[Hetalia Manga Info] The unbelievable TP chaos starts (Update)

[mitsunemarufuji.livejournal.com]

Just posted this on my blog on animexx and thought I should share (please note: this is NOT a fake. It's a screenshot from the german amazon site I made.).



Hope everyone is able to read the price... XD"
Damn, I feel happy about having my own two mangas right here in my room.

UPDATE:
For the comparision:

Amazon France



Amazon UK



Amazon IT
Not available at all

Comments

[vampirenaomi.livejournal.com]

Okay, wow. That's absolutely insane. And here I thought the price I paid for the German Rose of Versailles manga was over the top. XD

[mitsunemarufuji.livejournal.com]

I somehow feel now, like my mailbox will explode when I'm back from school tomorrow, lol.

Let's see what TP got on mind for volume 3 & 4 (anyone agrees with me, that it's time for us to just buy the japanese originals, since even the special editions are cheaper than this? OTL)

[siiy.livejournal.com]

I've heard that some people ask €200 for the first volume of Viewfinder, I already found that shocking [who'd even pay that??] but .. €700.. ? o_o

[mitsunemarufuji.livejournal.com]

... Ilu ur icon. Just said.
Because it fits the situation so much.

But let's look like that on the topic: Hetalia is REALLY popular, huh?

[cappuholic.livejournal.com]

*scrolls*
eh, but 35 euro for a DVD isn't that shocking
*scrolls a bit further down*
oh.... Ooooh! O_O

who would ever pay thatmuch?
I still want a German edition ;3; damn you TP

[siiy.livejournal.com]

It's losing in popularity, so I'd be able to understand if the Hetalia manga would become rare and pricey but €700 is quite... Something so not worth it. As you said, it'd be better to buy the special editions but not everyone can easily buy those like they can buy the english versions.

Is the first volume out of print or something, I can't really imagine any other reason why someone would ask €700 for it D:

[siiy.livejournal.com]

tbh I find €35 a lot for a DVD e_e

IMAGINE HOW MANY DOUJINSHIS YOU CAN BUY WITH THAT 8D

[mitsunemarufuji.livejournal.com]

I needed to import the english versions too/needed to search for a shop who also sells imported books at all. I guess for most european fans -UK it doesn't make a great difference, if the prices for TP really rise with such a speed.

[The one for 700 € is the new one, the used ones are around 300€ btw]

[mitsunemarufuji.livejournal.com]

Yes. For a DVD BOX it would be okay.

Keep in mind, Hetalia is nothing that you can compare to some kind of blockbuster... owo"
And even with that amount of episodes and specials the playtime isn't really long.

[cappuholic.livejournal.com]

lol with the proxy I use .... like ONE? XDDDD

[siiy.livejournal.com]

Doesn't archonia have them ? D:? Idk I thought they did, or it's only the anime.. If you can get them from Archonia it'll probably be €12-14! Or amazon.com - which will be $10-$15 [without shipping] .. so, still not too much for us ? D:?

[siiy.livejournal.com]

LOLU<333333

didn't you see that list on my LJ with proxies ? /o/

[mitsunemarufuji.livejournal.com]

Well, if you are in the situation that you don't have paypal (like me) it isn't that easy... XD"" *shot*

[siiy.livejournal.com]

DVD box ? How many DVD's and episodes does it have ?

Keep in mind, Hetalia is nothing that you can compare to some kind of blockbuster...
D: No I compared it to other anime series I've bought, there's this store in Belgium and I used to pay around €22 per DVD.. and a DVD box would cost fast €60-70 @_@

[siiy.livejournal.com]

But Archonia also allows bankwire D: Or other ways without paypal, like credit cards !

[pink-cass.livejournal.com]

The mangas on ebay.com have gotten more expensive as well, though not THAT much more expensive yet. I'm soooo glad I bought my volume 1 and 2 from my birthday money and didn't wait until Christmas (as originally planned)!
This is just insane.

[mitsunemarufuji.livejournal.com]

I didn't know that site, ya know...
But thank you for telling me, sounds really useful >////<
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[cappuholic.livejournal.com]

eh~ but shouldn't weltbild and thalia sell them, too?
and those shops are like... everywhere~
reminds me I still haven't bought it XD

[mitsunemarufuji.livejournal.com]

I mean, if both DVDs were together, not Like DVD 1 and DVD 2 with one season. XD

Okay, then it really is in the normal price range xD"

[siiy.livejournal.com]

Archonia (http://www.archonia.com/mangashop/en/) ! Best thing is, it's located in Belgium :D Better for European buyers ! Tbh it's also the only webshop I know that is located in Europe @_@ I mean, amazon not counted as it isn't a shop that's focused on manga/anime!

[mitsunemarufuji.livejournal.com]

They have A/M stuff?
(don't have either shop in my town, ya know, it's not as big as Nuernberg f.e. (were I got mine at UltraComix), but it's not small either... owo)

[mitsunemarufuji.livejournal.com]

Fuwaaaaa @////@
S-sounds nice!

[pink-cass.livejournal.com]

I would just like to point out that these are DVDs with only the English version on them, no Japanese audio. I wouldn't be surprised if they cut out some bonus features as well. And considering that these English-only DVDs cost the equivalent of almost $50 a season whereas the US-DVDs containing BOTH versions (English and Japanese) can be purchased for about $30 apiece INCLUDING shipping to Europe, yes, I do think the DVDs available on amazon.de are way too expensive. (But then, this is an issue with most DVDs in Germany.)

[cappuholic.livejournal.com]

they do <3

[cappuholic.livejournal.com]

fufufu XD
I did~! ...but the service of the one I use is really great ;3; only their fees suck
urgh x_x I'm so spamming this thread