Kingyo Used Books

Kingyo Used Books (Japanese: 金魚屋古書店, Hepburn: Kingyoya Koshoten) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Seimu Yoshizaki. It follows the happenings which revolve around a small used manga store, specializing in old and obscure manga. The series is loaded with several references to classic manga, such as Dr. Slump and Moretsu Ataro, as well as foreign comics like Jean Giraud's Blueberry. The series was serialized in Shogakukan monthly seinen Ikki magazine from 2004 to 2014 and as of February 2013 serial chapters are collected in sixteen tankōbon. The series is licensed in North America by Viz Media under their Viz Signature Ikki label.

Kingyo Used Books
English cover of the first manga volume
金魚屋古書店
(Kingyoya Koshoten)
GenreComedy[1]
Manga
Written bySeimu Yoshizaki
Published byShogakukan
MagazineIkki (2004-2014)
DemographicSeinen
Original run2004 – 2020
Volumes16

On May 2020, it was announced Kingyo Used Books will end with 17 volumes. The final volume will be published on June 30, 2020.[2]

Plot

The plot is focused around a used manga store, and has a series of vignette-style chapters revolving around different characters. It extols the value of reading manga in one's life, and is notable for having references to several well-known, as well as obscure manga, from the smash-hit Dr. Slump, to the nary heard-of Billy Puck.

Manga

This series is written by Seimu Yoshizaki and was serialized in Shogakukan monthly seinen Ikki magazine from 2004 to 2014. The serial chapters are collected into sixteen tankōbon, the first released on December 24, 2004,[3] and the sixteenth on July 30, 2020.[4] This series has a two volumes prequel Kingyoya Koshoten Suitouchou (金魚屋古書店出納帳) also serialized in Ikki, both volumes were released on December 24, 2004.[5][6]

In English this series is licensed by Viz Media under their Viz Signature Ikki label,[7] and the first volume was released on April 20, 2010[8]

Chapters
No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 December 24, 2004[9]4091885535April 20, 2010[10]978-1-4215-3362-9
  • The Components of Memory
  • Hokusai Manga
  • Far Away
  • The Boy Detective Arrives
  • A Country Without Manga
  • Fujiomi-Kun
  • The Sedori Business
  • Billy and Grandpa's Curious Travelogue
2 August 30, 2005[11]4091885543October 19, 2010[12]978-1-4215-3366-7
3 March 30, 2006[13]409188315XApril 19, 2011[14]978-1-4215-3367-4
4 March 30, 2006[15]409188346XOctober 18, 2011[16]978-1-4215-3368-1
5 May 30, 2007[17]9784091883650——
6 December 26, 2007[18]9784091883902——
7 July 30, 2008[19]9784091884206——
8 January 30, 2009[20]9784091884398——
9 September 30, 2009[21]9784091884770——
10 April 28, 2010[22]9784091885159——
11 November 30, 2010[23]9784091883322——
12 June 30, 2011[24]9784091885494——
13 February 29, 2012[25]9784091885746——
14 December 27, 2012[26]9784091886101——
15 November 29, 2013[27]9784091886378——
16 July 30, 2014[28]9784091886606——
17 June 30, 2020[29]9784091886996——

Reception

Carlo Santos in his Anime News Network column "Right Turn Only" gave the manga a grade of "B", saying that "if you want to get a non-manga fan into manga, this is probably not the manga to give them." The critic went on to say, "Kingyo is, if anything, too fixated on giving history lessons, trying to drown the reader in footnotes and details rather than letting the series speak for itself."[30]

References
  1. "The Official Website for Kingyo Used Books". Viz Media. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  2. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-14/kingyo-used-books-manga-ends-in-17th-volume/.159531
  3. 金魚屋古書店 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  4. 金魚屋古書店 16 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  5. 金魚屋古書店出納 上 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  6. 金魚屋古書店出納 下 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  7. "Kingyo Used Books". Viz Media. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  8. "Kingyo Used Books, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  9. "金魚屋古書店 1" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  10. "Kingyo Used Books, Volume 1". Viz Media. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  11. "金魚屋古書店 2" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  12. "Kingyo Used Books, Volume 2". Viz Media. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  13. "金魚屋古書店 3" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  14. "Kingyo Used Books, Volume 3". Viz Media. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  15. "金魚屋古書店 4" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  16. "Kingyo Used Books, Volume 3". Viz Media. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  17. "金魚屋古書店 5" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  18. "金魚屋古書店 6" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  19. "金魚屋古書店 7" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  20. "金魚屋古書店 8" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  21. "金魚屋古書店 9" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  22. "金魚屋古書店 10" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  23. "金魚屋古書店 11" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  24. "金魚屋古書店 12" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  25. "金魚屋古書店 13" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  26. "金魚屋古書店 14" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  27. "金魚屋古書店 15" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  28. "金魚屋古書店 16" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  29. "金魚屋古書店 17" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  30. Santo, Carlo. "RIGHT TURN ONLY!! Yotsuba and Britannians". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
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