CountFrylock Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 i was looking at funimation's website and noticed a lot of the animes they sell on DVD/Blu-Ray cost more than they should.... if you are gonna pay $50 for that then you should get a large amount of content but instead it's just 12 episodes.... and to my knowledge there's not much else to really bump up the price so I'm left wondering why and how this happened? my only guess is it's just a way of making enough money to stay in business and there is no logical reason why such a small set costs so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUU8800 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Just how prices are now. If you think that's bad Ponycanyon and Aniplex prices are much worse. Never buy from Funimation directly though. Go to rightstuf or amazon, although new stuff probably won't be much cheaper unless there's a sale. Regarding Funimation releases specifically it's often better to just wait for cheaper rereleases like s.a.v.e or anime classic editions unless you really want a particular series now and can afford it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountFrylock Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 I've Usually found Funimation DVD/Blu-Ray's at Walmart so wondering if the prices would be any better for the new releases there and i can afford if i find it in stores it's just that i wanted to know if the high price was to be expected and yeah i know how bad Aniplex prices are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUU8800 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Never really buy anime retail anymore so wouldn't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountFrylock Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 i just find it a bit of a rip-off to pay so much for so little content Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Gun Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 That is...very cheap as far as anime goes, and I'm not even counting Aniplex's supreme horseshit or Japan's domestic insanity. Like at one point the domestic anime industry ran on $30 single volumes with 3-4 episodes each. If you shop during a RightStuf sale and/or wait until a later bundled re-release, you're not paying any more than you would for a domestically-produced TV series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonSinger Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 i was looking at funimation's website and noticed a lot of the animes they sell on DVD/Blu-Ray cost more than they should.... if you are gonna pay $50 for that then you should get a large amount of content but instead it's just 12 episodes.... and to my knowledge there's not much else to really bump up the price so I'm left wondering why and how this happened? my only guess is it's just a way of making enough money to stay in business and there is no logical reason why such a small set costs so much Because there are people who will pay those prices. That's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapinator_X Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 The anime industry is very expensive, and some companies breathe down the necks of Western anime producers like Funimation and Sentai to make sure that they won't have to worry about Japanese fans getting their hands on cheap box sets. The Aniplex prices are about the same as Japanese prices for anime, if not more. What we see with Aniplex and the old Geneon model is what is implemented over there where it's $60 for 4 episodes. The concern comes from Western markets where you can get the entire series of Breaking Bad in America for around the same price as buying the first half of the new Fate/Stay Night anime in Japan. The even ground tends to be if you're not charging a fortune for your show, just keep shit high enough that we can profit from it without worrying about a decrease in domestic profits due to importing the Western release. Not the most amicable business model, but it's as lenient as it gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountFrylock Posted December 25, 2016 Author Share Posted December 25, 2016 Anime shouldn't be treated like luxury sports cars.....where you have to be a sterotypical Rich Business Man Who Owns Several Yachts To Afford all your favorite animes on blu-ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardcoreHunter Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 For the short series ones I think it would be nice if they added some extra stuff. Even outtakes would be welcome, since the special features are usually just the textless op/ed and ads for other anime they are selling. Funimation streaming has pretty much eliminated the need to buy any funi anime. Pretty much for what one boxset costs you can watch all of their shows for the year. Still what we pay is a drop in the bucket compared to what they pay in Japan. Buying a series over there can run $100-$600. For example a Naruto DVD only has 3 episodes on it compared to the US which has 25 eps per set, but it costs $30 usd. That means to own every episode of Naruto in Japan it would roughly cost $7k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBZ4ever Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Ha, Aniplex makes Funimation look cheap. They charge 40 dollars for 4 episodes. Not joking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainStarwind Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 I usually just wait for the complete DVD releases to buy the show from Funi. It's only if I really like the show that I can justify spending so much money (Eureka Seven). I just flat out refuse to buy from Aniplex, which is why I'm glad I got both FMA releases from Funi before the rights were lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidden Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 cause money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUU8800 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 cause money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyeOfPain Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 For the short series ones I think it would be nice if they added some extra stuff. Even outtakes would be welcome, since the special features are usually just the textless op/ed and ads for other anime they are selling. Most licensors won't sign off on allowing outtakes to be included in their show these days, as it is seen as "demeaning" the franchise, or something. The real reason for the high prices is a government conspiracy in an attempt to keep nerds off of drugs. It's the same thing used in things like Magic: The Gathering cards and D&D rulebooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenguinBoss Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Like you aren't old enough to remember when it was $30 for 2 episodes on VHS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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