A Record for Personal Manga Loans
Track who owns a manga, who currently has it and what was returned with this printable personal-loan record.
A personal manga loan needs a record of custody as well as ownership. A book lent to a friend still belongs in the owner's inventory; a borrowed book on the shelf should not quietly become an owned copy.
One record for the actual copy
This is an original paper worksheet, not a feature of the site's online shelf. Give each lent copy a label that points to its existing inventory record. If two copies share an ISBN, the copy label distinguishes the one that left the shelf. Keep the record private with the people involved.
| Field | Entry |
|---|---|
| Copy label and owner | ________________ |
| Title, edition, number and ISBN | ________________ |
| Borrower | ________________ |
| Date handed over | ________________ |
| Agreed return or check-in date | ________________ |
| Condition and loose items at departure | ________________ |
| Photograph references, if used | ________________ |
| Actual return date | ________________ |
| Return observations and unresolved questions | ________________ |
Agree on the condition record together
Record the features relevant to this loan: a folded cover corner, an existing loose page, or a removable insert traveling with the book. A statement that a copy is “fine” gives less to compare later than a short description both people have seen. This checklist records observations; it does not establish when an unnoticed defect arose.
If the book has a loose item, explicitly record whether it stays with the owner or travels with the loan. At return, check the same list. Record an unresolved difference as unresolved rather than silently assigning blame. Any agreement about lending the book onward or addressing damage belongs in the conversation before the handover, not in an assumption added afterward.
A loan does not change the story inventory
Consider a hypothetical collection containing copies A, B and C. Copy B is lent out. The owner still records three owned copies, two physically present and one on loan. Counting only visible books would create a false purchasing gap; marking B as both owned and missing would make that error harder to notice.
For the borrower, B belongs on a borrowed list. Reading it can advance their reading log without changing the list of books they own. The borrowing guide explains how to retain that progress through an edition change.
Close the loan, retain the useful history
When the copy returns, enter the actual date and observations, then restore its current shelf location. Keep the completed record separate from open loans so a previous borrower is not mistaken for the current custodian. If a planned return date changes, preserve the agreed change rather than rewriting history as though the original date never existed.
Use the copy inventory worksheet for the book's permanent identifying details. The loan sheet adds a temporary relationship: who has this particular copy now, what accompanied it and whether the handover has been closed.