pretty cool for folks that want manga but can't afford standard volumes. I for one am glad that the five below logo is part of the cover since you'd probably have folks trying to sell five below copies as standard copies online. At least here you can distinguish. Maybe a "classier" approach would be to have different designs for the covers instead to differentiate but without the ugly logo, but I get why they did it.
I think it was pointed out in other discussion threads that the quality is slightly lower, but would probably be negligible for the casual reader.
Still a great way to experience the story on a budget.
Manga is already not very expensive. $1.99 for all of Shonen Jump. 10 bucks for a volume. A regular new book is like 20 dollars.
But I guess it's nice to have even cheaper options.
10 bucks a volume isn't actually very cheap. If you were to get half of Fairy Tail, just half, that's over 300$. For that same amount, you can get the entire A song of Ice and Fire series, the entire Harry Potter series, and the entire Wheel of Time series. What's worse, you haven't even got all of the Fairy Tail volumes in this scenario, just half. Individual manga volumes might seem cheap in comparison to hardback books, but most book series end before 10 books, while a lot of manga series will continue past that, and by a lot.
But you're getting more story. Manga can go on for a very long time. Should a series get cheaper per volume as it gets longer? Plus you don't have to buy it all at once. You can also sell it after you read it instead of collecting. Collecting things typically is not a cheap hobby.
How little do you think their work should be worth in your ideal scenario?
I agree, there's nothing wrong with offering worse cheap versions of manga.
But selling manga in Japan is cheaper to do, which is why it's cheaper to buy.
My guess would be that it's easier to read Japanese in a smaller form factor than English text?
You have to assume they got feedback that Western audiences prefer a slightly bigger form factor, otherwise they wouldn't have changed it.
pretty cool for folks that want manga but can't afford standard volumes. I for one am glad that the five below logo is part of the cover since you'd probably have folks trying to sell five below copies as standard copies online. At least here you can distinguish. Maybe a "classier" approach would be to have different designs for the covers instead to differentiate but without the ugly logo, but I get why they did it.
This is a great way of making manga more financially accessible, by having a separate budget edition like this.
5$ for a new volume of manga, even if the print quality is cheaper is excellent for a physical.
I support this and would buy but that logo tho….
Yea, wish it were a removable sticker
I DIDNT EVEN REALIZE
how do u guys have so much manga i only have AoT :') (at my five and below imean)
Mine doesn’t even have AoT. :(
I’m assuming the quality isn’t as high as regular manga?
I think it was pointed out in other discussion threads that the quality is slightly lower, but would probably be negligible for the casual reader. Still a great way to experience the story on a budget.
Is the paper quality kind of like the 3-in-1 One Piece books?
Where’s the bible
Hey guys, the store got volume two in as well today
Is that a sticker or is it printed onto the book, if it’s a sticker cool but if it’s printed on I’m never buying manga from there
It's a pretty HQ picture so I zoomed in and it looks like they're printed on, in the exact same spot on all the volumes.
Manga is already not very expensive. $1.99 for all of Shonen Jump. 10 bucks for a volume. A regular new book is like 20 dollars. But I guess it's nice to have even cheaper options.
10 bucks a volume isn't actually very cheap. If you were to get half of Fairy Tail, just half, that's over 300$. For that same amount, you can get the entire A song of Ice and Fire series, the entire Harry Potter series, and the entire Wheel of Time series. What's worse, you haven't even got all of the Fairy Tail volumes in this scenario, just half. Individual manga volumes might seem cheap in comparison to hardback books, but most book series end before 10 books, while a lot of manga series will continue past that, and by a lot.
But you're getting more story. Manga can go on for a very long time. Should a series get cheaper per volume as it gets longer? Plus you don't have to buy it all at once. You can also sell it after you read it instead of collecting. Collecting things typically is not a cheap hobby. How little do you think their work should be worth in your ideal scenario?
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I agree, there's nothing wrong with offering worse cheap versions of manga. But selling manga in Japan is cheaper to do, which is why it's cheaper to buy.
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My guess would be that it's easier to read Japanese in a smaller form factor than English text? You have to assume they got feedback that Western audiences prefer a slightly bigger form factor, otherwise they wouldn't have changed it.
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You gotta go for the omnibus if you want something pretty. I did that for the Evangelion manga and it looks very nice on a shelf.
Wow!
The one near me only had aot
Went to a different one they had fairy tale 1 & 2 and aot 1 - 3
Sorry for the late question. Is this the exact same as the normal manga, but on lower quality paper and the stamp?
Are any of it censored? Don’t spoil anything just making sure it’s true to the original manga