Kingyo Used Books

• Ja Kanji — 金魚屋古書店 • Ja Romaji — Kingyoya Koshoten • Genre — * Comedy • Slice of life

• Type — manga • Title — Kingyoya Koshoten Suitouchō • Author — Seimu Yoshizaki • Publisher — * Shōnen Gahōsha • Shogakukan • Imprint — * Young King Comics • Ikki Comix (re-issue) • Magazine — * OURs Girl • OURs Lite • First — 2000 • Last — 2002 • Volumes — 2

• Type — manga • Author — Seimu Yoshizaki • Publisher — Shogakukan • Imprint — Ikki Comix • Magazine — Monthly Ikki • First — March 25, 2004 • Last — June 30, 2020 • Volumes — 17

• Portal — yes Kingyo Used Books 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 OURss 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.

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.

Manga author Seimu Yoshizaki first launched a series titled Kingyoya Koshoten Suitouchō, which was published in Shōnen Gahōsha's Young King OURss special editions OURs Girl and OURs Lite from 2000 to 2002. Two volumes were published on April 3 and June 26, 2003. Both volumes were re-released by Shogakukan on December 24, 2004. Kingyo Used Books was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki from March 25, 2004, to September 25, 2014, when the magazine ceased publication. The series was then continued via compiled volumes. The chapters were collected in 17 tankōbon volumes, released from December 24, 2004, to July 30, 2020. In North America, the series was licensed for English release by Viz Media and debuted on Monthly Ikkis English website Sigikki on July 30, 2009. Only four volumes were released from April 20, 2010, to October 18, 2011.