anime is offically uncool again, and I am sad

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Bones

Bones

so I walked into one of my local best buys, doing the usual go look at stuff probably buy some anime and movies. this kind of normal ritual for a guy named Bones. and I can't find the anime section, I look and I look and its no where to be found. I ask a bunch of people before the floor manager finally tells me that they are sorry but they will no longer be carrying anime...so I went to another best buy, and another, and another....no best buy is carrying anime anymore....this basically leaves me fye and suncoast as my only sources of brick and mortar retailers of anime.

needless to say I am a little depressed, but I guess it just means I will be buying online from now on...
 
Bones

Bones

that is odd, everywhere I went they said they didnt have it anymore...have you checked them lately by you chibi?
 
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Chibibar

I went to Best Buy last week to check out some DVD sales. I saw them on the shelf, but I can try to check again this week.
 
Bones

Bones

Amy I am an avid collector...I know about all the places online....I just dont like ordering online unless I have to...
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Bones said:
Amy I am an avid collector...I know about all the places online....I just dont like ordering online unless I have to...
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I just imagined you really where the laughing man and the reason you don't shop online is to protect your identity. I couldn't stop laughing :D
 
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Element 117

Bones said:
Amy I am an avid collector...I know about all the places online....I just dont like ordering online unless I have to...
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#OtakuSnob: If you were a real collector you'd be living in Japan and buying direct.

;)
 
Bones

Bones

hmmm, yes I could be like all the other crazies and dream of living in japan were my large American looks would draw mostly xenophobic fear and anger...OR...I could just do what most sane people do and realize it is JUST a hobby after all. :D
 
Espy

Espy

lol, my favorite is the little white kids who watch tons of anime (and their own "anime" names, WTF is up with that bullshit?) and talk all day about how they should just move to Japan because thats the only place they will ever fit in.

Yeah. Give that a shot. Let me know how it works for you.
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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sixpackshaker;425824][QUOTE=GasBandit;425819][QUOTE=sixpackshaker said:
A quick web search found that Best Buy quit carrying Anime in February '09. You guys missed out on some awesome sales back then.
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No, I didn't. I have bittorrent, you see.[/QUOTE]

I thought you right wing types believed in Law and Order, and Reward for Work Done. Not theft.[/QUOTE]My status as a scofflaw, be it via bittorrent or driving 70 in a 65, has no bearing on my political views vis a vis wanting a smaller, less intrusive government.

Actually, come to think of it, your definition of right wing is kind of off. Unless you're talking about social conservatives, of which I am definitely not one.
 
ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

I was in Best Buy a few weeks ago and was very tempted to get the Samurai 7 box set. BluRay for I think $60 or $70? Can't remember.
 
J

Jiarn

Enormous Anime sections at all 6 Best Buys in my area.

It's just you/your area.
 
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coolsteel

Severely reduced at one location and big as always at another , I buy all mine online at this point anyway
 
SpecialKO

SpecialKO

Maybe Best Buy has stopped selling anime, because they sell all their movies at 30+ bucks a disc, and it's particularly egregious when some anime discs only have 3-4 episodes.
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

SpecialKO said:
Maybe Best Buy has stopped selling anime, because they sell all their movies at 30+ bucks a disc, and it's particularly egregious when some anime discs only have 3-4 episodes.
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Anime is and has always been a niche market, with niche prices... and considering vast swaths of the Anime community would simply rather download a fansub off the net two-three days after the show airs in Japan than wait for a DVD, it's hard to blame them for the prices. Hell, pretty soon it's going to be a lucky day if you get a dubbed track, because the profit margins have become so low that HIRING A VOICE ACTOR is beyond their budget.
 
Bones

Bones

AshburnerX;426072][QUOTE=SpecialKO said:
Maybe Best Buy has stopped selling anime, because they sell all their movies at 30+ bucks a disc, and it's particularly egregious when some anime discs only have 3-4 episodes.
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Anime is and has always been a niche market, with niche prices... and considering vast swaths of the Anime community would simply rather download a fansub off the net two-three days after the show airs in Japan than wait for a DVD, it's hard to blame them for the prices. Hell, pretty soon it's going to be a lucky day if you get a dubbed track, because the profit margins have become so low that HIRING A VOICE ACTOR is beyond their budget.[/QUOTE]

this is sadly true, and I die a little everyday because of it....
 
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