Comments on: Observations on buying (or not buying) anime

By: Little Samurai

Little Samurai — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:35:23 +0000

Anime products will brighten up my dull walls and fill my heart with happiness<3

Me buying anime products will give me something to glance at and put a smile on my face. It’ll put aside my situations and walk me through my day.

By: Yumeka

Yumeka — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:28:35 +0000

@ Piper

I understand about having to watch what you spend on anime. You could always use some of the money you spend on manga to buy plushies, figures, etc,. They’re not all expensive. But if you like anime and manga fairly equally, it’s probably more worth it to buy manga over DVDs because one manga volume could cover the anime equivalent of at least five episodes.

By: Piper

Piper — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:29:02 +0000

I’d spend most every dime to my name on anime if I didnot, ya’know, need something to live off of…. I watch anime mainly online, though I try to buy as much as I can of my favorite manga. I would love to get plushies, figures, DvDs, ect, but I really donot have the money for it. If I ever get a good amount of money, ( I want to be a vet, so that might be possible one day ) I will likely buy all the manga, DvDs, ect that I can get my hands on. I love all books in general and will be trying my hardest to get a library like in Beauty and the Beast |3;; ’til than, I’m stuck only spending what little I can on anime…

By: Prooof

Prooof — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:39:09 +0000

hmm I have never spent a single penny on anime/manga related stuff to date.
I guess it’s because I only pay for entertainment if necessary

By: Yumeka

Yumeka — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:05:23 +0000

@ Canne

I think that way too – is it really worth the money? Do I really want it that much? That’s a responsible way for anyone with a tight budget to think when they shop for luxury items. Usually when I do this I leave the story empty-handed though. In recent years, I’ve been buying online because there’s less anime stuff in local stores and you can find those unique, worth-the-money products on specialty web sites.

By: Canne

Canne — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:00:58 +0000

I used to spend lots of money on DVDs and CDs when I’m younger and obsessed with few specific series. Now I’m older and more careful on spending money. I think it’s just the way I was raised; to think carefully before spending money, is it totally necessary?, is it worth?, where am I going to keep all these stuffs?
And I end up buying only food and occasionally clothes and books -_-;

By: the-FRENCH-Otaku

the-FRENCH-Otaku — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:52:55 +0000

That’s so true ! I’ve seen dozens of animes and read so much scanlated mangas. Althought I’ve just 3 mangas (gifts) in my room and I’m sure almost nobody would figure that I’m an Otaku. However I am even into visual novel games ^^ (like konata).
I think this is the greatest thing about that awesome subculture.

By: Yumeka

Yumeka — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:42:42 +0000

LOL, I just used the Fan A, Fan B thing as a random example rather than a generalization, but it seems people actually match them XD

@ K-NIQ

iTunes and other music downloads have really hurt CD sales worldwide so it’s cool that you still like to buy them. I think a lot of anime CDs (like DVDs) have extra goodies with them to keep people buying.

@ Saere

That’s interesting that even though you have more money now, you’re buying less than you did when you had less money. Are you not as into anime/manga as you were before or is just because you can read it online for free? I personally don’t enjoy reading manga online, which is why I’m not nearly as big a manga fan as I am an anime fan.

By: Saere

Saere — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:47:00 +0000

I only bought anime goods when ten dollars still seemed like a fortune to me. Every time I babysat, I would immediately go buy, say, the next Skip Beat volume. During middle school and my freshman year of high school, I amassed a collection of 100+ manga. Now that I make enough money to have to pay taxes, though, I value my money more. I guess that makes me a Fan B?

Also, the merchandise here in America isn’t as cool as the stuff in Japan/online. I’ve lost count of all the things I would love to have but can’t afford shipping on. It was worst when I still lived in North Dakota. Now, at least, I’m back on the east coast and can visit some more unique stores in malls.

The other thing that has changed is my understanding of the Japanese language. Why pay for a translated copy when I can just read the raws on a foreign website? And I’ve always preferred subs to dubs (4Kids and LittleKuriboh may have influenced that a bit).

By: K-NIQ

K-NIQ — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:36:08 +0000

Half Fan A is more suitable to describe me. I often buy anime products like DVDs, Soundtrack CDs every month with half of my scholarship money. But I usually download manga, new anime music, image scans, and certain anime from internet because they are easier to be found and I’m an indoor type guy that too lazy to go to the city to search for the products.

Besides, I feel uneasy if I didn’t buy any anime DVDs every month, so I had to spend money at least for one title. Is it some kind of wastefulness in spending money since I can download the anime from internet for FREE?