City of Heroes: Live Forum Archive

Anyone know of smaller online reputable anime retailers?

Dark One

By Dark One,
Posted on: 2011-09-22 14:16 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture

 

Posted

I'm trying to find some anime dvds that are out of print and not having any luck whatsoever. Just wondering if anyone knows of websites that may not show up in a Google or Bing shopping search.

In particular, I'm looking for Urusei Yatsura 27, 41, 43, 44, 45, and 50. I could get #43 on Amazon, but I am NOT paying $100 for a single disc.

TIA.


 

Posted

They don't have the ones I'm needing. I've already tried Half.com, Best Buy, Tower, Overstock, eBay, eBid, Buy.com, Borders, Anime Corner Store, AnimEigo's website, etc. I'm looking for the hidden gem sellers.


 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fyndhal View Post
Tried there. They are listed as "On Order", which is what pretty much every site I've seen lists them as. Plus, I've emailed them a couple of times and gotten no response.

Like I said, I've tried Google Shopping and Bing Shopping. I'm looking for places that wouldn't show up on the results there, yet are reputable enough. Meaning if they show up on either of those two search engines, I've seen 'em, so no need to suggest 'em.


 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark One View Post
I'm trying to find some anime dvds that are out of print and not having any luck whatsoever. Just wondering if anyone knows of websites that may not show up in a Google or Bing shopping search.

In particular, I'm looking for Urusei Yatsura 27, 41, 43, 44, 45, and 50. I could get #43 on Amazon, but I am NOT paying $100 for a single disc.

TIA.
Did you try www.yesasia.com ?

I briefly looked and they do have UY DVDs - some are Region 1 and others are Region 2. Assuming you're in the US/Canada, you'll want Region 1s.

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/ may have some also. Just make sure they're the proper region.

*thinks... where else to look...*

You could also try: http://www.animenation.com/

Hope that helps

[ @Zombie Fryer ][ @Zombie Smasher ]
| Home Server: Virtue |

Twitter: @ZFLikesNachos Save City of Heroes (Titan Network) [Successful "The Really Hard Way" runs: 4] [Click ^]

 

Posted

Thanks, but those are busts too. I'm utterly mystified by the fact that the discs I need are so blasted rare. And they're just so random.

I could buy these complete sets I see, but $800 (or more) is just absurd. I could try and sell the extra 44, but that is a ton of work with no guarantee.


 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark One View Post
Thanks, but those are busts too. I'm utterly mystified by the fact that the discs I need are so blasted rare. And they're just so random.

I could buy these complete sets I see, but $800 (or more) is just absurd. I could try and sell the extra 44, but that is a ton of work with no guarantee.
What irks me is that I remember seeing the whole series as a box set on clearance maybe a year or so ago. I thought it was deepdiscount.com that had it, but they don't have anything for the series.

And yea, the rarity of those volumes is totally weird. I'm pretty good at finding anime and I've been wracking my brain for the last hour trying to figure out who might have these.

You might be better off just torrenting the series and making your own DVDs :P

I'd also check any local Brick and Mortar stores, like FYE or Suncoast Video (if they're still around) or Barnes and Noble and see if any of them might have them on the shelves.

[ @Zombie Fryer ][ @Zombie Smasher ]
| Home Server: Virtue |

Twitter: @ZFLikesNachos Save City of Heroes (Titan Network) [Successful "The Really Hard Way" runs: 4] [Click ^]

 

Posted

Torrents are not happening. I don't engage in that, so...ya.

What I'm thinking is along the lines of a mom-n-pop shop that sells a bit of everything. A little store that has a website and would be pretty much overlooked by everyone. Suncoast is no longer available online, instead it goes to FYE.

The nearest possible store that would even perchance to have anything related to anime is an hour drive (one way). One of the downsides to living in a small town is that for anything specialized like this, I have to travel a fair distance.

It seems as if AnimEigo printed up like five copies of each of these. And four of which went to rental places. I'm not against used copies, but chances are if they're used, they won't have the liner notes included. That's not to mention the probability of being in less-than-acceptable condition.


 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by SolarSentai View Post
http://www.discountanimeusa.com/shop...&item=ANMDV839

Volume 45 appears to be stock. No-go on the others.
I can see a typo in their website. Home->Domestic Anime DVDs->Satrt with U. Lots of typos combined with some odd phrasing on their Help page as well.

That one doesn't seem to engender confidence.


 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark One View Post
I can see a typo in their website. Home->Domestic Anime DVDs->Satrt with U. Lots of typos combined with some odd phrasing on their Help page as well.

That one doesn't seem to engender confidence.
@_@

Yea, I guess I'd stay away from them too...

As I said, this is irking me also... so I'm gonna check with a friend when I get home later. He may have some sources that I don't know about.

Will keep you posted...

[ @Zombie Fryer ][ @Zombie Smasher ]
| Home Server: Virtue |

Twitter: @ZFLikesNachos Save City of Heroes (Titan Network) [Successful "The Really Hard Way" runs: 4] [Click ^]

 

Posted

Well thank you very much for the assistance. And to everyone else in the thread as well.

This is one of those things that I really wish I had gotten a handle on last year or so. I had the first five or so discs for a long time and never got around to buying the rest. Been on a spree since I saw that they were going OOP. And now I'm paying the price for my laziness.