CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

Seriously! In my local Walmart they carry Tokyopop and Pioneer/Geneon anime titles and they are ALL $8.99 CAN!!

Makes me feel mad that they had a Chobits vol I have for that price when I got it for reg price (around $45 CAN :/)

Kinda weird how they have odd numbers of volume. Only had vol. 2 and 4 of Haibane Renmei so I picked it up cause it's a good series (AND it's cheap!!)

Not sure it's it's just my Walmart but if you're looking for cheap stuff, try Walmart's bargain section :/ (What a place to find good anime in!)

I think they also had Robotech stuffage in another bargain bin for like, less than $5 :/ But I'm not into that series.

Whoa. Pioneer? Tenchi time! w00t!

um...wow. the only anime i've seen @ my walmart is GITS, some Miyazaki titles, etc and honestly they're not very cheap. not cheap at all, lol. so yeah...dumb ohio.

Godly Paladin wrote:Whoa. Pioneer? Tenchi time! w00t!

They had both Signature Series and reg. editions of anime... they DID have like, a random vol. 3 or whatever of Tenchi in Tokyo though.

Others to name they had:

Saint Tail
Reign
Chobits
Lain
Haibane
Tiny Sugar Fairy (or whatever)
L/R
Chobits
Vampire Princess (insert her name here)

If only they had vol. 1s of them though -_-;

Geneon/Pioneer seems to be trying to unload a lot of their older stock in a number of different places. Big Lots has had a good number of their titles including Trigun, Someday's Dreamers, Adventures of the Mini-Goddesses, and Chobits. I wouldn't doubt that the bargin bin's at Wal Mart have some of the selections there too.

OMGosh Saint Tail?

I've been looking for that everywhere! anime or manga version.

Hmmm...don't regular go to Walmart so don't know about it.If it's true I ought to
check out the video department the next time.

Rev. Doc wrote:Geneon/Pioneer seems to be trying to unload a lot of their older stock in a number of different places. Big Lots has had a good number of their titles including Trigun, Someday's Dreamers, Adventures of the Mini-Goddesses, and Chobits. I wouldn't doubt that the bargin bin's at Wal Mart have some of the selections there too.

My sister and I bought a boxed set of Magical Project S (which includes 14 episodes + pencil board), El-Hazard, and two DVDS of Mao-Chan at our local Big Lots. Each DVD was only $3.99 apiece.

I'll have to check it out sometime...That'd be really cool if they did have it at the one nearest me.

Woah. *glances over the no-anime zone of the world he lives in.* Haven't seen deals like that anywhere.

Saint Tail? That was discontinues ages ago.

Anyways, that's cool. I'll have to watch for anime.

Rev. Doc wrote:Geneon/Pioneer seems to be trying to unload a lot of their older stock in a number of different places. Big Lots has had a good number of their titles including Trigun, Someday's Dreamers, Adventures of the Mini-Goddesses, and Chobits. I wouldn't doubt that the bargin bin's at Wal Mart have some of the selections there too.

It makes me kind of sad that all the older anime is being shipped out to make room for the newer stuff. Maybe I'm just being old, but it seems a lot of the newer stuff isn't as good quality. They're just shipping out whatever people will snap up. Which is why I can't find any of the manga I'm interested in anymore.

yukinon wrote:It makes me kind of sad that all the older anime is being shipped out to make room for the newer stuff. Maybe I'm just being old, but it seems a lot of the newer stuff isn't as good quality. They're just shipping out whatever people will snap up. Which is why I can't find any of the manga I'm interested in anymore.

I hear ya! While I'm tryign to complete my anime collections (.hack, Angelic Layer, Chobits, RahXephon) they are so hard to find now I find, just to make room for the newer series... oh and sometimes I odn't think they realize to bring back some series to shelves... Chobits has been so popular and yet they never bring back the DVDs :/ Even then, most of the new titles seem so... blah :/ Mostly why I don't buy my Anime Insider mag anymore :/

Manga on the other hand, always brings back old stuffage so I don't have a problem with it (which is why my list of anime to get is first priority usually).

They sell Miyazaki movies (Spirited Away, Kiki's Delivery Service, Castle in the Sky, Princess Mononoke) at my Wal-Mart for only $14.99 each. Considering most anime dvds go for around $29.99, It's a good deal. I haven't seen any other anime there though besides Yu-Gi-Oh or Pokemon or Dragon Ball Z.

Since I am mostly in effective contact with my local Wal-mart's Electronics dept. (Reasons i will not disclose for I might get attacked), I have found that Funimation and Geneon seem to be major vendors for it.

Anime i have bought there:
Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 2 and 3
Appleseed
Gunslinger Girl Vol. 2
Burst Angel Vol. 2 (bleah anime to me)

Currently have Steamboy Collecter's edition in layaway. (now if Netflix would send me a copy!)

Anime I have seen there:
Gits: Sac
Dragonball z
Samurai champloo
Inuyasha
Mouse
Tokyo Pig
Porco Rossa
etc.

Lochaber Axe wrote:
Anime I have seen there:
Gits: Sac
Dragonball z
Samurai champloo
Inuyasha
Mouse
Tokyo Pig
Porco Rossa
etc.

Mouse... isn't that a "bad" show?

Actually I remember seeing them stick Ghost in the Shell 2: Innosence in the Kids Section!! And from what I heard of the first movie, I assumed that the second one might be well, a little more higher rated to stick beside Disney and Spongebob DVDs :/

Do they have series like Dual!Parallel Trouble Adventure,Silent Mobius or
Crest of the Stars for sale?Those are some of the ones I am most interested,
along with Inuyasha and Gundam Seed,Gundam Seed Destiny,Gundam Wing,
Betterman,Boogiepop Phantom and Serial Experiments Lain of getting.

Seeee? I have the same problem as Mitsuki Lover. Most of the anime I'm really really interested in is now considered older stuff. And most stores won't carry the obscure stuff anymore because there is more of a demand for the high-profile type stuff that is on CN.

oi, I'm so old.

yukinon wrote:Seeee? I have the same problem as Mitsuki Lover. Most of the anime I'm really really interested in is now considered older stuff. And most stores won't carry the obscure stuff anymore because there is more of a demand for the high-profile type stuff that is on CN.

oi, I'm so old.

But the old stuff is soo good!! I'd say that 2002 was like the BEST year for anime. It's when I totally got into it and had series like .hack//SIGN... Azumanga Daioh... Chobits... Haibane Renmei... RahXephon... Which Hunter Robin

...now Haibane and Chobits are on the clear out shelves to make room for... whatever "popular" anime they're tryign to sell now :/

Unfortunately, the best way to get most anime that's a little "older" in its American release date is through Internet stores. Not everyone can shop online, though. If you can, I recommend Right Stuf and Digital Eyes. There are also a couple of threads discussing anime shopping online, so if you're interested, search for those.

I saw silent mobius at mine....and that's also where I first saw Samurai deeper Kyo...there's some pretty good stuff at my walmart here

Happy Happy Happy!

Must get Silent Mobius DVDs to help with my Yuki Saiko addiction!

i work at wal mart and its up to are supplier what anime comes in and truth me we get some weird deals and no complety series if we did i would have them. Wal-mart go thru a company called anderson vendors come and they don't care what they put on the shelves as long as it sell and they get there comission on the sells.

Woow I'll have to find a big lots and a walmart around here where anime is that cheap o__o

Kawaiikneko wrote:Woow I'll have to find a big lots and a walmart around here where anime is that cheap o__o

Mine isn't. *sobs*

Walmart and Mc Donalds are the evil antichrist that is going to take over the world.

I buy entire series' of anime on ebay for about $30 a set....

We're surrounded by both.And where we live in Eastern Washington doesn't have as large a population as Seattle,still there are several Walmarts around Spokane and into the North Idaho area.
Oversaturation in my opinion.

I buy entire series' of anime on ebay for about $30 a set....

Really,, must go to ebay!!

i like bookstores better to get books besides we dont go shop at wal mart they stink.

Kaorugirl wrote:Really,, must go to ebay!!

Just remember that if they're that cheap and listed on eBay, then they are more than likely not the licensed, official releases you may be expecting.