What would you like to see in a anime store?

Knù¢klés · Post by **Knù¢klés** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 11:43 am

yeah some fangirls? may have a problem with that.... mayb a system were hot chicks serve the guys and .... err... hot guys

serve the girls .... we do live in a world were every1 should be treated equal...

except hamster... you need a big sign sayin "No Hamsters" cheap-skate furry little bastards.

bum · Post by **bum** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 12:54 pm

1) What shows have you bought recently?

argentosoma , grave of the fireflies, bogiebop phantom box set

2) What shows do you wish you could buy ,but, are
usally Out-Of-Stock?

mainly just stuff from studio ghibli

3)If you could recommend a new show for begining otaku,
what would it be?

evangelio, naruto, haibane-renmie. depends on the person realy

4)What shows do you think will be populare in the future?

anything with mecha and a load of drama

Presonal Interest:

5)What don't you like about your current video store?

stocks manga as well as anime. usualy has new releases on their due release date

)v(ajin Koji · Post by **)v(ajin Koji** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 1:46 pm

What would I like to see in an anime shop?
Mirrors.
woah vanity!

bum · Post by **bum** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 1:51 pm

oh yeah, and dont forget to have a few copies of the latest issue of newtype

demented · Post by **demented** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 3:11 pm

The only things that I think an anime store should have is
1)anime of all sorts
2)manga of all sorts
3)anime and video game related magazines
4)anime music soundtracks
5)and artbooks

that's pretty much it, all the other stuff like dolls, keychains, and posters are rather useless. Your friend can put that other stuff in his store when it finds some success. But when starting out, those five listed are the essentials.

Daio Kaji · Post by **Daio Kaji** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 3:36 pm

OtakuForLife wrote:thanx man for filling that out in detail and for the insult note

no prob bob

Also

of course you should automatically have varied anime titles, but also, i think it'd be a great idea if you ORGANIZED and SORTED them

Children
Mature Audiences
Action
Drama
Comedy
Adult... yes, it's everything that is implied!!

i think it's kinda almost insulting in a way when you go to a video store and see all the sections for regular films, but Anime is generally all under Anime... or Kids

US for the most part is just barely starting to realize the depth that certain Anime really have and it'd be nice if you sorted them respectfully on the shelves... manga can be on the manga rack, they're small

Miyavi-type wrote:And I've always dreamed about going into a store and them showing anime on one of those TVs they have. You think you could do that?

i don't think that'd be a good idea... what with spoilers and all, but actually, maybe if they only played the 1st or 2nd episode it'd be okay, but nothing close to the end, i'd get mad and not buy the show

if you're gonna have merchandise, how about japanese imports of games that were never released in US, that'd definately bring in the big bucks from collectors IMO

Moonlight Soldier · Post by **Moonlight Soldier** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 4:04 pm

)v(ajin Koji wrote:What would I like to see in an anime shop?
Mirrors.
woah vanity!

J-0080 · Post by **J-0080** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 4:07 pm

Daio Kaji wrote:
Miyavi-type wrote:And I've always dreamed about going into a store and them showing anime on one of those TVs they have. You think you could do that?
i don't think that'd be a good idea... what with spoilers and all, but actually, maybe if they only played the 1st or 2nd episode it'd be okay, but nothing close to the end, i'd get mad and not buy the show

How about if it played AMVs

ryuu_hime13 · Post by **ryuu_hime13** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 4:57 pm

bum wrote:oh yeah, and dont forget to have a few copies of the latest issue of newtype

My anime store has back issues too, which is awesome.

As for that TV thing that a few people have mentioned...there's always some anime playing when I go there. Last time it was the live-action Sailor Moon, which really startled me. I walk in and see some live-action thing on the TV...I think "Probably some action movie or something"...I'm browsing and suddenly I hear "Sailor Moon! [insert random Japanese dialogue here]" Definitely surprising.

Cloud Clone · Post by **Cloud Clone** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 8:13 pm

J-0080 wrote: How about if it played AMVs

It would be cool if it were possible to buy AMVs on DVD disks...just a thought.