Japanese Anime Releases with English Subs/Dubs

[Girls With Guns]

CDJapan just shipped my order for the JP Odd Taxi Blu-ray Box early this morning.

[honeylatte]

I just logged on Amazon JP after a few months and my whole cart says unavailable for shipping. That is so disappointing. I guess I will have to use CDjapan if I buy anything in the future.

[Deciazulado]

"Hello Deci-san,

We noticed that you added one or more items to your Amazon.co.jp Shopping Cart, but didn't continue to Checkout. When you're ready to buy, simply visit your Shopping Cart to complete your order.

Amazon.co.jp"

I've received several daily e-mails like this since the "switch" about the items in my cart , of course can't order them. Must be some kind of new torture.

[jd213]

I haven't had anything removed from my cart but when I tried to checkout 2 preorders with my US address as the default shipping address, I get "You cannot buy this item because it's out of stock
Another seller might have a comparable offer for the same item. If available, see all buying options and try adding to cart."

Edit: It's now letting me check out and ship to my US address again. Not sure if it matters, but I have a JP credit card.

[Deciazulado]

Mmm I just checked my cart and still no shipping to the US for me for the majority of already released items in stock. Pre-orders still work as always.
I don't have a JP card.

[BoopityBoop]

FWIW, the shipping issues don't seem to apply to Canada right now.

[One-Eye]

Yea, pre-orders seem to be ok, but probably once in stock it wont ship if this continues. On everything else, even stuff I've purchased previously I'm still getting that it can't be shipped to me.

[Naiera]

Originally Posted by BoopityBoop

FWIW, the shipping issues don't seem to apply to Canada right now.

Nor Denmark.

[psychopuppet]

I’d ask what is going on, but I know the answer I’d get.
“From time to time some items become unavailable to ship to certain parts of the world. Some may become available again at a later date.”

[Deciazulado]

But the question is

Why U.S. why amazon.uk & now amazon.jp

[Girls With Guns]

But for what reason would they not be able to ship to the US right now? That has to be a fairly large market for them internationally...

[gloomranger]

My guess would be since North America is the largest market for anime internationally and with the yen steadily becoming weaker, Amazon JP are trying to slow US fans down from taking advantage of cheaper prices.

[SteamfloggerBoss]

[Girls With Guns]

Originally Posted by gloomranger

My guess would be since North America is the largest market for anime internationally and with the yen steadily becoming weaker, Amazon JP are trying to slow US fans down from taking advantage of cheaper prices.

Well, that's what I had posted before, but I only meant it jokingly. That would really piss me off if that is the only reason they are doing this. Enough so to make me not want to purchase anything more from Amazon JP in the future. I can just go elsewhere permanently.

Besides, Amazon JP are getting just as bad as Amazon US now with their crappy packaging for shipping, going to bags more often than boxes anymore. Another big reason to stop using them for anime, just as I have with Amazon US. I have ordered no anime whatsoever from Amazon US for at least the past 4-5 years.

[psychopuppet]

I have noticed more Blu-ray listed on Amazon US being sold from Amazon Jp. Some higher and some about the same as it would be at the current exchange rate.

If it was about the exchange rate you would think the figures and other collectibles would be affected to.

[Deciazulado]

It's not only anime titles you can't order now directly from Amazon.jp since the "change", it's everything, movie, tv shows, concerts, CD audio discs, etc. of every genre. Basically the new rule seems to be "Things already released" tho it's not 100%, there's a few things here and there that are released and you can order them but it doesn't make much logic neither. I could order the second album and the third album of an artist from the same label and remastered release series on my cart 2 weeks ago. Then a couple of day's later suddenly I can order only the second but not the third to the US. Both In Stock. Or can do pre-orders. But most all the things past release date ended suddenly locked.
While at the same, all those "not order-able to the US" can be shipped to the UK, or other countries for example.

Interestingly this same "rule" was applied to Amazon.uk after they lifted and allowed pre-orders to the US again after the COVID "stoppage": You can do pre-orders on amazon.uk, but "Things already released" no, except for a few. That's been ongoing since then and the peculiar thing is you can order most of that non-deliverable Amazon.UK stuff from other Amazons and they get sent from the UK amazon warehouse! So it's not that they can't ship it from the UK, just not order it from amazon.uk.

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[SteamfloggerBoss]

Sounds like a great reason to buy from other sites instead. Ravewaves and Zavvi for UK. Cdjapan, yesasia etc for sealed Japanese stuff. Loads of options for used JP blus too.

[bigzgod]

Originally Posted by Girls With Guns

Amazon JP usually has the lowest prices from Japan, but I'll gladly pay more from CDJapan or YesAsia just for their reliable, padded packaging in a cardboard shipping box. Both package very well.

I've been using a proxy to order from Amazon JP often now, since they aren't so awful with domestic shipments.

The proxy usually repackages extremely well, using both bubble wrap and plank.

If you can consolidate together more than one package in a shipment, it sometimes is even cheaper shipping wise.

[Girls With Guns]

Amazon JP usually has the lowest prices from Japan, but I'll gladly pay more from CDJapan or YesAsia just for their reliable, padded packaging in a cardboard shipping box. Both package very well.

As for the UK, AOL is my go-to for ordering. I try to avoid Zavvi Unless they have an AL exclusive release, again because of poor packaging for international shipping. I've had numerous damaged anime coming from Zavvi.

[jd213]

Originally Posted by bigzgod

I've been using a proxy to order from Amazon JP often now, since they aren't so awful with domestic shipments.

The proxy usually repackages extremely well, using both bubble wrap and plank.

If you can consolidate together more than one package in a shipment, it sometimes is even cheaper shipping wise.

But you have to pay 10% Japanese sales tax on top of the proxy fees so it's hard to imagine getting a better deal. Been a long time since I used a proxy though.