Hi all, I just returned from a month long Japan trip whereby I accomplished 3 things;
1) Reunited with the GF after not seeing her for over a year
2) Practiced my ~N4 level Japanese through literal immersion and daily life
3) … most importantly… picked up a boatload of native manga! 3.5kgs, or ~8lbs to be exact!
Pickups include;
1) Slam Dunk redesigned edition, vol 1-6. – ¥2950
2) Shirokuma Cafe compete set, vol 1-5. – ¥1450
3) Shirokuma Cafe Today’s Special, vol 1. – ¥350
4) Nichijou, vol 1-5. – ¥550
5) Doraemon, Future Space edition. -¥350
6) Doraemon, Emotion edition – ¥300
7) 10 minute stories collection – ¥400
Grand Total – ¥6350.
Got tax-free discount of 9% which brought price down to ¥5,773, which in my local currency came to ~£30!
All were purchased from BookOff!
Big shoutout to the girlfriend who helped me navigate BookOff for 2hrs+ and gave me a lot of suggestions! Would’ve literally been lost without her hahaha. For examples Shirokuma Cafe was buried in the ‘girls’ section of the BookOff plus we were in.
Looking forward to delving into some physical reading!
What order should I read to transition from ‘easiest’ to ‘hardest’ series?
Hope this was a fun read and provides some insight for those looking to make similar purchases in Japan in the future!
by emperorboo3