| I buy manga.....but only the ones I really enjoy. |
| not yet. |
| yes though I only have bought Little Busters! Though I plan on buying more of my favorites some time; and once I'm no longer a student I'll buy all 10's and some 9's. |
| I blow too much of my money on games to afford anything else. Someone needs to tell China that their cartoons are way too expensive. |
megabot_SL-1200 said: Someone needs to tell China that their cartoons are way too expensive. Right? |
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| Yes, sometimes. |
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| I had over 150 boxsets (anime series, OVA, movies etc) but as I grew older, I stop buying because it was taking a lot of storage and I can say my parents aren't too fond of my habit :P |
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| I'm planning on it. |
| "The more inexperienced you are, the more you want to show off." - Oreki, Hyouka |
| yes i buy anime. i have actually done the math and the price to content ratio of the average funimation show is about the same as buying a Hollywood movie so if you by movies you should have no problem affording anime. keep in mind anime sets are more expensive than some random movie because there is more content in them. that is where the price to content ratio comes in. also here is a tip funimation likes to release shows in 2 parts then a year later release the whole show for the price of 1 of those parts so be patient when buying anime. 1 last tip do some shopping around. different websites charge different amounts and have different sales. an example would be how i got all of soul eater on amazon for $25 when they were selling it on rightstuff for $45. so keep stuff like that in mind. |
| Just because you know how to use a torrent does not give you the god given right to pirate. My actual list: https://kitsu.io/users/mattbenz99/library check out my youtube channel for my review: https://www.youtube.com/user/mattbenz99 |
mattbenz99 said: Patience is key, or you'll end up wasting your money.yes i buy anime. i have actually done the math and the price to content ratio of the average funimation show is about the same as buying a Hollywood movie so if you by movies you should have no problem affording anime. keep in mind anime sets are more expensive than some random movie because there is more content in them. that is where the price to content ratio comes in. also here is a tip funimation likes to release shows in 2 parts then a year later release the whole show for the price of 1 of those parts so be patient when buying anime. 1 last tip do some shopping around. different websites charge different amounts and have different sales. an example would be how i got all of soul eater on amazon for $25 when they were selling it on rightstuff for $45. so keep stuff like that in mind. I buy my favorites. |
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| I've never bought any anime, only its merchandise. |
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zdude18 said: mattbenz99 said: yes i buy anime. i have actually done the math and the price to content ratio of the average funimation show is about the same as buying a Hollywood movie so if you by movies you should have no problem affording anime. keep in mind anime sets are more expensive than some random movie because there is more content in them. that is where the price to content ratio comes in. also here is a tip funimation likes to release shows in 2 parts then a year later release the whole show for the price of 1 of those parts so be patient when buying anime. 1 last tip do some shopping around. different websites charge different amounts and have different sales. an example would be how i got all of soul eater on amazon for $25 when they were selling it on rightstuff for $45. so keep stuff like that in mind. Patience is key, or you'll end up wasting your money. I buy my favorites. i said be patient because funimation releases 2 halves then the full version a year later |
| Just because you know how to use a torrent does not give you the god given right to pirate. My actual list: https://kitsu.io/users/mattbenz99/library check out my youtube channel for my review: https://www.youtube.com/user/mattbenz99 |
| If I enjoy a series enough, I'll buy it. Which is rare. |
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Itami-chan said: If I enjoy a series enough, I'll buy it. Which is rare. |
| my avatar is the bus driver from Rosario + Vampire |
| Since most of my budget goes into videogames, and I dont like watching something twice and on top of that I hate physical goods (I buy my games almost only digitally), definetly NO. |
baki502 said: Since most of my budget goes into videogames, and I dont like watching something twice and on top of that I hate physical goods (I buy my games almost only digitally), definetly NO. you can buy digital downloads of anime on itunes and amazon |
| Just because you know how to use a torrent does not give you the god given right to pirate. My actual list: https://kitsu.io/users/mattbenz99/library check out my youtube channel for my review: https://www.youtube.com/user/mattbenz99 |
mattbenz99 said: Yes, I was agreeing with you.zdude18 said: mattbenz99 said: yes i buy anime. i have actually done the math and the price to content ratio of the average funimation show is about the same as buying a Hollywood movie so if you by movies you should have no problem affording anime. keep in mind anime sets are more expensive than some random movie because there is more content in them. that is where the price to content ratio comes in. also here is a tip funimation likes to release shows in 2 parts then a year later release the whole show for the price of 1 of those parts so be patient when buying anime. 1 last tip do some shopping around. different websites charge different amounts and have different sales. an example would be how i got all of soul eater on amazon for $25 when they were selling it on rightstuff for $45. so keep stuff like that in mind. Patience is key, or you'll end up wasting your money. I buy my favorites. i said be patient because funimation releases 2 halves then the full version a year later |
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zdude18 said: mattbenz99 said: Yes, I was agreeing with you.zdude18 said: mattbenz99 said: yes i buy anime. i have actually done the math and the price to content ratio of the average funimation show is about the same as buying a Hollywood movie so if you by movies you should have no problem affording anime. keep in mind anime sets are more expensive than some random movie because there is more content in them. that is where the price to content ratio comes in. also here is a tip funimation likes to release shows in 2 parts then a year later release the whole show for the price of 1 of those parts so be patient when buying anime. 1 last tip do some shopping around. different websites charge different amounts and have different sales. an example would be how i got all of soul eater on amazon for $25 when they were selling it on rightstuff for $45. so keep stuff like that in mind. Patience is key, or you'll end up wasting your money. I buy my favorites. i said be patient because funimation releases 2 halves then the full version a year later oh. then thank you |
| Just because you know how to use a torrent does not give you the god given right to pirate. My actual list: https://kitsu.io/users/mattbenz99/library check out my youtube channel for my review: https://www.youtube.com/user/mattbenz99 |
| Why would I do such a thing? |
I luv u |
Jaguer91 said: Why would I do such a thing? "To support the industry" even though there are ways to do that for free. |
| To date I've only purchased Code Geass R1 and R2 on Blu-ray (my favourite series) :) Where I live - Australia - anime is quite expensive. :S if I were to buy more in the future, I would have to utterly love the anime!! :D |
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| NOPE |
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| I watch whatever Funimation puts out for free viewing on there website. |
| i have about 130 legit anime dvds prices vary from less than 5 bucks per disc to almost 100 dollars for about 4 discs it gets complicated, but mostly depends on if you can afford it, how much you want it, how rare it is, and other factors some of them come with cool special features, surround sound and cool boxes |
| Fiction Responsibly |
| I used to years ago, but that when when they were all sold in volumes so I stopped buying them because £20 for only 4 episodes is too expensive. So that's why I never finished Cowboy Bebop or Ghost in the Shell but I recently got CB part 1 on bluray and all the Ghost in the Shell complete box sets each for the price of each volume! But mostly I just watch online now unless they're cheap. Like I got Phantom: Requiem for a Phantom for like £12 the other week on sale. I still need to watch all of those though lol. Plus I never know what to watch half of the time or what I'll like so it's easier to watch online so then if you like it then you can carry on but if you don't and you drop it then you haven't wasted any money at least. |
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| Why buy when free? Seriously speaking, no, I don't buy. Why don't I buy? Because I don't have enough money to buy even a pack of biscuits (costs less than a dollar). |
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| Well,no.I don't buy anime.I pirate it from various torrent sites.I have never payed a single dime for anime and probably never will. |
| So Far,so Good...So What! |
Dolan-chan said: yhunata said: Go to chef's parents disguised as a girl scout and ask for tree fiddyWhy buy when free? Seriously speaking, no, I don't buy. Why don't I buy? Because I don't have enough money to buy even a pack of biscuits (costs less than a dollar). You do realise that I was exaggerating on that example. Either way, no thanks. |
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| When I really enjoy a series if I can I save up the money that I need and I buy the dvds. For that reason I don't buy a lot of series, but I buy a lot of movies (first and foremost all of the Miyazaki's ones) |
DeathRadiation said: Well,no.I don't buy anime.I pirate it from various torrent sites.I have never payed a single dime for anime and probably never will. yhunata said: Why buy when free? Seriously speaking, no, I don't buy. Why don't I buy? Because I don't have enough money to buy even a pack of biscuits (costs less than a dollar). You should at least stream it through legal sites to support the industry that you enjoy in some way. It cost nothing and it just gives 5sec ads before videos. |
| Basically I only buy anime/manga when: -They're cheap -They're the ones that I personally think are better anime/manga -They're cheap -They're cheap |
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| I would buy them or support them but Torrents don't support and I like pretty fansubs better P.S broke... need a job |
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PyroKnife said: yhunata said: Why buy when free? Seriously speaking, no, I don't buy. Why don't I buy? Because I don't have enough money to buy even a pack of biscuits (costs less than a dollar). You should at least stream it through legal sites to support the industry that you enjoy in some way. It cost nothing and it just gives 5sec ads before videos. Uhhhh..... Maldives? We don't exist to these "legal streaming sites", you see. |
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| Everything on my list that is purchasable I have bought. So around 150+ box sets/movies. I feel like a have a stronger connection to an anime when I buy it personally. I am also somewhat of an video/audiophile so the best quality is an absolute must for me. I'm like this towards all mediums though. I buy all my music CD's/records (over a 1,000 on that) and general movies. I love collecting and owning plus I am ultimately supporting the people who have given me so much happiness. ^_^ |
| Well lately i have been buying lot's of boxset's but usually i pick them up only once in a while. |
| Nope, I stream and watch on Toonami since I am in the USA. Buying the discs is too expensive. |
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| Maybe if i settled down a bit and earned some money, i support the industry. |
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| I never buy anime, I don't think its necessary at all because I can see everything on the Internet. And even if I wanted to buy anime, it would not be possible because they don't sell all the anime I want in my country. |
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| like others, i will ONLY buy an anime if i have seen it and it is very important/significant to me i would never take the chance of buying a set without knowing if i will actually enjoy it i own two different Berserk boxsets (like, duh-me ^^) |
Dolan-chan said: Damn loch ness monsters always tryin to get mah tree fiddy.yhunata said: You dont want no tree fiddeh?Dolan-chan said: yhunata said: Go to chef's parents disguised as a girl scout and ask for tree fiddyWhy buy when free? Seriously speaking, no, I don't buy. Why don't I buy? Because I don't have enough money to buy even a pack of biscuits (costs less than a dollar). You do realise that I was exaggerating on that example. Either way, no thanks. |
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| I only buy my favourites, and even then I buy them second hand off of eBay/Amazon. It's literally about £20 for a 25 episode anime in the UK, at least in the shops that I've looked at. That's just stupid. |
| I only buy anime if it's top-tier, or if it's less than tree fiddy. |
| Ooo, what a lovely tea party. |
| No, I think it's a waste of money buying things you can get for free. |
| No, I do not. I usually just stream it. |
| I like anime. |
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