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JimiDean 13047 cr points Send Message: 21 / M / Australia Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 4/1/12 aaaahhh, so many great collections~~ T_T I still buy hard copies of my favourites but i've got nothing as grand as these displays. I'm always appealing to my torrent-abusive friends to support the industry.
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Kruszer 4070 cr points Send Message: 30 / M Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 4/1/12, edited 4/1/12 Do I buy DVDs? Well, in answer, I'll just leave this here: http://kruszer.dvdaf.com/owned/anime
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rveniss 17126 cr points Send Message: 21 / M Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 4/4/12 Kruszer wrote: Do I buy DVDs? Well, in answer, I'll just leave this here: http://kruszer.dvdaf.com/owned/anime Can I please BE you? drool
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Kruszer 4070 cr points Send Message: 30 / M Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 4/4/12 rveniss wrote: Kruszer wrote: Do I buy DVDs? Well, in answer, I'll just leave this here: http://kruszer.dvdaf.com/owned/anime Can I please BE you? drool With more training perhaps, since you don't appear to have been immediately struck down by it's awesomeness. The path to anime nerd power though is laden with hardship and strife.
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Zombie_Gun 12381 cr points Send Message: 21 / M / UK Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 4/4/12 Kruszer wrote: Do I buy DVDs? Well, in answer, I'll just leave this here: http://kruszer.dvdaf.com/owned/anime How much did all this cost???
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Kruszer 4070 cr points Send Message: 30 / M Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 4/4/12 Zombie_Gun wrote: Kruszer wrote: Do I buy DVDs? Well, in answer, I'll just leave this here: http://kruszer.dvdaf.com/owned/anime How much did all this cost??? Who knows and I don't know if I really want to know, but it's basically the accumulation of 12 or 13 years of DVD collecting, so it's not like a bought it all in one shot. Obviously, the anime part of which is my main and largest collection, but I also have live action movies and some domestic animation as well.
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KleinerSkollexxx 23100 cr points Send Message: 13 / M / boys locker room Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 4/4/12 Spoiler Alert! Click to show or hide yuma1234 wrote: KleinerSkollexxx wrote: I would if I had the money because I really do prefer to buy them physically and watch them on a television, but anime DVD's are usually really expensive, especially because they are imported, and I always get nervous about them getting wrecked, scratched, stolen ect. I occasionally buy them if I have the money, but since it's usually like $50 for half a season, it is way too much for me to buy on a regular basis. You don't have to buy titles that you're going to watch one time. My collection grew over the years. Too bad that you're still too young to find a part-time job. I would recommend that you should mark a title that you're going to watch dozen times and special to you. Once you find a job, save your earning for that special anime title which you'll treasure. That's how I started my collection with Macross Plus. For time being, just enjoy streamings from Crunchyroll, Hulu, and other legit sites until their licenses expire one by one. If I would watch a series multiple times, I'd rather just torrent it or something, because even then I wouldn't want to spend like 200 dollars for DVD's, there are many other things I'd much rather buy :/ DVD's are nice but really they are all just for collecting when you have the ability to watch online or torrent and no desire for them.
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yuma1234 25543 cr points Send Message: 36 / M / San Francisco Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 4/4/12, edited 4/4/12 KleinerSkollexxx wrote: Spoiler Alert! Click to show or hide yuma1234 wrote: KleinerSkollexxx wrote: I would if I had the money because I really do prefer to buy them physically and watch them on a television, but anime DVD's are usually really expensive, especially because they are imported, and I always get nervous about them getting wrecked, scratched, stolen ect. I occasionally buy them if I have the money, but since it's usually like $50 for half a season, it is way too much for me to buy on a regular basis. You don't have to buy titles that you're going to watch one time. My collection grew over the years. Too bad that you're still too young to find a part-time job. I would recommend that you should mark a title that you're going to watch dozen times and special to you. Once you find a job, save your earning for that special anime title which you'll treasure. That's how I started my collection with Macross Plus. For time being, just enjoy streamings from Crunchyroll, Hulu, and other legit sites until their licenses expire one by one. If I would watch a series multiple times, I'd rather just torrent it or something, because even then I wouldn't want to spend like 200 dollars for DVD's, there are many other things I'd much rather buy :/ DVD's are nice but really they are all just for collecting when you have the ability to watch online or torrent and no desire for them. I think you're in the wrong thread. I shouldn't equate collecting with multiple viewings. I certainly don't buy DVD's or merchandise on something that I watch once or don't care. Yes, people like myself love media collecting. Having media collection is the substantial proof that I'm a big fan of certain title, art, or artist. Anyway, I'm not going to judge how you watch anime. However, us media collectors have pride on our collections because we put money on a venue that directly support artists upfront. Anime is expensive because they're niche and very expensive to produce. Media collectors are like Micro Patrons (Maybe Nano Patrons?) That is something that Torrents never do to any artist or art collective. You and I are in different generation where Anime was rare in those days. My generation had to buy physical media because internet wasn't advanced enough to watch stream or download. In your case, you're enjoying free anime viewing thanks to your parent/guardian who is paying for internet service.
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KleinerSkollexxx 23100 cr points Send Message: 13 / M / boys locker room Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 4/4/12 Spoiler Alert! Click to show or hide Spoiler Alert! Click to show or hide yuma1234 wrote: KleinerSkollexxx wrote: Spoiler Alert! Click to show or hide yuma1234 wrote: KleinerSkollexxx wrote: I would if I had the money because I really do prefer to buy them physically and watch them on a television, but anime DVD's are usually really expensive, especially because they are imported, and I always get nervous about them getting wrecked, scratched, stolen ect. I occasionally buy them if I have the money, but since it's usually like $50 for half a season, it is way too much for me to buy on a regular basis. You don't have to buy titles that you're going to watch one time. My collection grew over the years. Too bad that you're still too young to find a part-time job. I would recommend that you should mark a title that you're going to watch dozen times and special to you. Once you find a job, save your earning for that special anime title which you'll treasure. That's how I started my collection with Macross Plus. For time being, just enjoy streamings from Crunchyroll, Hulu, and other legit sites until their licenses expire one by one. If I would watch a series multiple times, I'd rather just torrent it or something, because even then I wouldn't want to spend like 200 dollars for DVD's, there are many other things I'd much rather buy :/ DVD's are nice but really they are all just for collecting when you have the ability to watch online or torrent and no desire for them. I think you're in the wrong thread. I shouldn't equate collecting with multiple viewings. I certainly don't buy DVD's or merchandise on something that I watch once or don't care. Yes, people like myself love media collecting. Having media collection is the substantial proof that I'm a big fan of certain title, art, or artist. Anyway, I'm not going to judge how you watch anime. However, us media collectors have pride on our collections because we put money on a venue th at directly support artists upfront. Anime is expensive because they're niche and very expensive to produce. Media collectors are like Micro Patrons (Maybe Nano Patrons?) That is something that Torrents never do to any artist or art collective. You and I are in different generation where Anime was rare in those days. My generation had to buy physical media because internet wasn't advanced enough to watch stream or download. In your case, you're enjoying free anime viewing thanks to your parent/guardian who is paying for internet service. The guy I quoted just said "that you should mark a title that you're going to watch dozen times", of course I'm going to reply to that... You are putting too energy into such a passionate post. I am thirteen years old and I can watch anime for free, problem? You pay for you anime? You act like you're a hero or something.
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knives7 44573 cr points Send Message: 23 / M / California Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 4/4/12, edited 4/4/12 lol i think about it some times but i never buy any dvds im not really into tangible items can't stand a bunch of stuff just cluttered together taking up space thats why crunchyroll and netflix are perfect for me oh and im also very cheap
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yuma1234 25543 cr points Send Message: 36 / M / San Francisco Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 4/5/12, edited 4/5/12 KleinerSkollexxxThe guy I quoted just said "that you should mark a title that you're going to watch dozen times", of course I'm going to reply to that... You are putting too energy into such a passionate post. I am thirteen years old and I can watch anime for free, problem? You pay for you anime? You act like you're a hero or something. Hey, Let's calm down a bit and let me apologize for rubbing you off wrong way. I understand your reasoning because watching stream is like watching TV which you don't have to pay to get entertainment. I do the same thing as you do . I shouldn't get boastful, but I and other thousands of hardcore collectors are making somewhat difficult financial sacrifice to support niche titles like Chihaya Furu and Madoka Magica so that those types can thrive in tough media market and casual viewers like you can enjoy those shows as well. Without DVD sale, they can't produce most anime productions you've taken for granted. No production means no more late night TV anime (except Shonen Jump shows and some feature films). $200 is a lot of money for anyone when buying DVDs. I'm not rich, so I have difficult time making decision on spending my hard earned money on buying physical media. Just to explain things better, here's a quote from Anime Economy: Part 2 from Anime News Network http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-03-07 For some anime, typically the ones aimed at kids, selling merchandise is the most important way to recoup that investment. But most anime, especially the majority of it that now airs late at night, don't last long enough or don't appeal to enough people for merchandise to be all that useful. These anime must make back their costs almost entirely through DVD sales.
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yuma1234 25543 cr points Send Message: 36 / M / San Francisco Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 4/5/12 JimiDean wrote: aaaahhh, so many great collections~~ T_T I still buy hard copies of my favourites but i've got nothing as grand as these displays. I'm always appealing to my torrent-abusive friends to support the industry. As long as you have collection of your own, no matter how small, you don't have to be envious about others' collection. Have some pride. Torrent abusers don't care about the anime industry whatsoever. Unless your friends bought whole bunch of anime merchandises, it's a waste of time to appeal to them.
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Lex1ca 15067 cr points Send Message: 30 / M / UK Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 4/5/12 i still buy dvd titles especialy older shows / ova if i can find them and i still have my old vhs releases blurays on the other hand not so much as i dont see many around and ive never tried getting import titles.
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Dronak 13479 cr points Send Message: 40 / M / USA Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 4/5/12 I do still buy anime DVDs now and then, but usually only when (1) they're complete series, and (2) available at a good price. So I think most of what I buy tends to be a bit older, not the latest stuff to be released. I bought more DVDs in the past, before so much anime became available legally online at places like Crunchyroll, Hulu, or anime distributors' web sites. Generally, the online viewing is better for me -- with all the simulcasts available, I can have trouble keeping up with new stuff, so I don't often go back to re-watch things I've seen already. But if there's something that sounds good, isn't on Netflix or streaming somewhere, I want to see, and it meets the three points above, I'll at least consider buying it. So streaming is my primary source now, supplemented by rentals, but it is definitely nice to have DVDs even if my collection's not that big (about 18 series and 26 movies/OVAs on a quick count).
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Kruszer 4070 cr points Send Message: 30 / M Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 4/5/12, edited 4/5/12 Personally, I think importing is for the really dedicated. I have only done it when there was something I really REALLY wanted and on the condition that it had English subtitles that's thus far only been 5 times to date.
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