The Anime and Manga Special Offers Thread
 

There are always special offers available in various stores both on and off-line, so we felt it was about time we had a thread for them. This is that thread.

Here you can post any special offers you have discovered for anime or manga products, either online or in your local stores. Please give some details about the offer, particularly any special terms and conditions. No need to go over the top -- if the offer is online, you can link to the store making the offer.

Note that the aim of this thread is to spread the word about special offers that are likely to increase the number of people who actually support the anime and manga industries, that provides us with these great shows and stories, by spending real money. Any mention of bootleg products, or stores found to be peddling such things, in this thread will be deleted and may earn the poster a short ban. Please make sure what you are posting is a legitimate special offer.

Clearly anything mentioned in this thread is highly likely to be licensed so you must NOT post anything about fan-translation related items.

The Anime and Manga Special Offers Thread
 

not quite sure on the details, but from what it looks like you can get 25 DVDs or CDs for 100$. this is a HUGE bargain, better not miss out.

you can check the details here.

http://www.rightstuf.com/main.shtml

supplies might be limited. i think some of the DVDs may be released soon in box sets, maybe thats why the large sale.

Supplies are limited - they actually go up and down each day - some days all of Last Exile is there, some days it's not - if some DVDs from a series are there but not others you might keep checking back until all the ones you want are present.

Can you tell I'm exceptionally jealous that I'm broke until after the first of the month?

i did the math and its 4$ per item at 25 items for 100$!!!!

my cart total was $481.00

unbelieveable.

well, go borrow the money rooboy you might be kicking yourself later if there are lots of items on the list you want, lol.

here is alist of what i decided to pick up in case anyone was wondering, a few of the items i already have but they make great presents too.

Ah! My Goddess TV CD Soundtrack 1 1 $0.00
piocd52112 Ai Yori Aoshi: Sakura CD Soundtrack 1 $0.00
piocd53152 Azumanga Daioh Vocal Collection CD Soundtrack 1 $0.00
piocd53452 Bottle Fairy Image Album CD: Four Seasons 1 $0.00
piocd52012 Chobits CD Soundtrack 001 1 $0.00
piocd53512 Doki Doki School Hours CD Soundtrack 1 $0.00
geneonsale25 Geneon Special Promo: 25 for $100 offer (*) 1 $100.00
piocd52692 Hanaukyo Maid Team La Verite CD Soundtrack 1 $0.00
pd12174 Ikki-Tousen DVD 1 (Hyb): Legendary Fighter 1 $0.00
pd12175 Ikki-Tousen DVD 2 (Hyb): Historic Battles 1 $0.00
pd12176 Ikki-Tousen DVD 3 (Hyb): Water Wars 1 $0.00
pd12177 Ikki-Tousen DVD 4 (Hyb): Fighting Fate 1 $0.00
piocd53432 Kotoko -hane- CD 1 $0.00
pd12840 Kotoko Live DVD (S) LiveAction 1 $0.00
pd12343 Popotan DVD 1 (Hyb): Vanishing House 1 $0.00
pd12344 Popotan DVD 2 (Hyb): Enigma 1 $0.00
pd12345 Popotan DVD 3 (Hyb): Decisions of the Heart 1 $0.00
piocd52782 RahXephon CD Soundtrack 2 1 $0.00
piocd52132 Read or Die (R.O.D.) OVA Original CD Soundtrack 1 $0.00
pd12335 Stellvia DVD 1 (Hyb): Foundation I 1 $0.00
pd12336 Stellvia DVD 2 (Hyb): Foundation II 1 $0.00
pd12337 Stellvia DVD 3 (Hyb): Foundation III 1 $0.00
pd12338 Stellvia DVD 4 (Hyb): Foundation IV 1 $0.00
piocd53412 Strawberry Marshmallow CD Soundtrack 1 $0.00
pd12765 Yoko Ishida Live in Concert DVD (D) LiveAction 1 $0.00
piocd51992 Yoko Ishida: Sweets CD Soundtrack 1 $0.00

No, unfortunately I just started taking college classes again - so unfortunately I'm just having to suck it up and watch this sale go by. There were plenty of things I wanted, Serial Experiments Lain, Tsukihime, Last Exile, Hellsing, Trigun, soundtracks, etc.

I'm glad you posted something about it though, I meant to and forgot, I'd have felt bad if the end of the month had gone by and no one mentioned it.

Do box sets apply as one item?

No Box sets.

No Box

Cheap bastards :rolleyes:

use thier official list.

I posted this last week in the where you buy thread.

I was hoping to get the CCS complete set, but they only have the bargain on the hacked TV version... kusu... ;_;

The list is a bit lacking, but still a good bargain nonetheless. Thanks for the find!

:o
do you know if they shipped your order yet xellos? alot of the stuff i picked up says its on order from the manufacturer. i thought about posting in the where do u buy thread, maybe it should be in the licensed section but i figured the thread was not exactly about the store and this is big news!

lots of people seem to have ordered the haibane renmei

order last week.

Haven't heard a word. Not a suprise really. Thier wherehouse is probably swamp.

woo great deal!

pd12046 Haibane Renmei DVD 1 (Hyb): New Feather 1 $0.00
pd12047 Haibane Renmei DVD 2 (Hyb): Wings of Sorrow 1 $0.00
pd12048 Haibane Renmei DVD 3 (Hyb): Bird of Freedom 1 $0.00
pd12049 Haibane Renmei DVD 4 (Hyb): Day of Flight 1 $0.00
pd12476 Koi Kaze DVD 1 (Hyb) 1 $0.00
pd12477 Koi Kaze DVD 2 (Hyb): Budding Attraction 1 $0.00
pd12478 Koi Kaze DVD 3 (Hyb): The Decision 1 $0.00
pd12144 Lain, Serial Experiments DVD 1 (Hyb): Navi - Geneon Signature Series 1 $0.00
pd12206 Lain, Serial Experiments DVD 2 (Hyb): Knights - Geneon Signature Series 1 $0.00
pd12240 Lain, Serial Experiments DVD 3 (Hyb): Deus - Geneon Signature Series 1 $0.00
pd12241 Lain, Serial Experiments DVD 4 (Hyb): Reset - Geneon Signature Series 1 $0.00
piocd52212 Last Exile CD Soundtrack 1 1 $0.00
pd12124 Last Exile DVD 1 (Hyb): First Move 1 $0.00
pd12125 Last Exile DVD 2 (Hyb): Positional Play 1 $0.00
pd12126 Last Exile DVD 3 (Hyb): Discovered Attack 1 $0.00
pd12127 Last Exile DVD 4 (Hyb): Breakthrough 1 $0.00
pd12128 Last Exile DVD 5 (Hyb): Grand Stream 1 $0.00
pd12129 Last Exile DVD 6 (Hyb): Queen Delphine 1 $0.00
pd12130 Last Exile DVD 7 (Hyb): Sealed Move 1 $0.00
pd11935 Patlabor Movie 3: WXIII DVD (Hyb) 1 $0.00
pd12143 Trigun DVD 1 (Hyb): The $60 Billion Man - Geneon Signature Series 1 $0.00
pimt0004v Trigun DVD 4 (Hyb) 1 $0.00
pd12261 Trigun DVD 5 (Hyb): Angel Arms - Geneon Signature Series 1 $0.00
pd12262 Trigun DVD 6 (Hyb): Project Seeds - Geneon Signature Series 1 $0.00
pd12263 Trigun DVD 7 (Hyb): Puppet Master - Geneon Signature Series

Total savings on items on your order: $586.00!

This makes me feel better about myself now that I can trash my illegal copies of Last Exile

That's because CCS is in a separate sale. The entire uncut series (18 DVDs) is selling for $80.

Let's see...I own Haibane Renmei and Serial experiment Lain. I am not all that interested in starship operators but I may buy it if it is eligible for this but it is not. :mad: Battle Athletes victory is not eligible for this bargain and Maria-sama is not even licensed! :(
For such a long list yet I did not find even one that I want to buy! Now I need a good cry. :upset:

Most of those who placed their orders on friday in other places say their orders are backordered. If you placed one today, don't expect it for a week at least. (Yes, you wasted money if you didnt select free shipping.)

here is the direct link to the CCS special

http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/cat...em/71260/4/0/0

here is the direct link to the 25 DVD list special

http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/cat.../desc/asc/50/1

Bah, most of what I want from geneon isn't eligible... I can only come up with 7... :sad: Most of the stuff that is, I either have or I'm not interested in... I could go with melody of oblivion and mermaid's forest for the 10 for 50 deal though. Seems the complete series for both are eligible. I dropped them when they were licensed, so it's a good time to finish them off.

Though the 50 might be better spent on Ichigo Mashimaro... I can get vol 1-3 for that with free shipping at another site. Sure it's only 3 dvds vs 10, but if it's something I'd rather have...

Well, I'll think about it...

I had a problem coming up with 10 DVDs too. I'm conserving my money because of all the releases coming up like Ergo Proxy, Hellsing Ultimate, Paradise Kiss. Shana, Moon Phase, Trinity Blood....

Not to mention that you really can't assemble a boxset without going to another site to order vol. 1 plus box.

A lot of the upcoming releases, Trigun... aren't on the special sale list.

1 Free pd11861 Chobits DVD 1 (Hyb): Persocom
1 Free pd11862 Chobits DVD 2 (Hyb): The Empty City
1 Free pd11863 Chobits DVD 3 (Hyb): Darkness Descend
1 Free pd11864 Chobits DVD 4 (Hyb): Love Defined
1 Free pd11866 Chobits DVD 6 (Hyb): My Only Person
1 Free pd11989 Chobits DVD 7 (Hyb): Chat Room
1 $100.00 * geneonsale25 Geneon Special Promo: 25 for $100 off
1 Free pd12286 Gungrave DVD 1 (Hyb): Beyond the Grav
1 Free pd12046 Haibane Renmei DVD 1 (Hyb): New Feath
1 Free pd12047 Haibane Renmei DVD 2 (Hyb): Wings of
1 Free pd12048 Haibane Renmei DVD 3 (Hyb): Bird of F
1 Free pd12049 Haibane Renmei DVD 4 (Hyb): Day of Fl
1 Free pd11814 Hellsing DVD 2 (Hyb): Blood Brothers
1 Free pd11815 Hellsing DVD 3 (Hyb): Search and Dest
1 Free pd11816 Hellsing DVD 4 (Hyb): Eternal Damnati
1 Free pd12379 Paranoia Agent DVD 3 (Hyb): Serial Ps
1 Free pd12380 Paranoia Agent DVD 4 (Hyb): Sayonara
1 Free pd12361 Star Ocean EX DVD 1 (Hyb): The Incept
1 Free pd12363 Star Ocean EX DVD 3 (Hyb): Magical Mo
1 Free pd12364 Star Ocean EX DVD 4 (Hyb): Ruins and
1 Free pd12365 Star Ocean EX DVD 5 (Hyb): El Contine
1 Free pd12366 Star Ocean EX DVD 6 (Hyb): The Legend
1 Free pd12159 Texhnolyze DVD 2 (Hyb): Spectacle
1 Free pd12160 Texhnolyze DVD 3 (Hyb): Retalliation
1 Free pd12161 Texhnolyze DVD 4 (Hyb): Suspicions
1 Free pd12162 Texhnolyze DVD 5 (Hyb): Lies & Despai

Ordered on 9/14, no news on shipping.

Then just order 2+ and buy the box separately. It still does not kill the deal. Also, with a lot of these, there is no 1+box or the 1+box is completely oop.

Yes. That would be because, if you didn't notice, this is a firesale/warehouse clearance. Trigun was on it last week and appears to have mostly sold out already.

However you might check back later - volumes of Last Exile and Paranoia Agent were both on the list one day, then off the list for the next two, and then back on afterwards.

made my purchase on 09/12

This is my current status. Lets see who get thier stuff first.

1 pd12614 Ah! My Goddess the Motion Picture DVD (Hyb) [DTS V 0.00 On Order From Manufacturer
1 pd11973 Gatekeepers 21 DVD 1 (Hyb): Invader Hunters 0.00 Reserved For Your Order
1 pd11974 Gatekeepers 21 DVD 2 (Hyb): The Final Gate 0.00 Reserved For Your Order
1 geneonsale25 Geneon Special Promo: 25 for $100 offer 100.00 Gift product
1 pd12046 Haibane Renmei DVD 1 (Hyb): New Feather 0.00 Reserved For Your Order
1 pd12047 Haibane Renmei DVD 2 (Hyb): Wings of Sorrow 0.00 Reserved For Your Order
1 pd12048 Haibane Renmei DVD 3 (Hyb): Bird of Freedom 0.00 Reserved For Your Order
1 pd12049 Haibane Renmei DVD 4 (Hyb): Day of Flight 0.00 Reserved For Your Order
1 pd12127 Last Exile DVD 4 (Hyb): Breakthrough 0.00 Reserved For Your Order
1 pd12128 Last Exile DVD 5 (Hyb): Grand Stream 0.00 Reserved For Your Order
1 pd12129 Last Exile DVD 6 (Hyb): Queen Delphine 0.00 Reserved For Your Order
1 pd12130 Last Exile DVD 7 (Hyb): Sealed Move 0.00 Reserved For Your Order
1 pd12498 Melody of Oblivion DVD 1 (Hyb): Arrangement 0.00 On Order From Manufacturer
1 pd12499 Melody of Oblivion DVD 2 (Hyb): Monotone 0.00 Reserved For Your Order
1 pd12500 Melody of Oblivion DVD 3 (Hyb): Metronome 0.00 On Order From Manufacturer
1 pd12501 Melody of Oblivion DVD 4 (Hyb): Solo 0.00 On Order From Manufacturer
1 pd12502 Melody of Oblivion DVD 5 (Hyb): Refrain 0.00 Reserved For Your Order
1 pd12503 Melody of Oblivion DVD 6 (Hyb): Final Score 0.00 On Order From Manufacturer
1 pd12431 Mermaid Forest DVD 1 (Hyb): Quest for Death 0.00 Reserved For Your Order
1 pd12432 Mermaid Forest DVD 2 (Hyb): Bitter Flesh 0.00 Reserved For Your Order
1 pd12433 Mermaid Forest DVD 3 (Hyb): Unquenchable Thirst 0.00 On Order From Manufacturer
1 pd12434 Mermaid Forest DVD 4 (Hyb): Unending Nightmare 0.00 On Order From Manufacturer
1 pd12347 Tsukihime, Lunar Legend DVD 1 (Hyb): Life Threads 0.00 Reserved For Your Order
1 pd12348 Tsukihime, Lunar Legend DVD 2 (Hyb): Lunar Dance 0.00 On Order From Manufacturer
1 pd12349 Tsukihime, Lunar Legend DVD 3 (Hyb): Nocturnal Fat 0.00 Reserved For Your Order
1 pd11705 Vandread DVD 3 (Hyb): Great Expectations 0.00 Reserved For Your Order

Several of mine shipped, but the majority of the list was placed on "backorder"... which I thought should have been avoided since everything I ordered had mass quantities of product in stock...

My order now said "process" so i guess it is shipping soon.

I did receive my labors day order form adv. The cheapsaktes included a vol1 of Dunbine as special gift.

i got my order today, there was an error processing the order a few weeks ago when they prepared to ship the package originally. anyway, the service was great and they sent me an extra CD.

Doh, I got mine on monday and all the extras I got was a Catalog.

You call that a great deal? Not in my book!

That's a great set if you are into the high drama animes. Though I would've changed Trigun (which is mostly comedy) with something like Tsukihime.

25 DVDs for $100 isn't a deal to you?

$4 a disc?

What would be a deal to you?

Personally I loved the sale, I finished Daphne and got the entirety of:

Last Exile
Gad Guard
Haibane Renmei
and Tsukihime

all at once, along with Patlabor WXIII (which had too little patlabor.)

Animes $4.99 in Canada!!
 

Hey peoples, I know this post wont help everyone, but my fellow Canadian fans should be interested to know that there is some anime available for 4.99. I was going through a 4.99 bin at Zellers and found a bunch.

Mini Goddess Volume 4,
Yu-Gi-Oh Volume 10,
Boys over Flowers (don't remember what the volume number was and it's too far away to check... Laaaazyyynessss)
Medabot volume 1.
Yu-Gi-Oh Battle City 1 and 2
Tenchi Muyou GX(dont remember what volume again),
Gasaraki(Same as previous),
Soul Hunter(same as previous previous)

All 4.99, all a fairly larger sum to buy online O.o.. Especially the minigoddess when I was checking. So if you live near a zellers I would check things out in those sale bins that have all those cheap movies we wouldn't watch anymore(well I shouldn't say that since there were a few other good movies in there like a Narnia Documentary) I know it made me feel warm and fuzzy inside

ADV Sale 25 for 100
 

Since we should not discuss the sale on the 'Where to buy' thread, here is a post for the sale to keep those aware and for those who don't read the 'Where to buy' thread.

Just like Last Years Geneon sale, Rightstuf has an ADV sale!
10 for 50
25 for 100.

Kudos to Xellos for getting a hold of FMP1 Artbox (/cry for me who missed it).

Now that my wallet is lighter, I'm waiting for a Funi and Bandai sale! hehe.

i am hopping for a bandai or funimation sale next as well.

Now I need to find room to put all my new dvds.

Thought I'd point out some stuff in case some people are sitting on the fence. Initially (yesterday) when I saw that the sale was going to be "select ADV" titles (select seems to mean pre-2006), I was going to pass on the sale. ADV is always really good at thinpacking their collections (most of these are already thinpacked), so I was thinking I wouldn't end up saving very much money.
However, after I thought about it for a little bit, I realized that I was very wrong. If you get the 25 DVD's, you're spending $4 a DVD, meaning a series like Chrono Crusade (7 DVDs) costs $28, as opposed to $50-something (at DVDPacific) for the thinpack. Also, as Forbin hinted above, the DVD+Artbox sets are also in the sale - I was able to get box+complete discs for Kino's Journeys, and Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi. I managed to get all of Chrono Crusade (plus the box) except volume 2, and I managed to get all of Excel Saga and Elfen Lied (but no boxes for either).
Just thought I'd point it out in case anyone was thinking like me. While it's not as great a sale as it would have been if it was, say, Funimation (who never thinpacks anything and only occasionally offers complete sets), it's still quite a deal.

I missed last year's Geneon sale (it happened right when I was broke). :( I'm hoping the next sale is Funimation, though I'd like it to happen next year so that the selected items will include last year's releases (yes, I'm a greedy bastard). :D

There is also a catch. ADV removes the extras from the thinpaks. If you do not mind this, then the thinpaks may be cheaper. Your math is right, but it depends on the series. For some series, this is NOT a sale. The price is the same or more expensive than the thinpaks. If you don't mind the lack of extras, the thinpaks might be the way to go. This is deal but not a great one. (Angelic layer comes to mind where the thinpak is going for ~$28.)

Personally i never care for the extras that much. It is packaging I am more concering about. It is the reason i bought the Divergence Eve thin pack and not the 3 singles. The rpice was about the same but the thin pack had a box.

ADV only started doing this recently (Chrono Crusade was the first one, I believe) - so some of these series would actually have all the special features in the thinpack. Personally I generally don't care about the special features, I generally prefer thinpacks because I only have so much shelf space and thinpacks leave more of that space open for other stuff, but I'm not turning away a better deal to keep them, and your point is still very valid. A lot of those series have thinpacks where the special features have been removed.
And you're correct, some of them would be cheaper in thinpack (the one I was thinking of when i wrote the post was Rune Soldier, which has seven discs and the thinpack is approx $28). I didn't mention that on purpose though because I think it only works out that way for a small number of series. For reference, the more likely lack of a deal is when you're buying something like Elfen Lied - the thinpack is approximately $25 and the four discs add up to be $20. However, for some things (every volume of Gatchaman was up there last I saw) it's a great deal. So it really depends (which is, I think, what we're both saying).

I just meant for people not to automatically dismiss it because it was ADV. There are some pretty good deals in there.

EDIT: Also, thanks to whichever mod moved this. I knew this thread existed somewhere yesterday (when I made my order I wanted to put it up so other people would know about it), but I couldn't find it and didn't have time to do an in-depth search.

I posted this in the Haruhi Suzumiya forum on 2/26, but I'll also post it here:
:cool:

Even through the guy i spoke yesterday at Rightstuff said unlike last years Genon sale they won't be adding new items to the list. I just notice that they have added at least 2 new items vol6 of Godannar and vol3 of Loki.

Rightstuf is having another sale. Not as good as the last one but still a couple of good deals in there.

35% of selected genon products. With a additional 10% off with their animeclub card.

Minor correction it's 35% off all DVD's and 28% off all CDs.
Preorders are included as well.

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...ma/ADVSALE.jpg

Recommandtions:

Area88 OVA
Aura Dunbine
Birth
Kimagure Orange Road: Summer's Beginning
Megazone 23
Original Dirty Pair
Prefectural Earth Defense Force
Saint Seiya

Click here to go to the ADV SALE

Disclaimer (please read):

Products offered through this sale are clearance and close-out items. As such, product bar codes will be reconfigured, replaced or physically altered (including by means of cutting, punching or drilling). Some products may be open box. Some products may be delivered without full retail packaging. Except as expressly provided otherwise, products are sold as-is.