Japan is much cheaper

Tsukaru · Post by **Tsukaru** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 12:14 am

I just too a trip to Japan, (And loved it, if I might add ^_^) and I went to this store called International Anime. It had any anime item you wanted! Well, any way, so I looked at the .hack//SIGN DVD's when I saw that they sell it for $10.00! Mabe America is just really really expensive with anime!

Bear · Post by **Bear** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 12:23 am

Err. That's...not likely. Legit Japanese DVDs are much, much more expensive than those sold here. Those $10 DVDs were almost certainly bootlegs.

CRtwenty · Post by **CRtwenty** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 12:27 am

Actually things in Japan are much more expensive... if you forget the exchange rate...

"It cost me 300 to buy a freakin hotdog? WTFH?!"

Duskino · Post by **Duskino** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 12:35 am

DVDs in Japan are a LOT more expensive than they are here.

Mangas, on the other hand, are a LOT more CHEAPER than here.

Kinda wish the manga here was the same price too >/

Tsukasa · Post by **Tsukasa** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 12:47 am

The average cost of a new DVD in Japan is about 6500 yen. That's /roughly/ $65. That's for a TV series DVD too. If you want an OVA or a movie, expect to pay about 7000 to 8500 yen. Japan's not a cheap place to live at all...

thedudewhosadude · Post by **thedudewhosadude** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 3:44 am

Except for bootlegs! Just go into an alley, start looking at a tape, have someone scream "COPS!" and watch everyone run away without asking for the tape back ^.^ (<--happened to a good friend of mine) Anyway, another problem with buying DVD's there is the region coding. Unless it's region 0, you won't be able to watch it in your Region 1 player. Then again, even some Region 1 players don't support Region 0.

MeultimaSama · Post by **MeultimaSama** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:21 am

Indeed, as ironic as it is, Asia isn't exactly the easiest place to find originals of their OWN stuff. Bootlegs compromise what, nearly 75% of the market?

Tsukaru · Post by **Tsukaru** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 10:58 pm

Well this store had the prices in yen, pounds, and dollars. SOOOO I got a lot of new DVD's ^_^

Eggplant of the Twilight · Sat Jan 31, 2004 2:47 am

*thinks* Wasn't Hong Kong cheaper when it came to manga? But it's one of the WORST places for DVDs, because almost nothing is legit?

*shrugs* I don't know, I'm just glad I haven't tried living Japan...grabbing DVDs would be hellish.

Erm...and I thought the Yen to Dollars conversion rate was hitting something like 150 yen for 1 dollar or something? Eh, I should really read the paper...

Lord~vega · Post by **Lord~vega** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 2:54 am

i was in japan last summer...it was very weird.thats they real dont have orignal stuff like you said Albedo Simeon

Tsukaru · Post by **Tsukaru** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 3:08 am

yeah but they have the best anime items though

Lord~vega · Post by **Lord~vega** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 3:28 am

yes very much so i brought over 300 dollars of stuff

Tsukaru · Post by **Tsukaru** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 3:31 am

They have so many interesting things, and the hack series and everything is not as mysterious as the US. They show the evidence sooner

Lord~vega · Post by **Lord~vega** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 3:34 am

very true and the dont cut out peaces either

Tsukaru · Post by **Tsukaru** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 3:40 am

If you dont understand something, you mostly just have to watch all the dvds in japanease (sorry if i spelled it wrong)

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Japan is much cheaper

Japan is much cheaper

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