Poll: Do you buy manga or read it online?

[eggy32]

Seems like everyone I know reads it online but I prefer to read it in book form. It looks nicer to me, I can take it anywhere and it doesn't make me eyes hurt after a while.

 

[child of lileth]

I buy it in almost every case. I read it online, or import it in the cases where it's banned everywhere outside of Japan.

 

[NeutralDrow]

I buy what I can, which is most of the time...assuming I don't just hang out in the bookstore and read them, but even then, I'll usually eventually buy whatever it is from a combination of interest and guilt (hence how I ended up with all eight volumes of Chobits).

If it's only available in scanlations, then I'll concede to reading it online.

 

[Gigaguy64]

I buy it mostly, and only read series a few online.

I love actually owning it in physical form.

Though now that my favorite series is being released in "Big" editions, im torn to continue my Collection Volume by Volume or buy all the Big editions, which usually have extras like Bonus Artwork.(of which im a nut for)
Sigh....if i had the money id probably get all the Volumes and THEN all the Big Editions as well.

 

[Marter]

I read it online. Then again, I very rarely read manga at all.

 

[DarkRyter]

Both.

You gotta support the creators. But still, I'm not gonna wait for my Naruto chapters. Patience is for the more strong willed.

 

[Quad08]

I read online to see if I should buy it

 

[Rylot]

Online, it's free, but I'm not that into it.

 

[Lust]

I buy my manga. Some of it doesn't cost much. Except for the omnibus editions.

 

[Arisato-kun]

I buy what I can but read online to stay up to date. Plus some series aren't even released outside of Japan so reading online is the only option.

 

[Jark212]

Read it online, because I don't have $15 to spend on each 30 page book...

But I rarely read manga anymore...

 

[Evilsanta]

I read it online as i would have to import most of it as it is quite hard to find mannga in Sweden, atleast the town where i live. We only got FMA and Dragonball...ok and a few more...

Edit: And because im a student with no cash...F**cking car hade to breack down...

 

[Kailat777]

I read it online. A lot of 'the good stuff', including all the manga I read, is not and may never be available outside of Asia.

 

[Gralian]

I buy Manga when i have money to burn,otherwise i read it online. It's not that i don't want to purchase it, it's that most of the time i got moths in me wallet as opposed to cash.

 

[vaderaider]

I read it online, the only place I know that sells Death note and some other manga I like sells each book at £20.

 

[sephiroth1991]

I do Neither however i do look at it when my friend is readin it online.

 

[Kud]

I buy it except in the cases like Naruto where I just want to read it straight away.

I own a crap load of manga...

 

[Xandre]

where I live, paper manga is bloody hard to find. My options are as follows:
1) Read online
2) Don't read it at all.

Sadly, it's the same for anime; it's not exactly big here in the UK. The little that is licensed is usually licensed by a now-defunct company, the little that is available is on at a god-awful time and box sets are damn near impossible to find wihtout going to an online US retailor and importing the stuff...

 

[Beryl77]

I buy the ones I really like but it would be was to expensive for me to buy every manga I like to read. But I think you should support the creators and buy the mangas you really like.