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same for azumanga diaoh. same reason too =p bought a couple of karekano, then just got the box set when i couldn't find the rest locally. it was there. so was i. didn't buy the second version of the rahxephon box, but we do have the first.

they just need to lower the prices, and even the crap titles will sell. >.>

 

Bandai Entertainment tried that tact with the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - which was crazy popular in distribution numbers when it was on the fansub circuit and well received. The download numbers should have indicated an instant sales hit for the licensed release. Bandai Ent went the whole kit and caboodle, releasing both a standard and collector's edition and despite its widespread distribution over the net, sales were reportedly poor.

I, for one, dropped the cash on the standard fare - I believed the series was worth my hard-earned cash. But I'm not inclined to spend double or more for tiny plastic figures or other omake.

My anime collection has grown, but I will admit I have never been a blind buyer - everything I own was originally seen through bootleg, friend, or fansub.

My sight is set on Death Note next, but 9-10 DVDs is a large investment for a 37 episode series so it will take some thought.

Like recent television, there are maybe one or two anime titles I find worth watching a year. The fact that companies are at the same time licensing well beyond that number shows that anime's soar in popularity may not be a positive thing. Not everything to come out of Japan is a golden treasure to place on a pedestal. Until that is learned and things level out we may have to wait until things level out and return to that uniqueness and style that we all fell in love with years ago, if they do at all.

 

thankfully there are weeaboo's wandering around to keep the few anime companies in business >.> we got a kid in our mall that wanders around dresses in a naruto headband since the toys and show started here. i've wanted to smack him with something heavy for awhile.

i honestly can't think of the last anime i've bought. recently got a collective soul and pink flyod cd. been up on nails. and ripping my stuff onto my computer to annoy the husband with. (noise while playing on his computer annoys him lol. well, music while gaming. i just turn the game music off...but i think that'll make him explode =p)

 

On a side note, I'm liking Romeo x Juliet thus far. Then again, it's a Gonzo series.

I haven't been home to just chat in so long.

 

http://animenfo.com/animetitle,3950,uyfcya,romeo_x_juliet.html

:thumb:

It's basically a Gonzo-ified version of Shakespeare's classic.

Oh, and their portrayal of "Willy" (who is writing Othello, at the beginning apparently, as I only saw two episodes) is HILARIOUS. Think Hanagata, for the most part.