why do you buy magna?
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why do you buy magna?
I buy magna for my anime collection. I have over 50 anime magna books. I read these things to follow things. I have spent over 300 dollards on newtype and shonen jump and magna alone. Oh yeah there is one more thing. Over at ebay they have this special dragonball z pack. The pack contains all the dbz, dbgt, dbz/ gt movies and a rare movie not in america. It is 54 dollars. Well that is it.
- Japher
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I buy it for pure entertainment. Need something to read when I'm bored.
I also buy it to share with other people. Yay.
I also buy it to share with other people. Yay.
The terrifying moldy bread incident! In elementary school, Yomi's leftover bread started rotting inside her desk! you can't imagine what happened! Not only that, but the mold had a will of its own, it was terrible! Barricading ourselves in the science prep room, we used spirit lamps and engaged in combat! Then I realized it!! If we only had the bottle of mildew remover from the bathroom, we could destroy them!!
-Tomo Takino, Azumanga Daioh
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Namu - Posts: 107
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I buy it to [hopefully] help me draw better.
I also just love collecting things.
I also just love collecting things.
My Website [online comic]
Do you find your self worried alot of the time about things that don't always make sense?
Are you experiencing any of these?
• Persistent feelings of sadness, irritability or anxiety
• Overreaction to irritations
• Loss of interest in activities previously enjoyed,
• Sleep too much, or sleep too little
• Unexpected loss or gain of weight
• Tiredness or restlessness
• Slowed movement, thought and/or speech
• Guilt, low self-esteem, feelings of worthlessness
• Inability to concentrate and poor memory
• Loss of motivation
• Feelings of hopelessness
• Suicidal thoughts and/or behavior
• Withdrawal from relationships, anti-social behavior
• Physical aches and pains that seem to have no other cause
If you have a few of the symptoms on this list, you may be suffering from a form of clinical depression there are many sites that offer advice and help.
Do you find your self worried alot of the time about things that don't always make sense?
Are you experiencing any of these?
• Persistent feelings of sadness, irritability or anxiety
• Overreaction to irritations
• Loss of interest in activities previously enjoyed,
• Sleep too much, or sleep too little
• Unexpected loss or gain of weight
• Tiredness or restlessness
• Slowed movement, thought and/or speech
• Guilt, low self-esteem, feelings of worthlessness
• Inability to concentrate and poor memory
• Loss of motivation
• Feelings of hopelessness
• Suicidal thoughts and/or behavior
• Withdrawal from relationships, anti-social behavior
• Physical aches and pains that seem to have no other cause
If you have a few of the symptoms on this list, you may be suffering from a form of clinical depression there are many sites that offer advice and help.
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mai - Posts: 432
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In all honesty, I don't. Most of time I read it:
1) On the internet when that is legal
2) In stores
3) At friends'
I guess that answers the question already...
1) On the internet when that is legal
2) In stores
3) At friends'
I guess that answers the question already...
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uc pseudonym - Posts: 15506
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I've just started buying the occasional manga as something to read on my obnoxiously short lunch break. After eating, i have about fifteen minutes to sit in my car and relax. A manga chapter is about the perfect size for that fifteen minutes.
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Esoteric - Posts: 1603
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I buy it because I want to support the US manga industry, and because I love to read it!!!
Every year in Uganda, innumerable children simply. . . disappear. These children all stolen under the cover of darkness from their homes and impressed into the guerilla armies of the LRA [Lord's Resistance Army]. In the deserts of Uganda, they are forced to witness the mindless slaughter of other children until they themselves can do nothing but kill. Kill. These children, generally ranging from ages 5-12, are brainwashed into murdering in the name of the resistance and into stealing other children from their beds to suffer the same fate.
Because of this genocide of innocence, hundred and hundreds of children live every night sleeping in public places miles from their homes, because they know that if the do not-- they will disappear. They will become just another number in this genocide to which the international community has chosen to turn a blind eye. They will become, in affect, invisible-- Invisible Children.
But there are those who are trying to fight against this slaughter of Uganda's children. They fight to protect these "invisible children." Please, help them help a country full of children who know nothing by fear. Help save the innocence. For more information concerning how you can help and how you can get an incredible video about this horrific reality, visit the Invisible Children home page.
Because of this genocide of innocence, hundred and hundreds of children live every night sleeping in public places miles from their homes, because they know that if the do not-- they will disappear. They will become just another number in this genocide to which the international community has chosen to turn a blind eye. They will become, in affect, invisible-- Invisible Children.
But there are those who are trying to fight against this slaughter of Uganda's children. They fight to protect these "invisible children." Please, help them help a country full of children who know nothing by fear. Help save the innocence. For more information concerning how you can help and how you can get an incredible video about this horrific reality, visit the Invisible Children home page.
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Mangafanatic - Posts: 4918
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To support the artists, to support the industy and to have the art on hand to reference when I'm drawing difficult things.
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mechana2015 - Posts: 5025
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Because I like comic books (yes they are comic books- If I say that to a friend of mine, he gets offended. Heh). (If it interests me I'll read it.)
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Shao Feng-Li - Posts: 5187
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I buy manga to read ( in Rurouni Kenshin's case) what the author really wrote before the anime. Plus, it's fun and expands my japanese vocabulary.^-^
"I've learned when you throw mud at others, not only do you get your hands dirty, but you also lose a lot of ground." Ravi Zacharias
"Pride grows in the human heart like lard on a pig." Aleksander Solzhenitzen (so call me on it)
"Zeal without knowledge can lead to chaos." - Bob Rohm
"Why don't we love his truth as much as we seem to love his love?"- Cross Movement, in their song "Check us Out"
"Pride grows in the human heart like lard on a pig." Aleksander Solzhenitzen (so call me on it)
"Zeal without knowledge can lead to chaos." - Bob Rohm
"Why don't we love his truth as much as we seem to love his love?"- Cross Movement, in their song "Check us Out"
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oro! - Posts: 991
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Its cheaper than anime and it helps to understand the animes better most times . . . like in Fruits Basket they are slightly different and you get to see a bigger picture ^^
Romans 12:2
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Kisa - Posts: 2927
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1. cheaper than anime.
2. manga are often better than the anime, in much the same way that books are often better than movies.
3. good drawing reference.
4. portable!
I think that's about it.
2. manga are often better than the anime, in much the same way that books are often better than movies.
3. good drawing reference.
4. portable!
I think that's about it.
fightin' in the eighties
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ShiroiHikari - Posts: 7564
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Ah I like shiroi's reasons! Defintley most of the time better than the anime and prtable is always good! I can't draw very well, so I try to use it as a reference, but get frustrated . . .
Romans 12:2
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Kisa - Posts: 2927
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I buy them for entertainment, but mostly the artwork. I hope to write mangas one day, and at least be a freelance artist. Like others have said, manga is portable, and something that is fun to read over and over again.
.:: Romans 8:28 ::.
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blue whisper - Posts: 62
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I buy Mangazine to support Anime Angels. (And because I rather enjoy the work of the mangaka that contribute to it. ^_^ )
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Well, I buy manga because I like 'em. Usually, it's also bbecasue an anime isn't (legaly) available yet, like Naruto. However, I also like the read the manga versions of stuff like Inu-Yasha to see how it compares to the anime (in the case of Inu-Yasha, I also get to imagine that the action didn't REALLY stop for ten minutes to allow for all that exposition 
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Blitzkrieg1701 - Posts: 1884
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uc pseudonym wrote:In all honesty, I don't. Most of time I read it:
1) On the internet when that is legal
2) In stores
3) At friends'
Me too. I also read the random volumes that my library has. Much cheaper that way.
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[i]Two vast and trunk-less legs of stone stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, half sunk, a shattered visage lies. Round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare the lone and level sands stretch far away. On the pedestal these words are inscribed:
“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!â€
[i]Two vast and trunk-less legs of stone stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, half sunk, a shattered visage lies. Round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare the lone and level sands stretch far away. On the pedestal these words are inscribed:
“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!â€
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Anna Mae - Posts: 1663
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Anna Mae wrote:Me too. I also read the random volumes that my library has. Much cheaper that way.
My library has zero manga. Darn libraries, always behind the times. . .
Every year in Uganda, innumerable children simply. . . disappear. These children all stolen under the cover of darkness from their homes and impressed into the guerilla armies of the LRA [Lord's Resistance Army]. In the deserts of Uganda, they are forced to witness the mindless slaughter of other children until they themselves can do nothing but kill. Kill. These children, generally ranging from ages 5-12, are brainwashed into murdering in the name of the resistance and into stealing other children from their beds to suffer the same fate.
Because of this genocide of innocence, hundred and hundreds of children live every night sleeping in public places miles from their homes, because they know that if the do not-- they will disappear. They will become just another number in this genocide to which the international community has chosen to turn a blind eye. They will become, in affect, invisible-- Invisible Children.
But there are those who are trying to fight against this slaughter of Uganda's children. They fight to protect these "invisible children." Please, help them help a country full of children who know nothing by fear. Help save the innocence. For more information concerning how you can help and how you can get an incredible video about this horrific reality, visit the Invisible Children home page.
Because of this genocide of innocence, hundred and hundreds of children live every night sleeping in public places miles from their homes, because they know that if the do not-- they will disappear. They will become just another number in this genocide to which the international community has chosen to turn a blind eye. They will become, in affect, invisible-- Invisible Children.
But there are those who are trying to fight against this slaughter of Uganda's children. They fight to protect these "invisible children." Please, help them help a country full of children who know nothing by fear. Help save the innocence. For more information concerning how you can help and how you can get an incredible video about this horrific reality, visit the Invisible Children home page.
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Mangafanatic - Posts: 4918
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Why buy manga? Because they usually won't give you books for free. (yes, I have scans on my comp, but I like the real, professionally printed stuff.)
The cake used to be a lie like you, but then it took a portal to the deception core.
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Kaligraphic - Posts: 2002
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Anna Mae wrote:Me too. I also read the random volumes that my library has. Much cheaper that way.
Mangafanatic wrote:My library has zero manga. Darn libraries, always behind the times. . .
Well, I don't know that you could say my library is with the times. They seem to pick COMPLETELY random issues. It's almost like they let a dog play with the list and then only bought the ones that they could still read afterward (and guessed on some of the ones they didn't know).
But, yeah, that's my ranting on that. 
[SIZE="4"][color="DarkSlateBlue"]God has called me to mission work in Paraguay and Brazil. I may return to CAA someday. God bless all of you![/color][/SIZE]
[i]Two vast and trunk-less legs of stone stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, half sunk, a shattered visage lies. Round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare the lone and level sands stretch far away. On the pedestal these words are inscribed:
“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!â€
[i]Two vast and trunk-less legs of stone stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, half sunk, a shattered visage lies. Round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare the lone and level sands stretch far away. On the pedestal these words are inscribed:
“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!â€
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Anna Mae - Posts: 1663
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1) cheaper than anime
2) portable
3) wonderfully 'chunky' size and feel (think about it... manga are the perfect size)
2) portable
3) wonderfully 'chunky' size and feel (think about it... manga are the perfect size)
"Reason is the Devil's harlot."
-Martin Luther
I'll stand for nothing less
Or never stand again
-Chevelle, 'The Clincher'
-Martin Luther
I'll stand for nothing less
Or never stand again
-Chevelle, 'The Clincher'
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panegryst - Posts: 493
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I buy it because I would be buying books (or anime) if I didn't and that would take way too much time to read (or watch), plus novels do not have bishies, or other pretty pictures that allow me to continue to delude myself into believing that I may someday be able to draw well ^_^.
That and I really just enjoy buying things.
That and I really just enjoy buying things.
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Ducky - Posts: 289
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