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Milky Mixer

July 18th, 2006, 09:21 PM

How often do you buy manga that you really wish you didn't?

Sometimes bad manga happens to good people.

Heh.

How often does it happen to me? Not too often anymore. I try to be really selective about what I get these days, not to mention I'm currently into a number of series so I don't have a lot of room in the manga budget to pickup and try something new just out of curiosity. Like I knew I'd dig Loveless and Rozen Maiden just because of the manga-ka and liking their previous work, so I had planned to get those titles before they ever got released and when I jumped on board I wasn't worried a bit about being disappointed.

The last couple of newer series I've allowed my curiosity to get the best of me and sample (impulse manga buying!) - Broken Angels and Enchanter - have turned out to be quite fun and I plan to stick with both of them! But yeah, I've made my mistakes along the way... Pieces of a Spiral, anyone? (As a rule, I just don't buy anything CMX does anymore - meh! After trying three of their series and being disappointed with all three, I just don't think they're the manga company for me.) But I've managed to resell the stuff I've tried and didn't like. And like I said, I do try to take my time in choosing a new series and research stuff that catches my eye before I plunk down cash on it. I'd been looking forward to Enchanter after seeing it on DMP's website, so I'd planned to try it out when I saw it in stores. Broken Angels had a good writeup somewhere that made it sounds like a series I'd enjoy. So a little research ahead of time keeps me from crying over spilled milk... er manga... er cash?

HitokiriShadow

July 18th, 2006, 10:45 PM

Not very often, but when it does, I just take it back and exchange it for something else. I just say it was a gift and I didn't like it.

WadeW

July 19th, 2006, 01:26 AM

Only once. AI Love You.

EdWorshiper

July 19th, 2006, 05:07 AM

Not often. I HATED Excel Saga! DearS wasn't all that great either, but it was readable.

kenshinbebop

July 19th, 2006, 05:14 AM

One time--InuYasha

Xod2win

July 19th, 2006, 08:08 AM

Trigun and maybe A.I. Love you, I bought the first 2 volumes and I haven't even been tempted to get the rest.

u_nick

July 19th, 2006, 08:18 AM

I bought the first volumes and never continued with:
- Mahoromatic
- Comic Party

I was disappointed with:
- Abenobashi
- FLCL

...both animes I loved very much, but was disappointed with the artwork and shortness (only 2 volumes!) of each of them. If I knew they were going to be that short, i probably wouldnt have started with them to begin with.

One that I am regularly suprised with how happy i am with it: Eiken. For a 2 episode OVA, it has a lot more content than I thought it would. and its decent, decent art, good characters. and eveytime i think its over, i see a new volume solicited for release. and I cant wait to buy it. :)

DazzleKitty

July 19th, 2006, 08:34 AM

I was very disappointed with Tactics. I gave the first two volumes a try, and I couldn't get into it.

Bezerker

July 19th, 2006, 08:59 AM

Only 1 purchase really, and i guess i can use the excuse of "its an american manga": I Luv Halloween.

Ariel Tsuki

July 19th, 2006, 08:59 AM

Gatekeepers will forever remain be the one manga "that scarred me for life". Ugh.

I brought this Japanese manga about a female doctor that was umimpressive and boring... And Sakurako Gokurakuin's newest manga, Sekirei, is a series that I'll never buy again...

Imasyon

July 19th, 2006, 10:45 AM

nah, only one time...Ayashi no Ceres was horrible (the middle part was soooo boring).
there are several mangas whoch were very good, but only the first part (e.g.; Orphen, A.I.Hunter, Chonchu, Psychometrer Eiji...etc.). So those mangas are good but it's horrible not to know the end...:( (problem is, the author doesn't write more or it won't be released...argh :$%&#!: )

FURUBA4EVER

July 19th, 2006, 10:56 AM

Sometimes. I rarely buy manga without having a good idea of the story anymore. It used to be fun to pick up random titles once in a while...but, after being disappointed with the stories 7 out of 10 times, I gave that up. Now, I'm very careful about what I buy...unless I'm almost positive that I'll like the manga and stick with it.

So...bad purchases? Well...I was disappointed with a few series like Girls Bravo and Kamichama Karin...but I got those two as gifts. :P As for things that I actually did purchase...I didn't care for Excel Saga (bought the first two volumes in the same purchase, and that was a mistake), Doubt!!, Mink, The Vision of Escaflowne, and many others that I can't think of at the moment.

Scandiadream

July 19th, 2006, 04:49 PM

Not often. Last time I made a regrettable manga purchase was over a year ago. And that would be Mouryou Kiden. Everything I have purchased since then has been worth it.

Japhyl

July 19th, 2006, 05:08 PM

Half of the time when I buy new manga, I end up hating it. I wish I hadn't ever bought these...

- Fushigi Yuugi
- More Starlight to Your Heart
- Crescent Moon
- Inuyasha
- Naruto (before volume 4 was okay)
- D.N.Angel

JoeStrummer

July 19th, 2006, 05:28 PM

Everytime I have no money but buy manga anyways cause I can't help it

Samurai Drifter

July 19th, 2006, 07:11 PM

I've done it at least three times.

First was Fruits Basket. I'd heard some good things about it and bought the first volume. It was terrible. To this day I haven't read a worse manga, and that was quite a while ago.

The second one was Fushugi Yuugi. Didn't interest me. Then I bought the Vision of Escaflowne manga. That was pretty much crap, though the anime rocks.

Imasyon

July 19th, 2006, 08:00 PM

Milky Mixer

July 19th, 2006, 08:41 PM

Not often. I HATED Excel Saga! DearS wasn't all that great either, but it was readable.

Ya really didn't like DearS? :uhh:

The anime didn't really do the manga justice, in my opinion. But I've read all 7 volumes that have been released and I think this series rocks! But I guess we can't all like the same things, right?

Killswithpaper

July 19th, 2006, 10:45 PM

once or twice, thank god one of them was free

Suikoden III
Monster
megaman.....

Ariel Tsuki

July 20th, 2006, 07:49 AM

once or twice, thank god one of them was free

Suikoden III
Monster
megaman.....

DUDE...You're the first person who didn't like Monster. Oh well...

I agree on Suikoden III thing. I never liked any manga that was based on a video game...

cherryice

July 20th, 2006, 12:19 PM

I also am very careful now about what new manga I purchase. I've bought enough dud series to know that the really good ones out there are few and far between (at least for me). Some of these titles it took me quite awhile to decide that I didn't like them; literally it sometimes happens when I'm smack dab in the middle of book 5 or 6 and then say to myself, "Why did it take me so long to realize that this series stinks?" I wasn't very discerning at all when I first discovered manga - all I knew was that it was a new addiction that needed to be fed!

Anyway, here's mine:

-Negima (love Yue Ayase and many of the characters, but the story is blah)
-Zatch Bell (love Zatch, hate the stories)
-I"s
-Mouryou Kiden
-Fushigi Yuugi
-Here is Greenwood
-Cafe Kichijouji
-Noodle Fighter Miki
-Ultra Cute
-Hana Kimi
-Inuyasha
-Ranma
-Ones that I completed, but probably wouldn't again: Love Hina, AI Love You, Mahoromatic, Kill Me, Kiss Me, Mink, Galaxy Girl, Panda Boy (part of that Tokyopop Fruit series or something), Doubt!!!, and a few others I know I'm forgetting...

A few series that are going south quickly if they don't wrap up soon:

-Tsubasa
-Fruits Basket
-Cheeky Angel

It can work in reverse too - you see a title on the bookshelves, aren't impressed with its cover, and just make a superficial judgement on it and pass it over. That happened to me with Cromartie High School. If it hadn't been for Newtype magazine's ad for it, I'd never have discovered it and now it's in my top 5. ^_^

Ariel Tsuki

July 20th, 2006, 01:46 PM

A few series that are going south quickly if they don't wrap up soon:

-Tsubasa
-Fruits Basket
-Cheeky Angel

It can work in reverse too - you see a title on the bookshelves, aren't impressed with its cover, and just make a superficial judgement on it and pass it over. That happened to me with Cromartie High School. If it hadn't been for Newtype magazine's ad for it, I'd never have discovered it and now it's in my top 5. ^_^

Tsubasa is still going strong at 15 volumes, with no end in sight, but a new factor in Volume 15. However, it does get better in Piffle World, because Fay (yes, it's the official spelling although I doubt del Ray would change it) in bell-bottom pants is a sight to behold. LMAO.

Fruits Basket, if you're following up on the thread here, is ending at 21-22 volumes. Although I quit it after learning which Tohru going pick was as I predicted...

I don't know much about Cheeky Angel, but I heard it doesn't get any better... *shrug*.

dreamer

July 20th, 2006, 06:45 PM

Hmm... hardly ever, since I usually DL some scanlations, or read in store before I buy them. ^^"

Laharu

July 20th, 2006, 07:27 PM

I'd say very rarely. Lupin III and Dark Angel were my 2 mistakes. Mostly because I became disinterested in Lupin, and Dark Angel kinda ended up sucking o.o

Ninja337

July 20th, 2006, 07:30 PM

I regret buying anything from Tokyopop. When you buy tokyopop, you're buying, COMMUNISM.

Killswithpaper

July 20th, 2006, 09:40 PM

I regret buying anything from Tokyopop. When you buy tokyopop, you're buying, COMMUNISM.

???? :blink: mind explaining that one?

appletini

July 24th, 2006, 06:04 AM

i some how tricked myself into purchasing 9 volumes of negima
what was i thinking

sii

July 24th, 2006, 06:56 AM

I've made some pretty bad purchases. Anything you can get for free that you pay for is technically a bad purchase, right?

No, but seriously. Fushigi Yugi, InuYasha, and Excel Saga were probably my worst purchases. I'm probably [definitely] leaving something out, though.

cherryice

July 24th, 2006, 04:25 PM

i some how tricked myself into purchasing 9 volumes of negima
what was i thinking

Are we related?! I just returned my volume 10 to Borders the other week. I kept buying it because I loved Evangeline, Yue, Library girl and a few others, but it took me 9 volumes to realize the storyline stunk, even with the lovable characters!

Animematt55

July 24th, 2006, 04:33 PM

someone recommended a manga called "Desire" to me...turns out it was about nothign buy rape....pretty disgusting

bebopxblues

July 24th, 2006, 04:40 PM

someone recommended a manga called "Desire" to me...turns out it was about nothign buy rape....pretty disgusting

Haha. Didn't the words "Yaoi Manga" strewn across the bottom tell you this wasn't your typical manga? Lol, I read that one, too.

I've had a lot of disappoints in the manga department. Luckily, I stopped after the first volume for each of them.

Crescent Moon, Diabolo, Culdcept, Angel Sanctuary, Desert Coral, Cross, Cowboy Bebop, Chronicles of the Cursed Sword, Alichino, and Ragnarok all either bored or confused me. Now they just sit on my shelves collecting dust.

Ariel Tsuki

July 25th, 2006, 07:42 AM

someone recommended a manga called "Desire" to me...turns out it was about nothign buy rape....pretty disgusting

Actually you have to read the second volume to really understand what was going on in that scene, the truth to it is pretty shocking I must say. I'm assuming you only read the first one, no?

DazzleKitty

July 25th, 2006, 01:27 PM

^ I think you are mistaking it for a manga called Passion. I get both of them mixed up a lot.

Meganly-chan

July 25th, 2006, 01:35 PM

Tokyo Mew Mew

I read the first two, returned the second and gave the first one away. Blah!

I'm rethinking collecting Kage Tora after buying the first volume. All the fanservice is making me uncomfortable.

Loopy

July 25th, 2006, 08:39 PM

Rurouni Kenshin. Ewww.

Ragnarok. What the hell is the point of this thing?

Inuyasha. Takahashi needs to learn how to make good leads (Inuyasha and Kagome). Other than that I actually had no problems with the story at all save Kouga's sudden transformation into a good guy when he was clearly shown to be a sadistic killer at his debut into the story.

Animematt55

July 25th, 2006, 09:51 PM

Haha. Didn't the words "Yaoi Manga" strewn across the bottom tell you this wasn't your typical manga? Lol, I read that one, too.

I've had a lot of disappoints in the manga department. Luckily, I stopped after the first volume for each of them.

Crescent Moon, Diabolo, Culdcept, Angel Sanctuary, Desert Coral, Cross, Cowboy Bebop, Chronicles of the Cursed Sword, Alichino, and Ragnarok all either bored or confused me. Now they just sit on my shelves collecting dust.
i was told it was Shonen-ai and had a good story. I am all for good story and unique plots etc.....
But this wasnt anythign like that....
ANd Angel Sactuary is quite good. I have all teh original Japanese ones, with translations (off a webpage) excellent story...very taboo too.

So'/ sauce|) coo|<ie

July 26th, 2006, 01:05 AM

inuyasha. ranma 1/2. alice 19th. gravitation.

inuyasha and ranma 1/2 lost my interest after like the 100th volume. alice 19th started out strong, but ended up being just as sappy and uninteresting as most of yu watase's manga. and gravitation...i like the anime more i suppose.

HitokiriShadow

July 26th, 2006, 08:24 PM

Rurouni Kenshin. Ewww.

What's "Ewww" about Rurouni Kenshin? I can understand if you don't like it, but I don't remember anything to "Ewww" about.

CrimeofPassion

July 27th, 2006, 05:11 PM

Kami-Kaze vol. 1. >_<

Hara!

July 27th, 2006, 06:04 PM

Gravitation:

Wow, these chick are hawt!
OMG look! They're kissing!
Waitaminute...
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Animematt55

July 28th, 2006, 10:46 AM

Gravitation:

Wow, these chick are hawt!
OMG look! They're kissing!
Waitaminute...
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
How could you confuse them for girls??

Shirubia

July 28th, 2006, 01:37 PM

I stopped buying Ai Yori Aoshi, NGE Iron Maiden, Fushigi Yuugi, I.N.V.U., Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, Mermaid Melody PPP after a few volumes x_X

Carmel

July 28th, 2006, 04:21 PM

I use to... but that number has gone down a lot since I wait for feedback from people and don't just show up at a store with nothing in mind, which results in picking something out I know nothing about...

Loopy

July 28th, 2006, 04:45 PM

What's "Ewww" about Rurouni Kenshin? I can understand if you don't like it, but I don't remember anything to "Ewww" about.

The "Ewww," was me expressing distaste at how poorly this story was written.

MonkeyBoy0314

July 28th, 2006, 06:29 PM

Quite often, actually. That's why I don't buy a lot of manga anymore.

Gabs

July 30th, 2006, 11:53 AM

I used to, but now I so research on the series before buying it.

This is some manga I wish I had never bought:
InuYasha vol 1-3
Cowboy Bebop 1-2, Shooting Star 1-2
Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok 1
Tsubasa Chronicle 1-4

IcyInferno

August 1st, 2006, 05:21 PM

a lot, unfortunately.. all this money that could've been used to buy something i would care about.

Instant Teen, Unearthly, Galaxy Angel (all of it, i don't even read it anymore), Tokyo Mew Mew (same thing as GA), Legal Drug, the Tarot Cafe, Gunslinger Girl. the last three because a new one hasn't come out since... hm, forever.

kitzu

August 4th, 2006, 08:56 PM

Buying Wish was most likely my worst purchase. Now, when I have the money, I usually just continue series that I already know I like so it won't happen again.

okubyo Neko-san

August 7th, 2006, 11:52 AM

I don't normally buy manga I hate, because I normally know what kind I like and what I am looking for when I do buy stuff. Sometimes though I do manage to screw up.

Inu-Yasha
Cowboy Bebop
Tokyo Mew Mew

Shawaazu

August 7th, 2006, 12:25 PM

I rarely make a bad purchase because I usually know when I'll like it, but here's my list:

CLAMP School Paranormal Investigators vol. 1 (It just didn't have the CLAMP "feel" . . .)
Excel Saga vol. 1 (Anime was funnier)
Sakura Taisen vol. 1 (Why did I buy this?)

The Gundam SEED novels weren't bad, but I don't really like the way the battle scenes were written and will probably try to sell/return them.

EDIT: Okay, so I skimmed through this thread to see if I've posted in it yet. Now that I've finished the series, I'm taking RG Veda off of my list. I liked this series a lot more than I thought I would.

AnimeHunter

August 25th, 2006, 04:45 PM

There's only two

1) Real about High School which didn't intrest me too much.

2) Alien Nation because of the plot line of the story.

Lemina

August 26th, 2006, 05:45 AM

I really haven't gotten many manga series to say that I've made a bad purchase in them. I always consider saying such things to myself if its worth getting before I invest in a series. I guess if I got something that wouldn't appeal to me such a shounen with strong violent themes and/or with fanservice, I would regret getting it since I've always been more of a romance/drama shoujo kind of girl, but I know I wouldn't invest in such a series in the first place. The bottom line, I always research manga series before I invest in them!! ;)

Animegrl/Parnaz

August 26th, 2006, 09:23 AM

Only once: Comic Party.

Sushikins

August 26th, 2006, 11:41 AM

Not all of these I've disliked, but there are quite a few series I bought two volumes of and haven't continued, these include:
DearS (Dropped)
Chrono Crusade (I need to buy it all eventually)
Mahoromatic (I've lost intrest, Dropped)
RG Veda (I'll get to it eventually)
I also have 4 volumes of Ai Yori Aoshi, which I enjoyed, but I don't have any motivation to get any more.

Thousand Eyes

August 26th, 2006, 01:06 PM

Excel Saga Vol. 1-4 <-- I thought it would get better, but I found myself pretty bored. I like the Anime a lot more.
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle Vol. 1 <-- It's pretty much the same as the Anime. I don't know, it was boring.
Ranma 1/2 Vol. 8 <-- I don't know how I got my hands on this. It was a long time ago and I needed something to read. Bad choice.
Dead End - Vol. 1 <-- This confused the hell out of me, although the concept was fairly cool. It just wasn't my taste.

Mr. Referee

September 1st, 2006, 11:08 PM

I'm generally a lot pickier about my manga purchases than my anime purchases... I don't know why. To be honest, I don't know if I really have any that I regret, though. If there was one, though, it would be Shaman King Vol 1, not because I dislike it, but because I follow it in SJ, and never really bothered to pick up another volume because of that... maybe some day. In any case, usually I like most manga that I take the time to buy/read. Maybe I just have a completely different taste in or outlook on manga, because I've read some of the titles some people have listed and I loved them. *shrugs* Oh well.

Ce'Nedra

September 2nd, 2006, 12:04 AM

Not too often...I wish I hadn't bought Inu-Yasha (too repetitive), Lament of the Lamb (creepy, but in an incest-y way, not in the horror story way I'd hoped), Gravitation (hated Shuichi), Ruroni Kenshin (mainly because I got it in Japanese...and then it got licensed...), and Magic Knight Rayearth (CLAMP is pretty...and nothing more). I say not too often because for every one of those that I named I've got about 3 series I like and have many volumes of, whereas I stopped buying the listed ones quickly in most cases.

chii-chan

September 5th, 2006, 09:14 PM

a couple.. I recently gave some to my aunt to sell at her rummage sale and they sold relitivly quick

othelo vol 1- kinda rubbed me the wrong way, like reading a manga about semi skanky teenagers or something O_O; just seemed like it was borrowing too much from manga series like peach girl (which I liked better)

marmalade boy vol 2 - couldn’t get volume 1 so I got 2, kind of boring focused alot on tennis that volume which really bored me because I don’t really liked sports.

DNAngel vol 1- art looked really good but story was -_-.. stupidly i bought the first dvd of the anime thinking maybe some how that story had improved but it didn’t

happy lesson - boring generic harem stuff "only the time with teachers!"... which in now way made it any more interesting (did the same thing as DNAngel bought the anime as well thinking it would be better -___-;;; )

Ryuuichi009

March 10th, 2008, 12:32 PM

I have to say I have to regret buying Genju no Seiza. I read the first volume at B & N and decided to buy the rest. Now I really wish I hadn't <_<

KitsuneMaryohki

March 10th, 2008, 02:34 PM

I regret ever starting Fushigi Yuugi ><. I also regret Inuyasha, Fruits Basket, Angel Sanctuary, and the Zoids manga. I fail ><.

Key Quest

March 10th, 2008, 04:30 PM

Ugh, Rave Master. Regret :p

/B/eatles

March 10th, 2008, 08:28 PM

i try to be careful sure on what i'm buying/ essentially i read as many reviews as i can, check out age ratings, the publisher its from sometimes lends a clue, etc, etc. i'd be hard pressed to tell you i'm displeased with any of my purchases. but thats just me.

Meggles

March 11th, 2008, 05:38 PM

I wish I didn't buy:
Inuyasha-I was just getting into manga and I didn't realize how long it is.
Black Cat-I just couldn't get excited about it.
One Piece-See ^

The only reason I regret buying these is because I wish my money could've gone to something better.

Lemina

March 11th, 2008, 06:04 PM

Nevermind my previous post from 2 years ago. I didn't think about my Fushigi Yuugi collection. I wish I didn't get the old flipped books (vol. 1 to vol. 8), because my entire FY manga collection looks uneven now. The first 8 volumes are flipped before VIZ decided to rerelease them smaller and unflipped. The other 10 volumes were released unflipped. I just don't have the time and money to invest on the first 8 volumes again unless I sacrifice my old books for a few bucks each at a Half Price Book store. I consider it a bad purchase realizing I should've waited knowing every other manga is sold smaller and unflipped and VIZ was going to do that eventually. >_<