tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post1037443864237652063..comments2023-12-11T03:37:10.895-08:00Comments on This Card Is Cool - My Life in Baseball Cards: The 30-Day Baseball Card Challenge (Day 7)Ryan Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-83300221542355019552017-04-10T21:03:06.079-07:002017-04-10T21:03:06.079-07:00That's a good question. Actually, you're a...That's a good question. Actually, you're asking two different questions, because like most manga, the first "issue" would have appeared in a collection of serialized comics or in a magazine. The first Abu-san-only manga volume came out the following year. It's hard to even find these books, because they're usually printed on cheap paper and most people don't keep their manga after reading it. And I'm not aware of many collectors out there, either. That said, you can find old magazines and stuff at a few locations around Tokyo.Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-70458822065431586742017-04-10T20:57:29.994-07:002017-04-10T20:57:29.994-07:00Comics are a very important part of Japanese socie...Comics are a very important part of Japanese society, and definitely not just for kids. Voice actors are just as popular as real actors, too, because of the importance of anime. Many of my students tell me their favorite movie is a Ghibli movie... or Disney.Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-37724002021606591142017-04-09T20:16:21.047-07:002017-04-09T20:16:21.047-07:00Oh man... I wonder how much 1st issues of that Man...Oh man... I wonder how much 1st issues of that Manga fetch. Gotta be big $$$. Cool card w/ a cooler story.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-3229901881165062252017-04-08T05:29:02.186-07:002017-04-08T05:29:02.186-07:00That's awesome that they semiretired his numbe...That's awesome that they semiretired his number. I love the fact that a comic means so much to the team that they would do that.Billy Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847326710191224832noreply@blogger.com