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zrdb
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I'm not trying to be insulting but I looked at the pics of the collection and was not impressed-mostly all I see is manga and statues, my collection is almost 100% anime dvds and a few tapes. $3000 per month is al lot to spend on a hobby. At my peak anime buying period I was spending maybe 400 to 500 bucks a month on anime dvds-there comes a point where you run out of space or realize that your collection is getting unwieldy and you'll never be able to realistically watch it all-that's where I am right now. As for DBE-no way would I waste my time or money watching such a piece of tripe.
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ANN_Bamboo
ANN Contributor
 Posts: 3904 Location: CO |
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Yes, I agree. His collection sucks because it's not exactly what I'd put in my collection.
Boooooooo! Boooooooooo! Hissssssss! [/sarcasm] |
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luffypirate
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he's 20 years old and he's spending $3000 a month on anime and games???? this kid probably has some really awesome parents! as tempting as it is id NEVER EVER piss away that much on anime related things in a month. you should start saving your money tim! i dont think you will be watching much magical girl lyrical nanoha when you are 50
 being a full time employee and college student if i make $3000 in a month its a blessing. im pretty sure i got you beat on the hdtv though 
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zatheus
 Posts: 78 Location: Ohio |
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If I moved back in with my parents I could almost compete with him...... but my parents would ask why I was moving back in and when I gave them that reason they would kick me out.
 Granted if I could do that my parents would not want my anime collection spilling into their living room. Its only grown even more so since I moved out.
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Ravenschwann
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PEOPLE!
Thats my collection, for some reason, I couldn't get to my old account. Anyways, I haven't had time to read all the bashing about my collection. Theres a typo there, its "2k" I'm really really really really sorry about that. And most are you are asking how I could spend all of that on this, well, if you look beside my TV. I have figures, and Nendoroids. Does anyone know the prices of these things? Including shipping? cause I do, and its expensive. I have tons of stuff on pre-order as well. And when I said I first started collecting of this year, I ment figures only. Everything else has been awhile. I don't watch all the anime I buy. Everything I buy though are things I like. I haven't read all the manga I own. I work a lot, and I mean a lot. We own a restaurant. OWN it. so its a lot of work. I will reply to post from here on out. when I have time, its back to work for me. And might I add, that I buy games as well? don't play them all. And its not like I have no life, I spend quite a bit on clothing. oh, and I don't go to school, I've been working before and after I've left highschool. 6 days a week. Do the math. |
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Ravenschwann
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As for the Code Geass R2, I had collected the limited edition Code Geass R1 dvds, then watched them all at once, loved the epic series, and couldn't wait another year to watch R2, so I did the unsaid, dis-respectful thing everyone else does, and watched fansubs. So hate me, its not like I'm not going to buy R2 when its out. I love having my fav series in my collection. |
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doctordoom85
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Don't take it too hard, Raven, I for one think your collection rocks and wish mine were as big (got around 150 DVDs, 100 manga volumes, and 20 figures). Wouldn't mind a digital camera either so I can actually post my shelves.
Your family owns a restaurant? That's pretty cool. |
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panzer.time
 Posts: 65 Location: Hippie camp |
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I thought it was definitely a respectable collection. I was just trying to unravel the "3k a month" bit.
And 2,000.00 CAD = 1,836.47 USD. |
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Ravenschwann
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I guess I did take it a bit hard, but I do enjoy all this back talk. And hey, I have a nice collection, who cares what others complain about it.
I want to see way more collections though! Big or small, I follow a site called figure.fm, and tons have posted there. |
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panzer.time
Posts: 65 Location: Hippie camp |
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I'd show mine, but what I have can't truly be called a collection.
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Quark
 Posts: 710 Location: British Columbia, Canada |
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Pay them no mind. Anyone who feels the need to bash a collection because the collector doesn't like the same things they do is a weiner. I for one am jealous, especially of the budget you have. I've just started collecting figures, and if I had $2000 a month (especially working in a restaurant! I work in a restaurant and have nowhere near that expendable income) to spend on them...well, I'd have a lot of figures. |
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TatsuGero23
 Posts: 1277 Location: Sniper Island, USA (It's in your heart!) |
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Ravenschwann: Don't take it so hard Raven. They all just jealous. And a bit mystified at the cost is all. I'm surprised people were so surprised by it all. We have all kinds of fans. Collectors, Boxset guys, toy fans, casual fans, hardcores etc etc. I like your collection and all the little figures you had guarding your manga.
 Hell, there are some weeks where I feel weird that I haven't bought any anime and then go out to get a anime series.
Although I still like that ones guy who's entertainment room was all for anime and manga. That room was awesome. My collection is supposely big, according to my friends and family, so someday I'll send a pic. I'm getting new shelves and reorganizing everything right now. |
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Zin5ki
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I do like that website, primarily because those with comparatively small collections such as myself are seemingly welcomed. Though this may sound like a lukewarm defence of my situation, there is much to be appreciated about a more modest accumulation of titles. Unless one's tastes are highly broad - which mine aren't - then the titles one's shelf does sport each say a little more about one's tastes than they would do if amidst hundreds of other keep-cases. Of course, the latter case might be a more impressive spectacle overall however, but circumstances vary from person to person. |
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Quark
Posts: 710 Location: British Columbia, Canada |
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There's nothing wrong with a collection filled only with the shows that you really like. My collection is on the opposite side of the spectrum - a lot of shows that I like, some that I don't, and a ton that I haven't watched yet. The problem with this is - I can't bear to get rid of any of my DVDs, even the ones I hated. I've become so enamored of how pretty they look on the shelf, and how big my collection is that I can't get rid of them. Your way of collecting sounds a lot less expensive, easier to keep tidy, and like you said, is more of a display of your personal tastes than the large collection that contains everything. |
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Tamaria
 Posts: 1512 Location: De Achterhoek |
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I like collections with special items. Quality, not quantity. Sure, there are huge collections with plenty of quality, but I've seen just as many that were mostly made up of uninteresting things the owner likely bought cheap and can't be bothered to get rid off.
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