(Part 2) Top products from r/anime

I'm really late replying but I hope still useful! I looked at the series you mentioned your giftee liking and used my knowledge of anime to go on Amazon and pick out 10 other series or movies they might also like, along with why I think these might be a good option. Your person seems to really like edgy and highly dramatic pieces with a scifi or fantasy flair. That's been my favorite for 15 years! A lot of these are a bit older; I am taking the gamble that with as many newer pieces listed, your person hasn't watched a lot of backlog, and therefore may have missed some really good shit.

Ghost in the Shell is a cyberpunk classic. Older, yes, but for anyone who likes drama and scifi, this is a good choice. It focuses on a classic mind experiment: if you can move your brain freely among cybernetic parts and bodies, what is really "you"?

Steins;Gate is what instantly springs to mind for someone who also likes Psycho Pass. And I mean instantly. Fans of one almost invariably love the other. A tightly-plotted time travel thriller.

Revolutionary Girl Utena is a bit older, often controversial, and an absolute work of art. There's a strong chance your giftee is a girl based on the other series they like, but even if not, Utena is still a solid choice. Just be careful on this; sending it to a conservative person could backfire badly. I rather doubt that is the case with Attack on Titan and Shiki, but just to be safe. It's strange and beautiful...and stylish beyond all doubt.

Black Lagoon is anime's answer to a Hollywood big budget action movie. Comedic, violent, and unforgettable, it deserves a far wider audience than it's had. Almost every anime fan I know who's seen it has loved it.

Akira is without a doubt one of the most famous anime movies to ever be created. Animated without CG in the 1980s, the quality of its hand-drawn special effects has yet to be equalled by almost any other production to this day. For someone used to today's slick computer assisted animation, it's still mindblowing. Akira is often credited with being just as important as Pokemon and Dragon Ball Z and Sailor Moon in starting the anime boom of the 1990s, and this is a very nice edition.

Also in the classic scifi category we have Serial Experiments Lain, a show whose points on technology and the internet and the singularity still ring true today. Moody and thought-provoking with masterful use of color and a fantastic soundtrack.

Literally no adult-targeted anime is as famous and well-beloved as Cowboy Bebop. This space western with the jazz soundtrack is a perennial favorite on Cartoon Network Adult Swim, is often suspected as a major influence behind Firefly, and is one of the most popular anime in the US of all time... And it's hitting bluray this month.

Summer Wars should probably come with a bluray device as a tech test. It's that beautiful. A tale of virtual reality and the family and friends behind the characters, Summer Wars is an unforgettable movie which, despite being intensely Japanese, deserves a slot on any videophile's shelf.

My total wildcard pick is Mushishi. Beautiful and dream-like, like a series of 25 minute oases from ordinary life. If this is in fact a slice of life, these timeless Japanese almost fairy tales are like no life you've seen. Some call it slow and overhyped. I call it perfection. At any rate, this isn't at all what I'd get as an only gift; it's more a wildcard filler for a $20 other series. If you want my actual top pick.....

Baccano! is my final and top pick. It's really hard to go wrong with this. This rollicking action anime about immortal Prohibition-era Mafiosi in the United States is one of the best and most underrated anime of all time. Humor, violent action, mystery, drama, good characters, good animation, good music... It has them all. It's chronically overshadowed by its more popular sister series Durarara, and that makes me sad. But Durarara isn't easily available outside streaming, and this glorious madcap piece of anime is. Plus it has at least one theme in common with everything your person listed liking. You know what to do.

>their pricetags can have drastic differences anyway.

Thats the thing. The prices can be wildly different. I don't have any actual examples of the top of my head, but lets say sometimes you might see two series with similar prices for the regular edition, and similar bonuses for the special edition, but one special edition will eb $20 more than the other. I'd say things like stickers and similar things are not worth it, but bonuses like behind the scenes, OST, and similar can be pretty cool, as can some other merchandise. Do you ahve any specific ones you were looking at and wanted to know if they were worth it? Do you have any specific examples?

For CowBoy Bebop, the difference between the regular and the Amazon exclusive is the Amazon exclusive has both the Bluray and DVD and also: Limited Edition clamshell art box, 140 page black and white art book and 48 page full-color art book. It doesn't seem like a bad deal.

Ah 0079 how I love you. I finished this back in August but am more then happy to go back through it epescially with these fancy ass [Blu-rays.] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B013TOVA98/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1451860108&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=gundam+blu+ray&dpPl=1&dpID=61Aesj38MYL&ref=plSrch) I'm only gonna comment on my favorite episodes however since I know I can't keep up with a daily rewatch because of work and school. But besides all that I want to talk about the best part of this show, the Zaku's. The Zaku's are a true testament to how much of a game changer the first Gundam was for the Mecha genre. Before Gundam Mecha was primarily a show that apealed mainly to children. It had its colorful heroes and villians such as [Mazinger Z] (http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/mazinger/images/f/fc/Old_Mazinger_Z_Wallpaper.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140211204336) and [Getter Robo] (http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/mazinger/images/0/04/Getter.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130606232814) but the Zaku was something more. A singular color scheme that wasnt suppose to pop out. It wasn't a simple toy that a kid could buy off the shelf (even though they can), it was a weapon. The Gundam was originally to be an all white machine. No red, blue, or yellow to be seen. Saddly its the hero and the hero has to stand out amongst the rest. And while the more later suit don't hold this same principle, its the Zaku that stands out the most.

So to all the new pilots welcome. To the veterans that have stood the test of time I bow. Let us endure this bloody year long war togethor and see what fantastic new adventures await us beyond the tears of time! FIRE UP YOUR SOUL, GUNDAM!

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.

There might not be any Ghost in the Shell series Blu-ray releases? I've not seen one although I'll admit I only started monitoring anime BD releases like a hawk earlier this year.

I currently only see evidence that the summary movies for the series (The Laughing Man and Individual Eleven) are listed. Likewise, DVD Aficionado (also tracks BDs) thinks that as well. I'd assume that something as important as the series being released on BD would have created enough of a stir to move people at either Amazon or DVDAF to create relevant entries. Solid State Society is simply available.

Otherwise, shopping via Amazon is fine for me although I usually augment the searches using DVD Aficionado. If DVDs are fine then the Anime Legends versions of the first and second seasons are very affordable.

English/Chinese Subtitles are included.

 

Audio Tracks:

5.1 JP

2.0 JP

*5.1 JP with English songs

 

Amazon Links:

Collectors Edition (4k UHD BD)

Special Edition

Collectors Edition

Special Edition Amazon JP bonus items (postcards + picture frame (newly drawn Taki & Mitsuha)

Well that assistant dude is super sketchy... He either did it or helped with it... I mean it was clear from the moment he got off the phone... She'd never say something like that about her work(I think).

Don't forget that Decapitation: Kubikiri Cycle get's released on January by Vertical. If it's as good as the Kizumonogatari translation should be quite a good read. Which is just a few days after Bakemonogatari part 1 comes out I believe :3 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1945054212

Bakemonogatari part 1 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1942993889/

I've seen a few region A (NA) Blu-rays on Amazon, although they're all like $40 and I'm not sure how legitimate they are.

Honestly there's no real time frame for when it will get an official NA release, but I'm sure it will eventually. My tactic when it comes to things like this that I really want to watch is to find a place to watch it online, and then support the official release as soon as it's available.

Expanding on /u/Park216's answer, and assuming you're in the States: FUNimation picked up the license when Bandai Entertainment ceased distribution, and they've promised a Blu-ray release sometime this year. Perhaps they'll consider online streaming rights at that time. Hopefully we'll hear more about it at Otakon.

In the meantime, the easiest legal way to see the full series is to buy one of the remaining Bandai DVD sets. Currently Amazon has one for $35 including shipping.

I am shocked, shocked I tell you. 2:28 in and there are already war crimes. This... this is not the 0079 I remembered. I had watched the show before but it must have been at least +10 years ago.

The animation is surprisingly tolerable. I guess after falling in love with Legend of Galactic heroes I can shrug this kind of animation off now whereas younger me would have been bugged by it.

As for my personal reactions its similar to many in the thread. I didn't know that Haro could climb stairs, I didn't know they dated back to 0079, I found the reading the manual/instant ass kicking thing humorous, and didn't expect everything to be so grim-dark.

Thanks OP for organizing this re-watch. Bit late because I had to 'acquire' the first episode after seeing this thread but fear not, I have ordered BD Collection 1 from Amazon and it qualified for Prime free overnight shipping!

I HIGHLY disagree with this. Torrenting licensed anime only damages the industry as a whole. Anime sells are getting lower every day as a result of people just pirating anime. If this trend continues the industry will be further damaged, and as a result, poor quality anime will be produced (you can already see this starting to slowly happen, as companies try to push out series that are almost 100% fan service just to turn a quick profit).

Cowboy Bebop is an AMAZING series. It's not officially streamed anywhere that I know of, but you can BUY the complete box set for only $33 on Amazon: http://amzn.com/B00102FF7U

Streaming / simulcasting is still fairly new in the anime industry. The more it's used, the better the quality of the streams will get. How? Well.... BANDWIDTH IS EXPENSIVE!! The advertisements you see on anime streams help pays for that bandwidth. The more people watching = the more money the company gets = the more bandwidth they can pay for = the higher the quality of your anime streaming.

In my opinion, if you want above 480p for anime streaming, then just pay the $6.95 a month on CrunchyRoll. It's really not all that expensive, and you get access to their massive list of content. The money you pay goes to their licensing fees, hosting costs, and bandwidth costs.

The following sites are official streaming websites which support the anime industry as a direct result of you watching the stream :

• http://CrunchyRoll.com
  
• http://Hulu.com
  
• http://Funimation.com
  
• http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/video/anime
  
• http://www.niconico.com/
  
  Licensed anime should NEVER be torrented / downloaded illegallly. If it's available to you in your language on a legit form a media, then PURCHASE IT. If digital really means that much to you, then buy / rent the series on platforms such as iTunes, Netflix, Crunchyroll, Hulu, Funimation, Xbox Live, PSN.

> They continue to believe that presentation is vital and particularly appreciate opportunities for audiences to experience the films together in a theatrical setting.

So what's this? a screener?

https://www.amazon.com/My-Neighbor-Totoro-Mark-Henley/dp/B002ZTQV8Y

Which version is better? The special edition version from Amazon JP or the special edition for Funimation? I'm having a hard time deciding, they are both roughly the same price but they offer different things that are good in their own way.

Any reasoning to this selection, because honestly I think we could recommend something better than these, if there isn't a specific reason to this selection.

Summer Wars

Garden of Words

Steins;Gate

Obsucre-er? (Though maybe not as great)

Patema Inverted

Children Who Chase Lost Voices

Ergo Proxy

In general, RightStuf has some nice deals, or you could try Amazon.

More specifically, here's Bebop for $30. Can't find Blu-Rays of Gankutsuou, but here's a DVD set. Summer Wars is here. Try this for Black Lagoon, but there's also a collector's edition here. Evangelion 2.22 here. Haruhi here, but as a pre-order and at an absurd price.

I can only find Madoka, Perfect Blue, Baccano, Code Geass, and Fate/Zero at prices you probably don't want to pay.

funimation always has good quality but its very expensive lol

http://www.amazon.ca/Steins-Gate-Complete-Part-Blu-ray/dp/B00BZC029G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383169703&sr=8-1&keywords=steins+gate

Official translations of the first novel is done and it can be found on Amazon

The rest are still being translated officially, but you can download the Fan translations here

The light novels are extremely well written. They go into quite a bit more detail than the anime. 100% worth the read.

"Special Features: Anime, Includes English & Japanese Language Tracks."

This is in the ebay listing in the "Item Specifics" box.

But personally I would be wary of a bootleg. It's cheap, so it might be worth the risk, but I'd be concerned that it just wouldn't work with my dvd player or the subtitles wouldn't work/you couldn't switch the languages.

Amazon is selling My Neighbor Totoro with English, French, and Japanese language and subtitles in French and English options. It's only $20.

Edit: This one looks more legitimate and says it's from 2004. IMDB says the Dakota Fanning one came out in 2005. It's possible this was pre-Dakota, although it also says on the case that it is a Disney film. This one's listing says it was released in 2002, definitely pre-Dakota. Bids are high though.

Those look like AKG headphones which are pretty damn nice.

Yeah, this is quite standard. Most anime will come out in parts in its first release. Then you'll have a complete series edition probably in a few years. Then an anime classic or save edition.

Look at how Steins;Gate originally released here. Exactly same as we have with Hyouka.

https://www.amazon.ca/Steins-Gate-Complete-Part-Blu-ray/dp/B00BZC029G/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1499203772&sr=8-5&keywords=steins+gate+blu+ray

https://www.amazon.ca/Steins-Gate-Complete-Part-Blu-ray/dp/B009B82FCS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1499203772&sr=8-3&keywords=steins+gate+blu+ray

SAO getting officially translated.

Please support Yen Press and Kawahara Reki by buying it from Amazon or something.
http://www.amazon.com/Sword-Art-Online-1-Aincrad/dp/0316371246

Ah, thanks for the correction. I don't read Japanese, so I usually use translation tools, which generally works well but cannot easily translate images.

What I did was check out the three retailers' pages for their Special Editions, and none of them mentioned including a Digipak. I figured the retailer pages were more up-to-date compared to that week-old blu-ray forum post, but I guess not.

Anyway, I'll edit my OP.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cowboy-Bebop-Collectors-Edition-Blu-ray/dp/B00CBTN08C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375207360&sr=8-1&keywords=cowboy+bebop Im sorry i dont know how to make the link pretty like some people do.

so apparently Bakemonogatari in the original language is more expensive than the translated version. To get all of Bakemonogatari in Japanese will cost me slightly more than it does to get all of it in English apparently? I get that there's import/shipping costs and stuff, but usually with manga the translation costs more than make up for it...

but idk about this Kodansha Box series. They're softcover right? I handled the latest Monogatari at Kinokuniya and that's what it seemed like to me, it just came in a box.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00MMOZ1SS

Soon... I've watched a lot of anime and this show is what captured me. I love the style, story and soundtrack.

Still pretty small, but slowly starting to build a [collection of anime merch] (http://imgur.com/hoRDaB0)

Akemi Homura plush from Great Eastern

Spice and Wolf Complete Series Blu-Ray/DVD Combo

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie DVD/Blu-Ray Limited Edition

Akemi Homura School Uniform figma

Kyoko Sakura Casual figma

Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Vol. 1

Akemi Homura Soul Gem necklace

Going to be adding Spice and Wolf Volume 4 soon

2.0 is pretty terrible. They did a lot of unnecessary editing on top of the upscale. Luckily a new unedited anniversary edition blu-ray is set to release at the end of the month.

As far as watching it online, Ghost in the Shell Arise Borders 1 and 2 are available for streaming on Funimations streaming service and Netflix (US and Canada), Stand alone complex is on Hulu (1st and 2nd gig), while the other versions are not available for legal streaming as far as I know.

Watch the original first. There's the classic, then the New Blu-Ray release Both fairly priced for their animation quality.

You can watch Innocence next, if you liked the philosophical aspects of the first movie a lot, otherwise it's skippable.

Then Stand Alone Complex season 1, Season 2, and afterwards, Solid State Society if Stand Alone complex left a bad taste in your mouth at the end of the series. Both are priced fairly considering how much content they contain.

After that, you can watch Arise if you enjoyed the action parts of it a lot more. It's pricey, but I enjoyed it thoroughly. Do be aware Arise is a prequel to the series.

The order of shows in Chronological order is: Arise, then Stand Alone Complex, then the original movie, then Ghost in the Shell: Innocence.

All have nudity, sexual imagery, violence, and strong language.

for what its worth i bought this hong kong version and the subs are perfect. the bluray feels legit but i can't be 100% sure.

regardless i'll be buying the dub when it releases as well

http://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Shell-Complete-Collection-Legends/dp/B001D265RQ/ref=sr_1_4?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1299695590&sr=1-4

Is that the series that is playing on Adult Swim? Because i'm looking around for the show and i came across many different variations with different titles.

Thank You

This is what pisses me off about licensing and distribution in an internet-connected age of consumers.

When there's no timely access to content in a legal (and even paid) way, there's little to no incentive for people to wait days, weeks or months (in some cases years or not at all) for the content they want.

It's a complete farce and there's really no wondering why people turn to "less" legal options to get their hands on the content they want. We've seen it happen with Films when people either watch cam copies instead of going to the cinema (an entire discussion in itself), but perhaps more relevant to this discussion is a phenomenon which happens in the UK.

We like US TV series a lot so we want to be able to watch that latest episode of GoT or see the season finale of Dexter or the next instalment of The Strain as soon as possible. It's already in English (being from the USA), but we sometimes have to wait months for the season to be aired in the UK. We're starting to see TV channels over here syndicate content from the US within a matter of weeks, but it's still a while behind.

WIth the world connected via the world wide web with social networks, twitter, blogs, and even reddit, discussions are now global. You can happily talk to anyone anywhere in the world at any time. I don't want to be weeks or months behind on my latest TV trivia so I want to be on the same page as my long lost American brothers.

I can either wait for the show to be aired in the UK to record it or watch it live, or I can obtain the episode via less-than-legal means less than an hour after airing in the USA, for zero cost and minimal effort. Apart from the legal ramifications, why would anyone not do this if they wanted the content now?

Considering of course that Anime is not natively English and there is a significant lag with regards to an officially licensed (and therefore "legal") translation of the show, what are the real, viable options for getting my hands on the content in the UK?

Streaming Services

As the post shows, you're lucky if the content is available. Which provider has the content? Do I need to subscribe to multiple services because of licensing deals? How much of the content I want is available? Is it simulcast? Is it even available in a reasonable amount of time? Is my favourite show one of the chosen few?

Localised Physical HD Releases

I'm a bit of a hoarder so I enjoy having physical copies of whatever I own. Only recently has a lot of content come out on BluRay over here. I got my hands on nice copies of Code Geass, Steins;Gate, Cowboy Bebop, Death Note (albeit DVD), FMA:Brotherhood and Gurren Lagann and a couple of others.

These are all fairly reasonable examples with the prices being appropriate, but the release dates are completely unreasonable for any enthusiast. The first BluRay players were launched in mid 2006 so of course it wasn't possible to publish a series from before that time on BluRay, but some of these really do take the piss:

Title | Airing Finished | English Dub | BluRay Release UK | Lag From Airing | Lag From Dub | Lag From BluRay Standardisation
---|---|---|---|---|---|---
Attack On Titan | Sep 2013 | ??? | Oct 2014 | 1y1m | ???
Black Lagoon (Second Barrage) | Dec 2006 | Aug 2008 | Jul 2012 | 5y7m | 3y11m
Code Geass (R2) | Sep 2008 | ??? | Jan 2013 | 4y4m | ???
Cowboy Bebop | Apr 1999 | Sep 2001 | Jul 2013 | 14y3m | 11y10m | 7y
Evangelion 1.11 | Sep 2007 | ??? | Apr 2010 | 2y7m | ???
Evangelion 2.22 | Jun 2009 | ??? | Jun 2011 | 2y | ???
Evangelion 3.33 | Nov 2012 | ??? | Feb 2015 | 2y3m | ???
FLCL | Mar 2001 | ??? | Oct 2013 | 12y7m | ??? | 7y3m
FMA: Brotherhood | Jul 2010 | ??? | Aug 2012 | 2y1m | ???
Gurren Lagann | Sep 2007 | Nov 2008 | Oct 2014 | 7y1m | 5y11m
Hellsing Ultimate (I-VIII) | Jul 2011 | Nov 2012 | May 2013 | 1y10m | 6m
Hellsing Ultimate (IX-X) | Dec 2012 | Oct 2014 | ??? | ??? | ???
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | Jul 2006 | Nov 2006 | Dec 2011 | 5y5m | 5y1m

In a lot of these cases the lag from airing is down to as low as two years from the completion of airing in Japan, and the first two volumes of Hellsing Ultimate (I-VIII) even made it down to a six month lag from airing. However, look at some of the older series. It can be as bad as 14 years (Cowboy Bebop) or 12 years (FLCL) for an HD English release of an existing series which has been localised even years before.

Of course, I'm only looking at English releases as it wouldn't be a very clever move to locally release non-localised media. Most of these are dubs, as I'm not sure about the commonplace release of solely subbed Anime over here.

Even then, the difference in time from the airing to UK release is inconsistent at best but for the most part I feel is it getting much better.

The BluRay DRM sucks futa genitalia, but that's a different topic.

Importing

Importing from the USA is a more timely option than waiting for a local UK release in most situations, and it's as simple as that. Again, still significant lag from the original airing, but it's still there.

As far as importing from Japan, this is by far the most timely physical option for getting my hands on the content. I can import the BluRay from Japan, pay hilarious shipping fees, get stung by HMRC (customs) on the way in, then be lucky enough to have a Japanese-language copy of your favourite anime.

But hey, what about subs? Do you overlay your self-obtained subs (and how did you even get your hands on the subs legally in the first place)?

Proxies

Discussion forbidden by subreddit rules.

Piracy

Illegal in the land of Her Majesty.

Problems with AACS (BluRay Encryption)

If you're lucky enough to have a BluRay drive, you'd better hope that you're on Windows or OS X in order to play your discs; the encryption on the discs and in the drive and in the player software which houses the appropriate certificates (which isn't free). You're S.O.L for viable players on linux without various encryption workarounds. There's decryption software out there for decrypted backup purposes, but it's not usually free and often wants some form of regular renewal.

I use Linux so I guess that's another £50 down the drain on software just to watch the discs I've already purchased.

Even then, what's the legality of bypassing this type of encryption in the UK? The law bounces around so much I can't keep track.

TL;DR I can't find any viable timely legal or "legally questionable" options for accessing anime in the UK. If you have that magical one-fits-all solution, bloody tell me.

People usually go with the least-shit option when price isn't really a question, and the legal options are the shittest options.

Yes they do, and the one you linked is the following format:

Region A/1: North America, Central America, South America, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia

You're looking for region B, generally gonna find those on the UK version of Amazon

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Your-Name-Blu-ray-Makoto-Shinkai/dp/B01MY0IIWT

The jp import version will be available on amazon.com on August 4th if that helps

https://www.amazon.com/Your-Name-Blu-ray/dp/B07258V1DG

Honestly Wolf Children is pretty good also Steins;Gate.

Wolf Children $18 USD - link

Steins;Gate $35 USD - link

Now I personally haven't seen this yet but I hear Summer Wars ($16 USD) is a good family oriented anime movie - link

Alternatively, you can read the light novel. Fun fact: The cover is drawn by Yoshitoshi ABe, who also did the character design from Serial Experiments Lain.

Part 1 Blu-Ray

Part 2 Blu-Ray

Movie Trilogy of the Original 0079 series Blu-Ray

That was weird lol. I got them here https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/aw/d/B00OZC2IWC/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1453445089&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=hyouka&dpPl=1&dpID=51LY0tOOM7L&ref=plSrch and if you live in America or any other place that Amazon sells, you can get it from there

The "compilation" is the source material. Thats all they are, just excepts from the novels. I highly recommend them.

Also, if anyone feels like they're still not spending enough money yet ^^^lol , there are the Amazon exclusive sets

Special Edition

Collector's Edition

About 3000-4000 yen more, but you get two postcards and framed A4 print.

I don't know too much about this, but I think Japan and the U.S. are in the same Blu-ray region, so even if it was region locked it should work on a U.S. player if you buy it from Japan (or other countries from the same region. Edit: here's a map). It hasn't been released (or it wasn't a few months ago) in the U.S., it's out in the U.K. but those Blu-rays precisely would be locked in America. I think it should work if you import it from Japan, but I'm not sure if it includes English subtitles.

Edit: This one should work because it's region A (however it doesn't have English dub, only subtitles). It's also sold here but looks like this one only has Japanese subtitles.

http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%80%8C%E6%B0%B7%E8%8F%93%E3%80%8DBD-BOX-Blu-ray-%E4%B8%AD%E6%9D%91%E6%82%A0%E4%B8%80/dp/B00OZC2IWC/

You can use a forwarding service like tenso or fromjapan to buy it

I'm deciding which to buy so I have a couple questions for you if you wouldn't mind.

https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B07258TWJT

1. Is the canvas art looking thing that says SAMPLE the postcard?
   
   
2. Do you know when the Early Purchase Exclusive ends? The bookmarks seem cool but I wouldn't want to pay thinking that they'll be included if they're not.

Official releases of the Light Novel:

Volume 1: 【Book Depository】 【Amazon】

Volume 2: 【Book Depository】 【Amazon】

Volume 3: 【Book Depository】 【Amazon】

If you wanted to be cool you could buy her the actual novels to read (which are officially translated to english for a few volumes)

http://www.amazon.com/Sword-Art-Online-1-Aincrad/dp/0316371246/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411067514&sr=8-1&keywords=sword+art+online

Cowboy Bebop: The Complete Series - Amazon Exclusive Edition for $47.49 today only.

K-On turned out to be a big product seller. All of the girls' instruments, as well as Mio's AKG K701 headphones that she's wearing in this episode had big spikes in sales after they appeared on the show.

Actually I just bought part 2 on amazon for just under $40. I check back three days later and they've both dropped to under $30 each for the bluray/dvd combo. At least that's the cheapest I've found them for.

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Amazon too, with English subtitles included.

Standard edition

Special edition

Collectors' edition

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.

https://www.amazon.com/Your-Name-Blu-ray/dp/B07258V1DG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500390657&sr=8-1&keywords=your+name

That is a Japanese import. No dub. The dub will be by Funimation.

You can play Japanese Blu-Rays on a NA Blu-Ray player (including a PS4). We're both Region A. But you will need a 4K player for 4K discs.

There are two versions coming out: Amazon - $89.98 and Rightstuf - $35.99. If price is a deterrent, the Rightstuf/Funimation release is far cheaper and more affordable.

Amazon says August 4th

http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%80%8C%E6%B0%B7%E8%8F%93%E3%80%8DBD-BOX-Blu-ray-%E4%B8%AD%E6%9D%91%E6%82%A0%E4%B8%80/dp/B00OZC2IWC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419221709&sr=8-1&keywords=hyouka

UK here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Your-Name-Blu-ray-Makoto-Shinkai/dp/B01MY0IIWT/ref=ice_ac_b_dpb_twi_blu_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1525717907&sr=8-2&keywords=your+name

https://www.amazon.com/Mobile-Gundam-First-Blu-ray-Collection/dp/B013TOVA98/ref=tmm_blu_title_1?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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

http://www.amazon.com/Sword-Art-Online-1-Aincrad/dp/0316371246/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1408243723&sr=1-1&keywords=sword+art+online

It's 29 bucks at Amazon.

The first Bakemonogatari LN.

Wasn't this the show that led to the AKG K701s to sell out everywhere a few years back?

K701's aren't that expensive anymore.

http://www.amazon.com/AKG-K-701-Headphones-White/dp/B000EBBJ6Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415558730&sr=8-1&keywords=k701

$240 right now

Is it any different than this cheaper one?

http://www.amazon.com/Cowboy-Bebop-Remix-Complete-Collection/dp/B00102FF7U/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1331137770&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Shell-Complex-Complete-Collection/dp/B001D265RQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344795547&sr=8-1&keywords=stand+alone+complex

Awwww. Here you go. Try google next time!

To add on to this, many enraged fans bombarded the show's bluray listing on Amazon.

What's the difference between the above product and this, aside from the latter being part 1 of a collection and would end up costing double the price to get all the episodes? Is there extra content or something?

There is also the 2 part Blu-ray collectors edition that came out last year.

Actually it's been out on Blu-ray in the UK since July 2013.

LINK

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/

oh, then get the anniversary edition

https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Shell-25th-Anniversary-Blu-ray/dp/B00L6AW2MC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482949876&sr=8-1&keywords=ghost+in+the+shell+blu+ray

30 bucks on amazon believe me, it's absolutely worth it.

edit: I haven't read the manga, but a lot was censored and altered in the anime.

Anime blurays and DVDs are priced ridiculously high in Japan though. For example the Hyouka bluray box costs ￥30,369 on Amazon, which is around 250 USD (multiply by 8000 = 2 million USD). Buying the individual volumes as they came out would've probably been even more expensive.

There is no NA home video version. If you are referring to this version, which is around $40 USD, you bought the official release from Hong Kong, which does include English subtitles along with Chinese subtitles and audio. As it's not included in English-speaking territories, it wouldn't have the English dub produced by All the Anime.

The UK release is slated for somewhere around october, with the distributor explaining that the extended cinema run in Japan will probably delay the Japanese releases too.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1427802564/
£40 :/

> I heard that Crunchyroll works well in Germany

You heard wrong. The anime library is very limited compared to USA and other english speaking countries. There are more tiny streaming services you'd have to pay for to get "kinda" the same amount.


> Does anyone know where I can rent or buy "Your Name" so I can watch it legally?

As of now you can't in Germany.

You could buy the UK version though.

Here you go.

Some people mentioned on other forums that the pre-order numbers for the BDs at the time went down dramatically after this incident. If you look at this page on amazon.jp, you can see it still has a pretty brutal rating.

It's a shame too because I really enjoyed the show. But after that whole fiasco...I seriously doubt a s2 will ever happen as /u/Forkii said.

Holy shit, check out the Amazon reviews for the first BD set. A few days ago, this was highly rated.

PR suicide indeed. Fuck, I was really enjoying this series too.

Here is an explanation of what happened - we don't need you as a voice actor but we can hire you as a janitor

We don't really know what happened, it might have been a cruel joke/prank between friends or hazing, but either way it was in extremely bad taste.

And it seems the Japanese fans do agree that it was bullying since you can see on Amazon that there are tons of 1 star ratings, most of them referring to the voice actor scandal. http://www.amazon.co.jp/product-reviews/B008KJJN92/ref=cm_cr_pr_top_recent?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending