Why I'm building this
It started with a duplicate. I was at my local bookstore, excited to pick up what I thought was the next volume of a series I was collecting. Got home, pulled it out of the bag, and realized... I already owned it.
Sound familiar?
I tried everything — spreadsheets, notes apps, generic book tracking apps. None of them really worked. They weren't built for manga collectors. They didn't understand series, volumes, or the unique way we build our collections.
"Why doesn't something better exist? Someone should build this."
With my marketing day job, I spend a lot of time understanding what people need and how to communicate solutions. And with software development as my creative outlet, I realized I had the skills to actually build what I was looking for.
So that's what I'm doing. MangaVault is the result of frustration channeled into something useful. It's the app I wanted, built the way I think it should work.
And I'm building it in public, with input from collectors like you. Because this isn't just my app — it's ours.