Where to buy manga

[Asamidori]

Originally Posted by ReizoSan

Ok so then more items you buy longer it takes then?.
But i am wondering i can easily navigate through amazon.co.jp but i am wondering can anyone from the UK or US order from it and how long will it take and stuff like that, if you can help because i don't want to order from there before i know peoples experiences of how it went, also i would like to know your opinion what is better for manga and shipping time (Amazon.co.jp OR YesAsia.com).

It depends on what books you're trying to order from YesAsia. Their stocking is pretty bad on Japanese manga based on my experiences. Can have you wait 2 to 3 weeks just to tell you they "can't find the item" and cancel it out of your order. (Happened to me 2 out of 2 times I tried to buy Japanese manga there. Yea.)

Amazon JP is fair, but their shipping suck like no hell. Overpriced over any other places I shop. And they've limited their shipping to EMS only, which sometimes when you want a cheaper shipping, isn't exactly the shipping method you should look at. ...I do suggest Amazon JP though if you're trying to buy CDs only they have. (Now only if they would ship softwares oversea... I want KAITO, dammit.)


If you want to buy Japanese books, and can understand Japanese, I suggest the following:

bk1 - Need credit/debit card, various shipping, books usually in stock, books removed from listing if it's temporary (or permanently) out of stock. Orders usually processed and shipped two to three business days after the order if all books in the order are marked "24H". If you pick airmail for shipping, item will usually arrive in a week. (My location = east shore USA)

Mangaoh Club - Need credit/debit card, EMS shipping only, accept order for all books listed on their list even if the book is temporary out of stock (so you can order it and have them look it up for you). ...VERY fast order processing and shipping if your books are all in stock. And I mean really really fast. 4 days top for shipping to your house, since your only choice is EMS.

I usually order from bk1 because they have non-EMS shipping methods, but if I really want a book right away and it's out of stock on bk1, I'd head over to Mangaoh and buy from there. Oh, you get a really niffy paper bag with your books in it from Mangaoh. xDD (I can't tell whole the artist is, but it seemed like the early Final Fantasy games' illustraion style.)

[ReizoSan]

thanks .
I ahve found a website called animaxis.com and it stocks jap book like bleach 32 etc.. but not amazing amount of stock though, it says it ships to UK but im wondering how long will it take???
also does bk1 ship to UK???

[chison]

looking for some Mail Service price compare~~~

any idea of how much to shop at"BK1"
and what are the"Mangaoh Club "charging
EMS sound evily fast!?but Bk1 are still fast enought(but their charge shipping unit,i wonder about the price of it)

[Asamidori]

Originally Posted by chison

looking for some Mail Service price compare~~~

any idea of how much to shop at"BK1"
and what are the"Mangaoh Club "charging
EMS sound evily fast!?but Bk1 are still fast enought(but their charge shipping unit,i wonder about the price of it)

Shipping charge depends on the shipping method you chooses and how heavy your package is.

- EMS rate (Asia / Oceania・North America・Mid(?) America・Middle East / Europe / North America・Africa)
- Airmail rate (Asia / Oceania・North America・Mid(?) America・Middle East・Europe / North America・Africa)

See EMS rate for Mangaoh's shipping.

[chison]

any example please....Asamidori?


anyway,three book A4 arrived at my house today...^^
yesasia
Order Date Feb24
ship out at March5
arrived at March 12

[コミッカーズアートスタイル Ｖｏｌ．１]
[マンガ構成術　ストーリーメイキングガイド]
[マンガのしくみ　]
USD 91.23

[Asamidori]

Newest shipment from bk1:

B6 x 5, A4 x 1, all marked "24h".

Book total - 5,469 yen
Shipping - 2,760 yen @ airmail
Ordered - 2008/02/06
Shipped - 2008/02/07

Don't remember when it arrived. Probably about a week?


Edit:

Exchange rate on Feb. 7: 1 USD - 106.8138 JPY

[Xellos-_^]

is there a good place in the US to order Manga in Chinese or a good place int he bay area that sells them?

Edit: i should have said other then YesAsia. Shipping is too high.

[Asamidori]

Originally Posted by Xellos-_^

is there a good place in the US to order Manga in Chinese or a good place int he bay area that sells them?

YesAsia.

Chinese manga - YesAsia.
Non-Chinese manga - Anywhere but YesAsia.

[Zoe]

Any opinions on the best Yahoo proxy bidders for manga? There are a lot of series I need to catch up on before I can start buying the individual volumes.

(plus a lot of what I want is out of print )

[aodu]

I went to local stores and find out that they charge insanely high for the exchange rates (i live in canada) so I'm wondering if anybody know any sites to order specifically Japanese light novels (I'm currently looking for Spice and Wolf)

I tried Amazon.co.jp and the price is fair but I don't really understand how their shipping would work outside of japan for bulks (6 books im ordering) so if anybody could enlighten me that would be great =)

Also any ideas of other sites that I can order from would be smashing.

THank you in advance

[Asamidori]

Originally Posted by Zoe

Any opinions on the best Yahoo proxy bidders for manga? There are a lot of series I need to catch up on before I can start buying the individual volumes.

(plus a lot of what I want is out of print )

Personally I uses Crescent Trading for proxy. =X

Originally Posted by aodu

I went to local stores and find out that they charge insanely high for the exchange rates (i live in canada) so I'm wondering if anybody know any sites to order specifically Japanese light novels (I'm currently looking for Spice and Wolf)

I tried Amazon.co.jp and the price is fair but I don't really understand how their shipping would work outside of japan for bulks (6 books im ordering) so if anybody could enlighten me that would be great =)

Also any ideas of other sites that I can order from would be smashing.

THank you in advance

http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...&postcount=201

>.>

[chison]

...
come to think of it,yesasia have free shipping,but they don't change the orginal prize...

ahhh...anyway,bought 10 books and my parents starting to worry...(i thought i just stated...)

[Ketchup11]

Originally Posted by chison

...
come to think of it,yesasia have free shipping,but they don't change the orginal prize...

ahhh...anyway,bought 10 books and my parents starting to worry...(i thought i just stated...)

That's true, there is free worldwide shipping, but they're a bit overpriced. I guess it's reasonable.

[Zoe]

Originally Posted by Asamidori

bk1 - Need credit/debit card, various shipping, books usually in stock, books removed from listing if it's temporary (or permanently) out of stock. Orders usually processed and shipped two to three business days after the order if all books in the order are marked "24H". If you pick airmail for shipping, item will usually arrive in a week. (My location = east shore USA)

Is there anywhere on the site where you can estimate the weight of the books? I tried to do a test order, and it took me all the way to the last confirmation without giving a shipping amount :\

[chison]

Originally Posted by Ketchup11

That's true, there is free worldwide shipping, but they're a bit overpriced. I guess it's reasonable.

if they charge over,then it might be just the same money to buy a few book with EMS in the other shop,just needs to find a formule ~~

Originally Posted by Zoe

Is there anywhere on the site where you can estimate the weight of the books? I tried to do a test order, and it took me all the way to the last confirmation without giving a shipping amount :\

some shop don't add a weight tag in~(but most have page number and size)
page number and size might be easiler for sites that don't give weight information

[MatriXX]

Anyone know where to get monthly manga magazines like Jump Square, Comptiq, ect. besides Amazon.co.jp?

The shipping is killing me.

[Asamidori]

Originally Posted by Zoe

Is there anywhere on the site where you can estimate the weight of the books? I tried to do a test order, and it took me all the way to the last confirmation without giving a shipping amount :\

They have to manually calculate the book weights, since there really isn't a "uniform" weight to books. (This goes for all book stores/hobby shops/etc. located in Japan, not just book stores. The only exceptions are Amazon JP and CD shops, with them having set shipping for each type of items.)

They give you a quick chart in their help page, which translates to this:

通常コミック：150～200グラム前後 / Normal (shoujo ones/NPB): around 150~200 grams
B6版コミック：150～200グラム前後 / B6 size: around 150~200 grams
A5版コミック：200～350グラム前後 / A5 size: around 200~350 grams
文庫：150～200グラム前後 / Novel: around 150~200 grams
新書：200～250グラム前後 / Shishou (173x105mm): 200~250 grams
文芸書：500～700グラム前後 / Literature?: 500~700 grams

Other than the books, they also have to calculate in the package weight before they can give you the total. The package weight usually weights lighter than one B6 if they uses a box, even less if they uses the paper envelope. (I haven't seen them use the envelope in a while now though.)

Originally Posted by MatriXX

Anyone know where to get monthly manga magazines like Jump Square, Comptiq, ect. besides Amazon.co.jp?

The shipping is killing me.

つ【bk1 Monthly Magazine Subscription for oversea users】

[MatriXX]

Originally Posted by Asamidori

つ【bk1 Monthly Magazine Subscription for oversea users】

Thank you very much!

This is far more reasonable and it has a really nice selection.

[andy92]

anyone know where i could buy
the world of narue
or
narue no sekai

[Zoe]

Originally Posted by MatriXX

Thank you very much!

This is far more reasonable and it has a really nice selection.

Have you given this a try yet? I would be interested in finding out how much it's running you.