Buyer's Guide to Anime/Manga/Etc. (plus SALES updates)

Originally Posted by Sakabadger

13 days after I placed my order, all of them are still on order or reserved.

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Well, from what I can see, you want the "reserved for your order" status. That just means they have it in stock and are waiting for the other items until they ship.

Originally Posted by sabbey

Yep, mine came in on Monday. Funny that the charge hasn't show up yet on my bank account though...

aww what a flop. I got charged on the spot. But I guess thats why I'm already getting mine so no worries ^^;.

Got my confirmation two days ago with everything in stock. I'll edit when the loot comes.

My dvds came in today. I only wish they can ring my doorbell instead of leaving out in the open by my front door >.>;. Once I opened it up, It has everything I ordered so the rest is fine. Anyone else get theirs ?

I'll post a pic on the other thread to show what I have.

UPDATE! New RIGHTSTUF SALE! Now its a Viz sale this time, not quite as good as the Geneon Sale, but now is the time to grab some manga! 33% off all manga titles from Viz, and 40% off their DVDs. Good through the 15th. have fun
Im probably guna grab the missing 4 volumes of Silent Mobius, and get FMA 13-15(preorder)

I always wanted to grab the Jinchuu Arc from Rurouni Kenshin. Does anyone have an idea is to where it starts (what volume)?

Anime-wise, it is sort-of-but-not-really covered in the second OVA, Samurai X Reflections.

Manga-wise, you should start at volume 18.

Also, my RightStuf order is still not shipped yet. ;_;

Originally Posted by Sakabadger

Also, my RightStuf order is still not shipped yet. ;_;

Call them on it, I called on something that was 'possessing' and had been for a week, i called, they figured out the problem and got it to me 4 days later :]

I sent another e-mail to customer service (I'm rather too phone shy to call) so I hope it all works out. I know the sale was pretty big and that they must have gotten a ton of orders so I can't bring myself to be very angry... but still, a month of waiting (for items that are consistently displayed as being well in stock on the site) is pretty unhappy.

Originally Posted by Sakabadger

Anime-wise, it is sort-of-but-not-really covered in the second OVA, Samurai X Reflections.

Manga-wise, you should start at volume 18.

Also, my RightStuf order is still not shipped yet. ;_;

Heh.That sucks because mine came in a while ago and today I'm getting my second shipment of other stuff. You should ask for a free item for the lack of time >.>.

Reflections was an ok OVA. I only wish it stuck with the manga since:

Spoiler:

Kenshin never dies. Still, a solid anime with dramatic music.

As for vol 18-28 including Death Note 12, It looks like it'll cost me about 65 bucks >.<. I'm not that desperate but it's whatever.

Yeah, I'm in the same ship as Saka. I've been waiting for Rightstuf for a month. I'll have to call them soon because this is getting a bit ridiculous. It's a big sale but a month? I'd expect 2 weeks at max.

Originally Posted by AcerBandit

Yeah, I'm in the same ship as Saka. I've been waiting for Rightstuf for a month. I'll have to call them soon because this is getting a bit ridiculous. It's a big sale but a month? I'd expect 2 weeks at max.

Well, I can kinda understand why its taking so long. I know they where selling 'in-stock' only, but the website probably let people order more than was accualy available for order. So they might have Some stuff that they have to order from Geneon.
On the website they itemize everything for you on the 'where's my stuff!?' if you also click 'view order' once your there.
This happened to me when they had a BanDai and ADV sales a while back. I ordered in Feb, and got my stuff in late March/April. They sent me some emails apologizing for the wait and explaining that they had an unexpected demand for certain items and they simply had to order more

Originally Posted by chato

Reflections was an ok OVA. I only wish it stuck with the manga since:

Spoiler:

Kenshin never dies. Still, a solid anime with dramatic music.

I'm not sure, but I remember reading that Watsuki (the manga creator) accepted the OVAs as canon, even though they actually end up going past the end of the manga. It's kind of sobering, but hey, it's life.

Originally Posted by aku

Well, I can kinda understand why its taking so long. I know they where selling 'in-stock' only, but the website probably let people order more than was accualy available for order. So they might have Some stuff that they have to order from Geneon.

I asked about this in my first e-mail to customer support, and this is what they said:

Quote:

Thank you for the email. Those counters are set up to keep track of
the amount we are able to receive from Geneon so while it may say "in
stock" it may just be in transit.

A little shady (just how much do they actually have in stock?!) but I guess it works.

Still no reply from RightStuf yet. COME ON MAN.

Originally Posted by aku

Wouldn't be the first time, when they did this with ADV a few months ago, my friend didn't get charged for 1 of his 3 $100 orders. @_@ he got a lot of dvds but ended up skipping A-Kon this year because of it. He said to this day he still hasn't gotten another charge from them and likes it that way XD

Well, I got charged, I always do, it's just that it takes a few days after it arrives to see that it was charged...

Wish I was as lucky as your friend though!

Interesting deal through ADV...might wana check it out
http://www.advuniverse.com/advbucks.php

Originally Posted by ADV

Earn 5 ADV Bucks for every $5 spent at ADV Universe!We round up to the nearest dollar! :-)
1.
Buy your favorite downloads from ADV Universe.
2.
Receive ADV Bucks equal to the value of your purchase in your account.
3.
Use your ADV Bucks coupon code at the DVD store (www.advfilms.com) to purchase DVDs, music & more!

what they have on the site is kinda limited right now, but you can try out some anime by payin to download it, and save up some 'ADV bucks' and buy a DVD if you want it. Interesting idea on their part, just thought those of you might want to know

I went and purchased the platinum versions of Neon Genesis Evangelion DVDs 1,2,3,4,6 and 7 today at rightstuf. Each were 8 bucks a piece but they don't have vol 5 anymore for some reason. Looks like I'll have to cough up 20-something bucks for it <sigh>. And if I get this package before sakabadger, that's just fucked up >.<;; .

Well, rightstuf is sending me the items that are already available (7 of them (that number has not moved in over a week)) and the person I talked to said they'd ship on Wednesday.

So, yeah, if you get your stuff before me heads will roll. Probably mine, from emo suicide ;_;

EDIT:

Quote:

Order Number: W0398599
Entry Date: Jun 8 2007
Payment Method: Visa
Status: Partially Shipped

;_;

Quote:

Quantity Item Number Description Price Status
1 pd12167 Read or Die (R.O.D.) TV DVD 1 (Hyb): The Paper Sis 0.00 On Order From Manufacturer
1 pd12170 Read or Die (R.O.D.) TV DVD 4 (Hyb): The Turning P 0.00 On Order From Manufacturer
1 pd12172 Read or Die (R.O.D.) TV DVD 6 (Hyb): The End of A 0.00 On Order From Manufacturer

If anyone else has received these DVDs I will hunt you down.

If anybody lives in an area (US only )with a Borders store, they're running a promotion now through July 30th that comes around about twice a year: all Viz Manga are buy 3 get the 4th free. It's not that amazing of a deal, but it does help when you've been putting off buying a lot of one series (like I have with Godchild/Count Cain and Death Note).