It was when I started schooling here in the Philippines. When I was shocked to find out they didnt have a bookstore where I live, I started searching every shop and all I found was Slam Dunk and Ragnarok: Into the Abyss (typical filipino favorites), they were in english, by the company Chuang Yi from Singapore). So, I just bought Ragnarok and found it irritating that, compared to the counterpart in Tokyopop it was super small and skinny, like half the size of the tokyopop version. So after I read volume 9 (or prolly 10< I sold it last month<), I looked at the other manga published by Chuang Yi. I was shocked, like completely stiff when I got to the advertisement of TRC. I was like, "OMG! Isnt that Sakura and Syaoran!?!? But they're older?!" And after all thescreaming and yelling, I saw beneath the title that said volume 1-3. So that made want to buy it since I thought it was only 3 volumes long.
Boy was I wrong....<.<
I went to Manila for an immagration thing and we went tot the mall, I found TRC and it had up to volume 5. I was drop dead... um...confused, shocked all mixed together. So I bought volume 3 (Volume 1& 2 was sold out). You wouldnt believe how ignorant I was, thinking Touya and Yukito must've followed the group. (I already knew of the missing memories thing) I was just plain ignorant...~_~ I didnt know anything about the manga, except for the few faces and the missing memories.
I totally got in to Tsubasa after buying the 1st 8 volumes. I currently have 1-9 in english <n/a - 4th< and 10 & 11 in japanese. I'm still debating whether or not I should just buy it online, ask my dad or go to states for vacation then buy it...~_~
Hehehehe....only time will tell until I require all them....teeheehee!*0*