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Oct 31, 2016 12:22 PM
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Hey fellow MAL users, how's it going?

First, sorry if there is a thread like this already or if it's in the wrong section. This is one of the first forum topics I have made.

So I wanted to ask you all about anime blu-rays from Japan. You know, the ones that come with only 1 or 2 episodes and a bunch of other stuff like maybe a book, a song or 2 and maybe some stickers or poster, etc. I was wondering, are they really worth all the expense?

Here is an example.

If you're like me and actually want to buy anime stuff, you find that a lot of it is expensive. One thing that drives me crazy is these blu-rays and they are limited edition, and cost around £55 or about $67 each and only have the stuff I mentioned above. If you was to buy all of them so you have the complete series, imagine how expensive that would be! It really adds up and as a student, I just can't afford anything like that right now even though I would like to have them.

I can understand that they are aimed at collectors and such and maybe not the average anime fan. I do plan on collecting figures in the future which I have been hesitant on for a while. But now it is something I aim to do.

So what are all your thoughts on this? Do you like to buy these expensive blu-rays and any other expensive merchandise? Are they really worth it? I would like to see some opinions and maybe something that might help me justify the cost. I've seen some people on here showing their collections and I just think, how the hell do they do it, how is it justified?

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Oct 31, 2016 12:25 PM
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It's worth it in the sense that it's the most impactful way to "support le industry".. particularly for very new shows
Oct 31, 2016 12:27 PM
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If you are a big fan and have a lot of money why not.
Oct 31, 2016 12:28 PM
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It's the only way to get a S2, unless it's a title that's only popular among Westerners and you know for sure it's super popular there and even then, only a few series have managed to get more seasons from the Western fanbase alone.


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romagia said:
It's worth it in the sense that it's the most impactful way to "supporting le industry".. particularly for very new shows

This is pretty much it. Supporting the industry is the reason for their high price. It is kind of sad that things became like this.
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For that price? Yeah not worth it imo. But if you wanna support the industry i guess that is the best way to do so.
Oct 31, 2016 12:30 PM
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If you really love it, it is, otherwise not, I guess.
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romagia said:
It's worth it in the sense that it's the most impactful way to "support le industry".. particularly for very new shows
I can understand that it would help them but you're not helping yourself if you're going to end up broke because of it, lol. Not that it would happen to everyone. But there are times where I get this feeling that the businesses are just sitting there, laughing at us anime fans throwing our money at these blu-rays. I just want to know if they come with enough content to actually justify the cost.
Oct 31, 2016 12:32 PM
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romagia said:
It's worth it in the sense that it's the most impactful way to "supporting le industry".. particularly for very new shows

This is pretty much it. Supporting the industry is the reason for their high price. It is kind of sad that things became like this.
legend has it things naturally evolved like this.. these high cost anime on home media was initially meant only for rental stores, but collectors also wanted the anime, and that's how the late night anime industry started

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romagia said:
It's worth it in the sense that it's the most impactful way to "support le industry".. particularly for very new shows
I can understand that it would help them but you're not helping yourself if you're going to end up broke because of it, lol. Not that it would happen to everyone. But there are times where I get this feeling that the businesses are just sitting there, laughing at us anime fans throwing our money at these blu-rays. I just want to know if they come with enough content to actually justify the cost.
making late night animu is a pretty expensive endeavor, for a very niche audience...
my basic economic intuition tells me it's worth it (low demand + high production cost = high price sort of thing?)
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Ulquiorra said:
If you are a big fan and have a lot of money why not.

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If you really love it, it is, otherwise not, I guess.
I am a big fan and love it but don't have a lot of money XD

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romagia said:
It's worth it in the sense that it's the most impactful way to "supporting le industry".. particularly for very new shows

This is pretty much it. Supporting the industry is the reason for their high price. It is kind of sad that things became like this.
I agree.

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For that price? Yeah not worth it imo. But if you wanna support the industry i guess that is the best way to do so.
Thank you.
Oct 31, 2016 12:34 PM

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Hoppy said:
It's the only way to get a S2, unless it's a title that's only popular among Westerners and you know for sure it's super popular there and even then, only a few series have managed to get more seasons from the Western fanbase alone.
That makes sense. They can't make an S2 if they don't have the funding.

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takenMalUsername said:

This is pretty much it. Supporting the industry is the reason for their high price. It is kind of sad that things became like this.
legend has it things naturally evolved like this.. these high cost anime on home media was initially meant only for rental stores, but collectors also wanted the anime, and that's how the late night anime industry started
Interesting.
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DenpaNyanNyan said:
romagia said:
It's worth it in the sense that it's the most impactful way to "support le industry".. particularly for very new shows
I can understand that it would help them but you're not helping yourself if you're going to end up broke because of it, lol. Not that it would happen to everyone. But there are times where I get this feeling that the businesses are just sitting there, laughing at us anime fans throwing our money at these blu-rays. I just want to know if they come with enough content to actually justify the cost.


Depends, Idolmaster BDs came with nice bonuses even moreso if you bought the CEs with the G4U in them. Many anime have OSTs locked behind a BD paywall (Dog Days has it's soundtrack locked behind BDs for all 3 seasons), some games have an insidious practice where DLC locked behind a BD paywall (Gundam EXVS Force and Macross Delta Scramble), then again with Delta Scramble a lot of stuff was locked behind a paywall.


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Hoppy said:
It's the only way to get a S2, unless it's a title that's only popular among Westerners and you know for sure it's super popular there and even then, only a few series have managed to get more seasons from the Western fanbase alone.
mainsteram cartoon like RINNE can get still get sequel on nihon tv ratings alone
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Hoppy said:
DenpaNyanNyan said:
I can understand that it would help them but you're not helping yourself if you're going to end up broke because of it, lol. Not that it would happen to everyone. But there are times where I get this feeling that the businesses are just sitting there, laughing at us anime fans throwing our money at these blu-rays. I just want to know if they come with enough content to actually justify the cost.


Depends, Idolmaster BDs came with nice bonuses even moreso if you bought the CEs with the G4U in them. Many anime have OSTs locked behind a BD paywall (Dog Days has it's soundtrack locked behind BDs for all 3 seasons), some games have an insidious practice where DLC locked behind a BD paywall (Gundam EXVS Force and Macross Delta Scramble), then again with Delta Scramble a lot of stuff was locked behind a paywall.
Nice. Yes this is one thing that I find annoying. Like when there's that 1 song from an anime I like but I have to pay £50 for the blu-ray to have it officially. I could download it and save money but I'd rather have a physical item and at least give something back. With games it has also become quite ridiculous with the prices of some DLCs. Not all are bad though.
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DenpaNyanNyan said:
Hoppy said:
It's the only way to get a S2, unless it's a title that's only popular among Westerners and you know for sure it's super popular there and even then, only a few series have managed to get more seasons from the Western fanbase alone.
That makes sense. They can't make an S2 if they don't have the funding.

romagia said:
legend has it things naturally evolved like this.. these high cost anime on home media was initially meant only for rental stores, but collectors also wanted the anime, and that's how the late night anime industry started
Interesting.
it's from the famous anime economy article from ANN
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-03-05

i also suggest reading the someanithing FAQ.. it says how do they get data for sales, and also a bit about production
http://www.someanithing.com/sales-faqguide
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romagia said:
Hoppy said:
It's the only way to get a S2, unless it's a title that's only popular among Westerners and you know for sure it's super popular there and even then, only a few series have managed to get more seasons from the Western fanbase alone.
mainsteram cartoon like RINNE can get still get sequel on nihon tv ratings alone


Only certain stations can do this though and it's primarily kids anime. That's why you have 2 seasons of Haitai Nanafa despite BDs coming out almost a year after the second season was delaycast on AT-X.


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romagia said:
it's from the famous anime economy article from ANN
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-03-05

i also suggest reading the someanithing FAQ.. it says how do they get data for sales, and also a bit about production
http://www.someanithing.com/sales-faqguide

Thanks, I will take a look at those :)
Oct 31, 2016 12:47 PM

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Hoppy said:
romagia said:
mainsteram cartoon like RINNE can get still get sequel on nihon tv ratings alone


Only certain stations can do this though and it's primarily kids anime. That's why you have 2 seasons of Haitai Nanafa despite BDs coming out almost a year after the second season was delaycast on AT-X.
So even kids animes get expensive limited editions? Oreimo has come to mind haha, if you know what I mean. :)
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As a person with well over 100 Anime DVDs/LDs/VHS Tapes in his collection, I would never buy Anime from Japan, as I wouldn't be able to watch it, but most importantly, it's way too expensive.

People should be supporting the North American companies which license Anime. A few westerners buying Anime from Japan means nothing to the Japanese companies.

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*Foxy voice*

No. Just no....never do it.
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If you don't feel like the Japanese discs provide enough value for your money, you can always buy cheaper legitimate discs released in your area, if they're available. Ignore the concern trolling from the anti-industry crowd that says non-Japanese releases "don't really count"; these are releases where the Japanese company has undergone negotiations, signed contracts, and approved the deal they're getting. The anti-industry concern trolls seem to think they have insider financial knowledge saying that Japanese companies are somehow getting a raw deal from overseas disc publishers and streaming sites. But if they were getting a raw deal, they wouldn't be making those licensing agreements to begin with.

Either way, they'd much rather people bought overseas licensed discs (or watching on legal streaming sites) instead of downloading illegally or watching on bootleg streaming sites.

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Outside of collection purposes I don't think its worth it.
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How come i see full blu ray sets for anime on amazon for roughly £20.
EG: No Game No Life All 12eps+specials subbed for £20ish
There are also others for mahou sama full collection is roughly £10 and noragami for under 20
BUT DO THEY SUPPORT THE INDUSTRY?

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DenpaNyanNyan said:
Hoppy said:


Only certain stations can do this though and it's primarily kids anime. That's why you have 2 seasons of Haitai Nanafa despite BDs coming out almost a year after the second season was delaycast on AT-X.
So even kids animes get expensive limited editions? Oreimo has come to mind haha, if you know what I mean. :)


Yes, however, the BDs for Haitai Nanafa were only $30 US per volume (2 vols in total and had 1 season per volume).


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no its not worth it anymore now that legal streaming rights are becoming the main profit maker for the anime industry so just subscribe to CrunchyRoll and any other legal streaming sites

let those fucking expensive discs die and since 2012-2013 the disc sales are declining anyway
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As a person with well over 100 Anime DVDs/LDs/VHS Tapes in his collection, I would never buy Anime from Japan, as I wouldn't be able to watch it, but most importantly, it's way too expensive.

People should be supporting the North American companies which license Anime. A few westerners buying Anime from Japan means nothing to the Japanese companies.
Wow amazing. I get your point though. I have bought some blu-rays but haven't watched them yet because I've already seen the series and don't feel like re-watching. Only my favourite series I re-watched with the blu-rays, and it is really expensive I can see that haha.

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No. Just no....never do it.
Lol

Zalis said:
If you don't feel like the Japanese discs provide enough value for your money, you can always buy cheaper legitimate discs released in your area, if they're available. Ignore the concern trolling from the anti-industry crowd that says non-Japanese releases "don't really count"; these are releases where the Japanese company has undergone negotiations, signed contracts, and approved the deal they're getting. The anti-industry concern trolls seem to think they have insider financial knowledge saying that Japanese companies are somehow getting a raw deal from overseas disc publishers and streaming sites. But if they were getting a raw deal, they wouldn't be making those licensing agreements to begin with.

Either way, they'd much rather people bought overseas licensed discs (or watching on legal streaming sites) instead of downloading illegally or watching on bootleg streaming sites.
I already have some legitimate non-Japanese releases on blu-ray which I bought for much cheaper, but I am still curious about the Japan releases that are limited and what they come with.

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Outside of collection purposes I don't think its worth it.
Thanks.

Hoppy said:
DenpaNyanNyan said:
So even kids animes get expensive limited editions? Oreimo has come to mind haha, if you know what I mean. :)


Yes, however, the BDs for Haitai Nanafa were only $30 US per volume (2 vols in total and had 1 season per volume).
Ah okay. I just started watching that anime and it is really cute. I like cute animes the most :)
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no its not worth it anymore now that legal streaming rights are becoming the main profit maker for the anime industry so just subscribe to CrunchyRoll and any other legal streaming sites

let those fucking expensive discs die and since 2012-2013 the disc sales are declining anyway
Lol I see. I like to own the physical items, like I prefer CDs to mp3 files. I like how Amazon gives you both for the price of one. But there's no way I'm going to have a blu-ray disc from a series if it is currently airing haha, and I might not want to re-watch.

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How come i see full blu ray sets for anime on amazon for roughly £20.
EG: No Game No Life All 12eps+specials subbed for £20ish
There are also others for mahou sama full collection is roughly £10 and noragami for under 20
BUT DO THEY SUPPORT THE INDUSTRY?
I'm talking about blu-rays from sites such as CDJapan. See the example in my first post. You won't find it on Amazon unless you look at Amazon.co.jp
Oct 31, 2016 1:08 PM
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if the anime's name is Keijo!!!!!!!! then MOTHERFUCKING YES it is.... lol
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if the anime's name is Keijo!!!!!!!! then MOTHERFUCKING YES it is.... lol
Ohh get out of here with your kiwi and watch Queens Blade you scrub. You don't know what real T&A is until you seen Queens Blades.

Anyway...American blu-rays comes with the Japanese audio tracks and subtitles so no need to waste money on Japanese blu-rays. Better off getting yourself some cool Japanese video games for PS3 or PS4.
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if the anime's name is Keijo!!!!!!!! then MOTHERFUCKING YES it is.... lol
As expected from the EcchiLordMamster haha. :)
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EcchiLordMamster said:
if the anime's name is Keijo!!!!!!!! then MOTHERFUCKING YES it is.... lol
Ohh get out of here with your kiwi and watch Queens Blade you scrub. You don't know what real T&A is until you seen Queens Blades.

Anyway...American blu-rays comes with the Japanese audio tracks and subtitles so no need to waste money on Japanese blu-rays. Better off getting yourself some cool Japanese video games for PS3 or PS4.
Yes I know, even with the European and UK blu-ray releases in my case. But I do like to collect things, especially CDs and I want to get more anime stuff in my room. There isn't that much right now.
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DenpaNyanNyan said:
MasterHavik said:
Ohh get out of here with your kiwi and watch Queens Blade you scrub. You don't know what real T&A is until you seen Queens Blades.

Anyway...American blu-rays comes with the Japanese audio tracks and subtitles so no need to waste money on Japanese blu-rays. Better off getting yourself some cool Japanese video games for PS3 or PS4.
Yes I know, even with the European blu-rays in my case. But I do like to collect things, especially CDs and I want to get more anime stuff in my room. There isn't that much right now.
That's cool man. I try to get things I really like. Too many fans just buy stuff because it's anime.
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DenpaNyanNyan said:
Zalis said:
If you don't feel like the Japanese discs provide enough value for your money, you can always buy cheaper legitimate discs released in your area, if they're available. Ignore the concern trolling from the anti-industry crowd that says non-Japanese releases "don't really count"; these are releases where the Japanese company has undergone negotiations, signed contracts, and approved the deal they're getting. The anti-industry concern trolls seem to think they have insider financial knowledge saying that Japanese companies are somehow getting a raw deal from overseas disc publishers and streaming sites. But if they were getting a raw deal, they wouldn't be making those licensing agreements to begin with.

Either way, they'd much rather people bought overseas licensed discs (or watching on legal streaming sites) instead of downloading illegally or watching on bootleg streaming sites.
I already have some legitimate non-Japanese releases on blu-ray which I bought for much cheaper, but I am still curious about the Japan releases that are limited and what they come with.
anecdotally, other than the related specials and ovas you can see on MAL, i think they might come with some art books and audio dramas
i remember seeing tons of JPGs in the raw BDRips on nyaa.. those almost never make it to the fansub releases
and some translated audio dramas in the bakabt version of kodomo no jikan, i think they were likely from teh blu rays
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MasterHavik said:
EcchiLordMamster said:
if the anime's name is Keijo!!!!!!!! then MOTHERFUCKING YES it is.... lol
Ohh get out of here with your kiwi and watch Queens Blade you scrub. You don't know what real T&A is until you seen Queens Blades.

Anyway...American blu-rays comes with the Japanese audio tracks and subtitles so no need to waste money on Japanese blu-rays. Better off getting yourself some cool Japanese video games for PS3 or PS4.


not, nor will i ever be interested in queens blade lol

DenpaNyanNyan said:
EcchiLordMamster said:
if the anime's name is Keijo!!!!!!!! then MOTHERFUCKING YES it is.... lol
As expected from the EcchiLordMamster haha. :)


im buying every single one
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MasterHavik said:
Ohh get out of here with your kiwi and watch Queens Blade you scrub. You don't know what real T&A is until you seen Queens Blades.

Anyway...American blu-rays comes with the Japanese audio tracks and subtitles so no need to waste money on Japanese blu-rays. Better off getting yourself some cool Japanese video games for PS3 or PS4.


not, nor will i ever be interested in queens blade lol

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As expected from the EcchiLordMamster haha. :)


im buying every single one
Just saying Queens Blade gives you what you want and then some...and actually has a pretty decent story. That's just my opinion. Kiwi is like the fruit I will never touch with a 10 foot pole.

Also you ain't grabbing those blu-rays dude. Stop trying to be cool.
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MasterHavik said:
DenpaNyanNyan said:
Yes I know, even with the European blu-rays in my case. But I do like to collect things, especially CDs and I want to get more anime stuff in my room. There isn't that much right now.
That's cool man. I try to get things I really like. Too many fans just buy stuff because it's anime.
Yeah same. The blu-rays I have at the moment are from some of the series I like most. :)

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DenpaNyanNyan said:
I already have some legitimate non-Japanese releases on blu-ray which I bought for much cheaper, but I am still curious about the Japan releases that are limited and what they come with.
anecdotally, other than the related specials and ovas you can see on MAL, i think they might come with some art books and audio dramas
i remember seeing tons of JPGs in the raw BDRips on nyaa.. those almost never make it to the fansub releases
and some translated audio dramas in the bakabt version of kodomo no jikan, i think they were likely from teh blu rays
Nice. The art books would be good to look at. I will have almost no idea what they would say in the dramas apart from familiar words lol, so downloading a translated version would be beneficial. But it is still better to own a physical copy IMO, even if I would download another version. It's technically legal if you bought a copy anyway from what I've heard, as long as you don't redistribute and make a profit.
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DenpaNyanNyan said:
MasterHavik said:
That's cool man. I try to get things I really like. Too many fans just buy stuff because it's anime.
Yeah same. The blu-rays I have at the moment are from some of the series I like most. :)

romagia said:
anecdotally, other than the related specials and ovas you can see on MAL, i think they might come with some art books and audio dramas
i remember seeing tons of JPGs in the raw BDRips on nyaa.. those almost never make it to the fansub releases
and some translated audio dramas in the bakabt version of kodomo no jikan, i think they were likely from teh blu rays
Nice. The art books would be good to look at. I will have almost no idea what they would say in the dramas apart from familiar words lol, so downloading a translated version would be beneficial. But it is still better to own a physical copy IMO, even if I would download another version. It's technically legal if you bought a copy anyway from what I've heard, as long as you don't redistribute and make a profit.
I need to get back my PSG Blu-ray. Besides being one of my favorite English dubs. That felt like a sacred treasure to me.
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Yeah same. The blu-rays I have at the moment are from some of the series I like most. :)

Nice. The art books would be good to look at. I will have almost no idea what they would say in the dramas apart from familiar words lol, so downloading a translated version would be beneficial. But it is still better to own a physical copy IMO, even if I would download another version. It's technically legal if you bought a copy anyway from what I've heard, as long as you don't redistribute and make a profit.
I need to get back my PSG Blu-ray. Besides being one of my favorite English dubs. That felt like a sacred treasure to me.
Panty & Stocking With Garterbelt? I haven't seen that yet. I think Bleach had a very good English dub and is probably my favourite dubbed anime. I don't have any blu-rays from it though lol.
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DenpaNyanNyan said:
MasterHavik said:
I need to get back my PSG Blu-ray. Besides being one of my favorite English dubs. That felt like a sacred treasure to me.
Panty & Stocking With Garterbelt? I haven't seen that yet. I think Bleach had a very good English dub and is probably my favourite dubbed anime. I don't have any blu-rays from it though lol.
I found Bleach to be a pretty poor dub. This was around the time where Viz had both Naruto and Bleach and the dubs stunk. The newer dubs by them are much better. But it's okay to have your opinion. I think you'll love PSG.
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Panty & Stocking With Garterbelt? I haven't seen that yet. I think Bleach had a very good English dub and is probably my favourite dubbed anime. I don't have any blu-rays from it though lol.
I found Bleach to be a pretty poor dub. This was around the time where Viz had both Naruto and Bleach and the dubs stunk. The newer dubs by them are much better. But it's okay to have your opinion. I think you'll love PSG.
I don't like the Naruto dub much but I haven't watched the whole series. Guess I'll try PSG :)
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As a person with well over 100 Anime DVDs/LDs/VHS Tapes in his collection, I would never buy Anime from Japan, as I wouldn't be able to watch it, but most importantly, it's way too expensive.

People should be supporting the North American companies which license Anime. A few westerners buying Anime from Japan means nothing to the Japanese companies.


A few means a lot when it comes to japanese disc sales market where average is around 3000.
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Seiya said:
As a person with well over 100 Anime DVDs/LDs/VHS Tapes in his collection, I would never buy Anime from Japan, as I wouldn't be able to watch it, but most importantly, it's way too expensive.

People should be supporting their local companies which license Anime. A few westerners buying Anime from Japan means nothing to the Japanese companies.


As a person with less than 100 titles in DVDs and VHS (and sadly no LD), I support this answer.
As a french person, I would add that I wouldn't buy something from the north american market either (based on the prices I read about here).
And as a stupid person (if I trust today's consumers), I would even say that BrD are in general far too pricy for what they are.


Anyway, simply help your country publishers to make money and license more animations.

PS @Seiya : what is the boy on your picture, and did you see Nora subtitled? (where?)
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Seiya said:
As a person with well over 100 Anime DVDs/LDs/VHS Tapes in his collection, I would never buy Anime from Japan, as I wouldn't be able to watch it, but most importantly, it's way too expensive.

People should be supporting the North American companies which license Anime. A few westerners buying Anime from Japan means nothing to the Japanese companies.


A few means a lot when it comes to japanese disc sales market where average is around 3000.


How would you feel if I told you I don't care about the Japanese market? If I want more companies to license Anime in North America, I support North American companies. Supporting Japanese companies don't help Anime being localized.

I buy Anime DVDs to watch, not for decoration. If it's RAW Japanese, I can't watch it.

@Rei366: It's Seiya from "Nurse Angel Ririka SOS." You can find Nora subbed on BakaBT.
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Keijo!!!!!!!! GIves me everything I want

All female cast

Girls fighting eachother

Swimsuits and Skimpy clothing

All likable characters

Modern times

Ass and tits as a plot point



Yes, Queens blade has much of those but what it lacks is the problem



Also, I already bought all the blurays for Musaigen.. why wouldn't I for keijo?????????
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MasterHavik said:
EcchiLordMamster said:
if the anime's name is Keijo!!!!!!!! then MOTHERFUCKING YES it is.... lol
Ohh get out of here with your kiwi and watch Queens Blade you scrub. You don't know what real T&A is until you seen Queens Blades.


AYYYY Queen's Blade's my favourite ecchi out there.
Oct 31, 2016 3:09 PM

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Only if you plan to support the creator.
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Seiya said:
umashikaneko said:


A few means a lot when it comes to japanese disc sales market where average is around 3000.


How would you feel if I told you I don't care about the Japanese market? If I want more companies to license Anime in North America, I support North American companies. Supporting Japanese companies don't help Anime being localized.

I buy Anime DVDs to watch, not for decoration. If it's RAW Japanese, I can't watch it.

@Rei366: It's Seiya from "Nurse Angel Ririka SOS." You can find Nora subbed on BakaBT.
From what I've seen, you can buy most anime from Japan with English subtitles anyway, and I watch with subtitles. I'm not bothered about dubs any more so for me it's fine. The blu-rays in question are the limited edition ones that only have 1 or 2 episodes which really doesn't make sense to me but it's what comes with it that counts I guess.

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Yes if the price is right and you plan on watching it multiple times.

There are so many series I want in my bluray collection but there is no freaking way I'm paying 200$+ for a part 1 bluray with like 5 episodes on the discs. Freaking ridicioulous how much they charge you. I'M LOOKING AT YOU ANIPLEX.
That is ridiculous, damn. Does it come with any extras?

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Only if you plan to support the creator.
Of course I'd like to support the creator if it's a series I like :)
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@DenpaNyanNyan: None of the Anime I want to own on DVD have subtitles in their Japanese releases. They're all RAW. Only a small few newer titles have subs.

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@DenpaNyanNyan: None of the Anime I want to own on DVD have subtitles in their Japanese releases. They're all RAW. Only a small few newer titles have subs.
That is a problem then. I can't watch RAW either.
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Only pay for anime if you really want to support the creators. In which case you should import JPN blurays because the Western anime industry is cancer.

Oh and if you're like me and only watch old stuff don't pay for anything, resellers are even worse cancer.
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