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Every Bleach Manga Edition Compared - Bleach Box Sets vs Singles vs 3-in-1's!
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Dec 6, 2022
In this week's video, I'm giving you guys a side-by-side comparison of all of the Bleach manga editions, the Bleach box sets, the singles, and the Bleach 3-in-1's! Hope this video is helpful and thanks as always for watching! Yamamoto Unboxing: https://youtu.be/O7HuztgllZ0 Manga Restocks Post: https://animecollective.com/manga-restock-dates-2022/ Patreon: https://bit.ly/3Sa87ZM Favorite places to buy manga: Takara Cafe https://geni.us/takara-cafe (20% off with code ANIMECOLLECTIVE) Book Depository https://geni.us/bookdepository Amazon https://geni.us/amazonmanga Barnes & Noble https://geni.us/barnesandnoble Right Stuf https://geni.us/rightstufanime Blackwell's https://geni.us/blackwells-manga Favorite places to buy anime statues: FavorGK https://geni.us/favorgk Spec Fiction https://geni.us/specfiction ($10 off with code ANIMECOLLECTIVE)
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What's up guys, it's Kristen from Anime Collective
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So to me, Bleach is one of the most unique shounen of its time because it has a gritty
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style as well as an edge that makes it stand apart from the rest, especially thanks to
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Taikubo's incredible designs and distinct style. And it has so many, and I mean so many, intriguing characters
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It feels very much in the vein of what's popular in shounen now and his works influenced
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many of the creators that are prevalent today, Jujutsu Kaisen's creator being one of them
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It's a nostalgic series, but it's one that's still popular, and with a thousand-year Blood War arc airing soon
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it's a great time to get into or back into the series. But what's the best way to collect Bleach
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You can currently fully collect Bleach by Taikuba with English translation via the singles, box sets, and 3-in-1 editions
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There are a total of 74 individual volumes, which are collected in three box sets and 25 3-in-1s
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The final volume 25 is a 2-in-1 edition, though. I am going to show you guys the difference between all three Bleach editions and compare
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them all side by side to find out which edition is the best for you. Before I get into the comparison though, I do want to mention that there was a hardcover
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release of Volume 1 of Bleach only, as well as a 20th anniversary release of Volume 1
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which has a different design and cover art that I wanted to show you guys real quick
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I'll only be taking a look at the editions that fully collect the series in this video
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but wanted to mention them nonetheless. That all being said, let's take a look at their size first
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The singles and the 3-in-1 editions are the same height, but the 3-in-1 editions are thicker since they collect multiple volumes in one
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The 3-in-1 editions do save you space on the shelf in comparison to the individuals, so if you're looking to save some room, they are a good way to go
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The Bleach editions vary in price too The Bleach singles retail for each so you can collect the entire series for around The 3 go for each so you can collect the entire series for around And finally the box sets vary in terms of price but you can collect all three at
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retail for around $5.90. Of course, you can usually find all editions for lower prices on sites like
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Right Stuff, but I wanted to give you guys an idea as to what's in store for you in terms of
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overall costs to collect bleach. That all being said, the cheapest way to collect bleach is via
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the 3-in-1 editions, then the box sets, then the singles, which are the most expensive way you can
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collect the series. How do they differ in terms of design? All editions of Bleach have glossy covers
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The singles mirror and feature the same artwork that's seen on the Japanese covers. They do have
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a few stylistic differences though. The placement of the volume number is different for instance
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but other than that, they're pretty much the same in terms of design to the original release
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The spine features a craft version of the artwork seen on the front of each cover as well as the
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Bleach logo. All of the Bleach singles spines are white, but the volume numbers change from yellow
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to red at volume 48. The 3-in-1 editions feature new cover art on all of the volumes. They are
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character-centric covers, but they feature some of the same character artwork that's seen on the
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individuals. The text of bleach behind each character on the covers is different, and they
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overall have a more graphic look to them, which I really like. The big difference here is the
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stylistic differences and the fact that some feature bold color backgrounds, like this one
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with the red that's behind Ichigo. Others feature blue and yellow backgrounds, so the artwork pops
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out even more on these covers. The spines have similar artwork as to what's seen on the front
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cover at the bottom. The bleach logo and the volumes that are collected in each are listed
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on the spine as well. Although it's the same artwork that's seen on select volumes of the
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singles, you can see a bit more of the artwork because of the thickness of the spines. I've seen
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them all on the shelf before while shopping secondhand stores, and the color palettes of
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the spines of the 3 actually look really good together with the colors they chosen The box sets feature different artwork on all sides of the box The first box set is horizontal while the other two are vertical Box set one features
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artwork of Chad, Orihime, Ichigo, and Uryu on the front, and it has different artwork on the sides
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as well as the back. Box set two features Ichigo and a big bleached text graphic which wraps around
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to the side and features Rukia as well. Another bleached text graphic on the other side and artwork
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of Kenpachi, Renji, and Ichigo on back. The inside is awesome too with this split graphic of Ichigo
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and his various forms. Box set 3 is my favorite of the three. It has Ichigo on the front. On both
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sides are artwork of the characters from the series which are also seen on some of the individual
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volumes covers. The back features the captains of the Gotei 13 and Yamamoto front and center and
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inside there's artwork of Ichigo too. By the way, Yamamoto is one of my favorite characters from
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Bleach and I unboxed the statue of him on the channel if you'd like to check it out. What about print and page quality
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The page quality in the 3-in-1 editions is worse than the singles. This is something I also noticed in my Naruto comparison video as well
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The paper is much thinner, like that which you would see in a newspaper, so they are rather see-through
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When flipping through, you can see that the artwork bleeds through while reading in many areas
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Because of the paper quality too, the printing is less crisp and sharp than the singles. The individuals have better contrast overall, and the pages are thicker and are higher quality as well
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Let's take a look at translation, lettering, and sound effects next. After a side-by-side read-through of the first three singles in the first 3-in-1 edition
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I did notice some very minor differences in translation. They changed the wording of a few things in the 3-in-1s
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For instance, in the 3-in-1s he says, How's that for close jerk? But he says, How's that for close in the singles
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While the translation is slightly different in the 3-in-1s, the sound effects as well as the lettering are the same in both editions In terms of readability both the 3 and singles were easy to read The spines of both were flexible and they added enough margins around the panels They both were comfortable and easy to read Gutter loss wasn a big issue either so nothing to report here What about
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extras? They didn't add any new material in the 3-in-1 editions, so the box sets are the only
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edition of Bleach that comes with extras. Each box set comes with a booklet as well as a full-color
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double-sided poster. Each poster highlights different characters as well as some prominent
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moments from the series. I really love Taik Kubo's aesthetic and his original illustrations
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so I like these posters more so than most that come in box sets. As far as the booklets go
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box set one comes with a special bleach collector's booklet, box set two comes with a pilot story of
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bleach, and box set three comes with an exclusive booklet that contains a cover art gallery as well
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as an interview with Taik Kubo. Now that we've taken a look at everything, what's the best way
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to collect bleach? As always, it definitely depends. If you are looking to save the most
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money, the Bleach 3-in-1 editions are the cheapest way to collect the series by far. The 3-in-1s also
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save you a lot of space on the shelf. If you're looking for the edition with the best page quality
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it's going to be the singles, which you can also collect in the box sets. The box sets come with
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extras, and they save you a lot of money in comparison to collecting to individuals themselves
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when you can find them at retail, so this is something to consider too. What do I think though
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Personally, I think the box sets are the way to go. The singles have a much higher paper quality
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and a better print quality than the 3-in-1 editions do. They come with extras, and they allow you to collect the singles at a discount
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By the way, I know some of these have been flickering in and out of stock, and I will notify you guys on my manga restocks post linked in the description below
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as well as Twitter, when they come back or are expected to come back in. And that's it for the video, guys
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What is your favorite way to collect bleach? Let me know in the comments. As always, thank you so much for watching, and I hope you guys have an awesome week
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