Yep- and most of the time if there is anime to
rent it's dubbed.
Actually, both Blockbuster and Hollywood video
are shifting large portions of their stock to
DVD, and the standard for DVD is bilingual with
subtitles, with VERY few exceptions (like Pokemon
and Power Stone).
I'm to the point now where I
hate dubs- I felt so screwed for buying Vampire
Hunter D bloodlust - a dvd with NO JAPANESE
LANGUAGE OPTION???
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust was produced in
English. A Japanese dub was produced for a
secondary Japanese theatrical run, but that's not
available on the Japanese DVD or the Korean one.
I fear this is the trend anime will go- poor
dubs with no option for subs anymore.
As I said, the standard these days is bilingual
with removable subs. VHD: Bloodlust is a notable
exception because it was produced in English to
begin with. (On the same note, Blood: The Last
Vampire doesn't contain two language tracks,
because it was recorded in a mixture of Japanese
and English.) The only other exceptions are
kiddie shows, due to the ways their licensors
(like 4Kids and Lacey entertainment) edit the
shows BEFORE they create the dub.
Apparently dubs
outsell subs by a pretty good margin
This is no longer an issue, thanks to the
prevalence of DVD.
[snip]
And anime is still often $30 a tape/dvd for 45
minutes to an hour, which is very high.
Compared to what? Japanese DVDs tend to be
anywhere from 2,900 ($22) to 6,800 ($60) per
EPISODE (slightly cheaper if you're getting a TV
series). The only stuff being sold at your price
is OVA releases, and precious few at that. But
those are OVA releases, so you'd expect them to
be more expensive anyway.
[snip]
Ebay can be a good place to find deals, but
not
always, and sometimes shipping makes it cost as
much or more than buying from the store.
I think eBay is a very good place-- if you're
selling. eBay's proxy system is much kinder to
sellers than it is to buyers. I usually sell
used discs there for $15-20, which isn't bad
considering I rarely pay more than $22 per disc.
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