Author Topic: Have you ever bought an original anime DVD? (Read 5594 times)

Noboru_san · « **on:** October 29, 2009, 12:15:48 PM »

If had, then tell me how many

i haven't bought any yet

kurandoinu · « **Reply #1 on:** October 29, 2009, 12:27:32 PM »

*Goes into living room to count*

Are we talking individual discs here or what?

I have 78 different boxed things, but about 15 of those are full box sets

DaggerLite · « **Reply #2 on:** October 29, 2009, 12:31:37 PM »

Yes, I have quite a few at home. Some box sets and some movies.

I am a bit reluctant to buy most of the time though, because they're very expensive due to them all being (sort of) imports from the US. Also, I've not been happy with the work put into making them in the first place. They got some friends together to dub the damned things, and the bonus material was scarce. Creditless OP/ED and a completely unrehearsed audio commentary. Movies I'm mostly happy with, but I've almost bought stuff without Japanese audio on it. What the hell?

Carnivus · « **Reply #3 on:** October 29, 2009, 12:32:06 PM »

Quote from: kurandoinu on October 29, 2009, 12:27:32 PM

*Goes into living room to count*

Are we talking individual discs here or what?

I have 78 different boxed things, but about 15 of those are full box sets

Good for you.
Counting those from my childhood,I have 0.
Do VHS count?I have the first Pokemon movie on VHS.

Noboru_san · « **Reply #4 on:** October 29, 2009, 12:35:45 PM »

Quote from: Carnivus on October 29, 2009, 12:32:06 PM

Quote from: kurandoinu on October 29, 2009, 12:27:32 PM
*Goes into living room to count*

Are we talking individual discs here or what?

I have 78 different boxed things, but about 15 of those are full box sets
Good for you.
Counting those from my childhood,I have 0.
Do VHS count?I have the first Pokemon movie on VHS.

lol I have that too, i do have something lol

kureshii · « **Reply #5 on:** October 29, 2009, 12:40:09 PM »

Might want to take a look at this thread.

I have some R1s I felt were worth buying, no R2 DVDs though. And definitely no Japan-import Blurays yet (I wish!)

kurandoinu · « **Reply #6 on:** October 29, 2009, 12:42:12 PM »

Apart from one mine are all R2 or R0 (ADV released a boxset under a different name here that was mega cheap but had weird covers and was region 0)

If its cheap enough or I love it enough I'll buy it. Just pirating everything isn't a nice thing to do.

bakaiku · « **Reply #7 on:** October 29, 2009, 12:50:01 PM »

I don't remember exactly how many I have total since I'm far away from my dvds right now. But I guess I have around 30 or so only. I have couple box sets like Gasaraki, Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin and Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040.

Mainly I have movies and especially Ghibli ones. And actually I have many Ghibli movies twice on dvd since I first bought R3 dvd's but later those were released in Finland too so I've bought almost all of those Ghibli movies out on dvd in Finland. Though I haven't bought pretty much any lately so all those are mostly few years old.

Havoc10K · « **Reply #8 on:** October 29, 2009, 01:45:37 PM »

l'm buying on Amazon cuz there really isn't much Anime DVD sets here. l have nearly 200 DVDs original, but if we count to series/dvd set then l have 57 series in original DVD sets. l also have some BDs but the question was about DVDs, you might want to change the question into "Have you ever bought an original anime?"
since most of us but DVDs and BDs, at least those that have a chance to buy them l think.

Tatsujin · « **Reply #9 on:** October 29, 2009, 02:03:38 PM »

Quote from: Noboru_san on October 29, 2009, 12:15:48 PM

If had, then tell me how many

i haven't bought any yet

4 or 6 of them are DVDs, but they're all american crap.

As for anime, Blu-ray = yes. No completed sets, but going to do Bakemonogatari as my first Blu-ray set.

DVDs are old news.

Usorunju · « **Reply #10 on:** October 29, 2009, 02:07:59 PM »

I don't know how many of you live in the states, but a store called "Suncoast" went out of business and they sold anime. I bought about 34 OST's and 36 box sets. Most of them were animes I had in fansub so I gave all the box sets away as christmas gifts and kept the OST's.

AceD · « **Reply #11 on:** October 29, 2009, 02:56:04 PM »

No...i get what i can for free, and spend money on things i cant get for free.

Havoc10K · « **Reply #12 on:** October 29, 2009, 03:41:02 PM »

if l liked an anime l buy it, supporting makers is important, otherwise they make shit next time, or half the episode they do is dialog pictures and red/black screens of doom, with the biggest ammount of important stuff missing evah.

well, l buy what l like and what l can to support those ppl that su[pport us with entertainment.

you should do the same.

as for BDs, well, thats a give, BDs are gonna kick DVDs in the balls and cripple them a bit, but definitly not gonna kill it, even now there are cd's .

l say, buy what you liked, it's worth.

Goroshi-sama · « **Reply #13 on:** October 29, 2009, 05:24:09 PM »

two:

1)Love Hina Complete DVD box including xmas and spring special and Love Hina again..

2) Serial Experiments Lain Complete DVD box

But I have to say they are complete shittys.. lots of typos, missing translating and subbing, no karaoke, subs looks horrible.. overall completely FAIL
here again my motto: FANSUBS > ORIGINAL DVD BOXES

BuriaL · « **Reply #14 on:** October 29, 2009, 05:40:04 PM »

Quote from: Noboru_san on October 29, 2009, 12:15:48 PM

If had, then tell me how many

i haven't bought any yet

Uh..i have..one..maybe.

http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=429

I remember i wanted to see it. Couldt get hold of it, so i ordered it becouse it were cheap.
It seems its missing now *looks around* prolly "went missing" on some party. Havent noticed before now

Tatsujin · « **Reply #15 on:** October 29, 2009, 05:48:21 PM »

Quote from: Goroshi-sama on October 29, 2009, 05:24:09 PM

two:

1)Love Hina Complete DVD box including xmas and spring special and Love Hina again..

2) Serial Experiments Lain Complete DVD box

But I have to say they are complete shittys.. lots of typos, missing translating and subbing, no karaoke, subs looks horrible.. overall completely FAIL
here again my motto: FANSUBS > ORIGINAL DVD BOXES

Yup. The stuff I purchase, besides Fate/Stay Night Box Set from here, is all from Japan. Pure support to them over there and I get it in perfect condition. Besides the very bare fact that the quality in what they make over in Japan is very, very good, extremely good honestly.

Havoc10K · « **Reply #16 on:** October 29, 2009, 06:09:00 PM »

yeah but they don't ship to EU in most cases.
and what they do ship l already have ;]

Tatsujin · « **Reply #17 on:** October 29, 2009, 06:42:35 PM »

Quote from: Havoc10K on October 29, 2009, 06:09:00 PM

yeah but they don't ship to EU in most cases.
and what they do ship l already have ;]

Ah, it's good to be in the US. Tho' I'd rather be in Japan.

Drew · « **Reply #18 on:** October 29, 2009, 08:45:58 PM »

Anime box-set prices have plummeted recently and I find myself buying more and more of them. I think I own around ten or so now.

Havoc10K · « **Reply #19 on:** October 29, 2009, 09:17:27 PM »

keep it up mates, moer moer moer