Right Stuf Sale Thread (33-40% off Bandai Entertainment) ENDS 11/10

[Razzuel]

:bomb:

On the bright side, i have four boxes currently coming to my house. :applause:

How is that on the bright side? You are still missing The Second Raid artbox.

[the_punisher]

How is that on the bright side? You are still missing The Second Raid artbox.

You are the single most negative person i've ever met. Other than KL, of course.

[Kirin Lemon]

You are the single most negative person i've ever met. Other than KL, of course.

Of course. :lol:

[BlueSwim]

Mine arrived today. It really was Christmas in July.:lol: Third order from Right Stuf, third time an ultra-satisfied customer.

[Razzuel]

You are the single most negative person i've ever met. Other than KL, of course.

Realistic; not negative.

[the_punisher]

Realistic; not negative.

Apparently that's the same thing. :-P


Mine arrived today. It really was Christmas in July.:lol: Third order from Right Stuf, third time an ultra-satisfied customer.

Not exactly my third time ordering from them, but i've never had a bad experience.

[Brian9824]

Yeah my box arrived too. Everything perfect as I was expecting.

[Ndolger]

Got 2 of the 3 "25" orders I've placed in the mail yesterday. I'm not sure how rightstuf made any money on the Noir Wall Scroll I got for $4, but bless them anyway. =E They priority shipped the wall scroll by itself, I have to imagine that was pretty expensive shipping.

I love rightstuf. It's too bad I haven't even come close to making a dent in watching items from any of the other 25 for 100 sales they've had in the past.

It looks like most of this inventory is from Best Buy. A lot of the DVDs I got have Best Buy stickers on them.

[AngellicLulu]

Mine shipped Thursday so it should be here sometime this week. I just put up my anime on my shelf in my new house... I don't have much room for expansion. I may need to consolidate.
It's sad because I probably only watched 30% of the anime I own but I just keep buying it.
The manga is the real scary thing that I need to get rid of. I have 400 volumes of manga. Ug.

[jererjerer]

Got 2 of the 3 "25" orders I've placed in the mail yesterday. I'm not sure how rightstuf made any money on the Noir Wall Scroll I got for $4, but bless them anyway. =E They priority shipped the wall scroll by itself, I have to imagine that was pretty expensive shipping.

I love rightstuf. It's too bad I haven't even come close to making a dent in watching items from any of the other 25 for 100 sales they've had in the past.

It looks like most of this inventory is from Best Buy. A lot of the DVDs I got have Best Buy stickers on them.

My guess on the bestbuy stock is probably that best buy sent back their stock to the manufacturers, and they probably dumped it on rightstuf...and speaking of that-I suppose I gotta take a look at what they offer-been a while since I've checked the list of stuff they offer

[Shinpachi]

Mine shipped Thursday so it should be here sometime this week. I just put up my anime on my shelf in my new house... I don't have much room for expansion. I may need to consolidate.
It's sad because I probably only watched 30% of the anime I own but I just keep buying it.
The manga is the real scary thing that I need to get rid of. I have 400 volumes of manga. Ug.
Same here on not getting around to watching everything I've bought, it's just such a daunting task.

[GuilewasNK]

Mine shipped Thursday so it should be here sometime this week. I just put up my anime on my shelf in my new house... I don't have much room for expansion. I may need to consolidate.
It's sad because I probably only watched 30% of the anime I own but I just keep buying it.
The manga is the real scary thing that I need to get rid of. I have 400 volumes of manga. Ug.


I can relate to space constraints, although mine is due to anime. My manga collection isn't too bad.

[StarKnightX]

Much like with my game collection I've been doing somewhat of a good job of keeping myself from buying too much more anime until I at least watch what I already have (does that make me a bad person considering that I take care of this thread? :-#). Course I haven't been watching that much lately so I'm not really making any progress. As far as manga goes I really ought to be expanding on that at the moment , seeing as I don't really own all that many volumes of any series. Considering that I can bring manga to work with me and read them on my lunch break I can make far more progress there.

[mlisette23]

My order came in today and I was kind of shocked with how much shelf space I have left, I only really have room for one or two more half season sets:shock: Ugh the dilemma of every anime collector.

@ the_punisher: Sorry to hear you won't be getting the Full Metal Panic Second Raid Vol. 1 w/artbox, it's one of my favorite artboxes.

[BlueSwim]

It seems like the Trigun Remix DVDs were BIG sellers during this sale. Almost every volume had about 350 copies when I ordered mine(all 6 volumes) and now they're either at 100 copies left exactly or well below it. I'm glad to see it do so well, it's such a well-crafted, likable show.

[Shinpachi]

It seems like the Trigun Remix DVDs were BIG sellers during this sale. Almost every volume had about 350 copies when I ordered mine(all 6 volumes) and now they're either at 100 copies left exactly or well below it. I'm glad to see it do so well, it's such a well-crafted, likable show.

Amen to that, I can't wait for my order to show up so I can watch it again after these few years it's been off the air. I'd attribute its well-selling at this sale to be due to it being so difficult to find elsewhere now along with the good price. This may well be the last time you can find a full set of it outside of private sellers (until they release it again on a new medium, but this was the third of three versions).

[the_punisher]

Aww, looks like they extended the date by three more days. Oh well.

[Jrittmayer]

I wish COde Geass would go down in Price, I love that anime to death (Favorite of all time) but I just cna't bring myself to spend $150 for Season 1 alone.

[the_punisher]

I wish COde Geass would go down in Price, I love that anime to death (Favorite of all time) but I just cna't bring myself to spend $150 for Season 1 alone.

During the last sale it was $21.50 per "set" (2 volumes in one, with membership) ;).

[PrarieD0G]

I hate it when people make me regret not buying something after it's already too late to do anything about it. :(

Well, I guess I theoretically could make a third order to get the Trigun Remix DVDs, but I have really spent too much money on anime at this point. I'll just wait for a thinpak/brick release.

[Chronis]

Yay for extending the sale!

[Kirin Lemon]

I hate it when people make me regret not buying something after it's already too late to do anything about it. :(

Well, I guess I theoretically could make a third order to get the Trigun Remix DVDs, but I have really spent too much money on anime at this point. I'll just wait for a thinpak/brick release.

I loathe Trigun and all the sloppily-animated, poorly-scripted, ill-conceived mediocrity it represents. You're missing nothing.

Feel better now? ;)

[AngellicLulu]

aww man I got the DBZ figures and I got a double and am missing one. Which means I can't finish the 8th figure. Poopie poop.

[Brian9824]

I wish COde Geass would go down in Price, I love that anime to death (Favorite of all time) but I just cna't bring myself to spend $150 for Season 1 alone.

They will probably release a Code Geass boxset soon

[BlueSwim]

I loathe Trigun and all the sloppily-animated, poorly-scripted, ill-conceived mediocrity it represents. You're missing nothing.

Feel better now? ;)
=; There goes your credibility.


LOVE AND PEACE, GOD DAMN IT!!!:lol::lol::lol:

[Kirin Lemon]

=; There goes your credibility.


LOVE AND PEACE, GOD DAMN IT!!!:lol::lol::lol:

There goes your discriminating taste.

Seriously, I found it to be an awful, trite show. I cannot fathom why people enjoy it when it does absolutely nothing well. The characters are obnoxious, the plot is generic, the animation is terrible, the music is painful... I just *do not* understand why anybody would like Trigun. At all.

[refusedchaos]

dammit..all my reasonable options are gone for Welcome to the NHK Vol. 6 :cry:

damn you punisher! XD

[the_punisher]

dammit..all my reasonable options are gone for Welcome to the NHK Vol. 6 :cry:

damn you punisher! XD

What did i d-

AR-09663 Welcome to the NHK DVD 6 $26.98
Ordered: 1 Shipped: 1

================================================== ================

Your order has shipped via US Postal.


Oh, right. That. ;)

[hero101]

Yay for extending the sale!
When is it extended to?

[BlueSwim]

There goes your discriminating taste.

Seriously, I found it to be an awful, trite show. I cannot fathom why people enjoy it when it does absolutely nothing well. The characters are obnoxious, the plot is generic, the animation is terrible, the music is painful... I just *do not* understand why anybody would like Trigun. At all.
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=69&pictureid=8402

[Kirin Lemon]

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=69&pictureid=8402

... is the exact image that comes to mind when I see that somebody enjoys Trigun. :D

[Chronis]

When is it extended to?

The 30th.

Anyway, I give a +1 to Trigun! It was my favorite anime back when it was on TV. I'm getting it to relive all my memories! :D

[Razzuel]

Remember how I said making a third order was probably a bad idea? Well, I just made a fourth order, which is definitely not a good idea when I think of my precious bank account.

I am really satisfied with this order though; a lot of great stuff:


Doujin Work Graphic Novel 2
Doujin Work Graphic Novel 3
Doujin Work Graphic Novel 4
Glass Fleet DVD 1 + Artbox
Glass Fleet DVD 2
Hell Girl DVD 1 + Artbox
Hell Girl DVD 2
Hell Girl DVD 3
Hell Girl DVD 4
Hell Girl DVD 5
Hell Girl DVD 6
Last Exile DVD 4
Last Exile DVD 5
Last Exile DVD 6
Pumpkin Scissors DVD 1
Pumpkin Scissors DVD 2 + Artbox
Pumpkin Scissors DVD 3
Pumpkin Scissors DVD 4
Pumpkin Scissors DVD 5
Pumpkin Scissors DVD 6
Stellvia DVD 1
Stellvia DVD 2
Stellvia DVD 3
Stellvia DVD 4
Stellvia DVD 5
Stellvia DVD 6
Stellvia DVD 7
Stellvia DVD 8
Witchblade DVD 3

[Chronis]

^^I was about to say how'd you get Pumpkin Scissors 6 in that deal.... then i noticed there was more than 25 things on your list. :( I would have gotten the set if 6 was part of the sale.

[BlueSwim]

... is the exact image that comes to mind when I see that somebody enjoys Trigun. :D:lol::lol::lol:

Anyway, I give a +1 to Trigun! It was my favorite anime back when it was on TV. I'm getting it to relive all my memories! :DThis. Once I'm finished with InuYasha S.1 on DVD(got both it and S.2, for $7 each new at Books-A-Million, for those interested in trying to find it cheap), Trigun's next. I've been listening to the soundtrack almost every time I go out with my Zune. Blue Funk FTW.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyK_8g4TmbE

[StarKnightX]

Yay for the sale being extended. Not only does that mean that I don't have to rush to make an order tonight before the sale would have ended , since I still haven't placed one yet , but it means I get to put off screwing around with the OP for a few more days. :D

[DuelLadyS]

... is the exact image that comes to mind when I see that somebody enjoys Trigun. :D

I love watching you argue with people about anime- nothing ever catches you off-guard. :lol:

It's been awhile since I saw Trigun, and I never did see all of it- but I remember a 'popcorn' anime... something with lots of gunfights and a few explosions and just enough storyline to connect to the next fight... the sort of thing you turn your brain off to watch.

Considering we already know Kirin hates Black Lagoon and Die Hard, I'm really not surprised to see Trigun on the naughty list too.

[surak]

Didn't buy anything from the sale this time, though a huge chunk of my collection is populated from past Right Stuf 10/25 sales, including Trigun (not the Remix, unfortunately). Just wanted to pop in with support for the show. The animation definitely wasn't as good as it could've been but there was seriously some good drama in the latter half of the show. Having watched a lot of anime over the years I also think Vash and Wolfwood are still pretty damn unique and memorable characters.

There are lots of terrible anime out there, but Trigun is not even close. It might not float everyone's boat but hating on it is just being stuck-up.

[XxFuRy2Xx]

W00t! Got my anime today. It was so nice getting such a big box with tons of anime in it.

[MrNEWZ]

Crap, how did Pumpkin Scissors 6 end up not for resale anywhere? $22 for Anime in 2009 is insane.

[the_punisher]

W00t! Got my anime today. It was so nice getting such a big box with tons of anime in it.

It's even nicer getting three. Damn, this is awesome :).

[Razzuel]

Crap, how did Pumpkin Scissors 6 end up not for resale anywhere? $22 for Anime in 2009 is insane.

Funimation only sent volume six of Pumpkin Scissors, Red Garden, and Welcome to the NHK to Right Stuf. Funimation acquired those three anime from ADV when five volumes of each had already been released. Funimation released the sixth volume of each in very limited quantities to Right Stuf.

If you want confirmation, then check this: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-09/funimation-to-ship-final-single-dvds-for-3-former-adv-titles

Actually, Funimation wasn't even going to release the sixth volume for each of those. Source for this: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-06/red-garden-nhk-to-end-in-boxes-not-single-dvds

Also, new DVDs are always around 20 bucks; nothing new here.

[MrNEWZ]

Funimation only sent volume six of Pumpkin Scissors, Red Garden, and Welcome to the NHK to Right Stuf. Funimation acquired those three anime from ADV when five volumes of each had already been released. Funimation released the sixth volume of each in very limited quantities to Right Stuf.

If you want confirmation, then check this: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-09/funimation-to-ship-final-single-dvds-for-3-former-adv-titles

Actually, Funimation wasn't even going to release the sixth volume for each of those. Source for this: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-06/red-garden-nhk-to-end-in-boxes-not-single-dvds

Also, new DVDs are always around 20 bucks; nothing new here.


This is very important information. I've been out of the anime loop for the most part since 2000-2001. Since I haven't purchased a non-boxed set or Blu-Ray costing more than $20 in a long time, $22 for anime is a tough swallow. Guess I'll have to eat it on both NHK and Pumpkin Scissors at some point.

[Kirin Lemon]

This is very important information. I've been out of the anime loop for the most part since 2000-2001. Since I haven't purchased a non-boxed set or Blu-Ray costing more than $20 in a long time, $22 for anime is a tough swallow. Guess I'll have to eat it on both NHK and Pumpkin Scissors at some point.

Sigh. I warned against buying NHK, Pumpkin Scissors, and Red Garden multiple times earlier on during this sale for this very reason.

[Chronis]

Yeah but nobody listens to you anymore Kirin. :lol:

[refusedchaos]

well they canceled my FMP TSR 1 w/ artbox finally. So what dvd do you guys think i should get? looking at

-Ultra Maniac DVD 1 (Hyb): Magical Girl + Artbox
-Scrapped Princess DVD 4 (Hyb): Spells and Circumstances + Figure (Limited)

[AngellicLulu]

I can't sympathize for having to spend 20+ dollars on a disc. That used to be the standard and you were lucky to even see a box set, though the 100+ dollar price tag usually made them hard to swallow.
I remember getting a VHS at a time at Suncoast for Rayearth because that's all I could afford. :cry:

[Kirin Lemon]

Yeah but nobody listens to you anymore Kirin. :lol:

And see what happens! They suffer the consequences! :D

[MrNEWZ]

And see what happens! They suffer the consequences! :D

I was getting those series regardless. Didn't have a chance to scour the thread. Came here sort of after-the-fact.

I remember the days where $30 for 4 episodes of anime was a steal, but it's not the same anymore.

I'll watch PS and Welcome to first. If I want to see how they end, I'll pay the full price for the finales. Not a huge deal, but thanks for those regularly here keeping us informed. ;-)

[the_punisher]

I was getting those series regardless. Didn't have a chance to scour the thread. Came here sort of after-the-fact.

I remember the days where $30 for 4 episodes of anime was a steal, but it's not the same anymore.

I'll watch PS and Welcome to first. If I want to see how they end, I'll pay the full price for the finales. Not a huge deal, but thanks for those regularly here keeping us informed. ;-)

Know that WttNHK Vol. 6 is now IMPOSSIBLE to find. It's gone from all sites i could think of, and even rnadom ones from google, and isn't even on eBay. The last one just sold for $80 :whee:


NEW SALE IS UP! Only good thing i see is the Fruits Basket manga, and they even have a full set available, but damn is it expensive ;).

Fruits Basket Graphic Novel Complete Series Box Set- $100.49 (this includes coupon)

[Ndolger]

Remember how I said making a third order was probably a bad idea? Well, I just made a fourth order, which is definitely not a good idea when I think of my precious bank account.


Hah, I was in the exact same situation. I made two orders pretty easily, and then somehow made a third...and then a 4th.

It's the only time of the year I buy any anime though (rightstuf 25/100 sales), so I guess it's OK.

Got my third order in, but found out that I accidentally ordered a duplicate DVD (sigh). rightstuf's customer service would probably let me exchange it, but I don't think it's worth the hassle of actually shipping it back.

Since I loathe thinpacks (I always go for the pretty artboxes) obviously it's a space concern. I did have all my anime in a nice compact location, now it seems to be spreading all over the place. I got stuff everywhere...it's spreading like a virus!

+1 for Trigun. I mean seriously, it's not a bad show (there *are* some really bad shows), Trigun is nowhere close to bad. You just have to mind Kirin. Kirin either completely hates or completely loves everything.

[GuilewasNK]

+1 for Trigun. I mean seriously, it's not a bad show (there *are* some really bad shows), Trigun is nowhere close to bad. You just have to mind Kirin. Kirin either completely hates or completely loves everything.

Trigun has its moments. Wolfwood is cool. Vash's incessant idealism irritates me more than anything. Not a bad show. I'm not sure if I'm going to drop another order to get it though.

[StarKnightX]

OP has been updated. Also as a reminder (not like anyone here probably doesn't already know) today is the last day to get in anymore orders from the 10 for $50 or 25 for $100 sale.

[DarkSageRK]

Tokyopop, eh? Well, I might as well break down and order Mirai Nikki now even though I'll only end up saving around a dollar per volume with this sale. :X

Well played, Rightstuf.

[StarKnightX]

Finally placed my order for the 25 for $100. In a way it was good that I waited , because even though a lot of items I was looking at I couldn't really get now because they were missing volumes , it was good because it made me focus on what to order and didn't buy as much as I might have.

Ordered:
Ah My Goddess Season 2 Volumes 1-6 + Artbox
Air TV Series Volumes 1-4 + Artbox + Movie
Kurau : Phantom Memory Volumes 1-6 + Artbox
Le Chevalier D'Eon Volumes 1-6 + Artbox

as well Code Lyoko Season 1 and Gonzo Double Pack (Desert Punk + Speed Grapher) to round the 25 off.

[the_punisher]

Finally placed my order for the 25 for $100. In a way it was good that I waited , because even though a lot of items I was looking at I couldn't really get now because they were missing volumes , it was good because it made me focus on what to order and didn't buy as much as I might have.

Ordered:
Ah My Goddess Season 2 Volumes 1-6 + Artbox
Air TV Series Volumes 1-4 + Artbox + Movie
Kurau : Phantom Memory Volumes 1-6 + Artbox
Le Chevalier D'Eon Volumes 1-6 + Artbox

as well Code Lyoko Season 1 and Gonzo Double Pack (Desert Punk + Speed Grapher) to round the 25 off.

Code Lyoko?

Really?

[StarKnightX]

Code Lyoko?

Really?

Yeah , what of it?

[joeyatog]

Hey everyone, I just purchase a crap load of anime from this Right Stuf sale and was curious to know what you all thought of these series. I am an anime fan but haven't really been in the loop for quite some time other than feature films. Any other suggestions for future purchases are appreciated! Here's what I snagged:

Dragon Hunters 1 - 5
Trinity Blood 1 - 6
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World 1 - 3
Last Exile 1 - 6
Kurau: Phantom Memory 1 - 6
Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales 1 - 3
Trigun Remix 1 - 6
Texhnolyze 1 - 6
Requiem from the Darkness 1 - 4
Nerima Daikon Bros. 1 - 3
Le Chevalier D'Eon 1 - 6

[BlueSwim]

Trigun has its moments. Wolfwood is cool. Vash's incessant idealism irritates me more than anything. Not a bad show. I'm not sure if I'm going to drop another order to get it though.
Vash's ideals are part of what makes the character so likable to begin with. Both his pacifism and his unwillingness to kill people who are trying to kill him is a pretty neat twist on the "outlaw gunman" character type.

Wolfwood is also really likable and more entertaining than I remember him being.

I guess it's too late if you did want to pick the show up anyways, several volumes of Trigun Remix have sold out.

[refusedchaos]

got my first box today! second one is coming tomorrow! third and fourth are still processing =/

[Kirin Lemon]

Ordered:
Ah My Goddess Season 2 Volumes 1-6 + Artbox
Air TV Series Volumes 1-4 + Artbox + Movie
Kurau : Phantom Memory Volumes 1-6 + Artbox
Le Chevalier D'Eon Volumes 1-6 + Artbox

Ooh, nice choices there. I'm proud of you.

Hey everyone, I just purchase a crap load of anime from this Right Stuf sale and was curious to know what you all thought of these series. I am an anime fan but haven't really been in the loop for quite some time other than feature films. Any other suggestions for future purchases are appreciated! Here's what I snagged:

Dragon Hunters 1 - 5
Trinity Blood 1 - 6
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World 1 - 3
Last Exile 1 - 6
Kurau: Phantom Memory 1 - 6
Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales 1 - 3
Trigun Remix 1 - 6
Texhnolyze 1 - 6
Requiem from the Darkness 1 - 4
Nerima Daikon Bros. 1 - 3
Le Chevalier D'Eon 1 - 6

Dragon Hunters - No idea what this is, but it's not anime.
Trinity Blood - Awful. Like Trigun with vampires.
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World - Possibly more awful than Trinity Blood.
Last Exile - Excellent.
Kurau: Phantom Memory - I like what I've seen so far, and most reviews have been positive.
Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales - Mostly boring, but the last disc is pretty good.
Trigun Remix - Overhyped and extremely average. I loathe almost everything about it.
Texhnolyze - Not for everyone. Pretentious and violent, but I've seen worse.
Requiem from the Darkness - Decent horror anime.
Nerima Daikon Bros. - I hear it's funny. Picked this one up, myself.
Le Chevalier D'Eon - Also excellent.

Vash's ideals are part of what makes the character so likable to begin with. Both his pacifism and his unwillingness to kill people who are trying to kill him is a pretty neat twist on the "outlaw gunman" character type.

I thought Kenshin pulled off this type of character much better, even though I'm not a huge Kenshin fan. Actually, *most* of Trigun is just a huge Kenshin ripoff.

[joeyatog]

Ooh, nice choices there. I'm proud of you.



Dragon Hunters - No idea what this is, but it's not anime.
Trinity Blood - Awful. Like Trigun with vampires.
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World - Possibly more awful than Trinity Blood.
Last Exile - Excellent.
Kurau: Phantom Memory - I like what I've seen so far, and most reviews have been positive.
Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales - Mostly boring, but the last disc is pretty good.
Trigun Remix - Overhyped and extremely average. I loathe almost everything about it.
Texhnolyze - Not for everyone. Pretentious and violent, but I've seen worse.
Requiem from the Darkness - Decent horror anime.
Nerima Daikon Bros. - I hear it's funny. Picked this one up, myself.
Le Chevalier D'Eon - Also excellent.



I thought Kenshin pulled off this type of character much better, even though I'm not a huge Kenshin fan. Actually, *most* of Trigun is just a huge Kenshin ripoff.

Dragon Hunters I think is actually a French animation show. I picked up the new CGI movie from Deep Discount so I thought I'd give the TV show a shot. I had a few people recommend Trigun and Trinity to me so that's why I snagged those two. Hopefully I enjoy some of this stuff! =p

[StarKnightX]

Hey everyone, I just purchase a crap load of anime from this Right Stuf sale and was curious to know what you all thought of these series. I am an anime fan but haven't really been in the loop for quite some time other than feature films. Any other suggestions for future purchases are appreciated! Here's what I snagged:

Dragon Hunters 1 - 5
Trinity Blood 1 - 6
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World 1 - 3
Last Exile 1 - 6
Kurau: Phantom Memory 1 - 6
Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales 1 - 3
Trigun Remix 1 - 6
Texhnolyze 1 - 6
Requiem from the Darkness 1 - 4
Nerima Daikon Bros. 1 - 3
Le Chevalier D'Eon 1 - 6

Out of those the only ones I've seen are Dragon Hunters , Trinity Blood , Last Exile and Trigun. Dragon Hunters is good , but Geneon wasn't able to license out the whole show , so I'm holding out hope that it gets relicensed and has the rest of the show released , since Vol.1-5 still leave out 10 episodes from season 1. Trinity Blood is eh. It would be better if you could understand what the hell is going on in the show. Last Exile is great , although it kinda feels rushed near the end. Trigun is also good.

Ooh, nice choices there. I'm proud of you.

Thank you much.:) Like I mentioned before , some of the other shows mentioned as being worth getting were missing volumes and/or artboxes so I only went with shows I found that were complete. Stupid question but I assume that watching season 1 of Ah my Goddess is required before watching season 2?


I thought Kenshin pulled off this type of character much better, even though I'm not a huge Kenshin fan. Actually, *most* of Trigun is just a huge Kenshin ripoff.I would agree with this to an extent , but while Trigun and Kenshin are similar , there are both different and enjoyable in their own ways.

[surak]

NEW SALE IS UP! Only good thing i see is the Fruits Basket manga, and they even have a full set available, but damn is it expensive ;).

Fruits Basket Graphic Novel Complete Series Box Set- $100.49 (this includes coupon)

That's $4.37 per volume, pretty crazy cheap actually, especially since the best price I got for most of the volumes was Right Stuf's $7.50 / vol.

I don't know why I've been buying all of the volumes so far though. At some point I completely lost track of what's going on, and honestly most of the characters look indistinguishable so when they come back into the story, I've already forgotten who they are. Oh well, only Volume 23 left to go to complete the collection. :shrug:

[joeyatog]

Out of those the only ones I've seen are Dragon Hunters , Trinity Blood , Last Exile and Trigun. Dragon Hunters is good , but Geneon wasn't able to license out the whole show , so I'm holding out hope that it gets relicensed and has the rest of the show released , since Vol.1-5 still leave out 10 episodes from season 1. Trinity Blood is eh. It would be better if you could understand what the hell is going on in the show. Last Exile is great , although it kinda feels rushed near the end. Trigun is also good.

Thanks for the opinions. Dragon Hunters sounded pretty cool and the new movie got pretty awesome reviews. I didn't know about the show not having all episodes released. I'll have to keep an eye on that.

[Razzuel]

Ordered:
Air TV Series Volumes 1-4 + Artbox + Movie
Kurau : Phantom Memory Volumes 1-6 + Artbox


This Ugly Yet Beautiful World 1 - 3
Kurau: Phantom Memory 1 - 6
Texhnolyze 1 - 6

Yes. YES. YES! More Kurau purchases! I am so glad everyone—rather a seemingly good amount of people—are purchasing Kurau. It's my favorite anime; I hope everyone loves it as much as I did.

Air: amazing show; definitely a great choice.

This Ugly Yet Beautiful World: Kirin doesn't know what he is saying; it's a pretty good show—nice action and enough funny moments. Ionios is an awesome character

Texhnolyze: Kirin is right about it being not for everyone. It is a very slow paced show. I thought it was really good though.

[Kirin Lemon]

This Ugly Yet Beautiful World: Kirin doesn't know what he is saying; it's a pretty good show—nice action and enough funny moments. Ionios is an awesome character

Hush, you like everything, no matter how awful it is.

And sadly, I know exactly what I'm talking about, since I suffered through the entire thing back when it was first airing in Japan. It's a terrible little ecchi/comedy/tragedy show that did absolutely none of those things well (okay, maybe the ecchi part...), and hit on every cliche in the book. It's always sad when a show has no idea what it's trying to be, and this one in particular really felt like a train wreck. One of Gainax's absolute worst.

[joeyatog]

Yes. YES. YES! More Kurau purchases! I am so glad everyone—rather a seemingly good amount of people—are purchasing Kurau. It's my favorite anime; I hope everyone loves it as much as I did.

Air: amazing show; definitely a great choice.

This Ugly Yet Beautiful World: Kirin doesn't know what he is saying; it's a pretty good show—nice action and enough funny moments. Ionios is an awesome character

Texhnolyze: Kirin is right about it being not for everyone. It is a very slow paced show. I thought it was really good though.

Nice! I'm really looking forward to Kurau now! Texnolyze definitely looked like a weird niche series but that's why I picked it up. The slow pace shouldn't bother me too much. Thanks for the input!

[Chibi_Kaji]

A Tokyopop sale? bleh. I was hoping for another Dark Horse or Yen Press sale. Maybe I could grab the rest of the Ai Yori Aoshi... but I can't stand the art style of the manga.

Edit: after a quick search I saw a few titles I might be interested in. I forgot they had Rose hip rose and Maria Holic.

[BlueSwim]

I thought Kenshin pulled off this type of character much better, even though I'm not a huge Kenshin fan. Actually, *most* of Trigun is just a huge Kenshin ripoff.
I just finished reading the first VizBig edition of Rurouni Kenshin and there are some similarities between Vash and Kenshin, but Kenshin(from what I've read) struck me more as someone who has a very good & very bad split-personality rather than being a natural no-kill pacifist. Although, I'm still early into the RK series and no where near as well-versed in Kenshin as I am Trigun.

I would agree with this to an extent , but while Trigun and Kenshin are similar , there are both different and enjoyable in their own ways.Exactly. Like chocolate & vanilla ice cream, similar, yet different and equally enjoyable.:lol::lol::lol:

[Chronis]

So.... I waited to order my crap, mostly just so I could watch Desert Punk to see if it's be worth getting, and it ends up that some of the stuff I wanted got sold out. Trigun Remix is just about completely gone; As of right now, there are only a handful of vol 2 left. And there's 2 missing vols from Desert Punk, which I really liked, but luckily the Viridians are a $1 cheaper so I'll just get them later. So it ended up that instead of getting 2 boxes, I'll be getting one, since I also cut out Air Gear.

[mlisette23]

Only series I would buy is Aria but I'm not about to spend $50+ (for free shipping) just for one series that doesn't have a stable future (though that could probably be said of most of the series Tokyopop has). I was really hoping for a Viz sale.

[Shinpachi]

I just finished reading the first VizBig edition of Rurouni Kenshin and there are some similarities between Vash and Kenshin, but Kenshin(from what I've read) struck me more as someone who has a very good & very bad split-personality rather than being a natural no-kill pacifist. Although, I'm still early into the RK series and no where near as well-versed in Kenshin as I am Trigun.
I liked Rurouni Kenshin somewhat, until I saw the Samurai X OVA's, which while they were made after, are about one hundred to two hundred times better in every respect, and I'm being absolutely literal.

ARGH! I hate Tokyopop with a passion, from their butchery of Initial D, to the absolutely atrocious editing of the GTO manga (bought 7 volumes and found blatant errors, typos, or even inconsistent translations in every one), and finally to the Initial D PC game I bought for $10 that would've garnered a C at best in a university comp science program. Obviously I'm sitting this sale out on principle, though the complete Fruits Basket series is quite tempting. Also, how arrogant is their logo placement on manga, am I right?

[pete5883]

Did TP cancel Shonan Jun'ai Gumi (GTO The Early Years)? Seems like there should be new volumes listed by now.

[ChibiJosh]

am I right?
No.

Did TP cancel Shonan Jun'ai Gumi (GTO The Early Years)? Seems like there should be new volumes listed by now.
I've been wondering this too.

[GuardianE]

I finally sat down and watched all of Mai-Hime. It really really picks up at around Volume 5, and I absolutely adored it. It turned out to be a lot more than I was expecting and was a steal at the purchase price. Now I've just got to wait for an opportunity to grab Mai-Otome with free shipping.

[the_punisher]

I finally sat down and watched all of Mai-Hime. It really really picks up at around Volume 5, and I absolutely adored it. It turned out to be a lot more than I was expecting and was a steal at the purchase price. Now I've just got to wait for an opportunity to grab Mai-Otome with free shipping.

The last sale was your chance =/. Mai-Otome is also very good, with similar themes, and is almost as adorable (although a little more mature). Love them both.

[GuardianE]

The last sale was your chance =/. Mai-Otome is also very good, with similar themes, and is almost as adorable (although a little more mature). Love them both.

Yeah, I know, but I really didn't want to buy 25 individual discs this time around. I've got plenty of anime to watch from the previous sales, so I can afford to wait for the next one. And it doesn't look like it's ever going to go out of stock. I wonder why that is? Why is there a seemingly endless stock of the series in the bargain bin? Did it really not sell well?

In any case, I'll just start in on Witchblade for now.

I thought Mai-Hime was surprisingly mature towards the end, but I really don't know what to expect out of Mai-Otome (besides reintroductions of characters from Mai-Hime).

EDIT: Wow, the series (with box set... how could I say no?) would put me at $40, so I might as well place an order now since it's almost free shipping. Recommendations for a $10 filler?

[the_punisher]

Yeah, I know, but I really didn't want to buy 25 individual discs this time around. I've got plenty of anime to watch from the previous sales, so I can afford to wait for the next one. And it doesn't look like it's ever going to go out of stock. I wonder why that is? Why is there a seemingly endless stock of the series in the bargain bin? Did it really not sell well?

In any case, I'll just start in on Witchblade for now.

I thought Mai-Hime was surprisingly mature towards the end, but I really don't know what to expect out of Mai-Otome (besides reintroductions of characters from Mai-Hime).

EDIT: Wow, the series (with box set... how could I say no?) would put me at $40, so I might as well place an order now since it's almost free shipping. Recommendations for a $10 filler?

http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/lvPyZcNrcmLXx3xy0M/browse/item/59946/4/0/-2334
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[GuardianE]

I'd already picked up Suzuka for $15 at the other Rightstuf sale. ;)

What the heck is Panda-Z? It looks hilarious.

[ChibiJosh]

A Funimation sale started today. It includes all the recent Blu-Ray release announcements that they made over the past couple days. Also, Evangelion movie 1 and DBZ Dragonbox 1 is up for preorder.

[Chibi_Kaji]

I'm thinking about taking advantage of the sale to pre-order some of the recently announced Blu-Ray boxsets since they would be cheaper then amazon. I'll probably hold off on The NGE movie(I can wait until the Bluray comes out).

[pete5883]

Has the NGE movie had a Blu-ray release in Japan yet?

[Kirin Lemon]

Has the NGE movie had a Blu-ray release in Japan yet?

The new one? Yes, and Funimation is bringing it out here next spring.

[Chronis]

Wow, that 25 for $100 sale really drained the wallets in this thread, huh? Anyway, the new sale is 40% off retail prices for Funimation stuff. And since Funi actually gives a damn about Blu-ray, this might be a worthy sale for anyone looking for hi-def anime. I know for sure Devil May Cry and Full Metal Panic S2 are on Blu-ray and part of the sale.

[Razzuel]

Wow, that 25 for $100 sale really drained the wallets in this thread, huh?

Yes, it did. I placed four 25-for-$100 orders. Also, I made a $54 dollar order a couple days before the sale was even up.

College horse shit doesn't help either. I just bought my parking tag for $128. Tuition costs have been rising every semester, and I think most of my books for my four classes this semester are required. Pretty shitty.

However, I am going to check my expenses this Sunday in order to determine if I can make an order based off of this Funimation sale. If I do make an order I plan on buying all of the volumes of Darker Than Black with the artbox and Romeo x Juliet Part 2.

[Chronis]

Yay for community college then. My parking pass is $15, and even then, it doesn't get checked, so I could have not bought it.

As for the sale, I was about to get Black Lagoon S2, but since it's officially Geneon, it's not part of the sale. :( It is $27 right now though so I'm probably gonna get it anyway.

[StarKnightX]

In case anyone was concerned , I'm not dead and I have not abandoned the thread. I was having some internet connection problems earlier in the week (short version , AT&T sucks) and have also been away from my computer a bunch this week since I've been on vacation from work. Since the current sale runs through sunday , I'll probably go ahead and just wait to update when the new sale goes up.

Sorry for anyone who's been bothered by my lack of updates once again.

[thelonepig]

I picked up Romeo x Juliet vol 2 and to get free shipping added the Full Moon wo Sagashite artbook that's on sale this week for my wife as she loves all things Tanemura.

Now that I've finished off RxJ I think I'll stick with Netflix for my anime viewing.

[StarKnightX]

OP finally updated. Sorry for another extended disappearance.

Kinda boring sale this week. Just an additional 10% off any available items. I suppose it's good if your looking to pick up a couple different things from several different companies.

[mlisette23]

Everything I want is out of stock:(

[DuelLadyS]

Everything I want is out of stock:(

I wouldn't sweat it- this is a lousy sale by TRSI standards. Normally these in-stock sales are for 20% off the TRSI price, meaning manga is a deal- but by dropping it to 10%, it's now cheaper to wait for a proper studio sale across the board.

This is only worth it if there's some oddball DVD or merch from a company that doesn't get studio sales... but for pretty much all of those, I bet Amazon can give you a better deal anyway. (Fine by me- this gives me a great chance to buff up my Viz sale funds more. ;))

[Celsius]

Man the blu ray prices at TRSI suck ass.

[Raye]

The in-stock sale is usually the best time to buy manga from TRSI. DVDs and Blu-rays have a better discount when there are studio sales.

[Razzuel]

Since I want more Full Metal Panic I ordered the first two Full Metal Panic novels. Also, since there is a preorder bonus—a shirt—for preordering Kannagi Vol. 2 I went ahead and ordered Kannagi Vol. 1 and 2. I was already planning on getting both Kannagi volumes eventually, but that preorder bonus is enticing, so I am ordering them now.

[the_punisher]

I'm bumping this from the dead for the hell of it, but the sale is pretty weak. At least it only lasts 2 days.

[nightmare452]

Haven't seen any worth while sale on RS for some time. I ordered the entire One Piece Season 2 boxes during the Funimation sale, but otherwise, quite.

[DuelLadyS]

At this point, I'm largely just waiting for the next Viz and Bandai sales... Viz especially, since both me and my BF skipped the last one... that's gonna be a few hundred dollars worth of crap right there. (Good thing I've got money set aside for it. ;))

[GuilewasNK]

At this point, I'm largely just waiting for the next Viz and Bandai sales... Viz especially, since both me and my BF skipped the last one... that's gonna be a few hundred dollars worth of crap right there. (Good thing I've got money set aside for it. ;))


If they have a Viz sale, I hope they get the Maison Ikkoku DVD sets back in stock. I know it has almost zero chance of happening, but I already have season 1 and I really wanted the others. I just held off too long, unless Viz's site still has it.

[Kirin Lemon]

If they have a Viz sale, I hope they get the Maison Ikkoku DVD sets back in stock. I know it has almost zero chance of happening, but I already have season 1 and I really wanted the others. I just held off too long, unless Viz's site still has it.

Ha, good luck with that. They're all *long* out of print, now.

[GuilewasNK]

Ha, good luck with that. They're all *long* out of print, now. :cry:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn3F9FdOiEY

I have a huge backlog of other stuff anyway. I guess I'll look for it on eBay.

[Kirin Lemon]

I have a huge backlog of other stuff anyway. I guess I'll look for it on eBay.

I don't know if you've seen what the sets are fetching on eBay and other secondhand retailers these days, but... prepare to go bankrupt.

[ChibiJosh]

I don't know if you've seen what the sets are fetching on eBay and other secondhand retailers these days, but... prepare to go bankrupt.

It appears they aren't that expensive, $30-50 each.

[GuilewasNK]

I don't know if you've seen what the sets are fetching on eBay and other secondhand retailers these days, but... prepare to go bankrupt.


Last time I looked it was about $100 per season at least. When I do try to get them, I'll pace myself and get one every couple of months or so. I have no vices or other hobbies that are expensive (although I do need a new bowling ball), so I can afford it. I remember how it was with the Ranma sets I bought years ago. :lol:

[GenDV138]

New sale is up on RightStuf.com:

From now through September 21, take 40% OFF the retail prices of all DVDs and graphic novels from Section23 Films, Sentai Filmworks, Switchblade Pictures and Happy Carrot. (This includes items that are in-stock, pre-order and on-order!)
How? Just use the following reusable coupon code when you check out through RightStuf.com:
Coupon Code: timeout
Expires: September 21, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. CDT
I ordered Clannad After Story 1 and some filler for free shipping.

$14.99 - Barefoot Gen DVD
$21.59 - Clannad After Story DVD Collection 1
$14.99 - Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind DVD


Definitely pick up Azumanga Daioh and Princess Tutu if you haven't already! Clannad is also good if you enjoyed Air and Kanon, though it's subtitled only if your preference is dubs.

[Kirin Lemon]

Definitely pick up Azumanga Daioh and Princess Tutu if you haven't already!

I absolutely, whole-heartedly agree with this. These two shows occupy two spots in my top three. BUY THEM NOW!!

[beerme]

So the new name for ADV is Section23?

[Kirin Lemon]

So the new name for ADV is Section23?

Essentially, yes. ADV Films is dead.

[the_punisher]

Not impressed with this sale sadly, and since Kanon was a little too cute for me, i don't think i should buy Clannad even though that's a pretty good price.

[Razzuel]

Not impressed with this sale sadly, and since Kanon was a little too cute for me, i don't think i should buy Clannad even though that's a pretty good price.

You need to rethink your definition of cute. Kanon does have some cute moments, but I would never label the show overall as cute. Instead it revolves around comedy and drama. Oh, and Clannad is fucking fantastic, so you should buy it.

Here's what I ended up preordering:


Clannad After Story Collection 1
Tears to Tiara Collection 1
Polyphonica Complete Collection
He is My Master Complete Collection

I did slightly more research than I normally do. The reviews for Polyphonica and He is My Master were mixed, but I watched the openings for both shows and I liked them; actually, the opening song for He is My Master is pretty damn awesome.

[crumrin114]

Not impressed with this sale sadly, and since Kanon was a little too cute for me, i don't think i should buy Clannad even though that's a pretty good price.

I'd also say Clannad is significantly better than Kanon. But if you already ODed on Kanon's cuteness (and don't get me started on the sappy emotional manipulation) then you'll probably have problems with Clannad too, even though it's a bit more mature.

[Kirin Lemon]

Tears to Tiara Collection 1
Polyphonica Complete Collection
He is My Master Complete Collection


Apart from Clannad... dang, those are some bad life decisions. :-(

[DuelLadyS]

Essentially, yes. ADV Films is dead.

I think it's more like ADV is in the Witness Protection Program.

Basically, to avoid the legal issues caused by Sojitz (aka the guys that pulled all ADV's liscenses last year) owning 20% of the company, ADV went 'out of business' and sold their assets to 8-ish new companies... companies that have exsisted for a few weeks to a few months, are owned by former ADV employees, hired pretty much all the former ADV employees, and worked out dealings with each other so well ADV's release schedule went completely unchanged.

I like it- it's nice to see an anime company wriggle out of a bad business deal, keep itself going, and help get the fans what we want most- new crap! After all Section 23 announced 5 new titles the day after ADV 'went under'.

My main problem is, as much as I want to give these guys some support, I'm not familiar with any of these new titles, and can't figure out what, if any, to buy. I'll have to look into things over the next few days...

[StarKnightX]

Man this thread really fell off. Current sale is for Aurora publishing , which ends today , but that's not really the reason I'm bumping this thread (if that was the case I'd just wait for the new sale and bump it tomorrow).

The real question is a matter of keeping the OP up to date. As it stands I'm having a hard time as of late being able to find time to properly update and format the OP (lots of night shifts at work) or perhaps its not time but motivation >.> , but I'm not here to discuss that now.

However , most of the problem comes from the actual formatting of the OP , which tends to take the longest time. Typing the sale list up isn't very time consuming , but formatting the links and such is annoying. So here's my question to anyone that might care to offer an opinion on the matter. Would you rather me keep the OP format the way it is now , and I'll just work harder to try and keep it properly updated. Or would you rather me switch the formatting to a more simplified version , but in turn , I should be able to (almost) always keep the OP updated and current.

Questions and discuss are welcome in the matter.

[DuelLadyS]

Man this thread really fell off. Current sale is for Aurora publishing , which ends today , but that's not really the reason I'm bumping this thread (if that was the case I'd just wait for the new sale and bump it tomorrow).

The real question is a matter of keeping the OP up to date. As it stands I'm having a hard time as of late being able to find time to properly update and format the OP (lots of night shifts at work) or perhaps its not time but motivation >.> , but I'm not here to discuss that now.

However , most of the problem comes from the actual formatting of the OP , which tends to take the longest time. Typing the sale list up isn't very time consuming , but formatting the links and such is annoying. So here's my question to anyone that might care to offer an opinion on the matter. Would you rather me keep the OP format the way it is now , and I'll just work harder to try and keep it properly updated. Or would you rather me switch the formatting to a more simplified version , but in turn , I should be able to (almost) always keep the OP updated and current.

Questions and discuss are welcome in the matter.

A simplified version, I think, is perfectly acceptable. I think something to the effect of sale name->basic description (whatever% off whatever studio)& coupon code->link to sale->link to weekly specials. There's not need to keep noting specific 'worthy' titles or notable from the specials, that stuff usually comes up in the discussion anyway. Also, I wouldn't bother with the 3-day sales on the main page, anyone who cares enough about anime/manga to follow this thread'll know to check for those whenever the big sales expire- and there can still be posts about it, I just don't think the front page edit is that important.

[the_punisher]

A simplified version, I think, is perfectly acceptable. I think something to the effect of sale name->basic description (whatever% off whatever studio)& coupon code->link to sale->link to weekly specials. There's not need to keep noting specific 'worthy' titles or notable from the specials, that stuff usually comes up in the discussion anyway. Also, I wouldn't bother with the 3-day sales on the main page, anyone who cares enough about anime/manga to follow this thread'll know to check for those whenever the big sales expire- and there can still be posts about it, I just don't think the front page edit is that important.

Yeah, that'd be fine. Honestly, i gave up looking at the OP anyway >.>

[Veronica Mars]

There's not need to keep noting specific 'worthy' titles or notable from the specials

I usually pay attention to these, and then look up reviews.
It would help some people, IMO. Either way is fine, whatever is easier for the OP.

[cupcakex1]

Damn, I just looking up prices for the Ippo (Fighting Spirit or w/e in English) series on Amazon and they were going for about $8 shipped from marketplace and MAYBE $5ish shipped for some of the volumes. But saw this thread luckily just now and all the volumes are $5 on Rightstuf :D. Niceeee .

[ChibiJosh]

Viz sale, finally.

[DuelLadyS]

Viz sale, finally.

My sentiments exactly. Placed a $115 order for myself and a $350 order for my fiance... it would've been more if DVDs were included, but I can work around that.

Figured out afterwards I missed 2 books though, so I need to go through the bargain bin for some free shipping filler and get those.

[ChibiJosh]

I didn't even notice it didn't include DVDs. I just ordered about 10 manga.

[the_punisher]

Princess Tutu $25
http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/rpd5WQgRHUYOx0fniD/browse/item/82785/4/0/0

Shigurui $35
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True Tears $24
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X $30
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[Kirin Lemon]

Princess Tutu $25
http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/rpd5WQgRHUYOx0fniD/browse/item/82785/4/0/0

Again, and I cannot emphasize this point enough...

BUY THIS!! BUY PRINCESS TUTU NOW!!

[pete5883]

What is so good about Princess Tutu? I want to want it, but "OMG it's so good because of it's goodliness, go buy it cause it's good" doesn't do anything for me.

[refusedchaos]

Claymore is discounted now to $7 for DVD ($10 for the artbox)

plus Schoole Rumble Season 2 pts 1 and 2 are now $20

SR OVA is now $8

[GuardianE]

I'm in the mood for something disturbingly violent. How's Shigurui?

I'm also wondering if I should be making the transition to Bluray now. Ugh, decisions decisions. Bluray is so expensive, after all.

[DuelLadyS]

What is so good about Princess Tutu? I want to want it, but "OMG it's so good because of it's goodliness, go buy it cause it's good" doesn't do anything for me.

Princess Tutu is a Proper Fairy Tale in anime form. By proper, I mean like the original Cinderella were the stepsisters cut off toes to fit into the glass slipper, only to be caught when birds point out the blood to the Prince, and get their eyes pecked out by same birds at the wedding.

It follows the tale of a girl named Duck- or is it a Duck who's a girl? And her journey to restore the shattered heart of her prince. There's a lot of ballet involved (naturally), transitions into sprawling fantasy enviroments, and a classical music score- each episode focuses on a specific Ballet and pulls the music from the original score. I don't want to go into too much detail (spoils the story and all), but there's twists and turns and we question just how much control the characters have over their fates.

If that sounds remotely interesting, give it a shot- the presentation is lovely and you'll almost certainly adore it. (And ballet will make a lot more sense. :lol:)

I'm in the mood for something disturbingly violent. How's Shigurui?

By my readings, gorgeously and disturbingly violent. Some lady gets her nipple bitten off. :puke: Haven't actually seen it tho' (and not going to- I don't like gory.)

[Veronica Mars]

I'm still waiting for Prince Yucie :/ It's been more then a year.

[hero101]

Does anyone recommend this series? http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/8G1M77WwAMg32tMreJ/browse/item/84282/4/153/100

[Kirin Lemon]

What is so good about Princess Tutu? I want to want it, but "OMG it's so good because of it's goodliness, go buy it cause it's good" doesn't do anything for me.

I think DuelLadyS summed it up quite nicely. It's a fantastic dark fairytale, mixed with ballet themes, fantastic characters, and a compelling plot. I simply cannot sing its praises enough.

I'm in the mood for something disturbingly violent. How's Shigurui?

Disturbingly violent. Definitely not good, but it *is* disturbingly violent.

[B:L]

It follows the tale of a girl named Duck- or is it a Duck who's a girl?

Goddamnit, Ahiru and Mute, not Duck and Mytho frikkin' official subs.

But yes a very nice series.

[thelonepig]

Does any recommend this series? http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/8G1M77WwAMg32tMreJ/browse/item/84282/4/153/100

Not at all. The animation quality is horrible, the music sub-par and the characters/story just terrible. It's the anime equivalent of a Backstreet Boys Saturday-morning cartoon.

[hero101]

Not at all. The animation quality is horrible, the music sub-par and the characters/story just terrible. It's the anime equivalent of a Backstreet Boys Saturday-morning cartoon.
Thanks. I could avoid it then.

How is the series, Shakugan no Shana?

Wow, Slayers movie box is $20.

[Kirin Lemon]

Goddamnit, Ahiru and Mute, not Duck and Mytho frikkin' official subs.

But yes a very nice series.

Face reality, the proper name is Mytho. Even the ancient fansubs eventually fixed their error for the second half of the show. I'll agree with you about the literal translation of "Ahiru" (Never, NEVER translate names, damnit!!), but Mytho is 100% correct.

Does any recommend this series? http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/8G1M77WwAMg32tMreJ/browse/item/84282/4/153/100

Quite possibly the absolute *worst* anime I've ever watched. And that says a lot.

[DuelLadyS]

Goddamnit, Ahiru and Mute, not Duck and Mytho frikkin' official subs.

But yes a very nice series.

I'll let Mute/Mytho go (That's more pronuciation issues and a matter of personal taste), but I do think translating Ahiru into Duck was completely appropriate- Ahiru is not, in any way, a normal name in Japan. This would be lost on your typical viewer outside of Japan, who would hear an exotic sounding name. By swtiching to what the word means- Duck- you re-establish that "wait, that's not a name" reaction... and I think the narrative is better for it.

But that's just me.

Does any recommend this series?

Nope- Weiss Kreuz is ugly and stupid and best viewed by teenage girls in groups so they can be too busy making yaoi jokes to notice the low production values. That's how I watched it anyway... tried again a few years later when the fangirl wore off and was completely shocked by how bad it was.

Fantastic outtakes in the extras, though. Great stuff.

How is the series, Shakugan no Shana?

Shana's not bad- it's the standard shiny-looking modern action show with Tsundere/loli notes... but it pulls off some good animation and storytelling. It's worth the sale price, anyway.

[Veronica Mars]

Shana's not bad- it's the standard shiny-looking modern action show with Tsundere/loli notes... but it pulls off some good animation and storytelling. It's worth the sale price, anyway.


I thought Shana was great actually. It keep me interested.

[DuelLadyS]

I thought Shana was great actually. It keep me interested.

I liked it alot, really- but I try to be more 'general' when describing anime to people since my tastes tend to be... odd (I really enjoy the 1963 Astroboy, for example- no one else I know does.)

Much as I liked it, I can't, at the moment, think of anything that puts it up beyond any other well-made action anime (aside from being very pretty, in a shiny way. :D) Don't want to over endorse it, y'know? Creates false expectations.

[Veronica Mars]

I liked it alot, really- but I try to be more 'general' when describing anime to people since my tastes tend to be... odd (I really enjoy the 1963 Astroboy, for example- no one else I know does.)

Much as I liked it, I can't, at the moment, think of anything that puts it up beyond any other well-made action anime (aside from being very pretty, in a shiny way. :D) Don't want to over endorse it, y'know? Creates false expectations.

Makes Sense. I just thought it was good enough to recommend it.

[Rave Child]

Again, and I cannot emphasize this point enough...

BUY THIS!! BUY PRINCESS TUTU NOW!!
Done. I probably should have bought it during the ADV sale last month, though, but $25 is a nice price.

Claymore is discounted now to $7 for DVD ($10 for the artbox)

plus Schoole Rumble Season 2 pts 1 and 2 are now $20

SR OVA is now $8
Thanks! I picked up Claymore and School Rumble OVA, which is now $6.

[Kirin Lemon]

Done. I probably should have bought it during the ADV sale last month, though, but $25 is a nice price.

Yay! You've made me so happy! :D

[Hibiwa]

How much was Princess Tutu during that ADV sale?

I'm going to put Kirin's zealous pushing to the test and netflix as a keeper evaluation before committing.

[Kirin Lemon]

How much was Princess Tutu during that ADV sale?

I'm going to put Kirin's zealous pushing to the test and netflix as a keeper evaluation before committing.

I'm just happy you're checking it out! But be sure to at least watch through the second disc for the plot to begin in full.

[Gden]

Doesn't the good stuff not really start until disc 4 when the real dark stuff kicks in? Sorry, not the good stuff, but the REALLY good stuff (the whole show is good stuff) Oh, Kirin, what's your take on I's/I's Pure, I really like the guy's stuff (like DNA squared, and Video girl Ai), have you watched I's, and what did you think? Btw, this question is also directed at anyone else who has seen it. Also, yes Knight hunters (or weiss kreuss) is fucking terrible, but the outtakes are fucking hilarious, but you can say that about almost any anime dubbed by Media Blasters, or Anime works, same damn company (the hilarious outtakes not that it's terrible). Also see Berserk, Rurouni Kenshin, and Magic Users Club for hilarious outtakes, although the shows themselves are great shows (except Magic Users Club, which I do think is a funny series, but most people do not like). Elf Princess Raine is just a hilarious dub, and anime in general. Oh, yeah if you ever get Rurouni kenshin, the general consensus is to not watch the show in english (the dub is kinda bad, but I could put up with it), but if you must DO NOT LISTEN TO THE FIRST OPENING SONG IN ENGLISH. Link to the badness http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIcvHSUCiAs

Thankfully, after a while they stopped dubbing that opening, and never dubbed any of the other openings. If they had ever dubbed 1/2 I probably would have had to go kill someone, especially if it was sung by that girl, who, btw, also did the dub opening of Magic Knight Rayearth (or if its not her, it sounds like a DEAD RINGER for her).

[DuelLadyS]

Elf Princess Raine is just a hilarious dub, and anime in general.

Elf Princess Raine is a show I saw the trailer for often early on in my fandom, but never bought becuase the trailer was overly weird ("so there's a bunch of red-haired girls and lil' flying girls getting their skirts flipped up", or so I thought at the time.) I picked it up a few months ago based on a glowing review, and ended up adoring it. I've yet to watch the dub, but I loved that the fellow speaking in total nonsense was subtitled with backwards text telling you how awesome other Media Blasters releases are, followed by an apology to the translator for messing up his subs. :lol: (I also now understand why that Right Now AMV subtitled the guy doing the chicken dance with 'right now is dumber than it looks'. It really was.;))

[Kirin Lemon]

Doesn't the good stuff not really start until disc 4 when the real dark stuff kicks in? Sorry, not the good stuff, but the REALLY good stuff (the whole show is good stuff) Oh, Kirin, what's your take on I's/I's Pure, I really like the guy's stuff (like DNA squared, and Video girl Ai), have you watched I's, and what did you think?

I didn't like I''s, probably because I never read the manga that the OVAs were based on. I think it's one of those things you'd only enjoy if you were already a fan, but for everyone else it's rather boring and poorly-plotted.

[BlueSwim]

Jeez... Everything I ordered from the Viz sale except the "All Colour But Black" Bleach art-book is "on order from manufacturer". Barring the "few days to several weeks" description on the site, how long does it usually take for Right Stuf to get an item in when it's "on order from manufacturer"?

[pete5883]

A couple weeks. Unless you place your order early in the sale, you're guaranteed to end up waiting.

[BlueSwim]

A couple weeks. Unless you place your order early in the sale, you're guaranteed to end up waiting.
:cry::cry::cry:

[DuelLadyS]

Jeez... Everything I ordered from the Viz sale except the "All Colour But Black" Bleach art-book is "on order from manufacturer". Barring the "few days to several weeks" description on the site, how long does it usually take for Right Stuf to get an item in when it's "on order from manufacturer"?

There's really no window- a few days to a few months, depending on the product.

I can tell you 3 things:
1) You won't get billed for anything that hasn't shipped.
2) In the unlikely event TRSI can't get the item anymore, they won't tell you, so check your order every so often for a 'cancelled'. I've only had it happen 3 times in several years (and the 3rd was in error and quickly fixed when I asked.)
3) You'll keep your purchase price, no matter how long it takes to fill. I've known people to order things that went on 'undefinite haitus', come into production years later, and get their order no problem. I doubt you'll have such an issue, just sayin'.

[ChibiJosh]

I think Viz is normally slower than most companies too when it comes to shipping things (at least to Rightstuf).

[Razzuel]

Oh, yeah if you ever get Rurouni kenshin, the general consensus is to not watch the show in english (the dub is kinda bad, but I could put up with it), but if you must DO NOT LISTEN TO THE FIRST OPENING SONG IN ENGLISH.

Thankfully, after a while they stopped dubbing that opening, and never dubbed any of the other openings. If they had ever dubbed 1/2 I probably would have had to go kill someone, especially if it was sung by that girl, who, btw, also did the dub opening of Magic Knight Rayearth (or if its not her, it sounds like a DEAD RINGER for her).

Hey now, I actually like the English dub of Kenshin. I think the main characters' English voices fit and are performed well. Oh, and the English dub of the opening isn't bad; it sounds just like the Japanese version, but performed in English.

[Kirin Lemon]

Hey now, I actually like the English dub of Kenshin. I think the main characters' English voices fit and are performed well. Oh, and the English dub of the opening isn't bad; it sounds just like the Japanese version, but performed in English.

We get it, you like horrible things. Enough already. :-P

[Gden]

What in the world are you talking about? The dub opening is sung by a girl who can't carry a tune even if you gave her a dump truck to put it in. The japanese lady CAN sing but she's warbling, if you listen to the full version it sounds a lot better, and you can tell better that she really can sing, not like the English singer. (sorry, yes this is mostly opinion, but the english opening really is GOD AWFUL, oh yeah and just to emphasize my point I'm going to link to the magic knight rayearth English opening).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbkaQb1Wv2M (AGH MAKE IT STOP)

and to be more cruel here's the second opening http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYU7mz_apwU

[DuelLadyS]

You know, both openings are in the first video you linked.

I've never heard a truly, truly horrible english OP. Not saying the ones brought up so far are good, mind you... but compared to some insert songs, they're downright MP3 worthy.

Edit: How the heck do I just post a Youtube link, anyway? It won't play embedded, but I don't know how to make it show without the video window.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO_akKiQZVc

I couldn't find this song on its on, so you get the shrill, sqeaky dub too! Your torture starts about 2:30, the song starts at 4:19. Be very afraid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wShWHydPCkg

[Gden]

I think the reason most dubbed insert songs are so bad is they don't try to clean it up as much as they do when its the opening. And since we have all this talk about bad ones, I'm going to link what I feel is probably the best dubbed opening I've EVER seen/heard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze89h1yiGEE

[Kirin Lemon]

The English version of "I'm a Pioneer" from the Tenchi OVAs is one of my greatest dubbed-OP guilty pleasures.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy6ZKWq9Yug

[ya0]

hhahahh rurouni kenshin intro is terrible both versions

[Gden]

The English version of "I'm a Pioneer" from the Tenchi OVAs is one of my greatest dubbed-OP guilty pleasures.

I LOVE the english version of that song. My wife does as well.

[GenDV138]

New sale is up if anyone's interested, 33% off Del Rey titles through Monday. Been waiting for a Del Rey sale so I ordered the manga for Mushi-Shi, Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei, and School Rumble.


From now through October 19, take 33% OFF the retail prices of all titles from Del Rey! (This includes items that are in-stock, pre-order and on-order!)
How? Just use the following reusable coupon code when you check out through RightStuf.com:


Coupon Code: spirited
Expires: October 19, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. CDT

[thelonepig]

New sale is up if anyone's interested, 33% off Del Rey titles through Monday. Been waiting for a Del Rey sale so I ordered the manga for Mushi-Shi, Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei, and School Rumble.

Tempting. I've been wanting to finish Parasyte (Parasite) for ages. I read the story up until Mixxzine pulled it...

[ncc1701p]

im such a stickler for nostalgia:
I just scored this via rightstuff email today.
wea70517dd Thundercats Season 1 Volume 1 DVD (D) (*) 1 $24.99
wea70521dd Thundercats Season 1 Volume 2 DVD (D) (*) 1 $24.99
wea75352dd Thundercats Season 2 Volume 1 DVD (D) (*) 1 $24.99
wea80577dd Thundercats Season 2 Volume 2 DVD (D) (*) 1 $24.99

Normally these are HTF dvd box sets and in stores they usually retail about $50/each so basically its 50% off each dvd box set.. Score

[thelonepig]

im such a stickler for nostalgia:
I just scored this via rightstuff email today.
wea70517dd Thundercats Season 1 Volume 1 DVD (D) (*) 1 $24.99
wea70521dd Thundercats Season 1 Volume 2 DVD (D) (*) 1 $24.99
wea75352dd Thundercats Season 2 Volume 1 DVD (D) (*) 1 $24.99
wea80577dd Thundercats Season 2 Volume 2 DVD (D) (*) 1 $24.99

Normally these are HTF dvd box sets and in stores they usually retail about $50/each so basically its 50% off each dvd box set.. Score

Good price on Season 1 Volume 1, but the others can be found new for $15 or less shipped off Amazon Marketplace.

Every time someone brings these up (as was done in the Big Lots DVD thread) I get the urge to buy them myself. Must resist... :lol:

[DuelLadyS]

I popped off an order early yesterday for Zetsubo sensei 4-6 and my fiance's Negima 23-25 and Samurai Deeper Kyo 35/36... "It's OK that the Weekly Specials aren't up", I thought. "It's not like they'll actually put up one of those Honey and Clover DVD sets you want so much but couldn't get during the Viz sale becuase it didn't include DVDs."

Then I got my Weekly Special email.
"..."
Y'know, sometimes, Rightstuf annoys me. Ah well- at least it gave me a good excuse to buy Saiunkoku too... along with a big, gaping hole in my wallet. :oops:

[Kirin Lemon]

I popped off an order early yesterday for Zetsubo sensei 4-6 and my fiance's Negima 23-25 and Samurai Deeper Kyo 35/36... "It's OK that the Weekly Specials aren't up", I thought. "It's not like they'll actually put up one of those Honey and Clover DVD sets you want so much but couldn't get during the Viz sale becuase it didn't include DVDs."

Then I got my Weekly Special email.
"..."
Y'know, sometimes, Rightstuf annoys me. Ah well- at least it gave me a good excuse to buy Saiunkoku too... along with a big, gaping hole in my wallet. :oops:

If it hasn't shipped out yet, call them. There's no reason they wouldn't be able to change your order.

[DuelLadyS]

If it hasn't shipped out yet, call them. There's no reason they wouldn't be able to change your order.

Nah- I actually had both series on my to-buy list, I got free shipping on both orders, and I have more than enough money to cover it... I'll just be in a very bad place if they have a Bandai sale next week. (But they shouldn't, so, I think I'm good. :D)

[GuardianE]

Grr... I just saw that Witchblade is coming to Bluray. I should have just waited since I didn't get it for that big of a sale. Though it's listed for $72. Man, that's expensive.

[PrarieD0G]

Ah! My Goddess Season 1 (Litebox - aka foldout case) on sale for $26... Tempted...

But I want the big one! to match the second season set that I have already. waaah... Yeah, not going to happen unless I pay out my a** for it. I might just pull the trigger anyway...

[Hibiwa]

I'm just happy you're checking it out! But be sure to at least watch through the second disc for the plot to begin in full.

Will most likely watch the final Princess Tutu disc today. It's been an OK story, but it hasn't been compelling enough for me to marathon. I kind of wish I shared your enthusiasm to like it more.

Drosselmeyer is a sadistic bastard. I like Mr. Cat and his ongoing gag.

---

Curtains closed. Drosselmeyer is indeed an ass. The final chapters were crazy frenetic and ended appropriately. Princess Tutu felt like a stage performance. I can appreciate the artistry, but it didn't resonate enough with me. Mytho bugged me up to the very last seconds he appeared. <3 Miss Edel/Zura.

I guess the production had creative issues and they ended up not being able to make all the episodes they wanted in the way they wanted. Such is life.

[Razzuel]

I just put in an order for some more stuff. Hmm, I really need another bookshelf; this one is overflowing with DVDs now.


Claymore DVD 1 + Artbox
Claymore DVD 2
Claymore DVD 3
Claymore DVD 4
Claymore DVD 5
Claymore DVD 6
Ghost Hunt Part 1
Ghost Hunt Part 2
My Otome Zwei Special Edition

[BlueSwim]

Most of my books from the Viz sale are en route. Two of the books are still "on order", so it was surprising to see that they sent out most of the order without me asking them to. Very nice touch. It really makes me happy to order from them when they do stuf like that.


And to whom it may be of interest to, Right Stuff got some Sailor Moon DVDs in. There are only two copies left of one of them, so if you want, you better jump quick.

[pete5883]

Yeah, they ship out things periodically if things are on backorder. IIRC, they'll make a shipment when half of the remainig order is in-stock, or every 45 days.

[G-Nitro]

Just purchased 3 K-Drama box sets on the flower4 sale.

A Prince's First Love
My Lovely Sam-Soon
Palace

all for around $128 shipped after 35% off and 10% Got Anime.

[G-Nitro]

Made another purchase today...

Ranma 1/2 OVA set - $29.99
Ghost Hunt Season 1 Part 1 - $14.99
Ghost Hunt Season 1 Part 2 - $14.99

this site rapes my wallet on a weekly basis

[DuelLadyS]

this site rapes my wallet on a weekly basis

Tell me about it- I am actually to the point where many of my impulse purchases are put off until I see the newest TRSI sale, just to see if I can afford whatever-it-is after the almost inevitable purchase.

Luckily for me this week, I'm not interested in any adult manga, and there aren't any other studios they do 3-day sales on I need things from to get in the way before next payday. A reprieve! :lol:

[the_punisher]

My next order will probably be Claymore Vol 1-6 and Ghost Hunt Parts 1&2, but it's so expensive :cry:

[crumrin114]

This week's sale is 40% off MSRP on Bandai DVDs, 33% off on Bandai books. Nothing really caught my eye, but there's a LOT to choose from, and it seems like there'd be some good prices if you've bought their Got Anime thingy.. Remember that it's a coupon code, so you have to calculate the 60% of retail price yourself, instead of using the displayed price (unless it's already on clearance, in which case it's probably already lower than 60% of retail).

[refusedchaos]

My next order will probably be Claymore Vol 1-6 and Ghost Hunt Parts 1&2, but it's so expensive :cry:

oh quit bitching! You think everything is expensive.:lol:

[a wolf at fullmoon]

Just got You're Under Arrest Season 2, Volume 1 and Dragonball: Season 2 for $53.98. I thought about the Death Note box sets, but I really need to save the $$$ for the holiday season.

[nightmare452]

Nothing for me on the Bandai sale. To much anime at home anyway.

[DuelLadyS]

This week's sale is 40% off MSRP on Bandai DVDs, 33% off on Bandai books. Nothing really caught my eye, but there's a LOT to choose from, and it seems like there'd be some good prices if you've bought their Got Anime thingy.. Remember that it's a coupon code, so you have to calculate the 60% of retail price yourself, instead of using the displayed price (unless it's already on clearance, in which case it's probably already lower than 60% of retail).

That's not how it works- clearanced (aka bargain bin) items aren't eligible for coupon discounts. The 40% comes off of the MSRP, not TRSI's slightly lower everday price, and the 10% Got Anime discount comes off the marked-down price, not the original MSRP.

All told, it's 46% off DVDs and about 40% books/misc. with the coupon. For newer releases and pre-orders, it's all but impossible to do much better than that.

I picked up Code Geass R2 parts 2 and 3 (LE version), Hayate the Combat Butler parts 3 and 4, and some Code Geass manga (Suzaku part 2 and the 4 Nunally books.) I also completely sapped my set-aside TRSI money to do so. Ah well- I get paid today, and from here on out most of my orders should be dinky lil' manga updates... as long as I get a little put away for the Deep Discount sale that should be coming up soon-ish, I'm good.

[georox]

Grr... I just saw that Witchblade is coming to Bluray. I should have just waited since I didn't get it for that big of a sale. Though it's listed for $72. Man, that's expensive.

$45 w/free shipping from Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Witchblade-Complete-Blu-ray-Caitlin-Glass/dp/B002KPINDY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1257465558&sr=1-3

[crumrin114]

That's not how it works- clearanced (aka bargain bin) items aren't eligible for coupon discounts. The 40% comes off of the MSRP, not TRSI's slightly lower everday price, and the 10% Got Anime discount comes off the marked-down price, not the original MSRP.

[-( That's the same thing I said (but your explanation was much clearer). You have to figure out the discounts for all the Bandai items except the bargain bin. Those items already show the correct prices since the coupon doesn't apply.

[Indecisive Rattle]

I don't know if it's a glitch or not, but I was looking through the site for cheap anime and saw the Viridian Collection box set of Speed Grapher for $6. I'd so get it if I didn't have it already...

[Kirin Lemon]

I don't know if it's a glitch or not, but I was looking through the site for cheap anime and saw the Viridian Collection box set of Speed Grapher for $6. I'd so get it if I didn't have it already...

Speed Grapher is not worth $6. In fact, if somebody offered to *pay* me $6 to take their copy of Speed Grapher, assuming I couldn't just throw it away afterwards, I'd still turn them down. That shit is ten hours of my life that I'll never get back.

[Brian9824]

I ordered both the Death Note boxsets at $24.99 each from them. Great price for great series.

I already own all of Witchblade and i'd probably be tempted to double dip and get it on Bluray but just not sure. Yes it will look a little better but then its harder to take it and show it to friends unless they have a player, etc.... So will probably just keep dvd version.

[Turk Turkleton]

I'm feeling a Funimation sale next week *crosses fingers*

[Veronica Mars]

I don't know if it's a glitch or not, but I was looking through the site for cheap anime and saw the Viridian Collection box set of Speed Grapher for $6. I'd so get it if I didn't have it already...


I can't find this. Did it get fixed?

[Indecisive Rattle]

I can't find this. Did it get fixed?

Yeah, it's fixed now. I think they had mistaken it for one of the single discs.

[B:L]

They Were 11 was a fun sci fi story about ten space cadets on an isolated training mission. Except there are eleven cadets there...

For $5.99 it's worth it. It's also one of the earliest shoujo stories if I remember correctly.

[G-Nitro]

They Were 11 was a fun sci fi story about ten space cadets on an isolated training mission. Except there are eleven cadets there...

For $5.99 it's worth it. It's also one of the earliest shoujo stories if I remember correctly.

This was a great film. First I saw it was in high school. hell I think I had it on Laser Disc. lol

As for the TRSI deals, I am trying NOT to look at them right now. Too many deals and sales before Black Friday are attacking my wallet. My Korean dramas just shipped and that was a 100+ order. Found out a week later that yesasia.com had those same K-Dramas cheaper in a sale, plus a $5 off coupon... GRR lol

[DuelLadyS]

They Were 11 was a fun sci fi story about ten space cadets on an isolated training mission. Except there are eleven cadets there...

For $5.99 it's worth it. It's also one of the earliest shoujo stories if I remember correctly.

Indeed it was, and indeed it is fun. I'd reccomend it to just about anyone.

[Razzuel]

Speed Grapher is not worth $6. In fact, if somebody offered to *pay* me $6 to take their copy of Speed Grapher, assuming I couldn't just throw it away afterwards, I'd still turn them down. That shit is ten hours of my life that I'll never get back.

I only see a 38 dollar listing of the Speed Grapher Viridian Collection box set. Anyway, I think you are being way too harsh on Speed Grapher. I thought it was pretty good, but what do I know, huh? Haha. ;)

[Kirin Lemon]

I only see a 38 dollar listing of the Speed Grapher Viridian Collection box set. Anyway, I think you are being way too harsh on Speed Grapher. I thought it was pretty good, but what do I know, huh? Haha. ;)

Not much! ;)

[Razzuel]

I'm a bad person.


Got Anime? Purchasing Club Membership
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya DVD 1 Special Limited Edition
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya DVD 2 Special Limited Edition
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya DVD 3 Special Limited Edition
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya DVD 4 Special Limited Edition

[PrarieD0G]

Maybe not a bad person, but you sure don't mind paying a premium ><. I mean, I heard Haruhi was great, but I wouldn't spend $150 on 13 episodes (+ extras).

[G-Nitro]

Got in my K-Dramas from the flower4 sale. Can't wait to start watching. Now to find time with MW2 now in my hands. xD

[Veronica Mars]

Is Gilgamesh any good?

[BlueSwim]

*Predicts that Lemon will respond with "It's Gilga-meh"*

[Veronica Mars]

Lol. I've seen mixed reviews, but most says " Promises to Deliver, but never does."

[Kirin Lemon]

*Predicts that Lemon will respond with "It's Gilga-meh"*

Heh, more like "Gilga-fucking-awful."

Lol. I've seen mixed reviews, but most says " Promises to Deliver, but never does."

That's an overly kind way of putting it, yeah. Rarely have I seen such a slow, nihilistic, poorly-paced, poorly-animated, gray, incredibly boring show like Gilgamesh. There's no payoff, either - the ending is a huge slap in the face and basically mocks you for wasting you time with it. Avoid at all costs.

[crumrin114]

That's an overly kind way of putting it, yeah. Rarely have I seen such a slow, nihilistic, poorly-paced, poorly-animated, gray, incredibly boring show like Gilgamesh. There's no payoff, either - the ending is a huge slap in the face and basically mocks you for wasting you time with it. Avoid at all costs.
I've got to ask... Is there any series that you've disliked enough that you didn't watch EVERY SINGLE EPISODE? I mean, are you thinking: "Well, I hated the first four episodes, but I'd better watch eight more hours just to be sure"?

[Kirin Lemon]

I've got to ask... Is there any series that you've disliked enough that you didn't watch EVERY SINGLE EPISODE? I mean, are you thinking: "Well, I hated the first four episodes, but I'd better watch eight more hours just to be sure"?

Off the top of my head, I can't think of any. Clearly I love punishing myself.

[DuelLadyS]

Off the top of my head, I can't think of any. Clearly I love punishing myself.

I think it all boils down to Ye Old Standby Reponse For Bad Anime- "It gets better." Everyone you ever meet who likes a show you don't says that, and after awhile you start watching things all the way through just to see if they're right.

I watched the first 8-minute episode of Lucky Star and hated it. I still find myself thinking about buying the boxset... and I blame that echoing 'It gets better!' in the back of my head. (And I usually drown it out so well, too...)

[crumrin114]

Off the top of my head, I can't think of any. Clearly I love punishing myself.
Well, as long as you're getting something out of it.

It just seems like you'd enjoy anime a bit more if you weren't compelled to watch so much. Personally, I buy significantly more DVDs than I ever watch, so I appreciate your negative reviews. The unopened copies of El Hazard TV sitting on the shelf don't bother me much if I know there's much better uses for my time.

[georox]

Heh, more like "Gilga-fucking-awful."



That's an overly kind way of putting it, yeah. Rarely have I seen such a slow, nihilistic, poorly-paced, poorly-animated, gray, incredibly boring show like Gilgamesh. There's no payoff, either - the ending is a huge slap in the face and basically mocks you for wasting you time with it. Avoid at all costs.

That's how I felt about Gantz... how strange.

[Kirin Lemon]

Well, as long as you're getting something out of it.

It just seems like you'd enjoy anime a bit more if you weren't compelled to watch so much. Personally, I buy significantly more DVDs than I ever watch, so I appreciate your negative reviews. The unopened copies of El Hazard TV sitting on the shelf don't bother me much if I know there's much better uses for my time.

I really don't watch as much as I used to, and I have that same problem with buying way more than I can watch. I'll get around to it eventually! Maybe... Oh, and there *are* much better uses for your time than watching the El Hazard TV series. I re-watched that again last year for some reason, and I kept wishing it were the OVA the whole time.

That's how I felt about Gantz... how strange.

Gilgamesh makes Gantz look like a masterpiece by comparison. And I don't like Gantz.

[Razzuel]

Right Stuf just put up a Media Blasters sale. I fully expect everyone here—who has not already purchased the Doujin Work DVDs and manga—is going to purchase all of both now. No excuses! Do not disappoint me. ;)

[XxFuRy2Xx]

Right Stuf just put up a Media Blasters sale. I fully expect everyone here—who has not already purchased the Doujin Work DVDs and manga—is going to purchase all of both now. No excuses! Do not disappoint me. ;)I might just take you up on that. I'll have to see what my finances look like over the weekend, though. Haha!

[Kirin Lemon]

Right Stuf just put up a Media Blasters sale. I fully expect everyone here—who has not already purchased the Doujin Work DVDs and manga—is going to purchase all of both now. No excuses! Do not disappoint me. ;)

Do not listen to this man - at least, not in regards to the anime (I can't vouch for the manga, but Razzuel has notoriously low standards...). Doujin Work is mediocre at best, and does nothing particularly well, especially when compared to the far-superior Genshiken. If you're looking for *good* Media Blasters titles, go with the afore-mentioned Genshiken, Phoenix, Ah! My Goddess, or Moribito.

[georox]

Do not listen to this man - at least, not in regards to the anime (I can't vouch for the manga, but Razzuel has notoriously low standards...). Doujin Work is mediocre at best, and does nothing particularly well, especially when compared to the far-superior Genshiken. If you're looking for *good* Media Blasters titles, go with the afore-mentioned Genshiken, Phoenix, Ah! My Goddess, or Moribito.

All of the ones you listed bored me.

I want to get IkkiTousen... but... I can't spend cash.. <_<

[DuelLadyS]

I will be skipping this sale in favor of a nice frame for my recently purchased Hayate the Combat Butler genga sketch. Yay, production art! :D

[Kirin Lemon]

All of the ones you listed bored me.

I want to get IkkiTousen... but... I can't spend cash.. <_<

Media Blasters doesn't really specialize in exciting, action-packed anime.

And Ikki Tousen is fucking AWFUL.

[Razzuel]

Right Stuf the Wallet Destroyer strikes again!


Blue Drop DVD Complete Collection
Clannad After Story DVD Collection 2
Read or Die TV Original CD Soundtrack 1
Read or Die TV Original CD Soundtrack 2
When They Cry DVD 1 + Artbox
When They Cry DVD 2
When They Cry DVD 3
When They Cry DVD 4
When They Cry DVD 5
When They Cry DVD 6

[georox]

Media Blasters doesn't really specialize in exciting, action-packed anime.

And Ikki Tousen is fucking AWFUL.

Lies. It has one of the staples of a solid anime food group, fanservice.

Honestly, holding out for Queen's Blade US Release.

[Kirin Lemon]

Lies. It has one of the staples of a solid anime food group, fanservice.

Honestly, holding out for Queen's Blade US Release.

Wow, Ikki Tousen *and* Queen's Blade? I don't know where to begin...

[georox]

Wow, Ikki Tousen *and* Queen's Blade? I don't know where to begin...

List stuff you like so we can all tear it apart piece by piece until the bloodied chunks are unidentifiable. :D

*cough*:

[Kirin Lemon]

List stuff you like so we can all tear it apart piece by piece until the bloodied chunks are unidentifiable. :D

*cough*:

But why would I do that when poking fun at your thinly-veiled anime porn fetish is more entertaining? ;)

[XxFuRy2Xx]

Do not listen to this man - at least, not in regards to the anime (I can't vouch for the manga, but Razzuel has notoriously low standards...). Doujin Work is mediocre at best, and does nothing particularly well, especially when compared to the far-superior Genshiken. If you're looking for *good* Media Blasters titles, go with the afore-mentioned Genshiken, Phoenix, Ah! My Goddess, or Moribito.Genshiken and Moribito were already on my must get list. Moribito is one of the best shows I've seen in quite some time, I've just been unable to catch it on adultswim, so I plan on getting the DVDs. Honestly, Moribito is pure win.

I'll see what my finances look like since I plan on buying an HDTV soon.:bouncy:

[killa5k7]

Clearly...Kirin Lemon (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/member.php?u=18150) loves Utena. In my opinion that rules all and puts this thread to shame...but..finding that cheap would be worthy. Still looking for an excellent Code Geass deal. Any word on a season 1 box set yet.

[Razzuel]

Clearly...Kirin Lemon (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/member.php?u=18150) loves Utena. In my opinion that rules all and puts this thread to shame...but..finding that cheap would be worthy. Still looking for an excellent Code Geass deal. Any word on a season 1 box set yet.


You can't find Utena for cheap; trust me, I have already spent about 300 dollars so far. I own all three sets, but an Amazon Marketplace seller fucked me over with one of the sets, which is something I am currently trying to resolve. Fucking bastard.

[killa5k7]

I knabbed those three Utena sets for 20.00 a piece when Central Park Media re-released before they crashed. Best thing I ever did. Anyways, I am looking to get individual volumes of Eureka Seven from Rightstuf. Cheaper that way. Is this anime series any count?

[Razzuel]

I knabbed those three Utena sets for 20.00 a piece when Central Park Media re-released before they crashed. Best thing I ever did. Anyways, I am looking to get individual volumes of Eureka Seven from Rightstuf. Cheaper that way. Is this anime series any count?

I bought all of the singles (or special editions when applicable) from Right Stuf a while ago. Uh, I'm sorry, but I have no idea what you are trying to ask with your question.

[B:L]

I bought all of the singles (or special editions when applicable) from Right Stuf a while ago. Uh, I'm sorry, but I have no idea what you are trying to ask with your question.

Well might as well answer all the questions that it COULD be!

Count:
There are 12 DVD volumes, totalling 50 episodes. In February they're releasing the movie as well.

Good:
Very, very good series. Starts off relatively light but the twists and turns just pull you along.

[thelonepig]

If you can manage to find Utena at FYE it's pretty cheap. I snagged all three boxsets during a B2G1 used sale and paid $56 less 10% plus tax for all three of them.

[killa5k7]

Another Question? On Eureka Seven...wich volumes have the boxsets to hold the seperate parts...it is confusing to me...I know vol. 1 has the box but does it then go to vol.7 that has a sep box to hold the series. And by any count it did mean good...I have always said it that way...been confusing to some in the past. Thanks for the answers guys. I'm a little laggy on anime...I own tons of old school stuff but can only afford newer when on sale.

[Kirin Lemon]

Another Question? On Eureka Seven...wich volumes have the boxsets to hold the seperate parts...it is confusing to me...I know vol. 1 has the box but does it then go to vol.7 that has a sep box to hold the series. And by any count it did mean good...I have always said it that way...been confusing to some in the past. Thanks for the answers guys. I'm a little laggy on anime...I own tons of old school stuff but can only afford newer when on sale.

Correct, you'll want the boxes with volume 1 and volume 7 to hold all the discs. Each box is designed to fix six volumes. If you're also after all the soundtracks, pick up the deluxe version of volume 12 too.

And thanks for recognizing the brilliance that is Utena, by the way!

[XxFuRy2Xx]

A few questions about the current sale.

1. For Genshiken I see that there is a premium collection and an economy set. Is there a huge difference between these two to justify the difference in price?

2. Should I go ahead and pick up Genshiken 2? I'm worried about not having the complete season and having to wait for x amount of more singles to be released.

3. Someone mind telling me what a litebox is?

Lastly, I don't think I'll be picking up Moribito this time around. Simply can't see myself picking up a bunch of two packs. I rather wait for a season box set to come out.

[PrarieD0G]

1. I think the only difference between the Premium and Economy sets for Genshiken, is that the premium set comes with a nice art box; the economy set has like a thin cardboard slipcover that goes around all 3 volumes with different/not as good art on it.

2. Dunno. I'd personally wait for an economy set for that too, but that's just me. I'm cheap. And I guess there's no guarantee that there will even be one, since the show is not incredibly popular (even though it's awesome).

3. A litebox (http://www.shop4tech.com/item3706.html)

[Razzuel]

I don't know if anyone here has bought any of the Doujin Work manga as a part of the Media Blasters sale, but volumes two through four made it into the Last Week's Top Manga Titles list on Right Stuf. I'm quite happy to see it selling because: a) it's fantastic and b) Media Blasters needs to get off their ass and at the very least announce release dates for volumes five and six. I don't know about Media Blasters' track record with manga, but if they don't release the last two volumes, then I am going to be very displeased.

[StarKnightX]

Got an email from the site , mentioning that they have Bleach and Death Note seasons and movies on sale right now. The season sets are about $25 each , while the movies are between $12-$20. Seems like good prices (amazon does have many of the same items for the same price or cheaper though). Any remember seeing any of the stuff cheaper than that?


*Edit for including prices:
Bleach Seasons 1 and 2 = $25 each
Season 3 = $40
Season 4 = $30
Diamond Dust Rebellion = $18

Death Note Seasons 1 and 2 = $25 each
Live Action Movie 1 and 2 = $13 each
ReLight 2 = $15

[WTK]

Kick off the holiday season with special deals on selected DVDs, Blu-ray discs and box sets for a limited time – from Thanksgiving and Black Friday through 11:59 p.m. CST on Cyber Monday (November 30, 2009)!

How? There are no coupon codes for this one! The “your price” is the “sale price,” so just add the item to your shopping cart and check out to save.

But hurry! The sale ends on November 30, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. CST!


Bargain Bin Bundles


Kenichi Season 1 Bargain DVD Bundle (Hyb) (http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/j4xTFrecpjnM40v4dk/browse/item/85928/4/0/-618) - Your Price: $49.99 (You Save 50%)
Saiyuki Reload DVD Bargain Bundle (Hyb) (http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/j4xTFrecpjnM40v4dk/browse/item/85929/4/0/-618) - Your Price: $39.99 (You Save 75%)
ShinChan (Crayon Shinchan) Season 1 Bargain DVD Bundle (Hyb) (http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/j4xTFrecpjnM40v4dk/browse/item/85927/4/0/-618) - Your Price: $19.99 (You Save 67%)

Everything Else


Castle of Cagliostro Special Edition DVD (Hyb): $7.99 (http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/inn20iHqMGaC9ijU3Y/browse/item/69914/4/0/0)
Divergence Eve: Misaki Chronicles DVD Box Set (Thinpak): $12.99 (http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/inn20iHqMGaC9ijU3Y/browse/item/73459/4/0/0)
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid Blu-ray Complete Series (Hyb): $29.99 (http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/inn20iHqMGaC9ijU3Y/browse/item/83853/4/0/0)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Blu-ray (Hyb): $19.99 (http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/inn20iHqMGaC9ijU3Y/browse/item/82043/4/0/0)
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple Season 1 DVD Part 1 (Hyb): $25.99 (http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/inn20iHqMGaC9ijU3Y/browse/item/82466/4/0/0)
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple Season 1 DVD Part 2 (Hyb): $25.99 (http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/inn20iHqMGaC9ijU3Y/browse/item/83236/4/0/0)
Samurai 7 Blu-ray Box Set (Hyb): $29.99 (http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/inn20iHqMGaC9ijU3Y/browse/item/81392/4/0/0)
ShinChan (Crayon Shinchan) Season 1 DVD Part 1 (D): $10.99 (http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/inn20iHqMGaC9ijU3Y/browse/item/78062/4/0/0)
ShinChan (Crayon Shinchan) Season 1 DVD Part 2 (D): $10.99 (http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/inn20iHqMGaC9ijU3Y/browse/item/80583/4/0/0)
Special A (S.A) DVD Collection 1 (S): $19.99 (http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/inn20iHqMGaC9ijU3Y/browse/item/85132/4/0/0)
Tears To Tiara DVD Collection 1 (S): $19.99 (http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/inn20iHqMGaC9ijU3Y/browse/item/85133/4/0/0)

[DarkSageRK]

Weak sauce Black Friday deals. :(

[Veronica Mars]

Yeah! I needed something to watch also :/

[Kirin Lemon]

That's a great price on Castle of Cagliostro for those of you who don't own it. Phenomenal movie, and required viewing for all anime fans.

[B:L]

Uhh... there's some shenanigans going in the bargain bin as well.

Are the X collections worth it for $14.99 each?

[StarKnightX]

That's a great price on Castle of Cagliostro for those of you who don't own it. Phenomenal movie, and required viewing for all anime fans.

I thought I read somewhere that it had a shitty transfer , or was that an older dvd release of the movie? I've always wanted to get it , and if this version isn't garbage I might finally pick it up.

The Blu-ray sale items are calling out to me. Are Samurai 7 and FMP : Second Raid any good?

[Kirin Lemon]

Uhh... there's some shenanigans going in the bargain bin as well.

Are the X collections worth it for $14.99 each?

Definitely, X TV is quite good.

[Gden]

I agree with KL completely, X Tv is a great show

[XxFuRy2Xx]

I thought I read somewhere that it had a shitty transfer , or was that an older dvd release of the movie? I've always wanted to get it , and if this version isn't garbage I might finally pick it up.

The Blu-ray sale items are calling out to me. Are Samurai 7 and FMP : Second Raid any good?Both Samurai 7 and FMP: Second Raid are great. Pick them both up if you can afford it. They'll be even better since it's on blu.

[Kirin Lemon]

I thought I read somewhere that it had a shitty transfer , or was that an older dvd release of the movie? I've always wanted to get it , and if this version isn't garbage I might finally pick it up.

The Blu-ray sale items are calling out to me. Are Samurai 7 and FMP : Second Raid any good?

I haven't heard one way or the other about Cagliostro. I have the older version of the film, but this one is "remastered," for what it's worth.

Also, Samurai 7 and Second Raid are both fantastic.

[GuilewasNK]

Other than Cagliostro, I don't see anything I am interested in.

I highly recommend Shin-Chan. The writing is great. It is highly inappropriate and VERY funny. The only animated comedy in recent memory I have liked more is Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law, the most underrated show ever on Cartoon Network, but that is another discussion for another time.

[killa5k7]

X is excellent...especially at that price. You can tell I love it...(Avatar=Anuki)Kind of makes me mad. The only thing bad about X is the story tends to repeat itself excessively over backdrops of feathers(You will know what I am talking about) Picking up Cagliostro. Thank you guys for the recommendations.

[georox]

Just finished disc 5 of X (Bought it moooooooonths ago, remembering the OVA/movie/whatever from renting it loooong ago) and wow. They really need to stop repeating stuff as much, and I'm sick of "destiny" "future" "wish" etc. shit that KEEPS BEING BROUGHT UP 50 TIMES AN EPISODE! It's annoying...

Yea, some series need to cut to the chase, other than that it's great though.. I just feel they could've cut out an entire disc already.

[killa5k7]

Lmao...the cutting an entire disc already..yeah, that series could have been narrowed down to 4 discs instead of 8 but...eh....anyway....been wanting to buy the Death Note box 1 but says more coming soon? Will wait..bought box 2 a while back and need the first.

[thelonepig]

Bah, no anime love on Black Friday. Here's to hoping RightStuf does their 12 days proud this year.

[Medium_Pimpin]

Picked Up Yugo the Negotiator1-4, Speed Grapher1-6 Desert Punk 1-6 and Hajime no Ippo Movie for $51 Shipped.

They still have 1 Gonzo Double Pack: Desert Punk 1/Speed Grapher 1 DVD (Hyb) available for $4.

[WTK]

Right Stuf 12+ Days of Anime Savings @ RightStuf.com (http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/main/news/individual/?ForumThreadName=FT0000001292&ReturnTo=Main)

As the holiday season kicks into full swing, Right Stuf is here to make things even merrier – with 12+ days of savings on DVDs, box sets and bundles!

Each day, we’ll update our homepage with the latest additions to our list of holiday bargains, and everything on this list will be on sale until midnight, December 18th. (No coupon codes are necessary.)

Have a safe and happy Holiday Season and enjoy some anime from RightStuf.com (http://www.rightstuf.com/)!

Day 1:


Chrono Crusade Complete Collection DVD (Hyb) Holiday Edition (http://www.rightstuf.com/i/dchcle1) only $29.99 66% OFF
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya DVD 2 (Hyb) Special Limited Edition (http://www.rightstuf.com/i/av20851) only $15.99 73% OFF
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya DVD 3 (Hyb) Special Limited Edition (http://www.rightstuf.com/i/av20852) only $15.99 73% OFF
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya DVD 4 (Hyb) Special Limited Edition (http://www.rightstuf.com/i/av20853) only $15.99 73% OFF
Melancholy of Haruhi Savings DVD Bundle (Hyb) (http://www.rightstuf.com/i/bundle0904) only $59.99 75% OFF
Vexille Blu-ray (Hyb) Special Edition (http://www.rightstuf.com/i/fun09592) only $12.99 62% OFF

[the_punisher]

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll116/xthe_punisherx/TSRID1.jpg

Nothing for me today, but i'm looking forward to this sale, the Black Friday sale wasn't very good, and I haven't had a TSRI order in awhile.

[genfuyung]

I totally forgot about this sale and now im crazy excited. They had some crazy deals last year.

[ChibiJosh]

That Haruhi bundle is tempting. I have the normal box, but it wouldn't be so bad to upgrade to the LEs for that price.