Do you guys have any particular memories of your first manga experience(s)? I remember walking into Barnes and Nobles as a wee little lad, and asking one of the kind store ladies where the “anime” section as. She told me that it was called manga, and guided me to the proper section. I still remember going every so often with my mom, it was magical every time. I can’t even remember how many times I re-read the first volume of One Piece.
Storytime: they had a Manga section in the tiny library in the county jail I did a tiny bit of time in. Not a great collection, and hard to get volume 1, but I was able to read a few Naruto volumes, some nura: rise of yokai clan, and Hikaru no go. Not the best collection, all more targeted at youth, but provided some much needed normalcy and lightheartedness to my daily routine (:
So you got out of a jail and became a weeb instead? That’s certainly heartwarming and new.
Tbf, I was getting printed out Manga mailed to me in there to stay current so…but ya you could say that lol. I just like art tbh. I find a lot of Japanese art hits pretty good for me, cause I enjoy the baked in Eastern philosophy of a good amount of it.