Forum - View topicThe Mike Toole Show - The Box of Crap
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Chrno2
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I really enjoyed this column. BoC, hmmm...I'm sort of divided on the whole thing. I've seen these offers advertised but never bothered because I don't like owning stuff I already have. Plus, I don't have anyone I can give stuff to. Not to mention some series I never had interest in, so I doubt I'd track them down. But I can appreciate the mystique of receiving one of those boxes and opening it up and seeing all those anime titles wrapped in their shiny and colorful packaging. Which again shows you how much I or anyone loves the medium. It's enough to make anyone light up even if there are some titles you might not want. Just the way everything is laid out, and you just browse looking them over closely. It's like Xmas anytime. Which is also why I enjoy looking through donations here at the job. When someone donates a box of anime the materials are automatically passed my way. I always delight at going through some of the titles hoping to find a few "keepers". The downside is the dust that is a testament to how long they've been stored away.
The good thing about the BoC is people who really enjoy their shows and when they see a show they've been wanting to see for a long time they get that collectors itch to complete it. But it is definitely a task. Some of you may remember an obscure anime title called 'Brigadoon' aka Brigadoon: Melan & Marin, which was released by the now defunct Tokyopop. This was the first series I purchased on import DVD. I literally purchased a region free DVD player solely for this series. It was the one series that sort of intrigued me when Tokyopop, (when they first became TP) mentioned it on their site as the one (niche) title that they may have been following. Not to mention it was the brainfart of Yoshitomo with Kimura (doing character designs). Y'know those guys of GaoGaigGar fame. But it was Kimura's Variable Geo OVA that had me following his work. Then you find out his connection with Yoshitomo. Brigadoon was the 2nd work they'd do together. You can only imagine what craziness that entailed. It would be years later that this title would become part of TP's catalog for US release. It's also now the most obscure anime title because either no knew or cared enough about it to even give it a look. Digital fansubs were a new thing and once that picked up steam Brigadoon wasn't even on the radar to pop up on illegal torrent sites. It was practically NO NEWS. It's not a bad series per se, it's pretty decent and cute. That is you think 12 yr 400 (17) yr old hooks ups are a thing. Clamp did that plenty. I enjoyed it for what it was watching it raw. When TP finally released it (which shocked me) I had put it off for a good while. Mainly due to the price per vol. and release dates. Plus, I had to cut back on my spending until I got things in order. I was also put off by the covers, they were very uninteresting. I really wish they could have used some of the original covers. They were much more pleasing to the eye. But when I think back to them I now think they were trying to make it look somewhat retro, in the way of Astro Boy. I dunno. When the time came for me to finally add the series to my collection I had a problem finding 3 vols out of 6. I was able to get from TRSI cheap. Between DVD Empire, and Half.com/Ebay would allow me to gain the remaining 3. What makes it harder is the order. Those vols cost me almost $15-$17 with S&H from 3 places vs. TRSI whose leftovers run $4-$6. Which is still cheaper than $145 when they were first released. I wanted to get this series so I could finally watch it in English. It was the one import title I would buy again. I still have yet sit down and watch it. The BoC can be fun, many YT'bers, hell ever ANN's column on Pile of Crap can benefit from pot luck anime. But for me I'll just look at your pretty boxes with prizes inside. |
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belvadeer
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...What? |
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Brand
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I highly considered picking up the manga version of this but I already own 750+ manga. So, the chances of me getting something I wanted, or might interest me is pretty low. My friend suggested picked up a box for trading purposes but I had the feeling the tittles would be the kind of overstocked half finished TokyoPop titles. That at this point few collectors would want.
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britannicamoore
 Posts: 2618 Location: Out. |
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When do these sales run? I've never heard of them and i'm always down to play dvd lotto.
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kevinx59
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Right stuff always has blind box items. http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/rnYvo=ZO=PtBHiVqKn/browse/category/4/153/0 Crunchyroll sells the 30 packs I think. |
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PurpleWarrior13
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Where could I go to find the manga equivalent? That actually could be worth it since manga is handled differently (they aren't usually re-released in cheaper box sets), and I could probably complete the series I like fairly easily. Not that I don't have a lot of single manga volumes anyway.
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CountZeroOR
 Subscriber Posts: 73 Location: Oregon |
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I got the boxed set, and I got a similar mix of stand alones and volumes. I actually didn't mind the number of volume ones for shows I can get in boxed sets for fairly cheap - it gives me a chance to get a taste of a show before hunting down the boxed set or renting it from Netflix.
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CountZeroOR
Subscriber Posts: 73 Location: Oregon |
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Crunchyroll had a similar grab box for manga this year as well. I considered going with that grab box, but I decided to go with the anime one instead. |
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dangerwhat
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Wow 8O I didn't know that was a thing - I just assumed sellers were responded to percieved demand and setting the prices themselves. Thank you for the clarification. Hey, I've shopped at the Anime Corner Store befor - I didn't realize you were on the forums here. Nice to "meet" you! |
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dupl0
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I got the random crunchyroll box back when it was offered up.
Now that I've opend it up to see what's in there. I have 5 of those Dragon DVDs is that series even any good? I got some other good stuff like Appleseed, that i already have.. |
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