Sailor Moon Stars (Import) DVDs Added To Amazon! - Blu-ray Forum

ThisIsJonny · 04-27-2014, 05:42 AM

Sailor Moon Stars has (kinda) been added to Amazon!

They're imports, but each volume is only $9.09 and comes from Amazon US!

www.amazon.com/Sailor-Stars-Vol-1/dp/B00JWPU1JY

Thomas Guycott · 04-27-2014, 05:48 AM

Sounds fishy.

Edit: There's no entry for it on ANN's anime release schedule. I'm calling bootleg.

Edit 2: However, it could be a listing for this Region 2 Italian DVD set (Japanese/Italian dub, Italian subs only), which would make some sense since Italy was one of several European countries to receive the fifth season.

The price is what doesn't make sense, since €29.69 is $41.08.

madlost1 · 04-27-2014, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomas Guycott

Sounds fishy.

Edit: There's no entry for it on ANN's anime release schedule. I'm calling bootleg.

Edit 2: However, it could be a listing for this Region 2 Italian DVD set (Japanese/Italian dub, Italian subs only), which would make some sense since Italy was one of several European countries to receive the fifth season.

The price is what doesn't make sense, since €29.69 is $41.08.

It's most likely the Italian set as Amazon has been putting up a lot of import releases recently. Mostly from Japan but a few others have snuck in there as well. The price is most likely a mistake at this point.

ThisIsJonny · 04-28-2014, 04:08 AM

I thought that they could be the Italian DVDs. Some people do sell them on eBay for like $10-20 per volume (last time I saw), but I still figured that an official release, especially an import, would more likely be $25+. $9 per set is like an old price from the 1990's / early 2000's. Some anime like Naruto currently sell for around $10, but anime has generally gotten more experience over the years. Anyway, if they do end up being some sort of official release, then I will probably buy them, especially for $9. English subtitles or not, it'd just be nice to have some sort of release. The Japanese imports do not have any subtitles and would be more expensive + I have an Amazon Prime account, so shipping is free and I'd get them sooner than if I bought them elsewhere.

Thomas Guycott · 04-28-2014, 04:23 AM

A couple of things,

1. Anime used to be more expensive 10-15 years ago than it is now, especially when you were buying by individual volumes.

2. Since this release is Region 2 DVD, you're going to need region-free playback capability.

04-27-2014, 05:42 AM	#1
ThisIsJonny Special Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2011 Location:United States 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:1101 DVD collection:304 MA collection:598 Digital collection:259 iTunes collection:71 iTunes music:110 Prime collection:76 Trading Score:16	Sailor Moon Stars (Import) DVDs Added To Amazon! Sailor Moon Stars has (kinda) been added to Amazon! They're imports, but each volume is only $9.09 and comes from Amazon US! www.amazon.com/Sailor-Stars-Vol-1/dp/B00JWPU1JY Last edited by ThisIsJonny; 04-27-2014 at 05:45 AM.

04-27-2014, 05:48 AM	#2
Thomas Guycott Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 Location:USA 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:544 DVD collection:181 Trading Score:2	Sounds fishy. Edit: There's no entry for it on ANN's anime release schedule. I'm calling bootleg. Edit 2: However, it could be a listing for this Region 2 Italian DVD set (Japanese/Italian dub, Italian subs only), which would make some sense since Italy was one of several European countries to receive the fifth season. The price is what doesn't make sense, since €29.69 is $41.08. Last edited by Thomas Guycott; 04-27-2014 at 08:03 AM.

04-28-2014, 04:08 AM	#4
ThisIsJonny Special Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2011 Location:United States 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:1101 DVD collection:304 MA collection:598 Digital collection:259 iTunes collection:71 iTunes music:110 Prime collection:76 Trading Score:16	I thought that they could be the Italian DVDs. Some people do sell them on eBay for like $10-20 per volume (last time I saw), but I still figured that an official release, especially an import, would more likely be $25+. $9 per set is like an old price from the 1990's / early 2000's. Some anime like Naruto currently sell for around $10, but anime has generally gotten more experience over the years. Anyway, if they do end up being some sort of official release, then I will probably buy them, especially for $9. English subtitles or not, it'd just be nice to have some sort of release. The Japanese imports do not have any subtitles and would be more expensive + I have an Amazon Prime account, so shipping is free and I'd get them sooner than if I bought them elsewhere.

04-28-2014, 04:23 AM	#5
Thomas Guycott Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 Location:USA 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:544 DVD collection:181 Trading Score:2	A couple of things, 1. Anime used to be more expensive 10-15 years ago than it is now, especially when you were buying by individual volumes. 2. Since this release is Region 2 DVD, you're going to need region-free playback capability.

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