Where do you purchase your Anime?

[Chris]

What's going on forum?

Like i've mentioned a few times already, I'm from Canada and anime is pretty scarce, I have yet to find a store that sells box sets. So I purchase mine from Amazon.ca I find they usually have good deals if you look hard enough.

So this begs the question, where do you purchase your anime from? Do you take the iTunes route? Maybe you have that neat little store that sells you all your anime?

[Oni]

I usually buy my anime from sites like amazon.com or places like Borders or Kinokuniya Books.

I also have a store down the road called Game Trader's that sells anime.

[Zodiac_Blader]

HMV has the largest store selection I've seen where I am, Amazon is good if you have a credit card to be using since they don't accept pay pal T_T

[Kanashimi]

Suncoast usually, but now strictly the internet.

[Chris]

Zodiac - Yeah I have to use my parents which isn't always convenient but I have a hard team beating their prices, especially since they offer free shipping to orders over a certain price. What kind of selection does your HMV have? I went to here in London and the only thing I saw was one Bleach box set. I might go back and see again.

[Zodiac_Blader]

Here in calgary they have about a full shelf plus a bit to anime, mind you they only carry some of the more known titles.

[Force-A-Nature]

Here in California we have these mythical and magical shops named "Suncoast" and "Best Buy". Usually buy my stuff from these places, but when I can, I always check the local Big Lots. Yes. Big Lots. I bought all the BECK DVDs there for 3 bucks a piece.

[EagleEyes]

JB HiFi - My favorite store ever XD

[IPaidthePrice]

There is this national store called Manga City, it pwns, so that's where I go.

[DJ M.O.T.D]

HMV, Waterstones, WH SMith, Amazon, Ebay.
Anywhere i can grab it really.

[TheDrunkenShadow]

Used to buy from the local Suncoast, but they closed. Now its Amazon all the way.

[Lesserpawn]

I go to amazon. There really are no shops anywhere near me that sell anime (although whenever I'm in Glasgow I pop into Forbidden Planet).

[MinatoArisato1028]

My local Wal-Mart which they have naruto,naruto shippuden,bleach, and dragonballz( and pretty much anime that are on or have been on TV)

[Justp94]

I Recommend using RightStuf.com Best prices anytime any where..

:O!! 40% off FUNimation titles until January 18th if anyone cares LOL

[Shadowblade Edge]

I Recommend using RightStuf.com Best prices anytime any where..Actually DVDpacific seems to have generally better prices, even with the Funi sale AND the Got Anime thing all that stuff is only barely cheaper it seems. Don't know about they're shipping though, especially internationally, but I just bought $80 worth of crap and it shipped free.

[Oni]

Amazon can get you some pretty good prices too, depending on where you look on the site. You can find the series from other sellers on the site for almost half the retail price.

[christmas4477]

I use RightStuf, but lately I'm getting my manga cheap at Amazon.

[ace8489]

Here in California we have these mythical and magical shops named "Suncoast" and "Best Buy". Usually buy my stuff from these places, but when I can, I always check the local Big Lots. Yes. Big Lots. I bought all the BECK DVDs there for 3 bucks a piece.

Yeah big lots has some good ones for cheap.I got Beck from there to and some other good anime.I also go to overstock.com there a place that you wouldnt think have anime but they do and I find it can be cheaper then amazon

[Justp94]

Actually DVDpacific seems to have generally better prices, even with the Funi sale AND the Got Anime thing all that stuff is only barely cheaper it seems. Don't know about they're shipping though, especially internationally, but I just bought $80 worth of crap and it shipped free.

You have an option for free shipping also. But with free shipping usually takes 5 - 10 business days to be delivered. Rightstuf.com is like the only place i will order anime from because i have never been disappointed with any of their products! LOL

[Bonediddly]

From the local manga/comics/anime/geekiness store.

[Zero Gravity]

Whoever is cheaper, in theory the most I got was from Rightstuf.com
I love it when they do they're 25 DVDs for $100 (I may be wrong about the number 25, maybe 50?)
Or I usually go to Ebay or this store in the mall that has used DVDs for pretty cheap

[FFHellDragon]

Amazon

[Kate]

There's a place here called FYE. It sells a lot of anime dvds if you just find the right store. I've gotten about 80% of my dvds from there.

[Kercon]

Empik ( a shop in poland with books, games, press and every thing else )
Allegro ( polish version of ebay ^_^ )
ebay
There was another store Kolporter but it go bankrupt thx to investing in stock T_T

[ImagineBreaker]

In australia theres only a few options, and then still when you find a shop, they only have half of the dub that america has.

i go to JB HI FI, or just madman AU, or for desperate need, Ebay.

[EagleEyes]

In australia theres only a few options, and then still when you find a shop, they only have half of the dub that america has.

i go to JB HI FI, or just madman AU, or for desperate need, Ebay.

As stated before JB HiFi FTW :awesome:

[ImagineBreaker]

As stated before JB HiFi FTW :awesome:

Apart from they dont order enough stock. if someone gets the only copy of somthing, wont see if for a month.

[Zero Gravity]

There's a place here called FYE. It sells a lot of anime dvds if you just find the right store. I've gotten about 80% of my dvds from there.

Theres a FYE store in the mall area here where I live (CT), it's rather expensive x_x
I don't normally see any deals on DVDs or Anime in specifically

[FFHellDragon]

I get some of my anime from a store called HMV, though its usually pricey =/
But you sometimes find a good deal.

[Oni]

FYE? HMV?

[ace8489]

FYE is For Your Entertainment. Its a store that sells anything from music to movies and some items related to that like pocky,T-shirts,and stuff like that.

[CantStrafeRight]

HMV?

Short for His Master's Voice
Its your basic music , games and DVDs store.




I just tend to get my animie wherever its cheapest.

[TheGreatMoof]

The local Best Buy stores occasionally have some cool stuff (where I picked up Death Note and the Shakugan no Shana box set) but there're some f.y.e locations that are way better. Apart from that, tho, I'm doing a lot more buyin' anime off of iTunes.

[bemused_Bohemian]

For anime dvds I use RightStuf out of Iowa when they have a sale. Shawne also sells on Amazon, sometimes more reasonably. Sometimes ebay works. Certain Japanese release anime for US distribution and consumption takes way too long to get here so I have had excellent luck getting R0 anime as well as action figures from across the pond (HK, Malayasia via ebay: warning::need to rely on your reading skills unless you're multi-lingual) if I just have to have it NOW. Shipping takes about 10-15 days to get over here. Manga buys are better, more reasonable at Amazon than ebay or Rightstuf depending on title but, whoa! watch out for certain Amazon seller's shipping charges. Prefer Amazon for Godzilla material. I stay away from local stores mainly to skate around paying state sales taxes. I'm being drained dry fiscally enough by the folks at Jeff City and inside the I-695 beltway at DC (aka IRS) plus I hate both BestBuy and WalMart as shopping sources. On large orders paying shipping charges is more reasonable than paying local sales tax. Sometimes Rightstuf will offer economy shipping (free) but this depends on the order.

[dbull620]

I mostly use amazon, especially if they have a good deal going on. There's no local anime/manga shops around me and the video stores in the malls charge way too much.

[G U R U]

Ebay and Rightstuf mostly. Sometimes HMV and other random places in malls and such.

[Zaig]

I buy all of my anime from Amazon. Like the poster said, it can have some pretty good deals if you're willing to watch out for 'em. I've been able to get complete seasons and/or series for as little as $3.00, to as high as only $15.00 (these prices are including the shipping/handling costs).

[moonhawk81]

Anime Castle (online) has a good selection at decent prices. Do NOT shop online at animedvdbox.com.

[Kayarath]

Anime can also be purchased at anime conventions! Be sure to look around first and get a receipt too!