where do you europeans buy your manga? [Archive]

Tritium

2003-12-28, 12:13

where do you people always get your manga? I always buy them at a online shop (archonia.com) because the people at my local comic store are a bunch of swindlers, they charge for one manga around 30$... they always have lame excuses, expensive shipping costs, import taxes blablabla :mad:

LBW

2003-12-28, 12:29

Archonia is being gay with jap manga.. I stick to sasugabooks for that, but archonia is great for everything else.

ElvenPath

2003-12-28, 13:41

I usually get them in a japanimation shop or at the local book shop.

xris

2003-12-28, 17:55

Have you had a look at the "Where do I buy"... (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=442) sticky in the DVD & Licensed forum.

Megane listed a number of suggestions as to where you can order on-line for anime goods. In the U.K. I find amazon.co.uk a good source for anime, but that doesn't help you in the Netherlands. Seems you already know about archonia.com.

Tritium

2003-12-28, 18:20

I went to amazon.co.uk but the shipping costs are really expensive there for me :(

Marshall Banana

2003-12-28, 21:40

Have you looked at http://www.omochabox.com/s/home?i=0,1
i don't know how it comparet to the others but i thought if there is the smallest chance it might help then why not post it.

I AM ODIN!!
yeah yeah...odin, otaku whats the differance

SirCanealot

2003-12-28, 23:23

I buy from Gosh.

... a shop in London :P
If anyone wants directions, let me know...

xris

2003-12-29, 03:46

I buy from Gosh.

... a shop in London :P
If anyone wants directions, let me know...

A very good shop in London (and as for directions, it's just opposite the British Museum :) ), it's small but IMO it's what a comic shop should be like (don't forget there's a downstairs section as well).

While it seems cheaper than the nearby large Forbidden Planet, it's still expensive compared to the suggested on-line shops like amazon :(

But it's a bit far to travel from the Netherlands (from where Tritium is located) :)

tsurumaru

2003-12-29, 11:58

A very good shop in London (and as for directions, it's just opposite the British Museum :) ), it's small but IMO it's what a comic shop should be like (don't forget there's a downstairs section as well).

While it seems cheaper than the nearby large Forbidden Planet, it's still expensive compared to the suggested on-line shops like amazon :(

But it's a bit far to travel from the Netherlands (from where Tritium is located) :)

Xris, sorry to go off topic slightly but just out of interest have you been to the new Forbidden Planet shop just round the corner from the old one? (its just on the edge of Soho forget the exact address)

I was quite suprised by how much stock they had, a nice big Anime and Manga section too :D.

Tritium

2003-12-29, 13:54

argh you people, quit making me jealous :p

LBW

2003-12-29, 14:02

I wish we had a book off here (like in NY and a few other places in the US), 1 to 3 dollar for used manga but in very good quality, that's just heaven...

ruze

2003-12-29, 14:04

In france Mangas are rather easy to get.

I go to Virgin Megastore and FNAC ( big french Media/Culture market ) and sometimes in specialized shops : www.koncy.com.

Prices are reasonable and they always got stuff in stock.

ruze.

LBW

2003-12-29, 14:37

Hah, FNAC has the French manga there? I wish they'd stock that here too. XD
But I have 3 good stores for French manga here, I can't complain. x)

exedore

2003-12-29, 16:27

where do you people always get your manga?

I buy it at whichever comic store I'm closest to when I want manga...or amazon.

That said, I read German translated manga so going to the store on the Mariahilferstraße isn't a surprise.

Tritium

2003-12-29, 16:30

i'm trying to learn french... damn you guys have a manga heaven there 5euro for a big manga book :fingers:

ElvenPath

2003-12-29, 16:32

I go to Virgin Megastore and FNAC ( big french Media/Culture market ) and sometimes in specialized shops : www.koncy.com.

The right url is:

http://www.konci.com

BTW they sell bootlegs.

LBW

2003-12-29, 16:46

i'm trying to learn french... damn you guys have a manga heaven there 5euro for a big manga book :fingers:

Yea you're right.. I'm actually glad I know a little French now. ^^';

Kyoji

2003-12-29, 17:20

i buy my manga from either Amazon.co.uk, Borders (rarely) or specialist shops around town :D

ruze

2003-12-29, 20:58

My bad yes it's www.konci.com.

FNAC has a HUGE collection of Mangas yes , and they can order it if they miss it.

Yeah we can have big mangas for quite low ammount.

One book of I's cost ... 5 euros :) ( 5$ approx )
But one book for Love Hina is 8 euros approx.

It depends who edit the book and the size of it.

We french are amazing fans of Mangas , and particulary Naruto and Love Hina, but we are far to have enough IRL shops.

Buying manga is just a question of time in France tho , because we need to wait a lot for a manga to be translated in french. Get Backers 1 & 2 just went out here :)

gravitation

2003-12-29, 21:10

I buy from Forbidden Planet and Gosh comics in London ^_^ recently Forbidden Planet got its own MEGASTORE tis pretty koool! Im sorry tho i cant help ya out Tritium....but since this thread is open im gonna ask where can i purchase Yaoi Manga ^_^ :D i bought recently from Gosh comics FAKE but i want the more "hardcore" stuff :heh: ermm anyone help thanx! :D

EDIT
I can also supply directions to Gosh comics and the new Forbidden Planet Megastore if anyone needs them ^_~

I buy from Gosh.
... a shop in London :P
If anyone wants directions, let me know...
wow just to think we could of walked passed eachother at some point *spooky music* lol ^_^ :D

Kyoji

2003-12-30, 06:33

i'll take those directions, i plan on going down to london at some point so i might pick up some stuff while i'm there. ^______________^

ladybird

2003-12-30, 13:15

Well, there is a good comicshop near by... But they have only german translated Mangas and DVDs. ...Wait, I think they once had a original japanese Artbook of Eva... Now I think about it... I should ask if they can import DVDs...^^ These I can't get on the net...*feels stupid, because I asked in every DVDs-store exept the comic-schop*

Mangas in french? Oh, I'm already learning english and japanese...although I just have to drive 10 minuts to be in France ..I'm too lazy *doesn't understand myself* I wouldn't come far in France, because of my bad school French....

I have to pay 5€, but like ruze said it depends on the size and if a few pages ar in colour. Saiyuki costs 10€ because it is much bigger AND has coloured pages...

BME

2004-01-01, 11:16

I buy all my manga through http://www.sfbok.se and http://www.adlibris.se

They´re pretty cheap.

Science Fiction Bokhandeln has stores in Stockholm and Gothenburg.

That´s the two best ways of getting Manga in Sweden.

azn_FTG

2004-01-01, 19:40

the french are lucky when it comes to manga
u guys love the art form

i live in canada and the only place is chinatown

El Diablo

2004-01-01, 21:27

Well, i used amazon, since the stuff i wanted was cheap, and i could use the free-shipping deal they currently have, even if it means i need to order quite a lot of stuff, and wait a long time for it.

7thMethuselah

2004-01-02, 14:27

well, I live in belgium and depending on what you want manga is easy or hard to get.

If you can speak french (all those hatefull classes we had to take in school actually have a use after all) : well belgium is close to anime heaven: ALOT can be found in french; there are several anime specialised shops in most major cities in belgium. Most manga are between 5 - 7 euro which i find reasonable.

If you want manga in english, you'll find it's alot harder to get in belgium and ALOT more expensive (between 10-20 euro's a piece :twitch: )

For those people from the netherlands, a few good stores in Antwerp can be found near Central Station, If you're interested i can give you the adresses (just pm me).

For other needs i use archonia.com since they are based in belgium which means very low shipping costs (sometimles i even pick up my goodies there if i happen to be in the neighbourhood)

jedilorddazza

2004-01-05, 13:05

I can usually look aroiund for ages at all the manga in the new forbidden planet megastore, its just so cool. Though the only book i have brought from there is the 2nd FMP volume.

Althalus

2004-01-05, 15:18

Well... I always buy the local editions at the comicshop over in the next town... I'm always there anyways, because of university... ^^;

For japanese editions I go to a japanese book store a bit farther away. They're slightly expensive, but within limits... around 10Euros/book.

For french editions I use archonia. They're still the only foreign online shop with decent payment options I know. Alternatively I just drive over, with a friend, to Liège in Belgium or Lille in France. Gas or shipping charges... it amounts to roughly the same... plus you can do a little sight-seeing, go shopping for BDs as well, or go to the movies, especially when there's a new Ghibli in theaters... :D

~Althalus

7thMethuselah

2004-01-05, 21:48

Alternatively I just drive over, with a friend, to Liège in Belgium

Can you tell where the manga stores are in Liege, I often come there for work but I don't know any stores there, might be interesting ...

thx in advance

Althalus

2004-01-06, 04:14

Can you tell where the manga stores are in Liege, I often come there for work but I don't know any stores there, might be interesting ...

Well, let's see...

Le Depot: 14, Rue des Carmes (near the university)
Nice range of books, reasonable prices, with only a couple of holes, in back-stock as in new releases.

La Marque Jaune: 20, Rue des Dominicains (inner city, near Place de la Republique Francaise)
Less manga, higher prices, better for BDs.

In the vicinity , on the way from there to Pl. de la Rep. Francaise (out the door, left, right), there is an entrance to an underground car park and right next to it is an anime/manga store. Don't remember the name or address of it. Prices in the middle range. Didn't buy there often 'cause you can't browse the books freely, everything's behind the counter.

Then of course, there's the fnac. Don't know the address for that, either, but it shouldn't be too difficult to find. Doesn't carry Tonkam, though. Plus you have to carry every book to the next scanner to find out the price... ^^;

Last shop I remember would be BDscope: 28, Rue de la Casquette. If I didn't mix it up, it's the least expensive place for new releases, though almost no back-stock.

HTH... I'm working on memory, shopping bags and crappy online maps here... someone recently nabbed my good map of Liége... ^^;

~Althalus

7thMethuselah

2004-01-06, 11:42

Well, let's see...

Le Depot: 14, Rue des Carmes (near the university)
Nice range of books, reasonable prices, with only a couple of holes, in back-stock as in new releases.

La Marque Jaune: 20, Rue des Dominicains (inner city, near Place de la Republique Francaise)
Less manga, higher prices, better for BDs.

In the vicinity , on the way from there to Pl. de la Rep. Francaise (out the door, left, right), there is an entrance to an underground car park and right next to it is an anime/manga store. Don't remember the name or address of it. Prices in the middle range. Didn't buy there often 'cause you can't browse the books freely, everything's behind the counter.

Then of course, there's the fnac. Don't know the address for that, either, but it shouldn't be too difficult to find. Doesn't carry Tonkam, though. Plus you have to carry every book to the next scanner to find out the price... ^^;

Last shop I remember would be BDscope: 28, Rue de la Casquette. If I didn't mix it up, it's the least expensive place for new releases, though almost no back-stock.

HTH... I'm working on memory, shopping bags and crappy online maps here... someone recently nabbed my good map of Liége... ^^;

~Althalus

:bow: Thanks alot man :bow: , next time i get to Liège (I'm there almost every week for work so won't be too long :) ) I'll be sure to check some of these places out !

Tritium

2004-01-06, 12:04

For those people from the netherlands, a few good stores in Antwerp can be found near Central Station, If you're interested i can give you the adresses (just pm me).

i often go to Antwerp so i almost know every comic/anime store that sells manga :)

LBW

2004-01-06, 13:32

Super Dragon Toys moved a while ago btw, it's only around the corner now and not really much bigger. I wonder why they actually did that? >>

tsurumaru

2004-01-06, 17:21

Super Dragon Toys moved a while ago btw, it's only around the corner now and not really much bigger. I wonder why they actually did that? >>

Whoa you couldn't check out to see if they have a Narutaru 2004 calendar in stock could you? all my usual sources have sold out and they said they had some on their website except their advertised Email address doesn't work and you can't order directly online.... :(

Lupin

2004-01-07, 09:51

Althalus,

Could you specify where you buy japanese manga in Belgium? Do you mean a japanese bookstore in Brussels? Cause apart from the one Brussels I dont know any others.

shinobu4ever

2004-01-07, 10:13

www.up1.co.uk only place i can get them

El Diablo

2004-01-07, 10:28

Well, i find waterstones.com to be cheaper than up1.co.uk, although the waiting time for the manga could be faster, you also have to know what you're searching for to find it, otherwise its almost impossible to find what you want.

shinobu4ever

2004-01-07, 10:31

LBW

2004-01-07, 10:44

Whoa you couldn't check out to see if they have a Narutaru 2004 calendar in stock could you? all my usual sources have sold out and they said they had some on their website except their advertised Email address doesn't work and you can't order directly online.... :(

Even though it's only 15 mins by bike, I don't really go there often, but I will definitely ask if ever come there again.

Lupin, there are three that I know of in Antwerp:

Super Dragon Toys: Jezusstraat 16-18
Mekanik Strip: St. Jacobsmarkt 73
A Shop Less Ordinary: Gemeentestraat 9

They're all very close to each other so you can visit all three of them when you visit or something.

Althalus

2004-01-07, 12:11

Could you specify where you buy japanese manga in Belgium? Do you mean a japanese bookstore in Brussels? Cause apart from the one Brussels I dont know any others.

Never said it was in Belgium... ^^;

I wrote "a bit farther away", but not quite that far. The japanese bookstore I go to is Nippon Bookstore in Düsseldorf, and sometimes Takagi Books, also in Düsseldorf.

~Althalus

Lupin

2004-01-07, 22:04

Even though it's only 15 mins by bike, I don't really go there often, but I will definitely ask if ever come there again.

Lupin, there are three that I know of in Antwerp:

Super Dragon Toys: Jezusstraat 16-18
Mekanik Strip: St. Jacobsmarkt 73
A Shop Less Ordinary: Gemeentestraat 9

They're all very close to each other so you can visit all three of them when you visit or something.

Thanks anyway, I do know these adresses, but I was asking about japanese manga, as in "written in japanese".

But thanks a lot anyway!

LBW

2004-01-08, 02:50

You can order Japanese manga in sdt and aslo, it'll take a while though.

johny284

2004-02-07, 08:33

I buy from Forbidden Planet and Gosh comics in London ^_^ recently Forbidden Planet got its own MEGASTORE tis pretty koool! Im sorry tho i cant help ya out Tritium....but since this thread is open im gonna ask where can i purchase Yaoi Manga ^_^ :D i bought recently from Gosh comics FAKE but i want the more "hardcore" stuff :heh: ermm anyone help thanx! :D

EDIT
I can also supply directions to Gosh comics and the new Forbidden Planet Megastore if anyone needs them ^_~

wow just to think we could of walked passed eachother at some point *spooky music* lol ^_^ :D

[QUOTE=johny284] could you help me with directions for forbidden planet in london because i need 102 manga book for my collection please[QUOTE]