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Jumping Further Down the Anime Merchandise Rabbit Hole – More Thoughts about Anime Figures and More

March 20, 2023 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Artist: haru (konomi 150)

Back in 2014, I shared my thoughts on collecting merchandise. Of course, a lot has happened since 2014, when I was in my second year working on my Master’s Degree. A lot has changed since I started working and can afford things.

As a result, since I last shared my thoughts on collecting anime merchandise, some views have changed. But, of course, there are some more things I want to go through, and there is more to this rabbit hole than what I shared last time.

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Category: EditorialsTag: anime fandom, anime figures, anime industry, anime merchandise, manga, opinion, personal experience, personal thoughts

Thoughts about Japanese Anime Releases: Why they are Expensive?

October 9, 2015 by Chikorita157 4 Comments
Artist: 冬ゆき
Artist: 冬ゆき

A few years back, I have shared my thoughts about collecting anime Merchandise. While I stopped buying anime DVDs several years back since I wanted to focus more on importing Japanese games and anime CDs from Japan, I decided to buy Idolmaster Cinderella Girls in Blu-Ray, which makes me wonder about Japanese anime releases and how they differ from licensed releases.

While I covered it somewhat in previous editorials, I never gone into much detail considering that I did not own a single Japanese release. Now I do, so it is time to talk about some differences and why they are expensive.
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Category: About the Japanese Animation Industry, EditorialsTag: analysis, Anime Blu-rays, anime industry, anime merchandise, personal thoughts

Thoughts About Collecting Anime Merchandise

April 12, 2014 by Chikorita157 9 Comments

Artist: mira (hachikurooo)

Just a few weeks ago, Froggykun shared some interesting thoughts about figures, which got me thinking why many fans tend to buy a lot of merchandise? While one can argue that Anime is being used to market related merchandise besides promoting the source material, people might be wondering what kind of merchandise I’m interested in since there are so many to choose from.  Also, is this truly necessary to be a true fan? (Image Source)
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Category: EditorialsTag: anime merchandise, collecting, fandom, personal experiences

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