Beginner's Guide to Collecting Anime

[@rollercoasterdude96]

Top tip: Buy stuff that you really love, don't set out on just buying every single anime evar because it's just money wasted. Nowadays, if a show is licensed the cheaper prices are around 50 bucks, so choose wisely. Lots even go for 100+, just make sure you know you adore the anime before just dropping money. Dropping a hundred bucks for a box set of something you only kinda like is a waste for the other show you love to death for the same price. Also, if the DVDs are from Malaysia, ABORT.

[@GirlGamer867]

if it's Hong Kong or Singapore it's most likely a bootleg as well. anther good skill to have is knowing what the official legitimate releases look like in your country so you can avoid bootlegs on eBay.

[@frankizquierdo3721]

Thank you for the comment you posted , highly agree with it , be very selective, make sure is something you really love ! There is anime aaaaand theres anime ( the epic, good one, the game changers) , take your time and enjoy the process..peace everybody!!

[@frankizquierdo3721]

@@GirlGamer867 thats awesome !! Thanks for sharing man

[@makidiaz3894]

What’s wrong with Malaysian dvd? Are the dubs not the American version?

[@FlyingHawlucha]

@@makidiaz3894 no the quality is plain sh!t

[@MegaPixarfan]

I currently own: -Akira (2002 Special Edition) -Attack On Titan: Part 1 (Limited Edition) -Berserk (All 6 Volumes) -Berserk: The Golden Age Arc 1 and 2 -Cowboy Bebop: The Movie -Dragon Ball (Season 1 Only) -Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (Blu-Ray Extended Cut) -Evangelion 1.11 (DVD Special Edition) -The End of Evangelion -One Piece (Collections 1 and 2) -Ouran High School Host Club (The Complete Series, Anime Classics version) And for manga: -Fullmetal Alchemist (Volumes 1-3) -Deadman Wonderland (Volume 1) -Ouran High School Host Club (Volumes 1-2)

[@Zzdog305]

Nice collection, I'm kinda jealous that you have Berserk If you want to see what anime I currently own here's a link www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyAnime/collection.php?user=Zzdog30&categ=5 I start collection anime back in November of 2013

[@Young_BZ]

A good collection so far.

[@KazuyaMithra]

If you ever thought about picking up the Akira blu ray you definitely should.

[@CornishCreamtea07]

***** What does it mean by Hybrid?

[@Zzdog305]

CornishCreamtea07 it's mean that the audio is available in English & Japanese dialogue

[@greedthesavage9551]

Be weary about buying anime from retail stores like Best Buy. I remember I bought Soul Eater complete DVD collection for $44, then a few weeks later I found the blu-ray collection for half the price on Amazon.

[@Luis-xg7jf]

Yeah, never buy retail as a rule of thumb. They almost always sell it for its highest value.

[@greedthesavage9551]

Luis Rodriguez I rarely do now, unless the price is under $40

[@DavidHernandez-ug9gb]

Greed the Savage I buy all my anime on amazon. I recommend everyone does that. I found the cowboy bebop complete series for $45 at best buy, then found it for $28 on amazon

[@supersqueak]

Greed the Savage it depends I still shop in places like best buy and I find their prices competitive. I don't wanna pay for prime or deal with stuff arriving in bad condition or packages getting stolen from my doorstep. I have been using Walmarts website more as well. I don't shop in there stores much anymore but their app is really convenient.

[@beebooboo]

Stores like BestBuy and Walmart will price match Amazon or other store prices so it could be in your favor to pick it up instead of waiting for shipping

[@MrTechnoSqueek]

I started my bluray collection with Yu Yu Hakusho one of my favorites from toonami and adult swim

[@masoncoleman745]

I only recently started my collection, late november early december last year, but here's what I've got so far: - FLCL the complete series - Hellsing the complete series - FMAB complete collection parts 1&2 - Rin~Daughters of Mnemosyne the complete series - Evangelion 1.11 - Evangelion 2.22 - A $10 bootleg of The End of Evangelion+Death and Rebirth - And the pride of my small collection: Neon Genesis Evangelion Platinum Complete edition, that I managed to find brand new for $65

[@frankizquierdo3721]

Respect for that platinum nge collection !! Btw about FLCL , theres a part 2 to it , its already out , its called FLCL Progressive/Alternative

[@Asian_Movie_Enthusiast]

Good video. I agree with everything you said. I used to buy those wire dvd racks myself, but they don't hold much and I had to keep buying more of them. Nowadays, I use plastic totes to store my dvds and its very convenient because the totes I get are very wide and long but shallow, so I can see all of the dvds when I open the lid. Each tote holds 100 dvds. That seems to be perfect for me personally.

[@mreddboy]

I don't really post a lot of comments on videos. But I wanted to say this video helped me a lot. I've hit a point in my life were money isn't really expendable like it use to. And I get discouraged when I see my friends spend money on items they want and keep showing them off to me. I will definitely have a different approach when it comes to collecting again.

[@bobsamurai]

+Edward Young thanks! glad i could help

[@frankizquierdo3721]

Man as long as you have that fire and passion go for it ! Stay focus

[@SWAGURA]

How to start your collection Step 1: Drop Life Step 2: Steal your mom`s credit card Step 3: Go on amazon Step 4: ???? Step 5: congratz

[@peacewalker2009]

Thats what gigafrosty did

[@HeavenIsThere]

peacewalker2009 that's what *I* did lol

[@kenny1138]

+peacewalker2009 he didn't do that he is into the IT shit meaning they pay him a lot

[@animelegendesreviewer2503]

+Swagura Mutsuki Say to the seller, "SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!"

[@jayupadhya4049]

Swagura Mutsuki for my birthday I am getting Inuyasha the complete series

[@DEATHxTHExKIDx1]

My own rule for anime is I need to finish the current series before buying another one.

[@benedict8720]

DEATHxTHExKIDx1 Same

[@bluedogviking]

Nah I buy anime in bulk I'll buy 500 to 1000 dollars worth of anime a month. Started buying this much 5 or 6 months ago. I personally love having a Decent amount of shows i haven't watched available in my collection, I know what i like to watch so its easy to buy alot of anime.

[@DEATHxTHExKIDx1]

@@bluedogviking now since the OG comment was from 5Years ago. I'll update ya . I don't spend nearly as.much as you on anime but the collection has grown VASTLY. I have many series I own unwatched. This goes for Manga too. Feels like a library. Ah well that's the way life goes.

[@aKzDViNePaCcO]

One of the main reasons why I joined the navy was to buy anime related material. Whether it be figurines, blu-rays, dakimakuras, all the shirts/jackets Facebook keeps advertising on my wall, nendroids, Miku concerts in new York(was amazing!) All which, by my estimate, cost me about 2500 dollars. But like you said, that was all throughout the year over been in. Every time I go to the mall, I always tell myself not to look at the anime section of f.y.e., and yet I always get a manga or two at books a million and have yet to read any of them. But every single piece adds to my satisfaction and happiness. One day I would love to have a collection of your magnitude, only thing is I've been mainly collecting recently made titles, since I've only been watching anime for 3 years now. My next hope is to be stationed in Japan! :D

[@bobsamurai]

Dango Pacco thats awesome, yea sometimes its hard to hold back from shopping. good luck on getting stationed in japan :D

[@justakidd3091]

That's a weird reason to join the Navy

[@aKzDViNePaCcO]

THEONEPIECEKIDD 53 actual reason was to be able support a family in the future. (While hopefully getting a Japanese wife >.

[@aKzDViNePaCcO]

sure....

[@MRornge800]

THEONEPIECEKIDD 53 you think everyone joins because they care for this foolish country

[@arceus54321]

i own around 100 volumes of manga and i started collecting a year or so ago. i've been meaning to pick up anime but it's so damn expensive compared to manga >.< i only have the steins;gate dvd + blu-ray collection so far. but nice video bob, it was pretty helpful.

[@bobsamurai]

thanks dude glad i could help. took me a while to get going with my manga collection

[@frankizquierdo3721]

@@bobsamurai awesome video brotha !! Keep up the good work!!

[@bluedogviking]

I have the complete opposite experience i have 100 plus anime. Where do you buy manga? Its way more expensive in my experience ive seen shows that are 20 to 50 for a complete series and for manga they can be over 10 dollars per volume with over 20 volumes in the series.

[@SoraSlayer]

One thing I learned from collecting anime is that a shelf is never too big. I am fairly new to collecting anime, and a couple months ago I bought a shelf that was medium size because I thought a bigger size would be too big and I would never fill it up. Well now my shelf is full and need to buy a second shelf.

[@walrusking14]

I remember starting my anime collection. The first series I ever bought was all of Initial D on DVD. At the time dropping $45 on 3 seasons, plus an OVA seemed like a lot of money; but now I'm sitting here staring at my Fate Zero Blu-ray box sets wondering where the time has gone.

[@unique_mushroom]

saw a clip from this vid in a cringe compilation and was curious to check out the rest. turns out, this is a really well structured and interesting video! subbed :)

[@bobsamurai]

lol thanks. free advertising!

[@milamuir2674]

yup i agree

[@jordendarrett1725]

Chris Bluebreeze that's too harsh

[@jordendarrett1725]

Unique Mushroom mind sharing the link? :)

[@thejemgirlchannel1585]

I really like your advice. I too am a fan of black shelves for DVDs, books and my beloved vinyl record collection. And for my toy collections, I have white shelves, cos they are bright, it allows the toys to be really visible, but it depends on what types of collections people have, cos black looks good for some toys too. And if you need to later buy more shelves, it's easier to get those colors than to find the right timber tone. Neutral colors also seam timeless. And for anyone who is near an Ikea store, they have awesome shelves, that's where I get most of mine and if the same line stays in stock, then you can more of the same shelves. And like Bob says, definitely bring someone shopping with you to carry them. You have an impressive collection by the way and it was cool hearing some of your stories on your dedication to get some series.

[@gomu269]

I should also stress this too depending on who this may concern, if you happen to find yourself pushing past a breaking point of a healthy pace in building a collection, do not feel ashamed to sell what you own if it means keeping you in financial stability until you're ready to try again. I'm proud of my sizable collection, but I'm man enough to admit I went too far in the span of a year compared to what I could handle so be sure to consider priorities beforehand just in case.

[@WiseSilverWolf]

The IKEA Billy shelves are a godsend for books, movies, dvd's, and they even have enough space for some figures as well.

[@peterv1994]

How much are they? I need a new bookshelf lol

[@WiseSilverWolf]

Peter Villasenor www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90279781/ theres different models but they start at $79.99 for the single model and $160 for the double model. The Billy shelves are more expensive than the ones you typically find in places like Wal-Mart but they can hold alot more weight than the Wal-Mart shelves and you dont have to worry about them getting phased out.

[@peterv1994]

Awe I see well Thanks a lot man! I'll definitely look into buying one soon

[@WiseSilverWolf]

Peter Villasenor Your welcome :) if your a figure collector their Detolf shelves are also pretty decent.

[@xZeequin]

Just started my collection 2 months ago. Got the 7 volumes of Nanatsu no Taizai manga and have the 8th as well as the first 2 volumes of Tokyo Ghoul on Pre Order. Gonna be getting the 2 One Piece anime box sets at the end of the month when I get payed. Also have a bunch of different PVC Figures and the 7 dragon balls. My one tip that I have been following is give yourself a budget! I have a set budget of how much I will spend in a month since I also have to pay for schooling.

[@christianmagrum3282]

I have some American comics but zero manga so far, though I do have a decent amount of anime considering my expenses. 1. Attack on titan s1 2. Attack on titan S2 3. Deadman wonderland 4. Empire of corpses 5. The devil is a part-timer 6. Magi? Idk which I haven’t seen it yet 7. Deathnote 8. I found out my wife spent a s-ton or money on more series for Christmas :D 9. All of avatar and korra and ruby (kinda counts)

[@Ishay7227]

I am more of a manga collecter than an anime collector, I usually use crunchyroll to watch my anime

[@thats_tuff56]

My very humble collection (so far): Afro Samurai complete series Cowboy Bebop complete series Deathnote complete series Boondocks complete series Bleach season 1 Rwby volume 1 Ponyo movie

[@nemo0036]

1. Watch the anime, make sure you enjoy it. 2. Look for anime dvd and it's judgement call whether or not you want to buy it now or wait until it goes on sale. If it's a new anime, wait 'till sales. If it is a relatively old anime, find it as cheap as possible, as soon as possible. I've been slowly building up my collection for the past 3-4 years now. Next phase is buying the Studio Ghibli DVD's

[@brasteen1]

BobSamurai Anime Reviews Bob I wanted to let you know I just became a patreon of yours and Thatanimesnob. I don't make much money but I wanted to support good content creators that promote positive change in the anime community and industry. I hope you both continue to provide great content in the future. Thank you.

[@bobsamurai]

thanks i appreciate that. ill try my hardest to put this money to good use and create better videos. i already made a purchase with the youtube donations. ill make an update video this week once i get it but im hoping it will improve video quality

[@brasteen1]

BobSamurai Anime Reviews Great looking forward to it.

[@herokid789]

if you have a dvd colection you should get/rip a digital copy of your anime, you never know when you will get butter finger or lend one to a unmindful friend and its nice to have a back up. if you dont like / can't move a shelf get a file cabnit they hold a nice amount of dvds also if it falls over it wont break something.

[@bobsamurai]

herokid789 yea i wanna do something like that

[@spoiledsandi]

what? tell them to go watch it on the internet....that makes no sense for you to go rip off the internet and give them the real copy after your hard earned money was spent and they lose it....

[@SupeRey49]

My collection: AoT (all), Birdy the Mighty Decode (all), Bleach S1-3, Death Note (all), DBZ S1-3, Fairy Tail S1, Some Shippuden sets, Outlaw Star (all), and last but certainly not least YuYuHakusho (all)

[@mayoo6545]

Yeah I know a lot of people that actually just buy for the sake of buying it, even if they didn't really like it... I have many figures but I really really liked the series that the character appeared in so spending a lot of money on it isn't a big deal for me, similar with my manga collection. Some of the people I know think "Wow you spent so many thousands of dollars"... But really it's over a gradual period of time like you said. Great video honestly.

[@bubblegumgun3292]

i agree . i collect lazerdisc, but i'm very specific on to which make it onto my collection, because it's the connection i had with the anime

[@matt3rat]

After realizing how expensive anime is in Japan, I decided to start a collection before I visit/move there in the future. I've been collecting for almost a year and I'm pretty content with the favorites I have so far. MAL if anyone cares: myanimelist.net/animelist/matt3rat -Jin-Roh: Special Edition -Wonderful Days (Korean movie) but also Bootleg ): -Tsuritama -Harlock Saga (rare) -Ergo Proxy (rare Geneon box set) -Gantz 1+2 -Great Teacher Onizuka Box Set: Vol 1 (I think i got the last cheap copy online - $20) -Le Chevalier d'Eon -Monte Cristo (going to read the unabridged novel + manga first) -Romeo X Juliet (reading the play b4 i continue) -Darker then Black -Orphen: Compete Collection -Robotech: The Macross Saga (got on ebay for $10, amazon said this one box set was hybrid, but it isn't, I wasted so much time researching. I said "why not try since the only other sub copy is uber rare + expensive", I cried, too ashamed to look at it and resumed my fan subs) And my Manga collection... -Vinland Saga omnibus 1+2, also Japanese vol. 1-5. Still waiting for new scans... -Vagabond omnibus 1 -Full Metal Panic! 1-9 complete -Great Teacher Onizuka 1-7 -Naruto 6-8,10,12 (plan to start collection this summer) -Gantz 1 and 2 (plan to stop at 8) -Drifters vol.1 -Kingdom Hearts vol. 1+2 Pre-ordering: Your Lie in April (Just ordered the OST) When I get a ps3 I plan to get these on Blu Ray: -Intrigue in the Bakumatsu -Angel Beats -FMP -Gintama the Movie -Naruto Ship: Bonds -Redline

[@OrangeAnimeGirlLover]

I have started my anime collection for a few years now. Anime has been something I have been into since I was young and I recently started collecting it. Right now I am collecting Studio Ghibli movies. I have a lot of them but I am still trying to find Princesses Mononoke which is what introduced to me to Ghibli. That one and Castle in the Sky, Narcissa of the Valley of the Wind and Spirited Away were the movies that when ever I saw them at my local library I would rent in VHC XD Also, I'm collecting both InuYasha which is the anime that made me an otaku and Sailor Moon which I remember coming home from school and catching the last 10 minutes of. I love having my own copies because every time I watch it, I notice something a character said or did that I never noticed the first time I saw it. Plus, streaming anime is a pain in the ass.

[@CornishCreamtea07]

For years I had a very small collection, I only brought 3 to 4 titles a year. Then in 13 I brought about 12 in one year, and it just can't bigger after that, though it is still mostly personal and filled with things I like.

[@The23PRNCSS23]

I'm a huge comic book collector but I've never collected anime or manga. I mean I love to watch anime on streaming sites and usually check out manga from the library. But just the other day I was at a thrift shop and found the first six volumes of Fushigi Yugi which was one the first manga I read. It was just a nostalgia trip for me. I definitely plan on buying the rest the series, but I'm not sure if I'll buy any other manga or anime.

[@cristinafa23678]

I have been collecting anime for 3 months I have: -Durarara!! collectors edition -death note -4 ghibli movies -code geass R1 -cowboy bebop -soul eater -pokemon the 1st movie I know it is small but I'm happy with it :)

[@alistair4909]

Cristinanime Durarara is so good! I’ll never forget what watching it when it first aired on toonami was like

[@Mr8Ahmad]

My Manga Collection (no anime yet): 8 volumes of One Piece 7 volumes of Magi 3 VIZ Big volumes of Vagabond 1 volume of Naruto 1 volume of Fairy Tail 1 volume of Deadman Wonderland The goal is to start collecting anime as well but I'm gonna try and take it slow (maybe just save money until the end of the year for sales)

[@No8Named8Shadow]

This is a great topic and video. I always have that itch to buy anime if I see it online and I always have to remind myself "Noooo! Save it for the sales!" because anime being so great it's kind of a hard hobby with their prices ranging from semi cheap to incredibly wtf. I'd suggest maybe going into a used book store. The one near me I actually bought a full box set of the english dubbed s-cry-ed, every dvd, postcards, cards, poster was included and all in great shape and I bought it for $9.99. Best anime purchase I ever made and it's my most proud possession of anime.

[@greedthesavage9551]

Damn that was lucky, the only times I found S-cry-ed it was expensive as hell lol

[@brasteen1]

I do plan on starting an anime collection once I'm settled with a stable income but as of right now its not possible for me. I do at least pay Crunchyroll and Funimation a monthly subscription fee to support the anime industry in any small way I can.

[@strforlife99]

I've been collection for like 5 months and so far all I got is Naruto manga volumes 1-40, bleach 9-21, Gantz 1-4, battle royale 1-9, one piece 1-8, and death note 1-6,12. Not the biggest collection, but it'll grow

[@zioo5]

I currently own: -Steins;Gate complete series (blu-ray) -Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood vol. 1 & 2 (blu-ray) -Shin Sekai Yori vol. 1 & 2 -Evangelion 1.11 (DVD Special Edition) -Evangelion 1.11 (blu-ray) -Evangelion 2.22 (blu-ray) -Neon Genesis Evangelion Platinum thin pack (this is pretty pricy, but I got this as a christmas gift from my parents two years ago. I have an undying love for this series, so this is my prized possession.) -End of Evangelion -Neon Genesis Evangelion Death & Rebirth -Eureka Seven vol. 1 & 2 (blu-ray, the set with the box) -Eureka Seven AO vol. 1 & 2 (blu-ray, the set with the box) -Cowboy Bebop complete series (blu-ray, my brother got me this for christmas last year) -Ghost in the Shell 25th anniversary blu-ray -Akira (blu-ray release) -Dragonball Z box 7 & 8 (those yellow box sets) Manga: -Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 1-14 I don't buy much manga, but I love Evangelion more than any other anime and I really enjoyed the manga on my first read through, so I picked up the manga series. I only started watching anime four years ago and this is my collection, so I don't buy much. My rule of thumb, like you said, buy what you have an attachment towards. Oh, and I also own two Evangelion figures and two Evangelion art books. Yeah, as you can see, I love Evangelion.

[@spookyrosev6467]

Good advice especially since there's a a few anime and manga on my Christmas list.

[@DarkGeekDonJuan]

Thanks for the tips, I eanted to start an anime collection myself!

[@posty1131]

I didn't even know what anime was until me cousin came to viset me and she gave me Naruto Vol.1 throw 41 and she was missing 42 but she also gave me 43 too and and 1 throw 3 of DB Disk 1 throw 3 of the anime and i feel in love!!! then i visited her and she gave 1 throw 3 of Case Closed and my uncle showed me every thing else I know Like Sailor Moon Ranma 1/2 Yu Yu Hakasho SAO The seven Deadly Sins Soul Eater Blue Exorsist Inu Yasha DBZ Fairy Tale and much more he also got Vol.1 of The Seven Deadly Sins for Christmas im buying more manga now and btw my uncle buys anime like you do

[@bomberguy06]

very professional

[@ARandomGuy24]

Thanks Bob. I'm really going to put this advice to get good use and..... Damn, for a minute I forgot I'm broke.

[@olddirtymongrrel]

I originally collected comic books and a lot of this advice I agree with, the advice given here applies pretty much to most collectors of physical media.

[@shonenvenom1219]

I shall call you The Librarian because of your big collection and knowledge on anime/manga

[@Yell0wCheese]

Anime is pretty expensive in Norway and so is manga, If you're buying something in store check out Ebay/amazon first, as you can come out with a better deal (example: FMA:B goes for 130$ in store, but on ebay you can currently get it for less than 100$ (including shipping). Even small differences like 5$ will be signifigant in the long run. I would also recommend that you get a decent paying job before starting your collection. I've been collecting for almost 11 years and I have around 150 DVD/Blu-ray's and close to 600 volumes of manga, and in the beginning I would have never gotten anywhere without my part-time job at a local supermarket.

[@IkkiTousenFan28]

I'm actually trying to expand my collection on Ikki Tousen, but, I frequently get distracted by something else and end up making a new small collection. I focus on anime that I am emotional attach or sentimental to. I know Ikki Tousen can get a lot of hate, but all that hate, makes me love it more. The reason why I love it, is somewhat embarrassing but it means a lot to me. My collection consist: DVD for each season, 2 copy of most of the manga that was publish in english, some manga publish in japanese, cards, cosplay, a button, and some figures. My goal is to get a least one figure of each characters and copy of each DVD and manga, one to use and one to keep new.

[@demianhaki7598]

Just discovered your channel. Great stuff. Also, I don't know what you do for a job, but you have good salesman-type style of talking^^

[@HannahOtakuBanana]

I currently own: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Hetalia: Axis Powers, Naruto Season 1 Part 1, Naruto Season 2 Part 2, Ouran High School Host Club, and Steins;Gate.

[@TheReese96]

oh, and id also like to say that if you are starting a collection, but what makes you happy

[@007Nameless]

Who the f is this guy...last time i visited his channel he had long hair and always carried a samurai sword. Damn time flies

[@rjsantos5605]

lol where've you been?

[@TheCloudyExpress]

Bob Samurai was abducted and replaced by fancy Bob! It's all a conspiracy.

[@thatguy-em9lt]

Nameless It was the Illuminatti

[@michaelmiky11]

I want to start a collection. But I'm from the Netherlands, and stores don't have anime at all. I'll have to ship it from America if I want certain things. Collecting sure is expensive :/ Good thing I've only watched about 15 anime so I'll be satisfied rather quick.

[@rodiethaman]

Im from the netherlands too. And im collection anime related stuff for a few years now. I always buy my anime and figures from archonia. Its a bit expensive sometimes but it arrrives in 2 days. Manga i always buy from the uk from the bookdepository always free shipping. Good luck collecting:)

[@michaelmiky11]

Thank you, it's really cool to think about how my collection could look like in 5-10 years ^^

[@frankzengerink7697]

Elsie Ik weet niet of je deze site al kent, maar ik hoop dat het helpt. Don't know if you've already heard of this site, but I hope you'll find it usefull. ;) : www.archonia.com/mangashop/nl/

[@michaelmiky11]

Jammer dat die shop niet alles heeft, wat Amazon ook heeft :3 Unfortunately, some of the stuff is only available on amazon.com

[@frankzengerink7697]

True, when it comes to importing stuff amazon is great :P

[@drummingmangaka2221]

Awesome video bob!!! Really helpful stuff

[@cristinafa23678]

thanks for the video :) I only have 10 anime boxsets/dvds but I feel better now. Im slowly building on it

[@TheKidN]

Amazon is the best place to start for Canadian buyers. My first set was Naruto I believe.

[@TheKing-md3rl]

The music in the background is a nice touch u should do for all discussion videos.

[@Crickily]

I haven't bought any Anime but I really want to in the future. What I want to own is: Steins;Gate Accel World Clannad/Clannad After Story Sakurasou No Pet Na Kanojo Tari Tari Mawaru Penguindrum Now stuff I wish I could buy that I just know it won't fit my budget or I just cant find it currently: One Piece Madoka Magica Hunter x Hunter - well when if it ever comes out subbed on DvD Rainbow: Nisha... I forgot the rest of the title but yeah I have never found Rainbow on DvD subbed Chihayafuru! I think this show is decently popular I think the community is slowly starting to get into this show. Hopefully more people get into this show trust me its Great! And thats really it for now.. I really want to purchase these shows eventually in the future!

[@seanbradbury8462]

Christian Cruz steins;gate is sooo good!

[@locussolus9997]

watch Madoka Magica on Netflix streaming yea aniplex is expensive

[@Mr8Ahmad]

Christian Cruz Rainbow is such a good show!

[@LitaKino]

This was a great video bob you do some great discussions and have this great ability to analysis things really well :)

[@bobsamurai]

+LitaKino thanks!

[@LitaKino]

Your welcome I enjoy your videos very much and reviews keep it up :)

[@kevinjames2238]

+BobSamurai Anime Reviews cool video Bob My collection comes from the comic book store I work at and After work I can pick up some manga and when I get payed I put it towards Anime DVDs

[@TheReese96]

it took me years to collect all the seasons of DragonBall, DBZ, Dragon Ball GT. Im still collecting all the naruto,and shippuden box sets along with One Piece. Rushing is not the way to go,just go at a slow pace and you'll have everything in no time. i still need season 2 of attack on titan and the last box set of FullMetal Alchemist

[@bleachdog5678]

I bought year a go black lagoon steal book and my anime collection grow crazy

[@VioletKFY]

When you live in Portugal with the new customs policies we are fucked anyway on shipping taxes “services” etc etc but either way I love collecting anime and this video is really good

[@ShadowBlazer3000]

It's always good to buy DVDs/Blurays of shows you like and sometimes blind buys can be fun too. Bootlegs are tempting at times for OOP series. I remember hunting endlessly for an affordable Cardcaptor Sakura set I was always tempted to go for the Chinese bootleg thankfully NISA came through with a license rescue.

[@Luis-xg7jf]

That set is also like $200 lol.

[@ShadowBlazer3000]

I did a recent search now I can't even find older sets, I can find a few single volumes so yeah $200 for Bluray or $153 for three DVD sets is still decent and it's a 70 episode series.

[@Luis-xg7jf]

ShadowBlazer3000 Yeah, it's not that bad considering it's NISA. It could be Aniplex :/

[@JoseJimenez-bd3np]

I started my collection a couple months ago so far I got the devil is a part timer and dragon ball gt, now I'm aiming to get the new nary to movies

[@lilturk726]

When I first got into anime I remember going to Best Buy for the Naruto Shippuden series. I saw the disc, it was around $20 for a DVD and I was like "wow, that's pretty good for a whole season", I got it home and low and behold it was like the first 13 episodes, from then on I just watched what I could on the internet. I just don't have the money to spend $20 for 13 episodes when the series is reaching almost 400 of them, it's just too much. There are anime like Claymore or Desert Punk that I would buy if I saw it somewhere, but as Bob said those are Anime that are close to my heart so I wouldn't mind paying for it.

[@thatguy-em9lt]

one thing for collecting anime oddly enough sometimes is checking at stores like Goodwill or Costco, I recently found an unopened VHS copy of Dragonball Z the Tree of Might at a small thrift store in my home town for 25 cents. Currently my collection is very small and spread across 2 houses because I'm in a complicated living situation but I would like to build a collection like yours someday, next year I plan to acquire more at Naka-kon 2016 but I will still shop until then. I always love to hit the manga section at Barnes and Noble when I get the chance. I understand what you mean about back pain too, my main income comes from loading logs onto a truck ny hand, and it kills my back. :(

[@jordendarrett1725]

Dang starving yourself over anime, now THATS dedication! Lol XD :P

[@thetravatar2598]

Thanks for the advice it was really helpfull

[@Chibikurokun]

I don't have any anime currently, only a few manga and some Japanese art books, the issue is I like old and obscure anime which I can only get from japan.

[@mangageekdom]

Well said sir :). "Little by little one travels far." BobSamurai Anime Reviews

[@merlink.7287]

Furniture in a box is surprisingly heavy as fack. Did not expect my computer desk to cause me to sweat while lifting into the car and house. gg

[@huevonesunltd]

Will you make a video about "Buyer's guilt" on anime figures?

[@bluedogviking]

I just started collecting 5 to 6 months ago since the virus had been around. I currently spend between 500 to 1000 a month on anime. I currently own 100 or more anime. Just orderd another 15.

[@Maho_Stitch]

Thanks for the great tips, and awesome channel! Subscribed.

[@bobsamurai]

thatdude mike thanks dude!

[@adamwallace7353]

I currently own: Akira (DVD) Ghost in the Shell (DVD) Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (Blu-Ray) Death Note: The Complete Collection (DVD) New Dominion Tank Police (DVD, first anime I bought) Samurai Champloo: The Complete Collection (DVD, Christmas present) Blood: The Last Vampire (DVD) Bleach: Memories of Nobody (DVD) Bleach: Season 1 (DVD) Neon Genesis Evangelion vols. 1 and 5-7 (DVD) Neon Genesis Evangelion Death and Rebirth (DVD, why did I buy it!?) Naruto vol. 1 (DVD) Some crappy Naruto Shippuden bootlegs I also own some Death Note and Soul Eater merch I bought at conventions.

[@Dylan29273]

yeah i built my shelf so i knew what kinda of shelf i wanted

[@nemo0036]

In the past 4 years I have collected: Guyver (2005) Witch Hunter Robin (2002) Lovely Complex (2007) Inu Yasha+Final Chapter (1999-2010) Eureka Seven (2007) Hataraku Maou-Sama (2013) Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009) Zeta Gundam (1985) Yu Yu Hakusho (1991) Kimi Ni Todoke (2011) Chobits (2002) Cardcaptor Sakura + the two movies (1996-1999?) Spirited Away (2000) Princess Mononoke (1997) And I'm currently waiting on True Tears (2006) and will hopefully invest on Puella Madoka Magica. Manga: Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service (vol. 1-13 (looking forward to getting vol. 14)) Pluto Gegege no Kitaro Nonnonba Onwards Towards Our Noble Deaths Showa Period (1926-1939 and 1939-1944) I hope to eventually invest in 20th Century Boys

[@slickyyMPA]

True Tears was pretty good but I was a bit disappointed with the ending.

[@nemo0036]

Martin Santillan Ugh tell me about it!

[@roxasoftheorganization9332]

Martin Santillan should I watch it

[@aussieotaku1479]

amazing collection

[@SitarKnight]

Would be nice to see a video about the pros and cons of getting anime on dvd vs blu ray.

[@mrnarason]

Yeah, by far the best time to buy anime is around christmas. Rightstuf has a 12 day sale and other sites like funimation has a lot of deals around that time. Also, what you're rarest or more expensive anime??

[@shawnsvidish932]

the first series i bought was future diary and its still my favorite

[@SelenaC_anime]

I have no anime DVDs, and only 3 volumes of manga, all were at a discount. I wish I could start a collection, but I honestly don't think I can. Streaming can be free, so I'll stick with that. I'd rather spend my money on merch. That you can't (legally) get for free. Thanks anyways for the video, Bob.

[@SenpaiCubed]

great vid as always mate~

[@Zagoreni02A]

This guy looks like young Gareth Southgate. Everyone try to look like Southgate this days:):) Nice collection by the way.

[@sonic23233]

I own the gaogaigar box set I got for Christmas one year

[@markusbrunner5706]

i love anime have lots of childhood memories with Toonami and adult-swim from 1998 to present which is a lot. Dragon ball z started it for me then Gundam wing and every thing else. at first i just wanted some anime to watch and now its an addiction. i get googly eyes. i always look for the best deal but then i go and buy an entire paycheck worth. its depressing me guys i cant stress this enough be careful. i also started collection Banpresto figures so now i have 2 addictions. yeah im on the ramen noodle diet.

[@yanagiyakokoro]

Aiming to find volumes 1-8 and light novel of Welcome to NHK. Manga is definitely hardest to find...

[@Saru245]

I love collecting anime and the only probably I have is shelf space. I sometimes want to buy and own different kinds of Anime but I can't since I have to be careful since I'm collection Anime like Naruto, Fairy Tail, and One Piece. Both in Anime and Manga form, One Piece is killing my space, its nearing my ceiling bit by bit and I'm really afraid that I will have to stop buying the Manga and Anime just because I won't have enough space for it and that would REALLY suck. My room is small as hell so buying a shelf is pretty much out of the question. Space for my Anime and Manga is my life struggle right now but I going to continue buying and just deal with it when the time comes I guess. People will find me dead under a huge pile of Anime and Manga before I decide to stop collecting! lol >=)

[@spoiledsandi]

i have a collection but its small about a shelf and a half i mostly buy boxsets i dont have many singles but my collection wont get enormous because i wont buy what i wont watch because itll sit there and its like a certain genre i watch and most of them arent out on dvd so it sucks.

[@TheSushiDesu]

Hey man great video as usual :). Just a suggestion but I think you should advertise your Patreon at the end of your videos so more people can know what it is / that you have a patreon. I'm sure it won't bother anyone if its just like a 10 second thing every video and it would help you get more people to support your channel so you can improve your content. :D

[@TheSushiDesu]

btw congrats on reaching your first goal. Pretty hyped for the new 'breaking news'

[@CornishCreamtea07]

I do have one question, any collectors/Limited Edition versions and out of print print rare copies that you don't want to get dusty. Where do you store them?

[@coldinfusion]

Where are all ur pickup videos

[@Hero_Staroid]

Right now all I have is One Piece collection one, Strong World, Film Z and two Pokémon movies.

[@jayDee92133]

It starts slow dude when I started mine all I had was bleach season 1&2, bleach movie 1, and broly the legendary super saiyan.

[@NanenMauricio]

Cool video Bob. I got the whole Death Note DVD set as a gift so I've been wanting to start to buy more anime but the prices here are so damn high it's ridiculous. Like the shipping prices are always around 20 euros. I live in The Netherlands, does anyone know a cool place I could check out?

[@BlueMoonSamurai]

I typically buy my manga used. I look for the cheapest one in the best condition a used book could be. I usually end up paying a couple of dollars for otherwise $13 volumes. They are in great condition too when they arrive.

[@kikoenpevital440]

BlueMoonSamurai where you buy these used mangás?

[@BlueMoonSamurai]

Amazon.

[@kikoenpevital440]

BlueMoonSamurai thanks guy

[@BlueMoonSamurai]

No problem!

[@phantomprincess2541]

i'm already starting collecting my favorite anime i spend all night watching them until 5 in the morning and i have 2 more anime DVD's coming in the mail soon along with more on the way (btw am i the only one who thinks he's cute?)

[@makidiaz3894]

The only good deals are complete collections of 12 or 24 episode anime’s under $40. Everything else in my opinion is way too expensive. I remember back in 2002-2003 they would give you 2-3 episodes for $30. I think I bought like 4 or 5 anime’s at that price and gave up on collecting. It’s an amazing hobby for upper middle class. I feel like as one gets older you realize that for $13 a month you can be subscribed to two different anime streaming platforms and just stream it on the TV. I’m also the type of person who watches a movie or anime series just once. When I was a kid I would watch stuff 4 or 5 times, but not anymore

[@SinoCortez]

dope vid my brother

[@prvialex]

I dont realy have an anice dvd collection I have a large folder full of torrented anime but I guess that does not count. I do however have a large game collection and wht i found out is that u need to but the game not when it's new but when it's like a 1/2 a year old and that is cuz if u still want it you will buy it and usualy play it more than if u were to buy a game just cuz it's new. I did this with Final Fantasy games( cuz they are like 30/70 chance that is good), bf3, the last of us. But the games i bought just becouse they were new or I was in the store and just saw it and bought it I ether didn't play them at all and I sold them the next day. But my proud collection is my collection of my Metal Gear solid games I have them all and I even bought a PS1 and PS2 just to play the older games( i had bouth PS1 and 2 but i sold them but I cound never get rid of the games :) ). And whenever the new one comes out I will buy a PS4 just for that. PS.: I even have a tatto of Kojima logo (fox) :) will never regret it :)

[@nothing-but-milk]

I want the complete series of monster but i think it will get a bluray eventually so should i wait???

[@TSGakaTheSkinnyGamer]

I have 15 physical anime and the rest I watch on Netflix,Funimation site etc. cuz physical anime is expensive and watching it on stream save me money. I have 52 volumes of manga as well, so I'm preferred buying manga than physical anime in my opinion.

[@theprofessor7147]

One thing i recommend is to not buy anime on f.y.e/Specs is too expensive.

[@thats_tuff56]

ZakuTheUlimateG yeah man, fye anime prices are disgusting. Tokyo ghoul season 1 is fucking $70 dollars. $25 at walmart. Ridiculous

[@makidiaz3894]

And that’s why they no longer exist lol