Buying Anime Abroad

[isamu159]

I would like to know where I can purchase anime outside the states. There are some titles that may not get pick up here for what ever reason. Then there are those you just can't wait on because it takes too long to get pick up. This to include regular anime and hentai. Most of the english sites that sell anime, have titles that are already release here [U.S.]. Hopefully someone may have an answer for me.............. :) :D :cool:

[jsnut]

Few places I've bought from:
- www.cdjapan.co.jp
- www.amazon.co.jp

And you probably know this already, most Japanese anime DVDs don't have subtitle.

[AnimeWerewolf]

also you can go the auction route with Yahoo Japan Auctions use Rinkya (http://www.rinkya.com) to act as a go between on transactions

[krotch]

Just to let you know. Ordering original Japanese dvds are expensive. Expect to pay double the price.

[Z3R0 5H1F7]

Yup...you can expect to see prices up to around 6000Yen (about US$56) for a single DVD, and thats BEFORE shipping costs...good luck :P

[jsnut]

Forgot to mention, most DVDs contain only 1 or 2 25-minute episodes. :p

[Lisa Hayes]

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let's keep things nice and neat.

[Saki]

the only thing worth importing that is anime related is anything but DVDs.
If it's a show, consider downloading fansubs or raws.
if it's not, like figures or magazines, then resort to importing.

[ThePanda]

I've ordered several items from Animaxis (http://animaxis.com), and I'm quite pleased. Tokyo to Arkansas in four days, can't beat that. S&H often exceeds $20 USD though (obviously), so be prepared to lay down some extra money if you go this route.