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[GhostSeed]

Rightstuf is having a sale on Funimation stuff from now until Oct. 8.

The pre-orders for the Blu-ray/DVD combo sets of both Lain ($54) and Black Lagoon Seasons 1 & 2 ($33) qualify.
I'm not sure if there's anything else notable, those were that only two I wanted.

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[Zee-Row]

I remember buying DVDs from rightstuf back in the day , I've always found their stuff way over priced until i bought stuff on Amazon.

 

[Kagari]

Black Lagoon on blu-ray? Guess I can finally ditch my R2 DVDs.

 

[GhostSeed]

I remember buying DVDs from rightstuf back in the day , I've always found their stuff way over priced until i bought stuff on Amazon.

They do have exclusive(?) distribution of Aniplex titles.
Which include R.O.D. Blu-ray and Puella Magi Madoka Magica Blu-ray.

 

[Chairhome]

Hmm, I've been wanting to watch stein's gate, but I've spent too much money lately :-D. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

I'm broke as hell at the moment, but I really want that LAIN boxset and a few other sets.

 

[johnsmith]

The best deal on there is the complete series, 51 episodes, of Soul Eater on blu-ray for 35.99
http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/idGltgnEhusR0qjhL=/browse/item/96144/4/0/0

 

[bobbychalkers]

meh...probably nothing I wa.....OH Shit! Black Lagoon seasons 1 and 2 Blu-ray set!? Where was I when that was announced?

 

[BatDan]

Nice, I can get the One Piece DVDs I'm missing.

 

[teiresias]

Are these guys reputable? Sorry if they're well known, I've just never heard of them. I'd love to have Lain on Blu-Ray if it actually has increased image quality from my DVDs (and I never finished getting all the DVDs back in the day, so I never finished it). Any word on the Blu-Ray transfer of the material?

 

[Treefrog]

Already own Yu Yu Hakusho. I haven't watched anything else on the list besides Tenchi Muyo.

Any suggestions?

 

[BatDan]

Are these guys reputable? Sorry if they're well known, I've just never heard of them. I'd love to have Lain on Blu-Ray if it actually has increased image quality from my DVDs (and I never finished getting all the DVDs back in the day, so I never finished it). Any word on the Blu-Ray transfer of the material?

Funimation themselves recommend them, so yes they're reputable.

 

[VGChampion]

Anyone want to convince me on Lain? I've never heard of it and the trailer looks... okay but at first glance it seems like an obvious story. Worth a blind buy?

 

[Enron]

Are these guys reputable? Sorry if they're well known, I've just never heard of them. I'd love to have Lain on Blu-Ray if it actually has increased image quality from my DVDs (and I never finished getting all the DVDs back in the day, so I never finished it). Any word on the Blu-Ray transfer of the material?

RightStuf has been around for a long, long time. I remember getting the paper catalog from them back in the day.

 

[johnsmith]

Already own Yu Yu Hakusho. I haven't watched anything else on the list besides Tenchi Muyo.

Any suggestions?

If you like shonen stuff you can't go wrong with Soul Eater.

 

[navii]

are they region locked?

 

[sfedai0]

God damn I remember buying from them bacdk in the day and spending almost a hundred for just one season of anime. How prices have dropped....

 

[Korosenai]

rightstuf won't load for me.

Weird.

EDIT: Ok now it did.

Wow, I was literally just about to buy the first 3 seasons of Bleach from Amazon which would have equaled out to $91.97. On rightstuf I can get those for $51.00. Hell of a deal.

 

[Chairhome]

The best deal on there is the complete series, 51 episodes, of Soul Eater on blu-ray for 35.99
http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/idGltgnEhusR0qjhL=/browse/item/96144/4/0/0

Dang. I've never seen Soul Eater but just looked up a trailer and it looks awesome. I'm really tempted. I might have to just treat myself next week for my birthday and order Soul Eater and Steins Gate. Haha.

 

[Alucrid]

is spice and wolf actually good? I always hear people say 'oh it's about economics' and shit or something but i think i watched the first episode and it had a naked fox lady

 

[Dreamgazer]

Anyone want to convince me on Lain? I've never heard of it and the trailer looks... okay but at first glance it seems like an obvious story. Worth a blind buy?

Love Lain, but probably not at $54 dollars.
1) The show didn't benefit much from HD remasters (too many still frames/foggy settings)
2) The show is considered to be "too slow" for some people.

I recommend that you get your hand on the first 4 episode first and then decide if it's something you want to follow through.

is spice and wolf actually good? I always hear people say 'oh it's about economics' and shit or something but i think i watched the first episode and it had a naked fox lady

The anime adaption was decent.
It's "vaguely" about economics, but gets less and less so the further the story progresses (both anime and novel.)
If you don't ever plan on reading the novels ( I think the English release is up to 7?), then yeah I would recommend it.

 

[sleepykyo]

is spice and wolf actually good? I always hear people say 'oh it's about economics' and shit or something but i think i watched the first episode and it had a naked fox lady

Was that a good or a bad thing?

I wouldn't say it is about economics so much as a traveling merchant and his wolf god companion.

 

[LuCkymoON]

Are these guys reputable? Sorry if they're well known, I've just never heard of them. I'd love to have Lain on Blu-Ray if it actually has increased image quality from my DVDs (and I never finished getting all the DVDs back in the day, so I never finished it). Any word on the Blu-Ray transfer of the material?

They are old school, their paper catalog with hentai pull out was a godsend when I was young.

 

[Risette]

Love Lain, but probably not at $54 dollars.
1) The show didn't benefit much from HD remasters (too many still frames/foggy settings)

The fuck? Lain is a 35mm show with an amazing transfer. Plus the DVDs looked horrendous.

 

[cj_iwakura]

The fuck? Lain is a 35mm show with an amazing transfer. Plus the DVDs looked horrendous.

No joke. The blu-rays of Lain were redone from the ground up.

It looks amazing.

I paid $150 for Sailor Moon R, uncut. DVDs.

$54 for Lain Blu-Ray is criminal.

 

[Korosenai]

Would Amazon drop their price on Black Lagoon if people started telling them about the lower price?

I have a lot of amazon credit saved up (I traded in my textbooks), and i'd really like to buy it from there.

If not though, it's no big deal.

 

[VGChampion]

Would Amazon drop their price on Black Lagoon if people started telling them about the lower price?

I have a lot of amazon credit saved up (I traded in my textbooks), and i'd really like to buy it from there.

If not though, it's no big deal.

Wouldn't hurt to ask customer service but a high chance of them just saying sorry.

 

[GhostSeed]

Just a reminder there's only a couple days left on the sale.

From now through October 8, take 40% OFF the retail prices of all DVDs, Blu-ray discs and merchandise from FUNimation. (This includes items that are pre-order, in stock, on order and special order!)

Just be sure to place your orders before 11:59 p.m. CT on October 8, 2012

 

[t26]

Planning to get Lain, Black Lagoon, and Soul Eater. Anything else I should check out?

 

[metsallica]

I preordered Lain months ago through them. Do I need to cancel and reorder to be eligible for the discount? Likely, yes? Or is the $54 price already reflective? Because that's what it shows up as in my order history...