Hobie-wan wrote:*Note to self, extra defensive driving this weekend*Forlorn Drifter wrote:Smile: This week looks like it will be pretty simple. Just finish out the week, go to Houston, come back, go to Austin, come back, and then return to Houston. Lots of fun travel to start my Spring BreakAnd more than likely I'll be getting my license... so damn happy!
No, I won't be driving in Houston. Its an FFA thing, my Ag teacher will be drving... although, I still would be wary.PSN: Green-Whiskeyninjainspandex wrote:Maybe I'm just a pervert
While I usually go for the original language option, I prefer to watch most comedies in English. Sometimes the comedy bits don't hit you just right when you end up having to read the jokes.CFFJR wrote:So I was poking around on amazon.jp and discovered that Pony Canyon will be releasing the Ranma 1/2 anime on blu ray, apparently remastered, in the coming months. The first volume out of three is due out in May.
......There are two problems though.
First is obviously the language (yes, I want english, I don't care if people think that's wrong).
We're moving to Orlando in a few weeks. We're leaving on the 19th, since we have to move into our new house (it's a rental) on the 20th My mom heard back from Disney World and she's hired!
Pawned some demo discs for a buck apiece, and altogether got $11
It didn't last very long One thing I bought was a tote to hold my Sega CD, but it was too small. Turns out the measurements on the label were the dimensions from the outside, not the inside. I'm hoping I can at least get a refund tomorrow.
Gonna give my two-week notice and try to empty my 401(k) at Food Lion tomorrow But only because the person I gotta talk to about that wasn't there this afternoon. Still gotta get rid of a lot of my unneeded shit. Posted some stuff on Craigslist and have only heard from one of my two ads. Still gotta get rid of some other stuff, including some books, a shitload of comics, a GameCube with some games and a GameBoy Player (but no controllers or AC adapter), and a big lot of disc-only PC games.Ranma's a pretty big property, so I wouldn't lose out hope of seeing the blu rays show up here.CFFJR wrote:It is pretty big. The series comes out to 161 episodes, spread across 3 volumes at 350 bucks a pop (which is discounted remember).AppleQueso wrote:Geez that's gotta be a gigantic set.CFFJR wrote:So I was poking around on amazon.jp and discovered that Pony Canyon will be releasing the Ranma 1/2 anime on blu ray, apparently remastered, in the coming months. The first volume out of three is due out in May.
Needless to say I'm all twitterpated about this, as I've been really hoping for Ranma on Blu ray.
What's cool is that it seems the set is region free, so I could buy it if I wanted. There are two problems though.
First is obviously the language (yes, I want english, I don't care if people think that's wrong). Second is the cost. Amazon is selling it for 33,000 yen, marked down from 45,000. Even at amazon's lower price, you're looking at a thousand bucks for a complete set, which, mind you, does not include the OVA series or the movies. I'm aware that such prices are typical for japanese media, but its still way the hell out of my price range.
So I was happy, and now I'm sad. I guess I'll just have to sit and hope that Viz will take these sets and release them here.
Yeeaaah, that's probably not gonna happen.
Its heartbreaking really.
What's funny though is that the anime was canned (production company went under) long before the manga concluded. It only told half of the story.
If they had finished it properly, it'd be twice the size.
Yes, it is. They finished it many years ago, and the manga finished a few years after that.BoneSnapDeez wrote:Is every season on DVD in the US at least? I only have season 1, I recall that some of the later seasons got pricey.
The sets have held their value though. The original versions still sell for over 100 bucks, and the thinpak re-releases go for around 50.
Granted, I have the whole series. Unfortunately, I bought bootleg FX versions without knowing they were bootlegs (I was not knowledgeable about the anime bootleg world at the time), but still.
Because of that though, I've always intended to buy the official releases and balance it out, but I've been holding out hope for Blu Ray sets.
My BST ThreadHobie-wan wrote:Milk the banana for all it's worth.
Oh definitely. I'd say that if they released it here, they'd probably cut it into the same seven "seasons" they used for the dvd sets, probably at 50-70 bucks each. Not cheap, but fantastic in comparison.AppleQueso wrote: Ranma's a pretty big property, so I wouldn't lose out hope of seeing the blu rays show up here.
It'll probably be way more reasonably priced than the Japanese sets. Japanese media is crazy expensive.
GameSack wrote:That's right, only Sega had the skill to make a proper Nintendo game.
Reminds me of when I worked as a bagboy at Kroger. An old lady walked up and asked me for help getting a 24-pack of Coca-cola.Luke wrote:Super Huge LMAO Smile:
I had this exchange with an elderly lady while in line at Lowe's Foods:
Lady: Excuse me Sir, I wanted to say that that is a beautiful sweater.
Me: That is very kind of you.
Lady: It's nice to see someone from your generation in something other than jeans and a t-shirt. Kids don't try their best to look nice these days.
Me: I try to look presentable. Perception is reality after all.
Lady: I have a Grandson who is also gay.
Me: Isn't that fabulous?
Lady: I hope you go to a church that is accepting of your life style. I don't know what the big deal is.
Me: Neither do I. I hope you have a great week.
I don't know why, but something about her thinking I'm gay because I was wearing an argyle sweater with matching socks is still making me laugh. It may be as simple as I like old people and old people assumptions. That, and the look on the cashier's face when the lady said "I have a gay Grandson" was priceless.
