I was also originally duped by a dishonest seller 
before I knew that *BOTH* SonMay and EverAnime 
were bootlegs. (I'd known about SonMay, but not 
EverAnime. *grrrr*) Now I don't buy a damn thing 
over here unless it's an official US release. If 
I'm buying a Japanese release CD, I go to one of 
three places:

Amazon.co.jp
(Note: Since domestic shipping is free, but they 
charge 3000yen for international shipping, it's 
actually cheaper to go through a deputy than to 
order the things yourself!)

Animaxis.com
(Waiting patently for their return. . .)

Yahoo Japan
(Only after I research the CD in question and 
check the labels. I usually only get CD singles 
here since they're "low risk" -- bootleggers seem 
to not bother with CD singles.)

Both my .hack//SIGN soundtracks came from Amazon 
Japan (2800yen each before shipping) and my Ah My 
Goddess movie soundtrack came from Animaxis (at 
about $35US -- I forget the yen cost). My game 
soundtrack for Dracula X: Nocturne in the 
Moonlight (aka: Castlevania) cost +/-$40 (again, 
I forget the exact yen cost).

That is what real Japanese CDs cost new.

Anyone looking for the Spirited Away soundtrack 
has no further to look than the domestic released 
disc. . . I own it and it's exactly what is on 
the Japanese disc. Also for Vampire Princess Miyu 
TV, the domestic disc is a perfect rerelease of 
the Japanese -- I have both and have listened to 
them side by side.

(REALLY off topic. . . If anyone bought the 
limited edition Vampire Miyu TV DVD box set and 
doesn't want the cutsey "Mystery Friendship 
Charm", please write to me. My friend and I would 
like another. ^_~~)

Many Sharp Smiles,
--Drac