InuYasha

[InuFan05]

That's so cool!

[InuFan05]

My pretty new shirt, has arrived! (Well, it did yesterday, at a more appropriate hour, where everything was still open and everyone still awake. )

[DoxieMoxie]

The question now is: will you wear it and risk ruining it?

[InuFan05]

Of course! I think I need to wash it before wearing it though...

[DoxieMoxie]

Why?

[InuFan05]

You know how some clothes that come out of the store or warehouse smell funny? Yeah...

[DoxieMoxie]

Air it out for 2 days; and only wash it if that doesn't work.  I would hate to risk ruining it before even wearing it once.

Also, remember to wash it inside out.

[InuFan05]

So true... I guess the smell is already starting to fade away...

Oh! And also air-dry it!

[DoxieMoxie]

A dryer on cool or cold is best.

[InuFan05]

The collar of the shirt says tumble dry low... The problem is that the dryers in my dorm are a little weird and aren't what I'm used to, so I wouldn't know how to get either what you said or the directions on the shirt.

Also, I guess it goes without saying, but no ironing either... I guess it's okay, just as long as it's not around or on the pictures, right? I'm not sure...

Also, I forgot to mention this, but I also had volume 3 of the VizBig edition come in. Yay! I'm one step closer to completing my manga collection! Now I just need to focus on getting more paraphernalia, getting the rest of the VizBig editions, and getting the DVD's for Season 3 and after... I already have the English Version Box Set for seasons 1 and 2, which I got for a total of $16 off amazon around Christmas last year. Fortunately, the dub is well done and mostly close to the original so that it's not like I'm stuck with crap.

[DoxieMoxie]

You can always stretch a towel across 2 chairs and lay the shirt on the towel to dry.  The only problem is fastening the towel to the chairs.

[DoxieMoxie]

Of late, I've been seeing the box sets for the seasons dry up.  Maybe Viz is preparing some kind of coordinated rerelease to coincide with the release of the FA DVD's.  They did something like that when Season 7 box set was released.

[InuFan05]

My drying rack should do the trick there...

My only issue is ironing the shirt...

[InuFan05]

Yeah, they're either nonexistent or too expensive for my liking... I can see that... It would be effective marketing and would actually make getting the whole series at once easier... and infinitely more expensive... Also, what would happen to the bonus features and such? I can't imagine there were many to begin with, but I've heard of a few, nonetheless.

Also, isn't there like a massive set with all 7 seasons and 4 films on it? I think I came across it on amazon...

[DoxieMoxie]

You can check deepdiscount under both inuyasha and inu yasha.  They sometimes get leftover box sets in and sell them for much less than anyone else.

Beware the "full 7 season" set.  It is a pirated copy of the series that crams 167 episodes on 27 discs.  That is an average of over 7 episodes per disc.  Not only is the quality lower, the discs have a lot of problems, including dropouts, unplayable sections at the end of the disc, and subtitles that "stick" (the same subtitle line stays up for many scenes).  On one of the movie discs, you can only get to the second movie by playing through the first one.  There is no menu link to that movie.  It is a copy of the menu for the first movie that was pirated off a legit disc; and done badly at that.

I know because I made the mistake of buying a set when I first started watching Inuyasha.  A total rip-off.

[InuFan05]

Thank you for pointing all that out! Can you give me the link to the bad one so I know what to avoid? Thanks!

Also, I guess my DVD's are legit, but now I'm worried. I have 9 episodes per disc. Is that bad? So far, everything has worked well on the DVD's...

Actually, you've got me thinking... I saw a dvd on Amazon that had the first and second films on it. Is that the version you were speaking of by any chance?

One last question, how much, in total, do you think it'll cost to get the entire manga and anime of the franchise? My estimate is somewhere around $600, but I may have rounded everything up too much...

[DoxieMoxie]

If you can find them on sale, you can get the entire thing for under $300.  When I found deepdiscount pushing them in their summer sale, they were asking something like $30 per set.  It was irresistable.  You have to keep lurking there every few days and search for both forms of the Inuyasha name.

[InuFan05]

Manga included? That's awesome! Random question, is the only method of payment for deepdiscount credit card, or is cash/check also acceptable?

[DoxieMoxie]

Any set that purports to contain all 167 episodes is bogus.  Viz never released a full series set.  The Japanese production does have a full series of 167 episodes, but the movies are not included and the price is prohibitive.

You may also find 9-disc sets of portions of the "full series" set.  It comes in 3 box sets of 9 discs each plus 2 extra discs for the movies.  Any division of that is suspect.  A legitimate set should indicate that Viz publishes it.

You may also want to check the WB (Warner) site because I have seen them sell Inuyasha DVD's as well.  Almost everybody here recommends Rightstuf, but I have found their shipping charges outrageously high and their non-sale prices are way too high as well.  If they are having a sale, the box sets disappear almost immedately.  That's why I have never bought from them.

[DoxieMoxie]

Manga not included.  You would have to look for that on eBay as most of the single issues are out of print; but people are buying the Vizbig editions and dumping the singles on eBay.

Personally, I would start pre-ordering the Vizbig editions on Amazon.  I have generally gotten them for $11 each on a pre-order; and if I mix enough stuff, like 2 editions plus something else, I can exceed the $25 limit to get free postage.  I have issues 11 and 12 pre-ordered, which takes me to August.  If you do that, and add on a calendar, you will pay a little over $30 (in installments) and get free postage on the whole thing.

In your case, you can order some of the older issues along with a pre-order and take advantage of the low price guarantee along with free postage.

[InuFan05]

Oh! Gotcha! Thanks!

And phew! I have one of my DVD sets up here with me, and it's legit Viz... I never really had any doubts, but what you said has made me more cautious.

I looked at the WB site, and sheesh! The IY dvd's have to be the most expensive out of all the [as] content. They must really like squeezing money out of everyone's pockets as one of the most popular shows.

[DoxieMoxie]

Adams' first law of economics, supply and demand dictate price.

[InuFan05]

Oh! Thanks for elaborating! Uh... Well, I guess by the time I'll be able to legitimately take advantage of the pre-ordering it'll be volume 19, the last one. I won't be able to rapidly catch up with everything, unfortunately... But I'll definitely try to take advantage of all that, when the time comes... I actually was thinking of getting myself up to volume 5 with that offer, but I just had to get my shirt, before it was too late.

I'm also sure that B&N has the single issues up for order... Not sure though... But then again, all that I saw out of this series and FMA recently both online and the store were the VizBig editions....Despite the fact that I like the VizBig because they're prettier and have a cooler arrangement, I feel that it would've been nice to also have a single issue as well, just because it feels more classic...Maybe I can get some eventually... But then again, I feel like the VizBig takes less space...

[InuFan05]

So, are we dealing with high demand and/or low supply?

[DoxieMoxie]

Both.  The demand is not as high as it used to be; but the supply is virtually non-existent.  The calendar didn't get put up o Amazon until late March, or maybe April.  Last year, it was up in Febuary.