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Ggultra2764
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2023 5:20 am Reply with quote
February's just about done. So guess it's time to add up my spending.

Eternal Alice - $36.71
Ghost in the Shell 2.0 - $7.08
Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie - $53.74

February 2023 Total: $97.53
YTD Total: $363.02
2022 Total at This Point: $310.81

Not as much spent this month since I'm trying to free up shelf space for upcoming pre-orders for March. But likely to also be cutting back on my spending for a bit as unfortunately, I'm getting laid off from my job after this week. Will have to see how things fare in the coming weeks.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2023 8:59 am Reply with quote
Sorry to hear about the impending lay off, Ggultra2764. Hopefully, you'll get something else soon. I fear for the viability of the North American anime distribution industry if you are forced to cut your spending back for too long. Wink
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2023 9:25 pm Reply with quote
Blood- wrote:
Sorry to hear about the impending lay off, Ggultra2764. Hopefully, you'll get something else soon. I fear for the viability of the North American anime distribution industry if you are forced to cut your spending back for too long. Wink


I found out about the layoff a couple weeks ago, so at least have taken advantage of the window to start prepping for the job hunt. Will see what comes my way in the coming weeks.

As for my anime spending, I can be thrifty if I need to. If you've followed my spending in recent months, been more in the habit of buying Discotek titles since they're among the cheaper distributors I can get anime from since they've embraced the SD Blu-Ray route for a number of longer titles and are able to cram a full 12 or 13 episode anime in high-def on a single disc.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2023 9:32 pm Reply with quote
What's the visual quality like on a disc like that? I'm currently watching the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress BD and the first disc has 9 episodes on it. Visual quality seems pretty good to me.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2023 7:31 pm Reply with quote
Blood- wrote:
What's the visual quality like on a disc like that? I'm currently watching the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress BD and the first disc has 9 episodes on it. Visual quality seems pretty good to me.


At least as far as HD releases go, video quality is quite good with the 12 or 13 episode TV anime they release on single discs. Quad-layer Blu-Rays can hold as much as 120 GB of data if I recall. So the mentioned one-cour titles at 1080p could easily be stored without compromising their audio or visual quality, unlike DVDs having to resort to compression to store just eight episodes of standard-def which I noticed made the quality looking a bit rough with Funi's release of the 2001 Fruits Basket anime.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2023 8:08 pm Reply with quote
Good to know, thanks Ggultra2764!
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:42 am Reply with quote
March is almost done and don't see myself buying anything else this month. So time to add up what I spent this month:

Gaogaigar TV: $68.81
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S: $28.51
Voogie's Angels: $13.24
Levius: $32.40
Deemo Memorial Keys: $21.35

March 2023 Total: $164.31
YTD Total: $527.33
2022 Total at This Point: $492.38

Not sure what I may attempt to dabble into for April. Still have my shelves fully stocked for anime and being among the unemployed again, attempting to get thrifty where I can as far as purchases go. See what the next month has to bring.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 7:59 pm Reply with quote
Another month done. Time to round up this month's spending...

Sing a Bit of Harmony: $29.95
Ancient Magus Bride OVA: $32.09
Quintessential Quintuplets Season 2: $8.00 (rough estimate, mostly lowered cost through a trade)
Jinsei: Life Consulting: $35.31
Captain Harlock TV: $49.22

April Total: $154.57
YTD Total: $681.90
2022 Total at This Point: $694.52

Close to the point I spent from last year. See how next month flies.
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PostPosted: Wed May 31, 2023 8:27 pm Reply with quote
May's just about done. Time to sort out my spending this month.

Shadows House (Season 2) and Parallel World Pharmacy: $112.33
Midnight Occult Spirit Detectives: $42.79
Kenka Bancho Otome: Girl Beats Boys (Essentials set): $18.06

May 2023 Total: $173.18
YTD Total: $855.08
2022 Total at This Point: $1,019.99
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 01, 2023 8:38 pm Reply with quote
June's over, so time to calculate my spending from the month.

Call of the Night and Lupin Zero: $83.85
Hidamari Sketch "Picture Perfect" Collection: $55.30
City Hunter Season 1 (Full Discotek Series Set): $55.34
Mieruko-chan: $43.86

June 2023 Total: $238.35
YTD Total: $1093.43
Total at this Point Last Year: $1135.36
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 1:24 pm Reply with quote
July's almost done. So guess I'll sort out my spending from this month:

Demon Girl Next Door and Alice in Borderland: $58.83
Girl From the Other Side: $28.07
Devil is a Part-Timer (Season 2) and Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: $83.30
Brain Powered (all three volumes): $60.08

July 2023 Total: $230.28
YTD Total: $1323.71
Total at this Point Last Year: $1352.23
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 31, 2023 12:40 pm Reply with quote
August is just about done. So time to go over purchases...

Eminence in Shadow (Season 1) - $62.99
More than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers - $56.16

August 2023 Total: $119.15
YTD Total: $1442.86
Total at this Time Last Year: $1719.52

Just pre-orders I spent on this month for October and November, since I'm reserving shelf space for my September pre-orders. Might dabble into some stuff in September, assuming I don't pre-order anything else.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2023 8:20 am Reply with quote
Done with September as far as new purchases go. Let's see what I've spent this month:

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind - $40.66
Aharen-san Wa Hakarenai - $46.52
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (2011 Blu-Ray release) - $14.84
The Day I Became a God - $35.58
Baki (2018 ONA) - $48.98
Outburst Dreamer Boys and Wise Man's Grandchild - $85.25

September 2023 Total: $271.83
YTD Total: $1714.69
Total at this Time Last Year: $1978.60

Spending less than last year, eh? Let's see if I can hit $2000 before the year's done, provided I have shelf space to spare as I'm back to being fully stocked again after this month's purchases.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 12:52 pm Reply with quote
October's just about done. So guess time to get purchases counted up for the month.

Sasaki and Miyano - $41.72
Mushoku Tensei (Season 1, Part 1) - $41.18
Obsolete - $20.65
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes - $29.19

October 2023 Total: $132.74
YTD Total: $1847.43
Total at This Time Last Year: $2077.79
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 28, 2023 9:20 am Reply with quote
A little early, but guess I'll do this now for November since I'm reserving shelf space for Discotek pre-orders coming out next month:

Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible - $46.69
Citrus - $37.44

November 2023 Total: $84.13
YTD Total: $1931.56
Total at This Time Last Year: $2218.64

At the rate this is looking, will be spending less than I did from last year.
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