Support NeoGAF

[XiaNaphryz]

From ANN. Of note though is the very last sentence of the article.

ICv2 reports, and ANN has confirmed via other sources, that Best Buy will be changing their anime strategy to focus on stores where anime has performed well historically. These stores will continue to carry a full selection of anime titles, while other stores will cut their selection to only the top selling anime.

The selection will be cut at approximately 800 stores out of Best Buy's just over 1,000 (1,006 as of February 19) stores in the USA. Of these, 461 stores will carry only the top-20 titles.

According to ICv2 and confirmed by ANN's sources, the stores where anime is being cut account for only a very small percentage (less than 20%) of overall anime sales at Best Buy. The remaining 540 stores will carry over 100 anime skus with the top 200 of those stores continuing to carry a large selection similar to what they currently carry.

Best Buy will divide their catalog into A-List titles, B-List titles and C-List titles, based on sales performance. The A-List anime titles will be the top-20 performing anime and will be carried in all Best Buy locations. The B-List titles will be carried in 500 stores nationwide, and the C-List titles will only be carried in the top 200 stores nationwide.

Opinions on the news have been mixed. John Sirabella, CEO of Media Blasters, stated on Anime on DVD, "Unfortunately the ramifications of this will be bad, real bad. You are looking at a market that already lost most of the major players." However one anonymous source states that the stores where the anime selection is being cut are not profitable for anime publishers who are losing money on returns from these stores.

The restructuring of Best Buy's DVD sales is not limited only to their anime products. In January Mosaic Sales Solutions informed Best Buy suppliers that they would be returning 5.5 million DVDs on behalf of Best Buy. The average number of DVDs returned per store was 5,505 across on average of 1,857 skus per store.

Consumers in smaller markets will be the hardest hit as they may see their local anime selection cut with no "top performing" store in their vicinity.

No source has been able to inform us how much they expect Best Buy's total anime sales to diminish as a result of this move.

ICv2 points out that Best Buy is the largest anime retailer in the USA for titles not carried by Walmart, and that the current news will not change this.

The 461 stores that will be cutting their selection to A-List-only titles will be holding a clearance sale with their usual prices reduced a further 50%. The sale will run from March 1 to March 21.

50% clearance sale, woo! Here's the list of stores:

(Store #, City, State)
648 Burlington NC
760 Meriden CT
519 Douglasville GA
42 Watson Road MO
362 Spokane North WA
400 Holmdel NJ
530 Braintree MA
205 Irving TX
268 University Place NC
516 Alpharetta GA
1013 Glen Allen VA
449 Auburn Hills MI
1423 San Jose CA
1054 Baltimore Inner Harbor MD
1180 Northridge CA
463 Bangor ME
827 Denton TX
1437 Brandermill VA
802 Las Cruces NM
617 Bridgewater Falls OH
392 Canyon Springs CA
1126 South Bay MA
596 Watertown MA
1008 Vacaville CA
513 Northlake GA
693 Loveland CO
388 Manalapan NJ
331 Danbury CT
234 Ridgmar TX
302 Skokie IL
524 Naples FL
200 Commack NY
581 Mays Landing NJ
480 Muskegon MI
1152 Walden Galleria NY
279 No. Olmstead OH
1416 Northglenn CO
303 Arlington Heights IL
826 Florence SC
834 Niles OH
160 Durham New Hope Commons
949 Rochester Hills MI
6 Inver Grove Heig MN
1473 North McAllen TX
1018 Glendora CA
574 Garner NC
1141 Bradenton FL
1089 Watertown NY
661 Hattiesburg MS
520 Anderson SC
1027 Lake Worth TX
608 Sanford FL
1012 Bismark ND
332 College Station TX
813 Bolingbrook IL
1456 Harahan LA
543 Ft Lauderdale FL
489 Avon IN
196 McKinney TX
412 Pontiac MI
832 Morgantown WV
1026 Enfield CT
1504 Caguas PR
854 Irvine CA
1096 Grove City OH
491 Muncie IN
522 Baxter MN
1432 Compton CA
475 Brick NJ
231 W. 38Th Street IN
448 Plymouth Meeting PA
496 Riverdale UT
24 Northridge WI
321 Golf Mill IL
892 Janesville WI
896 Atlanta Midtown GA
646 Quail Springs OK
1477 Hamburg Pavilion KY
611 Eden Prairie MN
837 Lawrence KS
951 Valparaiso IN
885 Port Richey FL
359 Bellingham WA
1470 East El Paso TX
1020 La Quinta CA
1430 Moreno Valley East CA
685 Sunnyvale CA
1071 Gainsville GA
342 Wilkes Barre PA
1400 Greece NY
1412 Firewheel TX
345 Huntington NY
773 Orem UT
796 Jordan Creek IA
1122 87th and Dan Ryan IL
862 Ocala FL
883 Holland MI
1480 Christiana DE
812 Ames IA
775 Eastvale CA
776 Snellville GA
503 Perimeter GA
791 Elizabethtown KY
554 Boca Raton FL
793 Dothan AL
195 Wichita Falls TX
322 Melrose Park IL
1147 Sheboygan WI
1440 Casa Grande AZ
844 Merced CA
1102 Jefferson City MO
594 Longview TX
1153 Mueller TX
1024 Weatherford TX
1063 Minot ND
1080 Lake Charles LA
1419 Oklahoma City West OK
846 Chino Hills CA
1160 Northwest Crossing TX
942 Fenton MO
663 Clarksville TN
485 Goodyear AZ
768 Liberty MO
850 Carson City NV
343 North Dartmouth MA
1084 Flagstaff AZ
831 Yakima WA
387 Geneva IL
683 Hadley MA
19 Des Moines II IA
545 New Hartford NY
660 Natomas CA
943 Houma LA
1022 Leesburg VA
801 Chevy Chase DC
840 Battle Creek MI
875 Norman OK
591 Concord NH
593 Missoula MT
853 Jackson TN
267 Salem Mall OH
817 Paducah KY
1051 Durhan Southpoint NC
1127 De Witt NY
1055 Eagan MN
1465 Mechanicsville VA
1428 Summerville SC
895 Yuma AZ
245 Apple Valley MN
391 Tracy CA
1004 Trussville AL
592 Billings MT
1454 Cascade Plaza OR
764 Sherman Oaks CA
822 Hartsdale NY
1461 Taunton MA
1078 Nampa ID
1098 Cherry Hill NJ
1475 Jacksonville N FL
568 Cape Cod MA
794 North Arlington TX
339 Lancaster OH
845 Folsom CA
953 Ashville South NC
490 Westfield IN
326 Deerfield IL
798 Burlington WA
497 Sandy UT
341 Scranton PA
842 Dover DE
1032 North Irving TX
1149 Christianburg VA
816 Vero Beach FL
1047 East Appleton WI
1035 Mansfield TX
371 Kokomo IN
882 Waterfront PA
897 Farmington Hills MI
573 Huntington WV
1033 West Dallas TX
874 Twin Falls ID
541 Saratoga Springs NY
1066 Tinley Park IL
380 Slidell LA
878 Dubuque IA
348 Florence AL
1092 Columbia Heights DC
33 Ellisville MO
1014 Sparks NV
143 Chesterfield MO
328 W. Dundee IL
1061 Marina CA
1469 Victory Lakes TX
804 Landmark Center MA
891 St. George UT
1402 American Fork UT
1145 Santee CA
494 Fields Ertel OH
668 McDonough GA
789 Valdosta GA
390 Mansfield OH
818 Saugus MA
787 Surprise AZ
369 State College PA
1476 Stafford VA
1048 Homewood IL
673 Fond du Lac WI
799 Destin FL
1057 Golden Ring MD
9 Brooklyn Center MN
261 Independence NC
523 Cape Girardeau MO
865 Conroe TX
884 Gilroy CA
346 Joplin MO
1097 Oxford AL
394 Western Hills OH
1163 Cosner's Corner VA
1404 Rosenburg TX
376 Benton Harbor MI
667 Delafield WI
938 Flowood MS
605 Texarkana TX
654 Fox Point WI
880 Wooster OH
866 Farmington NM
1017 San Angelo TX
1123 Kankakee IL
890 Buckhead GA
379 Waterloo IA
1003 Lexington Park MD
1067 Trumbull CT
252 Scottsdale Pavili AZ
1459 Alamo Ranch TX
185 E. Palo Alto CA
877 Brockton MA
757 Menomonee Falls WI
1426 Edwardsville IL
8 Burnsville MN
126 Yorba Linda CA
548 Pittsfield MA
1130 Nashville West TN
1471 Back Bay MA
825 Cranberry PA
828 San Marcos TX
1156 Winter Garden FL
868 West Lebanon NH
1401 Owasso OK
1413 Cypress TX
870 North Scottsdale AZ
1157 Millerville LA
1046 Brentwood CA
1133 Mooresville NC
1467 Baldwin NY
1045 Mountain View CA
1443 Blaine MN
1062 Mill Plain WA
1429 Perrysburg OH
758 Macedonia OH
815 Clark St. IL
1162 Alabaster AL
894 Rock Hill SC
1107 Rivergate Charlotte NC
795 Findlay OH
761 Rocky Mount NC
1148 Rogers AR
384 Ithaca NY
694 SE Aurora CO
1077 Sierra Vista AZ
1095 Chesterfield MI
375 Santa Fe NM
367 Westwood CA
604 Mason City IA
1462 Bossier City LA
368 Apple Glen Cross IN
588 Century III PA
790 Springfield OH
1164 Tarentum PA
1434 Wentzville MO
317 Matteson IL
145 Heath OH
1466 Lexington SC
647 Kildeer IL
1405 Wesley Chapel FL
1460 Princess Anne VA
1030 Pueblo CO
1112 SW Tucson AZ
603 Victoria TX
1056 East Mesa AZ
678 Spanish Fort AL
1110 Beaufort SC
687 Monroe NC
691 Georgetown TX
1457 Temple TX
893 DeKalb IL
1120 Citadel Mall SC
1021 San Rafael CA
1079 Longmont CO
1088 Everett, MA
1131 Hamburg NY
1410 Parker CO
1037 Newnan GA
759 Council Bluffs IA
841 Brighton MI
1170 Oswego, IL
1478 Mechanicsburg PA
1064 Mt Juliet TN
809 Riverhead NY
1433 Leominster MA
440 Bowling Green KY
377 Prescott AZ
1185 Warner Robins GA
806 Seekonk MA
1069 Lawrence NY
1000 Mall of America MN
688 Palm Beach Gardens FL
1486 Hiran GA
797 Soquel CA
1049 Peach Tree City GA
1472 Jaboree CA
1134 I70 & Tower Road CO
1025 Noblesville IN
314 Addison IL
944 Idaho Falls ID
1449 Gainesville VA
1166 McHenry IL
1168 Wellington FL
1104 Hazel Dell WA
1159 Acworth GA
1016 Kalispell MT
1769 Otay Ranch CA
1121 Owensboro KY
867 Lufkin TX
606 Decatur IL
1015 Altoona PA
1463 Shakopee MN
1142 South Loop IL
1106 Willmar MN
1065 Mundelein IL
1446 Fultondale AL
1417 Rockwall TX
1085 Bristol VA
1188 Clovis CA
881 Jensen Beach FL
518 Kingston NY
1076 Temecula CA
1438 Conway AR
1442 Stroudsburg PA
213 Sharpstown TX
1451 Morehead City NC
132 Marin City CA
1450 Lakeville MN
1458 Lake Jackson TX
334 Old Orchard IL
1445 Hagerstown MD
1009 Long Beach CA
1407 Milford MA
1455 Clarence NY
1083 Bee Cave TX
1161 Steelyard Commons OH
1408 Cumming GA
1050 Avon OH
1464 Augusta ME
778 Tupelo MS
1029 Cortland NY
1034 Grand Island NE
613 St. Joseph MO
1113 El Centro CA
506 Stone Mountain GA
662 Auburn AL
1154 South Brunswick NJ
385 Plymouth MA
945 Logan UT
1070 Hixson TN
601 Pinehurst NC
595 Greensburg PA
607 South Elgin IL
810 Fayetteville GA
1420 Auburn ME
664 Bluffton SC
1507 Monroe LA
1135 Gulf Coast FL
1038 Flower Mound TX
1191 Kenosha WI
1151 Rogers MN
1169 Algonquin IL
1165 Willow Road, IL
1137 Howell NJ
1189 Gilbert AZ
1132 Kannapolis NC
1167 Marysville OH
1094 Michigan Road IN
1441 Beaumont CA
1499 Tulsa Hills OK
946 Midland MI
879 Sandusky OH
1481 Happy Valley AZ
1091 Plattsburg NY
692 Vineland NJ
1073 Quincy IL
1158 Biddeford ME
772 Salisbury MD
655 Coeur D Alene ID
1509 Riverbank CA
1494 Heritage Trace Parkway TX
1439 Meridian MS
1036 Big Flats NY
1485 Millard NE
767 Bonita Springs FL
1489 Lake Geneva WI
1184 Davenport FL
1764 Downington PA
1039 Muncy PA
1138 Topsham ME
1183 Liverpool NY
5 Edina MN
1190 Auburn CA
1198 East Orange CA
1774 Highland IN
684 Beaver Valley PA
1155 Northlake NC
1140 Manfield MA
1171 Southglenn CO
1187 Encinitas Ranch Town Cent
1506 Vuaxhall NJ
1424 Margate FL
1059 Lake Pleasant AZ
1192 Grafton WI
1444 Williamsburg VA
1139 Wareham MA
1508 The Forum FL
1395 Quakertown PA
1177 Manahawkin NJ
1502 Doral FL
1482 Apple Valley CA
1490 Middletown RI
1790 Saint Johns FL
1108 Mid-Town Charlotte NC
1777 Kimball & Bellmont IL
1195 Rochester South MN
1194 Greeley CO
1468 West Simsbury CT
1784 West McAllen TX
1452 University Town Center FL
1766 Oldsmar FL
1778 North Aurora IL
1492 Knightdale NC
1767 Blakeney NC
1409 Menifee CA
1386 La Mesa CA
1497 Arapahoe & Parker CO
1780 Allen TX
1794 Selinsgrove PA
1773 Eldorado Pkwy TX
1770 East Richmond VA
1775 SW McKinney TX
1178 Florida City FL
1797 Benton - Bryant AR
1143 Oro Valley AZ
1205 GK SQ Broadway CO
1394 Monroe NY

 

[immy]

one good thing about the recession

 

[teepo]

there could possibly be a light at the end of the tunnel

 

[smurfx]

of course my nearest best buy isn't having the sale.

 

[Suburban Cowboy]

"Bestbuy to reduce crazy customer numbers by 80%"

 

[NomarTyme]

"Bestbuy to reduce crazy customer numbers by 80%"

WE ARE NOT FUCKING CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Cloudy]

The demand is just not there when a large portion of the customer-base downloads torrents. These companies are gonna have to do away with single DVDs. Release boxsets at a sub $100 price and most real fans will support them..

 

[M3wThr33]

"Bestbuy to reduce crazy customer numbers by 80%"

Seriously. I saw the creepiest tranny one day at Best Buy in the anime section. I... didn't know what to do so I kept on looking at the back of some random horror dvd until it went away.

 

[smurfx]

The demand is just not there when a large portion of the customer-base downloads torrents. These companies are gonna have to do away with single DVDs. Release boxsets at a sub $100 price and most real fans will support them..

they would probably make more money if they released the episodes in a box set like many shows in the u.s.

 

[Azure Dream]

WE ARE NOT FUCKING CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My experience with Best Buy is that I'll browse for something, or just look around, and see them carrying Volume 3, 7, and Series 2 Volume 4 of a show and nothing else. It makes for such a great shopping experience.

 

[G-Fex]

Their whole dvd/blu ray section is really condensed now last time I went to mine.

 

[Cloudy]

they would probably make more money if they released the episodes in a box set like many shows in the u.s.

Yup. They are either being greedy or trying to make a profit on a license they paid too much for..

 

[lexi]

Seriously. I saw the creepiest tranny one day at Best Buy in the anime section. I... didn't know what to do so I kept on looking at the back of some random horror dvd until it went away.

How perfectly civil of you.

 

[Slavik81]

North American anime licensing and distribution takes the cake for the worst in its field. Anime's either ridiculously expensive, or of spotty availability.

They've improved somewhat in recent years, but I'm not surprised that their customers, and then retailers, would throw up their hands and proclaim "We're done dealing with you."

 

[smurfx]

Yup. They are either being greedy or trying to make a profit on a license they paid too much for..

well the japanese studios are gonna have to lower their licensing fees as well. either drop them or not get any revenue from the u.s market because all the dubbing studios will go out of business.

 

[HyperZone<3]

this also sucks very hard not for smaller DVD labels. If the fringe stuff can't find a home on Best Buy's shelves, then its just gonna get harder and harder for them to make any money on niche products. This of course translates to few outside of the mainstream movies and such being produced or liscenced for America.

This is going to hurt anime companies, and everybody else except the big studios. Its bad news all around.

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

This has virtually no effect on me. The only anime titles I bothered with are older 80's and early 90's titles, and they have already stopped releasing those in the states for the most part.

As far as I'm concerned the industry is already dead.

 

[Cloudy]

This is going to hurt anime companies, and everybody else except the big studios. Its bad news all around.

The companies deserve a lot of the blame though. When you have a relatively niche product, you can't get too greedy..

 

[AndresON777]

Snellville I wish I was white

 

[Defuser]

Ok fess up,which of you gaf member is the CEO of Best Buy?

 

[XiaNaphryz]

well the japanese studios are gonna have to lower their licensing fees as well. either drop them or not get any revenue from the u.s market because all the dubbing studios will go out of business.

Pretty much. The main reason other DVD sets are so cheap is because those shows have already made some money on TV, outlets that anime just doesn't really have since a majority of it isn't aired anywhere.

Ok fess up,which of you gaf member is the CEO of Best Buy?

Bjork has been taking advantage of his time off of GAF and has moved up.

 

[ZeroGravity]

It saddens me to think shit like Naruto is going to be classified as "A-List anime".

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

Why is it none of the places by me are ever closing up or reducing stuff?

 

[JayDubya]

I assume the clearance will only be for those non-"A" titles?

Could be some gems, there; I don't know which titles are going in which section, though.

I've been wanting to buy some of my favorites that I haven't yet, but I'm not thinking they'd be the poorest sellers.

 

[Amir0x]

1442 Stroudsburg PA

Hmmm...March 1...dunno..

Of course in America, A-List is goddamn crap like Naruto, Dragonball and Fruitcups or whatever the fuck, so Best Buy anime selection will be truly disastrous near me afterwards.

 

[Snaku]

Will be a bit of a drive to the Bradenton Best Buy, but it may be worth it.

 

[Koshiba]

Surprisingly my Best Buy isn't included. Lakeland one. Would have thought it would be.

 

[pxleyes]

nvm.

 

[Hootie]

And nothing of value was lost.

 

[loosus]

Is there any way we can keep track and personally identify people who go to these anime-clearance sales? So we can later use it as incriminating evidence after they've killed their families?

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

Damn, my store isn't on there. I was planning to go to work and do an anime shopping spree when I'm done.

 

[VeritasVierge]

It saddens me to think shit like Naruto is going to be classified as "A-List anime".

Amen. This does explain the sale I saw at South Bay. I might check some stuff out but I doubt they even have in stock any of the classic anime that interest me. Plus I already own most of the anime I ever wanted.

 

[Johann]

It was only a matter of time. The boxes for most anime take up a lot of shelf space but appeal to a very limited audience due to their content, prices, and length per dollar.

 

[neight]

Now all we need is for bookstores to reduce manga inventory. Cry weeaboos, cry.

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

woohoo! Look forward to sales.

 

[Love To Love You Baby]

Seriously. I saw the creepiest tranny one day at Best Buy in the anime section. I... didn't know what to do so I kept on looking at the back of some random horror dvd until it went away.

You sound like a decent human being.

 

[giga]

 

[RBH]

one good thing about the recession

First response sums it up perfectly.

 

[WrathOfOtaibah]

one good thing about the recession

I concur

 

[Alivor]

beat me to it

 

[aceface]

I find it somewhat amazing that the list appears to be in random order. It's not alphabetical or by state, or by store number.

 

[bounchfx]

you really couldn't sort that shit by state?

 

[Tyrone Slothrop]

everytime i browse the best buy anime section it seems like 90% of the stuff is pedo loli shit aimed at basement dwellers.

 

[Hootie]

you really couldn't sort that shit by state?

Ctrl+F?

 

[Diablos]

Best Buy sucks.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

you really couldn't sort that shit by state?

Hell no.

 

[Weapxn]

Now all we need is for bookstores to reduce manga inventory. Cry weeaboos, cry.

They really should. Those shitty little kids just sit in Barnes & Noble reading that stuff, rarely ever buying it. It gets stolen far more than bought. It would be to the stores' benefit to cut the stock and fill that shelf space with other, more marketable material.

 

[Cyan]

you really couldn't sort that shit by state?

Takes about two seconds in Excel. Because I'm so nice:

793 Dothan AL
1004 Trussville AL
348 Florence AL
1097 Oxford AL
1162 Alabaster AL
678 Spanish Fort AL
1446 Fultondale AL
662 Auburn AL
1148 Rogers AR
1438 Conway AR
1797 Benton - Bryant AR
1440 Casa Grande AZ
485 Goodyear AZ
1084 Flagstaff AZ
895 Yuma AZ
787 Surprise AZ
252 Scottsdale Pavili AZ
870 North Scottsdale AZ
1077 Sierra Vista AZ
1112 SW Tucson AZ
1056 East Mesa AZ
377 Prescott AZ
1189 Gilbert AZ
1481 Happy Valley AZ
1059 Lake Pleasant AZ
1143 Oro Valley AZ
1423 San Jose CA
1180 Northridge CA
392 Canyon Springs CA
1008 Vacaville CA
1018 Glendora CA
854 Irvine CA
1432 Compton CA
1020 La Quinta CA
1430 Moreno Valley East CA
685 Sunnyvale CA
775 Eastvale CA
844 Merced CA
846 Chino Hills CA
660 Natomas CA
391 Tracy CA
764 Sherman Oaks CA
845 Folsom CA
1061 Marina CA
1145 Santee CA
884 Gilroy CA
185 E. Palo Alto CA
126 Yorba Linda CA
1046 Brentwood CA
1045 Mountain View CA
367 Westwood CA
1021 San Rafael CA
797 Soquel CA
1472 Jaboree CA
1769 Otay Ranch CA
1188 Clovis CA
1076 Temecula CA
132 Marin City CA
1009 Long Beach CA
1113 El Centro CA
1441 Beaumont CA
1509 Riverbank CA
1190 Auburn CA
1198 East Orange CA
1482 Apple Valley CA
1409 Menifee CA
1386 La Mesa CA
693 Loveland CO
1416 Northglenn CO
694 SE Aurora CO
1030 Pueblo CO
1079 Longmont CO
1410 Parker CO
1134 I70 & Tower Road CO
1171 Southglenn CO
1194 Greeley CO
1497 Arapahoe & Parker CO
1205 GK SQ Broadway CO
760 Meriden CT
331 Danbury CT
1026 Enfield CT
1067 Trumbull CT
1468 West Simsbury CT
801 Chevy Chase DC
1092 Columbia Heights DC
1480 Christiana DE
842 Dover DE
524 Naples FL
1141 Bradenton FL
608 Sanford FL
543 Ft Lauderdale FL
885 Port Richey FL
862 Ocala FL
554 Boca Raton FL
1475 Jacksonville N FL
816 Vero Beach FL
799 Destin FL
1156 Winter Garden FL
1405 Wesley Chapel FL
688 Palm Beach Gardens FL
1168 Wellington FL
881 Jensen Beach FL
1135 Gulf Coast FL
767 Bonita Springs FL
1184 Davenport FL
1424 Margate FL
1508 The Forum FL
1502 Doral FL
1790 Saint Johns FL
1452 University Town Center FL
1766 Oldsmar FL
1178 Florida City FL
519 Douglasville GA
516 Alpharetta GA
513 Northlake GA
896 Atlanta Midtown GA
1071 Gainsville GA
776 Snellville GA
503 Perimeter GA
668 McDonough GA
789 Valdosta GA
890 Buckhead GA
1037 Newnan GA
1185 Warner Robins GA
1486 Hiran GA
1049 Peach Tree City GA
1159 Acworth GA
1408 Cumming GA
506 Stone Mountain GA
810 Fayetteville GA
796 Jordan Creek IA
812 Ames IA
19 Des Moines II IA
878 Dubuque IA
379 Waterloo IA
604 Mason City IA
759 Council Bluffs IA
1078 Nampa ID
874 Twin Falls ID
944 Idaho Falls ID
655 Coeur D Alene ID
302 Skokie IL
303 Arlington Heights IL
813 Bolingbrook IL
321 Golf Mill IL
1122 87th and Dan Ryan IL
322 Melrose Park IL
387 Geneva IL
326 Deerfield IL
1066 Tinley Park IL
328 W. Dundee IL
1048 Homewood IL
1123 Kankakee IL
1426 Edwardsville IL
815 Clark St. IL
317 Matteson IL
647 Kildeer IL
893 DeKalb IL
1170 Oswego, IL
314 Addison IL
1166 McHenry IL
606 Decatur IL
1142 South Loop IL
1065 Mundelein IL
334 Old Orchard IL
607 South Elgin IL
1169 Algonquin IL
1165 Willow Road, IL
1073 Quincy IL
1777 Kimball & Bellmont IL
1778 North Aurora IL
489 Avon IN
491 Muncie IN
231 W. 38Th Street IN
951 Valparaiso IN
490 Westfield IN
371 Kokomo IN
368 Apple Glen Cross IN
1025 Noblesville IN
1094 Michigan Road IN
1774 Highland IN
837 Lawrence KS
1477 Hamburg Pavilion KY
791 Elizabethtown KY
817 Paducah KY
440 Bowling Green KY
1121 Owensboro KY
1456 Harahan LA
1080 Lake Charles LA
943 Houma LA
380 Slidell LA
1157 Millerville LA
1462 Bossier City LA
1507 Monroe LA
530 Braintree MA
1126 South Bay MA
596 Watertown MA
343 North Dartmouth MA
683 Hadley MA
1461 Taunton MA
568 Cape Cod MA
804 Landmark Center MA
818 Saugus MA
877 Brockton MA
548 Pittsfield MA
1471 Back Bay MA
1088 Everett, MA
1433 Leominster MA
806 Seekonk MA
1407 Milford MA
385 Plymouth MA
1140 Manfield MA
1139 Wareham MA
1054 Baltimore Inner Harbor MD
1057 Golden Ring MD
1003 Lexington Park MD
1445 Hagerstown MD
772 Salisbury MD
463 Bangor ME
1464 Augusta ME
1420 Auburn ME
1158 Biddeford ME
1138 Topsham ME
449 Auburn Hills MI
480 Muskegon MI
949 Rochester Hills MI
412 Pontiac MI
883 Holland MI
840 Battle Creek MI
897 Farmington Hills MI
376 Benton Harbor MI
1095 Chesterfield MI
841 Brighton MI
946 Midland MI
6 Inver Grove Heig MN
522 Baxter MN
611 Eden Prairie MN
1055 Eagan MN
245 Apple Valley MN
9 Brooklyn Center MN
8 Burnsville MN
1443 Blaine MN
1000 Mall of America MN
1463 Shakopee MN
1106 Willmar MN
1450 Lakeville MN
1151 Rogers MN
5 Edina MN
1195 Rochester South MN
42 Watson Road MO
1102 Jefferson City MO
942 Fenton MO
768 Liberty MO
33 Ellisville MO
143 Chesterfield MO
523 Cape Girardeau MO
346 Joplin MO
1434 Wentzville MO
613 St. Joseph MO
661 Hattiesburg MS
938 Flowood MS
778 Tupelo MS
1439 Meridian MS
593 Missoula MT
592 Billings MT
1016 Kalispell MT
648 Burlington NC
268 University Place NC
574 Garner NC
1051 Durhan Southpoint NC
953 Ashville South NC
261 Independence NC
1133 Mooresville NC
1107 Rivergate Charlotte NC
761 Rocky Mount NC
687 Monroe NC
1451 Morehead City NC
601 Pinehurst NC
1132 Kannapolis NC
1155 Northlake NC
1108 Mid-Town Charlotte NC
1492 Knightdale NC
1767 Blakeney NC
1012 Bismark ND
1063 Minot ND
1034 Grand Island NE
1485 Millard NE
591 Concord NH
868 West Lebanon NH
400 Holmdel NJ
388 Manalapan NJ
581 Mays Landing NJ
475 Brick NJ
1098 Cherry Hill NJ
1154 South Brunswick NJ
1137 Howell NJ
692 Vineland NJ
1506 Vuaxhall NJ
1177 Manahawkin NJ
802 Las Cruces NM
866 Farmington NM
375 Santa Fe NM
160 Durham New Hope Commons
1187 Encinitas Ranch Town Cent
850 Carson City NV
1014 Sparks NV
200 Commack NY
1152 Walden Galleria NY
1089 Watertown NY
1400 Greece NY
345 Huntington NY
545 New Hartford NY
1127 De Witt NY
822 Hartsdale NY
541 Saratoga Springs NY
1467 Baldwin NY
384 Ithaca NY
1131 Hamburg NY
809 Riverhead NY
1069 Lawrence NY
518 Kingston NY
1455 Clarence NY
1029 Cortland NY
1091 Plattsburg NY
1036 Big Flats NY
1183 Liverpool NY
1394 Monroe NY
617 Bridgewater Falls OH
279 No. Olmstead OH
834 Niles OH
1096 Grove City OH
267 Salem Mall OH
339 Lancaster OH
494 Fields Ertel OH
390 Mansfield OH
394 Western Hills OH
880 Wooster OH
1429 Perrysburg OH
758 Macedonia OH
795 Findlay OH
790 Springfield OH
145 Heath OH
1161 Steelyard Commons OH
1050 Avon OH
1167 Marysville OH
879 Sandusky OH
646 Quail Springs OK
1419 Oklahoma City West OK
875 Norman OK
1401 Owasso OK
1499 Tulsa Hills OK
1454 Cascade Plaza OR
448 Plymouth Meeting PA
342 Wilkes Barre PA
341 Scranton PA
882 Waterfront PA
369 State College PA
825 Cranberry PA
588 Century III PA
1164 Tarentum PA
1478 Mechanicsburg PA
1015 Altoona PA
1442 Stroudsburg PA
595 Greensburg PA
1764 Downington PA
1039 Muncy PA
684 Beaver Valley PA
1395 Quakertown PA
1794 Selinsgrove PA
1504 Caguas PR
1490 Middletown RI
826 Florence SC
520 Anderson SC
1428 Summerville SC
894 Rock Hill SC
1466 Lexington SC
1110 Beaufort SC
1120 Citadel Mall SC
664 Bluffton SC
663 Clarksville TN
853 Jackson TN
1130 Nashville West TN
1064 Mt Juliet TN
1070 Hixson TN
205 Irving TX
827 Denton TX
234 Ridgmar TX
1473 North McAllen TX
1027 Lake Worth TX
332 College Station TX
196 McKinney TX
1470 East El Paso TX
1412 Firewheel TX
195 Wichita Falls TX
594 Longview TX
1153 Mueller TX
1024 Weatherford TX
1160 Northwest Crossing TX
794 North Arlington TX
1032 North Irving TX
1035 Mansfield TX
1033 West Dallas TX
1469 Victory Lakes TX
865 Conroe TX
1404 Rosenburg TX
605 Texarkana TX
1017 San Angelo TX
1459 Alamo Ranch TX
828 San Marcos TX
1413 Cypress TX
603 Victoria TX
691 Georgetown TX
1457 Temple TX
867 Lufkin TX
1417 Rockwall TX
213 Sharpstown TX
1458 Lake Jackson TX
1083 Bee Cave TX
1038 Flower Mound TX
1494 Heritage Trace Parkway TX
1784 West McAllen TX
1780 Allen TX
1773 Eldorado Pkwy TX
1775 SW McKinney TX
496 Riverdale UT
773 Orem UT
497 Sandy UT
891 St. George UT
1402 American Fork UT
945 Logan UT
1013 Glen Allen VA
1437 Brandermill VA
1022 Leesburg VA
1465 Mechanicsville VA
1149 Christianburg VA
1476 Stafford VA
1163 Cosner's Corner VA
1460 Princess Anne VA
1449 Gainesville VA
1085 Bristol VA
1444 Williamsburg VA
1770 East Richmond VA
362 Spokane North WA
359 Bellingham WA
831 Yakima WA
798 Burlington WA
1062 Mill Plain WA
1104 Hazel Dell WA
24 Northridge WI
892 Janesville WI
1147 Sheboygan WI
1047 East Appleton WI
673 Fond du Lac WI
667 Delafield WI
654 Fox Point WI
757 Menomonee Falls WI
1191 Kenosha WI
1489 Lake Geneva WI
1192 Grafton WI
832 Morgantown WV
573 Huntington WV

P.S. zomg japanimation sux lol

 

[karasu]

I've only been to Best Buy once.

 

[Yaweee]

I understand their reasoning. My current town is on the list, and it's a complete hicksville. Why should they carry a large anime stock at stores where it doesn't sell?

The suburb I grew up in, however, is not on the list. Why? It's a nicer suburb with bigger market.