Aye, I can see the HB version becoming very valuable in a few years time. Well worth stocking up on it if you have cash to burn

they be a lot more expensive then i had hoped, think i may pick up the ultimate editions, still hard cover anyway

We went to the urbis shop in Manchester yesterday, they have so much nice anime / manga merch, it's soooooo dear though, you could get it cheaper online. x_x

They were selling 'The Monster Book of Manga' I already have one and it was like £20, I got mine for like 9 quid rofl.

I should put some links in the first post for some good merchandise sites now I think about it. oO


Hm, anyone been watching any anime lately? I'm on the hunt for something funny and newish.

thats kinda rubbish but cool that theres a shop like that, theres feck all around here, except for a couple of over-priced comic book shops filled with american tat

still not watched anything in ages, started reading Ikigami yesterday though, might be a bit too dark for me but still i'll wait until ive finished the first volume before i pass judgement

My favorite Manga store in London is being converted into a T-Mobile phone shop. I'd become good friends with the owner so I use to get everything at discount. No fair!

I was thinking once I've saved up enough money from my current job I could look into openning a manga cafe/merchandise shop with a couple of my friends. Then I can quit my job and read manga all day ^^

ORIGINAL: Blixium

We went to the urbis shop in Manchester yesterday, they have so much nice anime / manga merch, it's soooooo dear though, you could get it cheaper online. x_x

They were selling 'The Monster Book of Manga' I already have one and it was like £20, I got mine for like 9 quid rofl.

I should put some links in the first post for some good merchandise sites now I think about it. oO


Hm, anyone been watching any anime lately? I'm on the hunt for something funny and newish.

FYI, Travelling man and Forbidden planet do manga.
Well, not to sure about FP, but I know Travelling man does.

Btw, You should all read a MANLY manga like Yotsuba&!

ORIGINAL: Calleh
Btw, You should all read a MANLY manga like Yotsuba&!

[8D]Some sound advice.

Although this reminds me, they've started writing GTO again. [>:] Should be cool.

ORIGINAL: Calleh

ORIGINAL: Blixium

We went to the urbis shop in Manchester yesterday, they have so much nice anime / manga merch, it's soooooo dear though, you could get it cheaper online. x_x

They were selling 'The Monster Book of Manga' I already have one and it was like £20, I got mine for like 9 quid rofl.

I should put some links in the first post for some good merchandise sites now I think about it. oO


Hm, anyone been watching any anime lately? I'm on the hunt for something funny and newish.

FYI, Travelling man and Forbidden planet do manga.
Well, not to sure about FP, but I know Travelling man does.

Btw, You should all read a MANLY manga like Yotsuba&!

mm, monster book of manga is like a tutorial book which teaches you how to draw stuff and do it in Photoshop, not an actual manga lol.
I know about all of the shops around town too, even Magma do some manga stuff. [8D] Might get one of those pixel posters from there actually.


@Defected Monkey, if you open a shop like that you'd be competing with quite a bit, especially if you done it in London. I'd say do it somewhere where they don't have much anime / manga shops but do the cosplay events, maybe. I'd also come visit if you sell milkshakes like they do at download.

@joos_noose, You're probably better off shopping online for stuff anyway, especially ebay, I got so much cheap shiz from there. ^_^

ORIGINAL: Calleh

ORIGINAL: Blixium

We went to the urbis shop in Manchester yesterday, they have so much nice anime / manga merch, it's soooooo dear though, you could get it cheaper online. x_x

They were selling 'The Monster Book of Manga' I already have one and it was like £20, I got mine for like 9 quid rofl.

I should put some links in the first post for some good merchandise sites now I think about it. oO


Hm, anyone been watching any anime lately? I'm on the hunt for something funny and newish.

FYI, Travelling man and Forbidden planet do manga.
Well, not to sure about FP, but I know Travelling man does.

Btw, You should all read a MANLY manga like Yotsuba&!

i know the forbidden planet in London has loadddssss of manga. i stood there for literally an hour deciding on what i was going to buy!!

Samurai champloo and ghost in the shell. Two of the best i@ve seen.

ORIGINAL: Blixium

@Defected Monkey, if you open a shop like that you'd be competing with quite a bit, especially if you done it in London. I'd say do it somewhere where they don't have much anime / manga shops but do the cosplay events, maybe. I'd also come visit if you sell milkshakes like they do at download.

YOU! you pour cold water on my dream!!!

[8D]

Actually I've done my "market analysis" and there are only three well established Manga traders in London and there selections are poor because they run through the exact same vendors. The annual profit margins for two of those stores are fairly high because of their location in central London. Plus I have a friend who already owns a manga store so its not like i'll be diving into it head first.

FYI Cosplaying will be made manadatory for staff

ORIGINAL: Defected Monkey

ORIGINAL: Blixium

@Defected Monkey, if you open a shop like that you'd be competing with quite a bit, especially if you done it in London. I'd say do it somewhere where they don't have much anime / manga shops but do the cosplay events, maybe. I'd also come visit if you sell milkshakes like they do at download.

YOU! you pour cold water on my dream!!!

[8D]

Actually I've done my "market analysis" and there are only three well established Manga traders in London and there selections are poor because they run through the exact same vendors. The annual profit margins for two of those stores are fairly high because of their location in central London. Plus I have a friend who already owns a manga store so its not like i'll be diving into it head first.

FYI Cosplaying will be made manadatory for staff

hah that would be kinda weird walking into a shop where everyone was cosplaying [8D]

I walked into tokyo toys in the trocodero once not realising there was a famous cosplayer coming later that day. All around the entrance and in the store were cosplayers. That was pretty cool

Ahh yes I was talking to its owner the other day and apparently they are also being force to relocate. Worse comes to worse they shut down the store all together. Such a shame too, the owners such a nice guy.

haha reading this thread has once again put me in the mood to watch gantz ..... if no-one has seen this i suggest you get to it at once as it rocks!

and on another note im finally up to date with the naruto manga! really cant wait to see those as anime episodes as they should kick lots of ass!

ORIGINAL: apeman2k1

and on another note im finally up to date with the naruto manga! really cant wait to see those as anime episodes as they should kick lots of ass!

agreed!

ORIGINAL: Blixium

@joos_noose, You're probably better off shopping online for stuff anyway, especially ebay, I got so much cheap shiz from there. ^_^

yeah im always lookin at stuff online, just nice to go in somewhere to browse though
still find myself lookin through the anime sections at hmv and zavvi despite being hideously over priced


read Nijigahara Holograph the other day, by the same guy who did Solanin, utterly confusing, didnt realise who was who until half way through, still the artwork was pretty good so will give it another go

Hi everyone! Can't believe I've somehow missed this part of the forums! I got into manga/anime just last year(originally it was just admitedly so I could talk to this girl I have a massive crush on[&o] lol) but already I'm pretty obsessed! Death Note and Bleach are my faves! Also I love Baccano! and Rizelmine which you should definatley check out if you haven't seen them!

Ponyo Trailer...
 
http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=25125
 
Get Happy.

D; only manga i read is Naruto and Shaman King.
 
Naruto's got gash as of late, whereas Shaman King is getting steadily more awesome with every chapter <3