My top recommendation is Full Metal Panic!

I also really like Kino's Journey, and I thought Mezzo was a pretty fun show.

Hey, I dont know if I'm having some kind of memory problem or what but did some of the price over at ddd went up? I check last exile dvd anime set yesterday and I remember it was at 53.99. Now its at 66.54.

This was part of a Geneon sale that expired on June 6. The price with the 20% off is the same as it was a few days ago when they were running the sale. However, the prices on Geneon titles are cheaper than they used to be. A $30 title used to be $22.50 or so. They are now $19.95.:)

Well, I pulled the trigger on an anime order at DDD-

FMP-Fumoffu? 2 $15.93
FMP-Fumoffu? 3 $14.37
FMP-Fumoffu? 4 $14.39
Elfen Lied 2 $15.93
Elfen Lied 3 $14.37
Elfen Lied 4 $14.39
My-HIME 1 $12.08(I was going to get the artbox, but the review at AOD stated that the box was of the flimsy variety)
My-HIME 2 $12.08
Eureka 7 Volume 1 $12.08
Fullmetal Alchemist 9 $14.51

Total $140.13.

All that's left is Dead Zone 4, Rockford Files 2 and Cemetery Man on Tuesday. Now let's go Mavs.:)

tem Description Quantity Price
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DDCPM002272D PATLABOR-MOBILE POLICE V.1-V.4 SET 1 $17.26
DDCPM002344D PATLABOR-MOBILE POLICE SET-ORIGINA 1 $12.94
DDCPM002413D PATLABOR-MOBILE POLICE V.5-V.8 SET 1 $17.26
DDCPM052414D PATLABOR-MOBILE POLICE V.9-V.11 SE 1 $12.94
DDCPM052488D PATLABOR-MOBILE POLICE NEW FILES S 1 $12.94
DDPLT044179D MERLIN'S APPRENTICE (WS) 1 $7.26
DDSON036787D FUNKY METERS-LIVE FROM NEW ORLEANS 1 $9.56
DDFXD008929D FIREFLY-COMPLETE SERIES 1 $20.80
DDWBD075008D BATMAN BEYOND-1ST SEASON 1 $16.15
DDMGD008025D WAR GODS OF THE DEEP/AT THE EARTH' 1 $7.53
DDCOL010479D DRAGON'S WORLD-FANTASY MADE REAL, 1 $11.21
DDRYK486004D ROD PIAZZA & THE MIGHTY FLYERS-BIG 1 $12.87

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Tax: $0.00
Shipping Price: $0.00
Order Total: $158.72

We couldn't convince you on any of the other ADV thinpaks, huh? :lol:

Just Kino's Journey for me so far. I'll be making another order later to catch up on SAC 2nd Gig and a few other things.

I only have so much money to go around, and you don't wanna know how many things I haven't watched from the last sale.;)

That was only my first order.:D

He he he. That's more like it.

God, we're such addicts!

I try my best to be an enabler.:) Another sweet deal is the Chobits thinpak set for $53. I just got it this week and it's a nice package and I'm really enjoying the show so far(I'm up to episode 10).

His and Her Circumstances [Kare Kano] DVD Box Set (Hyb): $44.99
http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/cat...em/60300/4/0/0

I just picked up a few of the Samurai 7 LE's for 24.19 from that sale...

I already posted this in the main 20% off thread, but here it is again, since it's almost all anime. Finally got my ADV after waiting a year, but I noticed some items were removed or raised in price today

GHOST IN THE SHELL-SAC SEASON 2 V.02 LTD 1 $19.96
GHOST IN THE SHELL-2ND SEASON V.03 1 $24.30
GHOST IN THE SHELL-2ND SEASON V.04 1 $23.99
GHOST IN THE SHELL-2ND SEASON V.05 1 $20.78
PATLABOR-MOBILE POLICE V.1-V.4 SET 1 $17.26
PATLABOR-MOBILE POLICE V.5-V.8 SET 1 $17.26
PATLABOR-MOBILE POLICE V.9-V.11 SE 1 $12.94
PATLABOR-MOBILE POLICE NEW FILES S 1 $12.94
PATLABOR-MOBILE POLICE SET-ORIGINA 1 $12.94
MY-HIME V.01 (SE) + BOX 1 $19.35
MY-HIME V.02 1 $12.08
ELFEN LIED V.04-VECTOR 4 1 $14.39
FULL METAL PANIC? FUMOFFU V.03 1 $14.37
FULL METAL PANIC FUMOFFU V.04 1 $14.39
MABURAHO V.04-GHOST OF A CHANCE 1 $14.39
THE MABURAHO V.03-WITCHING HOUR 1 $14.39
MABURAHO V.05-SURPRISES & SUSPICIO 1 $14.39
MABURAHO V.07-WIZARD OF AHHHS! 1 $15.04
MADLAX V.04 1 $14.37
MADLAX V.05-CONVERGENCE 1 $14.39
SAINT TAIL VOLS. 6-8 FINAL COLLECT 1 $10.64
JSA-JOINT SECURITY AREA 1 $11.96
PERFECT BLUE 1 $7.97

Order Total: $354.49

And I have only watched maybe 1-2 from my last 20% order. :( I'm going to be ordering more this weekend, too...

Question: Does Gantz: Season 2 thinpack include all the features of the single discs, just like Season 1 thinpack did?

Thinking about the Full Metal Panic, Chrono Crusade and Kaleido Star thinpacks but I'm not sure yet. I wanted the Escaflowne Anime Legends set but it's been pulled. Not sure why they're only pulling selected Bandai titles instead all of them, though.

I ordered volumes 3-7 of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Among other things). They came to about $8 each after the coupon which is a great deal.

It's clear the Patlabor sets are a steal. All 11 volumes including the OVA and New Series for ~$75. I only wish the movies were cheaper, but I'll wait for those.

I placed my 2nd order, and I officially out of money now. I ordered Justice League S1, but am still on the fence about S2 (don't want P&S). I was going to order V1 and V2 of Votoms, but I think I'll wait until Nov to order the entire collection.

I really didn't want to buy much more standard DVD because it's unknown what will be coming out on Blu-Ray.

New Right Stuf weekly specials and coupon code.

I haven't seen Chrono Crusade yet, but definitely get Kaleido Star and FMP. Trust me, you won't regret it. FMP is so good that you'll want FMP-Fumoffu? as well. Another good thing is that Funimation is releasing the first volume of FMP-Second Raid this fall.:) Escaflowne might have been pulled because there was a problem with one of the discs in this set and Bandai had to start a replacement program.

Man, I can't wait for FMP - Second Raid. Yes, yes. Buy FMP! It's got something for everyone. I was really surprised at how much I enjoyed it.

Gatchaman
 

Hope I'm not out of line posting this here.

ADV Questions:

I started collecting the Gatchaman box sets and would have bought more last DDD sale if they hadn't been yanked. Now I have my chance again, BUT...

I know none of you have a crystal ball but what do you think the chances are that ADV will release a Slim Box set of the entire series?

Am I correct in thinking that if they do release a slim set, the bonus discs will not be included?

I love the Alex Ross art on the boxes, but they'll just end up taking up way too much space.

It's POSSIBLE, but of course, we can't guarantee anything. They did release the Robotech Protoculture Collection... But really, who knows. You're not out of line, there's just not really any way for us to know what you don't unless the information is already out there, you know?

Also, the ADV sales are usually no better than the DDD w/20% off, plus ADV customer service sucks.

During the infamous DDD sale, this thread serves as a useful place for questions and recommendations. ADV usually drops extras when they release a thinpak set. I'm sure that Gatchaman will eventually be released as a thinpak. However, I read somewhere that ADV is going to take more time in rolling out thinpaks because too many people were waiting for them and not buying the individual discs as they were released. By taking longer to release a thinpak set, ADV is trying to get the impatient folks to break down and buy the individual discs.

I bought Chrono Crusade from Best Buy from that 30% off anime sale and it was throughly enjoyable. I don't believe DDD ever listed Escaflowne Anime Legends on their site.

Since there are quite a few Kino's Journey fans here, here is a half-hour hour movie prequel (released in Japan early last year) from YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5ZsnuDNZlo. If this link shouldn't go here, just delete it!

There's always a chance that they will release a thinpack but in regards to Gatchaman I kind of doubt it. The audience is relatively small for that particular show so I can't see them rebundling 18 dvds of a niche series. If it does happen it'll probably be a few different boxed sets. If they do a slim set you can garauntee that the bonus discs will be absent.

Like you said it's really hard to predict. The whole slim pack thing happens when a show's sales become stagnant.