07-07-2004, 10:18 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-07-2004, 10:35 AM by Andromeda18_.)
Quote:Originally posted by Steve_the_Talking_Pie
Can I say one thing? Stop saying R1 DVDs are 4 episodes for $30. Look at http://www.dvdpacific.com dammit.
Saint Seiya goes $20 for 5 episodes (more like $12 online). Same with many other series including Wedding Peach.
Not to mention, Perfect Collections and Box Sets. Pre-order stuff at TRSI with a membership. No offense to some of you, but I've been buying anime for a lot longer than some of you (way back in the clamshell VHS days).
So make some claims against R1s, but back it up with actual information. :p
You, Vicious and everybody else that lives in the USA might not pay $30 for 4 episodes but like Elcoholic and Gubi-gubi I live in Europe and after paying for the S&H and customs the final price is usually more than $30 (At the current exchange rate it's more like $37=30?). I used to pay much more in the past but after some research I was able to find cheaper prices. At least with HK's I haven't had to pay customs which is really great since taxes are high around here. What I'd really like to know is how Bumperboy got his Steel Angel Kurumi for only $28.79! I paid about $74 (s&h + customs included) for mine and we're from the same country! Did that include s&h? And by the way, where are you from? I live in Porto.
Anyway, I wasn't making a claim against R1's, just stating my reality. And I'm quite happy with what ADV is doing, selling their box sets for a much lower price than usual. I've already bough Steel Angel Kurumi and am going to buy Soul Hunter next month. I'll still give my preference to HK because from my point of view they're good and cheap but once in a while I'll buy some R1s if it's a good deal.
Nina I'm sorry but I can't help you find sites that sell cheap manga since 98% of mine comes from France. There's a huge variety of manga for sale in France, the volumes are always very similar to the Japanese ones, the quality is great and I only pay about $8 for each volume (the cheapest I pay for manga ordered from the US is $17). I can however recommend you some titles if you'd like, most of the ones I own are already for sale there or will soon be.