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REVIEW: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Blu-Ray Box Set 1

Stampeed Valkyrie wrote:

Congrats, give yourself a pat on the back and i'd offer you a cookie if you were local. I'd pay the lesser amount as well, but Funi's version is OOP. If you can find it again, go for it.

Used copies are pretty easy to find on eBay if people just search for it. Fans always seem to act like all OOP anime are equally rare when they're not.

So I looked on the bay... you mentioned you got both parts for $60.. and that was new.
Take a look for yourself how much they are going for now.. New. Used discs are plentiful and their condition questionable.

And this is why Japan values it's own market over the American market. Japanese fans plop down hundreds for a show they love, which in turn rewards the creators for their work and ensures more installments of said franchise, while we're wringing our hands and refusing to buy anything but a budget boxset and insult those who do. Add y'all wonder why producers are so dismissive of the American fanbase.

I will say it again, the price of these AoA sets is not bad. $200 for 64 episodes is a good deal, especially if you consider that Aniplex USA could easily have charged $500 or more for the whole series. Also, the original Funimation BD releases cost around $170 combined.

For those interested in collecting this show, get these sets now because once they go OOP who knows when the series will be back in print...probably never again.