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The world of Japanese animation is closely tied to similar industries, such as the manga industry and the light novel industry. Together, these three mediums can bring all kinds of entertainment to audiences in Japan and around the world. Today, there are many distinct perks to being a fan of anime.
On a similar note, there are also many distinct and enjoyable perks to being a fan of manga as well, and the industry has never been better. In fact, the manga industry can offer some things that not even anime can provide, and anime fans are encouraged to try some manga series and see what they can discover. By now, the manga industry easily rivals Marvel Comics and DC in the West, and it’s easy to see why.
10 Manga Is Widely Available By Now
Japanese manga has been translated into English and other Western languages for decades now, but at first, the Western manga industry lagged far behind that of Japan’s, and manga was fairly obscure at the time. That has since changed for the better.
Now, hundreds of titles of all kinds are translated and generously marketed in the West, such as North America and Europe, among other regions, and many retailers stock thousands of volumes. Retailers such as Barnes & Noble make it incredibly easy to browse diverse manga titles and find something new to read.
9 Manga Series Are Linear Compared To Western Comics
Many American comic franchises have been going strong since the 1960s or even late 1930s, but characters such as Superman and Captain America have had their stories rebooted, refreshed and remixed many times, which means there isn’t always an obvious entry point for new fans. No one has been reading Superman comics continuously since 1939.
By contrast, manga series always start with chapter 1, volume 1, and the series will go in a perfectly straight line from that point, right to the end. One Piece is a 100-volume monster that’s been running since 1997, but there’s no question of where to start or how to proceed from there. It’s convenient that way.
8 Manga Volumes Can Be Checked Out For Free At Local Libraries
Fans of anime and manga don’t always have the budget to stock up a bookshelf with dozens or hundreds of volumes they bought from B&N or Rightstufanime.com. Fortunately, these fans don’t have to resort to legally questionable pirated scanlations or bootleg episodes. The local public library can help.
Many libraries today feature trade paperbacks of Western comics, as well as manga volumes for an impressive variety of series. A library might have a few holes in its selection, but it’s still free and convenient for anyone with a library card. Reading manga has never been more budget-friendly.
7 There Are Many Trustworthy Secondhand Sellers Of Manga
Fans interested in starting a manga collection can always turn to major retailers, but if a series is out of print, or if the buyer has limited cash, they can try their luck with secondary sellers. Across the Internet, there are a handful of sites where buyers can find used manga volumes from private sellers.
The famed eBay is a fine place to start, and a buyer might get a bulk deal from a seller who just wants to get rid of all their old volumes. Interested buyers can also try the Facebook marketplace and hunt for deals on either mainstream titles, or obscure or OOP titles that are tough to find at B&N or Rightstufanime.com.
6 Many Manga Series Have Digital Editions Available
Buying print manga is just the start. Today is the age of digital media of all kinds, and the manga industry knows it. Physical volumes of manga sell just fine, but many customers would rather not stock up on dozens of paperbacks. So, they can go digital, and it’s never been easier.
Digital manga volumes are available through Viz, B&N’s Nook, Amazon’s Kindle and other widespread platforms. This can save space at home, and what is more, digital manga volumes tend to be a bit cheaper than the print versions, which can save some serious money in the long run.
5 Manga Series Often Have Incredible Art
Some anime series are famed for their outstanding animation, such as Demon Slayer and Attack on Titan, but many other anime series have only mediocre animation, or perhaps the animation is fairly good but still falls short of the original manga. There are multiple reasons for this.
It’s tough to animate lushly detailed characters and objects, but a manga volume won’t have that issue. Series such as Kentaro Miura’s Berserk and Takehiko Inoue’s Vagabond are famed for their jaw-dropping art, which can put any anime to shame. The artists poured their souls into these pages, and it shows.
4 Manga Series Continue The Story After The Anime
This isn’t the case for all anime and manga series, but it happens often enough so it counts as a major perk of reading manga. Often, an original manga series will only get a 12-episode anime to its name, or perhaps one or two more seasons beyond that. But the anime will often end before the source manga will, such as with Nisekoi and Vinland Saga.
It might even be cynically said that these short anime series are an incomplete product, and serve only as an extended commercial for the original manga. In any case, manga readers can always enjoy finishing the story after the anime ends to see what happens to their favorite characters. Though in Bleach‘s case, as pictured, the anime actually will return to finish the tale.
3 Some Manga Series Don’t Even Have An Anime To Compete With
Some manga series have a short or disappointing anime adaptation. Other manga series were never animated at all. So, an anime-only fan is missing out on a lot of excellent stories simply because they’re not used to reading manga, but a fan can change all that anytime.
Some of the most beloved manga titles offer incredible entertainment without an anime, such as Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, which is just over 20 volumes in length. It’s been argued that series like these can and should get an anime, but they still might not.
2 Manga Volumes Can Be Sold Again
Manga fans can sometimes get great deals if they buy volumes from private sellers on eBay or the Facebook marketplace, and that goes both ways. Buyers can later become sellers, and if someone loses interest in some of their manga volumes, it’s time to sell them.
In this way, a money-conscious and space-conscious fan can resell their volumes when the time is right, and get a partial reimbursement on their initial purchase. This only applies to paperback copies, though.
1 Some Manga Series Have Deluxe Editions Or Omnibuses
Western comics and manga alike can be released with individual products, such as a single issue of X-Men or a single volume of Naruto, but that’s not the only option. If a series has sufficient popularity and length, manufacturers may develop and release omnibuses and/or deluxe editions of that manga series.
Omnibuses are convenient because they bundle two or three volumes into one, and they can be very price-efficient, sometimes offering three volumes at the cost of two. Deluxe volumes are fancy collector’s items that any manga collector can take pride in owning, and these deluxe editions might also be omnibuses on their own. Berserk has ultra-fancy three-in-one hardback omnibuses, and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, an action-packed shonen series, is being re-released in hardback “fullmetal” editions.
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