So how many streaming services do you subscribe to? How much manga is stacked around your room? Figures? Posters? Subscription boxes?
Sometimes I look around at my room seeing the stacks on manga, see all my streaming apps on my iPad, and then I do the math in my head. Yeah, it is expensive sometimes to be an otaku.
Sometimes I like to joke about “going illegal” as I subscribe to yet another streaming service that has an anime that I want to watch… (I think I regret getting HIDIVE for Devil’s Line lol) or movies that I want to see RIGHT NOW… I’ve learn patience while nursing my addiction and waiting for DVDs to come out.
Now that I have received a very very generous give of a psvita….
I’m scraping together my extra money to buy games that I’ve been wanting to play for a long time… (Code: Realize was worth all the hype).
I really don’t know where I’m going with this post, but looking at my wonderful stacks of manga I’m happy that I can support other artists in some way.
Yes, there may be somethings that I don’t get to see or read right away. Some manga that I follow and buy the volumes as they come out online. But the money… The money…
Sometimes I have to reevaluate and look at what subscriptions I really need. I think Crunchy will probably be around for a long time. Then I have to cancel others until, you know, that next cool looking anime comes out.
In the end, I know that I want to be a writer. If I can do my part to support anime, mangakas, authors, and other artist then maybe other creatives will get more support. If that means that more anime comes to the states then that will be money well spent. More manga gets translated and published? Heck yeah!
So my hobby can be an expensive one, but it also gives so much back. Inspiration, laughter, and an awesome community that is also passionate about these things. Also there could be worse things to spend money on. Like food… jk…
I want to thank you all for supporting creatives. It can be tough sometimes when our wallets get lighter, but it is all worth it.
Happy Watching!
KimchiSama 
Yeah it is super expensive to be an otaku. Especially for those of us like me who are currently unemployed!
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At least with crunchy it can be free, but ads are so annoying.
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So true. I feel your pain
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I have too much of a need to see all the things! ha!
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I’ve been getting by using a library to catch up on older series and using free Crunchyroll, sharing a Netflix, and sharing an Amazon Prime. It’s ok to cut back and watching anime after their season lets you better measure its staying power.
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I do get a lot of manga from the library which is nice to have a library that carries a good amount of it!
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I definitely agree. During my high school years, I’d have entire paychecks going towards DVD box sets and manga. Hahaha! I certainly curbed my spending in that way in my adult years and only spend it whenever I have some fun money.
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It was fun in high school when I could spend my earnings however I wanted. I’m not saying that I had so much money but I didn’t have as many bills as today lol.
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Yup. Funny how times can change. I realized that anime DVDs were more expensive than the ones coming out now. A box set out now would be 1 1/2 DVDs roughly a decade ago. That’s very true about bills. HAHAHA!
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Agreed. I never have enough money for all the anime merch I want… 😭
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Now that I’m getting games I’m in real trouble lol.
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Hey – money is worthless until you spend it – right? Man, I should have been a trophy wife…
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Same! Dang these life choices!!
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It’s never too late ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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It really is expensive, non? I tend to keep myself to only one or two manga series to follow on release day these days to keep money down. The rest turn up second hand pretty quickly, which helps.
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I’m lucky that I have a library that has an okay selection of manga, but something in me really wants to own them and it can get up there. I found some nice condition ones on ebay though which was nice.
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Aye, ebay is a great place to hunt down titles. And I know what you mean. When I start reading something, my antural urge is to then own it.
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Yes, but it’s definitely worth it right?
This definitely why the amount of anime I’ve been purchasing has been slow over the years. Also, your are so right about streaming services. I’ve been frugal,but then u started building gunpla recently… Lord help me.
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Yes, it is I’ve had a lot of fun getting the DVDs and manga.
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I dont spend money on streaming services but that’s because I already have no money after buying merch
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I would like to buy more merch, maybe someday lol.
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As a poor person this is actually one of the biggest reason why I can’t be a weeb…
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It is so hard when you want to buy all the things.
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I feel ya! 🙂 It’s great supporting people who create such fantastic content, it’s just such a bummer on one’s wallet. D:
I always miss being a teenager and getting to blow my entire paycheck at the comic book store. lol It’s so much more fun than paying bills and buying things like food and toilet paper. 😛
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I remember when I could buy cheetos and soda lol.
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yes, it is expensive especially if you live in a country that has limited access to anime goods, so the available ones are insanely pricey. T.T
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Oh Gosh I didn’t even think of that side of things.
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