CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

Wow there's just SO many good things coming out now so I have to save up more money! If you're thinking about singles disks, you should really wait a bit, because there's so many goodies! Here's what I just added to my "anime to buy" list:

Inuyasha movie 1
Inuyasha season 1 boxset
Escaflowne boxset
Fruits Basket boxset
Inuyasha movie 2

I ALMOST bought the first volume of Fruits Basket, but since it's so much better to get it all and saving a couple of bucks, why not wait?? I mean, look at how much 9 volumes Inuyasha would cost compared to the nice just over $100 box?? I'm just going nuts with the prices... of course, no retailer seems to have in the Sailor Moon S and SS boxsets, so I hope I can get ahold of those somehow...

I have no idea why I posted this... I'm just... yeah... giddy^^

Furuba boxset where? I didn't see it advertised on Funimation's sites ...

I just want the box. I've already got the volumes. ^^

FRUITS BASKET!! YES!!! I'VE BEEN HOLDING OFF ON THE ANIME AND NOW IT'S PAID OFF *hallelujah chorus resounds in the background*


When's it released?

Mangafanatic wrote:FRUITS BASKET!! YES!!! I'VE BEEN HOLDING OFF ON THE ANIME AND NOW IT'S PAID OFF *hallelujah chorus resounds in the background*


When's it released?

Sometime in November so if you can have time to save up around $100, which is slightly cheaper than the normal $150 boxsets.
(This info was taken of the animondvd's upcoming DVD section).

I was wondering when they would come out with InuYasha box sets! Even though it is definitely not one of my favorite animes, there is no excuse for not having InuYasha in your collection. ^_^

YAY!!! I was wondering when they were going to put Fruits Basket into boxed sets!! I can't wait...that might have to be a Christmas or b-day present, hehe...

I can't wait for the Wolf's Rain and Samurai Champloo boxsets to come but that will probably be awhile.

Tenshi no Ai wrote: I'm just going nuts with the prices... of course, no retailer seems to have in the Sailor Moon S and SS boxsets, so I hope I can get ahold of those somehow...

Have you tried Best Buy? I seem to remember the SS boxed set last time I was in my local store, so they must have them in stock elsewhere, since my Best Buy is low on the anime food chain.

Gypsy wrote:Have you tried Best Buy? I seem to remember the SS boxed set last time I was in my local store, so they must have them in stock elsewhere, since my Best Buy is low on the anime food chain.

If Best Buy had a chain OUTSIDE of the US, then maybe I would. :/ And since I don't try buying off the net, I'm really strapped for places to search. My local comic store apparently doesn't even HAVE it on their "comign soon" list so yeah... (and they get in almost all of the new releases).

Any ideas when these box sets will be available?

Mangafanatic wrote:Any ideas when these box sets will be available?

Inuyasha season 1: Sept 7
Escaflowne boxset: Oct 26
Fruits Basket boxset: Nov 9

Tenshi no Ai wrote:If Best Buy had a chain OUTSIDE of the US, then maybe I would.

Oh, oops. I didn't know they didn't have stores in Canada.

Here is the list of box sets that are coming out this year. I'm not sure if it's 100% accurate/complete but they are what I have seen on press releases and release date schedules.



September

Bandai
Banner of the Stars
$ 49.98
Betterman
$ 99.98
Love Hina
$149.98
Ronin Warriors
$149.98

Viz
Inuyasha Season Set #1
$ 99.98



October

Bandai
Banner of the Stars II
$49.98
Witch Hunter Robin
$149.98
.hack//Sign
$149.98
Genesshaft
$ 49.98
Escaflowne
$ 99.98

Funimation
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Dark Tournament Box Set 2
$ 99.98

Tokyopop
GTO Box Set 2
$ 99.99
Marmalade Boy Collection 2
$ 99.99



November

Funimation
Fruits Basket
$ 99.98

Media Blasters
Berserk
$ 89.95
Gunparade March
$ 79.95
Mirage of Blaze
$ 69.95
Samurai Deeper Kyo
$ 149.95

Viz
Maison Ikkoku Box Set 4
$ 49.98


I'm not sure about the ones from other companies, but the Bandai ones at least will only be available to the end of this year from what I've read.

I ... just ... want ... the Furuba ... box ...

I do wonder about those $99 ones... most boxsets I remember being priced at around $149, and converted to about the same here in Canada... but hmm... I sure hope they'll stay that slightly bit cheaper!!

BTW: regarding new releases I'm so mad that the 3 new Miyazaki's won't be out until January now!!! Oh well, gives me a bit of time to get more money to save up after all these boxsets... that IS if i can get ahold of them...

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!H

BANNER OF THE STARS BOX SETS?!?!?!?!

I still have to get the YYH Dark Tourment box set!

*spazes*

Escaflowne boxset: Oct 26

What?

Is this going to be a LE set or what?


Ack, edit:

I now know that the Escaflowne boxset will be in a brick case.

Tenshi no Ai wrote:Inuyasha season 1: Sept 7
Escaflowne boxset: Oct 26
Fruits Basket boxset: Nov 9

Nov 9?! Halo 2 release date...feh heh...I knew that day had something good behind it!

Ledi wrote:You could probably get the boxsets for very cheap off of eBay. I purchased the .hack//SIGN boxset for $20 and I'm thinking about getting the Trigun for about the same price.

Those are bootlegs....

Vyse wrote:

Ledi wrote:You could probably get the boxsets for very cheap off of eBay. I purchased the .hack//SIGN boxset for $20 and I'm thinking about getting the Trigun for about the same price.

Those are bootlegs....

Most likely, not necissarily... Check the official disc count, and the disc count of your set... That's a good way to tell. I got a legit nadescio set off half.com. You just gotta ask the disc count before you buy. If they say "oh, it's a 4 disc set" and the official set has 6 (like in Nadesico), then it's a bootleg set. The thing is, the HK bootlegs usually try to cram more eps onto one disc. Now, this doesn't stop them from selling copied DVD's, however you can usually tell if its a home job, and then file a claim against them for selling you something other than what they promised, perhaps getting them arrested for selling copies in the first place.

shooraijin wrote:I ... just ... want ... the Furuba ... box ...

I ... just ... want ... the Furuba ... box ... also ...

(Sorry, I'm not exactly original here, but I had to agree with Shooraijin on this one.)

Y'know, Right Stuf and Anime on DVD sometimes offer boxes by themselves (AoD does this with contests, though). *sigh* Oh, well.

Bobtheduck wrote:Most likely, not necissarily... Check the official disc count, and the disc count of your set... That's a good way to tell. I got a legit nadescio set off half.com. You just gotta ask the disc count before you buy. If they say "oh, it's a 4 disc set" and the official set has 6 (like in Nadesico), then it's a bootleg set. The thing is, the HK bootlegs usually try to cram more eps onto one disc. Now, this doesn't stop them from selling copied DVD's, however you can usually tell if its a home job, and then file a claim against them for selling you something other than what they promised, perhaps getting them arrested for selling copies in the first place.

Actually I know a fact the .Hack//Sign set is a bootleg because the box set hasn't even been released here.

Inuyasha movies are coming out, huh? I saw movies 1 and 2 in Japan.

Inuyasha movie verdict: exact same as show: same jokes, same Kagome/Inuyasha interaction. but that's why I loved them. yay yay silly shounen shows!

There are a number good ways to tell if it is a bootleg/copy.

The number of discs is about 3 or 4 for a full series.
There are subtitles in Mandarin/Chinese/Cantonese/etc.
The box art looks strange or cheaply made.
Has any other logo in place of the distributor/maker. For example FX is a well known bootleg company that stamps their bootlegs in this manner.
It is region coded zero.