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nba0510
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Hello there
I have recentley aqquired every single volume, all 95ish ( I think?) of Shonen Jump, as well as numeroud anoutss of manga (dbz, bleach, naruto, the list goes on....). Now I was wondering how do you all store your monthley shonen jump, as well as manga? Most of the issues are in like new condition, and I would love to keep them that way, but I was curious on exactly one would do this. 
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Buster Blader 126
 Posts: 1208 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
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You don't have a (book)shelf to store your books?
I have two shelves to store my anime and manga. A small shelving compartment on top of my desk is where I house my Shonen Jump issues, along with Tekkon Kinkreet. |
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nba0510
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Yes, I have bookshelves. However I was curious to know what kind, if any, you recommend. I hear Ikea has great shelves, but they can be expensive. So for this discussion of storing Shonen Jump as well as manga, both of which are in two completely different sizes, I was just hoping you had some efective way to store and preserve both of them. Basically, if anyone could recommend a shelving unit or any other means of storage, I would love to hear from them. |
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chefneer
 Posts: 1686 Location: Fort Worth, Texas |
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I'm currently using adjustable wall shelving. It consists of steel uprights which are attached directly to the wall with long screws into the wall studs. Adjustable brackets are then attached to the uprights with wood shelves on the brackets. It's a fair amount of bother to put them up but I can cover an entire wall, from floor to ceiling, for a few hundered dollars and they're really strong. Since my library is fairly large strength is kind of important, with books being so heavy. I can adjust the shelves in one inch increments, which is pretty handy for dealing with books of different sizes. Of course, if you decide to take them down you'll have to fill the screw holes in the drywall, but that's not hard to do.
If you're interested in looking at them you can find them at hardware stores like Lowes and Home Depot, as well as The Container Store and similar places. It's worth shopping around though, because some stores charge a lot more for the same stuff, and there's no point in spending more if you don't have to. |
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Alan45
 Village Elder Posts: 10364 Location: Virginia |
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For storage of the Shonen Jump, I would suggest you check out a store that specializes in comics.
They have, or can order, boxes specific to various sized magazines. They also may offer bags intended to keep off damage from the air and light. Of course if you want them to be visiable, you are stuck with a proper sized bookcase. What bookcases you use are going to depend on how much space you have for them and just how much manga you intend to collect. The main thing you need to look for is something that doesn't waste too much space. The space above the books and in front of the books should be kept to a minimum. As note in one of the replies above, wall mounted shelves are very adjustable, howeve this depends on your ability to mount them. Apartment dwellers and those not handy with tools will have a problem. For manga, my bookcases cover a 10 foot wall, with seven shelves, floor to ceiling. Unfortunately this holds only my current manga with most of the older volumes in storage boxes. |
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holangjai
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Ikea's Billy Bookshelf is pretty good. You can buy 2 more shelves and adjust the bookshelf to 8, which would fit your dbz/naruto standard size manga perfectly.
I dunno about the magazines however. I'm using the recess in the back of my headboard to house my jump magazines. They fit perfectly and it's to the left of my computer desk =D. |
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Tamaria
 Posts: 1512 Location: De Achterhoek |
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Depends on what you consider expensive. I spend €500 on 8 shelving units, 6 extensions and multiple individual shelves. Then I banged my head against the wall because I realized it would have been cheaper to purchase extra shelving units instead of individual shelves. It would have saved me €60. |
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Imperialkat
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I find that any shelving unit/bookcase with adjustable shelves works fine for manga. As long as you can create a space with enough clearance to store what you want. I don't like the ones with a fixed middle shelf unless the case itself was made for DVDs. I think a standard bookcase with 12" shelves would be fine for Shonen Jump.
I used small media towers when I was just starting out (made for DVDs, holds 100 DVDs or about 70 manga, with a bottom shelf just large enough to hold SigIkki-sized stuff), but since then I got two shelves from WalMart. One is a standard bookcase with adjustable shelves that give me two standard-sized manga shelves (deep enough to hold two rows) and a third shelf large enough to store my college textbooks, so Jump could fit there. The other is their media tower that is currently holding over 100 books. The fixed middle shelf means I could only create 4 manga-size selves; the other two are CD-size. I've heard good things about Ikea, so you could look up those as well. Lastly, if you just wanna box 'em up you could grab those long boxes from the comic shop, or just order random stuff from RightStuf. The 6, 10, and 15-pack boxes they use for shipping are the perfect size for Jump. |
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chefneer
Posts: 1686 Location: Fort Worth, Texas |
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Good point about the RightStuf boxes. I don't throw them away unless they're in pretty bad shape. If you take the insert out they'll hold 2 stacks of standard sized manga, or 1 stack of anthology mags like ShonenJump. I use them for incomplete anime series. I only put complete series, that I've actually watched, out on my shelves. The rest go in RightStuf boxes on the top shelf, all labeled so I know what's in them. Every time I look at them I'm reminded to get serious about completing a series or working on the backlog.
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Mushi-Man
 Posts: 1537 Location: KCMO |
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Personally I keep all my manga/anime/books on standard wall mounted shelves just because they are cheap and adjustable. I've been pretty happy with how easy they are to set up and adjust at really anytime and they have never needed maintenance. Though sadly, last night I noticed that the shelf that I keep all of my novels on (I keep them separate from my manga and anime) was bowing in a scary way. I think they are getting close to collapsing under it's own weight. But they lasted me about a decade now and they are easy and cheap to replace. I'd say they are perfect for shelving just about anything.
As for Shonen Jump, I wouldn't really know what to say. I never really got into it so I don't have to many issues. Though you may not want to shelve them, that might just be a bit to much to display on a budget and still have room for new things. But I fully support the comic storage boxes that others have suggested, its a good way to store mass products like Jump. I also agree with using the Rightstuf boxes, thats what I do to store my few issues of Jump and Yen Plus. I also us them to keep issues of Otaku USA and even use them to keep receipts from my anime/manga purchases as a way to keep track of my spending. |
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Paploo
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Bookshelves mostly, though there's a few other spots to keep manga-
-Comic book longboxes- for serialized manga and sometimes anthologies. Cardboard boxses of a similar shape are also handy, though longboxes tend to be sturdier. Just stick em in amongst my other comics, and they're good to go. I have a lot of random back issues I've gotten 2nd had, and some stuff I got as it came out before the big switch to GN's. I put a few comics into each bag, which doesn't hurt. Great for storage- you might want to look into these for your Shonen Jumps, as they should be the right size. if you want plastic sleeves, they're made in different sizes, though I only use them for comics since squarebound anthologies tend to be studier. - Totes- I had under the bed totes but never used them for manga until I saw a friend's use of them for storing and then bringing used manga to con's to sell gave me the idea to put manga I'd finished reading or just had a volume or two of. It made a LOAD more room (....which got filled pretty quickly). Easy to access if I want something, and easy to store with little worry about damage. |
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chefneer
Posts: 1686 Location: Fort Worth, Texas |
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Are these the same type of shelves that I described in my first post? |
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Mushi-Man
Posts: 1537 Location: KCMO |
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Yeah, I think you were describing the same type that I have. Though I have a really cheap set, so you might have a higher quality. |
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chefneer
Posts: 1686 Location: Fort Worth, Texas |
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I asked because I had the same problem and came up with a pretty good fix. It turns out that the problem was the uprights settling under the weight of all the books. So I took everything down, filled all the holes and remounted the shelving, only this time I added some support. I got some aluminum angle which was a little bit wider than the uprights and 3 feet long. 3 feet is long enough to cross 3 wall studs at the standard 16 inch centers, and will support 3 uprights. I leveled and mounted these angles with long screws into the studs. I then set the uprights on the angles and re-attached them to the wall. The angles made it a lot easier to make sure the uprights were level and they added a lot of support so the shelves won't sag under the weight. It was a fair amount of work, but worth it. I got the angles at Home Depot.
I was surprised that they would sag like that, because they're so strong, but books can be remarkably heavy and over time they just weighed everything down. |
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Mushi-Man
Posts: 1537 Location: KCMO |
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chefneer: Thanks for the tips, I'll try it. Hopefully that will give the shelves enough support to hold up all the weight I've been putting on it. You're right, the amount of force your manga and anime can push down with is actually pretty weird to think about. I mean when you get them you think they are light, but if you have to carry your whole collection you might think other wise.
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