What anime should i buy

[olorc]

My friend who is Chinese is going back to China this summer. June (middle ish) i think. He says that anime is really cheap there. Like 2 or 3 american dollars for a DVD. What series and ormovies should i have him get. He can only bring back so much so what should i have him buy. the limits are specifically about 11 dvd's. The series cannot have any suggestive themes to them at all bc i am totally against that. I was thinking maybe some Miyasaki stuff and maybe Trigun or Lodoss war and Someday Dreamers, but what do you think?

[Moonstone]

You should get Lodoss War,any Miyazaki movie,Someday's Dreamers,and Angelic Layer.All of them are good(Well..I'm not sure about Someday's Dreamers..but it LOOKS really good)Can't go wrong with a Miyazaki movie^_^

[Heart of Sword]

Nothing objectionable (besides the spirits and such) in the Miyazaki films except My Neighbor Totoro (a bath scene, I've heard that nothing is shown though), Rurouni Kenshin (I really, REALLY doubt that there'd be anything bad in the "Episode" DVDs, but the OVAs might be different), umm Fruits Basket (should be alright).

But, what kind of anime do you like?

[Vyse]

The anime there is dirt cheep because its bootlegged <_<

Here's a good guideline, if something sounds too good to be true, it probley is.

[Mangafanatic]

Yes Miyizaki all the way, baby. But if it's bootlegged, don't buy it. It's not worth crippling out fledgling industries here in the US.

[mikas]

i highly recommend trigun, and kenshin *zones out thinking of awsomeness of series*

[Gypsy]

Well, olorc, I think I'd have to know a little more about you before I could reccomend any anime series. Things like, what titles have you already seen, how old are you, do you prefer sci-fi over fantasy or do you like slice-of-life shows?

Also, I'd check into those dirt-cheap dvds for a few different reasons.
1. They could be bootlegs for that price
2. They may not work in your dvd player unless they are region 0
3. If they are fansubs, the subbing may be very, very bad English, and almost as hard to understand as the original Japanese itself. That can ruin a good series pretty quick

[Vyse]

Well, olorc, I think I'd have to know a little more about you before I could reccomend any anime series. Things like, what titles have you already seen, how old are you, do you prefer sci-fi over fantasy or do you like slice-of-life shows?

Also, I'd check into those dirt-cheap dvds for a few different reasons.
1. They could be bootlegs for that price
2. They may not work in your dvd player unless they are region 0
3. If they are fansubs, the subbing may be very, very bad Engrish, and almost as hard to understand as the original Japanese itself. That can ruin a good series pretty quick

Isn't that what you ment Gypsy?

[SwordSkill]

Trust me, they're bootlegs.

Bit of a warning...to be able to watch DVDs specifically bootlegged in China, by most chances you're going to have to buy China's own "special" player which costs roughly around 40 USD. (Mind, I'm not talking about a good old Region 3 DVD player legally designated to China and most Asian countries. This is an entirely different thing specifically made for bootlegs) No other country manufactures it. I'm not saying all Chinese DVD bootlegs need it, but more and more of them seem to be, lately.

(Erm, no, I don't own one.)

And that's assuming you're going to buy bootlegs.

Besides, even if you were to buy an original/legal DVD in China, it's going to be in Region 3 format (unless the DVD is an import), and to be able to play that, you're either going to have to get a multi-regional player or have your (I'm assuming American) Region 1 DVD player doctored into one.

Er, I don't know what your tastes are, but I think Miyazaki's stuff are institutional and a definite must-have.

[CobaltAngel]

Yeah, I've heard when it comes to bootlegging, China's pretty bad. >.> I'm going with what the others are saying and gonna offer that you're probably dealing with illegal copies.
But if you still wanna hear my vote, Lodoss Wars, baby. ^_^