I have been using Robert's Anime Corner Store for my R1 purchasing.

http://www.animecornerstore.com/

Haven't been let down so far and I'm quite happy with the level of service. Plus, they tend to get their stocks in earlier than the release date (Solty Rei vol. 4 is already available for ordering while other sites like Amazon still places it as pre-order status till the 29/05 release date) which is a plus for the impatient.

What I would like to know is are there any advantages purchasing from Dvdpacific. I noticed that the ex-stock prices are lower than RAC but is it significant enough to warrant a switch?

Anime-tech has R1 rips. Just look for those with ONLY English subs.

http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/guest/cgi-...7%65%72&AREA=05

I have always wanted to try Kinokuniya's book delivery service but I tend to end up going to Borders (Times Square) and buying them physically.

I believe any shop selling videos (and having an anime section) should have some Odex releases.

I did saw a game store in Sunway Pyramid (the IT section) having Odex released Fullmetal Alchemist DVDs.

Either the storekeepers don't know that they are bootlegs, or they are thinking "what the heck...there's still money to be made from these stuffs". It's not like the Customs are able to differentiate anyway.

At least something is better than nothing, even if it's not the Special Editions. We don't have much of a choice when it comes to true originals unless we can afford importing from overseas.

This post has been edited by Dias: May 22 2007, 07:36 PM