With or against buying paper copy of manga?

I rather buy hard copies than digital, its something I can collect and hold, and it wont hurt my eyes for staring too long. I have a semi large collection over the years and mostly got them from thrift stores, library sales, and/or on sale. reading online is nice but nothing will beat having something you can hold in your hand(at least for me). Th......   1 reply

I never bought manga because I can't afford it, I'm grateful sites like this exist bc I wouldn't be able to enjoy these stories otherwise. A local comicsbook store was selling manga at cheap price last week, but I needed the money to take the bus, so I didn't buy any, but I think the real copy are very pretty! Also I know it's better to buy the ori......   reply

I mean, of course, I'm all for buying paper copies of manga. It supports the creators who spend days and nights trying to make it the best they can. But like you said, buying manga is money consuming. Where I am we don't have a lot of places where you can walk in and get less popular manga (since it's usually only ever Shonen Jump manga), and I wou......   reply

Its expensive to import print, but I do it once in a while, generally I only buy my favorites. I will buy multiple, for instance I have Jackass! by Scarlet Beriko in both English and Japanese paper copies. I hope more current Yaoi's get translated because I do prefer to buy English translations. I think that reading online is good to keep up with c......   reply

I only buy my favorite chpts/manga. I prefer them hardcover if they're a rare/special edition or if they were discontinued long ago and now back in stock (like the Saiyuki series). In general I buy them paperback cause its cheap.   1 reply

I generally don't buy paper copies of manga, since I almost exclusively read yuri manga and I would be unable to buy that stuff without my family knowing about it. That said, I did recently buy the Azumanga Daioh omnibus.   reply

... Because my country is not doing well in the "wealth" department um.... We don't have manga here And uh... Our family is not doing well on the "wealth" department either... But i would love to get the original copy if i ever get the chance to buy one! Problem is if my family would let that happen.... I'm genuinely jealous of people who have ori......   reply

im all for buying the hardcopies im a sentimental person so i want something that i can hold and touch and it supports the artist but im a broke bitch so   reply

screaming broke (～￣▽￣)～   reply