| It's actually a reasonable price in Japan. They tend to mark down the price of DVD/BDs if it gets released in the west, probably because no one here would touch it with that kind of price tag. For example, Kara no Kyōkai had a price tag in Yen equivalent to $450 USD and it still rapidly sold out when it was released. |
| It might come with a Saber figurine. That seems standard for Type-Moon limited editions these days. |
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| Lmao 525 US? The Japanese Yen is crazy high.. and it doesn't even seem to be going down much according to the trend for the past 12 months. |
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| I'll rather get 525 items from the 99 cent store. |
| "Reality is a story the minds tells itself. An artificial structure conjured into being by the calcium ion exchange of a million synaptic fringes" |
DaisyDuck3008 said: Kvakond said: 52.5$ is probably the maximum I would pay 52.5$ is probably the maximum I COULD pay... Right now, $5.25 is probably the max I could pay. -.-V |
| Oh my goodness, 525 dollars. I would buy it. |
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| ok which sorry sap is going to buy this? |
jmal said: i respect that, and i understand it's not out-of-water ridiculous pricing by any means. but personally, i could never like an anime (or any tv show ) enough to justify $525 spent on it.CottonCandyLover said: ok which sorry sap is going to buy this? Seeing as how it comes to about the same price as most other two cour Japanese anime BD releases, and is cheaper than some I've bought, uh... the same people who already import plenty of other shows? Like myself. And probably 30,000+ Japanese fans. This set is by no means "cheap" (I'd never try to claim importing anime was anything of the sort), but as someone who regularly buys Japanese anime BDs it's nothing that makes me do a double-take. I'm paying about the same amount, except in 2 purchases rather than 8 to 13. If I like the show enough to import, the price will not be an obstacle at all. |
| holy cow that's a whole lot of money! |
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| This doesn't suprise me the japanese get ripped off on video games too its 100$ for a psp game Kvakond said: 52.5$ is probably the maximum I would pay Nah 80$ msrp because then amazon would have it for 50$ |
| i wonder if aniplex will release both boxes or wait to a super awesome box containing the whole series for $500 |
Dont bother replying to my posts in forums, dont check them afterwards. |
| 525 dollars *facepalm* |
| Well, it's good to know that he's doing something even if it's not the Tsukihime remake or Mahoyo. |
| I've never bought anime before but I was going to make an exception for Fate/Zero. I knew it was going to be a lot, but it had best be much cheaper for its American release. I'm hesitant to even pay 100$. Guess I'll probably end up buying a normal dvd set. |
| How come it seems like everytime theres a news post here that mentions price, everyone acts shocked? I'd figure by now anyone who looks at these news posts would know the price of anime in Japan. |
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Llama765 said: I've never bought anime before but I was going to make an exception for Fate/Zero. I knew it was going to be a lot, but it had best be much cheaper for its American release. I'm hesitant to even pay 100$. Guess I'll probably end up buying a normal dvd set. I'd pay$100 for it even if it was only subbed. $525....then shipping and taxes? Not a chance. Things that $525 will buy. Car payment. Months rent. (depending on where you live of course) Gas and groceries for a month. 10 anime box sets instead of 1. A PS3, 360 as well as a Wii. (used of course) About 9 latest release current generation games. Any one of those for half....HALF a series and a couple little bonuses. I'm sorry, buying that doesn't make you more of a fan than anyone else. It means you either A) have a lot of spare income with little sense or B) really bad priorities. |
RyanSaotome said: It might come with a Saber figurine. That seems standard for Type-Moon limited editions these days. Are you sure? KnK's BR box came with uh, nothing. |
| I really hate the current OST policy of Aniplex. The OSTs of nearly all their current animes, are only bundled with the Blu-Ray Releases and not released as stand-alone OSTs. As a collector of anime OSTs, I am really annoyed, especially because I would buy the Madoka or Fate/Zero OSTs if they would be released seperately. |
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| No show is worth $525, not by a long shot. |
RyanSaotome said: How come it seems like everytime theres a news post here that mentions price, everyone acts shocked? I'd figure by now anyone who looks at these news posts would know the price of anime in Japan. I'm shocked every time I see it regardless, but then again I'm a jobless broke college student. I'd have to sacrifice a lot to spend this much money on anime. The fact they can get away with this in Japan and the devotion of fans amazes me. |
| Cost of living in Japan is higher than most places. Everything tends to seem expensive to people not living there. |
Exertim said: Cost of living in Japan is higher than most places. Everything tends to seem expensive to people not living there. Not to mention the value of the dollar is complete shit right now. Stuff from most other countries would sound really expensive in dollar amounts. |
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| http://i43.tinypic.com/rh4yzr.jpg No wonder they're breaking it into 2 seasons. This show obviously took a lot of money and time to animate. |
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| Do you guys think there'll be one big box set with all 25 episodes once both seasons have finished airing? |
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| Can't say I find the price surprising. The surprising part is that there are so people out there that will pay the full price. Wish I had that much disposable income. |
| To be fair, the price quoted in the OP is the suggested retail price, which is rarely what it's actually sold at; some places are already setting up pre-orders for them at 20-30% off: http://ichiba.nicovideo.jp/item/azB005ZOPANI ￥29,526 is roughly ~$390 USD. That's still a lot by NA standards, but there you go. Edit: Apparently, Fate/Zero is now the top most pre-ordered DVD/BD on Amazon.jp. |
ExertimOct 30, 2011 9:49 AM
| Well Tokyo is the Most Expensive City in the world to live in; what do you expect? For us who're not living in Japan it maybe too much for us to handle maybe if we lived there we would pretty much understand why. |
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| Maybe if I was a millionaire. Dam it though, I want to watch the Blue ray version so bad. I Really need to see the uncut scenes. |
Ragna92Nov 5, 2011 10:41 PM
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Ragna92 said: Maybe if I was a millionaire. Dam it though, I want to watch the Blue ray version so bad. I Really need to see the uncut scenes. We'll just have to deal with BD rips when it comes out and wait patiently for a Sane and hopefully not shitty US/Rest of world release :( |
| They are obviously targeting Japanese market. 500$ for Japanese is like 100$ for us probably. Only reason why this actually is pretty expensive is, because it is only first half of anime. |
jmal said: Well, anime is an expensive luxury good, even in Japan. The cost of living in Japan isn't 5 times higher than the states I didn't mean US, i meant "us" like "we" :P Well, living in US is 2 times more expensive than living in my country, so I thought Japan is much more expensive than an average European country. I guess you got my point. But, to be clear, I don't think that box isn't expensive. It really is, as stated many times on this thread, for die hard fans. I would give the most 100$ for box with FULL series. |
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