Manga Series

Hijacked from Bell who asks "What is the longest volume of manga you ever collected????"
For me I think it was Ranma - cant remember how many but there must have been at least 24. I collected Inuyasha up to about 20 and then dropped it - not sure why.
Do you prefer Manga to end or go on forever?
BTW, I'm thinking of picking up Claymore - how good is it? Loved the anime.
Also, do you prefer to read manga online or buy from the bookstore? I'm guessing some of us have no choice but to read online due to availability?

Original text from Bello below.

What is the longest volume of manga you ever collected????
The longest volume of manga i collected is dragonball which has 42 volume excluding other stand alone issue.

Have you read any manga that took the longest time to publish a volume???

For me, the longest wait for a volume is Bastard!! , follow by Guyver then Hunter X Hunter and lastly Ah! My Goddess.

Till now the above mention manga is still on going and who knows when it will end the story. with Guyver started publish in 1985, Ah! My Goddess and Bastard!! in 1988 for more then 20 years and Hunter X Hunter in 1998 for more then 10 years.
Seems like a forever wait to finish the above mention series.