Bulk-assigning manga to shelves

Once you’ve selected multiple volumes, you can assign them all to one or more shelves at once.

How to bulk-assign to a shelf

1. Enter selection mode by long-pressing a manga, then tap others to add them to the selection. See Selecting multiple manga at once.
2. In the bulk actions bar at the bottom, tap the Shelf icon.
3. A picker bottom sheet appears showing every shelf you’ve created (plus the default “Favorites” shelf).
4. Tap a shelf to select it. A checkmark appears.
5. (Optional) Tap additional shelves to assign multiple at once.
6. Tap Add to N Shelves at the bottom of the picker.

All selected volumes are added to all selected shelves. The picker closes and selection mode exits.

Multi-shelf assignment

A volume can belong to many shelves at once — they’re more like tags than folders. Assigning the same volume to “Favorites” and “Currently Reading” doesn’t move it; it adds the second shelf alongside the first.

What if some volumes are already on the shelf?

If you add a selection to a shelf where some volumes are already present, those duplicates are skipped silently — only the not-yet-on-shelf volumes are added. No errors, no double-entries.

Removing volumes from a shelf

Bulk-removing from a shelf isn’t directly supported in the bulk actions bar (yet). To remove volumes from a shelf:

• Tap an individual volume to open the manga detail page → tap the shelf badge → uncheck the shelf.
• Or filter your Library to that shelf, then bulk-delete the volumes (which removes them from the shelf and your collection — careful with this one).

Limits

FREE accounts can have up to 3 custom shelves; PRO accounts have unlimited shelves. The “Favorites” default shelf doesn’t count toward the FREE 3-shelf cap.

Learn more about shelves →

Tips

• Set up shelves first. If you’re going to bulk-assign to a new shelf, create that shelf first (Settings → Manage Shelves or the FAB → Manage Shelves).
• Combine with filters. Filter to a series, select all, assign to a “By Author: X” shelf — done in three actions.
• Use shelves for moods or categories. “Favorites”, “On Display”, “To Re-read”, “Owned in Hardcover” — there’s no wrong way.