[General Discussion] Buyer's Guide to Anime/Manga/Etc. (plus SALES updates)

Woah, Impressive page...

Hmm... I wonder, can I ask for a small recomendation?

I have been looking for some figures for my room, actually only 2:
- KOSMOS (Xenosaga I or III), however I haven't been able to find one in this stores (I have seen screens of gourgeous figures, so I know it exists)

- Another one that just looks cool. - Originally I wanted one from Dizzy (Guilty Gear Series), but I gave up in finding one decent enough.

Heh... I know this is a buyer's guide... but maybe you have seen something like that in your buying aventures!

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

I don't buy figurines. But whatever floats ya boat right? ^^;


Day 1 - Eureka Seven 1-10 $89.99 63% off Reg. Price : 249.99
Day 2 - Inu Yasha Movie DVD Boxset $39.39 53% off Reg. Price : $89.98
Day 3 - Chobits Mini DVD Boxset $48.99 59% off Reg. Price $119.96

Chobits was part of my ultimate right stuff sale in the summer. I wanted Gankutsou but they were out of stock. Gonna have to try harder, RS! =/

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Tafer

- KOSMOS (Xenosaga I or III), however I haven't been able to find one in this stores (I have seen screens of gourgeous figures, so I know it exists)

1/8 KOS-MOS Ver. 4 PVC

1/8 Xenosaga III KOS-MOS Ver 4

There are other retailers that specialize in imported goods (and yes, you usually will have to import figurines), but HLJ is a decent place to start any search.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Sakabadger

1/8 KOS-MOS Ver. 4 PVC

1/8 Xenosaga III KOS-MOS Ver 4

There are other retailers that specialize in imported goods (and yes, you usually will have to import figurines), but HLJ is a decent place to start any search.

My hero!

Edit: Gorgeous!.... I freaking love you!!!!

FELIPE NO

Day 1 - Eureka Seven 1-10 $89.99 63% off Reg. Price : 249.99
Day 2 - Inu Yasha Movie DVD Boxset $39.39 53% off Reg. Price : $89.98
Day 3 - Chobits Mini DVD Boxset $48.99 59% off Reg. Price $119.96
Day 4 - Mai-Hime 1-7 $69.99 Retail Price: $174.86
Day 5 - Volume 1's of Xenosaga, Innocent Venus, Red Garden, Pumpkin Scissors and Venus versus Virus : $13.99 each!
Day 6 - Big O season 1 boxset and season 2 boxset for 18.99 EACH!
Day 7 - Rumbling Hearts aka Kimi ga Nozomu Eien vol 1-3 : $19.99
Day 8 - Initial D The First Stage Season for $29.99!

December 10 - I really love the ID series. Too bad I'm not cop'in this only because it might just stay in my library sealed up like the chobits dvds I got before =/.

My list - BigO, Rumbling Hearts.

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Reviving thread for those who aren't aware.

Day 1 - Eureka Seven 1-10 $89.99 63% off Reg. Price : 249.99
Day 2 - Inu Yasha Movie DVD Boxset $39.39 53% off Reg. Price : $89.98
Day 3 - Chobits Mini DVD Boxset $48.99 59% off Reg. Price $119.96
Day 4 - Mai-Hime 1-7 $69.99 Retail Price: $174.86
Day 5 - Volume 1's of Xenosaga, Innocent Venus, Red Garden, Pumpkin Scissors and Venus versus Virus : $13.99 each!
Day 6 - Big O season 1 boxset and season 2 boxset for 18.99 EACH!
Day 7 - Rumbling Hearts aka Kimi ga Nozomu Eien vol 1-3 : $19.99
Day 8 - Initial D The First Stage Season for $29.99!
Day 9 - Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA Ultimate Edition $24.99

I never saw the series or the OVA. If it was the TV edition then yeah I'd get it. It took more than 2 hours for Rightstuff to post that sale. They must be fucking retarded. Watching a sequel while not noticing that there was a tv series before it. Although I did watch RM:traumend before the first season >.>;

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Day 10 - December 12th: Burst Angel DVD Box Set (Hyb): $39.99

Yeah, I guess RS is just trying to get rid of some undesirable stock.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

$24.99 for Tylor OVA Ultimate Edition? I hope some of you slackers took up that most excellent deal.

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

Day 11 - December 13th: Boys Over Flowers DVD Bargain Bundle (1-12) (Hyb): $89.99
Day 12 - December 14th: Scrapped Princess DVD Complete Collection (Hyb) (Anime Legends): $23.99

Too bad the Scrapped Princess set is the Anime Legends one (not the usual DVDs + box), or that'd be amazing. Oh well.

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I guess out of the whole list, I'll be grabbing the BigO season 1,2, and Kiminozo. I never heard of Scrapped Princess only because too many idiots compared it to FMA.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I liked Scrapped Princess (but not enough to buy it, even at that price). It's a pretty decent sci-fi ish/medieval fantasy series.

A Bundle of Anime Joy

* Afro Samurai DVD (D) Uncut: $17.99
* Baki the Grappler DVD Box Set 1 (Hyb) (1-6): $22.99
* Cutie (Cutey) Honey: The Movie DVD (Hyb) LiveAction Limited Edition w/Lunchbox: $23.99
* DNA Squared DVD Bargain Bundle (1-5) (Hyb): $19.99
* Flame of Recca DVD Bargain Bundle (1-10) (Hyb): $74.99
* GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka DVD Box Set 1 (DVD 1-5) (Hyb): $19.99
* Legend of Himiko DVD Bargain Bundle (1-3) (Hyb): $12.99
* Mar DVD Bargain Bundle (1-3) (Hyb): $23.99
* Mecha Masters: Explosive Anime Classics DVD Set (Hyb): $12.99
* Nuku Nuku Dash DVD Collection (Hyb) (Thinpak): $17.99
* Nuku Nuku TV DVD Collection (Hyb) (Thinpak): $17.99
* Ping Pong Club DVD Bargain Bundle (1-7) (Hyb): $19.99
* Sister Princess DVD Box Set (Thinpak): $19.99
* Street Fighter II TV Series DVD Box Set 1-4 (Hyb): $17.99
* Wandaba Style DVD Complete Collection (Hyb) (Thinpak): $19.99
* World of Narue DVD Box Set (Hyb)/Book 1 Brick Pack: $16.99

I think this concludes their sale.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

It would've been much better if they included the 2nd boxset of GTO >.<! Anything you'd recommend ?

FELIPE NO

GTO is really the only title that caught my eye in that last batch. $20 for an introduction to a great series is probably a very cheap price to pay.

I haven't seen many of those series, though, so it's hard for me to really comment on them. Too bad RS wasn't feeling very jolly with dropping deals on big name titles from the big companies.

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

Heh..Due to the semester bill, I have about 80 bucks left til the next time I get paid. GTO's the way to go I guess. Besides, I'm tired of having the customed (yet medicore quality)version. Any difference in the funimation version? Did theyget more actors other than David Lucas doing 15 characters at a time ? ;p


Kiminozo - Forget it =/ . Too dramatic but it's an anime I saw just once which was more than enough. The OVA should be out soon anyway ;p.

BigO - samething =/ . It's one of those animes that don't make you want to see it again after the second time. The music is the best part.

As for the other animes, Flame of Recca wasn't so bad but it looked more like a cut copy and paste storyline of Yu Yu Hakusho mix with nudity and more blood.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

If you feel like a little experimenting, then I'd also recommend Scrapped Princess since you said you never heard of it (due to FMA idiots). A 24 episode series for that price isn't shabby at all.

But if it's down to a choice between that and GTO, I'd go with GTO since I find that series to be much more meaningful.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Sakabadger

If you feel like a little experimenting, then I'd also recommend Scrapped Princess since you said you never heard of it (due to FMA idiots). A 24 episode series for that price isn't shabby at all.

But if it's down to a choice between that and GTO, I'd go with GTO since I find that series to be much more meaningful.

Luckily, I found that Amazon has their fair share of sales themselves. 50 bucks for GTO Semester 1 and 2. since I'm left with 35 bucks + 125 bucks more from what my friend owed, I'll be set to buy Scrapped Princess.

As for The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA, I'll get that plus the TV series (*sighs* 89.99.....). This shit better be good cause other than Ace, other people in my class have major hard-ons for this show. Time to see what's all the commotion with this story. Finding a good mech-animes are hard to come by ( and dont tell me ttgl u.u; ).

EDIT : Tylor TV series bought at a price of 70.92 at some other online store. Same with Tylor OVA at TRS. Yeah. That's enough anime til the next 4-5 months..

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

Those damn TRS people added another bundle of dvd's after the ones you posted :

Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya DVD 1 Special Limited Edition only $31.99 (50% OFF)
Fullmetal Alchemist DVD Box Set 1 (1-4) only $24.99 (50% OFF)
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Special Edition DVD only $19.99 (50% OFF)
Petite Princess Yucie DVD Box Set (Thinpak) only $22.99 (61% OFF)
To Heart DVD Bundle (1-4)only $39.99 (49% OFF)
Twelve Kingdoms DVD Economy Set 1 only $24.98 (49% OFF)
Twelve Kingdoms DVD Economy Set 2 only $24.98 (49% OFF)


I still have 40 bucks left and another check i got outta the semester (Which is going straight to the next semester =/ ). Recommendations please? Other than Twelve Kingdoms,haruhi and FMA that is. Petite looks kinda cute from lookin at that boxset. Is it a fantasy genre with fighting,etc? Or is it not what I believe it to be?

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Since nobody else has done so, and since it ends Sunday, I feel obliged to inform everyone about RightStuf's New Year's Clearence. Twenty percent of everything in stock is definately worth a look.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Today has begun a 40% off of DVDS and Manga Novels by Viz only. So for those who are collecting Hitman Reborn, Bleach, Naruto or any Jump title, Take advantage now!

Lucky, now I can get the last two DN vol.'s and rack up on the reborn stuff as well.

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WOW! its a little late, but Right stuf has some awesome deals until Sunday!
Coupon Code: sensational Sale Ends: February 17, 2008

Thats ALL of you Ghost in the Shell at 50% discount! $50 a box set, thats hard to pass up(well if you like the show anyway)

FELIPE NO

Rightstuff's selling lots of Bandai stuff 40-50% off. For those of you who couldn't purchase animes back in 2k-2k4, get them now! They released boxsets (at the cost of 20-30 bucks) such as :

Vision of Escaflowne
Outlaw Star
Cowboy Bebop
Argento Soma
Banner of the Stars
Blue Submarine No.6
Dragon Drive sets 1-2
Wolf's Rain
Witch Hunter


Choose Wisely >=]. You'll have til the 2nd of March to get back those good ol years.

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

Updated list in first post.(and will try and keep it more up to date)
Added a few sites, sales.
Removed a few sites.
Added some thank yous(and will continue to do so)
Moved the bootleg stuff into a spoiler because that should be the last place you are looking for anything and only for the real obscure things at that! the US anime market is not exactly doing good, so help bolster it by buy some! that way they can pay the Japanese better and we can start getting some better animes out!

Anyway, more sites are always good, any sales you know of are even better!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

FUNimation Sale at Right Stuf. 40% off their DVDs, 33 of everything else. That means, you can go pick up those new box sets of Slayers, Fullmetal Alchemist, One Piece, DBZ, and all those other FUNimation series we all love

There's nowhere I can't reach.

well, Since this hasnt been updated in a while...
Right Stuff is having a Geneon blow out, ALL of their DVDs and CDs are 5/10/15$ meaning you can get the whole set of stuff like Last Exile, Trigun, Melody of Oblivion, Stellvia, Read or Die, Saiyuki reloaded, Samurai Champloo, Star Ocean...all for like $40 or less(I think Champloo was $10/dvd, putting it at 70). Most everything is pretty low on stock so if you want it better pounce now, or it might not be there tomorrow!

I myself went ahead and got all of Last Exile and the remaining 3 DVDs missing from my Ergo Proxy collection.

How ya doing, buddy?

I'm pretty pissed off that I didn't get to purchase Tenjou Tenge dvd 2,5,7 and 8 yet they continue to put them up their list over. I wonder when they'll answer my question.. otherwise I'm just gonna cancel my order for 1,3,4 and 6 >.<.

Other than that, I manage to get the the one anime series I held back in a while. Gankutsou >=p.

edit : woo hoo, got 5 7 and 8 today. 2's still sold out.. No prob.. I'll amazon it if anything XD.

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