I am not keen on restarting on a professional note but rather a personal one where people can
understand where my hobbies started and other things that may not mean much but
it could give me a to understand myself and my hobbies.
I
don’t recall when I started collecting manga exactly but I can mention how it
all began and in a way, it wasn’t the best of reasons to start a hobby.
It was when I was looking at these five that I remember the joy they brought me and that I didn’t buy them because of those friends but because I wanted them for myself. I manage to reclaim some series I nearly gave away at the time and spent a few years in a limbo where I was figuring myself out. It was about 2015 when I made my current group of friends and reminded me of why I loved Video Games and discovered I enjoyed Tabletop Games and games like DnD.
This is why I collect manga. They bring a joy to my usual somewhat gloomy world.
I
started with Fruits Basket, Battle Royale, Cardcaptor Sakura, Chobits and
X/1999. Sadly, I wish I recall who was first but I sadly can’t. I can recall
going to EB when they use to have this tiny arse collection that I use to think
was huge and I bought most of my volumes there, heck being $15aud a volume was
a lot then but to me, it was worth spending a large chunk of pocket money on
it, then again, I was 13/14 years old and had so little care other than knowing
if I could get the next manga or another video game cause I could only have one
or the other.
Then
the next year, my friends took me to Kinokuniya where I use to save up and buy
hundreds of dollars on mangas. I got into more series but mainly the ones my
friends liked, since I still wanted to belong with them. This went on till for
about a year and then the visits got less and eventually 2012/13 rolled around
and that’s when things went wrong with my friends, slander was spread about me
and I lost all my friends.
I no
longer had a reason to keep collecting mangas or watch anime, the love for them
died horribly. I could no longer look at them, so I tried to give them all away
but when it came to the first five series I ever owned, I couldn’t let them go.
One
of my friends, who is also my Ex, reminded me of why I use to love manga and it
sort of rekindled my love for anime. Sadly it didn’t last long since I can’t
get myself back into it. He helped me start buying manga again, as a way to
help me feel better about my current issue and it worked for a bit but I
couldn’t fully love them and I use to get angry at them for being such a bad
reminder.
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This is what Mouse did and it may not have been much at the time but now I realise it meant a lot.
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Then
I met my Mouse, he has helped me with myself and in turn, I started to love
manga again. I started setting funds aside every pay to buy new volumes, to
collect both old and new series, he even helps me buy them too. The one thing
that helped me with ending my hatred for manga was the day I lost my temper at
the manga, I couldn’t look at them, I couldn’t touch them. Mouse came over and
helped me put them back on the shelf and made them look beautiful. I sat there,
looking at them and since then, I started to let go of the stigma I had towards
them. He really helped me that day when it came to manga and myself. I’m so
glad I met and end up with an amazing guy like him.
I
started with about 5 series and had fluctuations between the years until today
where I have nearly 600 volumes in 90 series and 19 one-shots for a total of
109 manga titles. I regret one thing, it was letting this hobby have it’s love
stolen by toxic people and missing out on some rare series or having volumes
stolen and now having a hard time finding replacements. It’s the only regret
but I am working on making this collection beautiful again, something to be
amazed by.
I
want to read so many stories, meet so many characters and enjoy what they can
offer.
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