Gamer's and Anime Lover's Guide: Where to buy

Ahh (yes I am considering opening all of my posts with the sound of me drinking a sunkist), this is a guide on where to buy Anime DVDs (at lower prices) and Video Games (including japanese and PAL region games).



Anime DVDs Where to buy?

Ok if you really don't want to buy online then your best bet is either your local Fry's Electronics or Best Buy because those both sell Anime DVDs for less than other retail stores (Fry's has a better collection but odds are that you probably live closer to a Best Buy than a Fry's). However for buying online, oh man you are in for a treat, http://www.rightstuf.com/ don't ask questions, if your reading this and you don't want to kill the anime industry by not buying the DVDs because you don't have enough money, check out rightstuf.com. ok so remember the stuff I said about best buy selling stuff for less than other retail stores, ok now imagine that but for a bit less then combine that with weekly sales (as I write this post there is currently a sale on all funimation products) and then if it's kind of old like, Fullmetal Alchemist, Big O, Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star, Dragon Ball Z (the first few uncut box sets), Naruto (most of the uncut box sets), Desert Punk, and Gankutsuou (the older $150 box set is $30) then it is SUPER cheap.



US Region Video Games:

First thing is first check if your local game store has it, then if they don't try amazon, and if no luck there (like say if your looking for something rare like Canon Spike or Klonoa: Door to Phantomile) then try eBay and if STILL no luck there than (and I recommend this if your looking for classic games too) try a swap meet, you might find what your looking for for dirt cheap, and as a last resort (this is mainly for classic games) try your local Goodwill.



PAL Region Video Games:

Ok this is for people in the US and places besides Europe, if you live in Europe you can easily find these games on amazon (whereas the rest of us are not allowed to buy anything but freakin books on Amazon UK... I want Ape Escape Academy 2 soooo badly...). Anyway... if your looking for UK games and don't know where to find em, look on eBay, because on eBay (unlike Amazon) it's not the website's choice what people from other countries can buy, it's the seller's choice, so just look for the "ships to" section. Sorry that's all I know about finding PAL region games, if anyone knows where else I can find them please feel free to tell me.



Japanese Region Video Games:

Ok, let's see... wow this will be a long one... so, if you want to buy something new or not that old (let's say you have your eyes set on the new Shippuden game Accel 3 or Bleach DS: 4th) then I would probably go with http://www.play-asia.com/. You see Play-Asia is the standard for importing it's the site all the importers know about and you think their prices are steep but that's actually about as much as they cost in japan (well maybe not for freakin Gekitou Ninja Taisen 4, which they seem to have either kept it at the same price it was when it came out (sometime before 2006) or possibly even raised the price, oh well it's so good it's worth it. Play-Asia is usually for buying the game new, but if the game your looking for is maybe a bit older or waiting like a whole month just to get a game if you didn't pay for the good shipping *cough* play-asia *cough* or maybe that you don't care if it's used you just don't want to spend too much, then try http://www.blogger.com/www.play-japan.com Yeah I know they kinda ripped off play-asia's name... but believe me they are awesome and very good for used games, they're shipping is also very quick. Now if you can't find the game your looking for at either of those websites, try eBay, the bad side of eBay is... well the prices tend to be... kinda high most of the time, I found the Gantz game on there for about $90 plus $10 shipping... however I also found the Gantz game by another user for about $70 (that included shipping), so just look around and hope you find it.



Well that was my guide on where to buy different region video games and buying anime at lower prices, I think what I might do next involving import gaming... but that'll be next time, remember I post almost everyday (I might skip a day here and there) so please try to visit daily.