Comments on: Do You Flaunt Your Anime / Manga Fanaticism?

By: Taiko

Taiko — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:46:18 +0000

That’s so happened to me before. Some people lean over and look at what i’m reading (which is in Japanese) and many times they’ll ask me what I am reading, like the exact lines, and to translate them. I don’t find this irritating, but it does take me away from my reading I have heard them talk behind me back once or twice, but that was after they’ve asked me what i’m reading. By then i’m fully engulfed in the manga and don’t care much about them tho. Sometimes I read while walking. At one point…i’ve actually brought a manga with me to the restroom (at school) cause I knew it’ll be a long one. . . X”D Snuck it in my pocket.

By: cup beans

cup beans — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:33:05 +0000

I like reading magna on the roads, well I live in Europe so not so many people here are into naruto but I find it is a fun way to past the time traveling.

By: starry

starry — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 10:39:34 +0000

I dun really have anything to fluant yet. LOL ut my mp3 is full of anime OPs and EDs though.-HAHA

By: usagijen

usagijen — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:52:26 +0000

@hazy: yeah, I noticed the number of mangas in Powerbooks are increasing as well. It’s tempting me to buy more English mangas… lol. If you want a wider selection, there’s Fully Booked. They consistently release the titles they have, like Cipher in my case. It’s just more pricey, 100+ bucks more expensive perhaps.

By: hazy

hazy — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:21:34 +0000

I love your Seigaku umbrella bag! It’s so pretty. Those 3 are my favorites too, but I am more smitten with Tezuka-buchou! I even bought a set of PoT chibi figures at comic alley, quite expensive, but I just couldn’t resist.

My brother has a Deathnote notebook and I remember him buying a bunch of Tamiya models to build and race way back when that anime was aired here and got really popular. He’s a huge DBZ fan.

I’m not exactly an otaku but I do love watching anime a lot. I try to go straight home from work, eagerly anticipating the newly subbed episodes for this week of the recently airing animes. I’ve tried to re-size the episodes to fit my N91’s resolution… Unfortunately I don’t understand Japanese so re-sizing it is no good since I can’t read the subs properly! ~Lol.

However, my N91 is filled with anime mp3’s (my current ringtone is ef’s OP) but I don’t dare use it when I’m in the jeep or bus because of snatchers and such. @_@

I always read manga at powerbooks whenever I hang out there. Haha. I haven’t bought one yet because I haven’t found a series that I liked that’s actually complete or at least consistently realeased here, it always skips volumes. I did notice that the amount of mangas have gradually increased in that bookstore, though. Unlike before when it was in the cornermost shelf and you had to go to customer assistance to inquire where it is, it’s now easily seen and displayed. =D

By: usagijen

usagijen — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:51:12 +0000

@beingmeyuki: I also thinking twice (and more) when investing on mangas, especially the more expensive North American releases. I wanna know if it’s worthy of my 500 x N volumes bucks

@KaeBoo: hehe, I think I’ll leave that hobby to my bro

@hayase: I actually find the MRT or LRT conducive for reading mangas, since robbers don’t really care much about these books watching anime is a different story altogether… now that is really “inviting”.

When I was in Japan, I spent a few times reading mangas/novels/magazines in the bus and the train. I also see people doing the same thing, and they don’t really mind :3 Though, it’s also because I can be easily mistaken as a Japanese, from the way I look.

@shinji: I rarely ride the jeepney nowadays… more of the LRT/MRT when I go home from work. I’ve never bumped into anyone doing the same thing

By: shinji

shinji — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:58:17 +0000

I also often read manga while riding a jeepney, i guess we just haven’t bumped into each other hehe. I also once saw one w/ his earphones on singing loudly anime themesongs on a jeepney. I didn’t find it weird ^_^

By: hayase

hayase — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:51:26 +0000

I am afraid of reading manga or watching anime on public transportation in my country–a few minutes (or even seconds) of lack of awareness of surroundings might lead to some loss of property lol.

Anyway, the public transportation here is not really conducive to manga reading/anime watching pursuits. Whereas in Japan, if the train is not too crowded reading manga is the perfect way to pass time (if you’re not fiddling with your cellphone or other whatnot). I also wanted to do manga reading on the train but I couldn’t do it since I didn’t want people looking at a gaijin reading manga. Guess I lack spine. ^_^;

As for really flaunting, I don’t have anything to flaunt–at least not yet. :-p

By: KaeBoo

KaeBoo — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:26:40 +0000

@usagijen… well, it would really burrow through your pocket, especially if you go for the PG’s and MG’s… SD’s are cute and they cost much much less.

it’s fun making them… those for macross, too. only that hasegawa kits are pretty pricey.

By: beingmeyuki

beingmeyuki — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:55:36 +0000

it’s a funny thing. i was in powerbooks yesterday and there were like two shelves filled with manga, of course, fanatics were unveiled as they crowded in front of it (including me^_^) although i’m still looking for a manga that i really wana invest in…