Currently in Sweden, finding a copy of the 3-in-1 edition of Junji Ito's Uzumaki has been proving impossible. It's not available anywhere, except if you're willing to pay obscene amounts of shipping to have it sent from abroad. I recently found just about the only store in Sweden that stocked it, they had one copy left. The joy is immeasurable and my faith in life has been restored.

@Mergerie_Smithaton

2 жыл бұрын

That’s great.

@hawkeyefigure

Жыл бұрын

I saw it at Barnes and nobles last week

@Mayorofsexytown1303

6 ай бұрын

In the states i have the same problem Domu by Otomo.

I feel like every manga is getting too hard to find, I really picked the worst time to try expanding my collection lol

@WhispyMoon

2 жыл бұрын

Trying to collect fire punch, BaN says it won't ship until end if April

@wilfredogomez5505

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t even own any manga and it’s hard to find what I want. I wanted to start with manga that didn’t have an anime adaptation, (mainly action and everything along those lines, but no romance stuff lol). Vagabond is hard to find and I can never find volumes 1-2 of Blue Giant (I’m a musician so it peaked my interest) in-store. Chainsaw Man might be my start.

@red5tjy813

2 жыл бұрын

@@wilfredogomez5505 Chainsaw Man is good, and relatively easy to find compared to Vagabond. You might like Tomodachi x Monster. Its only 3 volumes and I found it pretty interesting. Have fun building a collection.

@nuggets2116

2 жыл бұрын

@@wilfredogomez5505 if u can wait vagabond is re printing in November so it’s going to be cheaper cause I see vol 2 at like 200 pounds like nahh

@jessa9877

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, covid fucked things up. There was already issues before.... I miss the time when I had no issues finding what I want, years ago.

Thanks so much for this! I’m a huge Gintama fan and have always wanted to buy the manga, but am having trouble getting the volumes I need

@omnibuscollector

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck, it was a pain!

@skullanator50

2 жыл бұрын

I was fortunate when I collected gintama I got almost all the volumes at retail price or a little under retail all at once from a comic shop brand new volumes. The hardest for me was number 4 so good luck with your search!

@laurenh8866

2 жыл бұрын

@@skullanator50 ty! I actually found number 4 this summer, but I’m really struggling with 6 🥲

@NightmaraQueen

2 жыл бұрын

@@laurenh8866 Is 6 the only one you're looking for now?

I think the biggest mistake new collectors make, and I also did this when I started collecting is trying to get everything at once. Don't buy manga in order so you can read them as you go.

@jrandt08

Жыл бұрын

This is a huge tip. Don’t actively be reading a series you are trying to collect for. It’s best to collect something while you’re reading something else so you can take the best prices as they come to you. You will undoubtedly have less patience and spend more $ if you are after vol 6 of something because you’re about to finish reading vol 5. I made this mistake with ajin/ prince of tennis/ Monster. Now I just read a DC or Marvel Omnibus until I finish collecting my next Manga run.

This was so interesting to watch! I don't see myself collecting any rare or OOP manga but dang! I have such a new appreciation for anyone who collects these! Bravo!

Strawberry 100 is so hard to collect. I bought the first 3 volumes before they were discontinued, but never got the rest. I somehow managed to find volumes 4 to 14 for $3 each at a second hand bookstore. I'm trying to collect eyeshield 21 now so thank you for this.

@molly6072

2 жыл бұрын

Omg I remember seeing a few volumes of strawberry 100% last yr at a local comic store.. rly wish I got it!!

I am close to having all of Gintama, only 20 and 21 have eluded me! I thought I finally had them but I had the exact same thing with Amazon for both volumes so I'm still on the hunt for both! Congrats on getting all of Gintama!! I got volumes 1-18 in a lot for about 120$ and didnt know I saw sitting on some really rare manga until now!! Great video, you gave lots of good tips for hunting!

@amusedcookie

2 жыл бұрын

Lucky 😭😭

very well explained! Thank you for making this!

Great video as always! I'm sure this will help with a lot of people collecting manga, especially with how much prices of increased the last couple of years. Keep up the great work!

Love your content, especially the manga videos! I just started reading Berserk with the deluxe hardcovers! 😁

Great high quality content man. Keep doing what you’re doing!!

thanks so much for this. this is going to be a big help. now collecting the entirety of my favorite series seems more possible

Thank you this was very interesting i started collecting manga this summer so i'm still learning so thanks for the helpful videos :)

Man hunts the manga…the manga hunts the man… Interesting video! Don’t really collect manga (more a comic/graphic novel person) so don’t know why I clicked but I stayed invested haha!

I appreciate and feel this video as I just attempted to complete Yowamushi Pedal. It’s my first dip into rarer manga including Slam Dunk too. It has three vol. considered rare and I was able to get two of them for under retail at instock. Vol. 3 however I gave in to a 90$ listing which isn’t the greatest but really good considering it’s being listed at 200$. I had negotiated some of those to 150$ but it was still a lot for me. I bit on this one after going down to 90 from 120. It was more of a 7/10 condition instead of 9/10 like most of the 200 listings , which even as a stickler for condition I didn’t mind! It’s fun hunting but these OOP vols were a new beast. All in all the vols. retail for 25 and including the oop ones my average with the current 18 vols. Is 19.95. Nice to hear about your ventures too and I’ve noticed your Yowamushi Pedal collection as well which initially got my attention.

It’s cool to watch your videos and stumble upon your channel and then you reference shops in houston, where i’ve lived all my life

Great video! Was really looking forward to this one

this was super interesting, i love hearing about how other people go about obtaining and budgeting their collections.

Thanks for your much needed information. I am new at this and you are a great help.

This is super helpful, thank you!

Love your videos, please keep up the good work.

So cool I live in Houston and go to those shops! Small world. Great video as always.

yes my man posted right when i needed it :)

@omnibuscollector

2 жыл бұрын

That’s my super power

Thanks so much for the advice I'm a new manga collector and have been wanting to collect some out of print series but I didn't really know where to begin as some individual volume prices were very intimidating

Geez Dragon Drive......that takes me waaaay back. I remember picking up the debut volume when it came out when I was like 14 or 15 from my local Borders, back when they existed lol

Speaking of community, I would be really hyped to join a discord if you ever decided to make one.

I REALLY loved Mushishi and I had to have the manga in my collection, but to my surprise it is one of the expensive and rare manga here. I never hunted for a manga or anything like this, but I am committed to it. Thank you for the tips!

One thing to note, is to probably not buy the volumes that are available on retail sites cause most likely they will be in a lot will other volumes that you need cause they are probably super common

I got really lucky with Strawberry 100%, getting the full 14 volumes for £10 ($14 us) a few years ago. But I have many others that I can't find like Kimagure Orange Road Omnibus #1.

Awesome video goat !

I Followed your tipps and found Volumen 1-30 of attack on titan brandnew for only 140€ on Ebay. Thanks for the Video!

Used most of these strategies to collect Air Gear and somehow fell ass backwards into great luck. Now the only OOP series I'm trying to complete is Ultimate Muscle and I've been able to get pretty good prices on 90% of it but these last few volumes feel impossible. Just got to keep doing the daily rounds, here's hoping!

Bro I love your content, your videos are great! Sorry for asking, but, where did you buy that hoodie bro? 🔥

As a Books A Million employee, I appreciate you keeping us in mind.

@shadowstar2194

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry this is kind of unrelated to the video. You mentioned being a Books a Million employee though. I've never been to a BAM but there is one by me... kinda, it's a 50 minute drive. But so is the Barnes and Noble (The BAM and B&N are 5 minutes from each other where I am). I was thinking of getting the BAM membership if they have a good in store selection of manga, I'm going up there next week to see if they do. The B&N's selection was okay, but it was on the smaller side so I'm hoping BAM's will be better. Cause it's a 50 minute drive, I wouldn't go up there too often, is the membership worth it in that case? I've heard BAM's membership is better than B&N's cause they send a ton of coupons. But that's the problem, are they able to be used online or are they in store only? Cause from what I know, the 10% off is in store only which is a bummer as I would mostly order online. Again, sorry for asking, I'm trying to decide between BAM, B&N, or Rightstuf's membership and right now, it's between Rightstuf or BAM.

@timothyvarner6981

2 жыл бұрын

@@shadowstar2194 MOST things on our oline store are already cheaper than in store. You can 100% use the coupons online and they never expire. Also, free shipping on every single online order as long as you are a member.

@crackle6875

2 жыл бұрын

BAM gives in-store & online coupons, BAM members get automatic 10% discounts for in-store (including in the coffee shop) purchases & free shipping for online purchases.

@crackle6875

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, BAM also does manga sales like buy 2 get one free or buy 3 get one free.

Volumes 7, 8, and 11 of Magical Girl Apocalypse are so hard to find

I dont buy old English manga, so this isnt super useful to me (altho it did give me some more sites to keep in mind, since even modern English manga can be hard to find in these overbooked printer times), but it was still really interesting, and it was also extremely similar to what I have to do when hunting for hard-to-find Japanese manga/figures/anime. Very relatable!

Wow nans games and comics is a great store! It was owned by a friend of mine, Dave. I haven’t lived in Houston for years - did it change?! I just tried calling him a couple weeks ago too and hadn’t heard back yet.

For me, the lack of attention to a series makes it hard to find, I don't even remember a time when Dragon Drive was readily available, I think I only ever managed to get about 4 volumes or so... let me check, nope. Only got volumes 1, 2 and 3. Ah... watching this video just reminds me of the volumes I'm missing... Since I started collecting, I became obsessed with Mineko Ohkami's Dragon Knights ( printed by the old Tokyopop from around 2002 to 2007 I believe, the non-reversed releases ) and I managed to pick-up various used copies at local stores but couldn't find volumes 23, 25 and 26 of the 26 volume series... I know that 23 should be an easy pick-up online but the prices for 25 and 26 are totally insane! If you can find them then 26 goes for around $100, while 25 can easily go for $200 or more..! That's seriously over my budget, I only spend about $40 a month on used and new releases, sometimes as little as $20 a month. I've about given up on tracking them down at a reasonable price, it just wasn't meant to be. It always seems like the last volumes should be bought at release... I'm going to have to order Getter Robo Devolution volume 5 because for some odd reason the local stores didn't order it? Despite having 1 through 4..? So, for me, I tend to just play it as I go on. I tend to buy what I can find, when I can find it... but, I haven't been having as much fun lately. There's a lot of smaller series I tend to drop for no reason other than, this other print is starting to become harder to find so, I should buy it now instead of this shorter series. But about 2 or 3 years ago I remember finding the second volume of Fall in Love Like a Comic ( Shojo Beat ) which I hadn't seen in ages... but the copy had huge coffee stains on it and they were still asking for about $10 for it. I went back later and it was gone! It's unbelievable, a total rip-off because the stains were on the actual pages!! I do want to fill out my series but I don't like the store layouts, they design them for children ( as in which series are available tend to be popular titles and kodomo-muke series, maybe it's just the area I live in ) and are either too large ( as in they have self space but use it to hold 5 to 10 of the same volumes ) or don't carry the more interesting releases, often times I'm asked to pay full price or more for a "new" but damaged print and if I refuse... it still sells. Maybe it's just early nostalgia hit, I did start collecting back in 2007 or so. It feels like I have to switch to online fully but part of the fun was not knowing what you'd find at the store and walking away happy with even just a single volume. But just recently I bought several manga and a single "new" volume came in damaged because of how they packed it, it's frustrating.

this came at the perfect time for me lol. i’ve been getting all of My Monster Secret and volume 7, 8 are both around $44 but i got a lot of the volumes for around $5 so now i won’t really feel bad for spending so much

@jordanmccusker3705

2 жыл бұрын

This comment probably won’t be of much help depending on where you live but my boyfriend and I managed to get a decent amount of My monsters secrets from Books A million in there discount manga section. I really hope you find them, it’s such a pain when a manga goes out of print.

@bees6947

2 жыл бұрын

@@jordanmccusker3705 yea i got a lot of the volumes from there too i’m only missing volume 7 now

@jordanmccusker3705

2 жыл бұрын

@@bees6947 ah yeah after checking the prices I see what you mean. I guess we got lucky and found a copy. Will definitely be on the lookout though if I see anymore. Didn't realize how rare some of the volumes were.

I need vol 16 and 21 for gintama. I hope I get them some day and thanks for the good advice. I been looking a little at reddit manga swap and might need to look more into it.

Mah man making it rain in that thumbnail Lmao

@omnibuscollector

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao it was like $50 we have on hand for emergencies

Bro thank you so much I’ve been looking for a couple series such as Jojo’s, Baki, and Berserk this video was a big help

@omnibuscollector

2 жыл бұрын

FYI Baki isn’t available in English aside from some Malaysian copies of the second series. Gutsoon, who published it previously in English, never released collections, it was just featured in the Raijin Comics magazine.

@anbucoleson

2 жыл бұрын

@@omnibuscollector ah I see thank you !

I had both Bleach box sets, Are you Alice, Hellsing, Pandora Hearts, Black Butler, Cat Paradise, Alice in the Country of Hearts. I then sold them all off, apart from Pandora Hearts, AitCoH and Black Butler, seeing them now they're starting to yellow maybe cause I stored my PH ready to sell, but thankfully I kept them back. I've tried to read them, but find them hard to hold, so I was happy to see I'd started to rebuy them on Kindle, makes it easier to carry them all around and easy on my twig arms 😂 may even finish Black Butler through Kindle, not too keen on it after 14.

I would be careful with adding things to eBay watch list/basket if you aren’t 100% ready to buy. I added 2 rare volumes of an unpopular but out of print manga to my basket and after they doubled in price. Luckily I managed to find them for the original prices from the exact same sellers on other websites they were selling on. Sellers can also send you offers even if you just view the items so I’d say if you want to watch the price of something on eBay just keep the tab open but don’t add to watch list or basket unless you’re willing to pay. Also always make use of the best offer button. If the manga I’m buying is already less than what I was willing to pay I’ll just pay for it upright since people gotta eat but usually if it’s a bit over because of delivery I will make an offer that takes away the cost of shipping and usually it works.

Yeah, everything is out of stock right now... I guess we'll just have to wait for restock. Good thing most of the series I like are popular enough to not go out of print. Plus I can also buy in French, so more option.

So far these are what I got Starting from the first I got to the recent Starting from Sept 2021 Waterstone 1) Parasite Vol 1 2) Orange Complete Collection 3) Solo Levelling 1 4) Solo Leveling 2 2022 Amazon 1) I want to eat your Pancreas Complete Collection 2) Wotokoi Vol 1 3) Mashle: Magic and Muscle Vol 1 4) Eden Zero Vol. 9 (where the anime left off ep 25)

So something I meant to ask what made you want to collect all the shounen jump manga also thank you for making this video I’m a manga collector as well and love getting rare manga

Nooo don't tell people about Nan's, that's supposed to be my hidden gem! when you mentioned "stores with superheroes painted on the windows" in your starting a collection video, Nan's is the first place that came to mind for me :)

Collecting english manga in Brasil is pretty much a death wish, specially rare ones lmao. I’ve been trying to collect yowamushi pedal bc its one of my absolute faves but… it’s been tough considering shipping and out of stock volumes….

I just want a first printing of the Fullmetal Edition vol 1 of FMA lol

I can vouch for older comic stores. Found 25 volumes of Vagabond for a total of $170

This is basically what I've been doing, but it doesn't help since the series that I need to collect are high-profile ones lol. Currently, I'm looking for... Btooom - 3, 10, 11, 13, 14 20th Century Boys - 17, 18, 19, 22 Phoenix - 9 Of which, Phoenix is the only manga series that I will break my budget rule for. I am willing to negotiate triple digits for it since this will never be reprinted. Sadly, even that mindset is far too low compared to the enormous amounts of money people are asking for it.

Would you recommend buying from an alternate publisher if you cant find those remaining volumes? I was looking for a specific volume at ebay but only to find out that the publisher is different.

I'm trying to track down volume 3 of grand guignol and it's the only one I can't find out of the 5 volume series. Not sure if it's out of stock or out of print but it's becoming a headache because I can get the other few volumes I need.

This may sound kind of dumb, but how do you know the cover price of a manga? For example, a 3-in-1 edition, should that be 30$?

Hello, I want to ask if I can store my books with clothes at the bottom of it?

Do you think Viz will ever release a nice hardcover deluxe or collectors edition of Dragon Ball?

i've been trying to find volume 0 of jujutsu kaisen and volumes 2&3 of spy x family for like a whole year since they were out of print. i hope i can find and meet people who do such nice gestures like the one who did that for you. i was able to find the spy x family at a somewhat good price because people sell some volumes and ridiculous prices.

@SketchyLemonade

2 жыл бұрын

My advice for manga that is new/ongoing/still being printed but very out of stock is to just wait it out and check everyday. There is not much point paying over retail price for something that is sure to be available at some point unless you are dying to read it but yeah. I’ve also been waiting for spy family vol 1 and 2 but I’m positive it will come back in stock since it’s so popular so I’m just buying different manga in the meantime and trying to be patient.

@frammer887

2 жыл бұрын

jujutsu kaisen vol 0 got reprinted so should be able to find that on the cheap now i see them all over ebay

I really want to collect Toriko and for the most part the volumes are easy to find with about 39/43 or them being original or below original price. 2 more are about 50-70 or so which is already a lot but it’s still inside the budget, however the last 4 or so volumes sell consistently for around 100+$. I really am committed to collecting this series but I don’t have the money to but those volumes and even if I did that’s way too much for 1 volume. I’m really stuck on what to do, do you have any advice. Most of them are also out of print

@pabloantoniosantiago9317

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you saw the whole video because he stated various times what to do. Just wait and keep looking. If you ever get hit up with an offer, just negotiate until you feel comfortable with a price. Go to stores. Use ebay, Amazon. Maketplace from Facebook. Wish you the best on the hunt!

I had this with the 2nd volume of Vagabond here in the UK at one point the cheapest eBay copy was £100 one popped up on Amazon for £50 snapped it up. After that the next copy on Amazon was over £200 😂

Damn I just got some off rightstuf the other day and they only have three volumes in stock now

I want to buy fuuka manga but can't find anywhere :(

None of the volumes I want ever get as cheap as cover price, like not in lots or anything. I’m hoping reprinting or rereleasing of Out of Print series gets better.

What type of bookshelves do you use if I may ask?

It is so hard to find Slam Dunk 19 RN

i need all city hunter volumes in english i cant find them

if you read this i saw in ur tiktok u had yokohama kaidashi kikou but i’m so confused because i can’t find any english release at all or even japanese release with the same spine design

Does anyone know where to get Hikaru no Go Vol. 23??? Edit: It would really help me out.

A few years ago I was trying to clean up my bookshelf and like a complete idiot sold all my volumes of Eyeshield, Claymore, Shaman King.... I hate myself 💔😭

In my place chainsaw man and jjk are literally out of stock all the time I got volume 1 off jjk and csm vol 6 after a lot of struggle

i am fairly new to manga collecting but i’ve recently become infatuated with hunting the mushishi series in english. does anybody have any tips on tracking these books down so i don’t have to spend $150 per volume?

@amplifier464

2 жыл бұрын

The demand is high so idt it will go down that price

When you’re saying buyers are giving you offers for stuff you put on your watchlist on eBay, do you contact them or can they see who’s watchlisted their stuff and message you?

@omnibuscollector

2 жыл бұрын

The latter. If I sent in a best offer I’d mention it, but that wasn’t the case here.

Im a bit late but i want to start collecting strawberry 100% how many volumes are there in english

Awesome video. I'll take notes... BUT could some one help me find a copy of Yowamushi Pedal Vol. 3 that isn't $100+?

I did a similar thing for rave master. Got a 27 volume lot for $250 shipped including the final omni. Ended up buying another 28 volume $300 lot for just three volume to resell the rest since late volumes go for 75-$100+. I overpaid for a couple volumes but way under aftermarket price for the set

Which Discord chats are people in to talk finding Manga?

I was looking for a pretty rare manga based on the ps3 and xbox game called Asura's Wrath. I looked on every manga online store and they didn't have it, but then I saw the set being sold for 150$ on ebay in good condition (has some yellowing). Now it's being sold on manga republic for 340$ USD each book (ripoff I'd say).

Searching for Bokurano Volume 3 is like looking for a strand of hair within a mountain of needles lmao.

Would $150 be good for full set of Gintama?

I need vol 8 of tenjo tenge my guy I see you have it haha any spare copy's or know anyone selling looking for sealed

Damn i just got gin tama 1 and 2 sad. It's hard to get here in the philippines

Re: the Gintama 21 thing; I find it so sad that reselling culture has brought us to a point that true and devoted collectors like yourself can’t even get excited about the thrill of the find anymore without fearing these bait and switch tactics. As a business, why would you want to create such negative, extortionate experiences with potential customers? I bet you’d be hesitant to shop there again, which is literally the OPPOSITE reaction a successful shop should want.

hey dude, can i ask you a question, how long did it take to build your collection?

@omnibuscollector

2 жыл бұрын

20 years

Canada doesnt have lots of manga i want like Tokyo ghoul monster edition,darling in the franxx

I just open MReader. Saves a lot of time, money, and square footage

Do you know if there was English releases of Guyver? I was told Viz done one's a long time ago. I'd love to own physical copies of Guyver. It was a huge thing for me growing up.

@omnibuscollector

2 жыл бұрын

There is, but it’s incomplete. They released four, maybe five volumes

@skullfullofbats

2 жыл бұрын

@@omnibuscollector thanks so much for responding. I appreciate it. That's not exactly enough for Viz to be looking into new editions is it. I'll maybe keep an eye out for what I can. Really surprised as I know it has some big fans.

have you read code geass cuz the manga is quite rare

That's pretty messed up that store decided to up their price.

The rug pull feeling absolutely sucks. I managed to find a copy of Basara volume 6 for 50$, which is expensive yes but, since that volume is impossible to find, I bought it. Got an email 3 hours later saying that the place didn't actually have the book in stock. So now I'm waiting for my refund to get credited. If it isn't by the end of the week, I get the pleasure of filing claims.

Also can you drop the names of your Facebook groups that you were on ?

as someone hunting a rare OOP, i feel the struggle 😔

I don’t even have used book stores near me… :(

Anyone have eden it’s an endless world for cheap?

Bro that’s what I do low key need some time

Looking for 20th Century Boys the Perfect Edition Volume 2 is a pain in the ass

“Strawberry 100%” is easy to find

Hi! Do you know where can I look for Hellsing The Dawn??

@omnibuscollector

10 ай бұрын

It’s never been published in English.

@stefanofranco154

10 ай бұрын

@@omnibuscollector do you know where I can find the japanese version?

@omnibuscollector

10 ай бұрын

@@stefanofranco154 no

I just need I am a hero omnibus 10 and the collection of the main story is complete then I'll wait for the I am a hero spin offs English versions which will probably never be made sadly unless kengo hanazawa comes back to I am a hero which will also probably never happen

@frammer887

2 жыл бұрын

thrift books has it on back order for 18$ ish, might take a little bit of time to get to you but definitely better than paying the 80-100$ on ebay for it

The Jack Black of Manga

Hard to do