earbuds by using code Boogie
[11:39] while at checkout or by using the links
[11:41] down below in the description box. Once
[11:43] you have your shelf, the best part now
[11:44] happens. All right, you get to be
[11:46] creative. With this channel that I have
[11:48] here, I've been lucky enough to do these
[11:49] manga collection reaction streams, which
[11:51] means that you guys get to submit your
[11:53] collections to me to react to them at
[11:55] home. If you want to join the next one,
[11:56] Discord link will be down below. Just
[11:58] join. Someone will help you out. I get
[11:59] to see how creative you guys can get
[12:00] with building your manga collections,
[12:02] and it's very inspiring. And some of you
[12:04] guys are even like mix and matching
[12:06] brands of bookshelves of various sizes
[12:09] and widths. Now that you have manga on
[12:11] the shelf, let's cover just best
[12:13] practices a little bit. Okay, first and
[12:15] foremost, if you have a bookshelf like
[12:17] this and it isn't earthquake secured,
[12:19] especially if it isn't, put your heavier
[12:21] stuff at the bottom. Those big bulky
[12:24] omnibuses and deluxe editions and those
[12:26] hard covers, put them at the bottom. It
[12:28] will help prevent the shelf from
[12:30] actually tipping over and it will also
[12:33] slowly delay the inevitable being that
[12:35] these shelves will get. Try to I'm I'm
[12:38] failing a little bit, but try to keep
[12:40] them away from direct sunlight as that
[12:43] will cause yellowing. If you want to
[12:45] keep your manga nice and perfect and
[12:46] pristine, if you live in a very humid
[12:48] area or neighborhood, invest in a
[12:50] dehumidifier. It'll just be better for
[12:52] the manga in books in general in the
[12:54] long run.
[12:57] And my most important tip, this is one
[13:00] that I've learned very, very, very
[13:03] recently. I recently moved to this place
[13:05] that has carpeting.
[13:08] Books attract a lot of allergies,
[13:10] specifically dust mites, and I have a
[13:12] dustmite allergy. So, make sure we are
[13:13] wiping our collection down frequently.
[13:16] This will definitely help your
[13:17] allergies, especially during the allergy
[13:19] season. Okay, where to buy manga? Let's
[13:22] talk about it for a second. Assuming you
[13:24] already have a few volumes, you probably
[13:25] know in your area where to get a volume
[13:28] or two of manga, typically your big box
[13:31] retail store. But is that really the
[13:33] best place to buy manga? Is that the
[13:35] best place to be spending your dollars?
[13:37] Well, obviously that depends on your
[13:38] budget, depends on your location. Some
[13:40] of us have literally no options near us
[13:42] to go buy physical manga. It all has to
[13:44] be done on an online retail shop. I'm
[13:46] going to give you some very quick ideas
[13:48] and places you can immediately try to go
[13:50] in your neighborhood. However, what I
[13:52] say is the best option here is to go
[13:54] find creators out here on YouTube. There
[13:57] are so many that are all over the world,
[13:59] maybe you don't live in my area, maybe
[14:01] these stores that I have that I can go
[14:03] to, and I'm I live in California and I'm
[14:04] very blessed to have a ton of manga
[14:06] shopping options. Maybe you don't have
[14:08] any of those. Go find a creator that
[14:09] lives in your neck of the woods. And I
[14:12] almost guarantee you that you can. Okay,
[14:14] brickandmortar stores. Okay, you got
[14:15] Barnes & Noble, Kokuna, Books a Million,
[14:18] Halfpric Books for the used books, rare
[14:20] stuff you can find out of there. Same
[14:22] with Book Off. You can get some used
[14:23] books, rare stuff, out of print stuff
[14:26] every once in a while. But most
[14:27] importantly is go support your local
[14:29] comic shops. They're disappearing. All
[14:30] right? And a lot of them are now
[14:32] starting to carry more manga than ever.
[14:35] Go support them. They're a place to go
[14:38] make friends, and I think we'll miss
[14:40] them when they're gone. I truly think
[14:42] these places are sacred. They really
[14:45] are. There's something special about an
[14:46] indie bookshop. It might be a little
[14:48] more pricey. It might be full retail.
[14:49] Maybe even a dollar more, right? Uh but
[14:52] go support them. I'm not saying go get
[14:54] your entire collection from them. But
[14:56] every once in a while, just remember
[14:58] that they exist. Online retailers, okay?
[15:00] Obviously, the Crunchyroll manga store,
[15:02] Amazon. All right? If you want to get
[15:04] secondhand stuff, sometimes it's the
[15:06] only option. You got eBay, Mari, places
[15:08] like that. Once again, we are breezing
[15:09] through this because I think you guys
[15:11] can go find them all. I don't think
[15:12] you're going to have a hard time finding
[15:14] product. And if you are, just watch some
[15:17] of the vlogs. We have a ton of really
[15:18] cool vlogs on the channel where I take
[15:20] you guys exploring different manga
[15:22] shops, even in Japan. I'll put my whole
[15:24] vlog playlist down below in the
[15:26] description box. It might be a great
[15:27] place if you're new and you're just
[15:28] finding me, it might be a great place to
[15:29] actually get to know me as a creator
[15:31] down below. Very briefly, let's cover
[15:33] digital manga. Now, remember, I have a
[15:35] whole video dedicated to this coming up
[15:36] that I've put so much time into where
[15:38] I'm comparing
[15:40] basically all of the popular and even
[15:42] some of the non-popular ones. And
[15:44] there's a lot of drama in the digital
[15:45] manga reading space and a lot of
[15:46] competition. So, I'm just I'm going to
[15:48] give you some of the the the really big
[15:49] ones right now, but there'll be a whole
[15:51] video uh coming out pretty soon where
[15:54] we're covering like, you know, DRM
[15:56] stuff. Just I mean, there's a there's a
[15:58] lot of drama, but let's talk about it
[15:59] now. Okay. Basically, there's the Viz
[16:01] app and the Jump app. Those are
[16:03] subscriptionbased, very cheap, very
[16:04] affordable. Uh, you have Manga Plus by
[16:06] Shuisha, Book Walker, K Manga, and last
[16:09] but not least, if you have Amazon Prime,
[16:11] you're already paying to access a ton of
[16:14] completed manga that you can read
[16:16] digitally. Just Google like maybe the
[16:18] keyword search would be like Amazon
[16:19] Prime read manga, okay? And the link
[16:22] will come up. You'll you'll find it.
[16:23] You'd be surprised with how much they
[16:25] have to offer and you're already paying
[16:26] for it. You might as well get your
[16:27] money's worth. And of course, last but
[16:28] not least, the library. The library is
[16:30] such a great resource and the more that
[16:32] we use these library systems in our
[16:34] neighborhood, the more interest that it
[16:37] will show your local communities that
[16:38] you have in manga and the more manga
[16:40] that your libraries will start to
[16:41] obtain. Last but not least, used manga
[16:44] is our friend. So, class, repeat after
[16:46] me. Used manga is our friend. Yes,
[16:50] that's right. Used manga is our friend.
[16:53] Okay, let's quickly talk about
[16:54] budgeting. And parents, if you're
[16:56] listening to this video in the
[16:57] background, this is going to be quite
[16:58] important. This is something that I wish
[17:00] I had paid more attention to because I
[17:02] have been known to go way over budget.
[17:04] Okay, there is something called the
[17:05] three volume rule which is very
[17:07] basically put give a series three
[17:09] volumes to decide whether you want to
[17:10] continue collecting it or not. I think
[17:12] that was a valid strategy up until a few
[17:14] years ago and I think the meta now
[17:16] really is to see if you want to read a
[17:19] series or not uh digitally or if you
[17:21] want to collect a series physically by
[17:22] starting it digitally. And a lot of a
[17:24] lot of publishers through whatever app
[17:27] give you access to the first few
[17:29] chapters uh for free. Don't be scared to
[17:32] wait on sales. Yes, trust me when I say
[17:34] this. When you get a new bookshelf, when
[17:36] you get a new bookshelf, it's a very
[17:38] human thing to do is to see an empty
[17:41] shelf and want to fill it up as quickly
[17:43] as possible. Trust me, the manga isn't
[17:45] going anywhere. Wait for the sales.
[17:48] Trust me. Or not. Hey, I don't control
[17:50] your wallet. Another very popular thing
[17:52] to do is to set a realistic budget. Now,
[17:54] I this might seem like common sense to
[17:56] you guys, but it's very easy when you
[17:57] fall into this bubble, much like
[18:00] collecting cards or collecting video
[18:02] games. Like, we have the Steam summer
[18:03] sale that's about to pop off right now
[18:05] where you end up with a back catalog of
[18:07] manga that you you've spent a ton of
[18:09] money on and it takes forever to to burn
[18:12] through because the excitement is not
[18:14] only like buying the manga, but then you
[18:16] get the excitement of the manga arriving
[18:18] if you've ordered it online and unboxing
[18:20] it, right? You get the excitement of
[18:22] organizing your bookshelf. There's a
[18:24] bunch of different like serotonin boosts
[18:25] you can have in this hobby. And I've
[18:28] asked this community, what is your
[18:29] average monthly allowance that you give
[18:33] towards this hobby? And I've seen it go
[18:35] as low as $20 to upwards of like $100 to
[18:39] $200. And plus, last but not least is to
[18:42] collect with intent. And what do I mean
[18:43] by that? A lot of the series I'm now
[18:46] buying physically, right, that I'm
[18:47] paying money for that maybe publishers
[18:49] aren't sending me, right? I know that I
[18:51] will reread down the road. I've already
[18:54] reread like Tokyo Ghoul and some series
[18:56] that I have in my collection like
[18:57] Barakuman and whatnot multiple times and
[19:00] they will continue to bring me joy
[19:02] throughout the years. Not uncommon in
[19:04] hobbies like manga collecting or video
[19:05] game collecting to have some sort of
[19:07] Excel spreadsheet, whether it be like
[19:09] Google stuff or Excel itself or a notion
[19:12] tracker or lib. I use Libid myself where
[19:15] I have a nice little scanner where I can
[19:17] scan the barcode and it instantly puts
[19:18] it in my library and I can see
[19:20] everything all well out well laid out
[19:23] excuse me and I can even you know export
[19:25] it into an Excel if I wanted to. Okay,
[19:27] moving on to the next part which is
[19:28] arguably what I think is one of the most
[19:30] important parts that we'll talk about in
[19:31] today's video which is explore different
[19:34] genres and types of manga. There are so
[19:37] many wonderful awardwinning series with
[19:40] a plethora of different genres within
[19:42] this hobby. If you're looking for a
[19:44] bunch of recommendations, go check out
[19:45] any one of my haul videos, vlogs, you
[19:47] name it. They're riddled with a bunch of
[19:50] recommendations. So, we've made it here
[19:51] to the end. So, let's talk about
[19:52] beginner mistakes and final thoughts.
[19:54] Don't be afraid about returns,
[19:56] especially outside of Amazon. All right.
[19:58] I've pretty much gotten, especially if
[20:00] you're ordering online. I've gotten
[20:02] horrible deliveries where manga pages
[20:04] end up ripped, bent, you name it, spines
[20:07] destroyed from every big box retailer
[20:09] that you can think of. We're talking
[20:10] Books a Million, Barnes & Noble, you
[20:13] name it. Don't be afraid to return them
[20:14] and get the copies that you deserve.
[20:16] This one is so important, but research
[20:18] the titles that you are getting yourself
[20:20] into because you would be surprised how
[20:22] many manga titles are like on forever
[20:25] hiatus. I think Nana has been like on
[20:28] hiatus for I don't know how years and
[20:30] years and years and years. Same with
[20:31] like series that we all know and love
[20:33] like Vagabond. They've just been on
[20:35] hiatus for so long there's no clear
[20:37] direction when they're going to come
[20:38] back. or there's the occasional comeback
[20:41] chapter. We're talking about, you know,
[20:42] series like Hunter Hunter where if
[20:45] you're looking to have completed series
[20:47] that you can just binge read, this would
[20:49] be very valuable information for you to
[20:51] know. Or if you just don't want to get
[20:52] attached to a protagonist or or a story
[20:55] or a world that just never ends up
[20:57] getting completed or you have to wait
[20:58] years and years and years for the next
[21:00] volume. So truly, this is one of the
[21:03] best pieces of advice I can give.
[21:04] Research the series before investing
[21:06] actual money into them physically.
[21:08] Community. Oh my goodness. Community
[21:10] might be like the best thing about being
[21:12] in this hobby. I encourage you guys to
[21:15] invite your friends out manga shopping.
[21:17] Go on adventures. Go explore different
[21:19] manga shops yourself. And if and if you
[21:22] have none near you, that's okay, too.
[21:24] Try to make some friends on Discord. You
[21:26] can join our Discord down below. We do
[21:28] manga collection reaction streams. We do
[21:29] gaming. You name it. Join the community
[21:31] on other social media websites. Start
[21:33] finding other creators to follow, other
[21:35] people you might seem interested in, the
[21:37] publishers themselves, and that way
[21:38] you'll know when new stuff comes out,
[21:40] too. Okay, I've been filming. I've been
[21:44] filming for a while. I think we're going
[21:45] to wrap it up here. If you made it this
[21:47] far in the video, say hey down below in
[21:49] the comments. Let me know that you're
[21:50] still here. If you're looking for
[21:51] something else to watch, I recommend my
[21:52] latest vlog. I have two that just went
[21:54] up recently. I have a reading vlog and a
[21:56] manga shopping vlog, both with Michelle.
[21:58] They were a lot of fun to record. Thank
[21:59] you once again to all of the Patreon
[22:00] members that help keep this channel
[22:02] afloat. I've been working on my new
[22:04] upload schedule. I hope you've noticed.
[22:06] And there's still one more video to go
[22:08] up. Like that will be up in just a
[22:09] couple days. I really want to make an
[22:11] effort this year to bring back weekly
[22:13] uploads, if not two uploads per week.
[22:16] But it's a very I'm going from like one
[22:18] upload a month to like all of this. It's
[22:19] it's quite jarring, but I'm in love with
[22:21] making videos again and I'm having so
[22:23] much fun. I love you guys. If you're new
[22:25] here, welcome to the community and I
[22:27] will see you in the next one. Okay, bye.
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