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wandering-dreamer
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Oh man I need those shelves, just the shelves mind you, KoH can keep what's on them (and I sympathize with the height, I have some that go to the ceiling in my room so they're 8-9 feet tall and I'm barely over 5ft, I've gotta pull out the step-ladder and pile some of my thicker books on it if I want to reach the top shelves).
Weirdly enough I've actually seen all three shows on Shelf Life this week and agree with most of what Bamboo said (well, that part's not weird but in any case); TowaNoQuon had weird pacing issues (which I feel like might have been resolved if it had been a tv series instead of a movie series), I saw some of Maid-Sama and then read the manga instead but had to give up because, like you said, there's just barely any character development going on, and Shangri-La ended up being a mess by the end (the whole "things are happening quickly yet not being explained" is spot on, I think this must just've been a week of weirdly paced shows). |
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Tochiro
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Really really impressive shelves! It's always nice to see a collection displayed properly. Am utterly jealous that you have the room to do so. Hope you dont get earthquakes every other week like we do here in Japan though. Otherwise you would probably be picking most of those discs up off the floor once or twice a month ^^;
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The King of Harts
 Posts: 6712 Location: Mount Crawford, Virginia |
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Hell yea my shelves got posted! Thank you for the kind words, everyone! It really means a lot since I take great pride in my collection.
Yea, I got nice and light step stool I keep. It's only a foot off the ground, but it's just enough of a boost to get the job done.
Yes! Imported straight from the motherland herself early last year for about $65. Nowadays, though, you can get a copy here for only $50.
I didn't even think about trying to get him in the picture. You can get a glimpse of his feet in the top left corner of this picture.
I have several types of things up there. Cut up spacer boxes (like you get with limited editions to keep things in place), slip covers (or O-rings), disc inserts, post cards, the cards you get with TRSI orders, and other various posters and extras. I have a crap ton more to put up, but I didn't feel like doing it before I took the picture. I may even have to start using my ceiling. As for Saber Marionette J, I grabbed that a few years back for $26. Box number 4454, baby! I originally had the AL set for just the first season, but I liked it enough to get the rest and decided to just get the Ultimate box. Although, I still haven't tried Again or J to X since I'm a bit turned off by how Bandai never used the same dub studio for the franchise.
Like I said, I love me some PSG! I have matching Panty and Scanty figures coming in May (I hope) and I plan on eventually getting the RIO Bones as well. It's a bit ambitions (and expensive), but I want the best PSG figure collection possible. That's why it has it's own little shelf: I plan on filling it up with lots of figures!
I'm in Virginia. Outside of one flooky one a couple years back, we don't get any earthquakes, thank goodness. Although, I'm now curious about how Japanese otaku deal with earthquakes. |
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zawa113
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Man, I am jealous of those shelving units! I wish I could just build from the floor to the ceiling and line it with anime and manga. And then be able to display the biggest side of every box to my heart's content. I would probably dedicate an entire shelf to Gurren Lagann myself, lol, and then nothing would be double shelved either, it would be glorious! Someday...
I also notice that you have a lot of yet to be filled shelves, very wise.... might as well just go all out if you know it'll be filled someday, right? |
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JuniorMintKiss
 Posts: 81 Location: Utah |
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Maid Sama has a place on my shelf and it's not going to disappear any time soon. I found it very appealing after watching some stagnant titles and Usui made me laugh out loud on almost every episode. I had to keep rewinding the parts where Usui spoiler[buzzes like a locust everytime he stares at Misaki.]
My discs came in separate standard cases, so I'm glad I was spared all that bulkiness. |
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Agent355
 Posts: 5113 Location: Crackberry in hand, thumbs at the ready... |
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I read some of Maid-Sama, and I'm glad I'm not the only one who has a problem with Usui. I hate shojo that introduces a strong, smart female protagonist just to have an overprotective/obsessive/jerky pretty boy love interest bring her down in the name of "romance" (see also: Hana Yori Dango). If his character improves as the manga goes along, I'm glad. It's too bad anime usually has to be produced before the source material is complete.
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Ashen Phoenix
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Same here. I fell in love with it thanks to the manga, and though I'm sad the anime doesn't really cover the major character-building moments found in later parts, what it showed was fun and true to the series. Now if only someone could license-rescue the manga, I could complete my collection. |
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Covnam
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Ah, that's a good use for those things. I just have a pile of those cards from TRSI off to the side and those spacers packed away. I wish I had waited to get the box set, I've got #489 which is nice, but I much rather have saved $50-$100... The original series J was definitely the best of the 3. You're not missing much by skipping the two follow-ups, but if you already have 'em... I do recommend picking up R though, it wasn't released by Bandai, so it should still be available. It's a different (darker) tone and style from J though just to give you a heads up. |
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Animerican14
 Posts: 963 Location: Saint Louis, MO |
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Man, that's some Shelf Obsessed display of.... being economically privileged? XP I kid, I kid... honestly, it's pretty cool to see such a display of anime from The King of Harts. You've definitely earned your 'Collector Extraordinaire' status-- can't touch that collection myself! (But then again, of the comparatively few anime DVDs/BDs and box sets I own, there are still some releases I haven't given myself the time to see!)
I guess I do wonder sometimes, though, where the money for all this comes from or where you get the time to even collect and manage all this, given that collectors like you might be a college student (such as myself). It could be a matter of differing financial situations; it could also be just how we appropriate our own money, where my percentage of anime-related purchases isn't as high as yours. Anyway, it really isn't my business-- just wanted to get that out there. Innocent, curious question though-- I presume that you got two of each of the "limited edition" sets for Madoka Magica? I see that you have each of the 12 episode end cards represented. |
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NeoPhoenixTE
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Just gotta comment on one thing on the shelves: Anyone who has a fscking Dragonzord on their shelf wins in my book!
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CrowLia
 Posts: 5505 Location: Mexico |
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I always wonder about this too. The average age for ANN users is around 20-30 right? How do you people afford all this? I'm always left at awe. Oh, well, I'm seriously envious of all that space. Even if I had the money to buy all that stuff, I wouldn't have any room to store it [typing from a cramped bedroom, sharing with little sister. 4 square meters, at most] |
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Animegomaniac
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As other people have mentioned, it's the addition, the really too late addition considering he's the other love interest, of childhood friend Shintani to Maid-Sama that made the show okay. I liked the styling of the manga born drawn humor and as for characters, there's Misaki and her deadpan sister Suzuna but everyone else {including Usui} is just dead weight.
What makes Shintani so compelling is that he's the exact opposite of Usui's bland perfection. Shintani's dumb but hardworking, loyal but still a dork. And he is awesome. His re-introduction to Misaki is worth a viewing if only to remind the viewer "yes, this is what the losers in shoujo mangas act like." It's no surprise that the original manga was created by a man. The series would have been greatly benefitted with his introduction around episode ... 8, let's say. Towa no Quon? All I remember about that show is 1) I never saw episode 6 and 2) There was something I really hated about it concerning the plant monster episode but I forgot what it was.
Wait, I love "girls with boomerangs" shows. I think... I'm not even sure if this show's in my online listing, I know I've heard of it. |
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Ortensia1980
 Posts: 803 Location: some town near Amsterdam |
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I loved Maid-Sama, but I definitely agree with what Bamboo said about the dvd cover. The picture on the back of the complete collection sounds like the same one that's on the cover of the Part 2 set. If you saw that in the store, you'd definitely think that it's a pervy maid anime.
Those shelves are amazing. King of Harts, I'm jealous. Wish that I had the room to display my Utena box sets like that. And how does that magical girl Arcueid figure look by the way? I've been contemplating buying that one for quite some time now... |
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potatochobit
 Posts: 1373 Location: TEXAS |
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aaron, is that k-on! on DVD, nooooo....!
and did just finish building the puella magica shelf, lol |
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ailblentyn
 Posts: 1688 Location: body in Ohio, heart in Sydney |
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Seriously, it's a very pretty display. |
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