xGreyHound Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Example: Sentai sells the Blu-Ray for Fate/ Stay Night the complete collection EP:1-EP:24 for $100 on their website and the DVD version for $70. If you go on eBay the DVD copy is $15 new and the Blu-Ray is $35. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcosis Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 (edited) 24 minutes ago, xGreyHound said: Example: Sentai sells the Blu-Ray for Fate/ Stay Night the complete collection EP:1-EP:24 for $100 on their website and the DVD version for $70. If you go on eBay the DVD copy is $15 new and the Blu-Ray is $35. Same as always, used vs new. Everything's overpriced due to raising production costs and market inflation. Edited November 24, 2016 by Narcosis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the Barber Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 New vs. used is valid, but you also shouldn't buy directly from Sentai. Buy from a retailer instead. I personally always buy stuff from RACS. Amazon is fine too, and weirdly, in this instance, they're apparently a storefront for RACS and even so it's some $10 cheaper to buy through Amazon? Who knows why. I guess I like supporting the little guy with the passion project though, and RACS's prices are usually better than anyone except Amazon and occasionally RightStuf, who I don't care for since I believe literally everything I've ever bought from them arrived damaged in some way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklord Rooke Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 2 hours ago, xGreyHound said: Example: Sentai sells the Blu-Ray for Fate/ Stay Night the complete collection EP:1-EP:24 for $100 on their website and the DVD version for $70. If you go on eBay the DVD copy is $15 new and the Blu-Ray is $35. Sentai is having a sale. The Blu-Ray version of Fate/Stay Night is currently cheaper on Sentai than your Ebay seller ... thingy - https://shop.sentaifilmworks.com/products/fatestay-night-complete-collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarkasmus Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 What's with those prices? I would be glad if it were that cheap here. Fate/Stay Night on BR costs about 200€ on amazon where I live.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nier Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 9 hours ago, sarkasmus said: What's with those prices? Haha, yeah as soon as I saw your comment I knew you were going to be from Germany, Germany anime release model is basically the same as Japan, you get 3 episodes per Blu-ray. While in the US that release model has been scrapped for releasing a serie either in 2 parts or as complete collections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the Barber Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 9 minutes ago, Nier said: Haha, yeah as soon as I saw your comment I knew you were going to be from Germany, Germany anime release model is basically the same as Japan, you get 3 episodes per Blu-ray. While in the US that release model has been scrapped for releasing a serie either in 2 parts or as complete collections. Mostly true, but not entirely. Sentai and Funimation work that way, and probably some smaller licensers I'm not aware of, but Aniplex and Pony Canyon license a lot of the most popular anime for US release, and they roughly follow the Japanese pricing as well. Want Madoka on blu ray? Sword Art Online? Sound! Euphonium? Expect to pay between $10 and $20 per episode. Aniplex was the only one doing this until Pony Canyon entered the game a year or two ago, and it was depressing to see them go the same route Aniplex does, rather than the really quite reasonable prices Funi and Sentai charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xGreyHound Posted November 25, 2016 Author Share Posted November 25, 2016 22 hours ago, Darklord Rooke said: Sentai is having a sale. The Blu-Ray version of Fate/Stay Night is currently cheaper on Sentai than your Ebay seller ... thingy - https://shop.sentaifilmworks.com/products/fatestay-night-complete-collection That's why I brought it up I noticed that and then looked at the original prices. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nier Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 2 hours ago, Fred the Barber said: Mostly true, but not entirely. Sentai and Funimation work that way, and probably some smaller licensers I'm not aware of, but Aniplex and Pony Canyon license a lot of the most popular anime for US release, and they roughly follow the Japanese pricing as well. Want Madoka on blu ray? Sword Art Online? Sound! Euphonium? Expect to pay between $10 and $20 per episode. Aniplex was the only one doing this until Pony Canyon entered the game a year or two ago, and it was depressing to see them go the same route Aniplex does, rather than the really quite reasonable prices Funi and Sentai charge. Yeah I was aware of Aniplex, but Aniplex don't have a big release library unlike Funimation and Sentai, no? Dunno about Pony Canyon (haven't followed anime releases recently). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the Barber Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 On 11/25/2016 at 11:48 AM, Nier said: Yeah I was aware of Aniplex, but Aniplex don't have a big release library unlike Funimation and Sentai, no? Dunno about Pony Canyon (haven't followed anime releases recently). Aniplex doesn't have as large a library as those two, no, but like I said, they have a tendency to pick up the biggest titles. I mean, start with the list I had above, then add Fate/Zero, Fate UBW, Magi, Monogatari, Nisekoi, Gurren Lagann, ... The list of anime you really want but that'll cost you an arm and a leg to own gets depressing, fast. Pony Canyon just started and has a really small library, but likewise, there's stuff there I really want but have a hard time justifying at the price: Sound! Euphonium and Rokka no Yuusha both stand out, in particular. Nandemonai 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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