| I wanna buy some merch but I’m kinda scared. I know sites such as otakumode, mandarake, otamart, amiami...they also sell anime goods on etsy/tictail/redbubble but I don’t want to order unofficial or stolen stuff and the shipping fees are expensive as hell. Which site is the safest to order from your experience? Do you know any other sites? pls help me! |
| Amazon, ebay....And...well I think that's it. |
| for physical goods, Amazon is probably the safest. just make sure the seller is Amazon (or Amazon Japan if you are importing), or if you are buying from a 3rd party, it is fulfilled by Amazon. another option is kinokuniya. if you are buying figures, follow the rule of thumb - if the price seems too low, it may be a fake. (you could ask peole around if the product you are about to buy is legit) |
| You can buy lossless digital music from your favorite Japanese artists on https://ototoy.jp/. The songs are all DRM-free and you can re-download your purchased albums as you wish. Show your support to your favorite artist if you can! ps. if you are looking for Japanese albums, you have to search it in Japanese (not romaji). Just copy and paste the name. For those who want to learn Japanese through anime Resources for learning the language |
| So far I had pretty good experiences with Amiami. Hobbysearch Japan I ordered from once, and that went fine also. Shipping overseas (From Japan to anywhere) will always be expensive. You're looking at at least a 1000 yen if you want it within 2 weeks. Registered shipments I highly recommend as you're able to track their journey and they'll be insured up to a certain amount. You could also try Crunchyroll and similar businesses, I suppose. Or get it straight from the dealer if they ship to your region (Goodsmile Company ships all kinds of things all across the globe) If you'd rather buy from someone in person, I'd suggest anime conventions. But be sure to google the legitimacy of each dealer. Some are more legit than others. |
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| regarding Crunchyroll, ive heard horror stories of people.. a) receiving the wrong product b) receiving a damaged product c) simply not receiving the product after a long wait to be able to confidently recommend Crunchy store. not to mention that for anime, you can almost always find the same product on Amazon for cheaper. |
| You can buy lossless digital music from your favorite Japanese artists on https://ototoy.jp/. The songs are all DRM-free and you can re-download your purchased albums as you wish. Show your support to your favorite artist if you can! ps. if you are looking for Japanese albums, you have to search it in Japanese (not romaji). Just copy and paste the name. For those who want to learn Japanese through anime Resources for learning the language |
| check to see if there are any brick and mortar anime stores in your area, too. |
| I mainly collect domestic DVDs and Blu-ray releases, manga, novels, and the occasional soundtrack CD. I use Rightstuf and Amazon. If I want to import something I usually use CDJapan. |
KruszerDec 26, 2018 12:25 PM
| "The name's Gambit. Remember it." -Gambit "X-Men '97"  |
| All of my anime has been purchased online through either amazon.com or RightStufAnime.com. Sometimes I can get a better price from RSA than via amazon. |
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| Amazon or some japanese sites usually. |
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| amazon or rightstufanime amazon has fast shipping but usually rightstufanime has better prices |
| Most of the time I'll get merch from conventions, rightstufanime, amazon, and barnes and noble (for manga). |
| For CDs, DVDs, BDs, magazines and stuff, if one wants to import, then I recommend CD Japan. I have very good experience with them. Otherwise Amazon I guess, though I personally avoid them if possible for my own personal reasons. For other types of merchandise, I have good experience with J-List and Tokyo Otaku Mode. I'm currently looking for places where to buy dakimakuras myself, as I want to purchase one from Japan, but it's pretty difficult to figure out best one. One always has to expect that up to 20% of the total price of product, sometimes more, may be taxes and shipping. Some shops are willing to lie about product price on shipment for tax evasion purposes though. For LNs and mangas, I use Book Depository for English translated titles. Otherwise I think CD Japan offers them in Japanese for fine prices, if you know moon runes. If one just wants to buy cheap and doesn't care about counterfeits or supporting the industry, then Chinese websites, especially Ali Express are the best. |
MrZawaDec 26, 2018 2:25 PM
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| I buy CD/DVD/BD from CD Japan. Figures too , some of them are available on sites that don't ship outside Japan so i use CD Japan's poxy shopping service. Also i buy from CD Japan other merch like t-shirt and other stuffs Manga, light novels i buy from a manga online shop from my country, but if i don't want to wait 2 weeks i buy from Amazon, is a little more expensive tho |
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| i dont buy any merch but i do buy manga (if that counts as merch ofc) once a month (currently collecting one piece volumes). i buy manga only from amazon cause i feel like they got all licensed english manga and manga on my language for a fair price. |
| You'd be far better off going to myfigurecollection.com and getting advice there. The standard shops to buy from are based in Japan, such as AmiAmi, Mandarake, BiginJapan, Nippon-Yasan, HLJ, HobbySearch, Suruga-ya (with a proxy as they don't ship outside Japan, but lord their selection and prices are amazing). Etsy is for fanmade stuff, so not official products. Ebay and Amazon are stuffed full of bootlegs but you can occasionally find something good among the mountains of crap. If you're European then don't buy from EU-based shops as they jack the price up significantly on everything. The sites listed above are literally all you'll need and most have great English-speaking staff. Heck, Mandarake's physical shop in Akihabara employs several foreign staff who are native English speakers. AnimePixelz said: conventions, ain’t trusting the internet Conventions are breeding grounds for bootlegs sold at astronomical prices to the unwary, you are significantly better off buying from a reputable online shop based in Japan. I and many, many other members of myfigurecollection have spent thousands online at the shops mentioned above. There's nothing wrong with them. |
LiviraDec 27, 2018 6:49 PM
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| Amazon JP, AmiAmi or Cons, sometimes some other sites after a bit of research. If you use regular Amazon be careful, prices are way higher and there are bootleggers everywhere + not a lot of options. Amazon JP is less likely to have bootlegs. Cons you either go to the GoodSmile Company's booth, if they have one, or you get fan stuff, official stuff is harder to find in cons. |
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| Amazon ,Amazon JP , Goodsmile, Some group on FB, and more... I ussualy buy FIgure or some clothes. |
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| At conventions. Unfortunately there is only one anime convention every year where I live. |
| My local comic shop. Fuck buying things online experience the shame of rummaging through anime figurines infront of people |
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| Local stores or the annual geeky convention. Conventions are the best because some sellers can offer bargain deals. A guy once gave me a 60% discount on an already cheaper than normal new in the box xbox controller for no obvious reason. I usually avoid online marketplaces because shipping costs to my country are too high even though prices are lower in most cases. |
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| Yahoo Japan Auctions for authentic stuff that is either Japan only or is no longer being distributed, it has pretty much everything however you may have to wait and check later for rarer stuff i think. You can use zenmarket if you want it translated to English and as a forwarding service from yahoo auctions to your country outside of Japan. edit: also CD Japan and other similar similar sites might be good however they have more limited avaliability and stock, the nature of Yahoo Auctions means that stuff can keep coming back. |
yarukaJun 16, 2020 11:16 PM
| Amazon. It's pretty much the only website I'm using so far to get anime hoodies. |
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| Amazon, ebay, amiami, goodsrepublic, redbubble, and etsy |
| Amazon/adlibris most of the times. Ebay sometimes very rarely. Tradera to time to time if it has something fun. It's similar to Ebay, but a swedish verison. |
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| I honestly can't afford to spend money on anime merch but everyone should be getting their merch from Amazon |
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| Hi my myanimelist.net web app buy dvd options doesn't show please help me |
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