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Any way to get non-bootleg anime/manga stuff?
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TSStrikonX
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 Dec 9 2014, 12:58 PM, updated 12y ago
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Hello there. New Lowyat member here.
As any of you Malaysians know, getting anime/manga stuff in Malaysia is difficult. Many of them selling here are bootlegs. For manga, there's only the popular ones selling, like Naruto, Detective Conan etc. Other than that, I see no more manga. Anime DVDs are even worse, all of them are bootlegs and there's no, I repeat, NO legit copy of anime DVDs selling here. As for Blu-Rays, I see none at all (There are bootleg anime DVDs that have a case that looks like a blu-ray, but says DVD on the top, which is hilarious.) I'm not entirely sure about video games, maybe you could ask your local game store to help import them for you, but I never tried asking them. As for other stuff like figures, lucky for me I know a store that imports them directly from Japan. However, the posters, mousepads etc, are bootlegs I believe.
So, my questions are
1. are they actually any way to obtain legit anime stuff without having to go on the internet and buy them?
2. are there any types of anime/manga merchandises that are banned in Malaysia?
3. Are there any anime/manga banned in Malaysia?
4. If you were to import manga/anime online (or just blu-rays and dvds in general), do they have to get sent to the Malaysian Censorship Board first? Because I don't want my manga/anime to get censored in any way at all.
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TSStrikonX
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Dec 9 2014, 02:18 PM
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1. Ah, that sucks.
2. As well as other adult stuff? (Just wanted to know)
4. Great.
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TSStrikonX
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Dec 9 2014, 03:04 PM
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The place I live in doesn't have Kinokuniya store. Oh well.
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TSStrikonX
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Dec 9 2014, 04:26 PM
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Ah, thanks for answering, guys. Hope this thread will help more people in the future.
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TSStrikonX
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Dec 11 2014, 12:16 PM
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QUOTE(dis0rd3h @ Dec 11 2014, 08:32 AM) Interesting. Consider these two situations: 1. You buy something deemed indecent from online stores. It could be H-tankoubons, doujinshis, whatever. Then you pay extra to have the seller make the parcel/packaging as "innocent" as possible. 2. You went to Comiket, and bought one (or dozens) too many doujinshis and merch. You're most likely way over your weight limit, and you can't fit all of them into your luggage. You pack them up real nicely and securely (though considering the sheer quantity, you can't cover them up 100%), and have a Japanese courier send it back to your home. What are the odds of customs discovering your treasure? If they do, would they run around telling on everyone, like a kid telling on you "Ha! You like these things!"? They would take notice if it's something banned from the country, I guess? There's so many Hollywood movies I want that are banned. But for these movies, at least you can find a ban list online. This is not the case with anime/manga. I cannot find a ban list of anime online, which means I am stuck with being lucky or not if the anime I bought will either arrive to me or... I don't know. The only thing I know that are probably banned here are hentai related stuff, not sure about ecchi ones. |
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