Does your boyfriend always have his nose buried in a manga comic? Is it hard to get his attention, and when you do finally get it, does the conversation immediately turn back to manga art?

Well, instead of being frustrated and wishing that manga art was never created, wouldn’t it be great if you could hold your own in a conversation about manga and share this appreciation and love?

I didn’t know much about manga art at all before I met my new boyfriend. I mean, I was slightly familiar with anime, but I felt completely lost and left out, listening to all the stuff that he knew about, almost like it was second nature. But over time, and by actually actively listening to it all, I feel like I have learned so much lately about Japanese comic books and their characters.

So lately, I’ve been keeping a close eye auctions on eBay. I’ve decided I want to something really cool for him, but I couldn’t really come up with anything perfect. Then, it dawned on me. Manga art! He’s crazy about it, so I’ll look through some of that stuff, and eventually I’ll get a general idea of what all this manga art stuff is worth.

The easy route, of course, would be to ask my boyfriend questions about manga art and that he’d be more than happy to point me in the right direction - but I think this is a perfect opportunity for me to find out a little something for myself about manga art. Eventually, I found a seller that was selling off a collection of manga art books, with the “Buy It Now” option.

I’m pretty sure that this seller could have got quite a bit more for the manga art book collection. He had the “Buy It Now” price set at $100, and it sold within two hours of listing. In the eBay world, let’s just say that it wasn’t up there on the shelf for very long at all.

Now I’m noticing that manga art that really appeals to me. I found an amazing canvas piece of manga art that was black and white, and featured the character of a girl. The only color in the manga art piece, was the girl’s lips, which were painted a pale pink hue. Right away, I had a vision of this hanging on my wall, and the price was really not that bad - for an original piece of manga art.

All the manga art books I keep seeing auctioned on eBay would probably be more along the lines of what my boyfriend likes, rather than the manga art prints for the wall. For example, he’d love a set of seven books I saw recently, which was auctioned off for only $60. However, the seller selling these manga art books is in Hong Kong, and I really don’t know quite yet how I feel about international sellers.

The only manga art that I’ve seen popping up on eBay that I’m sure would turn my boyfriend’s stomach is called manga art tarot cards. He’s already ranted on about fortune-tellers since we’ve been together. I thought it best not to tell him about my cousins and my aunt, who all make their livings reading tarot cards and palms. I think I’ll wait for just the right moment to let that cat out of the bag.

Manga art is extremely popular in today’s world. If you know nothing yet about manga art, but you’re wanting to look for a gift for a loved-one, it’s a good idea to do some online research, maybe just to ask around. Heaven knows, there’s plenty of manga art lovers out there.