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darkhunter
 Posts: 2992 Location: Los Angelas |
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So how do people choose most of thier manga to buy? i undrestand that there might be different circumstances, but method do you offend use?
Some reason to consider: -Do you buy manga from a particular artist/author. -Do you buy it because it belong to a particular genre? (yaio, Shoujo, Shonen?). -Do you buy it base on the cover and what you scan through -Do you buy it based on your favorite anime or anime you're familar with? -Do you buy it because of recommendation/hype from other or? -Do you buy it based on good or interesting review (example: Right Turn Only). -Do you buy because it's popular and a best seller. |
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littlegreenwolf
 Posts: 4796 Location: Seattle, WA |
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I buy mine usually for:
-a particular artist/author. -based on your favorite anime or anime you're familar with? -based on good or interesting review (example: Right Turn Only). - I buy it because I previously read it for free, and liked it. Also, if it has gorgeous art, I'll buy it. |
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lianncoop
Past ANN Contributor
 Posts: 1705 Location: Indiana |
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I usually do some research before going out and plunking my money down for something. ADV has a lot of "no name" titles and it's hard for me to "sample" something unknown than to latch onto something I know I like...say...Chrono Crusade. There are only a couple of series that I buy based on the author...Yu Watase, CLAMP, and Arina Tanemura are the only three I buy based solely on name. Otherwise, I go off of the amount of buzz I hear about it. Then again, aesthetics are there to sell, and I'm a sucker for pretty things.
However, the column kind of makes me buy/read things based on the release dates. :p |
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darkhunter
Posts: 2992 Location: Los Angelas |
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I think I buy a lot of my manga blindly. I just look at the cover and read what it said in the back (or is it the front), so I guess I tend to avoid cover that have bad artwork.
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TMBounty_Hunter
Posts: 235 |
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if i hear recommendations, or if im simply curious in a title, ill "sample" it, then if i like it, i buy it.
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Golgo13
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I usually buy manga that has a style all it's own seperate from other manga. Not just in story, but in the character designs and drawing style. For instance, the neglected manga erotic-drama "Offered" features some of the most realistic character designs and shading that it almost looks like a real photo.
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True_Knight_Blue
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I like manga with good artwork, sometimes read the back. But most of the manga I buy isnt as good as I thought it would be. I guess I should pick carefully.
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Kagemusha
 Posts: 2783 Location: Boston |
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I usually check some info online about a manga before I buy it, or read scans if they're available. Also, if its in a publication I like I give it a go. For instance, I started Planetes because it was in Morning, which has alot of things I like. This is especially true with Afternoon or Big Comic Spirits. Also reviews are helpful for determining if I should buy things I normally don't read, such as shojo (I bought Hot Gimmick because of a RTO review, and I like it). And of course sometimes I buy things based on the cover. On a whim one day I saw Ai Yori Aoshi 1, and despite never hearing anything about it, was "attracted" enought by its cover to pick it up
 Now I seem like a perv...
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Yoshball
 Posts: 99 Location: Portland, OR |
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I have bought different manga series for two reasons. Either it was recommended strongly by a friend or reputable people online (ie, almost everyone on ANN recommending Nausicaa) or I buy manga to compare it to the anime I've seen because I'm curious or I've heard that one form is better than the other (thus my Berserk, Trigun, and Akira). I have yet to really stray from popular or well-known titles, probably because there is so much manga I want to read and I only started reading manga this summer.
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Acolyte
 Posts: 100 Location: Searching high and low for my missing waist line. |
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My first tendancy is to pick a manga by the cover art, thus breaking the first "book" commandment - thou shalt not judge a book by it's cover: what can I say, I'm a sucker for cover art. Then I flip through it for a general first impression, randomly reading the first few pages of each chapter. Then it's all gut instinct based on those; did it intrigue me.
A second habit is to look for manga related to anime I have (maybe just) seen. I like to compare story lines and prod my pet peeve about differences between the the two mediums; I'm about to start the Evangelion manga series because I just saw the box set anime (oh please tell me the chapters related to episodes 25-26 make sense!!). Then last but not least, I'll eaves drop on posts here so as to glean info from other readers, or browse the manga reviews. That and the employees at the place I regularly buy my anime/manga at are more than willing to offer suggestions. |
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Shorty22
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I did try manga from anime I'd watched, but then I ended up prefering the anime when the storylines were similar, so I stopped trying that. I don't really pay attention to authors. I ignore the genres... I have titles from seemingly everything.
Before finding this site and realizing "Duh, I can find reviews & upcoming things on the computer..." I based my opinion off cover art, back summary, and a flip/skim of the manga. Now, it's mainly what I hear about the title. RTO is usually good at describing them. I just have to compare my tastes to the reviewer's tastes. See personally, I liked Megaman Vol. 1... and well, needless to say, RTO humorously complained about Vol. 3 (which I can only assume is in the same style as Vol. 1) two/three columns ago and dumped it in the recycle pile. But then I tend to like the kiddie-type shows. Probably for their adventuring and "Let's save the world with a bunch of our friends and our computer/game/animals/fill in the blank!" attitude. 
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SuperOnizuka
 Posts: 421 Location: When I look At the World- New Jersey |
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Usually it is by the author I am familiar with, but for the other cases I rely on the reviews and casual reading to make my decision.
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Onmyoji
 Posts: 203 Location: MD |
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I usually buy it if it applies to a genre of books I like. Like if it is a samurai manga (Blade of the Immortal, Samurai Deeper Kyo) or comedy manga (Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashii). Sometimes I buy manga based on the author, Like Ken Akamatsu's works usually make for a good read.
But now I just buy based on the price because i've been so broke lately 
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Tagarth
Posts: 32 |
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Well, author and writers do have a big play in what I read, or choose to read.
The length of the series also effects my choice. And I am a sci-fi fantasy lover, so I tend to lean toward those titles (Many to choose from). The amount of fanservice is important too, if there is to much I wont buy it, dont like being bought by cheap laughs and panty/boob shots! |
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aoie_emesai
 Posts: 52 Location: Necessary? |
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My decisions would go with...
-Familiar author (ex. clamp, ken, gainax, and others) -Story - Good non repetitive story (harem, are like this, quite often too) -Characters (nice selection of personality and consistancy too) -If There's Battles EZ CLEAR VIEW OF BATTLE (no sound affect every where) (tsubasa is a good example, hard to tell which is which) -The Cover art rather attract (usually if there's a pretty girl  )
-Over all drawing ( not style ) ( i rather not like large Eyes ) -Ratings are rather good too (this lead me the wrong way 1 time) |
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