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    6 Tips Before Buying and Collecting Manga For the First Time

    For many years I collected manga. If you never heard of manga, it is a comic book or graphic novel originally from Japan. The manga I collect are English translations of the original Japanese comics. I started as a teenager…

    By essieofwho May 28, 2025
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    Book Review- Sugary Girls: The Art of Eku Uekura (Japanese Edition) by Edu Uekura

    For many years, I enjoyed collecting art books. I own art books from movies, artists, and other media. As someone who has always loved art, I loved collecting them. Since the 2020 Covid pandemic, I have substantially slowed down in…

    By essieofwho March 19, 2025
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    Books I Read in May 2024 (And What I Think of Them)

    May was both a great and not so great month. Among the setbacks and problems, I had quite a bit of time to sit down and read. This was a great thing because I haven’t had so much time and/or…

    By essieofwho June 10, 2024

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