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Kingyo Used Books
First volume cover
金魚屋古書店
(Kingyoya Koshoten)
Genre
Manga
Kingyoya Koshoten Suitouchō
Written bySeimu Yoshizaki
Published by
Imprint
  • Young King Comics
  • Ikki Comix (re-issue)
Magazine
  • OURs Girl
  • OURs Lite
Original run2000 – 2002
Volumes2
Manga
Written bySeimu Yoshizaki
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
ImprintIkki Comix
MagazineMonthly Ikki (2004−2014)
Original runMarch 25, 2004 – June 30, 2020
Volumes17
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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 events that unfold at a small used manga store that specializes in old and obscure manga. A first series, titled Kingyoya Koshoten Suitouchō, was published in Shōnen Gahōsha's Young King OURs's special editions OURs Girl and OURs Lite from 2000 to 2002, with its chapters collected in two volumes. Kingyo Used Books was serialized in Shogakukan seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki from 2004 to 2014, when the magazine ceased its publication. The series continued only through compiled tankōbon volumes, with the 17th and final one released in 2020. Kingyo Used Books was licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media; only the first four volumes were released.

Plot

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The series takes place on a used manga shop, featuring vignette-style segments focused on various characters. It highlights the significance of manga in daily life and includes references to both popular and obscure titles, from the widely known Dr. Slump to the lesser-known Billy Puck.

Publication

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Manga author Seimu Yoshizaki first launched a series titled Kingyoya Koshoten Suitouchō (金魚屋古書店出納帳), which was published in Shōnen Gahōsha's Young King OURs's special editions OURs Girl and OURs Lite from 2000 to 2002.[3][4] Two volumes were published on April 3 and June 26, 2003.[5][6] Both volumes were re-released by Shogakukan on December 24, 2004.[7][8]

Kingyo Used Books was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki from March 25, 2004,[9] to September 25, 2014, when the magazine ceased publication.[10] The series was then continued via compiled volumes.[11][12][13] The chapters were collected in 17 tankōbon volumes, released from December 24, 2004, to July 30, 2020.[14][15]

In North America, the series was licensed for English release by Viz Media and debuted on Monthly Ikki's English website Sigikki on July 30, 2009.[16] Only four volumes were released from April 20, 2010, to October 18, 2011.[17][18]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1December 24, 2004[14]978-4-09-188553-1April 20, 2010[17]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"
2August 30, 2005[19]978-4-09-188554-8October 19, 2010[20]978-1-4215-3366-7
  • "His View"
  • "Yes or No"
  • "The Other Side of the Window"
  • "A Bundle of Papers"
  • "Dad Again"
  • "One Percent Man"
  • "Star Traveler"
  • "I Want to Be Happy"
3March 30, 2006[21]978-4-09-188315-5April 19, 2011[22]978-1-4215-3367-4
4March 30, 2006[23]978-4-09-188346-9October 18, 2011[18]978-1-4215-3368-1
5May 30, 2007[24]978-4-09-188365-0——
6December 26, 2007[25]978-4-09-188390-2——
7July 30, 2008[26]978-4-09-188420-6——
8January 30, 2009[27]978-4-09-188439-8——
9September 30, 2009[28]978-4-09-188477-0——
10April 28, 2010[29]978-4-09-188515-9——
11November 30, 2010[30]978-4-09-188332-2——
12June 30, 2011[31]978-4-09-188549-4——
13February 29, 2012[32]978-4-09-188574-6——
14December 27, 2012[33]978-4-09-188610-1——
15November 29, 2013[34]978-4-09-188637-8——
16July 30, 2014[35]978-4-09-188660-6——
17June 30, 2020[15]978-4-09-188699-6——

Reception

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Kingyo Used Books was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2012.[36]

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."[37]

References

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  1. ↑ "The Official Website for Kingyo Used Books". Viz Media. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ Ellingwood, Holly (June 23, 2010). "Kingyo Used Books Vol. 1". ActiveAnime. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  3. ↑ 「IKKI」休刊から5年、『金魚屋古書店』ついに完結！ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  4. ↑ "OURs Lite / Back Number's Collection 2002" (in Japanese). Shōnen Gahōsha. Archived from the original on October 2, 2002. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ 金魚屋古書店出納帳 1 (in Japanese). ASIN 478592294X.
  6. ↑ 金魚屋古書店出納帳 2 (in Japanese). ASIN 4785923210.
  7. ↑ 金魚屋古書店出納 上 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  8. ↑ 金魚屋古書店出納 下 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  9. ↑ 月刊ＩＫＫＩ 2004年5月号 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on June 7, 2004.
  10. ↑ Nelkin, Sarah (July 19, 2014). "Monthly Ikki Magazine Suspends Publication". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  11. ↑ Ressler, Karen (July 30, 2014). "Monthly Ikki Magazine's Individual Series' Plans Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  12. ↑ Mateo, Alex (April 17, 2020). "Kingyo Used Books Manga Gets New Volume After 6 Years". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 28, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  13. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 14, 2020). "Kingyo Used Books Manga Ends in 17th Volume". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 12, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  14. 1 2 金魚屋古書店 １ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  15. 1 2 金魚屋古書店 １７ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  16. ↑ Loo, Egan (July 16, 2009). "Viz Adds Saturn Apartments, Kingyo Used Books Manga (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  17. 1 2 "Kingyo Used Books, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Archived from the original on August 30, 2025. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  18. 1 2 "Kingyo Used Books, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Archived from the original on September 19, 2025. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  19. ↑ 金魚屋古書店 ２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Kingyo Used Books, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Archived from the original on August 30, 2025. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  21. ↑ 金魚屋古書店 ３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Kingyo Used Books, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Archived from the original on December 12, 2025. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  23. ↑ 金魚屋古書店 ４ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  24. ↑ 金魚屋古書店 ５ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  25. ↑ 金魚屋古書店 ６ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  26. ↑ 金魚屋古書店 ７ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  27. ↑ 金魚屋古書店 ８ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  28. ↑ 金魚屋古書店 ９ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  29. ↑ 金魚屋古書店 １０ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  30. ↑ 金魚屋古書店 １１ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  31. ↑ 金魚屋古書店 １２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  32. ↑ 金魚屋古書店 １３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  33. ↑ 金魚屋古書店 １４ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  34. ↑ 金魚屋古書店 １５ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  35. ↑ 金魚屋古書店 １６ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  36. ↑ "Manga Division – 2012 [16th] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive". Japan Media Arts Festival. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  37. ↑ Santo, Carlo. "RIGHT TURN ONLY!! Yotsuba and Britannians". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 14, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2010.

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