Reddit reviews Spice & Wolf - Complete Series (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)

That's just how it is. Believe it or not, Funimation's prices are actually pretty decent. Sentai is similarly priced.

If you really want to shit your pants, go look at Aniplex USA or Ponycan USA releases. Kill La Kill BD Volume 1. Release date: July 15, 2014. Episodes 1-4. ONE THROUGH FUCKING FOUR. $40.00 USD. "Oh that's just the MSRP direct from the walletfuckers, it'll be cheaper from other retailers." Nope and [Amazon link unavailable because Amazon doesn't even carry it].

You paid $30 for Steins;Gate because you bought it when they released the whole thing branded as an anime classic. I know this, because that's when I bought it. That was a rerelease. The original was offered as two split cours that came out a few months apart and each had prices higher than the classic bundle.

This is what Funimation and Sentai do, with few exceptions:

1. Series will release in 12-13 episode "chunks" (what typically constitutes a season, or what we refer to as a "cour") at about a $60.00 MSRP but then after discounts, promotions, and retailer price adjustments, it drops down to the $40-46 range. Fun fact: Even most publishers rarely charge their full MSRP directly from their own store, because it's a customer-baiting mechanic to list a higher price and then make it look like you're offering a discount, even if that discount is permanent.
   
2. Then, once the initial sell-through dies off, if the series was popular enough (or not) it will get heavily discounted in a variety of ways depending on the publisher. Funimation has two different tactics, one of them is the "Anime Classics" label, like that above-linked Steins;Gate or the Spice & Wolf pack. The other option is the "Super Amazing Value Edition" which is a rerelease covered in god-awful "SAVE" branding and, typically, a $20.00 or less price point. Robotics;Notes initially had two separate cour releases, then a SAVE version came out literally years later. Thankfully, all of the SAVE editions have reversible case covers, so you can at least hide that ugly green-striped packaging.
   
   Sentai doesn't really do rereleases, instead they just regularly (but only temporarily) slash the prices of a lot of their old stock. They have a decent sale going on now, but a few months back they had drastically cut down the prices on a lot of their content, with some subtitle-only releases going for $15 per season (on BD!) and dubbed releases for $18.

Any clue what the differences are from this set: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HXEWFWM

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Spice and Wolf Complete Series Blu-Ray/DVD Combo

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Going to be adding Spice and Wolf Volume 4 soon

Best price it has ever been on Amazon.

http://camelcamelcamel.com/Spice-Wolf-Complete-Series-Blu-ray/product/B00HXEWFWM

UGH! I also don't need this...

I feel like someone here just wanted to brag about how awesome his French collector's edition is... but sure, I'll bite. :)

I've got two editions. First is the Australian DVD release, which is the full series on 4 dvds. Absolutely nothing special about it, plus the box art is not my favourite - to me it hints at furry fanservice which is not really my liking... Sanity Plus, Madman tend to have awful yellow subs on all their dvds.

Other one is the American blu-ray/dvd combo, It's heaps better, much better art, and the subs are much nicer too. Plus I love it when the BD/DVD are released in the same box. I got it half price than just the Aussie dvd's, second hand but still in the shrink wrap from some dude who was selling a bunch of his anime. Amazon

Yours is still far superior! I'm not aware of any special editions in English.

Spice and Wolf: (season 1 + 2) (blu ray + DVD) is on sale for $24.49.

http://www.amazon.com/Spice-Wolf-Complete-Blu-ray-Combo/dp/B00HXEWFWM/

There is a copy of Spice and Wolf Complete series Used on amazon for $18.99 shipped. Here's the listings only one available.

I only ask because there's this version also:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HXEWFWM/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Do you know any of the anime/manga that she's into? Girl-positive content would generally push people towards shoujo manga, but I know some girls prefer manga with bad-ass female leads that aren't obsessed with romance, as in the style of Kill La Kill.

Soul Eater...Blu-ray, complete series in English

Noragami...Blu-ray, season 1 in English

Spice and Wolf...Blu-ray, complete series in English

I'd probably recommend Soul Eater out of the three, cool female protagonist, action similar to the stuff you listed, long series she'll get longevity out of, and it's pretty good to boot. All three I think she'd enjoy though...of course if none of those seem right for her you could go the more conventional route and get her the first few seasons of One Piece since it seems to be universally adored. Hope this helped!

No, most anime are pretty cheap (like S&W complete :D). Also not sure if this is what you are looking for exactly, but it doesn't seem that expensive on Amazon.