How do you obtain your anime? Your collection?

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How do you obtain your anime? Your collection?; Downloading, DVDs, TV?
Topic Started: Mar 29 2009, 03:39 AM (141 Views)
A-kun	Mar 29 2009, 03:39 AM Post #1
Posts: 45 Group: Super Rookie Member #135 Joined: Mar 29, 2009 Preferred Internet Browser IE	Hi there. I was wondering how you guys get your anime. I mean, it's fine and such to watch it on TV, but do you also download or buy on DVD? For me, I always do my best to buy on DVD. I admit, I have a bad habit of waiting for thinpaks/complete boxsets but if there's an anime I really want I'll buy individual volumes (with the collector box) -- I've done this for Ai Yori Aoshi, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (I even have all special editions), Peach Girl, Welcome to the NHK and currently with Lucky Star. I don't have any anime on my computer... I own all of my anime on DVD. Here's a pic of what I have: Front row of collection. Back row of collection. I also bought the complete set of Love Hina... it's not pictured. I know my collection is small but I always buy when I can.



*LeJoker*	Mar 29 2009, 09:45 AM Post #2
Lord of Laughs and Mayhem Posts: 4,060 Group: Captain Member #19 Joined: Jul 19, 2008 Preferred Internet Browser Firefox 3.5 (Home)/ Opera Mini (Mobile) Blog Don't have a blog.	I'm normally a collector of thinpak/ complete box sets for anime titles. There have only been a few cases where I never bought box sets and that was when I either got all the volumes of an anime series individually or there was no box set for a section of the series that I winded up having to buy individual volumes instead. Outside of buying, I download my anime nowadays. With cable TV cutting back on anime, I don't come across any good anime titles too often. Here's a link to a post I made a couple months ago on Anime News Network which shows off my collection. The only anime I bought recently that wasn't on here was a box set of the entire Tenchi Universe series.



A-kun	Mar 29 2009, 09:56 AM Post #3
Posts: 45 Group: Super Rookie Member #135 Joined: Mar 29, 2009 Preferred Internet Browser IE	Dream Mar 29 2009, 09:45 AM I'm normally a collector of thinpak/ complete box sets for anime titles. There have only been a few cases where I never bought box sets and that was when I either got all the volumes of an anime series individually or there was no box set for a section of the series that I winded up having to buy individual volumes instead. Outside of buying, I download my anime nowadays. With cable TV cutting back on anime, I don't come across any good anime titles too often. Here's a link to a post I made a couple months ago on Anime News Network which shows off my collection. The only anime I bought recently that wasn't on here was a box set of the entire Tenchi Universe series. Wow, you have Koi Kaze and Azumanga Daioh -- I have both of those. =O I THINK I see ToHeart also... is that it? I have the boxset for it also.



*LeJoker*	Mar 29 2009, 10:09 AM Post #4
Lord of Laughs and Mayhem Posts: 4,060 Group: Captain Member #19 Joined: Jul 19, 2008 Preferred Internet Browser Firefox 3.5 (Home)/ Opera Mini (Mobile) Blog Don't have a blog.	Getting all of Koi Kaze from stores wasn't exactly easy. It took me over a year until I found a video store that had the second volume. And yes, I really like the series. Delivers a different take on romance that's more down-to-earth compared to recent titles I've come across. And while I have seen To Heart before, I don't have the series on DVD nor do I have any interest in wanting to try collecting it. I never took to the series too well when I seen it.



A-kun	Mar 29 2009, 10:12 AM Post #5
Posts: 45 Group: Super Rookie Member #135 Joined: Mar 29, 2009 Preferred Internet Browser IE	Yeah, I agree. It's very different and if you're open to what it is, it's a very enjoyable series. I did buy the first volume a long time ago but was very fortunate to find a complete boxset when I was searching for the 2nd volume. The stickers it came with are awesome, too.



Slan	Mar 29 2009, 04:35 PM Post #6
Seinen manga fan Posts: 9,822 Group: God Hand Member #39 Joined: Aug 24, 2008 Blog Manga nonsense	I usually get dvds but i'm waiting to start buying series I really want to see. I'm mostly waiting for when kitty media releases that last volume of bb second season dvd.



SawBone	Apr 1 2009, 10:50 PM Post #7
Posts: 4,499 Group: Musubi Member #25 Joined: Aug 1, 2008 Preferred Internet Browser Firefox	I only have Ergo Proxy vol1 on DVD, the rest is downloaded or streamed. I can't really afford them. I can't watch on TV either because there's none airing on cable tv here (beside stuff like bayblade -_- )



*Anaconda*	Apr 2 2009, 10:12 PM Post #8
Divine wrath shalt smite the sinner who bears the seal Posts: 2,352 Group: Captain Member #1 Joined: Jan 19, 2008 Blog Eda of black lagoon =O	I'm in the same boat as sawbone. I have a few series on DVD but others I either download or stream. I plan to eventually buy the DVD's of some series once I have job



Lucas	Apr 3 2009, 03:43 PM Post #9
Kona-chan fan 4 life xD Posts: 787 Group: über Konata fan Member #100 Joined: Dec 12, 2008 Preferred Internet Browser Firefox 3	^same here, I have got Elfen Lied, Lucky Star and Mai-HiME burned on a data disk though ^^



Unchou Kanu	Jun 8 2009, 02:25 AM Post #10
NEKO =^_^= Posts: 1,130 Group: Forum Hanyou Member #158 Joined: Jun 7, 2009 Preferred Internet Browser Internet Explorer Blog Nope!	i buy my animes-all licensed originals,no bootleg,no "imports"- i like owning my own collection-same with manga and soundtracks and any other manga/anime paraphernalia-anything!,i love owning it!its costly but to me its soo worth it!its worthwhile and it stays with YOU!and it increases in value/worth Edited by Unchou Kanu, Jun 8 2009, 02:25 AM.



Kouga23	Jun 8 2009, 11:32 AM Post #11
Haunted by Failure Posts: 2,900 Group: Haruhi Suzumiya Member #16 Joined: Jul 11, 2008 Preferred Internet Browser Internet Explorer	I'll buy them in box sets at Walmart, Best Buy or Suncoast but mostly I watch mine online.



*LeJoker*	Jun 28 2009, 04:32 PM Post #12
Lord of Laughs and Mayhem Posts: 4,060 Group: Captain Member #19 Joined: Jul 19, 2008 Preferred Internet Browser Firefox 3.5 (Home)/ Opera Mini (Mobile) Blog Don't have a blog.	I recently started ordering my titles from online via Rightstuf.com. Right now, I'm trying to fill in the gaps of missing volumes I have in my anime DVD collection with Tenchi Muyo and Read or Die TV.



Konata	Aug 11 2009, 11:55 AM Post #13
Posts: 27 Group: Super Rookie Member #182 Joined: Aug 11, 2009 Preferred Internet Browser Chrome	I'm too young to hold a job (actually, I can get one, but it's too far to walk), so I buy what I can. This typically ends up being manga, because you'll watch anime on a screen either way, but nothing beats having a book in your hands. I tend to order mine solely from B&N, mainly because we have a membership there, so... ^__^ I have The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya: Volumes 1-3 Lucky Star: Volume 1 (2 comes out this Thursday!) Code Geass: Volume 1/Nightmare of Nunnally and Azumanga Daioh: The Omnibus. I'll probably buy anime and stuffs once I get into the middle of high school or something. Yeah...



animedad	Sep 17 2009, 02:43 PM Post #14
Posts: 97 Group: Chuunin Ninja Member #142 Joined: Apr 23, 2009	I buy a combination of thinpacks and individual dvds. If it is something that I know that I want I buy the dvds as they come out with the collectors box. If it is something that I want to watch at somepoint but I am in no hurry I buy the thinpack set. The only "bootleg" anime that we have is the complete set of Yu-Gi-Oh and I only bought the import set because I could not get the unedited version from any U.S. distributors. It is a Christmas present for my oldest son and I do not think he cares if it is bootleg or not, but I will tell him this is the only time he is getting an import set.



Senshi75	Sep 19 2009, 05:55 PM Post #15
Yellow Haired Warrior Posts: 2,176 Group: Forum Lord Member #23 Joined: Jul 31, 2008 Blog Please insert the title of your blog	I mainly save up for DVDs and follow a couple series on streaming sites like Crunchyroll.



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