I didn't realize there is a difference in term of quality. But after having thousands of books and running out of space constantly, thinner is somewhat desirable, as long as the other quality is not affected. I was able to order mine from amazon a few month ago for $108 pre tax.

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I almost have to agree fully lol. The space it can save is great!

The paper quality thing seems like a pretty normal trend. I have viz manga I got a decade ago and the pages are higher quality than what is released now. I can tell when I pick up something with the old SJ logo and compare it to a newer one. It might be subtle, but it's definitely different. I'm fine with it since it means a volume of SJ manga is still $10, which it has been for some time now despite higher prices from competitors and lots of inflation.

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

I agree with this! The quality has def gone down.

@frawstfrigid6912

Жыл бұрын

looks like im the second replier after sloth

I think the biggest thing for me is the unknown. Very surprised to find out it was printed in Italy. I'm sure if people had known where it was printed, I'm sure it would have deterred a lot of people. Overall, I don't mind that much as it was a great deal and wanted to finally get into the manga as I've been following the anime since it came out. Thanks for the comparison and review!

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

I didint know either and I would have liked to know ahead of time. The online pics and dimensions are of a normal box set so it feels like a bait and switch.

Im looking forward to mine arriving this week! I think as long as you get both box sets it wont be weird with the difference 😁

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Haha I was thinking the same thing. Obv I dont need 2 sets so I have to do something!

@Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeellll

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMangaSloth hi

@trolliieggs1816

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. Lets just hope they print the next box set in italy, otherwise my OCD will kick in

@christinacummins13

Жыл бұрын

@@trolliieggs1816 i know right that will reeeeally bug me

I respect the knife choice so much 😂

@TheMangaSloth

2 күн бұрын

LOL just had a big survival outdoors knife nearby lol

I got mine from Amazon preorders too. I wasn’t going to open it till the next set comes out so I can binge read. NGL it’s shocking to see the difference!

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I was a lil surprised but man did it surprise me a lot at the end with them side by side haha. Also Binging them sounds awesome!

@dawnnyd148

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMangaSloth I read it on the jump app weekly but by the time the sets complete I’ll have forgotten the details 🤣

A lot of new reprints are being printed in Italy or Canada. I got the MHA boxset and noticed the difference so I check out the other vols I had and noticed that the Dr Stone volumes I got a few months back were also printed in Italy. I guess its a new thing to cover the demand of manga. I dont mind it, but if the pages were easy to rip I'd care. But all still looks good in my collection

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Yeah nothing to complain about yet since I have not read thru them. But I will be not happy if the quality etc make them easier to ruin.

I checked and my JJK singles are from different printers too. Some from USA, some from Canada and some from Italy. The Italy ones where slightly thinner (can also be depending on the content since I didn’t compare the same volumes) but I couldn’t tell a big difference in the paper quality. As long as it’s not more noticeable than that I’m okay with it but I would prefer them all being the same. The difference in 7seas paper quality is way worse. Hopefully the printing of MHA box set 2 is the same so it’s not to big of a difference when it’s finished. Thanks for enlightening me on the issue!

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

I agree I hope the second box set is not dif again that would be dumb haha

I never even noticed some of my manga volumes were printed in Italy! I had found a couple of different volumes of my books were a bit thinner than some others, or the feel of the cover were different than the others. Now I know why that is I would say!

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Yup it makes sense now haha

Thanks for making this content, i hate how people don't care how the quality of viz is going down (some of them even telling me that i shouldn't protest about it). I hope this video can making people aware how this quality printing is going down and viz need to fix this somehow.

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Yoooo what up Neet! I dont like that Im paying the same and the quality is dumping its crazy! Heck I would have been fine paying more or even waiting if it was delayed etc just come on!

Thanks for showing me that the box set have Italy prints. I'm not a big fan of them and sometimes the binds just looks they they compacted way too much. I just want the box set even though that I'm caught up with the singles because it my favorite series.

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Yeah its a bummer in a way but still may be worth it!

Torn between loving saving shelf space but then being locked to box sets as I love volume size consistency

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Its a real struggle!

thanks mr.sloth very useful video, helped me to decide to order them, keep up the content !

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

npnpnp glad I could help

One thing to be aware of is the MHA box set is all printed in Italy compared to the normal USA prints. Viz has apparently been reprinting more books in Italy recently. They use thinner paper that is closer to a Japanese tankoubon. This is why the box set is smaller and each volume is thinner than what you would see normally. The thinness causes more page bleed which I am not a fan of especially considering the MSRP of this box set is about the same as other box sets that have USA prints. I bought the box set but may be returning it. It's currently unclear if the MHA box set 1 will ever be printed in the USA. I wouldn't say it's not out of the question but it would mean they need to redesign the box a bit. Even the handle is different than other Viz box sets, indicating again that this was indeed seemingly all printed and assembled by different people than the usual USA box sets.

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Yup I go over all of this in the video and show the difference next to the reg USA printed ones. I am also not a big fan of the Italy prints at all.

@HotshotMC

Жыл бұрын

I started reading this comment thinking, "huh sounds exactly like my situation". Then I realized this is a copy paste of my comment on another vid xD Thanks for spreading the word, I ended up returning mine because I disliked the page bleed. If the books didn't have page bleed or the boxset's msrp was lower to indicate the lower quality it would be fine. Just kinda lame to sell two drastically different quality books as the same item and not have a way for the customer to know unless they shop in person. It's like if you bought a shirt but weren't sure if the fabric would randomly be a lot cheaper than normal for that brand.

@indoph

Жыл бұрын

@@HotshotMC probably the nicest reply ive ever got on a comment

from what i noticed the difference are pages are thinner, saturation is lower, laminate is thin and rough texture vs the smooth of the US prints. Sometimes they have some random printing lines as well idk why on the spine. On my spy family copies, the colors are not even close to the same more on the grey/silver side and there are stress marks on the spines and folding joint. I saw this in my black clover as well...the US is a dark black vs the a light black on the italy copy :/ now these are very obliviously lower quality when you have them side by side but luckily the readability is fine but i do want viz to work on their quality with the italy prints if they are going to cost the same...

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I dont like the quality dropping and paying the same. But they need to work on the quality or get the printers to do better or something.

@manuellopez2070

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMangaSloth they really do! If Viz really cared I'm sure they can get the quality up to a certain standard :/ out of all the companies using new printers they are by far the worse. Seven seas is only the paper being different it seems like. There's a thickness difference and how white the paper is. With yen press i haven't noticed much of a difference other than the glue being white.

I wanted get one like that. Most manga i got is seven seas from my favorite manga is uzaki chan and monster musume and some others

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

sweet!

I have the recent reprint of Yona and hunter x early volume and they do appear thinner. I don’t mind at all since that means i can store more in my shelf. I just wish that they are uniform tho. If they are going to release a thinner version they should have done it from the start. 😅

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

yeah im all for saving space and having more space but they will look weird next to regular ones now.

ya man my death note vol 2 is also printed in Italy and it is a bit thinner than other volumes

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Ughhhhh stinks when they are mixed with normal sized ones

I also noticed this with boruto manga..i had old one and compared it with the new ones cause the new ones were very very thin i thought i got a fake bootleg manga but that wasn't the case

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Yeah they do look kinda bootleg from some angles lol

Well so long as the thinner paper doesn't make them more fragile, and the translation is the same as you would see outside of the boxset, I don't see an issue with it. It takes up less space, which I like!

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Now thats thinking positively! Being smaller can def be a pro!

The volumes that are made in italy feel rough or have a weird texture for some reason

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Yeah they did feel different. Especially when side by side the normal ones I had already

Maybe you can also compare the weight difference.

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Good idea! Cause the one is much lighter even with the box

You are the hero we deserve

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

I shall protect the people!

It look so cool! I should’ve preordered it when I could😭

@twaits8676

Жыл бұрын

They still have some decent deals as of the last couple days, check amazon, not as good as the preorder price in April, but i've seen it as low as $111 -tax or so, mine was $116 with tax when I pre-ordered. There's still hope!

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Keep an eye out for deals! I still see some

@user-wu9nn5cr3b

Ай бұрын

@@twaits8676target currently has buy 1 get half off. Got it for $89 along with another box set I really liked.

I'll probably pick it up if I can get it cheap.

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! LMK if you get anything cool!

Boxsets are cheaper than buying the individual volumes right?

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Most of the time but def not always

I’m definitely buying this bad boy😊

@TheMangaSloth

11 ай бұрын

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Hey man did you make a video about gantz

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

I did not

@turtleanton6539

Жыл бұрын

Plz do

Is that the dark sage’s merch?

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Heccck yes! Supporting my buddy 100%

You are a W KZreadr my friend

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

W comment

Well I'm going to have to get that now lol I just got the demon slayer box set 😂😂😂

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

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I really don't like this new smaller thinner books it bothers me

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Im not the biggest fan either

Is it a big deal at the end of the day?

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Yeah to some and to collectors. If you dont care what the manga looks and feels like then nope!

dear -good sharing,all the best-

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for visiting

I prefer usa ones 😢

@TheMangaSloth

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I feel ya but side by side single to single there is not much difference. So it all works out

As someone with more limited space, I would prefer some of the longer series have narrower volumes. Just so I can fit more.

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I 100% get that. If they were all that size you could save a ton of space!

In my opinion, Viz really fumbled this release. I think the box sets should never contain Italy printings and if they do, Viz should have announced that before release. I'm honestly worried that the fifth box set of One Piece that's eventually gonna come will also contain Italy volumes and it's gonna ruin the uniform look of the previous volumes.

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it will def mess up the look if its half and half

@wolfbrigade8042

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMangaSloth Hopefully Viz will continue to print future One Piece box sets in the US and Canada because switching up the thickness and overall quality midway through would be far too jarring to be honest. Viz actually bringing the Italy prints up to par with the US ones so there's no difference anymore would be great tho and a perfectly fine alternative I think.

I don’t call her froppy I call her Asui or tsu

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

I like the name froppy lol but all 3 are good

I got lucky, $180 for 1-31

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

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I think box sets should should be USA quality. The box set is something special and should be made with the better quality paper. But, my bleach box 2 had Canada prints and it's quality was amazing. Sometimes I prefer Canada quality of USA prints because it's feel more smoother and more comfortable to hold on when reading.

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Im fine with it being printed anywhere in the world as long as the quality does not take a big dip.

@supremeexia202

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMangaSloth That fair. I seen se Italy prints that are not so bad when others are just straight up 🗑️

i like ur shirt :)

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

thx!

@sp00kyfink

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMangaSloth no problem 🙂

I got the box set for a huge deal

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

noise

It's crazy how much smaller they are

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

I was sssusuuuuuuper surprised once I lined them up haha

The exact same content, but it saves shelf space... sh!# sign me up Lol

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Now we are talking! Win win!

@thomasryan6240

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMangaSloth Anime Pideon says naw, but Sloth Nation says yes 🤣🤣🤣

Hi

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Yoooo what up Gojo

@Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeellll

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMangaSloth not that much just finished school and I'm getting so much manga for Christmas

@Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeellll

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMangaSloth like 36

Everything is bigger in America!

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

LOL was thinking the same thing when I was talking

Seeing the quality Hell naw

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

😂

Bruh, even american books are fat.

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Heck yeah they are juicy

First

@TheMangaSloth

Жыл бұрын

Hype!