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Reply #1 - 2009 June 25, 11:44 pm
Mesqueeb Member
From: Japan Registered: 2008-10-14 Posts: 253 Website

I want to always have some manga with me for when I am out somewhere and am struck by boredom.
Having a REAL manga is difficult, since you can't buy them raw in Belgium, and online I bet they are more expensive than 100 yen. Since here in Japan I buy all my manga 100 yen...

Digital Manga...........

Is it possible? does it exist for the nintendo DS? If I download a manga on internet and put it on my ds or something? (I haven't bought one yet)

I have a mini-notebook (about the size of 2 hands) but I want something smaller more convenient. Anyone any tips? Or am I too soon with this high tech stuff?

THANKS! ^^

-Mesqueeb

Reply #2 - 2009 June 26, 12:07 am
igordesu Member
From: Wisconsin USA Registered: 2008-09-22 Posts: 428

Well, you could download raw manga from mangahelpers.com for free, and then get some sort of mobile device that can display pictures and stuff like an iphone/ipod or something...

Reply #3 - 2009 June 26, 12:33 am
yukamina Member
From: Canada Registered: 2006-01-09 Posts: 761

If you're in Japan right now, why don't you just stock up or something?

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Reply #4 - 2009 June 26, 12:34 am
bombpersons Member
From: UK Registered: 2008-10-08 Posts: 907 Website

PSPs work quite well. I would imagine the DS's screen reolution to too small to be able to read most manga though.

Reply #5 - 2009 June 26, 1:24 am
Nii87 Member
From: Australia Registered: 2009-03-27 Posts: 371

yukamina wrote:

If you're in Japan right now, why don't you just stock up or something?

This. When I was in Osaka they had every imaginable manga available for 70 yen each!

Reply #6 - 2009 June 26, 1:34 am
cracky Member
From: Las Vegas Registered: 2007-06-25 Posts: 260

If you want something specifically for DS there's this: http://gnese.free.fr/NDS/ComicBookDS/

Reply #7 - 2009 June 26, 1:57 am
lagwagon555 Member
Registered: 2009-04-17 Posts: 164

70/100 yen? Is that for a full manga volume, of a particular series (for example, Death Note 1)? It's usually 500yen on online stores, so are you guys talking about manga magazines or something? When something sounds too good to be true...

Reply #8 - 2009 June 26, 2:11 am
dat5h Member
From: Tokyo Registered: 2008-07-15 Posts: 160 Website

lagwagon555 wrote:

70/100 yen? Is that for a full manga volume, of a particular series (for example, Death Note 1)? It's usually 500yen on online stores, so are you guys talking about manga magazines or something? When something sounds too good to be true...

Second hand stores are amazing here. I have even seen stores that sold 3 200+page, hard-cover art books for 1000 yen (for the set of 3, one of which would be ~$100 normally).Taking this anecdote, consider what 1 measly, soft-cover manga might cost.

Reply #9 - 2009 June 26, 2:13 am
Codexus Member
From: Switzerland Registered: 2007-11-27 Posts: 721

Osamu Tezuka's 火の鳥 was published for the DS:
http://www.compileheart.com/hinotori/

Reply #10 - 2009 June 26, 2:20 am
Nii87 Member
From: Australia Registered: 2009-03-27 Posts: 371

It was a soft cover volume 1 of death note. It was second hand but was basically in perfect condition. I found the shop in Osaka's amerika mura or whatever its called.

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