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Starks
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 2:44 am
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The Kinokuniya and Sanseido presidents are probably grinning menacingly at this news.
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Redbeard 101
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Joined: 14 Aug 2006
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 2:51 am
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Well that certainly sucks. I bought artbooks from them at every con I went to. Granted I'd only get 1-2 each con as many are expensive but they were, I felt, the best source with widest variety at the cons I went to. One being Otakon which is the 2nd largest con in America for anime. In fact I can't think of any other vendor who sold much in the way of artbooks besides Sasuga at the con. Bummer.
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Katawe
Joined: 23 Nov 2008
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 3:04 am
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M-My source of Japanese books...
I feel like that scene in Harry Potter where they go to Diagon Alley and Ollivander's is closed...
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bayoab
Joined: 06 Oct 2004
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:32 am
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Starks wrote: | The Kinokuniya and Sanseido presidents are probably grinning menacingly at this news. |
I would doubt that. Kinokuniya just closed their NY Palisades Mall store at the beginning of the month and had a massive firesale (especially of US manga). The NJ Sanseido store has always had a very limited selection of manga and is aimed at the Japanese buyer. Sasuga had always been very english user aimed.
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tasogarenootome
Joined: 24 Feb 2007
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:41 am
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This is very upsetting. Sasuga and Fujisan have been my main two sources for Japanese books, manga, and magazines and now one is gone. The people there were always very helpful. It's weird to me that the period where it seemed like you could get entertainment from Japan easily (books, movies, music, games, etc) blossomed with the explosion of the internet in early 2000s and is waning so quickly, but I guess it's to be expected with the economy as it is...
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gorbal
Joined: 25 Dec 2008
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:47 am
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Where else can one get manga in the Boston Area?
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sailorneorune
Joined: 11 Nov 2005
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 6:30 am
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Sasuga helped me finish my Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon set, so I'm really saddened by this news. I hope that another store like them comes up, though it may be difficult in this economy. Support the stores you love, so they can stick around.
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javeska
Joined: 21 Apr 2010
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:20 am
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NOOOOOOO!!!!
I haven't finished my collection of the special hard cover Tsubasa manga!
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sepherest
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:50 am
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This is a pretty big downer.
They actually sent me a warning message about it when I asked about them ordering a copy of Jojo A-Go Go from backstock for me. Originally they were just canceling their spot at Conneticon but about a day before it they shut down their site. They were still there, but everything was massively discounted. I got the entire Utena manga series for about $12 and an artbook by Usamaru Furuya for $17.
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Sudo
Joined: 04 Nov 2005
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:14 am
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Sad to hear, I bought my first Japanese language manga from them years ago.
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prime_pm
Joined: 06 Feb 2004
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Location: Your Mother's Bedroom
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:24 am
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Sad to hear them going. And I'd been thinking of becoming a bookseller myself. Nowadays, though, I just don't know...
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PingSoni
Joined: 05 Dec 2008
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Location: Lansing MI
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:52 am
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Aaaa! The bad news just keeps on coming. There goes my subscription to Ribon. Oh, well. I'm glad I finished out several manga series through them recently. R.I.P.
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Redlinks
Joined: 14 Feb 2010
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Location: America
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:21 am
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This isn't good news. Another one of my Japanese Bookstores, Taiga Bookstore, is closing down for good as well. I always bought something from each store at every con. Shows how sucky the economy is right now.
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niiica
Joined: 14 Oct 2009
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Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:44 am
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This is sad news indeed. Sasuga Japanese Bookstore is one of my first bookstores to ever buy Japanese manga from, and it's sad that it's closing.
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skyechan
Joined: 31 Oct 2003
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:23 am
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How sad! I enjoyed being able to buy Detective Conan manga and artbooks from them.
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