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What anime dvds do you own? I dont talk about fansubs etc, I talk about anime dvds for animedirect or animeworx.

My list
Noir Boxset (7 dvds)
Elfen Lied Boxset (4 dvds)
Madlax 1
Madlax 2
Madlax 3
Madlax 4
Madlax 5
Appleseed
Hack sign 1
FMP fumoffu 1
FMP fumoffu 2
FMP fumoffu 3
Eva: death and rebirth
Eva: End of Eva
Kite
FMA 1
Chrono Crusade 1
Blood the last Vampire

If I see one fansub listed here Ill ask a mod to delete the post

you trying to brag?

Nope..lol. I think Rayne has even more than me. My collection is pretty small compared to some other peoples.

Well mine is even smaller...
Elfen
DNAngel

w000t!!!!
Am I in the lead so far? hehehe

Nope, you are way ahead of me -

- Neon Genesis Evangelion Platinum Complete (6x DVD's / 30x eps)
- Hellsing Boxset (4x DVD's / 13x eps)
- Elfen Lied Vector 1
- Elfen Lied Vector 2
- Madlax Volume 1
- Madlax Volume 2
- Ghost In The Shell
- Appleseed 2004

Well it is really no surprise that we all have so little... We are in SA after all...

BUMP

Ok so how would you guys go:
1. Buy 1 or 2 expensive boxsets, or
2. Get some 1st 2 vol. with those artbox sets?

Rather Buy the Boxsets, bit only if youre sure that it is what you want. What boxsets would you choose?

Eish it's a tough one... Also deciding if I must go expensive sets or more cheaper sets...
If expensive something like Chrno Crusade, Scryed, Eva, Samurai Kyo or Gundam Wing...
If cheap something like Those Who Hunt Elves, Excel Saga, etc etc
Still have to go do some checking, but would like to get stuff that I don't have atm as fansubs... And ofcourse also dependant on if they have in stock...

Boxsets ja.

Problem with volumes, especially the new shows, is, they take too long to complete the set.

Don't buy Those Who Hunt Elves if you've not seen it yet. It's not my favorite show.

Personally I won't buy Scryed either.

On VHS, I have (both from a friend who went overseas):
Fist of the North Star
X: 1999
On DVD, I've got:
Ninja Scroll, 2 disc set (one regular, one widescreen disc)

Sadly, I have no video machine T_T So the VHSes are a little less than useful

Ninja Scroll on VHS but no machine, tis so sad because i want to watch bikermice from mars

Spriggan dvd!

OK so here are the options:
1 Burn Up Excess Complete Set
2 Chobits Complete
3 Excel Saga Imperfect Collection
4 Burst Angel
5 Final Fantasy Unlimited
6 FMP Collection
7 FMP Fumoffu
8 Generator Gawl Perfect Collection
9 Happy Lesson Thinpack
10 Hellsing
11 Mezzo Thinpack
12 Please Teacher Collection
13 Samurai Kyo
14 Trigun
15 Vandread 1st+2nd Stages

Ok so this was more like, um, everything they had... hehehe
But to narrow it down a bit, I have watched:
2,4,6,7,10,12,13,14,15...
So those can come second, but what are the suggestions bout those I haven't seen?

Forgive me if anything I say happens to offend anyone
How is it possible for anyone to afford so much anime? Even Ashley can’t afford to buy so much anime locally as all of you have. Perhaps you’re able to do so because;
1. You’re all foreigners (Brits; Americans or Germans) spending your currency on anime in this country.
2. You all happen to work abroad and then you come home spending your hard earned pounds and dollars on anime.
3. Some of you must have access to an inexhaustible trust fund.

Not at all. Boxsets can be expensive and collectables insanely expensive but the general volumes are cheap.

It's also wise to wait before purchasing boxsets. For example, you can get the Elfen Lied boxset now for less than R400. That's nothing.

well Ahzure, then do not let larch show you his list of all stuff anime related... you might just get a heart attack...

it is simple really... some people spend money on pc's, some on alchohol, some on partying and then you get those who spend it on anime...

Okay thanks for info. Ja I’m friends with a crazy person who doesn’t care how much things cost sometimes and of course she expect you to keep up with her. I’m very very very poor and most of the time I’m only able set something like R150 – R250 aside a month for anime; dvds; games or books. It’s really difficult to decide what to spent one's money on. The fact that anime is somewhat expensive in this country doesn’t help either.
But hey one tries to support anime anyway one can.

I got the following titles for free from Ashley.
Armitage III
Bubblegum Crisis 2040 DVD Box Set
Oh My Goddess: The Movie
Spirited Away

Locally purchased anime
Hellsing vol 1 (R240 @ Look & Listen)
Hellsing vol2 (R80 @ Cape Gate’s Cash Converters)

I was lucky to get the funny Golden Boy for free from AnimeWorx when I ordered my Elfen... the 1 volume which they said was available wasn't and so they compensated me for that, plus when they got the volume I asked for, they sent that to me...

I only have:
Elfen Lied
Chrno Crusade
DNAngel
Golden Boy

but they are all of quality which I enjoyed... rather than having every anime you can think of and only a handful of those you actually enjoyed...

Sorry but has anyone purchased anything new in recent months.

Well, I almost bought Ghost In the Shell for R20 @ Cash Crusaders,Cape Town.
Saw Gantz for less than 9pounds in UK. I bought some games rather.

EDIT: erm, does Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within count as anime?

SoulBlade wrote:Well, I almost bought Ghost In the Shell for R20 @ Cash Crusaders,Cape Town.
Saw Gantz for less than 9pounds in UK. I bought some games rather.

EDIT: erm, does Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within count as anime?

I honestly can’t say but I think the anime purist (people who only watch anime in Japanese) would say it’s not anime. I remember going to the cinema to check it out and getting it on VHS as a birthday present. Plus I’ve seen it sold as a combo with FF7 Advent Children @ Checkers Hyper.

Sorry but has anyone purchased anything new in recent months.

Yup, not in the past 6 months though, but will buy again.

Noir Boxset (7 dvds)
Elfen Lied Boxset (4 dvds)
Madlax 1-7
Appleseed
Hack sign 1
FMP fumoffu 1-3
Eva: death and rebirth
Eva: End of Eva
Kite
FMA 1
Chrono Crusade 1
Blood the last Vampire
Mai-Hime 1-3
Serial Experiments Lain Boxset
TSukihime Boxset + extra nr3 dvd.
Final Fantasy AC
Samurai 7 vol1
Fate Stay Night 1
Bleach 1-2
Ghost in the Shell

well if something like Heidi can be seen as anime, then I do not see any problem with that FF...

I had a few original movies but I gave all away except one.

I had :
Cowboy Bebop
Ghost in a Shell (forgot which one)
Perfect Blue
Ichi the Killer
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children (got it as a gift so I kept it and I'm a huge FF fan )

Well I’m only buying boxsets or thinpaks these days except maybe when a series consists of 3 or 4 DVDs because in 2003 I attempted to complete a series by buying it a volume at a time. Well it’s 2007 today and I’m still stuck with volume 1 of Chobits(don’t know when I’ll buy the others.)

I’ve discovered that it’s much cheaper buying anime overseas than it is buying it locally basically all you need is a credit card or a friend with a credit card. I make use of my friend’s credit card, basically just depositing the money into her account and then letting her order the items I want. Believe me you score big time ordering from overseas(from a trusted site of course) Just to give an example if I had purchased The Fushigi Yūgi Season 1 Collection from the local Look & listen it set me back R2400 while from the online retailer it would cost $60 = R420 including shipping.
That’s why someone like me who has about R200 - R300 left over each month is able to afford the occasional boxset or two.