A bootleg just sold on eBay for 23 shipped the other day. I thought about it, but google-fu told me the subs were probably poor. But if there is no fan sub, probably wasn't a terrible option.

edit: Or 31, unless that is a different listing. It has a $20 buy it now, but I guess people can be dumb on eBay, especially after the first bidder takes down the buy it now option.

http://www.animeharu.com/shop/dvds/d...me-legends.asp

Anybody ever tried using this site? 0.0 I'm sensing a bootleg but idk.

P.S. my local anime shop will get his last bandai shipment on the 31st supposedly. I'll take a pics and post titles as I have availability and if he feels like shipping ill post his number for you guys. He's usually pretty good about that but its a 1 owner 1 runner shop so don't expect it incredibly quick but well... lol this is his motto http://www.animaxstore.com/contactus.php

Originally Posted by greenwolfe7 http://www.animeharu.com/shop/dvds/d...me-legends.asp Anybody ever tried using this site? 0.0 I'm sensing a bootleg but idk.

Either that or no one has discovered the site.

Just looking at their inventory shows some of the hard to find Gundam sets(G Gundam, Gundam 00 2nd season) for 1/3 of what they're selling for right now. I'd say it's suspicious just by their inventory & prices alone, but why not take the chance & see if you can get a real set.

Originally Posted by tangytangerine Either that or no one has discovered the site. Just looking at their inventory shows some of the hard to find Gundam sets(G Gundam, Gundam 00 2nd season) for 1/3 of what they're selling for right now. I'd say it's suspicious just by their inventory & prices alone, but why not take the chance & see if you can get a real set.

Already have tried it placed an order a week ago my order status changed from processing payment to shipment processing says status will update again in 2-3 days... we will see I suppose. If it comes im placing an order for other stuff but in small quantities for fear of bait and switch where a company sends me a legit title then sends a bootleg I see a mix of both on the site so idk.

Originally Posted by tangytangerine Either that or no one has discovered the site. Just looking at their inventory shows some of the hard to find Gundam sets(G Gundam, Gundam 00 2nd season) for 1/3 of what they're selling for right now. I'd say it's suspicious just by their inventory & prices alone, but why not take the chance & see if you can get a real set.

Oh yeah after a searching a bit yesterday it turns out #anime-gundam did a fan sub for Turn A gundam thats pretty good it used the jp dvd as source vid.

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Wow, web reviews are not kind to anime Haru, but they have almost everything Gundam related I need, so it is pretty tempting to give it a shot. Worst I can cancel payment through my credit card. Well, worst is I guess they send me bootlegs and I have to send them back.

Edit: Eh, I placed an order. Still interested to see what your shop might get in greenwolfe, so let us know, because I am skeptical of receiving anything. His site is pretty awesome, so I hope for good things! But if animeharu works out it is pretty great to get new items at reasonable prices. If it fails, see above. They seem to have bootlegs listed under "import" versus "domestic" for R1 stuff. For example, it looks like you can buy a humongous pack of every Gundam ever for 300 bucks that are all R0 bootlegs, but other stuff is listed at US MSRP with US covers.

Can't be any worse than Anime Pavilion offering to "let me" buy Bebop for $100 after I placed an order for stuff on their site.

Originally Posted by ArthurDayne Wow, web reviews are not kind to anime Haru, but they have almost everything Gundam related I need, so it is pretty tempting to give it a shot. Worst I can cancel payment through my credit card. Well, worst is I guess they send me bootlegs and I have to send them back.

Yeah but you have to remember most people write reviews only because they are PO'd. I have seen a few good reviews though so I really don't know I'll update (if) I get my eureka seven collection and let people know... im expecting a bootleg or uk beez release.

Yeah, let us know.

I just realized that the Gundam Wing Complete Operations lists number of discs at 6 rather than 10, which is a bad sign. Most of them don't even list discs. And for things like G-Gundam, the bootlegs seem to all have the whole show in one box on six or so discs, so two separate items is a good sign.

edit: And I see it was actually listed under imports. Well, I guess I know I'm getting that one as a bootleg now. Must have accidentally switched back, or forgot to switch after doing a search.

Being someone who has been hunting down Gundam titles for years (and own all but G Gundam, 00 season 2 part 4 and Unicorn), I did a quick Gundam search at Anime Haru and it seems that they sell (what look like) both legit and bootleg copies. The common theme that the bootlegs have is the "English Dub / sub" description on the name followed by the smaller amount of discs for each series. Another easy tell sign is that on the description the bootlegs have "Region free / all players" prior to the actual region description.

Examples:
This should be legit (provided they didn't just take a stock pic)
http://www.animeharu.com/shop/dvds/d...e-legends-.asp

This is the bootleg:
http://www.animeharu.com/shop/dvds/i...--eng-dub-.asp

Edit:

For Arthur, if this is the Wing series you got, it's an "import" aka, bootleg:
http://www.animeharu.com/shop/dvds/i...--eng-dub-.asp

You might want to cancel it and get these instead:
http://www.animeharu.com/shop/dvds/d...e-legends-.asp
http://www.animeharu.com/shop/dvds/d...e-legends-.asp

Yeah, I came to the same conclusions. Before I ordered, actually. I must have accidentally gotten out of the domestic section into imports when I saw the Wing box set, though. I thought it was the release with the individual operations just packed into a cardboard outer box.

I sent a request that they cancel just that item. We'll see what happens. I don't have a ton of faith, but I'll ship it back and be happy to pay return shipping if they actually have stock on the rest of the stuff I ordered.

Not sure what is going on with AnimeHaru. Order went into "processing" last night, and today they removed Gundam Wing from my order, which I had requested about 10 minutes after I placed the order and realized my mistake. However the purchase price shown is still the old one in order history, and now I have a pending charge AND a pending refund for the full amount on my card. Maybe they are just doing it wrong and will recharge the pending amount at the new level, rather than keep the pending and only charge the new amount.

Originally Posted by ArthurDayne Not sure what is going on with AnimeHaru. Order went into "processing" last night, and today they removed Gundam Wing from my order, which I had requested about 10 minutes after I placed the order and realized my mistake. However the purchase price shown is still the old one in order history, and now I have a pending charge AND a pending refund for the full amount on my card. Maybe they are just doing it wrong and will recharge the pending amount at the new level, rather than keep the pending and only charge the new amount.

Im giving it 10 full business days before I do anything about my order my status still says processing by shipping team... im betting they don't have it but it said wait ten days so I am. I placed my order on the 17th. So Thursday will be 10 days.

What is your payment status? I have now been charged for the corrected amount, after deleting the item. No shipment notice or status change on the website, though.

Originally Posted by ArthurDayne What is your payment status? I have now been charged for the corrected amount, after deleting the item. No shipment notice or status change on the website, though.

Don't have a clue my payment was pending now I don't even see it on my bank statement... no word from Haru... :/... expecting yet another cancellation :(... im tired of late cancels be a COMPANY and TELL ME you don't have stock!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gundam-Wing-...item257a523f06

Lol seems legit

Heck, I have both Gundam Wing Anime Legends sets plus that movie sealed. I have yet to watch any of them. I guess I could start on it before watching Seed. I take it Gundam series really don't matter the order?

Originally Posted by killa5k7 Heck, I have both Gundam Wing Anime Legends sets plus that movie sealed. I have yet to watch any of them. I guess I could start on it before watching Seed. I take it Gundam series really don't matter the order?

Order doesn't matter unless you're watching Universal Century (which Wing and Seed aren't part of).

So yes, you can watch Seed and Wing in any order.

Originally Posted by killa5k7 Heck, I have both Gundam Wing Anime Legends sets plus that movie sealed. I have yet to watch any of them. I guess I could start on it before watching Seed. I take it Gundam series really don't matter the order?

When I posted that it was a blank picture, no description, and the seller had 0 feedback. Lol

Any update on your anime shop?
I made an order for G Gundam from an Amazon marketplace seller, who has still not confirmed shipment. Hoping he is just not aware of how it works rather than the worst scammer ever, since he doesn't get my money until he confirms shipment anyways. AnimeHaru charged me days ago with no sign of shipping, so I sent them a request to ship immediately or cancel and refund. So, as that is pending, I'm curious to see if your guy got any new stock.

Originally Posted by ArthurDayne Any update on your anime shop? I made an order for G Gundam from an Amazon marketplace seller, who has still not confirmed shipment. Hoping he is just not aware of how it works rather than the worst scammer ever, since he doesn't get my money until he confirms shipment anyways. AnimeHaru charged me days ago with no sign of shipping, so I sent them a request to ship immediately or cancel and refund. So, as that is pending, I'm curious to see if your guy got any new stock.

Unfortunately I haven't had a chance to stop by the store yet. I've been at work till well past his closing hours. But I trust him to hold stock for me. Im off tomorrow so ill swing by and get an update. Alot of stuff he orders is direct from Japan. So the shipment time varies. But he said he has about 7-8 new boxes of various bandai titles coming in.... we will see. I don't expect him to steer me wrong though he's is quite savvy about most anime titles and is an avid collector of rare, oop, LE, and SE anime and cosplay stuff. As soon as I know ill be posting picks and list of titles. It may all come in separate shipments like I said its all a family owned business including his shippers in Japan lol. But its one of the best anime shops in the MidSouth.