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Legolas813
04-21-2004, 12:31 PM
anywhere no where i can get the complete series of Cowboy Bebop (all of the discs......not the bootlegged 3-disc version).......i'm looking for it cheap........preferably under 30 or 40 bucks
on a side note.....i've always hated anime........though it was girlish, lame, and cheesy.........but cowboy bebop has changed all that........it is the first series that i have truly enjoy........any suggestions for other series that i would like?!?
anywhere no where i can get the complete series of Cowboy Bebop (all of the discs......not the bootlegged 3-disc version).......i'm looking for it cheap........preferably under 30 or 40 bucks
on a side note.....i've always hated anime........though it was girlish, lame, and cheesy.........but cowboy bebop has changed all that........it is the first series that i have truly enjoy........any suggestions for other series that i would like?!?
Samurai Champloo (http://www.samuraichamploo.com/)
It's from the creator of Bebop and looks pretty good, judging from the trailer.
moiety
04-21-2004, 01:51 PM
on a side note.....i've always hated anime........though it was girlish, lame, and cheesy.........
You obviously haven't seen much anime. Check out these off-topics. A lot of people have provided recommendations:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11177
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=675
As for the R1 Cowboy Bebop dvds, you will not be able to buy the whole set new for less than $30. There are 6 dvds, and while you may find some of them for less than $20, you will probably pay close to $100 for all of them in the end.
doraemonkerpal
04-21-2004, 01:58 PM
These (http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/dgxkx6shEmGpQzNYaO/browse/search/5/4/0/0/results/desc/asc/50/1) are the best prices i could find. i'm looking for this set too. good luck!
WeaponX2099
04-21-2004, 02:02 PM
Try Trigun. It's also very good.
Theenternal
04-21-2004, 02:08 PM
Yea, this is a great series I have the bandai dvds, ill still buy a complete collection though if a legit one ever gets made :(
Legolas813
04-21-2004, 03:09 PM
on a side note.....i've always hated anime........though it was girlish, lame, and cheesy.........
You obviously haven't seen much anime. Check out these off-topics. A lot of people have provided recommendations:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11177
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=675
As for the R1 Cowboy Bebop dvds, you will not be able to buy the whole set new for less than $30. There are 6 dvds, and while you may find some of them for less than $20, you will probably pay close to $100 for all of them in the end.
sorry i'm new to anime............i've always known it existed but i never gave it a chance..........anyways, i am now aware that i probably won't be getting this series for less than 100 bucks so i guess i'm not getting it at all....oh well
Wshakspear
04-21-2004, 03:14 PM
btw, the "bootleg edition" isnt normally a bootleg. they are all region english/japanese audio Korean copies. Pretty much grey market.
Legolas813
04-21-2004, 03:18 PM
btw, the "bootleg edition" isnt normally a bootleg. they are all region english/japanese audio Korean copies. Pretty much grey market.
i looked on amazon and they have an edition with all of the episodes on 3 DVDs...........a lot of the reviews claim it is horribly compressed and barely watchable (don't know how true this is).......also it doesn't include the OST or extra features.........i'm tempted to get this because its only 30 bucks but i don't know how bad the video quality really is
Legolas813
04-21-2004, 03:27 PM
i was just thinking.......does anyone here have walmart dvd rental service (similar to netflix)........i wonder if they have the cowboy bebop session DVDs.......i was thinking of subscribing to walmart dvd rentals anyways so maybe i can just rent the episodes from them (i don't really care about owning them)
edit: yes i just looked at walmart's online dvd rental library and they have the whole collection.......guess this is my best bet
TiKi2
04-21-2004, 05:16 PM
legolas cowboy bebop movie is $14.99 at BB it says $22.99 on the label I bought one the other day you should check it out
Wshakspear
04-21-2004, 05:53 PM
btw, the "bootleg edition" isnt normally a bootleg. they are all region english/japanese audio Korean copies. Pretty much grey market.
i looked on amazon and they have an edition with all of the episodes on 3 DVDs...........a lot of the reviews claim it is horribly compressed and barely watchable (don't know how true this is).......also it doesn't include the OST or extra features.........i'm tempted to get this because its only 30 bucks but i don't know how bad the video quality really is
Ive bought a few different series at both comi-cons and half.com. Ive gotten a few stinkers, but most are fine. Wherever you get them from...ask a LOT of questions. Be slightly annoying. One set i received had PERMANENT chinese subtitles...bad.
Theenternal
04-21-2004, 06:03 PM
Yea I would not get the 3 disc, whatever version of bebop. On anime its not that bad, but if you are going for dvd, you might as well go for quality. Isnt that the point? well besides a few other differences between ghetto vhs :)
Nirvanaguy777
04-21-2004, 06:09 PM
Try ebay for good anime dvd box set deals, its where i get all my anime, and if your looking for a good anime try evangelion, it starts off slow but gets very good, its one of my favorite animes.
doraemonkerpal
04-21-2004, 06:10 PM
you can always rent the movie from blockbuster for 99 cents (w/ coupon). that's what i did last week :D
moiety
04-21-2004, 07:14 PM
sorry i'm new to anime............i've always known it existed but i never gave it a chance..........anyways, i am now aware that i probably won't be getting this series for less than 100 bucks so i guess i'm not getting it at all....oh well
Well always keep an eye out, anyway. It's unfortunate that anime in general is so expensive, especially for the number of episodes you get per disc (IY, I'm looking in your direction...)
Legolas813
04-21-2004, 09:19 PM
to all those people suggesting where i can get the movie: i'm not looking for the movie (we have a movie channel here at my college and it comes on all the time)........anyways, what i am looking for are the episodes........note: i found them on walmart's dvd rental service so i can get them free with the 30 day trial
XboxMaster
04-22-2004, 12:08 AM
Where the hell did you hear that the 3-disc $30 set is boot leg? I bought it, no problems with visuals or sound, and there is English mode. I would suggest these certain sets to all for they are NOT boot leg. I have purchased three of these 3-disc sets. The Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star, and Trigun ones.
suprsaiyanMAX
04-22-2004, 12:56 AM
Just because they are good quality (and the quality for them is pretty decent) bootlegs doesn't make them legit. A bootleg is still a bootleg.
XboxMaster
04-22-2004, 03:34 PM
Just because they are good quality (and the quality for them is pretty decent) bootlegs doesn't make them legit. A bootleg is still a bootleg.
Dude, it's not a fucking bootleg!!!
seebelow
04-22-2004, 03:40 PM
**WARNING: If you see this for sale as a set of 3 region 0 DVDs with Chinese and English subtitles and the English dub, it is a BOOTLEG, and should NOT be purchased! Please support the creators of Bebop and get the REAL thing!**
source: http://www.futureblues.com/release.html
suprsaiyanMAX
04-23-2004, 12:02 AM
No need to get extra defense about man...but it IS a bootleg. It's not like I just decided to make that up or something.
Also, if you wanna buy it fine...that's your choice and I'm not downing anyone for it. I at one time had the same set because I did not have the funds to buy the real dvd releases.
pimp tyranny
04-23-2004, 12:12 AM
it's not necessarily all anime, but i kind of agree, Cowboy Bebop is the best i've seen. Trigun was pretty good, Inuyasha, imo, was stupid as hell, and those are about all i've seen. i saw the animemovie Metropolis and i liked it, pretty nice movie.
thakingrocka
04-25-2004, 11:02 AM
if you live in ny, go to chinatown. there's a nice selection of sets.
i bought the set for 33. it wasn't a bootleg. it was the set from a different region. you can buy chinese, hong kong, korean, or japanese dvd's there. the set i bought has all the same features and presentation as the american 6-disc on a 3-disc set. it's the same thing at a fraction of the price. i know full well that chinatown is a land of piracy, but i also know how to spot the pirated goods. these were not pirated. i also bought GTO complete for 55.
Legolas813
04-26-2004, 08:15 PM
if you live in ny, go to chinatown. there's a nice selection of sets.
i bought the set for 33. it wasn't a bootleg. it was the set from a different region. you can buy chinese, hong kong, korean, or japanese dvd's there. the set i bought has all the same features and presentation as the american 6-disc on a 3-disc set. it's the same thing at a fraction of the price. i know full well that chinatown is a land of piracy, but i also know how to spot the pirated goods. these were not pirated. i also bought GTO complete for 55.
even though it doesn't look like it, the 3-disc set IS a bootleg
suprsaiyanMAX
04-26-2004, 10:11 PM
Nevermind...I'm tired of trying to explain it.
bigkrev
04-27-2004, 10:38 PM
If you want a good anime, try FLCL (Fooly Cooly). I was like you, a profound hater, untill i saw this.
Like a good movie, every time i watch this, i get something new out of it.
It shows on midnight saturdays on CN.
_heretic
05-01-2004, 10:00 PM
If you want a good anime, try FLCL (Fooly Cooly). I was like you, a profound hater, untill i saw this.
Like a good movie, every time i watch this, i get something new out of it.
It shows on midnight saturdays on CN.
I have to agree with the FLCL recommendation. I really don't like most anime series (just Cowboy Bebop, Inuyasha, and Lupin, mostly because I can see them on CN), but I really liked FLCL. It does involve some robots, but it's not like most giant-robot anime (those kind of turn me off) as the focus is more on the human characters and some really weird things that happen to them. It's really crazy and a lot of strange and unexplainable things happen, but it's all so cool that it seems to make sense. Maybe it does make sense if your Japanese, but I was lost most of the time and still thought it was fascinating.
suprsaiyanMAX
05-02-2004, 12:17 AM
If you want a good anime, try FLCL (Fooly Cooly). I was like you, a profound hater, untill i saw this.
Like a good movie, every time i watch this, i get something new out of it.
It shows on midnight saturdays on CN.
I have to agree with the FLCL recommendation. I really don't like most anime series (just Cowboy Bebop, Inuyasha, and Lupin, mostly because I can see them on CN), but I really liked FLCL. It does involve some robots, but it's not like most giant-robot anime (those kind of turn me off) as the focus is more on the human characters and some really weird things that happen to them. It's really crazy and a lot of strange and unexplainable things happen, but it's all so cool that it seems to make sense. Maybe it does make sense if your Japanese, but I was lost most of the time and still thought it was fascinating.
I too was totally lost watching FLCL..and I hated it. It's nothing like "giant robot anime" or any action-oriented anime for that matter. It's not supposed to be either. It had some interesting elements and such (in fact my fave episode is on right now). It came highly recommended by friends and the like but let me down. I guess I just can't completely like something that doesn't make sense to me. Maybe that makes me narrowed minded?...I dunno.
I too was totally lost watching FLCL..and I hated it. It's nothing like "giant robot anime" or any action-oriented anime for that matter. It's not supposed to be either. It had some interesting elements and such (in fact my fave episode is on right now). It came highly recommended by friends and the like but let me down. I guess I just can't completely like something that doesn't make sense to me. Maybe that makes me narrowed minded?...I dunno.
Yeah, FLCL is complete nonsense. It's best to just appreciate it on a stylistic level. Still, Haruko is awesome, the music is great and the guitar duel in the last episode is one of the best fights in anime, period.
Wshakspear
05-02-2004, 12:31 AM
I guess I just can't completely like something that doesn't make sense to me. Maybe that makes me narrowed minded?...
no, that makes you opinionated (in the good way). many anime fans are purely bandwagon fans. whatever is cool at that moment (thanks, dbz...) and then theres people that (and for some this is hard to grasp) enjoy only what they like.
mrpotatohed
05-02-2004, 02:20 PM
Just my $.02
and a kick ass deal to boot. You can literally save hundreds of dollars versus buying these episodes alone.
The ultimate robotech collection
Original series shown on TV - the macross saga
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=305815&skuId=4761172&type=product
the robotech masters complete collection
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=323818&skuId=4949943&type=product
New Generation Complete collection
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=291119&skuId=4813982&type=product
The macross saga alone is more than 19 hours long! :shock:
suprsaiyanMAX
05-02-2004, 02:24 PM
Has anyone seen the new Robotech Macross Remastered stuff? I know that they are about $20 a pop and there are three sets. So,if they are truly better, I wouldn't mind paying the extra $10-15 for them. Anyone have opinions?
mrpotatohed
05-02-2004, 02:36 PM
A couple of articles about it. Supposedly they brought back the original artists and composers to clean up the old footage. Sounds pretty good, but I already own the "un-remastered" versions so I probably wont pick those up unless I can snag em for nothing on ebay.
http://www.robotech.com/news/viewarticle.php?id=190
http://www.robotech.com/news/viewarticle.php?id=191
Medium_Pimpin
05-02-2004, 02:43 PM
Samurai Champloo - 17 more days!
Cant wait for the fansubs!
On another note, Walmart sucks. Please dont give them more money than they already have by signing up for thier DVD service.. Try netflix, the price is similar and it's got more dvd's even.
WHFinest187
05-02-2004, 07:44 PM
if ur like me n u dun really care for dubbed anime
then this is the package 4 u
$3 for 6 dvd cowboy bebop series set
funny thing is that its import from china so s/h is $17.99
still cheapper then any other seller for the series
alot other auctions for the same item on ebay
i got the series and movie for around $30 total
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=617&item=418644866 9&rd=1[/url]