Where can I buy japanese DVDs?

[mirkosp]

Well, japanese DVDs and Blu-rays tend to have better quality too, though. I mean, fitting 2 eps in a disc and fitting 6 could make the american release a bit bitrate starved, at least compared to the japanese one. Although it's bluray we're talking about, 50 GB might suffice just fine for 6 eps at 1080p.

[Qyot27]

Japanese discs also have a tendency, at least with those 2-ep ones, to only be single-layer. 3-ep Japanese discs or all the American ones I remember using (with anywhere from 3 to 6 eps) have been dual-layers. I'd expect the situation is largely the same for Blu-ray, where the 2-ep Japanese discs are 25GB single-layers, and the American ones tend to be 50GB dual-layers.

It is still true the Japanese discs tend to have higher bitrates for the video (they also often use PCM for stereo tracks instead of AC3, which I think is something of a waste, but whatever), not to mention better masters to work from, but they also have less breathing room. It's not like they're sticking 9800kbps MPEG-2s on dual-layers (and heck, if it was 9800kbps MPEG-2 and 192kbps AC3, they could still fit two 25-min. eps on a single-layer disc, with about 500 MBs to spare).

[Edward♥Alphonse]

Thanks again for the answers, guys!

First:

Serious fans always BUY the anime, people that don't give a damn, just want the file and don't care how they get it, download them. Yes that's also called theft for the most part.

I totally agree, that's why I'm asking...

There's also a site called Rightstuff that everyone seems to like to buy from.
http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/

That's an awesome site! Thank you!

Well, japanese DVDs and Blu-rays tend to have better quality too, though.

I know that but I really have to be realistic with my amount of money. Furthermore do I want to watch them on my TV too besides of making AMVs and that's difficult if you don't speak japanese A DVD with raws and english sub is perfect for me and I'll sure be fine with the quality

[KingOmegaX]

Try play-asia.com It has Japanese dvds and games and stuff but with outrageous prices.