NaughtyCalibur
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50% off? Hmm, depending on the titles I may go anime shopping at a retail store for the first time in years.
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Best Buy to reduce anime inventory in 80% of stores
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Buba Big Guns
Banned
Good. Anime fucking sucks.
JayDubya said:I'm quite surprised College Station IS on the list. I dunno, I did my part while I was there.
There were a couple of pretty big clubs, too; not really my thing but I tried both as a freshman.
Anyway, yes, "one good thing about the recession:" clearance sales.
They are probably clearing stock from most small towns that they are in. San Marcos is about half college students and it's losing it's anime as well. So either it didn't sell as well as I would imagine or they are taking market size into consideration.
jamesinclair
Banned
Im pretty sure thats every store in MA.
Doesnt bother me
Doesnt bother me
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
Why are people buying anime at Best Buy when you can buy anime and manga from discount retailers like rightstuf.
You get the stuff heavily discounted, free shipping, and you don't have to deal with the people who are too into the hobby.
Bingo, just like I get pretty irritated when people say that there is a standard "anime" or "manga" art style.
There are a myriad of art styles prevalent in both mediums that there is no such thing as standard.
You get the stuff heavily discounted, free shipping, and you don't have to deal with the people who are too into the hobby.
Kastro said:
Bingo, just like I get pretty irritated when people say that there is a standard "anime" or "manga" art style.
There are a myriad of art styles prevalent in both mediums that there is no such thing as standard.
I'll still buy local if I can because I work every day the mail and delivery services run and thus me actually receiving a package usually takes an act of God. Right now I have 4 volumes of Rosario To Vampire from Right Stuf sitting at the post office, hope I can get to it before they send it back.Hcoregamer00 said:
Yaweee said:
The Platinum Collection tends to be cheaper, and includes the Director's Cut episodes to boot. I'll probably get it eventually, but I already had the other box set and bought the director's cuts on the side, too. :lol I'll probably wait until it comes out on some other medium before I double dip for Eva.
As for Berserk, I got it for a nice sale price (at Best Buy, I believe at College Station), but Amazon is listing that a new box set with some remastering is coming out at the end of March.
Funnily enough, these new remastered box set things include more stuff, look nicer, and are cheaper.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
I've found that Best Buy is one of the few retail stores out there that sells new anime releases cheap. I often see many of them at $20 during release week, which would be pretty much on par with most online prices for a new DVD title.Hcoregamer00 said:
Those are the only times I've really bought anime from a retail store though, most of my shopping is online. As you said, you're much more likely to find better pricing overall.
JoshuaJSlone
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So 20% of stores were responsible for 80% of sales? Pretty big disparity.
DrForester
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I saw the Full Metal Panic S1&2 set the other day, will defiantly pick that up at 50% off if I can nab it.
A Link to the Past
Banned
Anime is way overpriced - the sad thing is that after 50% off, a lot of the anime will still be waaay overpriced. Anime producers need to price anime reasonably.
Goldrusher
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:lol
After watching friends spend $40 on Subtitled VHS tapes, 2 episodes a piece (Dubbed was $30), I think that waiting a year and getting a boxset of a whole season of an Anime show for like $50 is an awesome deal. Some places charge too much (I'm looking at you very very directly Viz), and others are worth the premium they charge (Animeigo) because of the niche titles they release and the effort they put into them. But still $25 in 2008 dollars for 4 or 5 episodes beats the shit out of $40 for two episodes on VHS.A Link to the Snitch said:
Oh that figures. Three major Best Buys in my area and the one that goes on clearance is literally on the far side of town.
Hoping to get a good deal on Stand Alone Complex, though.
Edit: Wait, that's probably in the Top 200, isn't it? Shit.
Hoping to get a good deal on Stand Alone Complex, though.
Edit: Wait, that's probably in the Top 200, isn't it? Shit.
Lambtron said:
Well you're right. Things are improving quite a bit.
Now: all of Evangelion, remastered, with the Director's Cuts for like ~$40-50 vs. all the DVDs for like $90 in the Perfect Collection + more for the Director's Cuts vs. well over $20 per VHS tape at 2 episodes per tape.
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
Lambtron said:
That's true, back in the day VHS sub tapes were incredibly expensive, $40 for two episodes.
The new generation of anime fans are not familiar with this, but anime nowadays really are a steal compared to the old days. Even the DVD's with 4-5 episodes with dual language is a steal compared to how it used to be.
Holy crap, the burlington best buy is right across the street from my job! Hell yes!:lol
Any idea on exactly when this 50% off sale starts? Oh and just because it's cheaper doesn't make it affordable. I can understand why it's so expensive sometimes, but that still doesn't make it right. 20 bucks for 4-5 episodes is just nuts when you compare that TV box sets run typically no more than 30-50 in fact a lot of thinpaks/box sets fall in that range too.
I really just wish they would skip the bite sized singles entirely and just do box sets. There's a ton of stuff I would love to own but is just way too friggen out there. I know I'm not alone in that category either, last time I checked evangelion was something like $70 bucks at best buy.
What was really freaking weird was that during the holidays Avatar was $90 but they just dropped it to 30-40 range now I think.
VQ
Any idea on exactly when this 50% off sale starts? Oh and just because it's cheaper doesn't make it affordable. I can understand why it's so expensive sometimes, but that still doesn't make it right. 20 bucks for 4-5 episodes is just nuts when you compare that TV box sets run typically no more than 30-50 in fact a lot of thinpaks/box sets fall in that range too.
I really just wish they would skip the bite sized singles entirely and just do box sets. There's a ton of stuff I would love to own but is just way too friggen out there. I know I'm not alone in that category either, last time I checked evangelion was something like $70 bucks at best buy.
What was really freaking weird was that during the holidays Avatar was $90 but they just dropped it to 30-40 range now I think.
VQ
Tyrone Slothrop
Banned
StoOgE said:
i prefer just walking down the street and getting what i want when i want
for that i never quite get the hate towards purchasing games/movies from best buy, gamestop, and, yes, even walmart
Hcoregamer00 said:
Best Buy has had some great deals though, actually. I've managed to pick up several complete series for about $15ish each a few times.
Hcoregamer00 said:
This is why I hate people of recent years complaining how overpriced and expensive anime is. I started my collection back on VHS. Ranma tapes especially were around $40 for two episodes I remember and I own those. Anime is dirt cheap IMO.. Especially all the bargain boxsets they tend to release these days.
DarkJediKnight
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Good! That'll teach them to charge $50 for 30min of anime. If it was cheaper, people wouldn't have to pirate that stuff and it would sell. I've been saying for years that anime will self implode because they can't keep maintaining their prices.
Most anime sucks anyways and the good ones are re-hashes of the classics anyways.
Most anime sucks anyways and the good ones are re-hashes of the classics anyways.
JayDubya said:
Basically. Everyone thought they had the next Evangelion and charged a licensing fee according to that notion.
Domestic publishers thought that their audience would eat all that shit up (because they technically do, but usually only when free), and willingly paid out the ass for anything (Bottle Fairy, who the hell thought this was something desirable enough to not only license but sell in B&M stores?).
Domestic publishers are now greatly pulling back the number of titles being released because they've realized that the demand for their type of pricing structure and release schedule isn't anywhere near where they thought it was. Anime studios are going to have to reduce licensing fees to what a show's actually worth, or to a point where overseas sales are actually viable.
Because, sorry, not spending $100 on a ~26 episode series anymore unless you can frankly convince me it's worth it (and considering the quality of the stuff that was coming out when I quit watching new anime, you simply can't).
7Th said:
That would be a part of the problem then. Someone link them a laffer curve for fuck's sake.
You people are delusional/insane if you see american R1 DVDs being sold for $50 for 30 minutes as some kind of norm.. :lol I think the ONLY time I've seen that in recent years was the japanese company releasing sub DVDs over here for a short time.
Hell let me look at the popular site rightstuf fast and check some prices..
Azumanga daioh, $40 (Retail $70ish) 26 episodes 650 minutes
berserk remastered $27 (Retail $45) 25 episodes 625 minutes
Boogiepop Phantom TV + movie $30 (retail $50) 12 episodes + movie 518 minutes
Yuu Yuu Hakusho Season 1 $20 (retail $35) 28 episodes 600 minutes
Newer releases will obviously be more expensive but still no where near $50 for 30 minutes.. lets take a look at some newer box sets..
Moonlight Mile $38 (Retail $50) 12 episode 290 minutes
Kanon $53 (Retail $70) 24 episodes 576 minutes
Air $38 (Retail $50) 13 + ova special 375 minutes
Clannad collection 1 $36 (Retail $40) 12 episodes 300 minutes
Kenichi $38 (Retail $50) 13 episodes 312 minutes
And thats just a quick look going through their recent product changes listings.. not only that, Rightstuf really isn't even always the cheapest option, though their sales, specials and so forth typically make up for that. I go by the fact if someone is paying like $50 for 30 minutes or something like that, they're buying hentai. :lol Compare these prices to the $40 for 2 episodes during VHS times sub-only.
Hell let me look at the popular site rightstuf fast and check some prices..
Azumanga daioh, $40 (Retail $70ish) 26 episodes 650 minutes
berserk remastered $27 (Retail $45) 25 episodes 625 minutes
Boogiepop Phantom TV + movie $30 (retail $50) 12 episodes + movie 518 minutes
Yuu Yuu Hakusho Season 1 $20 (retail $35) 28 episodes 600 minutes
Newer releases will obviously be more expensive but still no where near $50 for 30 minutes.. lets take a look at some newer box sets..
Moonlight Mile $38 (Retail $50) 12 episode 290 minutes
Kanon $53 (Retail $70) 24 episodes 576 minutes
Air $38 (Retail $50) 13 + ova special 375 minutes
Clannad collection 1 $36 (Retail $40) 12 episodes 300 minutes
Kenichi $38 (Retail $50) 13 episodes 312 minutes
And thats just a quick look going through their recent product changes listings.. not only that, Rightstuf really isn't even always the cheapest option, though their sales, specials and so forth typically make up for that. I go by the fact if someone is paying like $50 for 30 minutes or something like that, they're buying hentai. :lol Compare these prices to the $40 for 2 episodes during VHS times sub-only.
Tyrone Slothrop
Banned
ah yeah i remember the days of paying like 40 bucks for a Ranma 1/2 tape that only had a couple of episodes. my friends and i used to pool our money together and buy each tape, like bart and his friends did with the radioactive man comic.
too bad i sorta grew out of anime because i'd be in hog heaven right now (though speaking of i should check out ranma again sometime. never saw the latter episodes)
too bad i sorta grew out of anime because i'd be in hog heaven right now (though speaking of i should check out ranma again sometime. never saw the latter episodes)
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
There's also a bunch of stores in the Bay Area not on the list, so there will still be a good selection for those still interested in a wider anime selection post-clearance if they drive around.sonarrat said:
DarkJediKnight said:
Koshiba said:
DarkJediKnight, only looking for affordable hentai pricing!Koshiba said:
Great Rumbler
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Koshiba said:
Anime used to be really expensive. But prices have been dropping a lot over the past couple of years and even brand new shows are being released at $30-$50 per season with only a few higher-end shows going as high as $80.
ElectricThunder
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Hmm, my McDonough, GA store actually made the list. I wonder what this will do to the business of the little anime shop down the road from them in the month of March?
That said, I THINK I'm actually pretty much caught up for the most part so I'm not sure that I'd happen by for the sale. I'm also a big customer of TRSI and pretty well content to wait for the daily/weekly/studio sales as they happen since outside a few series that I've given up on seeing since they are too old/niche/unaffordable from the earlier dvd days the newer stuff isn't going anywhere fast. I'd be very surprised to see the sale last all the way to nigh the end of March though in this area---I'm picturing a bullrush for the initial friday/weekend that'll pretty well clean the place out and leave just the dregs of the dregs to linger until the end of the month.
I wonder what will take their shelfspace though...
That said, I THINK I'm actually pretty much caught up for the most part so I'm not sure that I'd happen by for the sale. I'm also a big customer of TRSI and pretty well content to wait for the daily/weekly/studio sales as they happen since outside a few series that I've given up on seeing since they are too old/niche/unaffordable from the earlier dvd days the newer stuff isn't going anywhere fast. I'd be very surprised to see the sale last all the way to nigh the end of March though in this area---I'm picturing a bullrush for the initial friday/weekend that'll pretty well clean the place out and leave just the dregs of the dregs to linger until the end of the month.
I wonder what will take their shelfspace though...
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