Recession hits UK Anime fans again
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For minute there I though you were implying that United Publications had moved to Reading, and changed their name to Redgarden, but then I realised it was just a large typo on your part. :wink:angelkaede said:
Living in Basingstoke, it's good to see a Manga shoppe closer to the "stokes". Sadly Reading's extortionate parking charges prohibit me ever going there to shop. :wink:
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Straw Hat Pirate
Well, from looking in the Borders just off Tottenham Court road last week I'd have to say it didn't look like they were too worred about niche markets.
The manga section was about 50% Naturo and Bleach, of the rest I don't think I spotted a vol 1 or 2 of anything. Not a lot of use if you wanted to go and pick up a new title. Even the sci-fi section was so-so. My local waterstones carries a better selection (and possibly more manga too). Again very few first books of series. Lots of 'that looks interesting, wait, its book 3 in a series and books 1 & 2 are not here'.
Cue a short walk to Forbidden Planet and about an hour and £80 browsing their sci-fi section
The manga section was about 50% Naturo and Bleach, of the rest I don't think I spotted a vol 1 or 2 of anything. Not a lot of use if you wanted to go and pick up a new title. Even the sci-fi section was so-so. My local waterstones carries a better selection (and possibly more manga too). Again very few first books of series. Lots of 'that looks interesting, wait, its book 3 in a series and books 1 & 2 are not here'.
Cue a short walk to Forbidden Planet and about an hour and £80 browsing their sci-fi section
I actually had a glance at their manga section when I went to Leeds, since they have a Border shop. I've got to say, they take better care of their manga far more than Bradford's Waterstones. They have it neat and tidy, and it span two parts, with around 4-5 shelfs on each.
Waterstones have it on a spin-deck and dump the rest either in those manga cardboard shelfs or stack them on the floor next to it.
Manga hardly sells well in a shop. It's expensive collecting them compared to say, buying a novel that will give you hours or days worth of reading.
Waterstones have it on a spin-deck and dump the rest either in those manga cardboard shelfs or stack them on the floor next to it.
Manga hardly sells well in a shop. It's expensive collecting them compared to say, buying a novel that will give you hours or days worth of reading.
angelkaede
Completely Average High School Student
Spyro201 said:
It's simply they've reprinted it in a larger version to the original. it includes colour pages/ panels dotted amongst the b&w ones.
the cover is this one >> http://cdn.comixology.com/2009/AUG09/AUG090982.jpg
personally i dunno is it's overly much different form the original (never having read it myself), but my boss seems to like it thoroughly, along with some of the customers.
angelkaede
Completely Average High School Student
Zin5ki said:
ha ha xD
wll we're trying our bit to save the planet
a lot of people go for it ^^cherryxchestnut
Hikikomori
What about forbidden planet? That's where I get all my manga. Are there many of those about? The one in Aberdeen is amazing.
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Closing down sale is starting chaps-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8385117.stm
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Since when did supermarkets have a good enough range of books to compete with bookstores?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8385117.stm
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Since when did supermarkets have a good enough range of books to compete with bookstores?