[General Discussion] Recent Anime/Manga purchases

Originally Posted by chato

15 days later... We wanna know what we got this month!.

$100 Captain Tylor - My sister and her friend recommended me to watch this. I hope its worth it. It's a small box that I bought from Suncoast (They are the devils when it comes to prices..)

$25 Star Ocean EX Dub/Jap - The story wasn't what I expected but I am a huge SO2 fan so it deserved a purchase.


I was thinking of getting Fate/Stay Night vol1 with the box. vol2 came out yesterday. Does anyone know what the dub is like? Im sure they pulled it off well. After all, it's always Geneon that has a batch of talented voice actors like David Lucas and Crispin Freeman.

Yeah, but Geneon has recently been outsourcing dubbings to Asia.
Yeah, i know it makes a lot of since, an American company buys it and sends it back to Asia, to be dubbed in English. This is just from what i have heard from people that work in the dubbing industry.
They are doing this because they dont seem the profit margins enough because people arent buying enough anime, so instead of raisint the price to make to where even less people would buy it, they drop the quality, so they a better chance of hitting a profit.

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Originally Posted by aku

Yeah, but Geneon has recently been outsourcing dubbings to Asia.
Yeah, i know it makes a lot of since, an American company buys it and sends it back to Asia, to be dubbed in English. This is just from what i have heard from people that work in the dubbing industry.
They are doing this because they dont seem the profit margins enough because people arent buying enough anime, so instead of raisint the price to make to where even less people would buy it, they drop the quality, so they a better chance of hitting a profit.

Ah. No wonder my Gunslinger Girl boxset didn't look as good as the real collection that came out. The custom-made version that I have is from hong kong but the dubbing is included. The quality of episodes, however, is a tad bit fuzzy. Not that I'm complaining but it's good enough for those who don't want the real thing and rather buy it cheaper. Oh I forgot to mention the sets for Ghost in the Shell 1st+2nd GIG was custom-made but the quality is was just as good so no worries here ^^. But the rest of what you said is true. Geneon's Star Ocean EX boxset was around 90 bucks but I got the other one instead..If it followed the storyline I would've dished out another $100. I think.

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Originally Posted by chato

Ah. No wonder my Gunslinger Girl boxset didn't look as good as the real collection that came out. The custom-made version that I have is from hong kong but the dubbing is included. The quality of episodes, however, is a tad bit fuzzy. Not that I'm complaining but it's good enough for those who don't want the real thing and rather buy it cheaper. Oh I forgot to mention the sets for Ghost in the Shell 1st+2nd GIG was custom-made but the quality is was just as good so no worries here ^^. But the rest of what you said is true. Geneon's Star Ocean EX boxset was around 90 bucks but I got the other one instead..If it followed the storyline I would've dished out another $100. I think.

Your post doesn't make any sense at all and has nothing whatsoever to do with what you quoted. You're talking about buying crappy, illegal, bootlegs. What aku was talking about was the legit companies outsourcing dubbing work to places like Singapore because it's a lot cheaper.

Anyway I finally bought Satoshi Kon's Millennium Actress, haven't seen it yet, probably will sometime next week. Now get cracking on that Paprika DVD, Sony!

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Originally Posted by Pyocola

Your post doesn't make any sense at all and has nothing whatsoever to do with what you quoted. You're talking about buying crappy, illegal, bootlegs. What aku was talking about was the legit companies outsourcing dubbing work to places like Singapore because it's a lot cheaper.

Oh! Sorry ;p. Oh well, I mentioned it at least. However, not many Illegal dvd sets are crappy. Otherwise I wouldn't have bought it =/.

So to anyone who got it already. Is Fate/Stay Night worth to buy?

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Originally Posted by chato

Oh! Sorry ;p. Oh well, I mentioned it at least. However, not many Illegal dvd sets are crappy. Otherwise I wouldn't have bought it =/.

So to anyone who got it already. Is Fate/Stay Night worth to buy?

I've got the Japanese boxset to Fate, so I've watched the whole series subbed. Bought the first English volume just to see how the dub would be, and it's pretty decent -- pretty close to its Japanese counterpart. In the first volume, if I recall correctly there was only one major voice actor I could identify -- the guy who played Lupin the III takes up the role as Lancer.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I just bought Great Teacher Onizuka DVD 1...lessons 1-4...I already have it from torrents but it was too good of a price to just let it pass me by...that's about it for by anime/manga purchases for this week!!

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Originally Posted by SouthJag

I've got the Japanese boxset to Fate, so I've watched the whole series subbed. Bought the first English volume just to see how the dub would be, and it's pretty decent -- pretty close to its Japanese counterpart. In the first volume, if I recall correctly there was only one major voice actor I could identify -- the guy who played Lupin the III takes up the role as Lancer.

Just cop'd the first US set w/vol 1 and 2 today. And to know that the dude who played Lupin has also taken the job of workin on lancer is just awesome.

I never saw the whole thing ;p


edit : Forgot to mention that I also grabbed Death Note vol 8. Didn't know vol 9 came out a while ago O.o. Is vol 10 out already too?

edit 2 : It is.

I was speaking idiomatically.

In anticipation of getting Rurouni Kenshin Season Two (which I'm finally about to put an order in for at Right Stuf) I bought a few more volumes of the manga, volumes 20 and 21. The plan is to watch Season Two of the anime (the Kyoto arc), and then read the manga (volumes 18-28) to get the rest of the story rather then watch Season Three, which almost everyone says sucks.

I also got a few more anime-related novels: the third Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex novel, White Maze, and the fourth Vampire Hunter D novel, Tale of the Dead Town. I didn't realize that it was the third GitS novel that I picked up (I was deciding between this one and the second one, but took this one since there was only one copy left as opposed to the four copies left of the second one), so for now I only have the first and the third one. As for the VHD novels, I now have the first four, though I realize that the first six are out already now.

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it was a while ago, but the last ones i got were Kumo no Mukou and Hoshi no Koe. it was a special dvd set at Sakura Media. i just HAD to get it. the stories and the music for both are just beautiful. another bonus that came with it was the Hoshi no Koe OST!

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Received this Fullmetal Alchemist box I ordered last week today for $10. It's got Volume 4 of the manga plus an Edward Elric figurine. Finally, I have a statue of my hero and my all-time favorite character. <3



What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Momo-con was last weekend and here's my share:


Hikaru from Peace@Pieces .

One of my well liked series Pia Carrot.
I'm a big figure collector heh. Also got genshiken vol 3 and 4.

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Whee, picked up the next 2 volumes of Death Note (3 & 4 for me) to continue my collection. I thought I would wait a while before going through story a fourth time (or third not counting the movies), but I don't see me getting over this Death Note high for a while... oh, hi sig. :3

Also got the third volume of Fullmetal Alchemist since I'm there now. I had Volumes 1, 2 , and 4 (which came with the figure), so Vol. 3 makes it contiguous now. Too bad the Volume 4 I have doesn't have the super shiny cover.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Wow, the last post was at end of March! I think it's about time I posted here, since I haven't anything in a long while.

First off, I'm starting to collect the Death Note graphic novels. I currently have volumes 1 to 3. Cool.

Then I got this:


It's a fastener, so you can stick it anywhere. There's around eight of these to collect, and you won't know what you get until you open the package. I ended up with Misa's Doll, which isn't exactly what I wanted, but at least I can start scaring random strangers with it. Other items include L's chair, L's coffee, L's laptop and an apple with a bite taken out of it.

The package is triangular and cool, I guess.


The item came in a GIANT package, which totally baffles me. Why the giant envelope? Who knows.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Yotsubato! Vol 1 + 2 (JPN) $1/ea.
Trigun Maximum Vol 2,3,4 (JPN) $1/ea.

I love my job.

Also, someones been deleting my posts.

edit//Oh fine, I'll add pictures or something then.

Post that got deleted said Kyoko Karasuma of the Asakusa Police Department Vol.1 // $1

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Probably because it was short and read like a list. Put more into your posts I guess.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Ive Been a busy poor guy recently!
WELL! Ive picked up just A FEW DVDs.
I've picked up:
Chevalier Vol 1 Prerelease, in January. If you haven't seen this show, GO watch it! its wonderful!
Phantom Memory Kurau Vol 1 Prerelease, in March. This show its awesome, there are some really cool fight scenes. The first episode reminded me a lot of Ghost in the Shell, its by BONES(meaning its a must see).
Ergo Proxy vol 2. THIS SHOW, WOW, its getting better and better!
Manga list:
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, yeah i know, i picked it up just to have it.
Fullmetal Alchemist up to Vol 12. Gata love this manga, its much better than the anime.
Also picked up Vol 4 of Evangelion : Angelic Days. This manga is deffently interesting, if your an uber fanboy of the series you might not like it or you might love it. It might just be your looking for more eva STUFF(guilty here). I enjoy it.
Stuff on backorder/preorder:
I have the next 2 special edition volumes of Eureka 7 vol 6 and 7. So some time in the next few months i will be getting the next to E7 mangas, the OST2 and 2 more t-shirts! ^.^ i cant wait!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I've pretty much been neglecting my manga purchases (I tend to avoid purchasing anime so I just buy manga) because I've been really busy with school and a lot of other things. Well I had a bunch of free time lately and I wanted to catch up on stuff so super huge purchase go :E

(Working my way to the bottom, sorta. Sorry for the huge post.)

Eureka SeveN Vol. 3 & 4 - I like the way the manga is going with the series, and some of the characters have a really distinct personality than their anime counterparts.

Emma Vol 1, 2, & 3 - Qwarky recommended this manga to me. Read it, fell in love with the designs and characters, one of my favorite series. Saw the anime, loved that too. Naturally I would pick up the manga >=0!

Yubisaki Milk Tea Vol 3 & 4 - Another series recommended by Qwarky. The characters are kind of cute, but the plot is just all sorts of wtf (sometimes it is in a good way). It's a rather interesting read nonetheless. Only read if you don't mind crossdressing, loli, lesbianism, and other sorts of stuff. Nah I kid, although it does have those kind of things in it, it's still a pretty good read. Although I guess Qwarky and I must be immune to it though because most people seem to be under the impression that it's a disturbing series ;_;

Blood Alone Vol 1 & 2 - A series that was recommended to me by Taco. At first I thought it would be "oh just another vampire series blah blah gore violence etc", but it has moments now and then where the story is rather romantic and Misaki is just all sorts of cute. Kuroe pretty much sucks though >=0. Seems to have a weird trend of 2-3 chapters of nice happy things, then 3 chapters of BLOOD.VIOLENCE.GORE.

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days Vol 3 & 4 - Qwarky introduced me to this (he sure seems to introduce me to a lot of things), it's pretty much expanding on the "what if" situation that was touched upon in the final episode, where Shinji has a decision to make. As of volume 4 Shinji's story is finished, so the final volumes are going to be about Gendo's past.

Full Moon o Sagasite Vol 7 - Somehow I never purchased the final volume to this great series. I don't know how I missed it, I just did =(

Black Cat Vol 5, 6, & 7 - I already read this series long ago when it was first translated. I'm a big sucker for the cast though, so I always jump at the opportunity to purchase the next volume. Besides, it feels nice to hold the actual thing and read it as opposed to pressing "->" on the keyboard all the time.

Negima! Vol 12 & 13 - When I first started this series I was kind of bored with it, the whole harem thing is kind of overdone. After a few volumes though the plot really picked up, and plus I had to read the end of that darn tournament arc, was tired of all the cliffhangers. The story is really keeping me interested now, especially after what happened at the end of the tournament!

Rozen Maiden Vol 3 & 4 - It's Rozen Maiden, do I even need to explain myself? The only quirk I have about the english version is Tokyopop's adaptation. They replaced all desus with yes, so it's kind of weird to see a long string of "Yes" in a bubble. Other than that though it is good, and some things happen different than from the anime so I am always interested in seeing how they are represented.

School Rumble Vol 4 & 5 - Clueless-chan is clueless. Sometimes I wonder if there will ever be a day when Tenma realizes Harima's feelings. They are both pretty stupid though so I doubt it will happen anytime soon.

Unbalance x Unbalance Vol 1 - I am currently reading the scans of this korean manwha, and aside from it digressing to some shounen "GONNA KICK YER' FUCKIN' ASS" type of plot as of volume 5 it is pretty good. Student/Teacher romance kind of thing (although that didn't happen for quite a while, so it was mostly Student/Teacher getting into all sorts of trouble)

Hayate the Combat Butler Vol 1 & 2 - Taco recommended this to me one night over AIM. It's freaking Hayate. It has a talking tiger (from Africa!), homicidal robots, a crazy head butler, cousins of Nagi's that want to turn Hayate into a comedian, the list just goes on and on. It makes fun of itself so many times it's hilarious.

Welcome to the NHK! Vol 1 & 2 - I remember glancing at the anime a bit when it was airing and Merv was talking about it. I also read a scan or two from the first volume. It seemed kind of "out there" as far as most series are, but it was rather humorous about it (although sometimes disturbing) so I figured what the hell, might as well give it a read.

I also ordered this Shinku PVC figure from Hobby Link Japan.

I should really purchase manga on time and not wait to do giant purchases. The deliverymen really hate it (because the packages don't come in one big box, they come in many little boxes and on multiple days).

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I hadn't bought any manga for over 2 months, but I'm almost caught up with everything I have, so I thought I'd the next Full Metal Alchemist volumes. Borders I went to didn't have them though... so contingency plan:

Naruto, Vol. 3 and Bleach, Vol.3 because one day I will go through the beginnings for the fifth time.

And of course, [b]Death Note, Vol. 6[b] because L is my boy. But then again this volume...

Lastly, Bleach box of mystery:


One of five.... who's inside?


Rukia naman. <3

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Quite a great month for manga here in Mexico.
Besides Dragon Quest Vol. 28, I grabbed the first volumes of Bleach, Naruto and Death Note.






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I've just picked up the boxset of Kingdom Hearts. The drawing style is quite cute and it has quite funny moments. But it was too short, because they omitted some details from the game... Regardless, I'm still going to purchase the Chain of Memories boxset when it comes out in October (I think).

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I recently picked up Gankutsuou 1-4. These DVDs were definitely worth the price. The series is visually appealing and just plain awesome. I'm still trying to hunt down the 5th disk while avoiding the interweb. Let's see how long I hold out. >

Since Noein - To Your Other Self was on sale, I gave that a go, too. (This has nothing to do with Hagu's VA...) It's pretty good so far! =D

Like Noein, Basilisk and Trinity Blood were also on sale. Actually, disk 1 for both were on sale in a bundle for around $14. I was hoping that Basilisk would be much better, but I wasn't too enthused about it after the first 2 episodes. =[ Trinity Blood was fine, though. =] (Zoink! The Vatican!)

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Wooo! I finally found the next volumes for Death Note and Fullmetal Alchemist. Volume 6 of FMA has eluded me for quite some time, so I haven't been able to continue the story for over a month now. I went ahead and got volumes 6 & 7 of that. I was gonna get 8 too, but the lady warned of the super sticky security tag on it that would destroy the cover; so I didn't get that. Instead, I also got volume 7 of Death Note, which has also eluded me, but I'm only on volume 6 right now anyway. =p

BUT! Quote from the cashier when she saw my purchases:

Quote:

I love L.

<3 Yeah, then we made love behind the counter. The end.

Sike! I don't think I've ever had a cashier who was into manga. So I was able to have a fun conversation with her for a few minutes. Yay.

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With my recent completion of my university course, I decided to splash out early and grab the following titles on DVD.

Black Lagoon: Volume 1 - Limited Collector's Edition
Berserk: TV Series: The Complete 1st Season Premium Collection
Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya, The: Volume 1 - Special Edition
Shadow Skill TV #1-6 Volumes

Black Lagoon was just an awesome series for me and now that it has been released on DVD I'm interested in hearing how the dubbed version will sound.

The Haruhi DVD won't be released until the 29th but the pre-order has been placed in my name so I only hope there is one spare for me.

I've been after both the Berserk and Shadow Skill series's for a long time and now that the company I order all my DVD's from has got them in stock, DC-DVD, I was more than happy to throw them into the basket whilst buying the other two.

Minus the Haruhi DVD, they should all start arriving before the end of the week and most definately by next week.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I'm on a budget, so I never buy my manga at full price (which means waiting for those 20-25% off coupons to wander into my inbox from Borders). That, combined with an utter inability to keep up with anything when I'm in school have made me get massively behind on my 'regular' series -- the ones that aren't stuck in limbo while the author writes more chapters (ie: Hellsing, Alichino, Priest).

That said, I finally got around to buying this:


Two years ago, I honesty didn't think I would see this officially translated. I was scraping around on the internet looking for fan-translations (which were few and far between) and japanese summaries. Now I'm kind of indifferent (much like how I was with the Vampire Hunter D novels, which I also casually buy). Heh. How times change.

Regardless, I'm going to give them a shot. Most people said the books were a lot better than the manga, which I know is better than the anime. I've been a longtime fan of TB before it was even remotely known in the English-speaking world, so I'm glad that it's here. Too bad I've kind of lost a lot of interest in it.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I had season 1 already but I should be getting season 2 today or tomorrow so everything else is all good. Macross Plus was a non-debatable purchase. I had to buy it >=]. I wonder if the movie version was better..

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