Stop Using Spreadsheets for Your Manga Collection

January 11, 2026

Usually, what I do here is dissect North Korean malware, explain why the job market is a burning dumpster fire, complain about corporations and basically doom-post every chance I get.

But for once, let's talk about something that actually works well, and makes life a little bit better.

A good friend of mine wanted a simple way to track his manga collection, the shows he's watching, and the movies he's seen. Like many of us, he tried spreadsheets, random apps, and various trackers.

Nothing quite worked the way he wanted, so he did what any self-respecting developer would do, and built his own.

The result is Konsumr: a media tracker that knows the difference between a Standard edition and a Deluxe edition, and lets you track episodes without feeling like you're doing paperwork.

Rather than paraphrase badly, I'll let Aldo explain. The next five sections are shamelessly lifted from his Why Konsumr page:

Manga

Most trackers count manga by chapters. Konsumr tracks by real volumes. The physical manga on your shelf.

Got multiple editions of the same series? Standard, Deluxe, Omnibus, Box Sets. You can track what you own separately from what you've read.

There's a missing volumes list that shows you what you're missing from your collection, with release dates so you know if something's even out yet. ISBNs and links to buy from Amazon or Libristo.

Using a spreadsheet for tracking manga? I'd be happy to help you import your data into Konsumr. No pressure to switch or commit.

TV Shows

Check off episodes as you watch them. Season by season, with progress bars so you can see how far along you are. Works for regular TV and anime.

Your watch time is tracked automatically based on episode runtimes. Thumbs up or down when you finish. No agonizing over whether something is a 7 or an 8.

Movies

Keep a watchlist of stuff you want to see. Log what you've watched. Same thumbs up/down rating system.

Your total watch time is tracked here too. Build up your viewing history over time.

Calendar

See upcoming episodes, movie releases, and new manga volumes from stuff you're tracking. No more googling when episode 5 comes out.

You can get daily notifications on Discord if you want to know what's releasing that day.

Profile

Your profile shows your stats, watch time, manga collection, and everything you're tracking. You can make it public to share with others or keep it private.

There's also XP, levels, daily streaks, and achievements if you're into that. Makes tracking a bit more fun.

Now back to me. I've watched Aldo build this thing, iterate on it, and actually use it himself. It's his go-to for anything manga-related at this point.

And best of all, he wants it to be free to use.

My favorite part is the curated manga database. I don't want to manually type out every title like I'm doing inventory in an Amazon warehouse.

And for the record, this isn't sponsored. Aldo's a friend, I like what he's built, and I'd like to see it do well.

I hope you enjoyed this change of pace, because I'm not planning on being positive for a while, it's all downhill from here.