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sabbey · 02:45 AM

Anime Castle is actually pretty good. Has a wide array of stuff to. RIght now they have a Free Shipping thin going on.

A quick note about AC, the only stuff I have ever bought from them were music CDs so I have no idea if any of their other items are as well, but the few times I shopped for CDs there they were nearly all bootlegs. That said, the few orders I placed went smoothly. The whole issue with them is more with each person's own feeling on boots, not their customer service. If you don't mind non-legit, they are a good source for such CDs! Myself, anymore I stick with Play-Asia, YesAsia and CDJapan for imports and CDUniverse, Amazon, RightStuf and Robert's Anime Corner Store for domestic CDs...

Of special note:

There's quite a deal going on over at YesAsia currently for those who like the anime, Gunbuster. The OOP 3CD complete OST is currently available somehow. They must have found extra copies or it was just repressed, though I found it nowhere else. Either way, it was a great find in my view since I had just ordered the single volume 2 CD available at CDJapan and still had time to cancel said order.

Anyway, here's the link for those who might be interested in a copy...

http://us.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.asp...id-1003258802/

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sabbey · Local time: Jun 6, 2007, 12:58 AM

Hey all, just giving out a heads-up to those who want to save mucho greenbacks; go to rightstuf.com before the 28th of this month and you can get either 10 CDs, DVDs or UMDs of Geneon titles for $50. Or better yet, 25 of the same for $100...

It's part of their "Geneon Bountiful Bargains REMIX - 10 for $50 OR 25 for $100" deal. Below is a link to the titles to choose from and here's a quote from the site as well.

Quote:

Looking for more ways to stretch your anime dollar?

From now until June 27, choose from a Select List of Geneon DVDs, CDs and UMDs! Get 10 for $50 OR 25 for $100!

Choose the deal that's best for you:

* Get 10 Geneon titles for $50 ( Use coupon code REMIX10 ); OR
* Get 25 Geneon titles for $100 ( Use coupon code REMIX25 )

Be sure to act fast, and check back frequently: Most of the items are "while supplies last," so pay particular attention to the counters you'll find on the item pages. (When they're gone, they might stay gone.)

And keep in mind that BOTH offers will net you FREE economy shipping to U.S. and Canadian destinations!

In addition to our standard restrictions*, this special event has a couple other rules to note:

* To use these coupons, you cannot have any other items in your cart aside from items that qualify for the sale, PLUS you must have the exact number of items for the coupon you plan to use. (In other words: If you're looking to purchase some other items in addition to your "Bountiful" coupon selections, you'll need to place a separate order.)

* You cannot have duplicate items or multiple quantities of any single item in your cart. (This way no one customer can load up on all of the available inventory of a specific item. Fair for all and more savings to go around!)

http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/cat.../desc/asc/50/1

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sabbey · Local time: Jun 12, 2007, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by Sakabadger

The only bad thing about it (aside from RightStuf's stock being critically low for certain items) is that not all Geneon products are eligible for the deal (WHY NO KAMICHU).

Yeah, I was going to get Ergo Proxy's soundtrack, but it wasn't until I kept getting an error that I figured out it wasn't eligible. That said, I already think $10 for a new CD isn't that bad either. Will just buy it later on, or during their next sale that I use to catch up on these OSTs...

Originally Posted by JazzFlight

Well, I tell ya one thing, they're taking a bit of time to charge me / ship. I haven't gotten anything past the order confirmation e-mail.

Here's hoping everything's going smoothly.

I am assuming it is, they usually take a few days at the very least even when there isn't a sale going on...

As for being charged, I usually notice the charge a few days after the stuff is shipped.

Originally Posted by Sakabadger

I've heard that they tend to take a while to ship out orders from these special promotions, which can make sense. Considering the bulk of people are ordering in packages of 10 or 25 DVDs, I imagine it takes a while to get everything ready... The thing that confused me was that they didn't even seem to have the DVDs on hand. If you go to RightStuf's page and click on 'where's my stuff' at the top, you can check the status of your order. Curiously, only the rarest item on my list (the ROD TV v7 + box + figurine) is listed as "order has been received" -- everything else is listed as "on order from manufacturer."

RightStuf is a reputable company, anyway, so I'm not worried about not receiving the products. Besides, it was an absolute steal no matter what you got. I'd be okay with waiting a few weeks.

Yeah, they are great and are always offering something worth buying that is on sale. In this case, they are just busy I guess, plus I got the following email response from them in regards to why mine hasn't shipped at least, considering they are listed as "All backordered" as well but are still listed in stock on the item's page...

Quote:

Hello Sean-
We were actually expecting the CDs to be in to us last week, but they
didn't arrive to us. We are expecting a lot of Geneon merchandise to be
delivered to us starting tomorrow and going on through Friday, so
hopefully your CDs will be with them.

Thank you,

Brandon B.

Shouldn't be much longer, though with the amount of music, I can wait!

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sabbey · Local time: Jun 17, 2007, 11:06 AM

So, I take it I am the only one who went for CDs over DVDs, eh? Being a less amount of savings over what the DVDs would offer notwithstanding

Oh well, here's what I picked up:

Spoiler:

I should be getting it any day now. Though, it'll most likely take me all Summer to go through it all. Not that I am complaining...

Anyway, here's hoping another deal like this happens before the year is over. I definitely wouldn't mind picking up DVDs next time around regardless.

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sabbey · 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by JazzFlight

Well, I tell ya one thing, they're taking a bit of time to charge me / ship. I haven't gotten anything past the order confirmation e-mail.

It's funny, if my bank account info is any indication, they haven't charged me yet, even though the order shipped last Thursday...

It might have something to do with my bank, but Rightstuf orders always take a few days to show up, though other orders elsewhere can show up within minutes of placing an order or at least by the time it ships. Not too bad however, since CDJapan orders can take 2-4 weeks for the charge to appear!

Originally Posted by Sakabadger

I didn't get any CDs because I've heard some negative things about US-released CDs. Something like how the quality is inferior to the original Japanese discs, or something? If you could confirm/deny that when you get your shipment, that'd be pretty interesting.

Also, US releases seem to lack the same extras as the Japanese ones (though they do cost a lot less). I am a sucker for the obi and first press goodies.

Actually, I have been buying such domestic anime and game CDs since JVC was one of the first to do so mainstream back during 1990 with Akira...

Except for the Onimusha domestic CD, Sounds of Onimusha, I have never noticed anything very much different as related to the mastering/sound. In that case, it might have been a pressing error since no one, in reviews, or those that I have talked with about it noticed the same digital errors that are sure not on the Japanese release. It happened with both copies I received, so who knows. Regardless though, it made me go out and pay $40 for the original.

That said, most if not all are lacking in the packaging department, though I can't say I care since I can't read Japanese and those obi's are rather pointless once you get it home if you ask me. Overall I am only interested in whether the music sounds good, but do like the obi's better than the US CDs using those crappy sticker/seals they add these days.

BTW, one thing I have noticed, Japanese CDs are usually mastered better than their American counterpart, but mostly the mainstream stuff. The Anime music getting released here is just pressed to CD locally, using the original master the best I can tell. So, there typically isn't any additional mastering done to them unless it's not a complete copy of the original, much the same way that Onimusha CD was. I don't know, I kind of like it that way, drama and all.

I was speaking idiomatically.

sabbey · Local time: Jun 21, 2007, 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by chato

I just got an e-mail from them saying they shipped it. Woohoo!. Did anyone get theirs yet?

Yep, mine came in on Monday. Funny that the charge hasn't show up yet on my bank account though...

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sabbey · Local time: Jul 7, 2007, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by aku

Wouldn't be the first time, when they did this with ADV a few months ago, my friend didn't get charged for 1 of his 3 $100 orders. @_@ he got a lot of dvds but ended up skipping A-Kon this year because of it. He said to this day he still hasn't gotten another charge from them and likes it that way XD

Well, I got charged, I always do, it's just that it takes a few days after it arrives to see that it was charged...

Wish I was as lucky as your friend though!

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sabbey · 06:31 PM

It seems that nearly all of the Rightstuf's CDs are on sale, for those who missed the 10/25 for 50/100 deal...

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