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Originally Posted by Last Sinner
2. Cost of product. $70US for 2 episodes of anime in Japan. It's financial suicide in some regards to be an anime fan in Japan. Yes, price needs to be proportional to sales. But making your fans perma-broke is insanity. Manga is $5 a volume in Japan, so that's fine. As for the West, anime is a lot more affordable but manga gets overpriced with shipping costs and the like. 10-12 in the US, 15-20 in other countries with the extra shipping.
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I totally agree with this point. Too overpriced. I'm English. manga for me is about £7-8 each. but they are sold in america for $10. £7-8 = $14-16.
A friend bought be a bleach manga for £8 ($16), yet on DVD, the entire box set series 1 costs only £12 ($24) So it puts me off buying manga. if manga was £3-4 not £7-8, I'd buy lots more.