R to L (Japanese Style). Every bookstore has a thousand stories to tell. Every bookstore has a thousand stories to tell.An art student finds inspir...
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Sep 25, 2011
Seth
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[Review of volumes 1–3]
I love books and I love reading stories about books. Books are this grave mystery. There is something transcendent about holding another person's brain in your hands, about receiving crystal-clear messages from the dead (if your author is indeed passed on). And books that explore this mystery are a delectable wonder to me.
Half my joy in reading Carlos Ruiz Zafón's Shadow of the Wind (beyond the entrancing period and twisting plot) was th More...
I love books and I love reading stories about books. Books are this grave mystery. There is something transcendent about holding another person's brain in your hands, about receiving crystal-clear messages from the dead (if your author is indeed passed on). And books that explore this mystery are a delectable wonder to me.
Half my joy in reading Carlos Ruiz Zafón's Shadow of the Wind (beyond the entrancing period and twisting plot) was th More...
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Oct 28, 2010
Chibineko
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I have to admit, I can't quite make up my mind as to how I feel about this manga. I like it, but I don't know if I like it as much as some of the other similar "episodic slice of life" books that are out on the market right now.
The series surrounds a used book store that specializes in manga. The checkout girl is the granddaughter of the store owner & is a focus of interest for the resident manga otaku that works there. (Mostly because he knows if he marries her, he'll inhe More...
The series surrounds a used book store that specializes in manga. The checkout girl is the granddaughter of the store owner & is a focus of interest for the resident manga otaku that works there. (Mostly because he knows if he marries her, he'll inhe More...
Jun 05, 2011
Nicole
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I've had this manga on my shelves for a while now, and today was finally the perfect lazy Sunday to pull it out. A really charming book - I'm glad I had already picked up volumes 2 and 3 and could keep reading. It's really a series of character stories/vignettes all tied together by the characters' love of manga/books and the stories that moved them/meant something to them at given times in their lives. And of course, the Kingyo Used book store figures prominently throughout, often as a a place
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Jan 27, 2011
Hollowspine
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I really enjoyed the first book of this series and am excited to see more volumes of this manga. Another one that if I ever decided to start a manga library would be a chosen title. (Along with Mushishi and Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service).
Each chapter highlights a different famous manga, most of which I had never heard of and many of which are unavailable here in the States. However, that did not affect my enjoyment of the various stories, which had slice-of-life charm and very un More...
Each chapter highlights a different famous manga, most of which I had never heard of and many of which are unavailable here in the States. However, that did not affect my enjoyment of the various stories, which had slice-of-life charm and very un More...
Jan 22, 2012
Alexander
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I'm a bibliophile - something that should be obvious to anyone who is using this site. Also, considering that you, too, use Goodreads, then the odds are high that you are also a bibliophile. Well, this series is basically a fan-service series for bibliophiles. Yes, they're talking about manga instead of more conventional books, but the points still stand - this is a manga about books and the people who love them, for people who love books, by someone who loves books.
The writer, Seimu Y More...
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Jun 14, 2011
Noran
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This is a happy little store, that just sells/buys manga. Several short stories--each with a little lesson. Cute and crazy characters co-exist well within the pages. Each story refers to various manga titles/types-giving you a little history lesson along the way. But you need a magnifying glass to read the little margin notes. The last pages give you greater detail about the manga series titles/artists mentioned in each story.
The drawing of the book is well done, the cover has a b More...
The drawing of the book is well done, the cover has a b More...
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Jul 17, 2011
Julia
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I just have a thing for bookstores. I love reading about them. I was obsessed with 84, Charing Cross Road and Marks & Co when I was younger. So why should a series about manga bookstore be any different?
Kingyo Used Books is a slice of life series about a manga bookstore and the people that cross its path. It's not earth-shattering, plot wise, just lovely easy going stories. Through the doors, we learn about the history and culture of manga, but we also see how the stories impact the p More...
Kingyo Used Books is a slice of life series about a manga bookstore and the people that cross its path. It's not earth-shattering, plot wise, just lovely easy going stories. Through the doors, we learn about the history and culture of manga, but we also see how the stories impact the p More...
Aug 06, 2011
Amanda
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Delightful stories about the power of books, specifically manga. Although I am unfamiliar with 90% of the books referred to (talk about otaku paradise) I can really connect with the love for books and the respect for the way stories can touch our lives. Drawn in a beautifully realistic style.
Oct 13, 2010
Estara
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I love the meta discourse about the importance of various manga in various people lives and so many of the ones mentioned here I have never heard of, it is fascinating. I also find the characters sympathetic and the art pleasant to look at. Plus one of the chapters concerned From Far Away ^^
Mar 16, 2011
Jason
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It's hard for me to rate this accurately--maybe I would have enjoyed it more had I any frame of reference whatsoever for all of the obscure manga referenced in the stories. Since a lot of the plot centered around the characters' love of classic manga, I didn't get much out of it.
Dec 26, 2011
Cera
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A love letter to manga, done as a lot of individual stories about people who encounter a particular manga that touches them during a difficult point in their lives. It made me want to read every single manga mentioned, even the ones I knew I wouldn't like.
Sep 29, 2010
Lord
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This manga is a treat for any manga lover. Although the western reader can hardly know those manga and mangaka this series is about, its beautiful art style and heartwarming story make it a pleasure read non the less.
May 19, 2010
ingenue
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Anyone reading this who isn't already vaguely familiar with manga will be lost, but otherwise this book makes me nostalgic for books I haven't even read. D'aawww!
Nov 04, 2011
Samantha
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As much as I love the concept of books uniting people, helping in a time of need, etc. I just found this series too dull of a read.
Oct 21, 2010
Tiny
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I wish I had grown up reading manga like so many of the characters in this title. I also wish I was more familiar with the old-school manga that they refer to in the series. On the one hand, it's great because it kind of motivates you to go out and find all of the series discussed in the book, but on the other hand, it's a little frustrating since it seems like many of the series are pretty old. The only one I was familiar with was Doraemon!!!
Dec 28, 2010
Diana
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Really sweet manga about a used manga shop and the people who visit it, and how manga has changed their lives.
Jun 10, 2010
Djinnjer
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A nostalgic look at the meaning of reading -- and re-reading -- manga.
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