Sweet Baby James

This is an awesome sale and I'm happy for what I got and for what everyone else was able to scoop. However, it does hurt for longtime anime collectors. I just checked my collection and there are 61 DVDs included in this sale that I already own. I paid around $680 for these titles and they can now be had for $244. Granted, I got some of these titles years ago, but some of them weren't acquired until just last month.

eldad9

Right. I'll order a matching set, hope I don't lose any extras.

...

Done. Here's what I got
1 Ah! My Goddess the Motion Picture +
1 Appleseed +
4 Haibane Renmeis +
4 Lains Experimenting +
4 NieA_7s +
4 Paranoia Agents +
4 Rumiko Takahashis +
3 Lunar Legends =
25.

Why do I even order new DVDs? It's going to take me, what, 2 months to watch all 6 seasons of Highlander I ordered (at $15/season) from the DDD sale and only ever intend to watch once? (and will then want to trade them for something else... sigh). I'll never get around to watching the stuff I just ordered. I know, join the club etc.

Edit: My card captor sakura order is on its way too... help me.

GHackmann

There's no real extras on the original discs, so you wouldn't be missing out on anything anyway. And $20 for the whole series is an absolute steal.

Unno

I'm looking into placing a 25 piece order with RightStuf, but I'm a few titles short. Anyone want to recommend some?

Right now I'm going for NieA Under 7, Paranoia Agent (haven't seen it, but I love Satoshi Kon,) and Sherlock Hound (haven't seen it, but love Miyazaki and Takahata.) I'm on the fence on Mao-chan (I understand Akamatsu was involved, and I loved Love Hina.) All of these leave me with 7 slots to fill.

I would put Haibane Renmei on the list too, but I bought it back when it cost ~$25/disc, because I loved it so much.

Anyway, any good suggestions? I'm not a big action fan. I tend to like the slower, "deeper" shows most, followed by romances and comedies.

Thanks for any input you guys/gals give!
Unno

Sweet Baby James

Go for the 7 Chobits discs. You'll thank me later.

fidodido

Thank WTK for posting this sale.

I got my cart up to 16 items, but I couldn't force myself to bring it up to 25 items. So, in the end, I dropped 8 items and picked up 2 I didn't really need:

- Ah My Goddess (DTS) (upgrading my non-DTS version...at $5...what the heck)
- Burn Up Scramble Vol. 1-3
- El-Hazard: The Wanderers Vol. 1 (Finally...been trying to find this for < $10 forever.)
- Mermaid Forest Vol. 1-4
- Patlabor Movie III

I added the Rumiko Takahashi Anthology and the Captain Harlock's. But I'm trying to tone down my anime purchases, so since it wasn't enough to get me to 25, I simply cut them out.

TheBigDave

What a great sale. I picked up:

Chobits 1-7
Haibane Renmei 1-4
Paranoia Agent 1-4
Strawberry Eggs (I My Me!) 1-4
Texhnolyze 1-6

Sweet Baby James

An awesome selection of 25 titles. I'm envious of not only your savings, but the good times that awaits you once you receive your order.

Mlkey72

I had gotten a Paranoia Agent set a while back for like $10 total and I will tell you right now that you are going to love the story line.. I did the same thing with Lain and fell in love with it...

Unno

My bad; I forgot to mention that I already have Chobits. (That's the only other item in the sale that I own.)

Any other ideas?

WTK

How about Koi Kaze (3 Volumes)? Maybe Lain, Serial Experiments (4 volumes) or Last Exile (7 volumes) or Rumiko Takahashi: Anthology (4 volumes) or Strawberry Eggs (I My Me!)(4 volumes).

justbarelymovin

Last Exile is one of my favorites. There are many good ones to be had in this sale. What about El Hazard? I hear that one is good. Maybe that and Koi Kaze. I haven't seen either, but they seem like they might be up your alley.

SkyDog

There are only 4 letters I can think of to describe this sale.
OMFG!
Here's my first order:
Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi DVD 1-3
Black Heaven, Legend of DVD 1-2,4
Captain Herlock (Harlock) DVD 1-4
Chobits DVD 1-6
Daphne in the Brilliant Blue DVD 7
El Hazard: Alternative World DVD 1-4
El Hazard: The Wanderers TV Series DVD 1,3
Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play: Fushigi Yugi Eikoden DVD
Gatekeepers 21 DVD 1
Total Amount: $100.00
Total savings on items on your order: $674.50

Order 2:
Gregory Horror Show DVD 2-3
Haibane Renmei DVD 1-3
Hanaukyo Maid Team La Verite DVD 1-3
Heat Guy J DVD 2-3,5-7
Hellsing DVD 1-4
Human Crossing DVD 1-4
Hyper Doll DVD
Ikki-Tousen DVD 2-4
Total Amount: $100.00
Total savings on items on your order: $652.00

Order 3:
Jubei Chan 2 DVD 1-3
Koi Kaze DVD 1-3
Kyo Kara Maoh! DVD 1-4
Last Exile DVD 3-7
Master Keaton DVD 3,5-8
Melody of Oblivion DVD 6
Paranoia Agent DVD 1-4
Total Amount: $100.00
Total savings on items on your order: $656.50

Order 4:
Item Code Item Description Item Quantity Cost Per Unit
Mermaid Forest DVD 1-4
Nanako, Amazing Nurse DVD 1,3
Nazca DVD 3-4
Niea Under 7 DVD 1-4
Requiem from the Darkness DVD 1-4
Rumiko Takahashi: Anthology DVD 1-4
Sugar, A Little Snow Fairy DVD 1-2,4-5,Summer Special
Total Amount: $100.00
Total savings on items on your order: $620.50

Order 5:
Sol Bianca: The Legacy DVD 1-2
Star Ocean EX DVD 1,3-6
Stellvia DVD 1-6
Strawberry Eggs (I My Me!) DVD 1-4
Tenchi Muyo: OVA DVD 4 (Hyb) - Geneon Signature Series
Tetsujin 28 DVD 4-5
Texhnolyze DVD 2-6
Total Amount: $100.00
Total savings on items on your order: $638.50

Order 6:
Gatekeepers DVD 2-3
Lupin the 3rd Movie: Secret of Mamo DVD
Lupin the 3rd TV DVD 3-6,8-9,11-14
Tokyo Underground DVD 1-3,5-6
Trigun DVD 2,5 - Geneon Signature Series
Trigun DVD 4,6-8
Vandread: Second Stage DVD 4
Total Amount: $100.00
Total savings on items on your order: $589.00

$3831 in DVDs for $600 altogether. Now if they get in the ones I missed out on (Last Exile 2, Star Ocean EX 2 and Tokyo Underground 4) or add others that fill in some gaps (Tenchi OVA 2 and Jubei Chan 2 Vol. 4) I might even think about another. I'm kind of mad because I missed out on Tokyo Underground 4 and Last Exile 2 because my shopping cart cleared out for some reason.

teshdor

Hey, I've been lurking this forum for about a year now without saying anything really. But this deal compiled me to post
1 Free pd12614 Ah! My Goddess the Motion Picture DVD
1 Free pd12577 Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
1 $100.00 * geneonsale25 Geneon Special Promo: 25 for $100 off
1 Free pd12046 Haibane Renmei DVD 1 (Hyb): New Feath
1 Free pd12047 Haibane Renmei DVD 2 (Hyb): Wings of
1 Free pd12048 Haibane Renmei DVD 3 (Hyb): Bird of F
1 Free pd12049 Haibane Renmei DVD 4 (Hyb): Day of Fl
1 Free pd12174 Ikki-Tousen DVD 1 (Hyb): Legendary Fi
1 Free pd12175 Ikki-Tousen DVD 2 (Hyb): Historic Bat
1 Free pd12176 Ikki-Tousen DVD 3 (Hyb): Water Wars
1 Free pd12177 Ikki-Tousen DVD 4 (Hyb): Fighting Fat
1 Free pd12476 Koi Kaze DVD 1 (Hyb)
1 Free pd12477 Koi Kaze DVD 2 (Hyb): Budding Attract
1 Free pd12478 Koi Kaze DVD 3 (Hyb): The Decision
1 Free pd12197 Mahoromatic: Summer Special DVD (Hyb)
1 Free pd11817 Strawberry Eggs (I My Me!) DVD 1 (Hyb
1 Free pd11818 Strawberry Eggs (I My Me!) DVD 2 (Hyb
1 Free pd11819 Strawberry Eggs (I My Me!) DVD 3 (Hyb
1 Free pd11820 Strawberry Eggs (I My Me!) DVD 4 (Hyb
1 Free pd12305 Submarine 707R DVD (Hyb) Limited Edit
1 Free pd12158 Texhnolyze DVD 1 (Hyb): Inhumane & Be
1 Free pd12159 Texhnolyze DVD 2 (Hyb): Spectacle
1 Free pd12160 Texhnolyze DVD 3 (Hyb): Retalliation
1 Free pd12161 Texhnolyze DVD 4 (Hyb): Suspicions
1 Free pd12162 Texhnolyze DVD 5 (Hyb): Lies & Despai
1 Free pd12163 Texhnolyze DVD 6 (Hyb): Death & Seren

Unno

Hmm...I've looked up Koi Kaze, and it does sound very interesting. I'm going to add that one. Strawberry Eggs sound interesting too, especially because I'm a teacher (albeit not a cross-dressing one) at a junior high school.

I've seen Lain before, which I thought was a good idea, but poorly executed. I'm also going to pass on El Hazard, merely because I'm going for complete series.

Descriptions I'm reading of Last Exile sound very action heavy. Is the series mostly character development or is it mostly fighter planes? It does seem like an interesting concept.

I've never seen any of Rumiko Takahashi's work, but a quick search on her suggested that many of her animes are quite bloody and violent. Is this the case with the anthology?

Thanks for all your help!
Unno

tonyc3742

Koi Kaze was a good series, if the concept was a little bit odd.
I watched Lain, and agree with you--I liked the idea, but the show itself didn't impress me.
Rumiko Takahashi is bloody and violent? Didn't she do Lum and Ranma? I don't know if 'bloody' is a word I'd use to describe her work, unless there are some I'm not familiar with. I won't deny there's some cartoon violence, I'm pretty sure Ataru got whacked multiple times.
I'm trying to browse the site, but it's so slow it keeps timing out : (

justbarelymovin

Last Exile is a very good blend of action, character development, and ... Idunno. I think it's very unique. It really impressed me when I watched it. I'd like to watch it again sometime soon, but I just have too much other stuff to deal with ATM, which is why I'll probably just stick to the one order I made and try not to order anything else.

Unno

As I said, I've never seen any of her work. I don't really know. It's not that I mind a bit of violence (I expect Paranoia Agent will have a fair amount.) I just don't want that to be the main point of the show.

Same here.

teshdor

I think its safe to say that Rightstuf is so overloaded right now, that you can't even browse the website. They put up a post about this hours ago.

Sweet Baby James

I agree with JBM regarding Last Exile. It has a very good blend of action and story and the production values are quite high. I paid around $120 for the series by picking up the singles and I haven't regretted it(until today that is). A good resource site that has user ratings is-

www.animenfo.com . They also have a top 200 list which I find helpful.

Jtnguyen12

Oh my Goddess. Rightstuf is Hammered very heavy !! I'll place my order as soon as possible when i get home tomorrow. Atleast $500 i'll spend for this time. its not a good sign!

justbarelymovin

From what I have seen of Paranoia Agent, it's fairly violent with definitely a large amount of adult subject matter. Pretty grim. I decided to go ahead and fill in the missing volumes, and I'm curious to see how it turns out.

Unno

Yeah, but it's $16 for the only work by Satoshi Kon that I haven't seen. Even if I hate it, I feel wholly justified in its purchase. That's the only way I can participate in these sales. I have to legitimize the purchases to myself. Kon tends to use violence (or any other adult subject) for a purpose besides simple shock-value.

justbarelymovin

Yeah, I agree. It's definitely worth a watch from what I've seen, and it totally is easy to justify buying stuff in this sale since even if you end up hating something you've purchased, you can likely sell it off for the same or even more.

GHackmann

I haven't seen the rest of her work, but Rumiko Takahashi's Anthology is pretty unobjectionable. There's a story about a girl with an overactive imagination who thinks that ; and there's a couple of stories about salarymen cheating on their wives. That's pretty much it.

I wouldn't show it to little kids, but it's certainly not bloody and violent.