Guest Hikaru Ichijyo Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Well I was down at my local retailers and resources to buy anime on Tuesday when the thought popped into my head I wonder if everyone has this much access to anime in their area? So in other words is anime very acessable in your area? As for my area which is New York, anime is very very easy to find you just have to look in the right places. Mostly you can find it in Chinatown in many of the malls and little stores that are suppose to sell other things but happen to sell anime tapes and dvds for ironcially much cheaper then the prices of some famous retailers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 yeah, anime is pretty accessible in my area, the problem with obtaining oav's though is that they are always dubbed, so I usually have to order my anime from MGM anime warehouse in manchester, or get some anime dvd's from germany, which is usually japanese subtitled in english.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hikaru Ichijyo Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 I know how importing your stuff feels like, up until recently I had to order my stuff via online and have it imported just to get certain series on dvd! Luckily though I found a store on tuesday that has these box sets that they sell online for $100 dollars for $37 dollars so thanks to this brand new connection I will be able to get some of the newer anime series and some of the rare ones too!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gundamcat17 Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 oh my god i wish i had access to alot of anime stuff as of now i can get models and statues from my local comic store he sometimes has some manga to.Other wise i get all my stuff from animenation.com or when im looking for manga paper pens toner blah blah blah,i go to howtodrawmanga.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfin_Girl Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 I wish I had easy access to anime stuff... It's not fair. There's only two places in Derby that actually sell anime and the video places that I have looked in don't have anime to rent out. It really sucks. But I can get anime tapes for about 5 pounds, graphic novels at about 11 pounds and comics at about 2 pounds at one of the places in Derby so I'm stocking up on my cash to have an anime blowout maybe this weekend. lol :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Scyrath Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Well, for me it's kinda dumb. I used to live in Singapore, and there everything was full of anime. You could find everything there, only at that time I wasn't interested in any of it. Now I live in Greece, and anime stuff is REALLY hard to find here. There is a lot of Pokémon and Digimon stuff, and thank god there is Dragon Ball Z on TV. But thats about it. No comins or statues...nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cibo Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Renting Anime in my area is easy. One store has around 50 or so anime ranging from like Trigun and Bastard! to LA Blue Girl and Demon Campus. Now, buying it is a different matter. Doesn't affect me because hard to buy stuff with no money. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shy Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 [SIZE=1]There is hardly any anime available in my area. The only two places I can buy it at is Suncoast Video and the Virgin Megastore. I don't shop at Suncoast because they make fun of me for buying "little kiddie cartoons" so I am forced to get all of my anime at Virgin. They have a pretty good selection there, but everything is so expensive, I can't afford it. I am slowly building up a good anime collection (about 50+ tapes and DVD's) but I would have more if it was more readily available. Rick: You spelled "accessible" incorrectly :p [/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Imsirion Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 yeah, i guess it is. theres a comic book shop that sells anime dvds and theres a lot of places i can find anime in the "seattle olympia tacoma area". of course poke and digi stuff is everywhere:rolleyes: but im happy to see stuff thats not mainstream.(as in the stuff cartoon network and other channels who like to grab things and mess them up like dbz, gundam, etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiboshi Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 I have a MediPlay store across town from me, and they have a good selection of Anime. Lots of series on DVD, but not many boxsets or anything, and it's pretty expensive. Just the other day I found a whole new section there with anime statues, wall scrolls, and special anime vid games. Nothing good enough to buy, though. I have another book store right by MediaPlay with tons of manga, so I go there for that. I've also got the AnimeNation store about an hour away, but I haven't gotten around to going there yet. Gotta save up some $$ first so I can have an anime shopping spree. ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Dragon v2 Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 If you want "accesible" anime, I go to Suncoast, Sam Goody and Online. For one thing, I know people who work at Suncoast and Sam Goody, so I got some of the good/illegal for me to get ones. Hehe. That's my only advantage. And yea, I do have to pay full price. Other than that, I have 40 anime DVDs, whihc one day I'm gonna sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hikaru Ichijyo Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 When I made this thread last night it was very late so I made a spelling mistake, it should have read accessible not accessable sorry about that everyone even I make mistakes from time to time!:demon: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathKnight Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 [color=crimson]There isnt much anime in San Antonio unless i've gone blind.. Which I might have.... o.0[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fall Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 Well in the burnt down desset town I live in, not one store sells any anime. And it's very hard to rent anime.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Rick Hunter [/i] [B]When I made this thread last night it was very late so I made a spelling mistake, it should have read accessible not accessable sorry about that everyone even I make mistakes from time to time!:demon: [/B][/QUOTE] erm, no need for apologies rick, we all make mistakes from time to time :drunk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duo Maxwell Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 hm... seing I live close to the city its pretty easy to accessible... just gotta know where the shops are, and the video strores always have anime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Duo Maxwell [/i] [B]hm... seing I live close to the city its pretty easy to accessible... just gotta know where the shops are, and the video strores always have anime [/B][/QUOTE] yeah, but as was said before, its always dubbed anime :drunk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGodlyME Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 I've got a lot of places to get it. There's Sam Goody, Hero Town, E-bay, half dot com , and I can watch some for free, because I have a contact who will give me any anime he has for three days for free! He would charge money, but due to the situation he's giving it out in, it's illegal. So far I've gotten: Evangelion, Trigun, and both Bubblegum Crisis series' from him!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shift Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 [COLOR=darkblue]It's not the easiest thing to get...let me put it that way.The only place around me that sells anime videos is Sam Goody the music store.. [/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milliardo Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 [font=comic sans ms]I'll answer that with a resounding 'yes'. Anime has been available here for many years now, starting with TV and now on video. We've been exposed to anime since 1978.[/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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