[quote name='sarausagi']Mono: that was just low.
How in the world does the word
get censored but someone can post a picture of a realistic looking sex toy.
$50 shipped is good for the Inuyasha TV season one box.
I -hate- Inuyasha, but think she might enjoy these
Rurouni Kenshin Season One: $35
Rayearth Season One or Two: $20 [two twenty dollar sets, you could get her the first and an inuyasha movie and if she likes the rayearth you can always get the second for her birthday]
Angelic Layer Perfect Collection: $35
Kaleido Star Perfect Collection: $35
I really like Rayearth, Angelic Layer, Kaleido Star..they're very much for girls [which I am] and there are lots of guys who like them too, especially Rayearth and Angelic Layer [both by Clamp, excellent animation, good stories]
The problem is you think she's getting ripped off? How so? Inuyasha is 27 episodes, 24 minutes each, in English and Japanese, if you buy it for $50 at RightStuf she's getting each episode at $1.87, if you factor in she can watch it in two languages, 95 cents per episode.
Considering how many times she'll probably watch them, and how much she'll enjoy the series with no cuts, no commercials, and the original music, how in the world do you feel she's getting ripped off?
I'm guessing you don't like anime...so I'll give you a nice summary of what is more of a "rip off"...
Star Trek Season One, $99 AMAZON.COM: $3.44 an episode [29 total]
Sopranos Season 5: $67 AMAZON.COM: $5.15 an episode [13 total]
Band of Brothers: $60 AMAZON.COM $6 an episode [10 total]
Survivor Season One: $40 AMAZON.COM $3.33 an epsiode [12 total]
I'm not trying to target anyone, but anime isn't as expensive as you all think: sure, not all anime are worth it, in my honest opinion, Inuyasha isn't. However, considering anime is imported, licensed, translated, and released straight to DVD, it's damn cheap.
Stuff like Survivor made tons of ad revenue, tons of merchandise revenue, and got tons of air play, in fact, it's a show that didn't even need to PAY its actors. Star Trek is a 40 year old show almost, that airs about five times a day with few ads and has made BILLIONS of dollars of revenue. Band of Brothers is a 10 episode series which has been aired more than 10 million times and milked for all its worth on premiums and on demand. I don't even need to say anything about Sopranos: people are already paying at least $10 a month to see it on HBO and it's relatively cheap to make.[/QUOTE]
You're right, I don't like it, so I'm not real "in the know" I suppose. Regarding whether it's "good" or"bad", I mean, there's nothing I can do about that. It's the same general principle for videogames; you're not going to change someone's mind, you just have to get them Bulletproof Fiddy. Not to mention she just turned fourteen, so I'm not sure regarding her exposure level. At anyrate, I appreciate the suggestions and if $50 doesn't seem bad I guess I'll go with that. Thanks again.